Anowon, the Ruin Thief (Commander) - Expensive Upgraded Mill

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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
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Black Cat, Cunning Thief
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Zareth San, the Trickster
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
90%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
88%synergy
Merfolk Windrobber
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
82%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
82%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
82%synergy
Soaring Thought-Thief
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
82%synergy
Grim Hireling
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
81%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
80%synergy
Invisible Stalker
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
78%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
73%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
66%synergy
Slither Blade
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
72%synergy
Mindcrank
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
65%synergy
Changeling Outcast
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
57%synergy
Notorious Throng
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
71%synergy
Looter il-Kor
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
67%synergy
Deadly Rollick
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
50%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
57%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
59%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
55%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
42%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Opposition Agent
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Rhystic Study
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Mana Vault
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
18%synergy
The One Ring
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
16%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Necropotence
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Force of Will
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
48%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
49%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
44%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
52%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
44%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
33%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
40%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
43%synergy
Marang River Prowler
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Lazav, the Multifarious
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
36%synergy
Roaming Throne
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
25%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
36%synergy
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
35%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
34%synergy
Boggart Trawler
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
24%synergy
Aphetto Alchemist
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Shoreline Looter
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
27%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
29%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
27%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
24%synergy
Faerie Vandal
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
27%synergy
Enigma Thief
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
29%synergy
Displacer Kitten
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
High Fae Trickster
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
18%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Prosperous Thief
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Ioreth of the Healing House
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Mari, the Killing Quill
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Silver-Fur Master
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Ruin Crab
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Consuming Aberration
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Mm'menon, the Right Hand
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Sure-Footed Infiltrator
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Sneaky Snacker
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Schema Thief
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Master Thief
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Locke Cole
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Mocking Sprite
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Aetherize
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
43%synergy
Mana Drain
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
29%synergy
Pongify
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
31%synergy
Flare of Denial
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
33%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
34%synergy
Syncopate
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
38%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Flusterstorm
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
32%synergy
Force of Negation
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
29%synergy
Dismember
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
32%synergy
Mental Misstep
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
25%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Brain Freeze
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Thieves' Fortune
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Infernal Grasp
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Consultation
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Brainstorm
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-16%synergy
Thought Collapse
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Murder
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Commandeer
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Force of Despair
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Memory Plunder
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Soul Manipulation
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Swan Song
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Didn't Say Please
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-9%synergy
Price of Fame
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Anticognition
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Malice
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Resculpt
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Jwari Disruption
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Denial
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-18%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-17%synergy
Into the Story
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-8%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
See Double
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Negate
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-25%synergy
Soul Shatter
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Countersquall
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Reality Shift
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Visions of Beyond
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Wrong Turn
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Glimpse the Unthinkable
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
41%synergy
Toxic Deluge
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Knowledge Exploitation
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
38%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
35%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Feed the Swarm
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
-6%synergy
Windfall
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Reanimate
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Distant Melody
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Temporal Trespass
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
17%synergy
Temporal Manipulation
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Mind Grind
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Open into Wonder
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Raise the Palisade
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Timetwister
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Fractured Sanity
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Time Warp
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Crippling Fear
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Intent
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Tutor
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-13%synergy
Necromantic Selection
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Stolen Identity
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Cut Your Losses
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Treasure Cruise
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Exsanguinate
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Expropriate
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Kindred Dominance
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Extract from Darkness
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
27%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
45%synergy
The Water Crystal
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
18%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Door of Destinies
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Isochron Scepter
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Manifold Key
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Sword of the Animist
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Umbral Mantle
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Herald's Horn
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-9%synergy
Whispersteel Dagger
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Bident of Thassa
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Buster Sword
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Time Sieve
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Coat of Arms
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Banner of Kinship
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Grindstone
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Trepanation Blade
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Encroaching Mycosynth
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Whip of Erebos
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Vorpal Sword
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Altar of the Brood
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Body and Mind
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
46%synergy
Black Market Connections
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
44%synergy
Bitterblossom
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
39%synergy
Rogue Class
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
34%synergy
Propaganda
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Mystic Remora
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Koskun Falls
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
31%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
17%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Court of Cunning
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Military Intelligence
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Kindred Discovery
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Double Down
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Cover of Darkness
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Intruder Alarm
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Gonti's Machinations
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Exquisite Blood
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of the Void
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Sanguine Bond
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Coastal Piracy
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Fraying Sanity
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
No Mercy
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-5%synergy
Memory Erosion
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
48%synergy
Rogue's Passage
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
57%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
66%synergy
Bojuka Bog
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
48%synergy
Three Tree City
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
54%synergy
Academy Ruins
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
35%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
33%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
34%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Mistrise Village
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Access Tunnel
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Field of Ruin
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
18%synergy
Sol Ring
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
-19%synergy
Dimir Signet
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Mox Amber
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
25%synergy
Thought Vessel
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Basalt Monolith
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
Patchwork Banner
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-16%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-15%synergy
The Aetherspark
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Watery Grave
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
54%synergy
Path of Ancestry
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
64%synergy
Underground Sea
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
79%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
53%synergy
Island
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Morphic Pool
92%inclusion12 decks13 decks
55%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
59%synergy
Polluted Delta
85%inclusion11 decks13 decks
54%synergy
Sunken Ruins
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
63%synergy
Swamp
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
-27%synergy
Underground River
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Sunken Hollow
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
-12%synergy
Dismal Backwater
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Cavern of Souls
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
40%synergy
Prismatic Vista
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
32%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
34%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Boggart Trawler
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
24%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Undercity Sewers
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Tainted Isle
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-21%synergy
Sink into Stupor
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-26%synergy
Fetid Pools
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Jwari Disruption
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-16%synergy
Temple of Deceit
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-29%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Darkslick Shores
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy