Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Combo

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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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Moxfield
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Foot Headquarters
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
South Wind Avatar
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Anchovy & Banana Pizza
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sanguine Bond
95%inclusion110 decks116 decks
74%synergy
Exquisite Blood
91%inclusion105 decks116 decks
74%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
83%inclusion96 decks116 decks
61%synergy
Blood Tribute
63%inclusion73 decks116 decks
61%synergy
Revival // Revenge
57%inclusion66 decks116 decks
52%synergy
Exsanguinate
62%inclusion72 decks116 decks
50%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
61%inclusion68 decks111 decks
49%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
62%inclusion72 decks116 decks
48%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
58%inclusion60 decks104 decks
48%synergy
Indulging Patrician
48%inclusion56 decks116 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Anguished Unmaking
72%inclusion83 decks116 decks
31%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
68%inclusion79 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Mortify
64%inclusion74 decks116 decks
41%synergy
Blood Artist
58%inclusion67 decks116 decks
27%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
51%inclusion59 decks116 decks
43%synergy
Dark Ritual
50%inclusion58 decks116 decks
26%synergy
Path to Exile
47%inclusion55 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
43%inclusion50 decks116 decks
40%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
42%inclusion49 decks116 decks
33%synergy
Damn
42%inclusion49 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
41%inclusion47 decks116 decks
27%synergy
Demonic Tutor
34%inclusion39 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Smothering Tithe
33%inclusion38 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
29%inclusion34 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Teferi's Protection
22%inclusion26 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
22%inclusion25 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Necropotence
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Ancient Tomb
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Farewell
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
The One Ring
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
41%inclusion47 decks116 decks
26%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
40%inclusion44 decks111 decks
35%synergy
Soul Warden
38%inclusion44 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
37%inclusion43 decks116 decks
25%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
34%inclusion39 decks116 decks
29%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
33%inclusion36 decks109 decks
31%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
33%inclusion38 decks116 decks
22%synergy
Twilight Prophet
32%inclusion37 decks116 decks
22%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
31%inclusion36 decks116 decks
26%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
31%inclusion36 decks116 decks
29%synergy
Drana's Emissary
31%inclusion36 decks116 decks
27%synergy
Starscape Cleric
28%inclusion31 decks111 decks
18%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
28%inclusion32 decks116 decks
21%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
28%inclusion32 decks116 decks
24%synergy
Markov Purifier
26%inclusion30 decks116 decks
23%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
25%inclusion29 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Crypt Ghast
24%inclusion28 decks116 decks
17%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
17%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
-11%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
22%inclusion26 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
22%inclusion23 decks104 decks
18%synergy
Soul's Attendant
22%inclusion25 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
22%inclusion25 decks116 decks
17%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
22%inclusion25 decks116 decks
19%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
22%inclusion25 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
22%inclusion25 decks116 decks
17%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
16%synergy
Tithe Drinker
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Serra Ascendant
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Cordial Vampire
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Witch of the Moors
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Esper Sentinel
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Suture Priest
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Grand Abolisher
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Essence Channeler
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
-7%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Vein Ripper
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Drana and Linvala
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Beacon of Immortality
24%inclusion28 decks116 decks
21%synergy
Despark
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
-11%synergy
Fracture
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Inkshield
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Reprieve
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Imp's Mischief
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Revitalize
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Generous Gift
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
-12%synergy
Dawn's Truce
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Village Rites
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
-13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Stinging Study
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Vanishing Verse
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Murder
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
-14%synergy
Angel's Grace
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Mana Tithe
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
-7%synergy
Silence
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-6%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Offer Immortality
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Restoration Magic
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Rush of Dread
40%inclusion46 decks116 decks
38%synergy
Sign in Blood
35%inclusion41 decks116 decks
17%synergy
Toxic Deluge
28%inclusion32 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Fumigate
26%inclusion30 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
25%inclusion29 decks116 decks
24%synergy
Temporal Extortion
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Read the Bones
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
16%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Vindicate
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Grim Tutor
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Austere Command
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
-8%synergy
Reanimate
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
-6%synergy
Diabolic Intent
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Feed the Swarm
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Ambition's Cost
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Wrath of God
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Sanctify
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Death Grasp
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Aetherflux Reservoir
37%inclusion43 decks116 decks
29%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
29%inclusion34 decks116 decks
22%synergy
Quietus Spike
27%inclusion31 decks116 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion29 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion29 decks116 decks
0%synergy
The Wind Crystal
22%inclusion17 decks78 decks
14%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Sigil
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Jet Medallion
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Scytheclaw
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
7%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
-6%synergy
Pearl Medallion
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Bontu's Monument
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Chalice of Life
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Incubator
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Strionic Resonator
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
41%inclusion47 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
40%inclusion46 decks116 decks
24%synergy
Blind Obedience
39%inclusion45 decks116 decks
21%synergy
Black Market Connections
34%inclusion40 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Wound Reflection
34%inclusion39 decks116 decks
31%synergy
Cleric Class
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
16%synergy
Grievous Wound
23%inclusion25 decks109 decks
20%synergy
Lunar Convocation
20%inclusion22 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Ghostly Prison
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Remedy
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Boon Reflection
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Land Tax
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Painful Quandary
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Greed
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Warlock Class
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Bonds
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Axis of Mortality
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Light of Promise
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Life Insurance
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Test of Endurance
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Hope
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Dawn of Hope
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Legion's Landing
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Dark Tutelage
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Court of Ambition
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of the Void
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Glasswing Grace
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-2%synergy
March of the Canonized
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Griffin Aerie
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Parker Luck
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
27%inclusion31 decks116 decks
24%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
22%inclusion25 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
36%inclusion42 decks116 decks
-7%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
36%inclusion42 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
35%inclusion41 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion29 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Restless Fortress
22%inclusion25 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Radiant Fountain
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Shambling Vent
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
9%synergy
War Room
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion110 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion105 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Orzhov Signet
58%inclusion67 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
49%inclusion57 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion32 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
24%inclusion28 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Pristine Talisman
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Marble Diamond
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Plains
99%inclusion115 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion114 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion103 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Isolated Chapel
71%inclusion82 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Field
56%inclusion65 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Caves of Koilos
54%inclusion63 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Scoured Barrens
49%inclusion57 decks116 decks
25%synergy
Temple of Silence
48%inclusion56 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Godless Shrine
47%inclusion54 decks116 decks
-4%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
43%inclusion50 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
41%inclusion47 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
40%inclusion46 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Fetid Heath
39%inclusion45 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Vault of Champions
38%inclusion44 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
34%inclusion39 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
29%inclusion34 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flats
27%inclusion31 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
24%inclusion24 decks99 decks
1%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Desolate Mire
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
-6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Voldaren Estate
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Forlorn Flats
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Silent Clearing
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
-10%synergy
Scrubland
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Neglected Manor
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Thriving Heath
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Mana Confluence
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Windswept Heath
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Silverquill Campus
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
0%synergy
City of Brass
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Witch Enchanter
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-2%synergy