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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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Gwenom, Remorseless
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Indulging Patrician
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
54%synergy
Verrak, Warped Sengir
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
49%synergy
Cleric Class
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
47%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
45%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
44%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
44%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
41%synergy
Lunar Convocation
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Sanguine Bond
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
40%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
39%synergy
Blood Artist
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Twilight Prophet
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
35%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
38%synergy
Stromkirk Captain
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
37%synergy
Markov Purifier
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
39%synergy
Creatures
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
27%synergy
Tithe Drinker
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
34%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Cordial Vampire
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
29%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
30%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
29%synergy
Anje, Maid of Dishonor
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
27%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Markov Baron
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Drana's Emissary
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Nullpriest of Oblivion
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Soul Warden
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Strefan, Maurer Progenitor
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Champion of Dusk
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Olivia, Crimson Bride
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Henrika Domnathi
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Essence Channeler
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Mathas, Fiend Seeker
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Rowan, Scion of War
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Children of Korlis
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Anowon, the Ruin Sage
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Serra Ascendant
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Blood Baron of Vizkopa
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Forerunner of the Legion
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Restless Bloodseeker
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Vampire Socialite
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Sangromancer
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Voldaren Bloodcaster
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Crackling Doom
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Mortify
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Path to Exile
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
-16%synergy
Stinging Study
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
27%synergy
Despark
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Boros Charm
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
-9%synergy
Fracture
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Inevitable Defeat
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
14%synergy
Chaos Warp
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Generous Gift
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Light of Hope
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Terminate
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Helix
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Return to Dust
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Vampires' Vengeance
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Utter End
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Bleed Dry
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Bedevil
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Legion Leadership
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Restoration Magic
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Hero's Downfall
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Charm
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Necrologia
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Big Score
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Revitalize
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Bolt Bend
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Showstopping Surprise
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Fumigate
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
32%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Night's Whisper
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Exsanguinate
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
-17%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Blasphemous Act
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Blood Tribute
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Damn
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Sign in Blood
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
10%synergy
New Blood
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Waltz of Rage
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Vampire's Kiss
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Chaplain's Blessing
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Painful Truths
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Imposing Grandeur
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Call to the Feast
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Vandalblast
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Mythos of Snapdax
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Vindicate
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Revival // Revenge
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Crippling Fear
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Austere Command
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Profane Tutor
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Merciless Eviction
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Pain's Reward
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Essence Harvest
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Offering
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Risky Shortcut
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Explosive Getaway
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Well of Lost Dreams
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Whip of Erebos
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Sigil
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Herald's Horn
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Sunbeam Spellbomb
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Heirloom Blade
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Sword of War and Peace
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Aettir and Priwen
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Sword of Light and Shadow
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Mithril Coat
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Embercleave
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Infiltration Lens
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Pact Weapon
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Sword of the Animist
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Fountain of Renewal
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
The Wind Crystal
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Excalibur, Sword of Eden
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Stensia Masquerade
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Font of Agonies
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
33%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Exquisite Blood
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
20%synergy
March of the Canonized
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Legion's Landing
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Greed
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Blind Obedience
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-6%synergy
Dawn of Hope
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Campaign of Vengeance
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Light of Promise
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Rites
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Griffin Aerie
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Boon Reflection
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Sunspring Expedition
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
True Conviction
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
31%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Rogue's Passage
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Bojuka Bog
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
-10%synergy
Radiant Fountain
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Slayers' Stronghold
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion35 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Sol Ring
74%inclusion31 decks42 decks
-15%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Orzhov Signet
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Rakdos Signet
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
-9%synergy
Boros Signet
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
-7%synergy
Pristine Talisman
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
-11%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Mardu Banner
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Patchwork Banner
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion41 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion41 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion41 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion37 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Nomad Outpost
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
57%inclusion24 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Voldaren Estate
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
39%synergy
Battlefield Forge
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
-10%synergy
Caves of Koilos
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Shattered Landscape
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Isolated Chapel
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
-17%synergy
Scoured Barrens
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
-17%synergy
Temple of Silence
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
-7%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
-22%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Godless Shrine
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
-25%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Fetid Heath
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Malice
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Vault of Champions
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
-15%synergy
Savai Triome
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
-22%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Blood Crypt
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
-27%synergy
Sacred Foundry
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
-27%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Triumph
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
-6%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
-6%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Rugged Prairie
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Spectator Seating
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-19%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Akoum Refuge
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Field
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Sundown Pass
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-9%synergy
Luxury Suite
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-21%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Marsh Flats
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-20%synergy
Geothermal Bog
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Haunted Ridge
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-8%synergy
Sacred Peaks
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
8%synergy