Elenda, the Dusk Rose (Commander) - Expensive Lifegain

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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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Kinbinding
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Belonging
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Kinscaer Sentry
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Changeling Wayfinder
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Charismatic Conqueror
74%inclusion67 decks91 decks
62%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
64%inclusion58 decks91 decks
58%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
69%inclusion63 decks91 decks
57%synergy
Cordial Vampire
64%inclusion58 decks91 decks
57%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
81%inclusion74 decks91 decks
55%synergy
Blood Artist
86%inclusion78 decks91 decks
54%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
76%inclusion69 decks91 decks
54%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
71%inclusion65 decks91 decks
53%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
67%inclusion61 decks91 decks
50%synergy
Viscera Seer
70%inclusion64 decks91 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
74%inclusion67 decks91 decks
9%synergy
Skullclamp
69%inclusion63 decks91 decks
42%synergy
Exquisite Blood
66%inclusion60 decks91 decks
49%synergy
Teysa Karlov
63%inclusion57 decks91 decks
47%synergy
Dark Ritual
56%inclusion51 decks91 decks
33%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
56%inclusion51 decks91 decks
41%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
56%inclusion51 decks91 decks
45%synergy
Path to Exile
55%inclusion50 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
53%inclusion48 decks91 decks
13%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
51%inclusion46 decks91 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
69%inclusion63 decks91 decks
46%synergy
Demonic Tutor
62%inclusion56 decks91 decks
46%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
55%inclusion50 decks91 decks
43%synergy
Teferi's Protection
42%inclusion38 decks91 decks
26%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
33%inclusion30 decks91 decks
19%synergy
Ancient Tomb
31%inclusion28 decks91 decks
24%synergy
Necropotence
24%inclusion22 decks91 decks
18%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
24%inclusion22 decks91 decks
13%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
39%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
47%inclusion43 decks91 decks
37%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
43%inclusion39 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
42%inclusion38 decks91 decks
39%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
41%inclusion37 decks91 decks
26%synergy
Master of Dark Rites
41%inclusion37 decks91 decks
34%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
41%inclusion37 decks91 decks
35%synergy
Captivating Vampire
38%inclusion35 decks91 decks
36%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
37%inclusion34 decks91 decks
31%synergy
Roaming Throne
37%inclusion34 decks91 decks
32%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
35%inclusion32 decks91 decks
13%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
35%inclusion32 decks91 decks
31%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
34%inclusion31 decks91 decks
26%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
33%inclusion30 decks91 decks
17%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
33%inclusion30 decks91 decks
28%synergy
Warren Soultrader
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
23%synergy
Felisa, Fang of Silverquill
31%inclusion28 decks91 decks
25%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
31%inclusion28 decks91 decks
21%synergy
Vein Ripper
30%inclusion27 decks91 decks
27%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
29%inclusion26 decks91 decks
25%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
27%inclusion25 decks91 decks
22%synergy
Twilight Prophet
27%inclusion25 decks91 decks
17%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
26%inclusion24 decks91 decks
20%synergy
Esper Sentinel
25%inclusion23 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
25%inclusion23 decks91 decks
11%synergy
Forerunner of the Legion
24%inclusion22 decks91 decks
22%synergy
Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation
24%inclusion22 decks91 decks
20%synergy
Preacher of the Schism
24%inclusion22 decks91 decks
21%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
15%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
23%inclusion21 decks91 decks
19%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
22%inclusion20 decks91 decks
15%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Ophiomancer
21%inclusion19 decks91 decks
14%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
20%inclusion18 decks91 decks
13%synergy
Bloodghast
20%inclusion18 decks91 decks
14%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
19%inclusion17 decks91 decks
11%synergy
Champion of Dusk
19%inclusion17 decks91 decks
15%synergy
Exalted Sunborn
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
14%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
18%inclusion16 decks91 decks
12%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
18%inclusion14 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
16%inclusion15 decks91 decks
13%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
16%inclusion15 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Corpse Knight
15%inclusion14 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
15%inclusion14 decks91 decks
10%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
15%inclusion14 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Henrika Domnathi
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
13%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
42%inclusion38 decks91 decks
31%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
34%inclusion31 decks91 decks
26%synergy
Inkshield
33%inclusion30 decks91 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Rollick
29%inclusion26 decks91 decks
17%synergy
Village Rites
29%inclusion26 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Dispute
29%inclusion26 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Generous Gift
19%inclusion17 decks91 decks
-6%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Fracture
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
-5%synergy
Get Lost
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
10%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Mortify
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
-9%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Despark
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
-20%synergy
Akroma's Will
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Malice
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Imp's Mischief
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
-6%synergy
Utter End
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
-5%synergy
Nasty End
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Culling the Weak
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Entomb
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
0%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Return to Dust
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Undying Malice
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Vona's Hunger
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
42%inclusion38 decks91 decks
27%synergy
Damn
37%inclusion34 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Intent
29%inclusion26 decks91 decks
19%synergy
Exsanguinate
24%inclusion22 decks91 decks
12%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
23%inclusion21 decks91 decks
19%synergy
Toxic Deluge
23%inclusion21 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
22%inclusion20 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Grim Tutor
19%inclusion17 decks91 decks
15%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion16 decks91 decks
13%synergy
Farewell
16%inclusion15 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Vindicate
15%inclusion14 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Kindred Dominance
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
-4%synergy
Feed the Swarm
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
-6%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
9%synergy
New Blood
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
-1%synergy
Austere Command
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
-10%synergy
Divine Reckoning
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Imperial Seal
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
-4%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
-1%synergy
Morningtide's Light
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Fumigate
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Ozolith
43%inclusion39 decks91 decks
39%synergy
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
31%inclusion28 decks91 decks
28%synergy
Animation Module
25%inclusion23 decks91 decks
24%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion20 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
19%inclusion17 decks91 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion14 decks91 decks
-10%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
11%synergy
Jet Medallion
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Herald's Horn
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Sword of the Animist
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
7%synergy
The Masamune
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Bontu's Monument
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Oketra's Monument
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
-1%synergy
Shadowspear
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Spawning Pit
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Sanguine Bond
48%inclusion44 decks91 decks
28%synergy
Black Market Connections
47%inclusion43 decks91 decks
26%synergy
Anointed Procession
43%inclusion39 decks91 decks
34%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
40%inclusion36 decks91 decks
22%synergy
Gift of Immortality
37%inclusion34 decks91 decks
32%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
36%inclusion33 decks91 decks
26%synergy
Grave Pact
32%inclusion29 decks91 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
32%inclusion29 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
26%inclusion24 decks91 decks
22%synergy
Land Tax
25%inclusion23 decks91 decks
15%synergy
March of the Canonized
24%inclusion22 decks91 decks
18%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Legion's Landing
22%inclusion20 decks91 decks
19%synergy
Bitterblossom
22%inclusion20 decks91 decks
14%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
19%inclusion17 decks91 decks
12%synergy
Blind Obedience
18%inclusion16 decks91 decks
-1%synergy
Vampiric Rites
18%inclusion16 decks91 decks
10%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
16%inclusion15 decks91 decks
11%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Lunar Convocation
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Black Market
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
-8%synergy
Necromancy
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Fallen Ideal
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Greater Auramancy
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Dark Prophecy
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Chorale of the Void
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Wound Reflection
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
0%synergy
Caretaker's Talent
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
26%inclusion24 decks91 decks
24%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
21%inclusion19 decks91 decks
16%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
10%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Phyrexian Tower
59%inclusion54 decks91 decks
43%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
52%inclusion47 decks91 decks
31%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
49%inclusion45 decks91 decks
16%synergy
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion43 decks91 decks
3%synergy
High Market
36%inclusion33 decks91 decks
25%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
28%synergy
Cabal Coffers
30%inclusion27 decks91 decks
18%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
27%inclusion25 decks91 decks
16%synergy
Three Tree City
26%inclusion16 decks62 decks
22%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
18%synergy
Rogue's Passage
23%inclusion21 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion20 decks91 decks
-1%synergy
Urza's Saga
18%inclusion16 decks91 decks
12%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
16%inclusion15 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Minas Tirith
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
9%synergy
Castle Locthwain
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Westvale Abbey
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Restless Fortress
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
0%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
-1%synergy
War Room
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Field of the Dead
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion89 decks91 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion81 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
57%inclusion52 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Signet
51%inclusion46 decks91 decks
-6%synergy
The Soul Stone
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion16 decks91 decks
-3%synergy
Patchwork Banner
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
-14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Crypt
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Mox Amber
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
-6%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Chrome Mox
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
97%inclusion88 decks91 decks
10%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion88 decks91 decks
-1%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion88 decks91 decks
-1%synergy
Godless Shrine
89%inclusion81 decks91 decks
39%synergy
Isolated Chapel
82%inclusion75 decks91 decks
17%synergy
Vault of Champions
79%inclusion72 decks91 decks
39%synergy
Marsh Flats
76%inclusion69 decks91 decks
46%synergy
Caves of Koilos
68%inclusion62 decks91 decks
11%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
62%inclusion56 decks91 decks
27%synergy
Fetid Heath
56%inclusion51 decks91 decks
17%synergy
Tainted Field
49%inclusion45 decks91 decks
-2%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
47%inclusion43 decks91 decks
20%synergy
Cavern of Souls
45%inclusion41 decks91 decks
40%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
42%inclusion38 decks91 decks
31%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
38%inclusion35 decks91 decks
16%synergy
Silent Clearing
38%inclusion35 decks91 decks
23%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
34%inclusion31 decks91 decks
-7%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
34%inclusion31 decks91 decks
-7%synergy
Voldaren Estate
34%inclusion31 decks91 decks
28%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion30 decks91 decks
10%synergy
Scrubland
32%inclusion29 decks91 decks
21%synergy
Temple of Silence
27%inclusion25 decks91 decks
-13%synergy
Fell the Profane
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
23%inclusion21 decks91 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
16%inclusion15 decks91 decks
13%synergy
Prismatic Vista
15%inclusion14 decks91 decks
9%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
15%inclusion14 decks91 decks
10%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
-8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
-12%synergy
Desolate Mire
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Confluence
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Scoured Barrens
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
-13%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Witch Enchanter
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Windswept Heath
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Opal Palace
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
-15%synergy
Arid Mesa
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
-1%synergy