Art: Bram Sels · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast

Cormela, Glamour Thief

UBR

Legendary Creature — Vampire Rogue · from $0.20

Haste {1}, {T}: Add {U}{B}{R}. Spend this mana only to cast instant and/or sorcery spells. When Cormela dies, return up to one target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.

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A typical Commander deck

A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.

Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan

Staples in these colors

The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).

Budget

57 of 100 at $5 or less · 40 at $1 or less

#	Card	Type	MV	Price
1	Sol Ring	Artifact	1	$1.07
2	Command Tower	Land	0	$0.26
3	Arcane Signet	Artifact	2	$0.34
4	Exotic Orchard	Land	0	$0.19
5	Reliquary Tower	Land	0	$4.28
6	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
7	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
8	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
9	Counterspell	Instant	2	$1.33
10	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
11	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
12	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
13	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
14	Blasphemous Act	Sorcery	9	$0.72
15	Bojuka Bog	Land	0	$1.12
16	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
17	Chaos Warp	Instant	3	$0.32
18	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
19	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
20	Dark Ritual	Instant	1	$0.44
21	An Offer You Can't Refuse	Instant	1	$3.01
22	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
23	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
24	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
25	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
26	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
27	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
28	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
29	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
30	Rhystic Study	Enchantment	3	$61.06
31	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
32	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
33	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
34	Watery Grave	Land	0	$9.86
35	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
36	Arcane Denial	Instant	2	$1.88
37	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
38	Reanimate	Sorcery	1	$6.56
39	Negate	Instant	2	$0.12
40	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
41	Cyclonic Rift	Instant	2	$29.75
42	Steam Vents	Land	0	$9.63
43	Demonic Tutor	Sorcery	2	$62.80
44	Toxic Deluge	Sorcery	3	$5.04
45	Swan Song	Instant	1	$10.72
46	Blood Crypt	Land	0	$8.68
47	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
48	Brainstorm	Instant	1	$0.56
49	Deflecting Swat	Instant	3	$70.85
50	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
51	Sulfur Falls	Land	0	$0.20
52	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
53	Fierce Guardianship	Instant	3	$59.21
54	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
55	Dragonskull Summit	Land	0	$0.45
56	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
57	Sunken Hollow	Land	0	$0.29
58	Otawara, Soaring City	Land	0	$26.57
59	Feed the Swarm	Sorcery	2	$0.19
60	Talisman of Dominance	Artifact	2	$0.49
61	Smoldering Marsh	Land	0	$0.27
62	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
63	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
64	Faithless Looting	Sorcery	1	$0.36
65	Frantic Search	Instant	3	$0.82
66	Mystic Remora	Enchantment	1	$10.97
67	Vandalblast	Sorcery	1	$1.74
68	Phyrexian Arena	Enchantment	3	$1.92
69	Jeska's Will	Sorcery	3	$39.58
70	Drowned Catacomb	Land	0	$0.50
71	Deadly Rollick	Instant	4	$26.52
72	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
73	Propaganda	Enchantment	3	$1.84
74	Shivan Reef	Land	0	$0.22
75	Vampiric Tutor	Instant	1	$48.13
76	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
77	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
78	Mana Drain	Instant	2	$50.65
79	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
80	Talisman of Creativity	Artifact	2	$0.45
81	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
82	Talisman of Indulgence	Artifact	2	$0.47
83	Black Market Connections	Enchantment	3	$10.78
84	Victimize	Sorcery	3	$0.57
85	Deadly Dispute	Instant	2	$0.29
86	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
87	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
88	Big Score	Instant	4	$0.41
89	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
90	Blood Artist	Creature	2	$2.78
91	Underground River	Land	0	$0.51
92	Sulfurous Springs	Land	0	$0.49
93	Abrade	Instant	2	$0.17
94	Ponder	Sorcery	1	$1.82
95	Morphic Pool	Land	0	$28.50
96	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
97	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
98	Training Center	Land	0	$17.67
99	Pongify	Instant	1	$2.21
100	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19

Curve of these staples

Most played with Cormela, Glamour Thief

The 25 most-played cards in 7 settled top-16 lists running Cormela, Glamour Thief (any pairing) at 16+ player events since Apr 25, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Command Tower	100% · 7 of 7	3
2	Dark Ritual	100% · 7 of 7	3
3	Saw in Half	100% · 7 of 7	3
4	An Offer You Can't Refuse	86% · 6 of 7	2
5	Arcane Signet	86% · 6 of 7	2
6	Borne Upon a Wind	86% · 6 of 7	2
7	Brain Freeze	86% · 6 of 7	2
8	Demonic Consultation	86% · 6 of 7	2
9	Exotic Orchard	86% · 6 of 7	2
10	Fellwar Stone	86% · 6 of 7	2
11	Flusterstorm	86% · 6 of 7	2
12	Mystic Remora	86% · 6 of 7	2
13	Sol Ring	86% · 6 of 7	2
14	Thassa's Oracle	86% · 6 of 7	2
15	Underworld Breach	86% · 6 of 7	2
16	Dualcaster Mage	71% · 5 of 7	1
17	Rite of Flame	71% · 5 of 7	1
18	Simian Spirit Guide	71% · 5 of 7	3
19	Talisman of Dominance	71% · 5 of 7	1
20	Ad Nauseam	57% · 4 of 7	2
21	Ancient Tomb	57% · 4 of 7	2
22	Arid Mesa	57% · 4 of 7	2
23	Badlands	57% · 4 of 7	2
24	Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty	57% · 4 of 7	2
25	Bloodstained Mire	57% · 4 of 7	2

Combos with Cormela, Glamour Thief

The 10 most popular of 67 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Cormela, Glamour Thief + Dark Ritual + Saw in Half
Infinite black mana · Infinite blue mana that can only be spent to cast instant and sorcery spells · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite red mana that can only be spent to cast instant and sorcery spells · Infinite storm count
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Cormela, Glamour Thief + Jeska's Will + Saw in Half
Infinite blue mana that can only be spent to cast instant and sorcery spells · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite red mana · Infinite storm count · Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Cormela, Glamour Thief + Storm-Kiln Artist + Twinflame
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite black mana that can only be spent to cast instant and sorcery spells · Infinite blue mana that can only be spent to cast instant and sorcery spells · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Cabal Ritual + Cormela, Glamour Thief + Saw in Half
Infinite black mana · Infinite blue mana that can only be spent to cast instant and sorcery spells · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite red mana that can only be spent to cast instant and sorcery spells · Infinite storm count
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Cormela, Glamour Thief + Saw in Half + Seething Song
Infinite blue mana that can only be spent to cast instant and sorcery spells · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite red mana · Infinite storm count
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Ashnod's Altar + Cormela, Glamour Thief + Demonic Gifts
Infinite blue mana that can only be spent to cast instant and sorcery spells · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite red mana that can only be spent to cast instant and sorcery spells · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty + Cormela, Glamour Thief + Twinflame
Infinite black mana that can only be spent to cast instant and sorcery spells · Infinite blue mana that can only be spent to cast instant and sorcery spells · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Cormela, Glamour Thief + Molten Duplication + Storm-Kiln Artist
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite black mana that can only be spent to cast instant and sorcery spells · Infinite blue mana that can only be spent to cast instant and sorcery spells · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite storm count
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty + Cormela, Glamour Thief + Molten Duplication
Infinite black mana that can only be spent to cast instant and sorcery spells · Infinite blue mana that can only be spent to cast instant and sorcery spells · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite storm count
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Cormela, Glamour Thief + Demonic Gifts + Phyrexian Altar
Infinite blue mana that can only be spent to cast instant and sorcery spells · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite red mana that can only be spent to cast instant and sorcery spells · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Top finishes

8 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

9th of 22 — Magic Event Budget 100 Setiembre on Topdeck.ggSep 26, 2026 · 1–2–0 · by Pichi/Sergio
11th of 17 — La Competència | Brain Freeze | cEDH on Topdeck.ggSep 4, 2026 · 0–2–1 · by Ernest Ortego Corbera
8th of 21 — La Competència | Brain Freeze | cEDH on Topdeck.ggAug 7, 2026 · 1–2–0 · by Ernest Ortego Corbera
2nd of 44 — [518] Northern Wardens Fringe Fest: The Sequel on Topdeck.ggJul 19, 2026 · 3–1–1 · by Michael Piercy
8th of 16 — Bcedh Tarragona - Magic Event on Topdeck.ggJun 20, 2026 · 0–1–2 · by Pichi/Sergio
4th of 36 — Bufftown Bullies Charity $50 Pride Tournament - June 13th on Topdeck.ggJun 13, 2026 · 4–2–0 · with Sanar, Unfinished Genius // Wild Idea · by Michael R Bauman
3rd of 16 — Chromatic Dragon Games CEDH on Topdeck.ggMay 16, 2026 · 1–3–0 · by Alden McClure
10th of 22 — Bcedh Magic Events on Topdeck.ggApr 25, 2026 · 1–3–0 · by Pichi/Sergio

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Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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