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.

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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$138.14 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.

Art by Volkan Baǵa

Edgar Markov

Legendary Creature — Vampire Knight

{3}{R}{W}{B}$31.89

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Art by Anna Steinbauer

Olivia, Crimson Bride

Legendary Creature — Vampire Noble

{4}{B}{R}$6.78

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Art by Todd Lockwood

Kalitas, Bloodchief of Ghet

Legendary Creature — Vampire Warrior

{5}{B}{B}$6.39

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Art by Chris Rahn

Elenda, the Dusk Rose

Legendary Creature — Vampire Knight

{2}{W}{B}$5.33

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Art by Pete Venters

Baron Sengir

Legendary Creature — Vampire Noble

{5}{B}{B}{B}$5.20

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Art by Todd Lockwood

Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet

Legendary Creature — Vampire Warrior

{2}{B}{B}$4.99

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Art by Volkan Baǵa

Edgar, Charmed Groom // Edgar Markov's Coffin

Legendary Creature — Vampire Noble // Legendary Artifact

{2}{W}{B}$3.64

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Art by Eric Deschamps

Olivia Voldaren

Legendary Creature — Vampire

{2}{B}{R}$3.59

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Art by Zezhou Chen

Ghalta and Mavren

Legendary Creature — Dinosaur Vampire

{3}{G}{G}{W}{W}$2.41

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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.

Blood Tribute

{4}{B}{B}

Sorcery

$4.31Buy on Mana Pool

Blade of the Bloodchief

{1}

Artifact — Equipment

$3.69Buy on Mana Pool

Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord

{2}{B}

Legendary Planeswalker — Sorin

$3.36Buy on Mana Pool

Sorin of House Markov // Sorin, Ravenous Neonate

{1}{B}

Legendary Creature — Human Noble // Legendary Planeswalker — Sorin

$2.88Buy on Mana Pool

Legion's Landing // Adanto, the First Fort

{W}

Legendary Enchantment // Legendary Land

$2.69Buy on Mana Pool

Sorin, Grim Nemesis

{4}{W}{B}

Legendary Planeswalker — Sorin

$2.60Buy on Mana Pool

Sorin the Mirthless

{2}{B}{B}

Legendary Planeswalker — Sorin

$2.39Buy on Mana Pool

Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord

{2}{W}{B}

Legendary Planeswalker — Sorin

$1.83Buy on Mana Pool

Sorin, Solemn Visitor

{2}{W}{B}

Legendary Planeswalker — Sorin

$0.64Buy on Mana Pool

Katilda, Dawnhart Martyr // Katilda's Rising Dawn

{1}{W}{W}

Legendary Creature — Spirit Warlock // Legendary Enchantment — Aura

$0.64Buy on Mana Pool

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.

Under a dollar

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

Slaughter Specialist

{1}{B}

Creature — Vampire Warrior

$0.89Buy on Mana Pool

Cliffhaven Vampire

{2}{W}{B}

Creature — Vampire Warrior Ally

$0.84Buy on Mana Pool

Bloodghast

{B}{B}

Creature — Vampire Spirit

$0.74Buy on Mana Pool

Sangromancer

{2}{B}{B}

Creature — Vampire Shaman

$0.73Buy on Mana Pool

Kheru Mind-Eater

{2}{B}

Creature — Vampire

$0.69Buy on Mana Pool

Repentant Vampire

{3}{B}{B}

Creature — Vampire

$0.56Buy on Mana Pool

Vampire Cutthroat

{B}

Creature — Vampire Rogue

$0.53Buy on Mana Pool

Necropolis Regent

{3}{B}{B}{B}

Creature — Vampire

$0.52Buy on Mana Pool

Stromkirk Captain

{1}{B}{R}

Creature — Vampire Soldier

$0.52Buy on Mana Pool

Bringer of the Last Gift

{6}{B}{B}

Creature — Vampire Demon

$0.51Buy on Mana Pool

Pawn of Ulamog

{1}{B}{B}

Creature — Vampire Shaman

$0.50Buy on Mana Pool

Blood Baron of Vizkopa

{3}{W}{B}

Creature — Vampire

$0.47Buy on Mana Pool

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