Anowon, the Ruin Thief (Commander) - Core

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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
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Flitterwing Nuisance
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Gathering Stone
4.3%inclusion2 decks47 decks
3%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
3.4%inclusion4 decks118 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Soaring Thought-Thief
92%inclusion410 decks445 decks
89%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
84%inclusion372 decks445 decks
79%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
76%inclusion338 decks445 decks
74%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
73%inclusion325 decks445 decks
71%synergy
Merfolk Windrobber
71%inclusion318 decks445 decks
69%synergy
Stinkdrinker Bandit
71%inclusion316 decks445 decks
69%synergy
Invisible Stalker
76%inclusion336 decks445 decks
69%synergy
Slither Blade
81%inclusion360 decks445 decks
69%synergy
Zareth San, the Trickster
67%inclusion300 decks445 decks
65%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
69%inclusion306 decks445 decks
64%synergy
Top Cards
Triton Shorestalker
71%inclusion316 decks445 decks
61%synergy
Changeling Outcast
68%inclusion301 decks445 decks
48%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
62%inclusion277 decks445 decks
60%synergy
Notorious Throng
58%inclusion259 decks445 decks
52%synergy
Faerie Vandal
56%inclusion251 decks445 decks
53%synergy
Marang River Prowler
55%inclusion244 decks445 decks
53%synergy
Drown in the Loch
53%inclusion234 decks445 decks
34%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
52%inclusion230 decks445 decks
49%synergy
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
51%inclusion226 decks445 decks
48%synergy
Enigma Thief
49%inclusion218 decks445 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
42%inclusion185 decks445 decks
30%synergy
Creatures
Ghostly Pilferer
48%inclusion212 decks445 decks
44%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
46%inclusion205 decks445 decks
45%synergy
Consuming Aberration
44%inclusion198 decks445 decks
30%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
42%inclusion187 decks445 decks
29%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
42%inclusion186 decks445 decks
38%synergy
Sure-Footed Infiltrator
38%inclusion171 decks445 decks
38%synergy
Looter il-Kor
38%inclusion168 decks445 decks
36%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
36%inclusion162 decks445 decks
33%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
35%inclusion155 decks445 decks
30%synergy
Shoreline Looter
35%inclusion136 decks394 decks
31%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
33%inclusion131 decks394 decks
30%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
32%inclusion144 decks445 decks
26%synergy
Grim Hireling
30%inclusion135 decks445 decks
27%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
30%inclusion135 decks445 decks
24%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
29%inclusion130 decks445 decks
28%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
29%inclusion129 decks445 decks
25%synergy
Prosperous Thief
28%inclusion126 decks445 decks
17%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
28%inclusion125 decks443 decks
28%synergy
Master Thief
28%inclusion125 decks445 decks
27%synergy
Halo Forager
27%inclusion119 decks445 decks
21%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
27%inclusion118 decks445 decks
16%synergy
Inkfathom Infiltrator
26%inclusion116 decks445 decks
25%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
25%inclusion111 decks445 decks
23%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
25%inclusion110 decks445 decks
13%synergy
Nighthowler
24%inclusion105 decks445 decks
18%synergy
Latchkey Faerie
23%inclusion102 decks445 decks
22%synergy
Whirler Rogue
22%inclusion97 decks445 decks
21%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
21%inclusion89 decks419 decks
19%synergy
Brazen Borrower
21%inclusion94 decks445 decks
15%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
20%inclusion87 decks445 decks
15%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
20%inclusion87 decks445 decks
16%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
18%inclusion82 decks445 decks
17%synergy
Marsh Flitter
18%inclusion81 decks445 decks
18%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
18%inclusion78 decks443 decks
16%synergy
Mari, the Killing Quill
17%inclusion75 decks445 decks
14%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
16%inclusion72 decks445 decks
13%synergy
Silver-Fur Master
15%inclusion67 decks445 decks
4%synergy
Deathcult Rogue
15%inclusion67 decks445 decks
15%synergy
Locke Cole
15%inclusion30 decks201 decks
14%synergy
True-Name Nemesis
14%inclusion63 decks445 decks
13%synergy
Blighted Agent
13%inclusion60 decks445 decks
11%synergy
Inkfathom Witch
13%inclusion56 decks445 decks
12%synergy
Ogre Slumlord
12%inclusion55 decks445 decks
10%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
12%inclusion54 decks445 decks
11%synergy
Orochi Soul-Reaver
12%inclusion51 decks429 decks
9%synergy
Ruin Crab
12%inclusion52 decks445 decks
3%synergy
Gray Harbor Merfolk
11%inclusion48 decks445 decks
10%synergy
Shadow Stinger
10%inclusion45 decks445 decks
10%synergy
Schema Thief
10%inclusion44 decks445 decks
10%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
10%inclusion43 decks445 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
47%inclusion208 decks445 decks
-9%synergy
Aetherize
44%inclusion197 decks445 decks
33%synergy
Soul Manipulation
39%inclusion174 decks445 decks
36%synergy
Negate
33%inclusion146 decks445 decks
0%synergy
Price of Fame
30%inclusion133 decks445 decks
25%synergy
Murder
29%inclusion131 decks445 decks
22%synergy
Go for the Throat
19%inclusion85 decks445 decks
3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
18%inclusion81 decks445 decks
2%synergy
Silumgar's Command
18%inclusion81 decks445 decks
17%synergy
Fact or Fiction
18%inclusion78 decks445 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
16%inclusion72 decks445 decks
-14%synergy
Didn't Say Please
16%inclusion71 decks445 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion61 decks445 decks
-12%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion50 decks373 decks
-3%synergy
Reality Shift
13%inclusion59 decks445 decks
-1%synergy
Memory Plunder
13%inclusion58 decks445 decks
7%synergy
Thought Collapse
13%inclusion57 decks445 decks
10%synergy
Thieves' Fortune
11%inclusion50 decks445 decks
11%synergy
Into the Story
11%inclusion49 decks445 decks
9%synergy
Spinal Embrace
11%inclusion48 decks445 decks
10%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion46 decks445 decks
-5%synergy
Countersquall
10%inclusion43 decks445 decks
3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
9.4%inclusion42 decks445 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.8%inclusion37 decks419 decks
-7%synergy
Fated Return
8.3%inclusion37 decks445 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.1%inclusion34 decks419 decks
-3%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.1%inclusion36 decks445 decks
-27%synergy
Brainstorm
7.9%inclusion35 decks445 decks
-23%synergy
Soul Shatter
7.6%inclusion34 decks445 decks
3%synergy
Anticognition
7.6%inclusion34 decks445 decks
7%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.6%inclusion32 decks419 decks
-8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.0%inclusion31 decks445 decks
-3%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.7%inclusion30 decks445 decks
3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.3%inclusion28 decks445 decks
3%synergy
Thought Scour
5.8%inclusion26 decks445 decks
-1%synergy
See Double
5.2%inclusion23 decks445 decks
3%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.2%inclusion23 decks445 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Distant Melody
44%inclusion194 decks445 decks
31%synergy
Extract from Darkness
33%inclusion147 decks445 decks
25%synergy
Feed the Swarm
32%inclusion141 decks445 decks
-4%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
28%inclusion123 decks445 decks
23%synergy
Stolen Identity
25%inclusion111 decks445 decks
23%synergy
Open into Wonder
24%inclusion108 decks445 decks
23%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
23%inclusion101 decks445 decks
12%synergy
Necromantic Selection
20%inclusion88 decks445 decks
16%synergy
Fractured Sanity
19%inclusion85 decks445 decks
9%synergy
Singularity Rupture
18%inclusion31 decks172 decks
6%synergy
Knowledge Exploitation
16%inclusion72 decks445 decks
15%synergy
Endless Obedience
14%inclusion61 decks445 decks
13%synergy
Crippling Fear
13%inclusion58 decks445 decks
5%synergy
Rise from the Grave
11%inclusion51 decks445 decks
11%synergy
Back in Town
11%inclusion49 decks429 decks
10%synergy
Kindred Dominance
11%inclusion50 decks445 decks
1%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
11%inclusion49 decks445 decks
2%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion47 decks445 decks
-14%synergy
Raise the Palisade
10%inclusion46 decks445 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Heist
10%inclusion44 decks429 decks
9%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion43 decks445 decks
0%synergy
Cut Your Losses
8.1%inclusion36 decks445 decks
4%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.1%inclusion36 decks445 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
7.9%inclusion35 decks445 decks
-18%synergy
Windfall
7.9%inclusion35 decks445 decks
-6%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
7.6%inclusion34 decks445 decks
3%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
6.7%inclusion30 decks445 decks
2%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
6.3%inclusion28 decks445 decks
1%synergy
Mind Grind
6.1%inclusion27 decks445 decks
1%synergy
Traumatize
5.2%inclusion23 decks445 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Obelisk of Urd
33%inclusion147 decks445 decks
32%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
32%inclusion142 decks445 decks
31%synergy
Bident of Thassa
31%inclusion138 decks445 decks
21%synergy
Mindcrank
30%inclusion134 decks445 decks
18%synergy
Bonehoard
28%inclusion126 decks445 decks
26%synergy
The Water Crystal
24%inclusion49 decks204 decks
15%synergy
Whispersteel Dagger
22%inclusion100 decks445 decks
22%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion89 decks445 decks
-4%synergy
Vorpal Sword
19%inclusion85 decks445 decks
17%synergy
Heirloom Blade
19%inclusion83 decks445 decks
18%synergy
Scytheclaw
16%inclusion70 decks445 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion70 decks445 decks
-12%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
15%inclusion66 decks445 decks
13%synergy
Sword of the Animist
13%inclusion56 decks445 decks
9%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
13%inclusion56 decks445 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion55 decks445 decks
-1%synergy
Mask of Memory
12%inclusion55 decks445 decks
11%synergy
Banner of Kinship
12%inclusion41 decks355 decks
8%synergy
Quietus Spike
11%inclusion49 decks445 decks
10%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
11%inclusion49 decks445 decks
8%synergy
Herald's Horn
10%inclusion46 decks445 decks
2%synergy
Trepanation Blade
8.8%inclusion39 decks445 decks
8%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
8.1%inclusion36 decks445 decks
6%synergy
Icon of Ancestry
6.7%inclusion30 decks445 decks
6%synergy
Coat of Arms
6.1%inclusion27 decks445 decks
4%synergy
Door of Destinies
6.1%inclusion27 decks445 decks
4%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
5.8%inclusion26 decks445 decks
1%synergy
Altar of the Brood
5.4%inclusion24 decks445 decks
0%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
5.1%inclusion17 decks332 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Military Intelligence
43%inclusion192 decks445 decks
41%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
39%inclusion175 decks445 decks
30%synergy
Rogue Class
28%inclusion125 decks445 decks
24%synergy
Double Down
28%inclusion120 decks434 decks
26%synergy
Bitterblossom
23%inclusion103 decks445 decks
16%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
18%inclusion79 decks445 decks
8%synergy
Kindred Discovery
18%inclusion78 decks445 decks
4%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
15%inclusion68 decks445 decks
8%synergy
Coastal Piracy
15%inclusion68 decks445 decks
12%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
14%inclusion64 decks445 decks
8%synergy
Propaganda
12%inclusion53 decks445 decks
-5%synergy
Court of Cunning
11%inclusion51 decks445 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
11%inclusion49 decks445 decks
9%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
10%inclusion44 decks445 decks
7%synergy
Fraying Sanity
8.5%inclusion38 decks445 decks
5%synergy
Aqueous Form
7.2%inclusion32 decks445 decks
0%synergy
Cover of Darkness
7.0%inclusion31 decks445 decks
1%synergy
Memory Erosion
6.5%inclusion29 decks445 decks
2%synergy
Animate Dead
6.3%inclusion28 decks445 decks
-5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.8%inclusion26 decks445 decks
-7%synergy
Curiosity
5.4%inclusion24 decks445 decks
4%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.2%inclusion23 decks445 decks
-5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
10%inclusion43 decks445 decks
4%synergy
Kaito, Dancing Shadow
5.2%inclusion23 decks445 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
70%inclusion313 decks445 decks
43%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion149 decks445 decks
-3%synergy
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion139 decks445 decks
-8%synergy
Access Tunnel
16%inclusion70 decks445 decks
10%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
15%inclusion31 decks212 decks
10%synergy
Restless Reef
11%inclusion51 decks445 decks
4%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
11%inclusion51 decks445 decks
2%synergy
Secret Tunnel
11%inclusion10 decks95 decks
8%synergy
Three Tree City
8.6%inclusion34 decks396 decks
1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.1%inclusion36 decks445 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8.1%inclusion36 decks445 decks
-9%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
7.6%inclusion34 decks445 decks
-11%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
7.4%inclusion33 decks445 decks
-1%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.7%inclusion30 decks445 decks
-2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.3%inclusion28 decks445 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.2%inclusion23 decks445 decks
-5%synergy
Castle Vantress
5.2%inclusion23 decks445 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion366 decks445 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion357 decks445 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
67%inclusion300 decks445 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
37%inclusion165 decks445 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
36%inclusion159 decks445 decks
18%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
36%inclusion159 decks445 decks
-23%synergy
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion104 decks445 decks
-8%synergy
Dimir Locket
22%inclusion96 decks445 decks
19%synergy
Patchwork Banner
20%inclusion78 decks394 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion71 decks445 decks
-15%synergy
Dimir Keyrune
15%inclusion66 decks445 decks
10%synergy
Sky Diamond
6.1%inclusion27 decks445 decks
-2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.6%inclusion25 decks445 decks
-3%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
5.2%inclusion23 decks445 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion443 decks445 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion443 decks445 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion393 decks445 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
60%inclusion265 decks445 decks
21%synergy
Sunken Hollow
56%inclusion250 decks445 decks
-10%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
46%inclusion205 decks445 decks
45%synergy
Path of Ancestry
45%inclusion199 decks445 decks
17%synergy
Dismal Backwater
44%inclusion194 decks445 decks
28%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
42%inclusion186 decks445 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
40%inclusion179 decks445 decks
18%synergy
Choked Estuary
40%inclusion177 decks445 decks
-8%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
39%inclusion175 decks445 decks
-14%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
37%inclusion164 decks445 decks
31%synergy
Temple of Deceit
33%inclusion148 decks445 decks
-3%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
32%inclusion144 decks445 decks
26%synergy
Tainted Isle
32%inclusion141 decks445 decks
-13%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
31%inclusion136 decks445 decks
-9%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
27%inclusion119 decks445 decks
20%synergy
Underground River
26%inclusion117 decks445 decks
-13%synergy
Watery Grave
26%inclusion115 decks445 decks
-21%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
26%inclusion115 decks445 decks
21%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
21%inclusion95 decks445 decks
-3%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
20%inclusion91 decks445 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion90 decks445 decks
-13%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
20%inclusion89 decks445 decks
14%synergy
Morphic Pool
16%inclusion72 decks445 decks
-20%synergy
Evolving Wilds
16%inclusion70 decks445 decks
-1%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
15%inclusion58 decks375 decks
-8%synergy
Fetid Pools
15%inclusion68 decks445 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Delta
13%inclusion60 decks445 decks
-18%synergy
Darkslick Shores
12%inclusion54 decks445 decks
-2%synergy
River of Tears
12%inclusion54 decks445 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion49 decks445 decks
0%synergy
Sunken Ruins
11%inclusion49 decks445 decks
-4%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
9.2%inclusion41 decks445 decks
3%synergy
Undercity Sewers
9.0%inclusion40 decks445 decks
-11%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.8%inclusion37 decks419 decks
-7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
8.1%inclusion34 decks419 decks
-3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.6%inclusion32 decks419 decks
-8%synergy
Cavern of Souls
7.0%inclusion31 decks445 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.0%inclusion31 decks445 decks
-3%synergy
Waterfront District
6.7%inclusion30 decks445 decks
4%synergy
Ice Tunnel
6.5%inclusion29 decks445 decks
2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.3%inclusion28 decks445 decks
3%synergy