The Mindskinner (Commander) - Core Aggro

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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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Moxfield
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Jace's Phantasm
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
73%synergy
Fireshrieker
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
71%synergy
Ruin Crab
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
61%synergy
Tempest Djinn
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
60%synergy
Vantress Gargoyle
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
59%synergy
Bonehoard
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
59%synergy
Fraying Sanity
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
57%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
57%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
56%synergy
Strata Scythe
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
52%synergy
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Negate
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
31%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
69%inclusion9 decks13 decks
41%synergy
Undead Alchemist
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
50%synergy
Didn't Say Please
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
49%synergy
Fractured Sanity
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
47%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
47%synergy
Propaganda
54%inclusion7 decks13 decks
25%synergy
Brainstorm
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Thought Collapse
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
43%synergy
Counterspell
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
-21%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-27%synergy
Creatures
Esior, Wardwing Familiar
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
43%synergy
Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
45%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
36%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
32%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Invisible Stalker
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
29%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
28%synergy
Hedron Crab
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Soulless Jailer
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
28%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
28%synergy
Veteran Ice Climber
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Relic Golem
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Phantom Warrior
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Fog Bank
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Fleet Swallower
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Slither Blade
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Thassa, God of the Sea
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
18%synergy
Shadow Kin
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Spark Double
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Expedition Lookout
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Hraesvelgr of the First Brood
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Plumecreed Escort
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Aether Figment
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Stuffy Doll
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Brass Squire
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Screaming Swarm
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Chasm Skulker
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Body of Knowledge
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
9%synergy
Etherium Sculptor
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Spectral Sailor
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Clammy Prowler
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Manic Scribe
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Riddlekeeper
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Blighted Agent
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Tidal Terror
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Gray Harbor Merfolk
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Mindshrieker
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Sage's Row Denizen
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Ambling Stormshell
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cephalid Inkmage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Aetherize
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Thought Scour
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
31%synergy
High Tide
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
-6%synergy
Opt
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Long River's Pull
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Frantic Search
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-6%synergy
Reality Shift
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-5%synergy
Slip Out the Back
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
16%synergy
Keep Watch
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Get Out
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Visions of Beyond
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
18%synergy
Shore Up
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
18%synergy
Drown in Dreams
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
18%synergy
Archive Trap
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Pongify
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-25%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-20%synergy
Countermand
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Fact or Fiction
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Not of This World
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Psychic Spiral
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Resculpt
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Swan Song
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-10%synergy
Contact Other Plane
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-21%synergy
Lazotep Plating
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Spell Pierce
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Reenact the Crime
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Into the Story
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-27%synergy
See Double
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Reject
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Run Away Together
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Dive Down
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Stern Dismissal
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Stubborn Denial
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Confounding Riddle
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Turn Aside
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Reverse the Polarity
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Aetherspouts
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Consider
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-6%synergy
Twist Reality
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Keep Safe
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Hieroglyphic Illumination
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Winds of Rebuke
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Supreme Will
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Strix Serenade
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-2%synergy
Bane's Contingency
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Spy Network
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Glorious Gale
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Cut Your Losses
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
34%synergy
Ponder
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Ravenform
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Preordain
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
18%synergy
Chart a Course
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Divination
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Bond of Insight
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Flood of Tears
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Curse of the Swine
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Nanogene Conversion
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Thoughtcast
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Traumatize
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Windfall
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-16%synergy
Increasing Confusion
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Fascination
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Stolen Identity
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Mind Spring
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Scour All Possibilities
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Fabricate
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-14%synergy
Faerie Slumber Party
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Mind Sculpt
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Part the Waterveil
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Serum Visions
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
Deep Analysis
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Stolen by the Fae
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Self-Reflection
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Counsel of the Soratami
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Enter the Enigma
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Unnerving Grasp
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Heist
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Hands of Binding
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Jailbreak Scheme
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Artful Dodge
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Haunting Imitation
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Taigam's Strike
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Overflowing Insight
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
40%synergy
Brass Knuckles
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Trepanation Blade
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Ring of Evos Isle
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
30%synergy
Crawlspace
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Champion's Helm
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Assault Suit
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Mindcrank
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
Sword of the Animist
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
18%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Mjölnir, Storm Hammer
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Specimen Freighter
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Silent Gravestone
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Unlicensed Hearse
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Tome of Legends
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Commander's Plate
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Bident of Thassa
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-41%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Leyline Axe
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Aether Syphon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Nettlecyst
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Gavel of the Righteous
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
The Indomitable
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Golem-Skin Gauntlets
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Masterwork of Ingenuity
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Thran Power Suit
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Armillary Sphere
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Hand of Vecna
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Mithril Coat
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Boarded Window
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Strength-Testing Hammer
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Traveler's Amulet
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Altar of the Goyf
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Cryptic Coat
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Haunted Cloak
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
The Key to the Vault
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Bloodforged Battle-Axe
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Bronze Cudgels
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Helm of the Host
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Memory Erosion
46%inclusion6 decks13 decks
41%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
27%synergy
Eel Umbra
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
37%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
26%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
29%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
27%synergy
Wizard Class
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Curator's Ward
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
22%synergy
Drowned Secrets
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Court of Cunning
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Aqueous Form
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Dissipation Field
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Nerd Rage
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
12%synergy
Witness Protection
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
10%synergy
Teferi's Veil
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Search for Azcanta
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Sugar Coat
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Curiosity
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Drake Umbra
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Frogify
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Forced Fruition
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Collective Restraint
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Mirrodin Besieged
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Crab Umbra
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Remora
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-20%synergy
Disturbing Conversion
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Bottomless Pool // Locker Room
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Erasure
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Vanishing
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Navigator's Ruin
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Fae Flight
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Psychic Surgery
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Vessel of Paramnesia
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Candlekeep Sage
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
-12%synergy
Castle Vantress
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Rogue's Passage
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
24%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
23%synergy
Halimar Depths
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Secluded Starforge
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Buried Ruin
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
3%synergy
War Room
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Academy Ruins
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
Archway of Innovation
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-41%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Desert
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Rivendell
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Roadside Reliquary
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Seat of the Synod
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-10%synergy
Trenchpost
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Encroaching Wastes
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Tolaria West
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-9%synergy
Emergence Zone
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Hidden Cataract
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Volatile Fault
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Terrain Generator
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Sunken Palace
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-3%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-17%synergy
Shelldock Isle
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
77%inclusion10 decks13 decks
-9%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion8 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Sky Diamond
38%inclusion5 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
-7%synergy
Midnight Clock
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-36%synergy
Lantern of Revealing
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Altar of the Pantheon
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Honored Heirloom
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Coveted Jewel
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Fractured Powerstone
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Cultivator's Caravan
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
The Mightstone and Weakstone
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Lens
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Misleading Signpost
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion13 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
31%inclusion4 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
2%synergy
Opal Palace
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-13%synergy