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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Bloodline Bidding
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Morningtide's Light
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Cordial Vampire
71%inclusion85 decks120 decks
64%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
67%inclusion80 decks120 decks
61%synergy
Viscera Seer
75%inclusion90 decks120 decks
54%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
71%inclusion85 decks120 decks
54%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
78%inclusion94 decks120 decks
52%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
63%inclusion75 decks120 decks
52%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
52%inclusion62 decks120 decks
45%synergy
Teysa Karlov
61%inclusion73 decks120 decks
45%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
53%inclusion63 decks120 decks
43%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
57%inclusion69 decks120 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
72%inclusion86 decks120 decks
40%synergy
Village Rites
63%inclusion75 decks120 decks
40%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
54%inclusion65 decks120 decks
42%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
48%inclusion58 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
48%inclusion58 decks120 decks
-16%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
46%inclusion55 decks120 decks
28%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
44%inclusion53 decks120 decks
22%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
44%inclusion53 decks120 decks
39%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
43%inclusion52 decks120 decks
37%synergy
Master of Dark Rites
43%inclusion51 decks120 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
-8%synergy
Creatures
Felisa, Fang of Silverquill
39%inclusion47 decks120 decks
33%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
38%inclusion46 decks120 decks
32%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
37%inclusion44 decks120 decks
31%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
36%inclusion43 decks120 decks
33%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
35%inclusion42 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Champion of Dusk
35%inclusion42 decks120 decks
31%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
34%inclusion41 decks120 decks
29%synergy
Twilight Prophet
31%inclusion37 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
28%inclusion33 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Martyr of Dusk
27%inclusion32 decks120 decks
24%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
26%inclusion29 decks112 decks
22%synergy
Patron of the Vein
25%inclusion30 decks120 decks
21%synergy
Corpse Knight
24%inclusion29 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
24%inclusion29 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
24%inclusion29 decks120 decks
18%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
24%inclusion29 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Bloodghast
24%inclusion29 decks120 decks
18%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
23%inclusion15 decks64 decks
19%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
23%inclusion28 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Woe Strider
23%inclusion27 decks120 decks
18%synergy
Order of Sacred Dusk
22%inclusion26 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
22%inclusion26 decks120 decks
18%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
17%synergy
Redemption Choir
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Plaguecrafter
20%inclusion24 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Dusk Legion Sergeant
20%inclusion24 decks120 decks
17%synergy
Carrion Feeder
20%inclusion24 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Accursed Marauder
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
18%inclusion21 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Forerunner of the Legion
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Ophiomancer
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Smothering Abomination
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Bloodline Necromancer
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
-8%synergy
High-Society Hunter
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
12%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
14%inclusion11 decks79 decks
8%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Preacher of the Schism
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Captivating Vampire
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Despark
34%inclusion41 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
33%inclusion40 decks120 decks
32%synergy
Mortify
31%inclusion37 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
30%inclusion36 decks120 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Dispute
29%inclusion35 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Undying Malice
29%inclusion35 decks120 decks
28%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
28%inclusion33 decks120 decks
22%synergy
Feign Death
28%inclusion33 decks120 decks
26%synergy
Utter End
26%inclusion31 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Path to Exile
25%inclusion30 decks120 decks
-24%synergy
Generous Gift
24%inclusion29 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
22%inclusion26 decks120 decks
-18%synergy
Not Dead After All
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Fracture
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Return to Dust
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Demonic Gifts
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Dark Ritual
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
-12%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Nasty End
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Fanatical Offering
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Tragic Slip
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Vona's Hunger
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Abnormal Endurance
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Costly Plunder
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
-3%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Blood Pact
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Szat's Will
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Kabira Takedown
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Make a Stand
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Altar's Reap
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Inkshield
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
-12%synergy
Disenchant
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Soul Shatter
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Dawn Charm
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Crush Contraband
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
38%inclusion46 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Damn
38%inclusion45 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Austere Command
33%inclusion39 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
31%inclusion37 decks120 decks
26%synergy
Sign in Blood
28%inclusion33 decks120 decks
10%synergy
New Blood
23%inclusion27 decks120 decks
19%synergy
Read the Bones
22%inclusion26 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
22%inclusion26 decks120 decks
18%synergy
Vindicate
18%inclusion21 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Divine Reckoning
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Single Combat
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Exsanguinate
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Slash the Ranks
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Call to the Feast
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
-8%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Living Death
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Embrace Oblivion
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Cleansing Nova
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Toxic Deluge
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
-11%synergy
Lively Dirge
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Worthy Cost
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Ondu Inversion
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Queen's Commission
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Back for Seconds
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Dusk // Dawn
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Barter in Blood
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
39%inclusion47 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
34%inclusion41 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
29%inclusion35 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
27%inclusion32 decks120 decks
24%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
27%inclusion32 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Ghost Lantern
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Heirloom Blade
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Spawning Pit
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Oketra's Monument
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Culling Dais
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Animation Module
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Norn's Wellspring
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Excalibur II
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Aettir and Priwen
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
March of the Canonized
42%inclusion50 decks120 decks
35%synergy
Vampiric Rites
38%inclusion45 decks120 decks
30%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
37%inclusion44 decks120 decks
29%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
33%inclusion40 decks120 decks
28%synergy
Gift of Immortality
25%inclusion30 decks120 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
24%inclusion29 decks120 decks
-5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Exquisite Blood
19%inclusion23 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Sanguine Bond
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
-3%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Radiant Destiny
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Fallen Ideal
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Intangible Virtue
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Black Market
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Martyr's Cause
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Legion's Landing
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Kindred Boon
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Necrosynthesis
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Lunar Convocation
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
-3%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Blind Obedience
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
-11%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Smile at Death
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Profane Procession
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Life Insurance
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
25%inclusion30 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion55 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
37%inclusion44 decks120 decks
17%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
35%inclusion42 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
15%synergy
High Market
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Restless Fortress
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
-16%synergy
Secluded Steppe
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Shambling Vent
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Westvale Abbey
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
-3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion98 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Sol Ring
82%inclusion98 decks120 decks
-3%synergy
Orzhov Signet
79%inclusion95 decks120 decks
22%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
61%inclusion73 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
48%inclusion58 decks120 decks
23%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion30 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion24 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Marble Diamond
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
-3%synergy
Hourglass of the Lost
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
5%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
84%inclusion101 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Field
68%inclusion81 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Silence
65%inclusion78 decks120 decks
24%synergy
Isolated Chapel
57%inclusion68 decks120 decks
-9%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
57%inclusion68 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
52%inclusion62 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
52%inclusion62 decks120 decks
28%synergy
Caves of Koilos
43%inclusion51 decks120 decks
-15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
35%inclusion42 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Scoured Barrens
32%inclusion38 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
28%inclusion34 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
28%inclusion33 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
28%inclusion33 decks120 decks
22%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
27%inclusion32 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Voldaren Estate
26%inclusion31 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
17%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
18%inclusion21 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
-4%synergy
Fetid Heath
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
-22%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Silverquill Campus
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Desolate Mire
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
-7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
-3%synergy
Forlorn Flats
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Kabira Takedown
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Ondu Inversion
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
-22%synergy
Opal Palace
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
3%synergy