Anowon, the Ruin Thief (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

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Sep 18, 2025
How To Play Vampires Differently in Commander
If you want to play a Vampire deck but are concerned that it'll be the same as every other Vampire deck, this is the article for you.
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Spider-Man No More
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Amazing Acrobatics
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Soaring Thought-Thief
93%inclusion51 decks55 decks
90%synergy
Enigma Thief
91%inclusion50 decks55 decks
90%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
91%inclusion50 decks55 decks
89%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
91%inclusion50 decks55 decks
89%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
93%inclusion51 decks55 decks
87%synergy
Notorious Throng
93%inclusion51 decks55 decks
87%synergy
Merfolk Windrobber
82%inclusion45 decks55 decks
80%synergy
Invisible Stalker
84%inclusion46 decks55 decks
77%synergy
Marang River Prowler
78%inclusion43 decks55 decks
77%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
80%inclusion44 decks55 decks
76%synergy
Top Cards
Slither Blade
85%inclusion47 decks55 decks
73%synergy
Distant Melody
78%inclusion43 decks55 decks
65%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
76%inclusion42 decks55 decks
66%synergy
Aetherize
76%inclusion42 decks55 decks
66%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
76%inclusion42 decks55 decks
72%synergy
Military Intelligence
71%inclusion39 decks55 decks
69%synergy
Faerie Vandal
71%inclusion39 decks55 decks
68%synergy
Extract from Darkness
69%inclusion38 decks55 decks
61%synergy
Price of Fame
67%inclusion37 decks55 decks
62%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
67%inclusion37 decks55 decks
63%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
87%inclusion48 decks55 decks
75%synergy
Opposition Agent
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Sure-Footed Infiltrator
67%inclusion37 decks55 decks
66%synergy
Changeling Outcast
65%inclusion36 decks55 decks
46%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
64%inclusion35 decks55 decks
59%synergy
Master Thief
62%inclusion34 decks55 decks
61%synergy
Zareth San, the Trickster
62%inclusion34 decks55 decks
59%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
62%inclusion34 decks55 decks
49%synergy
Consuming Aberration
60%inclusion33 decks55 decks
45%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
58%inclusion32 decks55 decks
53%synergy
Latchkey Faerie
55%inclusion30 decks55 decks
54%synergy
Marsh Flitter
53%inclusion29 decks55 decks
52%synergy
Whirler Rogue
53%inclusion29 decks55 decks
51%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
45%inclusion25 decks55 decks
43%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
45%inclusion25 decks55 decks
43%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
44%inclusion24 decks55 decks
39%synergy
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
42%inclusion23 decks55 decks
39%synergy
Nighthowler
42%inclusion23 decks55 decks
36%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
42%inclusion23 decks55 decks
38%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
40%inclusion22 decks55 decks
38%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
28%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
26%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
21%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Prosperous Thief
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Balustrade Spy
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
13%synergy
Shoreline Looter
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Inkfathom Infiltrator
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Halo Forager
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Silver-Fur Master
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Expedition Skulker
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Lightfoot Rogue
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Looter il-Kor
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Glint-Sleeve Siphoner
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Shadow Stinger
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Locke Cole
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Undercover Operative
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Gray Harbor Merfolk
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Deathcult Rogue
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Keeper of Keys
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Mocking Sprite
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Schema Thief
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Smirking Spelljacker
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Murder
65%inclusion36 decks55 decks
58%synergy
Soul Manipulation
65%inclusion36 decks55 decks
62%synergy
Silumgar's Command
64%inclusion35 decks55 decks
63%synergy
Fated Return
44%inclusion24 decks55 decks
43%synergy
Spinal Embrace
38%inclusion21 decks55 decks
38%synergy
Fact or Fiction
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
24%synergy
Counterspell
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
-29%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
-9%synergy
Drown in the Loch
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
-5%synergy
Didn't Say Please
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
-4%synergy
Refute
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-9%synergy
Memory Plunder
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Anticognition
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Crypt Incursion
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Cancel
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Thought Collapse
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Mana Leak
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Spectral Interference
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Essence Scatter
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Siphon Insight
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-6%synergy
Dark Ritual
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-29%synergy
Jwari Disruption
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Psychic Strike
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Archmage's Charm
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Open into Wonder
64%inclusion35 decks55 decks
62%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
60%inclusion33 decks55 decks
55%synergy
Stolen Identity
56%inclusion31 decks55 decks
54%synergy
Necromantic Selection
49%inclusion27 decks55 decks
45%synergy
Endless Obedience
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
34%synergy
Rise from the Grave
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
32%synergy
Feed the Swarm
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
-17%synergy
Singularity Rupture
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Crippling Fear
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Back in Town
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Curse of the Swine
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Heist
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Fractured Sanity
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Enter the Enigma
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Paranoid Delusions
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Knowledge Exploitation
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Mind Grind
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-5%synergy
Unearth
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Obelisk of Urd
67%inclusion37 decks55 decks
66%synergy
Heirloom Blade
49%inclusion27 decks55 decks
48%synergy
Bonehoard
47%inclusion26 decks55 decks
45%synergy
Whispersteel Dagger
47%inclusion26 decks55 decks
47%synergy
Scytheclaw
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
32%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
28%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
21%synergy
Bident of Thassa
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
-13%synergy
Quietus Spike
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Mindcrank
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-5%synergy
Rogue's Gloves
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
7%synergy
The Indomitable
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Vorpal Sword
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Mask of Memory
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Goggles of Night
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Keening Stone
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Rogue Class
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
19%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Double Down
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Coastal Piracy
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Secrets
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Erasure
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
84%inclusion46 decks55 decks
56%synergy
Bojuka Bog
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
-24%synergy
Access Tunnel
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
-23%synergy
Field of Ruin
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion51 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion46 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Signet
78%inclusion43 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Mind Stone
62%inclusion34 decks55 decks
32%synergy
Commander's Sphere
60%inclusion33 decks55 decks
41%synergy
Dimir Locket
49%inclusion27 decks55 decks
46%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
42%inclusion23 decks55 decks
36%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
-47%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
-21%synergy
Sky Diamond
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-24%synergy
Dimir Cluestone
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion55 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion55 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion48 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
78%inclusion43 decks55 decks
38%synergy
Dismal Backwater
76%inclusion42 decks55 decks
60%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
69%inclusion38 decks55 decks
63%synergy
Myriad Landscape
67%inclusion37 decks55 decks
44%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
64%inclusion35 decks55 decks
59%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
55%inclusion30 decks55 decks
48%synergy
Sunken Hollow
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
-35%synergy
Temple of Deceit
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
-10%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
26%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
-15%synergy
Path of Ancestry
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
-5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Choked Estuary
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
-32%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
-35%synergy
Fetid Pools
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
-23%synergy
Tainted Isle
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
-33%synergy
Underground River
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-30%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Base Camp
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-6%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Jwari Disruption
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Watery Grave
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-40%synergy