Elenda, the Dusk Rose (Commander) - Budget Aristocrats

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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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Cordial Vampire
71%inclusion96 decks135 decks
64%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
69%inclusion93 decks135 decks
63%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
73%inclusion98 decks135 decks
55%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
62%inclusion84 decks135 decks
51%synergy
Viscera Seer
73%inclusion98 decks135 decks
51%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
77%inclusion104 decks135 decks
51%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
56%inclusion75 decks135 decks
48%synergy
Teysa Karlov
63%inclusion85 decks135 decks
47%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
53%inclusion72 decks135 decks
44%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
58%inclusion78 decks135 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
68%inclusion92 decks135 decks
36%synergy
Village Rites
64%inclusion87 decks135 decks
42%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
53%inclusion71 decks135 decks
40%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
50%inclusion68 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
47%inclusion64 decks135 decks
25%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
46%inclusion62 decks135 decks
-19%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
46%inclusion62 decks135 decks
28%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
43%inclusion58 decks135 decks
37%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
43%inclusion58 decks135 decks
38%synergy
Felisa, Fang of Silverquill
41%inclusion56 decks135 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
-9%synergy
Creatures
Master of Dark Rites
41%inclusion55 decks135 decks
34%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
39%inclusion53 decks135 decks
37%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
39%inclusion53 decks135 decks
33%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
38%inclusion51 decks135 decks
23%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
35%inclusion47 decks135 decks
29%synergy
Champion of Dusk
33%inclusion45 decks135 decks
30%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
32%inclusion43 decks135 decks
26%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
30%inclusion40 decks135 decks
26%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
29%inclusion39 decks135 decks
18%synergy
Twilight Prophet
28%inclusion38 decks135 decks
18%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
27%inclusion37 decks135 decks
23%synergy
Patron of the Vein
27%inclusion36 decks135 decks
23%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
26%inclusion34 decks130 decks
22%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
25%inclusion29 decks114 decks
21%synergy
Corpse Knight
25%inclusion34 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Woe Strider
24%inclusion33 decks135 decks
20%synergy
Martyr of Dusk
24%inclusion33 decks135 decks
21%synergy
Carrion Feeder
24%inclusion33 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Bloodghast
24%inclusion33 decks135 decks
18%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
23%inclusion31 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
23%inclusion31 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Plaguecrafter
22%inclusion30 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
21%inclusion28 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Redemption Choir
20%inclusion27 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Accursed Marauder
20%inclusion19 decks97 decks
12%synergy
Order of Sacred Dusk
19%inclusion26 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Dusk Legion Sergeant
19%inclusion26 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
18%inclusion24 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
18%inclusion24 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
18%inclusion17 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Smothering Abomination
17%inclusion23 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
16%inclusion22 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Forerunner of the Legion
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Ophiomancer
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
-7%synergy
Preacher of the Schism
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
7%synergy
High-Society Hunter
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Bloodline Necromancer
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
13%inclusion17 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Despark
37%inclusion50 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
35%inclusion47 decks135 decks
34%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
34%inclusion46 decks135 decks
23%synergy
Undying Malice
32%inclusion43 decks135 decks
30%synergy
Mortify
31%inclusion42 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Dispute
30%inclusion40 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Feign Death
29%inclusion39 decks135 decks
27%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
28%inclusion38 decks135 decks
22%synergy
Utter End
26%inclusion35 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Generous Gift
26%inclusion35 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Path to Exile
25%inclusion34 decks135 decks
-24%synergy
Fracture
21%inclusion28 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Not Dead After All
20%inclusion27 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
20%inclusion27 decks135 decks
-20%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
18%inclusion24 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Nasty End
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Return to Dust
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
-1%synergy
Fanatical Offering
13%inclusion17 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Dark Ritual
13%inclusion17 decks135 decks
-10%synergy
Costly Plunder
13%inclusion17 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Demonic Gifts
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Abnormal Endurance
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
-2%synergy
Tragic Slip
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Vona's Hunger
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Kabira Takedown
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Szat's Will
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Altar's Reap
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Blood Pact
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Disenchant
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Urge to Feed
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Inkshield
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
-11%synergy
Rootborn Defenses
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Make a Stand
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Graceful Reprieve
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Crush Contraband
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Malice
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
40%inclusion54 decks135 decks
22%synergy
Damn
34%inclusion46 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
32%inclusion43 decks135 decks
27%synergy
Austere Command
31%inclusion42 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Sign in Blood
27%inclusion37 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
22%inclusion30 decks135 decks
12%synergy
New Blood
21%inclusion28 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
21%inclusion28 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Vindicate
18%inclusion24 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
16%inclusion22 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Divine Reckoning
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Slash the Ranks
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Single Combat
13%inclusion17 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Call to the Feast
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
-7%synergy
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
-3%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
-2%synergy
By Invitation Only
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
8.0%inclusion9 decks113 decks
6%synergy
Ondu Inversion
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Barter in Blood
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Back for Seconds
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Living Death
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Necrotic Hex
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
-11%synergy
Lively Dirge
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
2%synergy
Merciless Eviction
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
0%synergy
Cleansing Nova
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Villainous Wrath
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
41%inclusion55 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
36%inclusion48 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
30%inclusion40 decks135 decks
27%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
28%inclusion38 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
27%inclusion36 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Ghost Lantern
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
15%inclusion20 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
10%inclusion14 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Spawning Pit
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Oketra's Monument
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Culling Dais
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Norn's Wellspring
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Animation Module
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Heirloom Blade
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Vampiric Rites
41%inclusion55 decks135 decks
33%synergy
March of the Canonized
40%inclusion54 decks135 decks
33%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
36%inclusion48 decks135 decks
30%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
34%inclusion46 decks135 decks
27%synergy
Gift of Immortality
26%inclusion35 decks135 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion29 decks135 decks
-8%synergy
Sanguine Bond
19%inclusion26 decks135 decks
-2%synergy
Exquisite Blood
19%inclusion25 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
18%inclusion24 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Martyr's Cause
16%inclusion22 decks135 decks
15%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Fallen Ideal
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Black Market
13%inclusion17 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Intangible Virtue
13%inclusion17 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
13%inclusion17 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Radiant Destiny
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Legion's Landing
12%inclusion16 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Necrosynthesis
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
10%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Smile at Death
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Kindred Boon
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Lunar Convocation
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
-4%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Profane Procession
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Blind Obedience
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
-13%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
0%synergy
Valkyrie's Call
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
24%inclusion32 decks135 decks
18%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion65 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
37%inclusion50 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
36%inclusion48 decks135 decks
2%synergy
High Market
21%inclusion28 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
20%inclusion27 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Restless Fortress
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
0%synergy
Shambling Vent
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
0%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
-4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
-17%synergy
Secluded Steppe
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion110 decks135 decks
1%synergy
Orzhov Signet
81%inclusion110 decks135 decks
24%synergy
Sol Ring
81%inclusion109 decks135 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
64%inclusion86 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
52%inclusion70 decks135 decks
26%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion34 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion32 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
23%inclusion31 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Marble Diamond
18%inclusion24 decks135 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
-3%synergy
Hourglass of the Lost
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Crowded Crypt
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Heraldic Banner
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion134 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion134 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion114 decks135 decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Field
69%inclusion93 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Silence
65%inclusion88 decks135 decks
24%synergy
Isolated Chapel
59%inclusion80 decks135 decks
-6%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
58%inclusion78 decks135 decks
16%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
56%inclusion75 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Path of Ancestry
53%inclusion72 decks135 decks
29%synergy
Caves of Koilos
46%inclusion62 decks135 decks
-11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
35%inclusion47 decks135 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
30%inclusion40 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Scoured Barrens
29%inclusion39 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
28%inclusion38 decks135 decks
7%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
26%inclusion35 decks135 decks
20%synergy
Voldaren Estate
25%inclusion34 decks135 decks
19%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
24%inclusion32 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
21%inclusion29 decks135 decks
17%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
19%inclusion26 decks135 decks
11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion22 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Fetid Heath
16%inclusion22 decks135 decks
-22%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
-5%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
2%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
11%inclusion15 decks135 decks
3%synergy
Silverquill Campus
10%inclusion13 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.9%inclusion12 decks135 decks
-2%synergy
Desolate Mire
7.9%inclusion10 decks126 decks
-7%synergy
Kabira Takedown
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Ondu Inversion
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Forlorn Flats
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Opal Palace
6.7%inclusion9 decks135 decks
4%synergy
Godless Shrine
5.9%inclusion8 decks135 decks
-43%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
-22%synergy