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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Mai, Scornful Striker
4.5%inclusion2 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Curious Farm Animals
2.3%inclusion1 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Misty Palms Oasis
2.3%inclusion1 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
2.2%inclusion1 decks46 decks
-1%synergy
Day of Black Sun
2.2%inclusion1 decks46 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sanguine Bond
81%inclusion603 decks749 decks
59%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
54%inclusion404 decks749 decks
51%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
63%inclusion475 decks749 decks
50%synergy
Indulging Patrician
54%inclusion407 decks749 decks
49%synergy
Drana's Emissary
48%inclusion363 decks749 decks
44%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
47%inclusion350 decks749 decks
42%synergy
Markov Purifier
43%inclusion325 decks749 decks
40%synergy
Exsanguinate
52%inclusion389 decks749 decks
40%synergy
Mortify
62%inclusion463 decks749 decks
39%synergy
Revival // Revenge
44%inclusion329 decks749 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Exquisite Blood
56%inclusion422 decks749 decks
39%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
55%inclusion409 decks749 decks
32%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
54%inclusion401 decks749 decks
-11%synergy
Blood Artist
50%inclusion377 decks749 decks
19%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
47%inclusion354 decks749 decks
37%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
47%inclusion350 decks749 decks
7%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
42%inclusion315 decks749 decks
38%synergy
Path to Exile
41%inclusion310 decks749 decks
-8%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
41%inclusion304 decks749 decks
38%synergy
Blood Tribute
40%inclusion296 decks749 decks
37%synergy
Creatures
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
39%inclusion289 decks749 decks
4%synergy
Soul Warden
38%inclusion282 decks749 decks
20%synergy
Tithe Drinker
37%inclusion277 decks749 decks
33%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
37%inclusion277 decks749 decks
25%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
37%inclusion277 decks749 decks
35%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
36%inclusion268 decks749 decks
10%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
36%inclusion267 decks749 decks
25%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
34%inclusion254 decks749 decks
19%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
31%inclusion232 decks749 decks
24%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
31%inclusion231 decks749 decks
26%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
30%inclusion140 decks461 decks
26%synergy
Twilight Prophet
30%inclusion227 decks749 decks
20%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
30%inclusion224 decks749 decks
24%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
29%inclusion215 decks749 decks
22%synergy
Cordial Vampire
29%inclusion214 decks749 decks
21%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
28%inclusion184 decks648 decks
17%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
28%inclusion207 decks749 decks
23%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
27%inclusion205 decks749 decks
22%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
27%inclusion127 decks470 decks
17%synergy
Markov Baron
27%inclusion202 decks749 decks
25%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
27%inclusion180 decks677 decks
22%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
26%inclusion194 decks749 decks
18%synergy
Starscape Cleric
25%inclusion162 decks640 decks
15%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
25%inclusion188 decks749 decks
20%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
25%inclusion187 decks749 decks
5%synergy
Suture Priest
24%inclusion182 decks749 decks
10%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
24%inclusion179 decks749 decks
18%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
20%inclusion152 decks749 decks
17%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
20%inclusion93 decks461 decks
18%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
20%inclusion147 decks749 decks
15%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
20%inclusion111 decks567 decks
18%synergy
Soul's Attendant
19%inclusion145 decks749 decks
6%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
19%inclusion144 decks749 decks
13%synergy
Essence Channeler
18%inclusion118 decks639 decks
12%synergy
Epicure of Blood
18%inclusion135 decks749 decks
16%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
18%inclusion133 decks749 decks
3%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
17%inclusion125 decks746 decks
13%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
15%inclusion115 decks749 decks
11%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
15%inclusion112 decks749 decks
11%synergy
Crypt Ghast
14%inclusion104 decks749 decks
6%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
14%inclusion103 decks749 decks
2%synergy
Drana and Linvala
14%inclusion103 decks749 decks
6%synergy
The Gaffer
13%inclusion100 decks749 decks
10%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
13%inclusion98 decks749 decks
7%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
13%inclusion96 decks749 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion92 decks749 decks
-4%synergy
Witch of the Moors
12%inclusion91 decks749 decks
9%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
12%inclusion87 decks749 decks
7%synergy
Lifecreed Duo
11%inclusion73 decks641 decks
7%synergy
Nykthos Paragon
11%inclusion84 decks749 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Fracture
29%inclusion216 decks749 decks
10%synergy
Dark Ritual
27%inclusion200 decks749 decks
4%synergy
Despark
26%inclusion195 decks749 decks
-5%synergy
Revitalize
19%inclusion145 decks749 decks
17%synergy
Murder
19%inclusion143 decks749 decks
15%synergy
Utter End
17%inclusion127 decks749 decks
4%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
15%inclusion114 decks749 decks
12%synergy
Generous Gift
15%inclusion114 decks749 decks
-9%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
13%inclusion95 decks749 decks
7%synergy
Disenchant
12%inclusion91 decks749 decks
8%synergy
Village Rites
11%inclusion84 decks749 decks
-11%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion78 decks749 decks
6%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion72 decks749 decks
-4%synergy
Return to Dust
8.8%inclusion66 decks749 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.4%inclusion63 decks749 decks
4%synergy
Dawn's Truce
8.3%inclusion53 decks641 decks
1%synergy
Inkshield
7.7%inclusion58 decks749 decks
-9%synergy
Consuming Corruption
7.1%inclusion48 decks672 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.8%inclusion51 decks749 decks
-14%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.7%inclusion45 decks676 decks
-6%synergy
Riot Control
6.4%inclusion48 decks749 decks
5%synergy
Treacherous Greed
6.0%inclusion45 decks746 decks
4%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
5.5%inclusion41 decks749 decks
5%synergy
Stinging Study
5.2%inclusion39 decks749 decks
4%synergy
Reprieve
5.2%inclusion39 decks749 decks
-3%synergy
Withering Torment
5.0%inclusion28 decks556 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
39%inclusion293 decks749 decks
21%synergy
Fumigate
32%inclusion240 decks749 decks
24%synergy
Rush of Dread
29%inclusion206 decks699 decks
28%synergy
Read the Bones
26%inclusion198 decks749 decks
16%synergy
Damn
25%inclusion188 decks749 decks
-8%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
20%inclusion149 decks749 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion125 decks749 decks
0%synergy
Vindicate
15%inclusion116 decks749 decks
3%synergy
Austere Command
15%inclusion111 decks749 decks
-3%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
14%inclusion107 decks749 decks
10%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
14%inclusion106 decks749 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion95 decks749 decks
6%synergy
Death Grasp
12%inclusion92 decks749 decks
11%synergy
Call to the Feast
11%inclusion82 decks749 decks
10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion77 decks749 decks
3%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion72 decks749 decks
-8%synergy
Sanctify
9.3%inclusion70 decks749 decks
8%synergy
Ambition's Cost
9.3%inclusion70 decks749 decks
7%synergy
New Blood
9.1%inclusion68 decks749 decks
5%synergy
Farewell
9.1%inclusion68 decks749 decks
-4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
8.4%inclusion63 decks749 decks
-9%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.9%inclusion59 decks749 decks
7%synergy
Merciless Eviction
7.1%inclusion53 decks749 decks
2%synergy
Damnable Pact
6.0%inclusion45 decks749 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.4%inclusion25 decks461 decks
-1%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.1%inclusion36 decks700 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
34%inclusion258 decks749 decks
9%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
33%inclusion244 decks749 decks
24%synergy
Quietus Spike
18%inclusion135 decks749 decks
17%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
18%inclusion135 decks749 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion134 decks749 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Sigil
18%inclusion133 decks749 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion115 decks749 decks
-5%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
15%inclusion114 decks749 decks
11%synergy
Chalice of Life
15%inclusion112 decks749 decks
14%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
14%inclusion107 decks749 decks
11%synergy
The Wind Crystal
13%inclusion22 decks169 decks
6%synergy
Bontu's Monument
12%inclusion92 decks749 decks
7%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
12%inclusion77 decks657 decks
9%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
11%inclusion86 decks749 decks
7%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
11%inclusion85 decks749 decks
6%synergy
Tithing Blade
8.7%inclusion65 decks749 decks
7%synergy
Sinister Monolith
8.3%inclusion53 decks640 decks
6%synergy
Jet Medallion
7.6%inclusion57 decks749 decks
2%synergy
Scytheclaw
6.4%inclusion48 decks749 decks
6%synergy
Campfire
5.7%inclusion43 decks749 decks
5%synergy
Pearl Medallion
5.3%inclusion40 decks749 decks
0%synergy
Excalibur II
5.1%inclusion8 decks158 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Cleric Class
34%inclusion255 decks749 decks
26%synergy
Lunar Convocation
34%inclusion215 decks640 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
32%inclusion241 decks749 decks
3%synergy
Wound Reflection
31%inclusion230 decks749 decks
28%synergy
Blind Obedience
25%inclusion188 decks749 decks
6%synergy
Grievous Wound
25%inclusion142 decks570 decks
22%synergy
Warlock Class
20%inclusion148 decks749 decks
19%synergy
Boon Reflection
19%inclusion139 decks749 decks
17%synergy
Greed
18%inclusion138 decks749 decks
14%synergy
March of the Canonized
17%inclusion126 decks749 decks
10%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
15%inclusion111 decks749 decks
-1%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
14%inclusion108 decks749 decks
12%synergy
Life Insurance
13%inclusion100 decks749 decks
10%synergy
Ghostly Prison
13%inclusion98 decks749 decks
-1%synergy
Glasswing Grace
12%inclusion80 decks676 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of Hope
11%inclusion69 decks646 decks
8%synergy
Dawn of Hope
11%inclusion80 decks749 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion76 decks749 decks
-11%synergy
Polluted Bonds
8.3%inclusion62 decks749 decks
6%synergy
Painful Quandary
7.9%inclusion59 decks749 decks
5%synergy
Campaign of Vengeance
7.7%inclusion58 decks749 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Rites
7.5%inclusion56 decks749 decks
0%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
7.5%inclusion56 decks749 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Remedy
7.1%inclusion53 decks749 decks
5%synergy
Test of Endurance
6.8%inclusion51 decks749 decks
5%synergy
Light of Promise
6.7%inclusion50 decks749 decks
4%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
6.4%inclusion48 decks749 decks
6%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
6.3%inclusion47 decks749 decks
-1%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6.1%inclusion46 decks749 decks
-11%synergy
Legion's Landing
5.6%inclusion42 decks749 decks
2%synergy
Axis of Mortality
5.5%inclusion41 decks749 decks
4%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
5.3%inclusion40 decks749 decks
1%synergy
Griffin Aerie
5.1%inclusion38 decks749 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
17%inclusion129 decks749 decks
15%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
17%inclusion128 decks749 decks
12%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
12%inclusion93 decks749 decks
10%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
12%inclusion90 decks749 decks
7%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
8.8%inclusion66 decks749 decks
7%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
7.3%inclusion55 decks749 decks
6%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
7.1%inclusion53 decks749 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
41%inclusion308 decks749 decks
8%synergy
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion263 decks749 decks
-9%synergy
Restless Fortress
29%inclusion216 decks749 decks
21%synergy
Rogue's Passage
26%inclusion198 decks749 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion140 decks749 decks
10%synergy
Radiant Fountain
18%inclusion138 decks749 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion126 decks749 decks
-6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion89 decks749 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
11%inclusion79 decks749 decks
7%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
11%inclusion79 decks749 decks
9%synergy
Shambling Vent
11%inclusion79 decks749 decks
5%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
7.8%inclusion14 decks179 decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
6.4%inclusion48 decks749 decks
-14%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.0%inclusion45 decks749 decks
-4%synergy
War Room
5.9%inclusion44 decks749 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.7%inclusion43 decks749 decks
-6%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
5.5%inclusion41 decks749 decks
-1%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
5.5%inclusion41 decks749 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion645 decks749 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion591 decks749 decks
-2%synergy
Orzhov Signet
62%inclusion461 decks749 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
39%inclusion289 decks749 decks
-14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
36%inclusion266 decks749 decks
19%synergy
Pristine Talisman
34%inclusion257 decks749 decks
28%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion210 decks749 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion127 decks749 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion122 decks749 decks
-4%synergy
Marble Diamond
15%inclusion110 decks749 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion95 decks749 decks
-1%synergy
Orzhov Locket
8.0%inclusion60 decks749 decks
5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
7.0%inclusion45 decks640 decks
2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.0%inclusion45 decks749 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
5.7%inclusion43 decks749 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion746 decks749 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion746 decks749 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion625 decks749 decks
-3%synergy
Scoured Barrens
60%inclusion448 decks749 decks
36%synergy
Tainted Field
54%inclusion401 decks749 decks
2%synergy
Isolated Chapel
52%inclusion391 decks749 decks
-13%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
52%inclusion388 decks749 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Silence
50%inclusion371 decks749 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
44%inclusion333 decks749 decks
21%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
41%inclusion307 decks749 decks
0%synergy
Caves of Koilos
38%inclusion288 decks749 decks
-19%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion249 decks749 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion189 decks749 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
24%inclusion177 decks749 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion171 decks749 decks
-2%synergy
Voldaren Estate
22%inclusion168 decks749 decks
17%synergy
Godless Shrine
21%inclusion161 decks749 decks
-28%synergy
Fetid Heath
19%inclusion145 decks749 decks
-19%synergy
Forlorn Flats
19%inclusion131 decks701 decks
13%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
18%inclusion134 decks749 decks
-3%synergy
Vault of Champions
18%inclusion134 decks749 decks
-22%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
18%inclusion134 decks749 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion124 decks749 decks
2%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
16%inclusion122 decks749 decks
-18%synergy
Desolate Mire
14%inclusion105 decks727 decks
-1%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
13%inclusion101 decks749 decks
-14%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
12%inclusion91 decks749 decks
6%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
12%inclusion89 decks749 decks
8%synergy
Glasswing Grace
12%inclusion80 decks676 decks
4%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
10%inclusion78 decks749 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Moor
8.5%inclusion64 decks749 decks
6%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
8.0%inclusion26 decks323 decks
-13%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
7.6%inclusion57 decks749 decks
7%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
7.5%inclusion56 decks747 decks
-15%synergy
Silverquill Campus
7.5%inclusion56 decks749 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Heath
7.5%inclusion56 decks749 decks
5%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
7.3%inclusion55 decks749 decks
-1%synergy
Neglected Manor
7.0%inclusion40 decks570 decks
4%synergy
Citadel Gate
6.7%inclusion50 decks749 decks
6%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.7%inclusion50 decks749 decks
-23%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.7%inclusion45 decks676 decks
-6%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
6.4%inclusion48 decks749 decks
1%synergy
Obscura Storefront
6.4%inclusion48 decks749 decks
3%synergy