Vampire by user9732887

Format: Commander

Commander: Anowon, the Ruin Sage

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 21

Deck overview

This deck is a mono-black Vampire tribal and attrition strategy commanded by Anowon, the Ruin Sage. The game plan revolves around deploying low-to-mid-curve Vampires that evade Anowon's upkeep sacrifice trigger, creating an asymmetric board state that continually strips opponents of their non-Vampire creatures. Supported by severe death-trigger edicts such as Dictate of Erebos and Butcher of Malakir, alongside punishing taxation from Painful Quandary, the deck steadily chokes out opposing creature development while keeping its own ranks intact. Victory is achieved through evasive combat damage powered by tribal lords like Vampire Nocturnus and Captivating Vampire, supplemented by potent burst drain effects from Malakir Bloodwitch, Blood Tribute, and Sorin Markov. While the deck excels at grinding down creature-centric tables with dense targeted removal, it operates at casual combat speed with minimal ramp, lacks interaction for non-creature permanents, and possesses limited protection against board wipes.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Absorb Vis
  • 1 Ancient Craving
  • 1 Anowon, the Ruin Sage
  • 1 Ardyn, the Usurper
  • 1 Arrogant Bloodlord
  • 1 Blood Tribute
  • 1 Bloodchief Ascension
  • 1 Bloodghast
  • 1 Bloodhusk Ritualist
  • 1 Bloodrage Vampire
  • 1 Butcher of Malakir
  • 1 Call the Bloodline
  • 1 Captivating Vampire
  • 1 Child of Night
  • 1 Consume Spirit
  • 1 Corrupt
  • 1 Cower in Fear
  • 1 Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
  • 1 Demon of Death's Gate
  • 1 Demon's Horn
  • 1 Demonlord Belzenlok
  • 1 Despise
  • 1 Diabolic Tutor
  • 1 Dictate of Erebos
  • 1 Disentomb
  • 1 Doom Blade
  • 1 Duskmantle Prowler
  • 1 Feast of Blood
  • 1 Gatekeeper of Malakir
  • 1 Guul Draz Assassin
  • 1 Halo Hunter
  • 1 In Garruk's Wake
  • 1 Kalastria Highborn
  • 1 Malakir Bloodwitch
  • 1 Mark of the Vampire
  • 1 Midnight Recovery
  • 1 Mind Sludge
  • 1 Morbid Curiosity
  • 1 Murder
  • 1 Nemesis Trap
  • 1 Ninja's Blades
  • 1 Nirkana Cutthroat
  • 1 Nullpriest of Oblivion
  • 1 Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
  • 1 Painful Quandary
  • 1 Pawn of Ulamog
  • 1 Phyrexian Obliterator
  • 1 Ring of Xathrid
  • 1 Rise from the Grave
  • 1 Rush of Vitality
  • 1 Sanguimancy
  • 1 Sengir Vampire
  • 1 Sign in Blood
  • 1 Skeletal Vampire
  • 1 Smother
  • 1 Sorin Markov
  • 1 Spiteful Blow
  • 36 Swamp
  • 1 Tendrils of Corruption
  • 1 Underworld Dreams
  • 1 Urge to Feed
  • 1 Vampire Hexmage
  • 1 Vampire Nighthawk
  • 1 Vampire Nocturnus
  • 1 Vampire Outcasts