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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Bitterbloom Bearer
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Flitterwing Nuisance
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
17%synergy
Rimefire Torque
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Dream Harvest
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
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Soaring Thought-Thief
91%inclusion63 decks69 decks
89%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
86%inclusion59 decks69 decks
83%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
83%inclusion57 decks69 decks
78%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
78%inclusion54 decks69 decks
76%synergy
Merfolk Windrobber
77%inclusion53 decks69 decks
75%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
77%inclusion53 decks69 decks
72%synergy
Zareth San, the Trickster
74%inclusion51 decks69 decks
72%synergy
Slither Blade
83%inclusion57 decks69 decks
70%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
71%inclusion49 decks69 decks
69%synergy
Invisible Stalker
75%inclusion52 decks69 decks
69%synergy
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Changeling Outcast
74%inclusion51 decks69 decks
55%synergy
Notorious Throng
74%inclusion51 decks69 decks
68%synergy
Grim Hireling
71%inclusion49 decks69 decks
68%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
68%inclusion47 decks69 decks
58%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
65%inclusion45 decks69 decks
62%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
64%inclusion44 decks69 decks
54%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
64%inclusion44 decks69 decks
52%synergy
Drown in the Loch
62%inclusion43 decks69 decks
44%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
59%inclusion41 decks69 decks
57%synergy
Mindcrank
58%inclusion40 decks69 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
68%inclusion47 decks69 decks
57%synergy
Opposition Agent
49%inclusion34 decks69 decks
41%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Rhystic Study
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
3%synergy
The One Ring
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Tutor
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-11%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Force of Will
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Glasspool Mimic
58%inclusion40 decks69 decks
52%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
57%inclusion39 decks69 decks
53%synergy
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
52%inclusion36 decks69 decks
49%synergy
Looter il-Kor
51%inclusion35 decks69 decks
49%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
43%inclusion30 decks69 decks
41%synergy
Marang River Prowler
42%inclusion29 decks69 decks
41%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
39%inclusion27 decks69 decks
33%synergy
Faerie Vandal
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
33%synergy
Enigma Thief
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
35%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
23%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
35%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
32%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
35%inclusion24 decks68 decks
32%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
35%inclusion24 decks69 decks
33%synergy
Shoreline Looter
34%inclusion23 decks68 decks
30%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
29%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
31%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
31%inclusion21 decks68 decks
30%synergy
Prosperous Thief
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Consuming Aberration
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
21%synergy
Brazen Borrower
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
21%synergy
Inkfathom Infiltrator
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
26%synergy
Roaming Throne
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
23%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
24%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
22%synergy
Halo Forager
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
18%synergy
True-Name Nemesis
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
21%synergy
Blighted Agent
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Sure-Footed Infiltrator
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
21%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
19%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Mari, the Killing Quill
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Orochi Soul-Reaver
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Marsh Flitter
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Master Thief
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Latchkey Faerie
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Silver-Fur Master
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Ruin Crab
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
12%inclusion8 decks67 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Keeper of Keys
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
49%inclusion34 decks69 decks
-7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
17%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Aetherize
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Mana Drain
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
26%inclusion18 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Soul Manipulation
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Infernal Grasp
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
-12%synergy
Dark Ritual
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
-18%synergy
Swan Song
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
-8%synergy
Memory Plunder
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Flare of Denial
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Murder
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Price of Fame
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Withering Torment
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
-2%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Force of Negation
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Didn't Say Please
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Dismember
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Thieves' Fortune
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Brainstorm
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-20%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-4%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Archive Trap
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Baleful Mastery
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Silumgar's Command
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Malice
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Force of Despair
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Syncopate
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Fact or Fiction
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Collapse
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Countersquall
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Mental Misstep
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Flusterstorm
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Lethal Scheme
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Knowledge Exploitation
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
35%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
21%synergy
Distant Melody
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
-11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Raise the Palisade
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Reanimate
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Fractured Sanity
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Kindred Dominance
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Singularity Rupture
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
7%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Crippling Fear
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Heist
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Open into Wonder
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Stolen Identity
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Extract from Darkness
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Windfall
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-4%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Back in Town
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Traumatize
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Mind Grind
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Exsanguinate
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Cut Your Losses
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
42%inclusion29 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Bident of Thassa
39%inclusion27 decks69 decks
29%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
35%synergy
The Water Crystal
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Sword of the Animist
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
-6%synergy
Coat of Arms
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Door of Destinies
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Altar of the Brood
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Vorpal Sword
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Quietus Spike
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Banner of Kinship
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Herald's Horn
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Grindstone
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Whispersteel Dagger
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Bonehoard
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Mask of Memory
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
2%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Trepanation Blade
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Manifold Key
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Umbral Mantle
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Isochron Scepter
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Sword of Body and Mind
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Bitterblossom
57%inclusion39 decks69 decks
49%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
38%inclusion26 decks69 decks
30%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
26%synergy
Double Down
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
30%synergy
Black Market Connections
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Rogue Class
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
21%synergy
Kindred Discovery
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Propaganda
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Military Intelligence
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Coastal Piracy
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Court of Cunning
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Remora
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Teferi's Veil
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Cover of Darkness
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Memory Erosion
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Fraying Sanity
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Aqueous Form
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Koskun Falls
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-6%synergy
Mornsong Aria
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
72%inclusion50 decks69 decks
45%synergy
Reliquary Tower
58%inclusion40 decks69 decks
22%synergy
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion36 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
46%inclusion32 decks69 decks
28%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
38%inclusion26 decks69 decks
25%synergy
Three Tree City
32%inclusion22 decks68 decks
25%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Secret Tunnel
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Access Tunnel
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Mistrise Village
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Academy Ruins
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Mutavault
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Castle Vantress
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Strip Mine
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Restless Reef
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion61 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Sol Ring
86%inclusion59 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
65%inclusion45 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Signet
64%inclusion44 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Patchwork Banner
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
19%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
-13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Amber
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Basalt Monolith
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Dimir Locket
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Firdoch Core
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion68 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion67 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Underground Sea
94%inclusion65 decks69 decks
81%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion65 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Watery Grave
90%inclusion62 decks69 decks
43%synergy
Morphic Pool
72%inclusion50 decks69 decks
36%synergy
Polluted Delta
70%inclusion48 decks69 decks
38%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
59%inclusion41 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
58%inclusion40 decks69 decks
33%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
58%inclusion40 decks69 decks
52%synergy
Path of Ancestry
57%inclusion39 decks69 decks
29%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
57%inclusion39 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Underground River
55%inclusion38 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Cavern of Souls
52%inclusion36 decks69 decks
43%synergy
Sunken Hollow
51%inclusion35 decks69 decks
-15%synergy
Sunken Ruins
49%inclusion34 decks69 decks
34%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
46%inclusion32 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
37%inclusion25 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
35%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
35%inclusion24 decks69 decks
-5%synergy
Undercity Sewers
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
26%inclusion18 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Dismal Backwater
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Darkslick Shores
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Deceit
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
-17%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Isle
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
-25%synergy
Choked Estuary
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
-29%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Flooded Strand
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Misty Rainforest
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Scalding Tarn
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
-8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
-18%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Marsh Flats
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Fetid Pools
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-8%synergy
River of Tears
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
0%synergy