Strefan, Maurer Progenitor (Commander) - Expensive Upgraded

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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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The Soul Stone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Crossway Troublemakers
88%inclusion28 decks32 decks
85%synergy
Markov Enforcer
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
82%synergy
Patron of the Vein
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
82%synergy
Anje, Maid of Dishonor
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
82%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
82%synergy
Olivia, Crimson Bride
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
79%synergy
Olivia's Attendants
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
79%synergy
Necropolis Regent
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
72%synergy
Bloodtithe Harvester
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
72%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
68%synergy
Top Cards
Champion of Dusk
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
67%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
65%synergy
Feed the Swarm
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Blasphemous Act
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
63%synergy
Stromkirk Captain
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
56%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
51%synergy
Twilight Prophet
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
54%synergy
Malakir Bloodwitch
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
54%synergy
Lightning Greaves
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Ancient Tomb
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Jeska's Will
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
The One Ring
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Necropotence
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
50%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
52%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
49%synergy
Cordial Vampire
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
50%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
47%synergy
Falkenrath Forebear
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
51%synergy
Voldaren Bloodcaster
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
51%synergy
Bloodline Necromancer
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
51%synergy
Voldaren Epicure
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
50%synergy
Florian, Voldaren Scion
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
46%synergy
Captivating Vampire
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
49%synergy
Vein Ripper
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
49%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
45%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Anowon, the Ruin Sage
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
45%synergy
Kamber, the Plunderer
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
42%synergy
Blood Artist
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Timothar, Baron of Bats
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Drana, the Last Bloodchief
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Reckless Fireweaver
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Henrika Domnathi
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Roaming Throne
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Anger
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Susurian Voidborn
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
High-Society Hunter
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Olivia Voldaren
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Scion of Opulence
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Queen's Bay Paladin
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Falkenrath Gorger
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Markov Baron
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Bloodtracker
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Gluttonous Guest
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Vampire Socialite
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Zagras, Thief of Heartbeats
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Moonstone Eulogist
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Midnight Arsonist
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Cemetery Gatekeeper
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Westgate Regent
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Rakish Heir
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Restless Bloodseeker
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Bloodghast
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Vampire Nocturnus
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Ivora, Insatiable Heir
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Rakdos Charm
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Terminate
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Dispute
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Deflecting Swat
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Dark Ritual
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Infernal Grasp
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Bedevil
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Withering Torment
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Vampires' Vengeance
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Bitter Triumph
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Demand Answers
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Valakut Awakening
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Costly Plunder
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Urge to Feed
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Fatal Push
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Snuff Out
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Fanatical Offering
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Abrade
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-16%synergy
Sorceries
Olivia's Wrath
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
51%synergy
Vandalblast
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Night's Whisper
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Reanimate
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Pointed Discussion
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Toxic Deluge
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
13%synergy
New Blood
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Victimize
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Exsanguinate
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Kindred Dominance
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Sign in Blood
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Vampire's Kiss
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Intent
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Damnation
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Damnable Pact
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Edgar's Awakening
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Boltwave
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Living Death
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Blood Tribute
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Terminal Agony
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Arterial Flow
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Feast of Blood
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Relentless Assault
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Ancient Craving
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Inspiring Statuary
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Cryptolith Fragment
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Bontu's Monument
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Herald's Horn
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Jet Medallion
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Oni-Cult Anvil
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Urza's Incubator
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Mithril Coat
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Shadowspear
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Monument to Endurance
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Blood Fountain
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Whip of Erebos
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Ceremonial Knife
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Dowsing Device
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Gonti's Aether Heart
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Sword of the Animist
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Cranial Ram
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Throne of the God-Pharaoh
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Buster Sword
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Exquisite Blood
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Black Market Connections
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Arterial Alchemy
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Stensia Masquerade
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Sanguine Bond
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Sanctum of Stone Fangs
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Cover of Darkness
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Impact Tremors
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Underworld Connections
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Rising of the Day
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Weapons Manufacturing
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Wound Reflection
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
No Mercy
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Valakut Exploration
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Ghirapur Aether Grid
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin the Mirthless
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Sorin Markov
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Daretti, Ingenious Iconoclast
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Cabal Coffers
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Castle Locthwain
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Three Tree City
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Arena of Glory
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Inventors' Fair
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Shivan Gorge
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Ramunap Ruins
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Pit
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Barbarian Ring
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Buried Ruin
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Fomori Vault
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Fountainport
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Arid Archway
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Mines of Moria
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion30 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
94%inclusion30 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos Signet
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Patchwork Banner
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Mox Opal
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Fire Diamond
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Lens
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
97%inclusion31 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion31 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion31 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Blood Crypt
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Voldaren Estate
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
75%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
46%synergy
Luxury Suite
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Haunted Ridge
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Tainted Peak
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Badlands
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Raucous Theater
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Mount Doom
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Path of Ancestry
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Graven Cairns
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Cavern of Souls
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
39%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
34%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Blazemire Verge
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Malice
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Marsh Flats
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Arid Mesa
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Fabled Passage
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Wooded Foothills
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Delta
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Valakut Awakening
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Scalding Tarn
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Mana Confluence
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Canyon Slough
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
City of Brass
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Hagra Mauling
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Cave
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-10%synergy