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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Bitterbloom Bearer
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Flitterwing Nuisance
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Dream Harvest
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Zareth San, the Trickster
88%inclusion36 decks41 decks
85%synergy
Soaring Thought-Thief
85%inclusion35 decks41 decks
83%synergy
Notorious Throng
83%inclusion34 decks41 decks
77%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
76%inclusion31 decks41 decks
71%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
73%inclusion30 decks41 decks
71%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
73%inclusion30 decks41 decks
71%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
76%inclusion31 decks41 decks
71%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
73%inclusion30 decks41 decks
70%synergy
Merfolk Windrobber
71%inclusion29 decks41 decks
69%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
78%inclusion32 decks41 decks
68%synergy
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Slither Blade
76%inclusion31 decks41 decks
63%synergy
Drown in the Loch
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
50%synergy
Changeling Outcast
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
49%synergy
Invisible Stalker
66%inclusion27 decks41 decks
59%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
66%inclusion27 decks41 decks
64%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
66%inclusion27 decks41 decks
62%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
62%synergy
Enigma Thief
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
52%synergy
Grim Hireling
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
48%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
73%inclusion30 decks41 decks
62%synergy
Opposition Agent
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Rhystic Study
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Glasspool Mimic
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
52%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
55%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
45%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
44%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
34%synergy
Shoreline Looter
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
40%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
37%synergy
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Faerie Vandal
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
35%synergy
Prosperous Thief
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
35%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
36%synergy
Brazen Borrower
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
30%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
30%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
31%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Consuming Aberration
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Marang River Prowler
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Mari, the Killing Quill
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Looter il-Kor
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Orochi Soul-Reaver
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
21%synergy
Roaming Throne
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Sure-Footed Infiltrator
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Agent of Treachery
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
14%synergy
True-Name Nemesis
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Halo Forager
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Keeper of Keys
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Nighthowler
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Whirler Rogue
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Master Thief
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Inkfathom Infiltrator
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Inkfathom Witch
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Smirking Spelljacker
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Blighted Agent
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Gray Harbor Merfolk
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Locke Cole
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Black Cat, Cunning Thief
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Shadow Stinger
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
-10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Aetherize
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Negate
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Soul Manipulation
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Memory Plunder
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Rollick
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Denial
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Didn't Say Please
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Thieves' Fortune
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Dark Ritual
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-18%synergy
Mana Drain
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Price of Fame
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Countersquall
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Murder
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Anticognition
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Thought Collapse
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Bitter Triumph
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Baleful Mastery
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Brainstorm
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-21%synergy
Outrageous Robbery
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Pongify
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Archmage's Charm
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Siphon Insight
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Memory Lapse
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Feed the Swarm
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Knowledge Exploitation
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Distant Melody
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Extract from Darkness
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Singularity Rupture
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Arcane Heist
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Stolen Identity
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Toxic Deluge
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Crippling Fear
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Open into Wonder
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Raise the Palisade
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Whispering Madness
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Kindred Dominance
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Back in Town
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Windfall
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Fractured Sanity
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Necromantic Selection
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Heartless Conscription
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Grasping Tentacles
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Cloak and Dagger
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
41%synergy
Bident of Thassa
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Mindcrank
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Whispersteel Dagger
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Sword of the Animist
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Vorpal Sword
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Quietus Spike
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Bonehoard
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Mask of Memory
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
The Water Crystal
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Coat of Arms
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Heirloom Blade
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Door of Destinies
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-17%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Banner of Kinship
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Dream-Thief's Bandana
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Herald's Horn
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Trepanation Blade
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Rimefire Torque
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Reconnaissance Mission
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
29%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
29%synergy
Bitterblossom
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
29%synergy
Military Intelligence
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Double Down
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Rogue Class
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Animate Dead
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Kindred Discovery
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Necromancy
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Coastal Piracy
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Court of Cunning
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Haunted One
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Cover of Darkness
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Waterbender Ascension
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Dissipation Field
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Remora
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Memory Erosion
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Impostor Syndrome
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
76%inclusion31 decks41 decks
48%synergy
Reliquary Tower
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Bojuka Bog
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Access Tunnel
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Castle Locthwain
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Three Tree City
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Restless Reef
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
16%inclusion6 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Castle Vantress
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion38 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion34 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Signet
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Patchwork Banner
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Dimir Locket
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion41 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Island
100%inclusion41 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
98%inclusion40 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Path of Ancestry
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
33%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
52%synergy
Sunken Hollow
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
-7%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
55%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Underground River
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Watery Grave
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Morphic Pool
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Choked Estuary
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
Tainted Isle
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
-10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Delta
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Cavern of Souls
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Sink into Stupor
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Fetid Pools
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Deceit
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
-12%synergy
Underground Sea
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Undercity Sewers
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Dismal Backwater
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Darkslick Shores
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Ruins
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-7%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Strand
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Ice Tunnel
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-1%synergy