Anowon, the Ruin Thief (Commander)

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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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Flitterwing Nuisance
13%inclusion83 decks637 decks
10%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
4.7%inclusion87 decks1.84K decks
1%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
4.4%inclusion29 decks662 decks
2%synergy
Harmonized Crescendo
3.0%inclusion20 decks662 decks
-2%synergy
Voracious Tome-Skimmer
2.6%inclusion17 decks662 decks
-4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Soaring Thought-Thief
95%inclusion6.42K decks6.79K decks
92%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
88%inclusion5.96K decks6.79K decks
83%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
81%inclusion5.53K decks6.79K decks
80%synergy
Notorious Throng
81%inclusion5.52K decks6.79K decks
75%synergy
Invisible Stalker
82%inclusion5.54K decks6.79K decks
75%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
76%inclusion5.17K decks6.79K decks
74%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
79%inclusion5.34K decks6.79K decks
74%synergy
Merfolk Windrobber
76%inclusion5.15K decks6.79K decks
74%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
76%inclusion5.14K decks6.79K decks
73%synergy
Slither Blade
85%inclusion5.75K decks6.79K decks
73%synergy
Top Cards
Triton Shorestalker
77%inclusion5.25K decks6.79K decks
67%synergy
Changeling Outcast
74%inclusion5K decks6.79K decks
54%synergy
Zareth San, the Trickster
68%inclusion4.64K decks6.79K decks
66%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
64%inclusion4.32K decks6.79K decks
62%synergy
Faerie Vandal
58%inclusion3.91K decks6.79K decks
54%synergy
Drown in the Loch
56%inclusion3.80K decks6.79K decks
38%synergy
Marang River Prowler
56%inclusion3.78K decks6.79K decks
54%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
56%inclusion3.77K decks6.79K decks
52%synergy
Counterspell
52%inclusion3.56K decks6.79K decks
-3%synergy
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
52%inclusion3.53K decks6.79K decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
74%inclusion5K decks6.79K decks
62%synergy
Opposition Agent
25%inclusion1.69K decks6.79K decks
17%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
21%inclusion1.43K decks6.79K decks
-3%synergy
Rhystic Study
16%inclusion1.08K decks6.79K decks
-8%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
11%inclusion771 decks6.79K decks
-7%synergy
Demonic Tutor
11%inclusion726 decks6.79K decks
-9%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.3%inclusion560 decks6.79K decks
-8%synergy
Mystical Tutor
6.2%inclusion421 decks6.79K decks
-8%synergy
Force of Will
5.5%inclusion375 decks6.79K decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Enigma Thief
49%inclusion3.33K decks6.79K decks
48%synergy
Consuming Aberration
49%inclusion3.32K decks6.79K decks
34%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
49%inclusion3.30K decks6.79K decks
45%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
47%inclusion3.19K decks6.79K decks
43%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
47%inclusion3.19K decks6.79K decks
34%synergy
Sure-Footed Infiltrator
39%inclusion2.64K decks6.79K decks
38%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
39%inclusion2.61K decks6.79K decks
35%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
38%inclusion2.61K decks6.79K decks
26%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
38%inclusion2.56K decks6.79K decks
36%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
37%inclusion2.49K decks6.79K decks
31%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
37%inclusion2.49K decks6.79K decks
32%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
36%inclusion2.42K decks6.79K decks
34%synergy
Grim Hireling
35%inclusion2.38K decks6.79K decks
32%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
34%inclusion2.29K decks6.79K decks
29%synergy
Looter il-Kor
32%inclusion2.18K decks6.79K decks
30%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
32%inclusion2.14K decks6.79K decks
26%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
31%inclusion2.14K decks6.79K decks
21%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
31%inclusion1.78K decks5.72K decks
27%synergy
Master Thief
29%inclusion2K decks6.79K decks
29%synergy
Shoreline Looter
29%inclusion1.67K decks5.76K decks
25%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
28%inclusion1.90K decks6.79K decks
26%synergy
Prosperous Thief
25%inclusion1.68K decks6.79K decks
13%synergy
Brazen Borrower
24%inclusion1.61K decks6.79K decks
17%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
23%inclusion1.57K decks6.68K decks
23%synergy
Inkfathom Infiltrator
23%inclusion1.58K decks6.79K decks
22%synergy
Nighthowler
23%inclusion1.55K decks6.79K decks
17%synergy
Halo Forager
22%inclusion1.50K decks6.79K decks
17%synergy
Latchkey Faerie
21%inclusion1.43K decks6.79K decks
20%synergy
Marsh Flitter
21%inclusion1.40K decks6.79K decks
20%synergy
Whirler Rogue
21%inclusion1.40K decks6.79K decks
19%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
21%inclusion1.38K decks6.70K decks
19%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
20%inclusion1.39K decks6.79K decks
16%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
19%inclusion1.18K decks6.08K decks
17%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
18%inclusion1.25K decks6.79K decks
17%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
17%inclusion1.12K decks6.79K decks
13%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
16%inclusion1.11K decks6.79K decks
15%synergy
Mari, the Killing Quill
16%inclusion1.08K decks6.79K decks
13%synergy
Roaming Throne
16%inclusion1.07K decks6.79K decks
2%synergy
True-Name Nemesis
16%inclusion1.07K decks6.79K decks
15%synergy
Blighted Agent
15%inclusion1.03K decks6.79K decks
13%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
15%inclusion1.01K decks6.79K decks
9%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
14%inclusion981 decks6.79K decks
11%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
13%inclusion905 decks6.79K decks
9%synergy
Silver-Fur Master
13%inclusion890 decks6.79K decks
2%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
13%inclusion627 decks4.95K decks
11%synergy
Locke Cole
12%inclusion389 decks3.12K decks
11%synergy
Deathcult Rogue
12%inclusion809 decks6.79K decks
11%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
11%inclusion739 decks6.79K decks
8%synergy
Inkfathom Witch
11%inclusion725 decks6.79K decks
10%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
10%inclusion709 decks6.79K decks
9%synergy
Instants
Aetherize
47%inclusion3.21K decks6.79K decks
36%synergy
Soul Manipulation
39%inclusion2.68K decks6.79K decks
37%synergy
Price of Fame
32%inclusion2.20K decks6.79K decks
27%synergy
Murder
31%inclusion2.08K decks6.79K decks
23%synergy
Negate
30%inclusion2.07K decks6.79K decks
-2%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
19%inclusion1.32K decks6.79K decks
-11%synergy
Fact or Fiction
19%inclusion1.31K decks6.79K decks
9%synergy
Go for the Throat
18%inclusion1.21K decks6.79K decks
2%synergy
Didn't Say Please
17%inclusion1.19K decks6.79K decks
12%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion1.15K decks6.79K decks
-9%synergy
Silumgar's Command
17%inclusion1.15K decks6.79K decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
15%inclusion1K decks6.79K decks
-20%synergy
Infernal Grasp
15%inclusion996 decks6.79K decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion870 decks6.79K decks
-7%synergy
Mana Drain
12%inclusion833 decks6.79K decks
-5%synergy
Reality Shift
12%inclusion826 decks6.79K decks
-2%synergy
Withering Torment
12%inclusion628 decks5.30K decks
-4%synergy
Memory Plunder
12%inclusion796 decks6.79K decks
6%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion740 decks6.79K decks
-4%synergy
Spinal Embrace
10%inclusion694 decks6.79K decks
10%synergy
Swan Song
10%inclusion668 decks6.79K decks
-8%synergy
Brainstorm
10%inclusion651 decks6.79K decks
-21%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.2%inclusion560 decks6.08K decks
-6%synergy
Fated Return
9.2%inclusion624 decks6.79K decks
8%synergy
Thought Collapse
9.1%inclusion616 decks6.79K decks
6%synergy
Thieves' Fortune
8.7%inclusion588 decks6.79K decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.7%inclusion527 decks6.08K decks
-7%synergy
Countersquall
7.9%inclusion538 decks6.79K decks
1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.5%inclusion455 decks6.08K decks
-4%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.1%inclusion484 decks6.79K decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.9%inclusion471 decks6.79K decks
-3%synergy
Into the Story
6.4%inclusion434 decks6.79K decks
5%synergy
Soul Shatter
5.3%inclusion361 decks6.79K decks
1%synergy
Anticognition
5.1%inclusion344 decks6.79K decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Distant Melody
45%inclusion3.06K decks6.79K decks
33%synergy
Extract from Darkness
34%inclusion2.30K decks6.79K decks
26%synergy
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion2.26K decks6.79K decks
-2%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
32%inclusion2.14K decks6.79K decks
21%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
29%inclusion1.96K decks6.79K decks
24%synergy
Stolen Identity
25%inclusion1.68K decks6.79K decks
23%synergy
Open into Wonder
24%inclusion1.62K decks6.79K decks
23%synergy
Knowledge Exploitation
23%inclusion1.54K decks6.79K decks
22%synergy
Singularity Rupture
22%inclusion580 decks2.61K decks
10%synergy
Necromantic Selection
21%inclusion1.39K decks6.79K decks
17%synergy
Fractured Sanity
17%inclusion1.18K decks6.79K decks
8%synergy
Reanimate
16%inclusion1.11K decks6.79K decks
-8%synergy
Kindred Dominance
14%inclusion935 decks6.79K decks
4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion910 decks6.79K decks
-12%synergy
Endless Obedience
13%inclusion858 decks6.79K decks
12%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
12%inclusion845 decks6.79K decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion821 decks6.79K decks
2%synergy
Raise the Palisade
12%inclusion817 decks6.79K decks
7%synergy
Rise from the Grave
11%inclusion741 decks6.79K decks
10%synergy
Crippling Fear
11%inclusion720 decks6.79K decks
3%synergy
Back in Town
10%inclusion654 decks6.40K decks
9%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
10%inclusion685 decks6.79K decks
1%synergy
Windfall
8.8%inclusion596 decks6.79K decks
-5%synergy
Cut Your Losses
8.6%inclusion586 decks6.79K decks
5%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
8.3%inclusion564 decks6.79K decks
3%synergy
Traumatize
7.4%inclusion501 decks6.79K decks
3%synergy
Arcane Heist
7.1%inclusion457 decks6.40K decks
6%synergy
Mind Grind
7.1%inclusion482 decks6.79K decks
2%synergy
Damnation
6.6%inclusion449 decks6.79K decks
-4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.2%inclusion424 decks6.79K decks
1%synergy
Whispering Madness
6.0%inclusion407 decks6.79K decks
3%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
5.7%inclusion388 decks6.79K decks
1%synergy
Ponder
5.0%inclusion341 decks6.79K decks
-11%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindcrank
45%inclusion3.06K decks6.79K decks
33%synergy
Bident of Thassa
34%inclusion2.34K decks6.79K decks
24%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
34%inclusion2.30K decks6.79K decks
33%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
29%inclusion1.98K decks6.79K decks
28%synergy
The Water Crystal
28%inclusion879 decks3.15K decks
19%synergy
Bonehoard
28%inclusion1.88K decks6.79K decks
26%synergy
Whispersteel Dagger
24%inclusion1.65K decks6.79K decks
24%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion1.52K decks6.79K decks
-5%synergy
Heirloom Blade
17%inclusion1.17K decks6.79K decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion1.17K decks6.79K decks
-7%synergy
Vorpal Sword
16%inclusion1.08K decks6.79K decks
13%synergy
Scytheclaw
13%inclusion916 decks6.79K decks
13%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
13%inclusion893 decks6.79K decks
12%synergy
Sword of the Animist
13%inclusion889 decks6.79K decks
10%synergy
Herald's Horn
13%inclusion864 decks6.79K decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
10%inclusion684 decks6.79K decks
4%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
10%inclusion663 decks6.79K decks
7%synergy
Mask of Memory
8.8%inclusion595 decks6.79K decks
8%synergy
Quietus Spike
8.1%inclusion553 decks6.79K decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.1%inclusion551 decks6.79K decks
-6%synergy
Trepanation Blade
8.1%inclusion548 decks6.79K decks
7%synergy
Coat of Arms
8.1%inclusion547 decks6.79K decks
6%synergy
Banner of Kinship
7.9%inclusion392 decks4.94K decks
5%synergy
Door of Destinies
7.9%inclusion537 decks6.79K decks
6%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
7.9%inclusion533 decks6.79K decks
6%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
6.7%inclusion293 decks4.38K decks
3%synergy
Sword of Body and Mind
6.2%inclusion424 decks6.79K decks
5%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
5.9%inclusion401 decks6.79K decks
5%synergy
Altar of the Brood
5.7%inclusion386 decks6.79K decks
1%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
5.1%inclusion346 decks6.79K decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Military Intelligence
44%inclusion2.96K decks6.79K decks
42%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
38%inclusion2.55K decks6.79K decks
28%synergy
Double Down
36%inclusion2.31K decks6.43K decks
34%synergy
Bitterblossom
35%inclusion2.40K decks6.79K decks
28%synergy
Rogue Class
29%inclusion1.99K decks6.79K decks
25%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
28%inclusion1.89K decks6.79K decks
20%synergy
Kindred Discovery
22%inclusion1.49K decks6.79K decks
8%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
20%inclusion1.34K decks6.79K decks
10%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
17%inclusion1.19K decks6.79K decks
11%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion914 decks6.79K decks
-3%synergy
Coastal Piracy
12%inclusion843 decks6.79K decks
9%synergy
Court of Cunning
11%inclusion775 decks6.79K decks
5%synergy
Memory Erosion
9.2%inclusion622 decks6.79K decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
9.1%inclusion617 decks6.79K decks
-1%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
9.0%inclusion611 decks6.79K decks
7%synergy
Cover of Darkness
9.0%inclusion610 decks6.79K decks
3%synergy
Fraying Sanity
7.9%inclusion537 decks6.79K decks
4%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
7.7%inclusion525 decks6.79K decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
7.1%inclusion480 decks6.79K decks
-4%synergy
Mystic Remora
7.0%inclusion473 decks6.79K decks
-9%synergy
Aqueous Form
6.5%inclusion442 decks6.79K decks
-1%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.0%inclusion407 decks6.79K decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.7%inclusion390 decks6.79K decks
-8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
12%inclusion804 decks6.79K decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
73%inclusion4.93K decks6.79K decks
45%synergy
Reliquary Tower
43%inclusion2.94K decks6.79K decks
7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion2.40K decks6.79K decks
-4%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
12%inclusion405 decks3.25K decks
8%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
12%inclusion810 decks6.79K decks
-7%synergy
Access Tunnel
11%inclusion751 decks6.79K decks
5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
11%inclusion741 decks6.79K decks
-6%synergy
Three Tree City
11%inclusion607 decks5.77K decks
3%synergy
Restless Reef
10%inclusion673 decks6.79K decks
3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
10%inclusion647 decks6.79K decks
-10%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
9.4%inclusion641 decks6.79K decks
1%synergy
Secret Tunnel
9.2%inclusion135 decks1.48K decks
7%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
8.7%inclusion590 decks6.79K decks
0%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.2%inclusion559 decks6.79K decks
-5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.9%inclusion471 decks6.79K decks
3%synergy
Castle Vantress
6.9%inclusion468 decks6.79K decks
2%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.3%inclusion429 decks6.79K decks
3%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
6.2%inclusion419 decks6.79K decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion6.18K decks6.79K decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion5.99K decks6.79K decks
4%synergy
Dimir Signet
68%inclusion4.62K decks6.79K decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
43%inclusion2.89K decks6.79K decks
-16%synergy
Mind Stone
41%inclusion2.78K decks6.79K decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
35%inclusion2.37K decks6.79K decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
30%inclusion2.03K decks6.79K decks
-2%synergy
Patchwork Banner
21%inclusion1.22K decks5.74K decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion1.21K decks6.79K decks
-13%synergy
Dimir Locket
17%inclusion1.14K decks6.79K decks
14%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
14%inclusion926 decks6.79K decks
8%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
5.2%inclusion350 decks6.79K decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion6.73K decks6.79K decks
3%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion6.70K decks6.79K decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion6.34K decks6.79K decks
6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
58%inclusion3.96K decks6.79K decks
-8%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
57%inclusion3.89K decks6.79K decks
18%synergy
Path of Ancestry
48%inclusion3.24K decks6.79K decks
20%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
47%inclusion3.22K decks6.79K decks
-6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
42%inclusion2.85K decks6.79K decks
20%synergy
Dismal Backwater
39%inclusion2.68K decks6.79K decks
24%synergy
Watery Grave
39%inclusion2.67K decks6.79K decks
-8%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
38%inclusion2.56K decks6.79K decks
36%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
37%inclusion2.49K decks6.79K decks
31%synergy
Choked Estuary
37%inclusion2.48K decks6.79K decks
-11%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
35%inclusion2.39K decks6.79K decks
-4%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
34%inclusion2.33K decks6.79K decks
29%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
34%inclusion2.29K decks6.79K decks
-6%synergy
Underground River
30%inclusion2.06K decks6.79K decks
-9%synergy
Temple of Deceit
30%inclusion2.01K decks6.79K decks
-7%synergy
Tainted Isle
29%inclusion1.98K decks6.79K decks
-15%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
29%inclusion1.95K decks6.79K decks
4%synergy
Morphic Pool
27%inclusion1.83K decks6.79K decks
-10%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
24%inclusion1.65K decks6.79K decks
18%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
24%inclusion1.60K decks6.79K decks
19%synergy
Polluted Delta
23%inclusion1.54K decks6.79K decks
-9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion1.29K decks6.79K decks
-14%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
19%inclusion1.26K decks6.79K decks
12%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
18%inclusion948 decks5.33K decks
-6%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
17%inclusion1.18K decks6.79K decks
12%synergy
Sunken Ruins
15%inclusion989 decks6.79K decks
-1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
14%inclusion952 decks6.79K decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion920 decks6.79K decks
-3%synergy
Darkslick Shores
13%inclusion872 decks6.79K decks
-1%synergy
Fetid Pools
12%inclusion799 decks6.79K decks
-5%synergy
Undercity Sewers
10%inclusion709 decks6.79K decks
-10%synergy
Sink into Stupor
9.2%inclusion560 decks6.08K decks
-6%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.7%inclusion527 decks6.08K decks
-7%synergy
River of Tears
8.6%inclusion586 decks6.79K decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.4%inclusion570 decks6.79K decks
-3%synergy
Underground Sea
8.2%inclusion555 decks6.79K decks
-5%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.1%inclusion552 decks6.79K decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.5%inclusion455 decks6.08K decks
-4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.9%inclusion471 decks6.79K decks
-3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.2%inclusion424 decks6.79K decks
1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
5.0%inclusion340 decks6.79K decks
-1%synergy