Average Deck for Astarion, the Decadent - Budget Optimized Lifegain

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Sikora
Sep 18, 2025
How To Play Vampires Differently in Commander
If you want to play a Vampire deck but are concerned that it'll be the same as every other Vampire deck, this is the article for you.
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Jeff Girten
Jul 31, 2025
Deathtouch and First Strike With Syr Vondam, the Lucent
This week on Plot Twist, Jeff builds a Syr Vondam, the Lucent deck that presents our opponents with difficult choices!
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Average Decklist

Alpharael, Stonechosen
Alpharael, Stonechosen
Blood Artist
Blood Artist
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
Cliffhaven Vampire
Cliffhaven Vampire
Cordial Vampire
Cordial Vampire
Creeping Bloodsucker
Creeping Bloodsucker
Crossway Troublemakers
Crossway Troublemakers
Defiant Bloodlord
Defiant Bloodlord
Drana's Emissary
Drana's Emissary
Edgar, Charmed Groom
Edgar, Charmed Groom
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
Elenda's Hierophant
Elenda's Hierophant
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
Enduring Tenacity
Enduring Tenacity
Gifted Aetherborn
Gifted Aetherborn
Indulging Patrician
Indulging Patrician
Marauding Blight-Priest
Marauding Blight-Priest
Markov Purifier
Markov Purifier
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
Soul Warden
Soul Warden
Twilight Prophet
Twilight Prophet
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire of the Dire Moon
Vampire of the Dire Moon
Veinwitch Coven
Veinwitch Coven
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
Welcoming Vampire
Welcoming Vampire
Instants (10)
Anguished Unmaking
Anguished Unmaking
Astarion's Thirst
Astarion's Thirst
Dark Ritual
Dark Ritual
Deadly Dispute
Deadly Dispute
Mortify
Mortify
Revitalize
Revitalize
Swords to Plowshares
Swords to Plowshares
Ultimate Magic: Holy
Ultimate Magic: Holy
Vanishing Verse
Vanishing Verse
Village Rites
Village Rites
Sorceries (9)
Blood Tribute
Blood Tribute
Debt to the Deathless
Debt to the Deathless
Exsanguinate
Exsanguinate
Fumigate
Fumigate
Olivia's Wrath
Olivia's Wrath
Read the Bones
Read the Bones
Sanctify
Sanctify
Sign in Blood
Sign in Blood
Vampire's Kiss
Vampire's Kiss
Artifacts (8)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Commander's Sphere
Commander's Sphere
Mind Stone
Mind Stone
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Talisman of Hierarchy
Talisman of Hierarchy
The Darkness Crystal
The Darkness Crystal
The Wind Crystal
The Wind Crystal
Well of Lost Dreams
Well of Lost Dreams
Enchantments (10)
Authority of the Consuls
Authority of the Consuls
Black Market
Black Market
Blind Obedience
Blind Obedience
Exquisite Blood
Exquisite Blood
Grievous Wound
Grievous Wound
Lunar Convocation
Lunar Convocation
March of the Canonized
March of the Canonized
Phyrexian Arena
Phyrexian Arena
Sanguine Bond
Sanguine Bond
Wound Reflection
Wound Reflection
Planeswalkers (1)
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
Lands (12)
Bojuka Bog
Bojuka Bog
Caves of Koilos
Caves of Koilos
Command Tower
Command Tower
Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel
Orzhov Guildgate
Orzhov Guildgate
Path of Ancestry
Path of Ancestry
Rogue's Passage
Rogue's Passage
Scoured Barrens
Scoured Barrens
Shineshadow Snarl
Shineshadow Snarl
Tainted Field
Tainted Field
Temple of Silence
Temple of Silence
Vault of the Archangel
Vault of the Archangel
Basics (2)
Plains
10 Plains
Swamp
13 Swamps