Anowon, the Ruin Thief (Commander) - Upgraded Theft

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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Bitterbloom Bearer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Impostor Syndrome
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Black Cat, Cunning Thief
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nighthawk Scavenger
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
81%synergy
Zareth San, the Trickster
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
80%synergy
Soaring Thought-Thief
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
80%synergy
Notorious Throng
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
77%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
76%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
75%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
79%inclusion23 decks29 decks
74%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
72%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
70%synergy
Slither Blade
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
70%synergy
Top Cards
Drown in the Loch
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
54%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
70%synergy
Changeling Outcast
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
52%synergy
Invisible Stalker
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
62%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
67%synergy
Merfolk Windrobber
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
63%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
58%synergy
Grim Hireling
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Counterspell
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Enigma Thief
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
50%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
64%synergy
Opposition Agent
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-11%synergy
Rhystic Study
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-11%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-12%synergy
Creatures
Glasspool Mimic
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
49%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
51%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
43%synergy
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
42%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
43%synergy
Shoreline Looter
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Faerie Vandal
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Prosperous Thief
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Consuming Aberration
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Brazen Borrower
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Looter il-Kor
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Marang River Prowler
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Orochi Soul-Reaver
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Sure-Footed Infiltrator
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Mari, the Killing Quill
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
True-Name Nemesis
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Agent of Treachery
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Roaming Throne
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Whirler Rogue
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Master Thief
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Blighted Agent
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Gray Harbor Merfolk
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Halo Forager
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Shadow Stinger
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Inkfathom Infiltrator
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Nighthowler
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Silver-Fur Master
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Schema Thief
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Keeper of Keys
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Fallen Shinobi
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Aetherize
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Negate
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Thieves' Fortune
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Infernal Grasp
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Didn't Say Please
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Withering Torment
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Memory Plunder
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Bitter Triumph
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Murder
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Soul Manipulation
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Price of Fame
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Anticognition
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Thought Collapse
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-12%synergy
Siphon Insight
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Brainstorm
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-21%synergy
Dark Ritual
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-24%synergy
Countersquall
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Mana Drain
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Archmage's Charm
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Baleful Mastery
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
See Double
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Frantic Search
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-12%synergy
Psychic Strike
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Snuff Out
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Outrageous Robbery
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Resculpt
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Raise the Draugr
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Jwari Disruption
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Snap
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Memory Lapse
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Fumble
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Into the Story
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Feed the Swarm
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Singularity Rupture
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
24%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Extract from Darkness
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Distant Melody
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Knowledge Exploitation
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Heist
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Stolen Identity
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Open into Wonder
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-12%synergy
Crippling Fear
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Windfall
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Whispering Madness
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Kindred Dominance
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Back in Town
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Fractured Sanity
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Raise the Palisade
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Predators' Hour
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Rise from the Grave
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Cut Your Losses
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Curse of the Swine
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Mind Grind
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Necromantic Selection
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Heartless Conscription
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Epic Downfall
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Cloak and Dagger
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Bident of Thassa
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Mindcrank
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Whispersteel Dagger
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Sword of the Animist
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
11%synergy
The Water Crystal
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Mask of Memory
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Quietus Spike
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
The Indomitable
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Dream-Thief's Bandana
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Vorpal Sword
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Bonehoard
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Door of Destinies
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Herald's Horn
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-17%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Banner of Kinship
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Mirror Shield
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
The Key to the Vault
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Heirloom Blade
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Winged Boots
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Champion's Helm
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Trepanation Blade
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Bitterblossom
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Military Intelligence
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Animate Dead
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Double Down
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Necromancy
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Kindred Discovery
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Rogue Class
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Coastal Piracy
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Haunted One
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Cover of Darkness
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Dissipation Field
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Propaganda
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Court of Cunning
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Aqueous Form
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Kitnap
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Veil
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Drowned Secrets
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Transformation
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
55%synergy
Reliquary Tower
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Access Tunnel
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Restless Reef
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Castle Vantress
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Three Tree City
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
War Room
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
-14%synergy
Dimir Signet
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
-20%synergy
Thought Vessel
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Patchwork Banner
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Locket
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Lens
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Sunken Hollow
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
49%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
51%synergy
Underground River
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Watery Grave
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Morphic Pool
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Choked Estuary
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
-10%synergy
Tainted Isle
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Fell the Profane
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Darkslick Shores
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-7%synergy
Fetid Pools
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Dismal Backwater
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Cavern of Souls
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Undercity Sewers
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Sunken Ruins
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Underground Sea
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Waterfront District
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Thriving Isle
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Jwari Disruption
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy