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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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Bruvac the Grandiloquent
86%inclusion83 decks97 decks
82%synergy
Fireshrieker
76%inclusion74 decks97 decks
71%synergy
Fractured Sanity
76%inclusion74 decks97 decks
70%synergy
Ruin Crab
75%inclusion73 decks97 decks
67%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
74%inclusion72 decks97 decks
67%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
66%inclusion64 decks97 decks
63%synergy
Bonehoard
63%inclusion61 decks97 decks
60%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
65%inclusion63 decks97 decks
60%synergy
Jace's Phantasm
60%inclusion58 decks97 decks
56%synergy
Undead Alchemist
59%inclusion57 decks97 decks
55%synergy
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Swiftfoot Boots
80%inclusion78 decks97 decks
52%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
74%inclusion72 decks97 decks
18%synergy
Propaganda
69%inclusion67 decks97 decks
40%synergy
Lightning Greaves
68%inclusion66 decks97 decks
42%synergy
The Water Crystal
65%inclusion22 decks34 decks
54%synergy
Counterspell
63%inclusion61 decks97 decks
-4%synergy
Spark Double
63%inclusion61 decks97 decks
49%synergy
Visions of Beyond
60%inclusion58 decks97 decks
55%synergy
Memory Erosion
60%inclusion58 decks97 decks
55%synergy
Commander's Plate
59%inclusion57 decks97 decks
55%synergy
Game Changers
Consecrated Sphinx
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
-5%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
-31%synergy
Creatures
Auton Soldier
58%inclusion56 decks97 decks
53%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
53%inclusion51 decks97 decks
47%synergy
Hedron Crab
51%inclusion49 decks97 decks
45%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
46%inclusion45 decks97 decks
40%synergy
Vantress Gargoyle
44%inclusion43 decks97 decks
42%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
44%inclusion43 decks97 decks
42%synergy
Soulless Jailer
41%inclusion40 decks97 decks
38%synergy
Riddlekeeper
40%inclusion39 decks97 decks
38%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
39%inclusion38 decks97 decks
37%synergy
Canoptek Scarab Swarm
38%inclusion37 decks97 decks
37%synergy
Fleet Swallower
36%inclusion35 decks97 decks
32%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
35%inclusion34 decks97 decks
12%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
30%inclusion29 decks97 decks
16%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
30%inclusion29 decks97 decks
28%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
30%inclusion29 decks97 decks
25%synergy
Sakashima the Impostor
29%inclusion28 decks97 decks
26%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
28%inclusion27 decks97 decks
20%synergy
Brass Squire
24%inclusion23 decks97 decks
23%synergy
Esior, Wardwing Familiar
24%inclusion23 decks97 decks
21%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
23%inclusion22 decks97 decks
10%synergy
Jace's Archivist
21%inclusion20 decks97 decks
17%synergy
Manic Scribe
21%inclusion20 decks97 decks
19%synergy
Stuffy Doll
20%inclusion19 decks97 decks
19%synergy
Spellskite
20%inclusion19 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Shadow Kin
19%inclusion18 decks97 decks
17%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
19%inclusion18 decks97 decks
16%synergy
Fog Bank
16%inclusion16 decks97 decks
13%synergy
Silent Arbiter
15%inclusion15 decks97 decks
12%synergy
Relic Golem
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
14%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Overlord of the Floodpits
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
12%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
11%synergy
Sphinx Mindbreaker
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
11%synergy
Abhorrent Oculus
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
11%synergy
Tempest Djinn
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
-8%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
-14%synergy
Kami of the Crescent Moon
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Ledger Shredder
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Mockingbird
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Silver Myr
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
-3%synergy
The Reality Chip
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
-5%synergy
Foundry Inspector
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
-7%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
-6%synergy
Thassa, God of the Sea
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Pongify
49%inclusion48 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
45%inclusion44 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
41%inclusion40 decks97 decks
7%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
40%inclusion39 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Slip Out the Back
40%inclusion39 decks97 decks
33%synergy
Didn't Say Please
39%inclusion38 decks97 decks
34%synergy
High Tide
39%inclusion38 decks97 decks
-5%synergy
Aetherize
39%inclusion38 decks97 decks
12%synergy
Sink into Stupor
38%inclusion37 decks97 decks
17%synergy
Negate
34%inclusion33 decks97 decks
-5%synergy
Archive Trap
33%inclusion32 decks97 decks
30%synergy
Drown in Dreams
30%inclusion29 decks97 decks
25%synergy
Thought Collapse
28%inclusion27 decks97 decks
24%synergy
Reality Shift
27%inclusion26 decks97 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Drain
24%inclusion23 decks97 decks
-3%synergy
Swan Song
24%inclusion23 decks97 decks
-2%synergy
Stubborn Denial
24%inclusion23 decks97 decks
21%synergy
Brainstorm
23%inclusion22 decks97 decks
-19%synergy
Thought Scour
21%inclusion20 decks97 decks
13%synergy
Frantic Search
20%inclusion19 decks97 decks
-10%synergy
Into the Story
18%inclusion17 decks97 decks
16%synergy
Archmage's Charm
16%inclusion16 decks97 decks
0%synergy
Resculpt
15%inclusion15 decks97 decks
-4%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
-2%synergy
Spell Rupture
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
14%synergy
See Double
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
1%synergy
Get Out
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
8%synergy
Reenact the Crime
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Aetherspouts
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
2%synergy
Psychic Spiral
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
8%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
1%synergy
Strix Serenade
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
-1%synergy
Cyber Conversion
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Narset's Reversal
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
-5%synergy
Cryptic Command
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
-4%synergy
Opt
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
-18%synergy
Long River's Pull
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
2%synergy
Reins of Power
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Force of Negation
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
-10%synergy
Whir of Invention
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
-8%synergy
Domineering Will
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Denial
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
-1%synergy
Brain Freeze
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
1%synergy
Divert Disaster
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Scour for Scrap
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
46%inclusion45 decks97 decks
38%synergy
Windfall
42%inclusion41 decks97 decks
19%synergy
Nanogene Conversion
35%inclusion34 decks97 decks
33%synergy
Traumatize
32%inclusion31 decks97 decks
27%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
30%inclusion29 decks97 decks
15%synergy
Cut Your Losses
30%inclusion29 decks97 decks
25%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
27%inclusion26 decks97 decks
23%synergy
Ponder
22%inclusion21 decks97 decks
-8%synergy
Preordain
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
-12%synergy
Increasing Confusion
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
10%synergy
Mind Bomb
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
11%synergy
Enter the Enigma
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Flood of Tears
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Fabricate
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
-12%synergy
Curse of the Swine
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
-2%synergy
Lórien Revealed
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
1%synergy
Spectral Deluge
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
-1%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Treasure Cruise
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
-2%synergy
Chart a Course
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Mind Sculpt
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Season of Weaving
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
2%synergy
Ravenform
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
-4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Blackblade Reforged
56%inclusion54 decks97 decks
51%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
53%inclusion51 decks97 decks
48%synergy
Sword of the Animist
53%inclusion51 decks97 decks
47%synergy
Mindcrank
44%inclusion43 decks97 decks
41%synergy
Mithril Coat
40%inclusion39 decks97 decks
37%synergy
Helm of the Host
39%inclusion38 decks97 decks
36%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
38%inclusion37 decks97 decks
37%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
37%inclusion19 decks51 decks
33%synergy
Excalibur, Sword of Eden
32%inclusion31 decks97 decks
30%synergy
Leyline Axe
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
29%synergy
Genji Glove
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
29%synergy
Trepanation Blade
29%inclusion28 decks97 decks
28%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
28%inclusion27 decks97 decks
23%synergy
Mjölnir, Storm Hammer
27%inclusion26 decks97 decks
25%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
25%inclusion24 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Altar of the Brood
24%inclusion23 decks97 decks
20%synergy
Champion's Helm
24%inclusion23 decks97 decks
22%synergy
Colossus Hammer
19%inclusion18 decks97 decks
18%synergy
Strata Scythe
19%inclusion18 decks97 decks
17%synergy
Brass Knuckles
18%inclusion17 decks97 decks
16%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
18%inclusion17 decks97 decks
13%synergy
Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus
18%inclusion17 decks97 decks
16%synergy
Crawlspace
16%inclusion16 decks97 decks
14%synergy
Thran Power Suit
15%inclusion15 decks97 decks
14%synergy
Assault Suit
15%inclusion15 decks97 decks
15%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
13%synergy
Blade of Selves
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
12%synergy
Sword of Body and Mind
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
13%synergy
Inquisitor's Flail
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
12%synergy
Darksteel Plate
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
11%synergy
Masterwork of Ingenuity
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
11%synergy
Nettlecyst
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Winged Boots
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
1%synergy
The Dominion Bracelet
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Uthros Research Craft
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Ankh of Mishra
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Ring of Evos Isle
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Reaver Titan
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Howling Mine
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
0%synergy
Strength-Testing Hammer
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Relic of Progenitus
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Grindstone
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Knight Paladin
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Insight Engine
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Synthesizer Labship
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
The Endstone
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
58%inclusion56 decks97 decks
50%synergy
Fraying Sanity
42%inclusion41 decks97 decks
38%synergy
Court of Cunning
41%inclusion40 decks97 decks
38%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
26%inclusion25 decks97 decks
21%synergy
Drowned Secrets
21%inclusion20 decks97 decks
17%synergy
Mystic Remora
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
-13%synergy
Eel Umbra
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
12%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
1%synergy
Unable to Scream
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
10%synergy
Struggle for Project Purity
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
10%synergy
Dissipation Field
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Forced Fruition
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Eldrazi Conscription
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Mirrormade
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Nerd Rage
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Wizard Class
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
-10%synergy
Witness Protection
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
-1%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
-2%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
2%synergy
Amphibian Downpour
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, the Perfected Mind
27%inclusion26 decks97 decks
23%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
-10%synergy
Utility Lands
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
62%inclusion60 decks97 decks
46%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
51%inclusion49 decks97 decks
0%synergy
Reliquary Tower
48%inclusion47 decks97 decks
-8%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
45%inclusion44 decks97 decks
38%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
44%inclusion43 decks97 decks
19%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Academy Ruins
32%inclusion31 decks97 decks
14%synergy
War Room
31%inclusion30 decks97 decks
14%synergy
Archway of Innovation
23%inclusion22 decks97 decks
12%synergy
Castle Vantress
20%inclusion19 decks97 decks
0%synergy
Rivendell
15%inclusion15 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Palace
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
-3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
-1%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
12%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
1%synergy
Terrain Generator
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Shelldock Isle
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
10%synergy
Mistrise Village
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Maze of Ith
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Inventors' Fair
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
-4%synergy
Halimar Depths
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
-2%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
-3%synergy
Command Beacon
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
-7%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
74%inclusion72 decks97 decks
-11%synergy
Arcane Signet
66%inclusion64 decks97 decks
1%synergy
Midnight Clock
39%inclusion38 decks97 decks
18%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion27 decks97 decks
-24%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
25%inclusion24 decks97 decks
15%synergy
Sky Diamond
25%inclusion24 decks97 decks
1%synergy
Nyx Lotus
19%inclusion18 decks97 decks
14%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion18 decks97 decks
-19%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion16 decks97 decks
-4%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
16%inclusion16 decks97 decks
12%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Misleading Signpost
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Caged Sun
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
0%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
-3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Island
92%inclusion89 decks97 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
45%inclusion44 decks97 decks
18%synergy
Sink into Stupor
38%inclusion37 decks97 decks
17%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
30%inclusion29 decks97 decks
15%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
23%inclusion22 decks97 decks
10%synergy
Command Tower
15%inclusion15 decks97 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Delta
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
1%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Strand
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Scalding Tarn
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
-2%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Cave
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
1%synergy