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Sep 18, 2025
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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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Firdoch Core
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sanguine Bond
95%inclusion88 decks93 decks
74%synergy
Exsanguinate
75%inclusion70 decks93 decks
63%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
83%inclusion77 decks93 decks
61%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
74%inclusion69 decks93 decks
60%synergy
Exquisite Blood
74%inclusion69 decks93 decks
57%synergy
Blood Tribute
58%inclusion54 decks93 decks
56%synergy
Mortify
77%inclusion72 decks93 decks
55%synergy
Revival // Revenge
56%inclusion52 decks93 decks
51%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
54%inclusion50 decks93 decks
51%synergy
Indulging Patrician
55%inclusion51 decks93 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
70%inclusion65 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
70%inclusion65 decks93 decks
30%synergy
Blood Artist
66%inclusion61 decks93 decks
34%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
55%inclusion51 decks93 decks
43%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
53%inclusion49 decks93 decks
41%synergy
Path to Exile
53%inclusion49 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
51%inclusion47 decks93 decks
44%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
51%inclusion47 decks93 decks
21%synergy
Soul Warden
51%inclusion47 decks93 decks
33%synergy
Sign in Blood
46%inclusion43 decks93 decks
28%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
37%inclusion34 decks93 decks
22%synergy
Smothering Tithe
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
-8%synergy
Farewell
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Demonic Tutor
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
-4%synergy
Teferi's Protection
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
-6%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Necropotence
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Vampire Nighthawk
46%inclusion43 decks93 decks
42%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
44%inclusion41 decks93 decks
39%synergy
Cordial Vampire
44%inclusion41 decks93 decks
37%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
43%inclusion40 decks93 decks
38%synergy
Markov Purifier
43%inclusion40 decks93 decks
40%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
42%inclusion39 decks92 decks
38%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
41%inclusion38 decks92 decks
32%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
41%inclusion38 decks93 decks
36%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
41%inclusion38 decks93 decks
26%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
41%inclusion38 decks93 decks
39%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
39%inclusion36 decks93 decks
34%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
38%inclusion35 decks93 decks
30%synergy
Twilight Prophet
38%inclusion35 decks93 decks
27%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
37%inclusion34 decks93 decks
17%synergy
Drana's Emissary
37%inclusion34 decks93 decks
32%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
34%inclusion32 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Tithe Drinker
33%inclusion31 decks93 decks
30%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
33%inclusion31 decks93 decks
30%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
33%inclusion31 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
31%inclusion29 decks93 decks
25%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
30%inclusion28 decks93 decks
19%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
29%inclusion27 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
29%inclusion27 decks93 decks
27%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
28%inclusion26 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
27%inclusion25 decks93 decks
22%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
27%inclusion25 decks93 decks
22%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
25%inclusion23 decks93 decks
21%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
25%inclusion23 decks93 decks
19%synergy
Suture Priest
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
17%synergy
Soul's Attendant
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Starscape Cleric
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
17%synergy
Captivating Vampire
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Markov Baron
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Essence Channeler
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Epicure of Blood
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Drana and Linvala
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Crypt Ghast
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Serra Ascendant
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Champion of Dusk
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Patron of the Vein
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
8%synergy
The Gaffer
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
39%inclusion36 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Despark
30%inclusion28 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Fracture
30%inclusion28 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Revitalize
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Dispute
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
-10%synergy
Murder
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Generous Gift
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
-12%synergy
Village Rites
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
-13%synergy
Utter End
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
-3%synergy
Disenchant
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Inkshield
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
-8%synergy
Return to Dust
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Dawn's Truce
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Riot Control
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-5%synergy
Breathe Your Last
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Overkill
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Get Lost
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Tragic Slip
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Debt to the Deathless
42%inclusion39 decks93 decks
32%synergy
Damn
42%inclusion39 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Fumigate
34%inclusion32 decks93 decks
27%synergy
Rush of Dread
32%inclusion30 decks93 decks
31%synergy
Read the Bones
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Temporal Extortion
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
8%synergy
New Blood
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Vindicate
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Death Grasp
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
-6%synergy
Austere Command
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
-8%synergy
Sanctify
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
-9%synergy
Call to the Feast
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Ambition's Cost
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Killing Wave
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Sanguine Indulgence
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-9%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Well of Lost Dreams
40%inclusion37 decks93 decks
32%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
35%inclusion33 decks93 decks
27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
32%inclusion30 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Jet Medallion
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
16%synergy
The Wind Crystal
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
12%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
-3%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Quietus Spike
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Bontu's Monument
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Sigil
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Pearl Medallion
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Chalice of Life
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
9%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Incubator
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Excalibur II
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Scytheclaw
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Sinister Monolith
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Authority of the Consuls
39%inclusion36 decks93 decks
23%synergy
Cleric Class
34%inclusion32 decks93 decks
27%synergy
Wound Reflection
31%inclusion29 decks93 decks
28%synergy
Black Market Connections
30%inclusion28 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Lunar Convocation
29%inclusion27 decks93 decks
18%synergy
Grievous Wound
25%inclusion23 decks93 decks
22%synergy
Blind Obedience
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Greed
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Ghostly Prison
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Boon Reflection
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
18%synergy
March of the Canonized
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Land Tax
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Warlock Class
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of Hope
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Legion's Landing
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Glasswing Grace
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Bonds
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Remedy
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Light of Promise
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Life Insurance
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Dawn of Hope
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Vampiric Link
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Vampiric Rites
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Test of Endurance
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Painful Quandary
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
25%inclusion23 decks93 decks
22%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
25%inclusion23 decks93 decks
23%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion48 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
47%inclusion44 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
35%inclusion33 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Restless Fortress
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Radiant Fountain
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Temple of the False God
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
-7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
4%synergy
War Room
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Shambling Vent
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
-4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
-13%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion88 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion85 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Orzhov Signet
65%inclusion60 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
55%inclusion51 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Pristine Talisman
29%inclusion27 decks93 decks
23%synergy
Commander's Sphere
26%inclusion24 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
-8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Marble Diamond
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion93 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion93 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion85 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Isolated Chapel
72%inclusion67 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Field
63%inclusion59 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Scoured Barrens
59%inclusion55 decks93 decks
35%synergy
Caves of Koilos
55%inclusion51 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Silence
53%inclusion49 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
49%inclusion46 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
48%inclusion45 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
48%inclusion45 decks93 decks
25%synergy
Godless Shrine
40%inclusion37 decks93 decks
-11%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
37%inclusion34 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
35%inclusion33 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Fetid Heath
32%inclusion30 decks93 decks
-7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
31%inclusion29 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Vault of Champions
30%inclusion28 decks93 decks
-10%synergy
Voldaren Estate
27%inclusion25 decks93 decks
21%synergy
Desolate Mire
26%inclusion24 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion23 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
-9%synergy
Marsh Flats
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
-14%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
-9%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
-10%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Silent Clearing
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
-8%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-3%synergy
Silverquill Campus
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-5%synergy
Scrubland
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-5%synergy
Obscura Storefront
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Witch Enchanter
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-6%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Forlorn Flats
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
0%synergy
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