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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Secret Tunnel
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
The Blue Spirit
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Azula, Cunning Usurper
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
White Lotus Tile
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Soaring Thought-Thief
93%inclusion57 decks61 decks
91%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
87%inclusion53 decks61 decks
84%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
84%inclusion51 decks61 decks
79%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
80%inclusion49 decks61 decks
78%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
79%inclusion48 decks61 decks
74%synergy
Notorious Throng
79%inclusion48 decks61 decks
73%synergy
Merfolk Windrobber
74%inclusion45 decks61 decks
72%synergy
Zareth San, the Trickster
74%inclusion45 decks61 decks
71%synergy
Slither Blade
84%inclusion51 decks61 decks
71%synergy
Invisible Stalker
77%inclusion47 decks61 decks
70%synergy
Top Cards
Changeling Outcast
74%inclusion45 decks61 decks
54%synergy
Grim Hireling
72%inclusion44 decks61 decks
69%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
70%inclusion43 decks61 decks
69%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
70%inclusion43 decks61 decks
60%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
67%inclusion41 decks61 decks
55%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
64%inclusion39 decks61 decks
54%synergy
Mindcrank
62%inclusion38 decks61 decks
50%synergy
Drown in the Loch
61%inclusion37 decks61 decks
42%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
61%inclusion37 decks61 decks
57%synergy
Bitterblossom
57%inclusion35 decks61 decks
50%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
64%inclusion39 decks61 decks
52%synergy
Opposition Agent
49%inclusion30 decks61 decks
41%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Rhystic Study
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
-7%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
-7%synergy
The One Ring
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-2%synergy
Force of Will
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Glasspool Mimic
57%inclusion35 decks61 decks
51%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
56%inclusion34 decks61 decks
54%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
56%inclusion34 decks61 decks
52%synergy
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
54%inclusion33 decks61 decks
51%synergy
Looter il-Kor
51%inclusion31 decks61 decks
49%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
48%inclusion29 decks61 decks
46%synergy
Marang River Prowler
43%inclusion26 decks61 decks
41%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
39%inclusion24 decks61 decks
38%synergy
Enigma Thief
39%inclusion24 decks61 decks
38%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
37%inclusion22 decks60 decks
33%synergy
Shoreline Looter
37%inclusion22 decks60 decks
33%synergy
Faerie Vandal
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
33%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
23%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
30%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
30%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
30%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
33%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
32%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
32%inclusion19 decks60 decks
30%synergy
Inkfathom Infiltrator
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
30%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
23%synergy
Roaming Throne
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Brazen Borrower
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
21%synergy
Consuming Aberration
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
25%synergy
Prosperous Thief
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Blighted Agent
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
24%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
23%synergy
True-Name Nemesis
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
21%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
20%synergy
Sure-Footed Infiltrator
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
20%synergy
Mari, the Killing Quill
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Master Thief
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Halo Forager
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Silver-Fur Master
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Orochi Soul-Reaver
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Latchkey Faerie
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Marsh Flitter
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Ruin Crab
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Inkfathom Witch
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
54%inclusion33 decks61 decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
18%synergy
Mana Drain
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Aetherize
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
22%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
28%inclusion17 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Soul Manipulation
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
22%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Swan Song
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Dark Ritual
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
-15%synergy
Infernal Grasp
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
-14%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Didn't Say Please
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Murder
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Denial
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Price of Fame
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
-12%synergy
Dismember
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Force of Negation
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Memory Plunder
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Thieves' Fortune
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Flusterstorm
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Brainstorm
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
-21%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
-4%synergy
Mental Misstep
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Syncopate
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Thought Collapse
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Countersquall
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Silumgar's Command
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Fact or Fiction
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-4%synergy
Demonic Consultation
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Brain Freeze
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Soul Shatter
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Archive Trap
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Strix Serenade
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Knowledge Exploitation
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
35%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
22%synergy
Feed the Swarm
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
-8%synergy
Distant Melody
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Raise the Palisade
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
21%synergy
Reanimate
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Fractured Sanity
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Kindred Dominance
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Crippling Fear
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Windfall
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
-1%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Open into Wonder
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Extract from Darkness
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Singularity Rupture
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Heist
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Traumatize
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Mind Grind
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Stolen Identity
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Whispering Madness
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Cut Your Losses
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Back in Town
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
44%inclusion27 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
39%inclusion24 decks61 decks
38%synergy
Bident of Thassa
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
26%synergy
The Water Crystal
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
-8%synergy
Coat of Arms
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Sword of the Animist
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Door of Destinies
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Banner of Kinship
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Whispersteel Dagger
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Altar of the Brood
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Bonehoard
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Grindstone
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Herald's Horn
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Quietus Spike
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Vorpal Sword
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Mask of Memory
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Trepanation Blade
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Body and Mind
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
43%inclusion26 decks61 decks
35%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
28%synergy
Double Down
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
32%synergy
Black Market Connections
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
21%synergy
Rogue Class
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
24%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
20%synergy
Kindred Discovery
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Military Intelligence
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
18%synergy
Propaganda
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Court of Cunning
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Coastal Piracy
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Remora
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Teferi's Veil
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Memory Erosion
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Cover of Darkness
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Fraying Sanity
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-7%synergy
Koskun Falls
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
75%inclusion46 decks61 decks
48%synergy
Reliquary Tower
57%inclusion35 decks61 decks
21%synergy
Bojuka Bog
51%inclusion31 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
48%inclusion29 decks61 decks
29%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
23%synergy
Three Tree City
32%inclusion19 decks60 decks
24%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
15%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Access Tunnel
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Academy Ruins
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Mistrise Village
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Mutavault
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion54 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Sol Ring
85%inclusion52 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
64%inclusion39 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Signet
64%inclusion39 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
-11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Mox Amber
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Locket
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Basalt Monolith
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
97%inclusion59 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Island
97%inclusion59 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Watery Grave
95%inclusion58 decks61 decks
49%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion57 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Underground Sea
90%inclusion55 decks61 decks
77%synergy
Morphic Pool
77%inclusion47 decks61 decks
40%synergy
Polluted Delta
72%inclusion44 decks61 decks
41%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
62%inclusion38 decks61 decks
37%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
62%inclusion38 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
61%inclusion37 decks61 decks
21%synergy
Path of Ancestry
59%inclusion36 decks61 decks
31%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
57%inclusion35 decks61 decks
51%synergy
Sunken Hollow
56%inclusion34 decks61 decks
-10%synergy
Underground River
56%inclusion34 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Cavern of Souls
52%inclusion32 decks61 decks
43%synergy
Sunken Ruins
52%inclusion32 decks61 decks
38%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
44%inclusion27 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
40%inclusion24 decks60 decks
17%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
-2%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
33%synergy
Undercity Sewers
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
28%inclusion17 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Dismal Backwater
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Darkslick Shores
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Choked Estuary
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
-27%synergy
Prismatic Vista
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Isle
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
-24%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Misty Rainforest
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Deceit
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
-20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
-17%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Flooded Strand
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
-10%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Fetid Pools
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
-7%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Mana Confluence
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
2%synergy