Anowon, the Ruin Thief (Commander) - Expensive 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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Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
The Soul Stone
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Black Cat, Cunning Thief
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Multiversal Passage
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Soaring Thought-Thief
95%inclusion52 decks55 decks
92%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
85%inclusion47 decks55 decks
83%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
84%inclusion46 decks55 decks
79%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
80%inclusion44 decks55 decks
78%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
82%inclusion45 decks55 decks
77%synergy
Notorious Throng
82%inclusion45 decks55 decks
76%synergy
Merfolk Windrobber
76%inclusion42 decks55 decks
74%synergy
Invisible Stalker
78%inclusion43 decks55 decks
71%synergy
Grim Hireling
75%inclusion41 decks55 decks
71%synergy
Slither Blade
82%inclusion45 decks55 decks
69%synergy
Top Cards
Changeling Outcast
73%inclusion40 decks55 decks
53%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
71%inclusion39 decks55 decks
69%synergy
Zareth San, the Trickster
71%inclusion39 decks55 decks
68%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
71%inclusion39 decks55 decks
58%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
69%inclusion38 decks55 decks
59%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
64%inclusion35 decks55 decks
60%synergy
Drown in the Loch
64%inclusion35 decks55 decks
45%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
62%inclusion34 decks55 decks
52%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
60%inclusion33 decks55 decks
58%synergy
Mindcrank
60%inclusion33 decks55 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
65%inclusion36 decks55 decks
54%synergy
Opposition Agent
53%inclusion29 decks55 decks
44%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Rhystic Study
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
0%synergy
The One Ring
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Force of Will
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Vault
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Glasspool Mimic
64%inclusion35 decks55 decks
57%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
56%inclusion31 decks55 decks
53%synergy
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
55%inclusion30 decks55 decks
51%synergy
Looter il-Kor
55%inclusion30 decks55 decks
52%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
45%inclusion25 decks55 decks
43%synergy
Shoreline Looter
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
39%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
39%synergy
Marang River Prowler
42%inclusion23 decks55 decks
40%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
40%inclusion22 decks55 decks
39%synergy
Enigma Thief
40%inclusion22 decks55 decks
39%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
38%inclusion21 decks55 decks
37%synergy
Faerie Vandal
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
33%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
32%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
34%synergy
Inkfathom Infiltrator
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
33%synergy
Brazen Borrower
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
28%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
20%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
32%synergy
Roaming Throne
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
19%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
26%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
26%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
29%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
24%synergy
Blighted Agent
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
23%synergy
True-Name Nemesis
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
23%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Mari, the Killing Quill
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
20%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
20%synergy
Consuming Aberration
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Sure-Footed Infiltrator
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
21%synergy
Halo Forager
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Prosperous Thief
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Silver-Fur Master
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Master Thief
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
15%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
15%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Orochi Soul-Reaver
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
12%synergy
Latchkey Faerie
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Marsh Flitter
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Ruin Crab
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Keeper of Keys
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Inkfathom Witch
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
51%inclusion28 decks55 decks
-5%synergy
Aetherize
40%inclusion22 decks55 decks
30%synergy
Deadly Rollick
38%inclusion21 decks55 decks
19%synergy
Sink into Stupor
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
20%synergy
Mana Drain
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
17%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Swan Song
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Denial
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
-13%synergy
Soul Manipulation
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Withering Torment
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Didn't Say Please
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Pongify
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Dark Ritual
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
-18%synergy
Force of Negation
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Thieves' Fortune
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Dismember
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Murder
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
-13%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Memory Plunder
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Price of Fame
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Brainstorm
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
-20%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
-4%synergy
Syncopate
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Flusterstorm
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Collapse
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Brain Freeze
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Mental Misstep
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Archive Trap
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Countersquall
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
1%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Strix Serenade
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
1%synergy
Silumgar's Command
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Commandeer
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Imp's Mischief
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Soul Shatter
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Demonic Consultation
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Lethal Scheme
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Knowledge Exploitation
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
35%synergy
Distant Melody
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
-7%synergy
Raise the Palisade
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
22%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
20%synergy
Reanimate
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Kindred Dominance
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
-6%synergy
Crippling Fear
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Fractured Sanity
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
5%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Back in Town
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Windfall
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Open into Wonder
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Mind Grind
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-11%synergy
Extract from Darkness
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Stolen Identity
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Heist
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Traumatize
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Mind Sculpt
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Whispering Madness
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Time Warp
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Cut Your Losses
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Temporal Trespass
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
45%inclusion25 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
40%inclusion22 decks55 decks
39%synergy
Bident of Thassa
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
24%synergy
The Water Crystal
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Sword of the Animist
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
-8%synergy
Coat of Arms
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Door of Destinies
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Banner of Kinship
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Whispersteel Dagger
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Quietus Spike
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Altar of the Brood
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Vorpal Sword
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Herald's Horn
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Bonehoard
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Body and Mind
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Whip of Erebos
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Isochron Scepter
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Gloves
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Time Sieve
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Grindstone
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Trepanation Blade
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Bitterblossom
58%inclusion32 decks55 decks
51%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
45%inclusion25 decks55 decks
38%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
42%inclusion23 decks55 decks
31%synergy
Black Market Connections
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
24%synergy
Double Down
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
32%synergy
Rogue Class
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
26%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
19%synergy
Kindred Discovery
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Court of Cunning
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Coastal Piracy
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Propaganda
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Military Intelligence
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Teferi's Veil
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Remora
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Cover of Darkness
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Memory Erosion
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Koskun Falls
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Fraying Sanity
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Animate Dead
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-4%synergy
Aqueous Form
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
73%inclusion40 decks55 decks
45%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
56%inclusion31 decks55 decks
37%synergy
Bojuka Bog
55%inclusion30 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
55%inclusion30 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
45%inclusion25 decks55 decks
32%synergy
Three Tree City
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
26%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
24%inclusion9 decks37 decks
20%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Access Tunnel
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Mistrise Village
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Coffers
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Academy Ruins
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Mutavault
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Strip Mine
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Wasteland
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion48 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Sol Ring
85%inclusion47 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
62%inclusion34 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Signet
60%inclusion33 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Patchwork Banner
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
24%synergy
Thought Vessel
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
-17%synergy
Mox Amber
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Locket
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion54 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion52 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Watery Grave
95%inclusion52 decks55 decks
49%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion51 decks55 decks
-4%synergy
Underground Sea
84%inclusion46 decks55 decks
71%synergy
Morphic Pool
80%inclusion44 decks55 decks
43%synergy
Polluted Delta
75%inclusion41 decks55 decks
44%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
64%inclusion35 decks55 decks
57%synergy
Path of Ancestry
62%inclusion34 decks55 decks
34%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
60%inclusion33 decks55 decks
20%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
58%inclusion32 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
58%inclusion32 decks55 decks
33%synergy
Underground River
56%inclusion31 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Cavern of Souls
53%inclusion29 decks55 decks
44%synergy
Sunken Hollow
51%inclusion28 decks55 decks
-15%synergy
Sunken Ruins
51%inclusion28 decks55 decks
37%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
49%inclusion27 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
43%inclusion23 decks54 decks
20%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
40%inclusion22 decks55 decks
39%synergy
Sink into Stupor
35%inclusion19 decks54 decks
20%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
-8%synergy
Undercity Sewers
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Dismal Backwater
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
20%synergy
Fell the Profane
24%inclusion13 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Darkslick Shores
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Misty Rainforest
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Flooded Strand
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Choked Estuary
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
-32%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Marsh Flats
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Isle
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
-29%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
-24%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
0%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-24%synergy
Fetid Pools
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-7%synergy
River of Tears
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-1%synergy