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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Scryfall
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Bloodline Bidding
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Unbury
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Bogslither's Embrace
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Morningtide's Light
3.1%inclusion1 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Emptiness
3.1%inclusion1 decks32 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Cordial Vampire
70%inclusion84 decks120 decks
63%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
65%inclusion78 decks120 decks
59%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
72%inclusion86 decks120 decks
54%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
79%inclusion95 decks120 decks
53%synergy
Viscera Seer
74%inclusion89 decks120 decks
53%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
63%inclusion76 decks120 decks
53%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
51%inclusion61 decks120 decks
44%synergy
Teysa Karlov
59%inclusion71 decks120 decks
43%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
52%inclusion62 decks120 decks
42%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
57%inclusion68 decks120 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
69%inclusion83 decks120 decks
38%synergy
Village Rites
63%inclusion75 decks120 decks
40%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
52%inclusion62 decks120 decks
40%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
49%inclusion59 decks120 decks
-15%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
48%inclusion57 decks120 decks
30%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
47%inclusion56 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
45%inclusion54 decks120 decks
39%synergy
Victimize
43%inclusion51 decks120 decks
24%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
43%inclusion51 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Master of Dark Rites
43%inclusion51 decks120 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Indulgent Aristocrat
43%inclusion51 decks120 decks
37%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
39%inclusion47 decks120 decks
37%synergy
Felisa, Fang of Silverquill
37%inclusion44 decks120 decks
31%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
37%inclusion44 decks120 decks
31%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
36%inclusion43 decks120 decks
30%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
35%inclusion42 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Champion of Dusk
34%inclusion41 decks120 decks
31%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
34%inclusion41 decks120 decks
29%synergy
Twilight Prophet
31%inclusion37 decks120 decks
21%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
28%inclusion33 decks120 decks
24%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
27%inclusion32 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Corpse Knight
26%inclusion31 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
26%inclusion31 decks120 decks
22%synergy
Martyr of Dusk
26%inclusion31 decks120 decks
23%synergy
Patron of the Vein
26%inclusion31 decks120 decks
22%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
25%inclusion29 decks114 decks
22%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
25%inclusion30 decks120 decks
19%synergy
Bloodghast
24%inclusion29 decks120 decks
18%synergy
Woe Strider
23%inclusion28 decks120 decks
19%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
23%inclusion28 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
22%inclusion26 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
17%synergy
Order of Sacred Dusk
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
19%synergy
Plaguecrafter
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
15%synergy
Accursed Marauder
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Redemption Choir
19%inclusion23 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Carrion Feeder
19%inclusion23 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Dusk Legion Sergeant
19%inclusion23 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
18%inclusion21 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Captivating Vampire
18%inclusion21 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Forerunner of the Legion
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Ophiomancer
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Preacher of the Schism
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
-6%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Bloodline Necromancer
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
13%synergy
High-Society Hunter
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
13%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Smothering Abomination
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Despark
35%inclusion42 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Mortify
33%inclusion40 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
31%inclusion37 decks120 decks
30%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
31%inclusion37 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Undying Malice
30%inclusion36 decks120 decks
28%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
28%inclusion34 decks120 decks
22%synergy
Deadly Dispute
27%inclusion32 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Path to Exile
27%inclusion32 decks120 decks
-23%synergy
Feign Death
26%inclusion31 decks120 decks
24%synergy
Generous Gift
24%inclusion29 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
23%inclusion28 decks120 decks
-17%synergy
Utter End
23%inclusion27 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Not Dead After All
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
17%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
17%synergy
Fracture
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Return to Dust
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Demonic Gifts
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Dark Ritual
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
-11%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Vona's Hunger
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Nasty End
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Fanatical Offering
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Tragic Slip
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Abnormal Endurance
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Costly Plunder
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Blood Pact
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
-5%synergy
Kabira Takedown
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Make a Stand
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Disenchant
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Dawn Charm
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Szat's Will
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Soul Shatter
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Malice
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Murder
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Urge to Feed
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Crush Contraband
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Damn
34%inclusion41 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Austere Command
32%inclusion38 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
32%inclusion38 decks120 decks
27%synergy
Sign in Blood
28%inclusion34 decks120 decks
10%synergy
New Blood
23%inclusion27 decks120 decks
19%synergy
Read the Bones
23%inclusion27 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
23%inclusion27 decks120 decks
19%synergy
Vindicate
18%inclusion21 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Exsanguinate
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Call to the Feast
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Divine Reckoning
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Single Combat
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Slash the Ranks
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Night's Whisper
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
-8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Embrace Oblivion
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
-10%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Living Death
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Queen's Commission
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Cleansing Nova
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Back for Seconds
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Lively Dirge
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Ondu Inversion
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Bone Splinters
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Barter in Blood
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Blood for Bones
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Feast of Blood
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
35%inclusion42 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
31%inclusion37 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
28%inclusion34 decks120 decks
26%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
26%inclusion31 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion30 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Ghost Lantern
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Excalibur II
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Spawning Pit
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Heirloom Blade
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Requiem Monolith
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Oketra's Monument
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Animation Module
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Culling Dais
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Norn's Wellspring
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
March of the Canonized
40%inclusion48 decks120 decks
34%synergy
Vampiric Rites
37%inclusion44 decks120 decks
29%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
36%inclusion43 decks120 decks
29%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
33%inclusion39 decks120 decks
27%synergy
Gift of Immortality
24%inclusion29 decks120 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
24%inclusion29 decks120 decks
-5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
20%inclusion24 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Exquisite Blood
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Sanguine Bond
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
-5%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Black Market
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Fallen Ideal
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Intangible Virtue
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Radiant Destiny
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Martyr's Cause
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Legion's Landing
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Necrosynthesis
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Lunar Convocation
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
-3%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Kindred Boon
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Blind Obedience
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
-12%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Smile at Death
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Life Insurance
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Profane Procession
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
25%inclusion30 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion58 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
38%inclusion45 decks120 decks
18%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
33%inclusion39 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
22%inclusion26 decks120 decks
16%synergy
High Market
20%inclusion24 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
-15%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Westvale Abbey
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Restless Fortress
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion96 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Sol Ring
79%inclusion95 decks120 decks
-5%synergy
Orzhov Signet
78%inclusion93 decks120 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
61%inclusion73 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
45%inclusion54 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Commander's Sphere
26%inclusion31 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion24 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
18%inclusion21 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Marble Diamond
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
-3%synergy
Hourglass of the Lost
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Crowded Crypt
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Heraldic Banner
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion120 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion120 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
85%inclusion102 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Field
68%inclusion81 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Silence
63%inclusion75 decks120 decks
22%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
57%inclusion68 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Isolated Chapel
56%inclusion67 decks120 decks
-10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
52%inclusion62 decks120 decks
28%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
51%inclusion61 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Caves of Koilos
43%inclusion52 decks120 decks
-14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
35%inclusion42 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Scoured Barrens
32%inclusion38 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion36 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
28%inclusion33 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Voldaren Estate
26%inclusion31 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
25%inclusion30 decks120 decks
19%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
24%inclusion29 decks120 decks
18%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
20%inclusion24 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
19%inclusion23 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Fetid Heath
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
-24%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
-8%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Silverquill Campus
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Desolate Mire
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
-7%synergy
Forlorn Flats
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
-5%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Kabira Takedown
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
-21%synergy
Ondu Inversion
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Opal Palace
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
3%synergy