Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Core

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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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Liminal Hold
4.2%inclusion2 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Wanderbrine Preacher
4.1%inclusion2 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Leonardo, Cutting Edge
2.4%inclusion1 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Abigale, Eloquent First-Year
2.0%inclusion1 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Dream Seizer
2.0%inclusion1 decks49 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sanguine Bond
81%inclusion584 decks725 decks
60%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
54%inclusion391 decks725 decks
51%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
64%inclusion461 decks725 decks
50%synergy
Indulging Patrician
54%inclusion395 decks725 decks
49%synergy
Drana's Emissary
48%inclusion347 decks725 decks
43%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
46%inclusion336 decks725 decks
41%synergy
Exsanguinate
53%inclusion387 decks725 decks
41%synergy
Mortify
63%inclusion455 decks725 decks
40%synergy
Markov Purifier
43%inclusion314 decks725 decks
40%synergy
Revival // Revenge
43%inclusion315 decks725 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Exquisite Blood
55%inclusion402 decks725 decks
39%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
55%inclusion398 decks725 decks
33%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
53%inclusion383 decks725 decks
-11%synergy
Blood Artist
50%inclusion362 decks725 decks
19%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
48%inclusion346 decks725 decks
38%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
48%inclusion346 decks725 decks
8%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
42%inclusion307 decks725 decks
38%synergy
Path to Exile
41%inclusion300 decks725 decks
-8%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
40%inclusion288 decks725 decks
37%synergy
Blood Tribute
40%inclusion287 decks725 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Farewell
10%inclusion69 decks725 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
38%inclusion277 decks725 decks
4%synergy
Tithe Drinker
37%inclusion269 decks725 decks
33%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
37%inclusion267 decks725 decks
35%synergy
Soul Warden
37%inclusion265 decks725 decks
19%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
36%inclusion261 decks725 decks
24%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
35%inclusion255 decks725 decks
24%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
34%inclusion250 decks725 decks
9%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
34%inclusion245 decks725 decks
19%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
31%inclusion224 decks725 decks
27%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
30%inclusion221 decks725 decks
24%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
30%inclusion219 decks725 decks
25%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
30%inclusion144 decks481 decks
25%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
29%inclusion213 decks725 decks
23%synergy
Twilight Prophet
29%inclusion212 decks725 decks
19%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
28%inclusion188 decks665 decks
16%synergy
Cordial Vampire
28%inclusion200 decks725 decks
21%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
27%inclusion198 decks725 decks
23%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
27%inclusion132 decks490 decks
17%synergy
Markov Baron
26%inclusion191 decks725 decks
24%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
26%inclusion189 decks725 decks
21%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
26%inclusion187 decks725 decks
18%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
26%inclusion179 decks694 decks
21%synergy
Starscape Cleric
26%inclusion168 decks657 decks
16%synergy
Suture Priest
24%inclusion177 decks725 decks
11%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
24%inclusion173 decks725 decks
4%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
24%inclusion171 decks725 decks
18%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
23%inclusion167 decks725 decks
17%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
20%inclusion146 decks725 decks
17%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
20%inclusion96 decks481 decks
18%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
19%inclusion141 decks725 decks
15%synergy
Soul's Attendant
19%inclusion138 decks725 decks
6%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
19%inclusion110 decks585 decks
17%synergy
Essence Channeler
19%inclusion123 decks656 decks
13%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
18%inclusion131 decks725 decks
12%synergy
Epicure of Blood
17%inclusion126 decks725 decks
16%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
17%inclusion125 decks725 decks
3%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
16%inclusion118 decks725 decks
13%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
15%inclusion109 decks725 decks
11%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
15%inclusion108 decks725 decks
11%synergy
Crypt Ghast
14%inclusion101 decks725 decks
7%synergy
Drana and Linvala
14%inclusion98 decks725 decks
6%synergy
The Gaffer
13%inclusion95 decks725 decks
10%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
13%inclusion93 decks725 decks
1%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
13%inclusion31 decks248 decks
10%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
12%inclusion88 decks725 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion86 decks725 decks
-4%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
12%inclusion86 decks725 decks
9%synergy
Witch of the Moors
12%inclusion86 decks725 decks
9%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
11%inclusion82 decks725 decks
7%synergy
Nykthos Paragon
11%inclusion80 decks725 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Fracture
29%inclusion212 decks725 decks
10%synergy
Dark Ritual
27%inclusion195 decks725 decks
3%synergy
Despark
26%inclusion185 decks725 decks
-5%synergy
Revitalize
19%inclusion137 decks725 decks
17%synergy
Murder
19%inclusion136 decks725 decks
15%synergy
Utter End
17%inclusion121 decks725 decks
4%synergy
Generous Gift
15%inclusion111 decks725 decks
-8%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
15%inclusion109 decks725 decks
12%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
12%inclusion89 decks725 decks
7%synergy
Disenchant
12%inclusion87 decks725 decks
8%synergy
Village Rites
11%inclusion78 decks725 decks
-11%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion74 decks725 decks
6%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion74 decks725 decks
-4%synergy
Return to Dust
8.6%inclusion62 decks725 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.4%inclusion61 decks725 decks
4%synergy
Inkshield
8.3%inclusion60 decks725 decks
-9%synergy
Dawn's Truce
8.1%inclusion53 decks658 decks
1%synergy
Consuming Corruption
7.0%inclusion48 decks689 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.9%inclusion50 decks725 decks
-15%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.6%inclusion46 decks693 decks
-6%synergy
Riot Control
6.6%inclusion48 decks725 decks
5%synergy
Treacherous Greed
6.3%inclusion46 decks725 decks
4%synergy
Reprieve
5.4%inclusion39 decks725 decks
-2%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
5.4%inclusion39 decks725 decks
5%synergy
Stinging Study
5.2%inclusion38 decks725 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
39%inclusion284 decks725 decks
21%synergy
Fumigate
32%inclusion235 decks725 decks
25%synergy
Rush of Dread
29%inclusion208 decks716 decks
28%synergy
Read the Bones
27%inclusion198 decks725 decks
17%synergy
Damn
25%inclusion181 decks725 decks
-8%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
19%inclusion141 decks725 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion125 decks725 decks
0%synergy
Vindicate
16%inclusion114 decks725 decks
3%synergy
Austere Command
14%inclusion103 decks725 decks
-4%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
14%inclusion98 decks725 decks
13%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
14%inclusion98 decks725 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion89 decks725 decks
6%synergy
Death Grasp
12%inclusion89 decks725 decks
11%synergy
Call to the Feast
12%inclusion84 decks725 decks
10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion75 decks725 decks
3%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion70 decks725 decks
-8%synergy
Ambition's Cost
10%inclusion70 decks725 decks
7%synergy
Sanctify
10%inclusion69 decks725 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
8.7%inclusion63 decks725 decks
-9%synergy
New Blood
8.4%inclusion61 decks725 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.7%inclusion56 decks725 decks
7%synergy
Merciless Eviction
7.0%inclusion51 decks725 decks
2%synergy
Damnable Pact
5.9%inclusion43 decks725 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.4%inclusion26 decks481 decks
0%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.0%inclusion36 decks717 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
34%inclusion248 decks725 decks
9%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
33%inclusion241 decks725 decks
25%synergy
Tainted Sigil
18%inclusion132 decks725 decks
15%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
18%inclusion128 decks725 decks
9%synergy
Quietus Spike
18%inclusion127 decks725 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion123 decks725 decks
4%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
15%inclusion110 decks725 decks
11%synergy
Chalice of Life
15%inclusion108 decks725 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion108 decks725 decks
-5%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
14%inclusion101 decks725 decks
11%synergy
The Wind Crystal
12%inclusion23 decks194 decks
4%synergy
Bontu's Monument
12%inclusion85 decks725 decks
6%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
11%inclusion77 decks674 decks
9%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
11%inclusion82 decks725 decks
7%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
11%inclusion81 decks725 decks
6%synergy
Tithing Blade
8.6%inclusion62 decks725 decks
7%synergy
Sinister Monolith
8.1%inclusion53 decks657 decks
6%synergy
Jet Medallion
8.0%inclusion58 decks725 decks
2%synergy
Scytheclaw
6.3%inclusion46 decks725 decks
6%synergy
Pearl Medallion
5.5%inclusion40 decks725 decks
-1%synergy
Campfire
5.4%inclusion39 decks725 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Cleric Class
34%inclusion247 decks725 decks
26%synergy
Lunar Convocation
34%inclusion222 decks657 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
34%inclusion243 decks725 decks
4%synergy
Wound Reflection
30%inclusion218 decks725 decks
27%synergy
Blind Obedience
25%inclusion181 decks725 decks
7%synergy
Grievous Wound
25%inclusion144 decks587 decks
22%synergy
Greed
19%inclusion136 decks725 decks
14%synergy
Warlock Class
19%inclusion135 decks725 decks
17%synergy
Boon Reflection
18%inclusion133 decks725 decks
17%synergy
March of the Canonized
16%inclusion116 decks725 decks
10%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
15%inclusion111 decks725 decks
0%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
14%inclusion104 decks725 decks
12%synergy
Life Insurance
14%inclusion98 decks725 decks
10%synergy
Ghostly Prison
13%inclusion94 decks725 decks
-2%synergy
Glasswing Grace
12%inclusion80 decks693 decks
4%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion78 decks725 decks
-11%synergy
Dawn of Hope
11%inclusion78 decks725 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Hope
11%inclusion70 decks663 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Bonds
8.3%inclusion60 decks725 decks
6%synergy
Painful Quandary
8.1%inclusion59 decks725 decks
5%synergy
Campaign of Vengeance
7.7%inclusion56 decks725 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Rites
7.3%inclusion53 decks725 decks
0%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
7.2%inclusion52 decks725 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Remedy
6.8%inclusion49 decks725 decks
5%synergy
Test of Endurance
6.8%inclusion49 decks725 decks
5%synergy
Light of Promise
6.6%inclusion48 decks725 decks
4%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
6.5%inclusion47 decks725 decks
6%synergy
Axis of Mortality
5.9%inclusion43 decks725 decks
5%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.8%inclusion42 decks725 decks
-12%synergy
Legion's Landing
5.8%inclusion42 decks725 decks
3%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
5.2%inclusion38 decks725 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
5.2%inclusion38 decks725 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
17%inclusion125 decks725 decks
12%synergy
Sorin Markov
17%inclusion124 decks725 decks
15%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
11%inclusion82 decks725 decks
9%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
11%inclusion82 decks725 decks
6%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
8.3%inclusion60 decks725 decks
7%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
7.0%inclusion51 decks725 decks
5%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
7.0%inclusion51 decks725 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
40%inclusion293 decks725 decks
7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion254 decks725 decks
-9%synergy
Restless Fortress
28%inclusion206 decks725 decks
21%synergy
Rogue's Passage
26%inclusion187 decks725 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
18%inclusion131 decks725 decks
10%synergy
Radiant Fountain
18%inclusion129 decks725 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion117 decks725 decks
-7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion86 decks725 decks
7%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
11%inclusion80 decks725 decks
9%synergy
Witch's Cottage
11%inclusion77 decks725 decks
7%synergy
Shambling Vent
10%inclusion71 decks725 decks
5%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
7.4%inclusion15 decks204 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
6.5%inclusion47 decks725 decks
-14%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.1%inclusion44 decks725 decks
-4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.8%inclusion42 decks725 decks
-6%synergy
War Room
5.7%inclusion41 decks725 decks
-1%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
5.1%inclusion37 decks725 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion625 decks725 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion563 decks725 decks
-3%synergy
Orzhov Signet
61%inclusion441 decks725 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
38%inclusion277 decks725 decks
-14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
34%inclusion250 decks725 decks
19%synergy
Pristine Talisman
34%inclusion249 decks725 decks
29%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion194 decks725 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
16%inclusion117 decks725 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion112 decks725 decks
-5%synergy
Marble Diamond
14%inclusion104 decks725 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion88 decks725 decks
-2%synergy
Orzhov Locket
7.6%inclusion55 decks725 decks
5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
7.2%inclusion47 decks657 decks
2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.3%inclusion46 decks725 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
5.7%inclusion41 decks725 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion723 decks725 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion723 decks725 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion605 decks725 decks
-3%synergy
Scoured Barrens
60%inclusion438 decks725 decks
37%synergy
Isolated Chapel
53%inclusion383 decks725 decks
-13%synergy
Tainted Field
53%inclusion382 decks725 decks
1%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
51%inclusion372 decks725 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Silence
49%inclusion358 decks725 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
43%inclusion315 decks725 decks
20%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
40%inclusion293 decks725 decks
-1%synergy
Caves of Koilos
39%inclusion286 decks725 decks
-18%synergy
Evolving Wilds
34%inclusion244 decks725 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion178 decks725 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
23%inclusion170 decks725 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion165 decks725 decks
-2%synergy
Voldaren Estate
22%inclusion162 decks725 decks
17%synergy
Godless Shrine
22%inclusion159 decks725 decks
-29%synergy
Fetid Heath
20%inclusion144 decks725 decks
-20%synergy
Forlorn Flats
19%inclusion134 decks718 decks
13%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
19%inclusion135 decks725 decks
-2%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
18%inclusion129 decks725 decks
7%synergy
Vault of Champions
18%inclusion128 decks725 decks
-22%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion124 decks725 decks
3%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
17%inclusion122 decks725 decks
-18%synergy
Desolate Mire
15%inclusion110 decks725 decks
-1%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
13%inclusion95 decks725 decks
-14%synergy
Glasswing Grace
12%inclusion80 decks693 decks
4%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
11%inclusion83 decks725 decks
6%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
11%inclusion83 decks725 decks
7%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
10%inclusion74 decks725 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Moor
9.0%inclusion65 decks725 decks
6%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
8.4%inclusion29 decks344 decks
-14%synergy
Thriving Heath
7.6%inclusion55 decks725 decks
5%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
7.4%inclusion54 decks725 decks
-15%synergy
Silverquill Campus
7.3%inclusion53 decks725 decks
3%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
7.3%inclusion53 decks725 decks
6%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
7.0%inclusion51 decks725 decks
0%synergy
Neglected Manor
7.0%inclusion41 decks587 decks
4%synergy
Citadel Gate
6.9%inclusion50 decks725 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.6%inclusion46 decks693 decks
-6%synergy
Obscura Storefront
6.6%inclusion48 decks725 decks
3%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
6.5%inclusion47 decks725 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.2%inclusion45 decks725 decks
-24%synergy