Anowon, the Ruin Thief (Commander) - Expensive Mill

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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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Voracious Tome-Skimmer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Flitterwing Nuisance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Dream Harvest
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Rimefire Torque
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Soaring Thought-Thief
97%inclusion87 decks90 decks
94%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
92%inclusion83 decks90 decks
90%synergy
Sygg, River Cutthroat
79%inclusion71 decks90 decks
75%synergy
Oona's Blackguard
78%inclusion70 decks90 decks
73%synergy
Mindcrank
82%inclusion74 decks90 decks
70%synergy
Merfolk Windrobber
69%inclusion62 decks90 decks
67%synergy
Invisible Stalker
73%inclusion66 decks90 decks
67%synergy
Zareth San, the Trickster
68%inclusion61 decks90 decks
65%synergy
Notorious Throng
71%inclusion64 decks90 decks
65%synergy
Frogtosser Banneret
67%inclusion60 decks90 decks
65%synergy
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Drown in the Loch
79%inclusion71 decks90 decks
61%synergy
Slither Blade
74%inclusion67 decks90 decks
62%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
68%inclusion61 decks90 decks
56%synergy
Bitterblossom
68%inclusion61 decks90 decks
60%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
63%inclusion57 decks90 decks
53%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
62%inclusion56 decks90 decks
60%synergy
Grim Hireling
62%inclusion56 decks90 decks
59%synergy
Changeling Outcast
61%inclusion55 decks90 decks
42%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
60%inclusion54 decks90 decks
50%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
60%inclusion54 decks90 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
70%inclusion63 decks90 decks
59%synergy
Opposition Agent
58%inclusion52 decks90 decks
50%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
54%inclusion49 decks90 decks
31%synergy
Rhystic Study
51%inclusion46 decks90 decks
27%synergy
Demonic Tutor
40%inclusion36 decks90 decks
20%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
38%inclusion34 decks90 decks
19%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
27%inclusion24 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Ancient Tomb
26%inclusion23 decks90 decks
17%synergy
Force of Will
24%inclusion22 decks90 decks
14%synergy
Mystical Tutor
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
4%synergy
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Stinkdrinker Bandit
59%inclusion53 decks90 decks
57%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
59%inclusion53 decks90 decks
56%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
53%inclusion48 decks90 decks
47%synergy
Ghostly Pilferer
52%inclusion47 decks90 decks
49%synergy
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
51%inclusion46 decks90 decks
48%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
48%inclusion43 decks90 decks
46%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
48%inclusion43 decks90 decks
42%synergy
Roaming Throne
42%inclusion38 decks90 decks
29%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
34%inclusion31 decks90 decks
28%synergy
Marang River Prowler
33%inclusion30 decks90 decks
32%synergy
Mercurial Spelldancer
33%inclusion30 decks90 decks
32%synergy
Consuming Aberration
33%inclusion30 decks90 decks
18%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
32%inclusion29 decks90 decks
31%synergy
Brazen Borrower
32%inclusion29 decks90 decks
26%synergy
Azure Beastbinder
32%inclusion24 decks75 decks
28%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
32%inclusion28 decks88 decks
30%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
29%synergy
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
30%inclusion27 decks90 decks
29%synergy
Faerie Vandal
30%inclusion27 decks90 decks
27%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
29%inclusion26 decks90 decks
16%synergy
Looter il-Kor
29%inclusion26 decks90 decks
27%synergy
Oona, Queen of the Fae
27%inclusion24 decks90 decks
22%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
27%inclusion24 decks90 decks
23%synergy
Butch DeLoria, Tunnel Snake
25%inclusion22 decks88 decks
24%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
24%inclusion22 decks90 decks
19%synergy
Inkfathom Infiltrator
23%inclusion21 decks90 decks
22%synergy
Mari, the Killing Quill
23%inclusion21 decks90 decks
20%synergy
Shoreline Looter
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
19%synergy
True-Name Nemesis
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
22%synergy
Halo Forager
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
17%synergy
Enigma Thief
21%inclusion19 decks90 decks
20%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
21%inclusion19 decks90 decks
17%synergy
Ruin Crab
20%inclusion18 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
20%inclusion18 decks90 decks
19%synergy
Emrakul's Messenger
19%inclusion15 decks78 decks
17%synergy
Blighted Agent
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
16%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
14%synergy
Prosperous Thief
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Silver-Fur Master
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Mischievous Sneakling
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Nightveil Sprite
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Master Thief
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Gray Harbor Merfolk
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Keeper of Keys
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Nighthowler
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Inkfathom Witch
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Mana Drain
53%inclusion48 decks90 decks
36%synergy
Counterspell
53%inclusion48 decks90 decks
-3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
39%inclusion35 decks90 decks
19%synergy
Didn't Say Please
26%inclusion23 decks90 decks
21%synergy
Aetherize
24%inclusion22 decks90 decks
14%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
-8%synergy
Go for the Throat
20%inclusion18 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion18 decks90 decks
-13%synergy
Dark Ritual
20%inclusion18 decks90 decks
-15%synergy
Swan Song
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Flare of Denial
19%inclusion15 decks81 decks
13%synergy
Brainstorm
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
-14%synergy
Thought Collapse
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
14%synergy
Infernal Grasp
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion13 decks78 decks
1%synergy
Soul Manipulation
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion12 decks78 decks
0%synergy
Memory Plunder
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Pongify
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
-2%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Archive Trap
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
-5%synergy
Force of Negation
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Thieves' Fortune
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Hagra Mauling
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
-4%synergy
Murder
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Consultation
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Flusterstorm
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Mental Misstep
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Price of Fame
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Brain Freeze
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Visions of Beyond
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
-4%synergy
Psychic Strike
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Countersquall
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Denial
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
-19%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Dismember
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-5%synergy
Anticognition
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Mindbreak Trap
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Silumgar's Command
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Memory Lapse
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Dramatic Reversal
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
36%inclusion32 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
36%inclusion32 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
34%inclusion31 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Fractured Sanity
32%inclusion29 decks90 decks
22%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
29%inclusion26 decks90 decks
24%synergy
Knowledge Exploitation
26%inclusion23 decks90 decks
25%synergy
Cut Your Losses
23%inclusion21 decks90 decks
19%synergy
Traumatize
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
18%synergy
Extract from Darkness
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
15%synergy
Mind Grind
21%inclusion19 decks90 decks
16%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
20%inclusion18 decks90 decks
15%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
20%inclusion18 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Kindred Dominance
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Distant Melody
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Raise the Palisade
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Windfall
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Singularity Rupture
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
8%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Open into Wonder
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Back in Town
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
-10%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Mind Funeral
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Crippling Fear
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
38%inclusion34 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
36%inclusion32 decks90 decks
35%synergy
Bident of Thassa
32%inclusion29 decks90 decks
22%synergy
The Water Crystal
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Sword of Body and Mind
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
16%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Altar of the Brood
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
-11%synergy
Dowsing Dagger
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
12%synergy
Vorpal Sword
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Banner of Kinship
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Door of Destinies
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Herald's Horn
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Isochron Scepter
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Trepanation Blade
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
6%synergy
The One Ring
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Bonehoard
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Whispersteel Dagger
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Obelisk of Urd
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Sword of the Animist
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Coat of Arms
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Grindstone
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
57%inclusion51 decks90 decks
49%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
36%inclusion32 decks90 decks
29%synergy
Double Down
34%inclusion30 decks87 decks
32%synergy
Rogue Class
33%inclusion30 decks90 decks
29%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
29%inclusion26 decks90 decks
19%synergy
Court of Cunning
29%inclusion26 decks90 decks
23%synergy
Black Market Connections
28%inclusion25 decks90 decks
17%synergy
Military Intelligence
24%inclusion22 decks90 decks
23%synergy
Kindred Discovery
23%inclusion21 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Memory Erosion
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
18%synergy
Propaganda
20%inclusion18 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Remora
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
13%synergy
Fraying Sanity
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Cover of Darkness
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
-4%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Veil
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Haunted One
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Coastal Piracy
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Necropotence
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of the Void
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ashiok, Dream Render
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
16%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
62%inclusion56 decks90 decks
26%synergy
Rogue's Passage
59%inclusion53 decks90 decks
32%synergy
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion42 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
46%inclusion41 decks90 decks
27%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
39%inclusion35 decks90 decks
19%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
31%inclusion28 decks90 decks
18%synergy
Three Tree City
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
28%inclusion25 decks90 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
26%inclusion23 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Mistrise Village
18%inclusion8 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Coffers
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Academy Ruins
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Access Tunnel
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Castle Vantress
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Restless Reef
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Secret Tunnel
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Duskmantle, House of Shadow
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion82 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion81 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
64%inclusion58 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Signet
52%inclusion47 decks90 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Vessel
40%inclusion36 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion22 decks90 decks
-6%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion18 decks90 decks
-9%synergy
Patchwork Banner
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Basalt Monolith
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
8%synergy
The Soul Stone
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Mana Vault
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Mox Amber
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Mana Crypt
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion89 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion85 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion84 decks90 decks
-3%synergy
Underground Sea
92%inclusion83 decks90 decks
79%synergy
Watery Grave
91%inclusion82 decks90 decks
44%synergy
Polluted Delta
72%inclusion65 decks90 decks
41%synergy
Morphic Pool
68%inclusion61 decks90 decks
31%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
63%inclusion57 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Underground River
60%inclusion54 decks90 decks
20%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
59%inclusion53 decks90 decks
19%synergy
Sunken Hollow
57%inclusion51 decks90 decks
-9%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
53%inclusion48 decks90 decks
29%synergy
Sunken Ruins
52%inclusion47 decks90 decks
37%synergy
Cavern of Souls
51%inclusion46 decks90 decks
42%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
48%inclusion43 decks90 decks
42%synergy
Path of Ancestry
44%inclusion40 decks90 decks
17%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
40%inclusion36 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Blackbloom Rogue
32%inclusion29 decks90 decks
31%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
28%inclusion25 decks90 decks
-12%synergy
Undercity Sewers
26%inclusion23 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Choked Estuary
24%inclusion22 decks90 decks
-23%synergy
Tainted Isle
22%inclusion20 decks90 decks
-22%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
20%inclusion18 decks90 decks
15%synergy
Dismal Backwater
19%inclusion17 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
18%inclusion16 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Misty Rainforest
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion13 decks78 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Flooded Strand
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
16%inclusion14 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion12 decks78 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Deceit
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
-22%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion12 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
5%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
12%inclusion11 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Fetid Pools
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
-5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Darkslick Shores
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
-3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
-23%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
4%synergy
City of Brass
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Confluence
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
3%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
4%synergy