Elenda, the Dusk Rose (Commander) - Budget Core

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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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Legion Lieutenant
59%inclusion55 decks93 decks
53%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
57%inclusion53 decks93 decks
50%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
56%inclusion52 decks93 decks
50%synergy
Champion of Dusk
48%inclusion45 decks93 decks
44%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
49%inclusion46 decks93 decks
44%synergy
Cordial Vampire
52%inclusion48 decks93 decks
44%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
60%inclusion56 decks93 decks
42%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
47%inclusion44 decks93 decks
40%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
39%inclusion36 decks93 decks
36%synergy
Vampiric Rites
44%inclusion41 decks93 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Cruel Celebrant
60%inclusion56 decks93 decks
33%synergy
Village Rites
52%inclusion48 decks93 decks
29%synergy
Teysa Karlov
48%inclusion45 decks93 decks
32%synergy
Viscera Seer
48%inclusion45 decks93 decks
26%synergy
Blood Artist
46%inclusion43 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Mortify
43%inclusion40 decks93 decks
21%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
41%inclusion38 decks93 decks
34%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
39%inclusion36 decks93 decks
31%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
39%inclusion36 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Martyr of Dusk
39%inclusion36 decks93 decks
36%synergy
Creatures
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
39%inclusion36 decks93 decks
27%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
38%inclusion35 decks93 decks
23%synergy
Forerunner of the Legion
37%inclusion34 decks93 decks
34%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
37%inclusion34 decks93 decks
26%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
34%inclusion32 decks93 decks
19%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
32%inclusion30 decks93 decks
28%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
32%inclusion30 decks93 decks
28%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
32%inclusion27 decks84 decks
28%synergy
Felisa, Fang of Silverquill
31%inclusion29 decks93 decks
25%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
30%inclusion24 decks79 decks
26%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
30%inclusion28 decks93 decks
27%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
29%inclusion27 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Corpse Knight
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Markov Baron
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
21%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
20%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
16%synergy
High-Society Hunter
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
19%synergy
Bishop of the Bloodstained
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
21%synergy
Patron of the Vein
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
-3%synergy
Dusk Legion Sergeant
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
17%synergy
Indulging Patrician
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Twilight Prophet
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Bloodline Necromancer
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
17%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
13%synergy
Bishop of Rebirth
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
-5%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
17%inclusion13 decks78 decks
11%synergy
Order of Sacred Dusk
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Accursed Marauder
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Vicious Conquistador
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Redemption Choir
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Tithe Drinker
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Bishop of Binding
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Markov Purifier
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Paladin of Atonement
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Syr Vondam, the Lucent
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Susurian Voidborn
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
-4%synergy
Malakir Bloodwitch
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Vampire Gourmand
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Despark
38%inclusion35 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
33%inclusion31 decks93 decks
23%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
29%inclusion27 decks93 decks
-36%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
28%inclusion26 decks93 decks
27%synergy
Undying Malice
28%inclusion26 decks93 decks
26%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Dispute
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Fracture
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Feign Death
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
17%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Murder
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Utter End
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Path to Exile
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
-34%synergy
Moment of Craving
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Return to Dust
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Moment of Triumph
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Nasty End
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Rootborn Defenses
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
-14%synergy
Costly Plunder
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Hero's Downfall
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Fanatical Offering
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Make a Stand
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Altar's Reap
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Urge to Feed
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Another Chance
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Doom Blade
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Bleed Dry
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Disenchant
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Szat's Will
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Tragic Slip
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Depressurize
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Gravkill
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Breathe Your Last
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Gifts
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-9%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-34%synergy
Zealous Persecution
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Olivia's Wrath
33%inclusion31 decks93 decks
28%synergy
Victimize
29%inclusion27 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Sign in Blood
28%inclusion26 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Call to the Feast
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
22%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Read the Bones
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Queen's Commission
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
18%synergy
Feed the Swarm
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Slash the Ranks
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Austere Command
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
-5%synergy
New Blood
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Exsanguinate
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Arterial Flow
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Vindicate
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Damn
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
-23%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Divine Reckoning
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Feast of Blood
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Dread Return
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Bone Shards
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Gruesome Fate
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Final Vengeance
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Bone Splinters
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Single Combat
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Fumigate
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Macabre Waltz
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Eaten Alive
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Unburial Rites
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Recover
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Starfall Invocation
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Martial Coup
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Barter in Blood
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
1%synergy
By Invitation Only
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Blade of the Bloodchief
38%inclusion35 decks93 decks
31%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
-3%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Ghost Lantern
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Wedding Invitation
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Skullclamp
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
-20%synergy
Dusk Rose Reliquary
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-13%synergy
Heirloom Blade
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Squire's Lightblade
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Susurian Dirgecraft
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Hylderblade
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Bloodthorn Flail
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Culling Dais
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
March of the Canonized
33%inclusion31 decks93 decks
26%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
31%inclusion29 decks93 decks
25%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
27%inclusion25 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Sanguine Bond
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Radiant Destiny
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Legion's Landing
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Lunar Convocation
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
-15%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Intangible Virtue
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Profane Procession
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Gift of Fangs
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Necrosynthesis
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Squire's Devotion
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Eternal Thirst
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Kindred Boon
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Chorale of the Void
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of Hope
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Glasswing Grace
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Black Market
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Mark of the Vampire
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Grievous Wound
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Sorin, Solemn Visitor
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Bojuka Bog
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
-25%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
-15%synergy
Mortuary Mire
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Restless Fortress
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-16%synergy
Hidden Courtyard
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
73%inclusion68 decks93 decks
-12%synergy
Arcane Signet
69%inclusion64 decks93 decks
-12%synergy
Orzhov Signet
56%inclusion52 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
39%inclusion36 decks93 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
34%inclusion32 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
26%inclusion24 decks93 decks
-27%synergy
Marble Diamond
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
-9%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Locket
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-9%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion93 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion93 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
70%inclusion65 decks93 decks
-17%synergy
Temple of Silence
53%inclusion49 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
52%inclusion48 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Scoured Barrens
52%inclusion48 decks93 decks
27%synergy
Tainted Field
47%inclusion44 decks93 decks
-5%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
42%inclusion39 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
41%inclusion38 decks93 decks
17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
39%inclusion36 decks93 decks
18%synergy
Caves of Koilos
35%inclusion33 decks93 decks
-22%synergy
Isolated Chapel
28%inclusion26 decks93 decks
-37%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
27%inclusion25 decks93 decks
23%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Voldaren Estate
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
17%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
-3%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Silverquill Campus
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Forlorn Flats
13%inclusion10 decks79 decks
7%synergy
Opal Palace
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Desolate Mire
8.4%inclusion7 decks83 decks
-6%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Fetid Heath
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-31%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-14%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Heath
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Glasswing Grace
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Neglected Manor
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy