Elenda, the Dusk Rose (Commander) - Expensive 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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Abigale, Eloquent First-Year
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Mirrormind Crown
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Morningtide's Light
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Blade of the Bloodchief
80%inclusion70 decks88 decks
74%synergy
Teysa Karlov
72%inclusion63 decks88 decks
56%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
72%inclusion63 decks88 decks
55%synergy
Cordial Vampire
61%inclusion54 decks88 decks
54%synergy
Skullclamp
81%inclusion71 decks88 decks
54%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
70%inclusion62 decks88 decks
52%synergy
Viscera Seer
73%inclusion64 decks88 decks
52%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
63%inclusion55 decks88 decks
51%synergy
The Ozolith
53%inclusion47 decks88 decks
50%synergy
Gift of Immortality
53%inclusion47 decks88 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Cruel Celebrant
68%inclusion60 decks88 decks
42%synergy
Blood Artist
67%inclusion59 decks88 decks
36%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
66%inclusion58 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
58%inclusion51 decks88 decks
18%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
56%inclusion49 decks88 decks
41%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
56%inclusion49 decks88 decks
44%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
55%inclusion48 decks88 decks
43%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
55%inclusion48 decks88 decks
37%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
53%inclusion47 decks88 decks
19%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
48%inclusion42 decks88 decks
26%synergy
Game Changers
Teferi's Protection
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Field of the Dead
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Zulaport Cutthroat
45%inclusion40 decks88 decks
23%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
43%inclusion38 decks88 decks
34%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
43%inclusion38 decks88 decks
33%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
42%inclusion37 decks88 decks
26%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
35%inclusion31 decks88 decks
31%synergy
Master of Dark Rites
35%inclusion31 decks88 decks
29%synergy
Ophiomancer
35%inclusion31 decks88 decks
28%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
34%inclusion30 decks88 decks
19%synergy
Felisa, Fang of Silverquill
34%inclusion30 decks88 decks
28%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
33%inclusion29 decks88 decks
25%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
33%inclusion29 decks88 decks
25%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
33%inclusion29 decks88 decks
23%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
33%inclusion29 decks88 decks
30%synergy
Captivating Vampire
31%inclusion27 decks88 decks
28%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
31%inclusion27 decks88 decks
25%synergy
Warren Soultrader
30%inclusion24 decks81 decks
20%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
28%inclusion25 decks88 decks
23%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
26%inclusion23 decks88 decks
20%synergy
Roaming Throne
26%inclusion23 decks88 decks
21%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
26%inclusion23 decks88 decks
18%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
24%inclusion21 decks88 decks
21%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
24%inclusion21 decks88 decks
19%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
24%inclusion21 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
24%inclusion21 decks88 decks
17%synergy
Carrion Feeder
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
14%synergy
Bloodghast
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Preacher of the Schism
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
17%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
14%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Vein Ripper
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
18%synergy
Esper Sentinel
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Twilight Prophet
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Witch Enchanter
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Accursed Marauder
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
10%synergy
Champion of Dusk
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
14%synergy
Forerunner of the Legion
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Corpse Knight
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Woe Strider
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Malakir Rebirth
50%inclusion44 decks88 decks
39%synergy
Path to Exile
48%inclusion42 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
Village Rites
47%inclusion41 decks88 decks
24%synergy
Deadly Dispute
40%inclusion35 decks88 decks
18%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
38%inclusion33 decks88 decks
32%synergy
Inkshield
34%inclusion30 decks88 decks
17%synergy
Dark Ritual
31%inclusion27 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Mortify
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Feign Death
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
19%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Undying Malice
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
19%synergy
Generous Gift
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
-4%synergy
Despark
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
-13%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Vona's Hunger
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Fracture
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
-5%synergy
Judgment of Alexander
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Not Dead After All
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Secure the Wastes
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Tragic Slip
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Malice
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Final Showdown
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
-4%synergy
Get Lost
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Szat's Will
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Brought Back
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Nasty End
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Akroma's Will
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Culling the Weak
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Grand Crescendo
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Body Count
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Fanatical Offering
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Hatred
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Dawn's Truce
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
-2%synergy
Will of the Mardu
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Damn
42%inclusion37 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
39%inclusion34 decks88 decks
21%synergy
Reanimate
33%inclusion29 decks88 decks
18%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
26%inclusion23 decks88 decks
22%synergy
Diabolic Intent
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Sign in Blood
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Tragic Arrogance
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Toxic Deluge
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Slash the Ranks
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
14%synergy
Austere Command
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
-4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion8 decks64 decks
7%synergy
Single Combat
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Exsanguinate
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
-6%synergy
Vindicate
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
Farewell
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
-4%synergy
Damnation
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Kindred Dominance
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Divine Reckoning
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Season of Loss
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
7%synergy
New Blood
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
3%synergy
By Invitation Only
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Fumigate
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Fated Clash
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Wrath of God
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Living Death
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
-2%synergy
Will of the Abzan
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
39%inclusion34 decks88 decks
36%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
30%inclusion26 decks88 decks
4%synergy
The Masamune
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Animation Module
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
18%synergy
Ghost Lantern
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
-5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Spawning Pit
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Bontu's Monument
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Sword of the Animist
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Oketra's Monument
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Altar of Dementia
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Shadowspear
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Herald's Horn
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Incubator
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Excalibur II
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Coat of Arms
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Bastion of Remembrance
48%inclusion42 decks88 decks
30%synergy
Anointed Procession
47%inclusion41 decks88 decks
38%synergy
Black Market Connections
40%inclusion35 decks88 decks
18%synergy
Grave Pact
36%inclusion32 decks88 decks
27%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
33%inclusion29 decks88 decks
22%synergy
Bitterblossom
31%inclusion27 decks88 decks
23%synergy
Sanguine Bond
28%inclusion25 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Exquisite Blood
25%inclusion22 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
25%inclusion22 decks88 decks
21%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
16%synergy
March of the Canonized
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
-9%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
14%synergy
Legion's Landing
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
17%inclusion12 decks72 decks
12%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Black Market
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Dark Prophecy
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Rites
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Land Tax
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Lunar Convocation
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
-2%synergy
Animate Dead
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Attrition
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
-9%synergy
Necrosynthesis
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
3%synergy
SOLDIER Military Program
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Brilliant Wings
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Into the Pit
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
4%synergy
Rent Is Due
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
27%inclusion24 decks88 decks
21%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
59%inclusion52 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
45%inclusion40 decks88 decks
25%synergy
Rogue's Passage
40%inclusion35 decks88 decks
20%synergy
High Market
40%inclusion35 decks88 decks
28%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
35%inclusion31 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Three Tree City
32%inclusion25 decks78 decks
28%synergy
Castle Locthwain
27%inclusion24 decks88 decks
17%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
26%inclusion21 decks81 decks
21%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
25%inclusion22 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Cabal Coffers
25%inclusion22 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion22 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Westvale Abbey
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Saga
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Secret Tunnel
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Minas Tirith
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Fountainport
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion74 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Sol Ring
81%inclusion71 decks88 decks
-4%synergy
Orzhov Signet
63%inclusion55 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
61%inclusion54 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
-3%synergy
Patchwork Banner
17%inclusion13 decks76 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
-5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
1%synergy
White Lotus Tile
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion88 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion88 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion81 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Godless Shrine
83%inclusion73 decks88 decks
33%synergy
Vault of Champions
81%inclusion71 decks88 decks
41%synergy
Isolated Chapel
78%inclusion69 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Caves of Koilos
66%inclusion58 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Field
58%inclusion51 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
57%inclusion50 decks88 decks
22%synergy
Marsh Flats
51%inclusion45 decks88 decks
21%synergy
Fetid Heath
51%inclusion45 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
50%inclusion44 decks88 decks
23%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
50%inclusion44 decks88 decks
39%synergy
Path of Ancestry
41%inclusion36 decks88 decks
17%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
38%inclusion33 decks88 decks
-4%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
35%inclusion31 decks88 decks
13%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
35%inclusion31 decks88 decks
-6%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Silence
30%inclusion26 decks88 decks
-11%synergy
Voldaren Estate
28%inclusion25 decks88 decks
23%synergy
Scrubland
23%inclusion20 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Silent Clearing
22%inclusion19 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
20%inclusion18 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
-5%synergy
Witch Enchanter
17%inclusion14 decks81 decks
6%synergy
Cavern of Souls
17%inclusion15 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion13 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
-9%synergy
Scoured Barrens
11%inclusion10 decks88 decks
-13%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
-11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion8 decks81 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Desolate Mire
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
-6%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Windswept Heath
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Arid Mesa
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
-8%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
-4%synergy
Opal Palace
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
4%synergy