The vampire commander deck is led by Anje Falkenrath, a vampire from Innistrad
$25 Upgrade +1/+1 Counters is a very deep archetype so there's more sweet upgrade options that I could ever hope to cover, but I selected some of my favorites: for protection I've added Bulwark Ox and Mutational Advantage, a bunch of proliferates with Metastatic Evangel and Dreamtide Whale being the two best, ramp got a massive upgrade with Astral Cornucopia / Kami of Whispered Hopes / Purestrain Genestealer / Summon: Fenrir, and so on
All of the builds were really solid and tuned, and I even recognized the names of a few players that I played, too
Usually, that comes out in how we build our decks, how we play them, the variants and art styles we choose or the alters we have done
Turning the targets into treasures is certainly a drawback since it gives players the option to turn their useless card into mana, but ironically players will often crack their treasure and lose the opportunity to get their card back when Kitesail Larcenist leaves the battlefield