Elenda, the Dusk Rose (Commander) - Optimized Lifegain

Sikora
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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Decorum Dissertation
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
20%synergy
Erode
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
13%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-2%synergy
South Wind Avatar
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Blade of the Bloodchief
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
60%synergy
Cordial Vampire
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
59%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
52%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
48%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
43%synergy
Teysa Karlov
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
42%synergy
Exquisite Blood
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Blood Artist
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
39%synergy
Viscera Seer
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Skullclamp
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Sanguine Bond
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Reanimate
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Twilight Prophet
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Demonic Tutor
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Teferi's Protection
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Necropotence
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Farewell
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
31%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Master of Dark Rites
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Captivating Vampire
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Warren Soultrader
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Corpse Knight
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Ophiomancer
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Champion of Dusk
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Exalted Sunborn
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Anowon, the Ruin Sage
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Felisa, Fang of Silverquill
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Preacher of the Schism
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Patron of the Vein
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Bloodghast
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Roaming Throne
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Forerunner of the Legion
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Esper Sentinel
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Drana and Linvala
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Deadly Dispute
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Village Rites
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Dark Ritual
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Path to Exile
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-19%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Inkshield
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Fracture
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Return to Dust
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Not Dead After All
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Get Lost
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Murder
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Vona's Hunger
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Mortify
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Akroma's Will
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Dawn's Truce
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Thraben Charm
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Orim's Chant
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Treacherous Greed
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Vanishing Verse
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Surge of Salvation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Despark
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-23%synergy
Utter End
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Nasty End
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Generous Gift
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-15%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Intent
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Damn
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Exsanguinate
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Victimize
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Toxic Deluge
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Austere Command
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Grim Tutor
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
New Blood
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Kindred Dominance
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Blood Tribute
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Damnation
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Embrace Oblivion
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Fell
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Gift of Estates
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Severed Strands
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Profane Tutor
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Killing Wave
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Revival // Revenge
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Fumigate
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Humiliate
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Covetous Elegy
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Morningtide's Light
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
19%synergy
The Ozolith
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Animation Module
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Herald's Horn
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
The Masamune
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Jet Medallion
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Altar of Dementia
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Heirloom Blade
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
The Wind Crystal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Ghost Lantern
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Whip of Erebos
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Coat of Arms
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Bontu's Monument
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Urza's Incubator
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Sword of the Animist
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Andúril, Flame of the West
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Spawning Pit
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Gift of Immortality
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Grave Pact
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
2%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Vampiric Rites
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Anointed Procession
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
5%synergy
March of the Canonized
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Land Tax
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Blind Obedience
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Radiant Destiny
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Ghostly Prison
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Legion's Landing
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Bitterblossom
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Kinbinding
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Lunar Convocation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Bonds
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Black Market
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Divine Visitation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Necromancy
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Idolized
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Revel in Riches
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Kindred Boon
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Sorin, Solemn Visitor
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
16%synergy
High Market
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Rogue's Passage
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Three Tree City
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
20%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Coffers
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Westvale Abbey
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Restless Fortress
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Deserted Temple
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Castle Locthwain
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Arid Archway
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Shambling Vent
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Forge of Heroes
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
-15%synergy
Orzhov Signet
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Patchwork Banner
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Marble Diamond
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Plains
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Godless Shrine
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Isolated Chapel
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Caves of Koilos
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Field
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Silence
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Vault of Champions
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Fetid Heath
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Voldaren Estate
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Marsh Flats
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Silent Clearing
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Scoured Barrens
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Cavern of Souls
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Mire
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Witch Enchanter
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Windswept Heath
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Silverquill Campus
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-12%synergy
Arid Mesa
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Scrubland
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Confluence
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
City of Brass
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy