The Mindskinner (Commander) - Budget Optimized

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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
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Ruin Crab
76%inclusion25 decks33 decks
68%synergy
Fraying Sanity
70%inclusion23 decks33 decks
65%synergy
Fireshrieker
64%inclusion21 decks33 decks
58%synergy
Fractured Sanity
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
51%synergy
Bonehoard
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
49%synergy
Cut Your Losses
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
44%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
43%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
41%synergy
Fleet Swallower
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
41%synergy
Drowned Secrets
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
61%inclusion20 decks33 decks
-7%synergy
Negate
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Aetherize
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
24%synergy
Propaganda
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
19%synergy
The Water Crystal
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Didn't Say Please
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
38%synergy
Drown in Dreams
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
37%synergy
Fog Bank
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
36%synergy
Archive Trap
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Narset, Parter of Veils
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Expropriate
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Rhystic Study
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-28%synergy
Creatures
Jace's Phantasm
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
35%synergy
Vantress Gargoyle
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
34%synergy
Undead Alchemist
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
30%synergy
Hedron Crab
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
28%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Harbinger of the Seas
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
21%synergy
Soulless Jailer
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
27%synergy
Tempest Djinn
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
28%synergy
Mirelurk Queen
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
25%synergy
Silent Hallcreeper
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
22%synergy
Relic Golem
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Silver Myr
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Esior, Wardwing Familiar
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
21%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Stuffy Doll
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Charix, the Raging Isle
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Veteran Ice Climber
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Drownyard Amalgam
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Archaeomancer
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Clammy Prowler
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Scrabbling Skullcrab
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Lost Thoughts
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Shadow Kin
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Manic Scribe
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Burnished Hart
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Body of Knowledge
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Giggling Skitterspike
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Sphinx Mindbreaker
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Mechan Assembler
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Cephalid Inkmage
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Silent Arbiter
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Imperious Mindbreaker
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Fblthp, Lost on the Range
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Shoreline Looter
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Mindwhisker
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Coral Colony
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Overwhelmed Apprentice
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Tidal Terror
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Thought Collapse
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
36%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Thought Scour
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
28%synergy
Into the Story
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
31%synergy
Long River's Pull
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
26%synergy
Frantic Search
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Divert Disaster
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
23%synergy
Opt
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Shore Up
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Don't Make a Sound
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
22%synergy
High Tide
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
-23%synergy
Reenact the Crime
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Brainstorm
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
-20%synergy
Get Out
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
18%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
-17%synergy
Slip Out the Back
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Refute
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Countermand
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Denial
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
-18%synergy
Reality Shift
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
-10%synergy
Spell Rupture
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Essence Capture
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Quick Study
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Strix Serenade
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Archmage's Charm
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Vanish from Sight
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Annul
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Think Twice
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Unravel
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Twist Reality
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-12%synergy
Glacial Grasp
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Consider
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-5%synergy
Winds of Rebuke
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Cancel
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Resculpt
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-11%synergy
Dream Twist
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Spell Pierce
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Pongify
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-31%synergy
Dispel
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Saw It Coming
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Remand
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
March of Swirling Mist
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Lost in Space
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Scour for Scrap
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-2%synergy
Consign to Memory
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Turn Aside
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Keep Safe
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Dazzling Denial
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Farsight Ritual
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Mind Sculpt
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
29%synergy
Enter the Enigma
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
24%synergy
Traumatize
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
25%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
22%synergy
Windfall
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Tome Scour
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Chart a Course
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Curse of the Swine
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Startled Awake
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Ravenform
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Preordain
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-12%synergy
Compelling Argument
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Bond of Insight
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Fabricate
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-13%synergy
Deep Analysis
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Ponder
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-21%synergy
Treasure Cruise
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Nanogene Conversion
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Stock Up
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Slip Through Space
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Increasing Confusion
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
One with the Machine
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Unnerving Grasp
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Weight of Memory
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Stream of Thought
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Dreadwaters
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Tranquilize
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Shifting Grift
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Chill of Foreboding
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Riverchurn Monument
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
-20%synergy
Winter Moon
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
26%synergy
Trepanation Blade
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
29%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
25%synergy
Brass Knuckles
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Greaves
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Folio of Fancies
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Grindstone
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Illvoi Light Jammer
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Millstone
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Codex Shredder
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Inquisitor's Flail
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Champion's Helm
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Keening Stone
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Aether Syphon
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Sword of the Animist
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Assault Suit
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Lantern of the Lost
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Crawlspace
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Leyline Axe
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Helm of the Host
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Genji Glove
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Wishing Well
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Altar of the Brood
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Thran Power Suit
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Hand of Vecna
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Weathered Runestone
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Ring of Evos Isle
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Colossus Hammer
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Tome of Legends
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Mjölnir, Storm Hammer
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Gavel of the Righteous
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Masterwork of Ingenuity
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Silent Gravestone
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Plate
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Atomic Microsizer
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Specimen Freighter
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Extinguisher Battleship
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Unable to Scream
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
32%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
30%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
28%synergy
Memory Erosion
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
28%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Court of Cunning
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
24%synergy
Jace's Erasure
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
22%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Eel Umbra
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Witness Protection
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Curse of Unbinding
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Back to Basics
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Forced Fruition
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Omniscience
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-8%synergy
Nerd Rage
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Illusory Gains
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Mirrormade
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Copy Enchantment
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Curator's Ward
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Robe of Mirrors
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Aqueous Form
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Dissipation Field
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Extravagant Replication
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Bind the Monster
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Proft's Eidetic Memory
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Navigator's Ruin
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Stay Hidden, Stay Silent
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Frozen Aether
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Wizard Class
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-10%synergy
Conjured Currency
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Utter Insignificance
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Kumena's Awakening
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Moonlit Meditation
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Memory Adept
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Jace Beleren
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
-17%synergy
Temple of the False God
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Archway of Innovation
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Halimar Depths
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Castle Vantress
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-10%synergy
Rivendell
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-42%synergy
Hidden Cataract
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Ipnu Rivulet
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Ominous Cemetery
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
War Room
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-10%synergy
Remote Isle
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Seat of the Synod
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-12%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
79%inclusion26 decks33 decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Signet
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
-20%synergy
Sky Diamond
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
21%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
-30%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
-16%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Midnight Clock
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Heraldic Banner
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-8%synergy
Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Caged Sun
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-6%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Nyx Lotus
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion33 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Command Tower
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
26%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Ash Barrens
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-12%synergy
Jwari Disruption
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy