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
60%inclusion56 decks94 decks
54%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
57%inclusion54 decks94 decks
51%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
57%inclusion54 decks94 decks
51%synergy
Cordial Vampire
53%inclusion50 decks94 decks
45%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
50%inclusion47 decks94 decks
44%synergy
Champion of Dusk
48%inclusion45 decks94 decks
44%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
60%inclusion56 decks94 decks
42%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
49%inclusion46 decks94 decks
41%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
39%inclusion37 decks94 decks
37%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
43%inclusion40 decks94 decks
36%synergy
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Cruel Celebrant
60%inclusion56 decks94 decks
32%synergy
Village Rites
51%inclusion48 decks94 decks
28%synergy
Viscera Seer
50%inclusion47 decks94 decks
28%synergy
Teysa Karlov
49%inclusion46 decks94 decks
33%synergy
Blood Artist
48%inclusion45 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Mortify
45%inclusion42 decks94 decks
22%synergy
Vampiric Rites
43%inclusion40 decks94 decks
34%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
39%inclusion37 decks94 decks
28%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
39%inclusion37 decks94 decks
33%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
38%inclusion36 decks94 decks
30%synergy
Creatures
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
38%inclusion36 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Martyr of Dusk
38%inclusion36 decks94 decks
35%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
37%inclusion35 decks94 decks
27%synergy
Forerunner of the Legion
37%inclusion35 decks94 decks
35%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
37%inclusion35 decks94 decks
22%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
35%inclusion33 decks94 decks
20%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
33%inclusion28 decks85 decks
29%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
33%inclusion26 decks80 decks
28%synergy
Felisa, Fang of Silverquill
32%inclusion30 decks94 decks
26%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
32%inclusion30 decks94 decks
27%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
32%inclusion30 decks94 decks
28%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
30%inclusion28 decks94 decks
26%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
28%inclusion26 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Markov Baron
24%inclusion23 decks94 decks
22%synergy
Corpse Knight
23%inclusion22 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
23%inclusion22 decks94 decks
17%synergy
Patron of the Vein
22%inclusion21 decks94 decks
18%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
22%inclusion21 decks94 decks
19%synergy
High-Society Hunter
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
Bishop of the Bloodstained
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
21%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
20%inclusion19 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
15%synergy
Dusk Legion Sergeant
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Indulging Patrician
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Twilight Prophet
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Bishop of Rebirth
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
17%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Bloodline Necromancer
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
18%inclusion14 decks79 decks
12%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Accursed Marauder
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Vicious Conquistador
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Redemption Choir
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
-8%synergy
Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Order of Sacred Dusk
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Susurian Voidborn
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Syr Vondam, the Lucent
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Tithe Drinker
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Markov Purifier
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Bishop of Binding
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Paladin of Atonement
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Despark
38%inclusion36 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
34%inclusion32 decks94 decks
23%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
30%inclusion28 decks94 decks
-35%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
28%inclusion26 decks94 decks
26%synergy
Undying Malice
28%inclusion26 decks94 decks
26%synergy
Feign Death
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Dispute
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Fracture
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Utter End
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Murder
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Path to Exile
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
-34%synergy
Return to Dust
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Moment of Craving
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Nasty End
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
-12%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Costly Plunder
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Fanatical Offering
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Moment of Triumph
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Rootborn Defenses
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Urge to Feed
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Szat's Will
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Hero's Downfall
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Make a Stand
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Tragic Slip
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Gravkill
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Depressurize
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Doom Blade
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Altar's Reap
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Bleed Dry
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Disenchant
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Another Chance
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Breathe Your Last
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-34%synergy
Zealous Persecution
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Gifts
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Valorous Stance
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-9%synergy
Sorceries
Olivia's Wrath
35%inclusion33 decks94 decks
30%synergy
Victimize
29%inclusion27 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Sign in Blood
29%inclusion27 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Call to the Feast
26%inclusion24 decks94 decks
24%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
24%inclusion23 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Read the Bones
20%inclusion19 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Queen's Commission
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
17%synergy
Feed the Swarm
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Slash the Ranks
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Exsanguinate
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Austere Command
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
-6%synergy
New Blood
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Arterial Flow
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Vindicate
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Damn
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
-23%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Feast of Blood
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Divine Reckoning
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Gruesome Fate
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Dread Return
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Eaten Alive
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Bone Shards
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Fumigate
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Macabre Waltz
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Final Vengeance
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Bone Splinters
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Unburial Rites
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Recover
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Single Combat
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Starfall Invocation
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Martial Coup
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Barter in Blood
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
5%synergy
By Invitation Only
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion22 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Ghost Lantern
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
14%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Skullclamp
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
-19%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Wedding Invitation
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
-12%synergy
Dusk Rose Reliquary
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Hylderblade
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Squire's Lightblade
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Susurian Dirgecraft
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Culling Dais
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Heirloom Blade
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
4%synergy
The Wind Crystal
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-2%synergy
The Masamune
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
World Map
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Excalibur II
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
March of the Canonized
34%inclusion32 decks94 decks
27%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
31%inclusion29 decks94 decks
25%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
27%inclusion25 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Sanguine Bond
23%inclusion22 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Radiant Destiny
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Legion's Landing
15%inclusion14 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Lunar Convocation
14%inclusion9 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Intangible Virtue
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
-16%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Profane Procession
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Gift of Fangs
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Necrosynthesis
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Grievous Wound
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Chorale of the Void
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Squire's Devotion
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Eternal Thirst
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Hope
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Glasswing Grace
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Black Market
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
Mark of the Vampire
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Kindred Boon
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
20%inclusion19 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Sorin, Solemn Visitor
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
23%inclusion22 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Bojuka Bog
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
-25%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
18%inclusion17 decks94 decks
-16%synergy
Mortuary Mire
17%inclusion16 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion10 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Restless Fortress
10%inclusion9 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-16%synergy
Hidden Courtyard
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
73%inclusion69 decks94 decks
-12%synergy
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion66 decks94 decks
-11%synergy
Orzhov Signet
56%inclusion53 decks94 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
38%inclusion36 decks94 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
34%inclusion32 decks94 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
28%inclusion26 decks94 decks
-26%synergy
Marble Diamond
19%inclusion18 decks94 decks
13%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
16%inclusion15 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
-9%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Locket
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
-9%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion94 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion94 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
69%inclusion65 decks94 decks
-17%synergy
Temple of Silence
53%inclusion50 decks94 decks
12%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
52%inclusion49 decks94 decks
10%synergy
Scoured Barrens
52%inclusion49 decks94 decks
28%synergy
Tainted Field
47%inclusion44 decks94 decks
-5%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
41%inclusion39 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
40%inclusion38 decks94 decks
16%synergy
Evolving Wilds
38%inclusion36 decks94 decks
17%synergy
Caves of Koilos
35%inclusion33 decks94 decks
-22%synergy
Isolated Chapel
28%inclusion26 decks94 decks
-37%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
27%inclusion25 decks94 decks
22%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
23%inclusion22 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Voldaren Estate
23%inclusion22 decks94 decks
17%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion21 decks94 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
-3%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
21%inclusion20 decks94 decks
15%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
20%inclusion19 decks94 decks
11%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Silverquill Campus
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
14%inclusion13 decks94 decks
7%synergy
Forlorn Flats
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Opal Palace
12%inclusion11 decks94 decks
9%synergy
Desolate Mire
8.3%inclusion7 decks84 decks
-6%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
2%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
-1%synergy
Fetid Heath
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-31%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Heath
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
-14%synergy
Glasswing Grace
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Neglected Manor
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy