Vampires · Commander / EDH

Vampire Commander Decks

Two decks share the name. Aristocrats vampires sacrifice their own board for drain triggers; go-wide vampires just make tokens and swing. Pick one before you build, because the card pools barely overlap.

436legal vampires
86can lead a deck
53cards that name vampires
$0.23median card price

Ready-built list

Vampire Aristocrats — Drain the Table

Sacrifice vampires and Vampire tokens to instant-speed sac outlets to trigger life drain effects across the table. Mass recursion spells bring your entire graveyard back to finish off opponents in a single burst of drain triggers.

100 cards$133.55 totallegality-checked
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Commanders that care about vampires

Legendary vampires whose rules text actually names the creature type — these reward building around the tribe, rather than just belonging to it. Ordered by current market price, which is the closest thing to a popularity signal we can honestly compute.

Edgar Markov art

Art by Volkan Baǵa

Edgar Markov

Legendary Creature — Vampire Knight

3RWB$31.65
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Olivia, Crimson Bride art

Art by Anna Steinbauer

Olivia, Crimson Bride

Legendary Creature — Vampire Noble

4BR$7.33
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Elenda, the Dusk Rose art

Art by Chris Rahn

Elenda, the Dusk Rose

Legendary Creature — Vampire Knight

2WB$6.22
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Kalitas, Bloodchief of Ghet art

Art by Todd Lockwood

Kalitas, Bloodchief of Ghet

Legendary Creature — Vampire Warrior

5BB$5.70
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Baron Sengir art

Art by Pete Venters

Baron Sengir

Legendary Creature — Vampire Noble

5BBB$5.14
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Olivia Voldaren art

Art by Eric Deschamps

Olivia Voldaren

Legendary Creature — Vampire

2BR$3.25
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Edgar, Charmed Groom // Edgar Markov's Coffin art

Art by Volkan Baǵa

Edgar, Charmed Groom // Edgar Markov's Coffin

Legendary Creature — Vampire Noble // Legendary Artifact

2WB$3.02
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Drana, the Last Bloodchief art

Art by Tyler Jacobson

Drana, the Last Bloodchief

Legendary Creature — Vampire Cleric

3BB$1.61
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Ghalta and Mavren art

Art by Zezhou Chen

Ghalta and Mavren

Legendary Creature — Dinosaur Vampire

3GGWW$1.13
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The vampire support package

Cards that are not vampires themselves but name them in their rules text — the lords, anthems, tutors and payoffs that turn a pile of creatures into a deck. 53 of them are legal in Commander.

Sorin of House Markov // Sorin, Ravenous Neonate

Sorin of House Markov // Sorin, Ravenous Neonate

1B

Legendary Creature — Human Noble // Legendary Planeswalker — Sorin

Blood Tribute

Blood Tribute

4BB

Sorcery

Sorin, Grim Nemesis

Sorin, Grim Nemesis

4WB

Legendary Planeswalker — Sorin

Blade of the Bloodchief

Blade of the Bloodchief

1

Artifact — Equipment

Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord

Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord

2B

Legendary Planeswalker — Sorin

Legion's Landing // Adanto, the First Fort

Legion's Landing // Adanto, the First Fort

W

Legendary Enchantment // Legendary Land

Sorin the Mirthless

Sorin the Mirthless

2BB

Legendary Planeswalker — Sorin

Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord

Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord

2WB

Legendary Planeswalker — Sorin

Katilda, Dawnhart Martyr // Katilda's Rising Dawn

Katilda, Dawnhart Martyr // Katilda's Rising Dawn

1WW

Legendary Creature — Spirit Warlock // Legendary Enchantment — Aura

Sorin, Lord of Innistrad

Sorin, Lord of Innistrad

2WB

Legendary Planeswalker — Sorin

Where vampires live

Color identity of every legal vampire in the format. This is what decides your commander's colors before you pick a single card.

B Black259 (59%)
R Red51 (11%)
B,W Black/White36 (8%)
W White28 (6%)
B,R Black/Red21 (4%)
B,U Black/Blue15 (3%)

Under a dollar

Playable vampires currently under $1 — the cheap end of the pool, priced from the least expensive real printing.

Preacher of the Schism

Preacher of the Schism

2B

Creature — Vampire Cleric

Salt Vampire

Salt Vampire

1B

Creature — Vampire Shapeshifter

Bringer of the Last Gift

Bringer of the Last Gift

6BB

Creature — Vampire Demon

Cruel Celebrant

Cruel Celebrant

WB

Creature — Vampire

Sangromancer

Sangromancer

2BB

Creature — Vampire Shaman

Slaughter Specialist

Slaughter Specialist

1B

Creature — Vampire Warrior

Pawn of Ulamog

Pawn of Ulamog

1BB

Creature — Vampire Shaman

Kheru Mind-Eater

Kheru Mind-Eater

2B

Creature — Vampire

Viscera Seer

Viscera Seer

B

Creature — Vampire Wizard

Repentant Vampire

Repentant Vampire

3BB

Creature — Vampire

Cliffhaven Vampire

Cliffhaven Vampire

2WB

Creature — Vampire Warrior Ally

Necropolis Regent

Necropolis Regent

3BBB

Creature — Vampire

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