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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Blade of the Bloodchief
70%inclusion100 decks142 decks
64%synergy
Cordial Vampire
72%inclusion102 decks142 decks
64%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
71%inclusion101 decks142 decks
53%synergy
Viscera Seer
74%inclusion105 decks142 decks
52%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
79%inclusion112 decks142 decks
52%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
63%inclusion89 decks142 decks
51%synergy
Teysa Karlov
68%inclusion96 decks142 decks
51%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
54%inclusion77 decks142 decks
47%synergy
Village Rites
68%inclusion96 decks142 decks
45%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
52%inclusion74 decks142 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
68%inclusion96 decks142 decks
35%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
56%inclusion79 decks142 decks
41%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
53%inclusion75 decks142 decks
18%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
49%inclusion70 decks142 decks
26%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
49%inclusion70 decks142 decks
32%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
48%inclusion68 decks142 decks
35%synergy
Victimize
46%inclusion65 decks142 decks
28%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
46%inclusion65 decks142 decks
-19%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
45%inclusion64 decks142 decks
39%synergy
Felisa, Fang of Silverquill
44%inclusion62 decks142 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
-9%synergy
Creatures
Indulgent Aristocrat
42%inclusion60 decks142 decks
37%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
40%inclusion57 decks142 decks
38%synergy
Master of Dark Rites
40%inclusion57 decks142 decks
33%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
39%inclusion55 decks142 decks
24%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
37%inclusion53 decks142 decks
31%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
35%inclusion50 decks142 decks
29%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
34%inclusion48 decks142 decks
28%synergy
Champion of Dusk
32%inclusion46 decks142 decks
28%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
32%inclusion45 decks142 decks
21%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
32%inclusion45 decks142 decks
27%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
31%inclusion44 decks142 decks
27%synergy
Twilight Prophet
30%inclusion42 decks142 decks
19%synergy
Corpse Knight
27%inclusion39 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Carrion Feeder
27%inclusion38 decks142 decks
18%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
27%inclusion29 decks109 decks
23%synergy
Patron of the Vein
26%inclusion37 decks142 decks
22%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
26%inclusion32 decks124 decks
22%synergy
Woe Strider
25%inclusion36 decks142 decks
21%synergy
Martyr of Dusk
23%inclusion32 decks142 decks
19%synergy
Bloodghast
23%inclusion32 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
22%inclusion31 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
22%inclusion31 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Plaguecrafter
21%inclusion30 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Accursed Marauder
21%inclusion19 decks91 decks
13%synergy
Dusk Legion Sergeant
20%inclusion29 decks142 decks
17%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
20%inclusion28 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Redemption Choir
20%inclusion28 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
19%inclusion27 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Smothering Abomination
19%inclusion27 decks142 decks
17%synergy
Forerunner of the Legion
18%inclusion26 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
18%inclusion16 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Order of Sacred Dusk
17%inclusion24 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
17%inclusion24 decks142 decks
14%synergy
High-Society Hunter
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
16%inclusion23 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Ophiomancer
15%inclusion22 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
-8%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Preacher of the Schism
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Corrupted Conviction
39%inclusion56 decks142 decks
29%synergy
Despark
37%inclusion53 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
37%inclusion52 decks142 decks
35%synergy
Deadly Dispute
32%inclusion46 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Undying Malice
32%inclusion46 decks142 decks
31%synergy
Mortify
31%inclusion44 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Feign Death
30%inclusion42 decks142 decks
28%synergy
Generous Gift
29%inclusion41 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
28%inclusion40 decks142 decks
22%synergy
Path to Exile
27%inclusion39 decks142 decks
-22%synergy
Not Dead After All
26%inclusion37 decks142 decks
22%synergy
Utter End
23%inclusion33 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Fracture
21%inclusion30 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
20%inclusion29 decks142 decks
-19%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
20%inclusion28 decks142 decks
18%synergy
Nasty End
17%inclusion24 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
16%inclusion23 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Return to Dust
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Costly Plunder
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Fanatical Offering
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
-11%synergy
Demonic Gifts
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Tragic Slip
10%inclusion14 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
-2%synergy
Kabira Takedown
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Vona's Hunger
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Abnormal Endurance
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Altar's Reap
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Szat's Will
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Blood Pact
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Rootborn Defenses
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Make a Stand
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Graceful Reprieve
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Urge to Feed
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Malice
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Olivia's Wrath
32%inclusion46 decks142 decks
27%synergy
Damn
31%inclusion44 decks142 decks
-2%synergy
Sign in Blood
28%inclusion40 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Austere Command
27%inclusion39 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
27%inclusion38 decks142 decks
16%synergy
New Blood
20%inclusion29 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
20%inclusion28 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Vindicate
18%inclusion26 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
18%inclusion26 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Slash the Ranks
16%inclusion23 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Divine Reckoning
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
12%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Single Combat
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Call to the Feast
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Exsanguinate
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
-3%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Back for Seconds
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
-2%synergy
By Invitation Only
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
-9%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Ondu Inversion
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Barter in Blood
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Merciless Eviction
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Living Death
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Lively Dirge
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
42%inclusion60 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
37%inclusion52 decks142 decks
17%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
29%inclusion41 decks142 decks
26%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion41 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
27%inclusion39 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Ghost Lantern
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
14%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
12%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Spawning Pit
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Animation Module
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Oketra's Monument
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Norn's Wellspring
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Heirloom Blade
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Culling Dais
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Requiem Monolith
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Vampiric Rites
42%inclusion60 decks142 decks
34%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
38%inclusion54 decks142 decks
32%synergy
March of the Canonized
37%inclusion52 decks142 decks
30%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
35%inclusion49 decks142 decks
27%synergy
Gift of Immortality
25%inclusion35 decks142 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
23%inclusion33 decks142 decks
-6%synergy
Sanguine Bond
20%inclusion28 decks142 decks
-2%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
19%inclusion27 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Martyr's Cause
15%inclusion22 decks142 decks
14%synergy
Fallen Ideal
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
14%synergy
Black Market
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Exquisite Blood
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
-4%synergy
Intangible Virtue
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
9%synergy
Radiant Destiny
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Necrosynthesis
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Legion's Landing
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Smile at Death
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Lunar Convocation
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
-4%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Kindred Boon
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Blind Obedience
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
-13%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
22%inclusion31 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion66 decks142 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
37%inclusion53 decks142 decks
17%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
35%inclusion49 decks142 decks
1%synergy
High Market
23%inclusion33 decks142 decks
12%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
15%inclusion21 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion20 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion15 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
-16%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Restless Fortress
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
-2%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion117 decks142 decks
1%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion113 decks142 decks
-5%synergy
Orzhov Signet
79%inclusion112 decks142 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
63%inclusion90 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
51%inclusion73 decks142 decks
25%synergy
Commander's Sphere
27%inclusion38 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion36 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
23%inclusion33 decks142 decks
17%synergy
Marble Diamond
18%inclusion25 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
-1%synergy
Hourglass of the Lost
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Heraldic Banner
6.3%inclusion9 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion141 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion141 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
85%inclusion120 decks142 decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Field
68%inclusion96 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Silence
64%inclusion91 decks142 decks
23%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
58%inclusion83 decks142 decks
17%synergy
Isolated Chapel
56%inclusion79 decks142 decks
-9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
54%inclusion77 decks142 decks
30%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
53%inclusion75 decks142 decks
11%synergy
Caves of Koilos
48%inclusion68 decks142 decks
-9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
34%inclusion48 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
30%inclusion43 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Scoured Barrens
30%inclusion42 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion41 decks142 decks
8%synergy
Voldaren Estate
25%inclusion35 decks142 decks
18%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
22%inclusion31 decks142 decks
16%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
20%inclusion29 decks142 decks
13%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
20%inclusion28 decks142 decks
15%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
19%inclusion27 decks142 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion24 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
-7%synergy
Fetid Heath
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
-24%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
12%inclusion17 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Silverquill Campus
11%inclusion16 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.2%inclusion13 decks142 decks
-2%synergy
Kabira Takedown
8.5%inclusion12 decks142 decks
7%synergy
Desolate Mire
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
-7%synergy
Opal Palace
7.7%inclusion11 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Forlorn Flats
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Ondu Inversion
7.0%inclusion10 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
-22%synergy
Godless Shrine
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
-43%synergy