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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Curious Farm Animals
2.6%inclusion1 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
2.6%inclusion1 decks39 decks
0%synergy
Misty Palms Oasis
2.6%inclusion1 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
2.4%inclusion1 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Day of Black Sun
2.4%inclusion1 decks41 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sanguine Bond
81%inclusion612 decks757 decks
60%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
54%inclusion409 decks757 decks
51%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
64%inclusion482 decks757 decks
50%synergy
Indulging Patrician
55%inclusion413 decks757 decks
49%synergy
Drana's Emissary
48%inclusion366 decks757 decks
44%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
46%inclusion352 decks757 decks
41%synergy
Markov Purifier
43%inclusion329 decks757 decks
40%synergy
Exsanguinate
52%inclusion394 decks757 decks
40%synergy
Revival // Revenge
44%inclusion334 decks757 decks
39%synergy
Mortify
62%inclusion467 decks757 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Exquisite Blood
56%inclusion426 decks757 decks
39%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
54%inclusion412 decks757 decks
32%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
54%inclusion407 decks757 decks
-11%synergy
Blood Artist
50%inclusion379 decks757 decks
18%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
48%inclusion360 decks757 decks
37%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
47%inclusion353 decks757 decks
7%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
42%inclusion318 decks757 decks
38%synergy
Path to Exile
41%inclusion314 decks757 decks
-8%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
41%inclusion309 decks757 decks
38%synergy
Blood Tribute
40%inclusion300 decks757 decks
37%synergy
Creatures
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
39%inclusion295 decks757 decks
4%synergy
Soul Warden
38%inclusion289 decks757 decks
20%synergy
Tithe Drinker
37%inclusion281 decks757 decks
33%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
37%inclusion281 decks757 decks
35%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
37%inclusion281 decks757 decks
25%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
36%inclusion272 decks757 decks
9%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
36%inclusion270 decks757 decks
25%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
34%inclusion259 decks757 decks
19%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
31%inclusion236 decks757 decks
24%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
31%inclusion234 decks757 decks
26%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
31%inclusion141 decks462 decks
26%synergy
Twilight Prophet
30%inclusion229 decks757 decks
20%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
30%inclusion228 decks757 decks
24%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
29%inclusion221 decks757 decks
22%synergy
Cordial Vampire
29%inclusion217 decks757 decks
21%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
28%inclusion184 decks649 decks
17%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
27%inclusion207 decks757 decks
22%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
27%inclusion128 decks471 decks
17%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
27%inclusion205 decks757 decks
21%synergy
Markov Baron
27%inclusion201 decks757 decks
24%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
27%inclusion180 decks678 decks
22%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
26%inclusion196 decks757 decks
17%synergy
Starscape Cleric
25%inclusion163 decks641 decks
15%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
25%inclusion189 decks757 decks
5%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
25%inclusion187 decks757 decks
19%synergy
Suture Priest
24%inclusion185 decks757 decks
10%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
24%inclusion181 decks757 decks
18%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
20%inclusion155 decks757 decks
17%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
20%inclusion93 decks462 decks
18%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
20%inclusion151 decks757 decks
15%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
20%inclusion113 decks568 decks
18%synergy
Soul's Attendant
19%inclusion147 decks757 decks
6%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
19%inclusion146 decks757 decks
13%synergy
Essence Channeler
19%inclusion119 decks640 decks
12%synergy
Epicure of Blood
18%inclusion137 decks757 decks
16%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
18%inclusion134 decks757 decks
3%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
17%inclusion125 decks747 decks
13%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
15%inclusion115 decks757 decks
11%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
15%inclusion114 decks757 decks
11%synergy
Crypt Ghast
14%inclusion106 decks757 decks
6%synergy
Drana and Linvala
14%inclusion105 decks757 decks
6%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
14%inclusion103 decks757 decks
1%synergy
The Gaffer
13%inclusion102 decks757 decks
10%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
13%inclusion100 decks757 decks
7%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
13%inclusion97 decks757 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion95 decks757 decks
-3%synergy
Witch of the Moors
12%inclusion92 decks757 decks
9%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
12%inclusion88 decks757 decks
7%synergy
Nykthos Paragon
11%inclusion87 decks757 decks
10%synergy
Lifecreed Duo
11%inclusion73 decks642 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Fracture
29%inclusion217 decks757 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
26%inclusion200 decks757 decks
4%synergy
Despark
26%inclusion198 decks757 decks
-5%synergy
Revitalize
20%inclusion149 decks757 decks
18%synergy
Murder
19%inclusion146 decks757 decks
15%synergy
Utter End
17%inclusion129 decks757 decks
4%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
15%inclusion115 decks757 decks
12%synergy
Generous Gift
15%inclusion114 decks757 decks
-10%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
13%inclusion96 decks757 decks
7%synergy
Disenchant
12%inclusion92 decks757 decks
8%synergy
Village Rites
11%inclusion83 decks757 decks
-12%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion77 decks757 decks
5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion72 decks757 decks
-5%synergy
Return to Dust
8.6%inclusion65 decks757 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.3%inclusion63 decks757 decks
4%synergy
Dawn's Truce
8.3%inclusion53 decks642 decks
1%synergy
Inkshield
7.9%inclusion60 decks757 decks
-9%synergy
Consuming Corruption
7.1%inclusion48 decks673 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.6%inclusion45 decks677 decks
-6%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.6%inclusion50 decks757 decks
-15%synergy
Riot Control
6.3%inclusion48 decks757 decks
5%synergy
Treacherous Greed
6.0%inclusion45 decks747 decks
3%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
5.5%inclusion42 decks757 decks
5%synergy
Reprieve
5.4%inclusion41 decks757 decks
-2%synergy
Stinging Study
5.2%inclusion39 decks757 decks
4%synergy
Withering Torment
5.0%inclusion28 decks557 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
39%inclusion296 decks757 decks
21%synergy
Fumigate
32%inclusion244 decks757 decks
24%synergy
Rush of Dread
30%inclusion207 decks700 decks
28%synergy
Read the Bones
26%inclusion198 decks757 decks
16%synergy
Damn
25%inclusion189 decks757 decks
-8%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
20%inclusion154 decks757 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
16%inclusion124 decks757 decks
0%synergy
Vindicate
15%inclusion116 decks757 decks
3%synergy
Austere Command
15%inclusion112 decks757 decks
-4%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
14%inclusion108 decks757 decks
14%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
14%inclusion107 decks757 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion96 decks757 decks
6%synergy
Death Grasp
12%inclusion93 decks757 decks
11%synergy
Call to the Feast
11%inclusion84 decks757 decks
10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion77 decks757 decks
3%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion72 decks757 decks
-8%synergy
Sanctify
9.4%inclusion71 decks757 decks
8%synergy
Ambition's Cost
9.1%inclusion69 decks757 decks
7%synergy
New Blood
9.0%inclusion68 decks757 decks
5%synergy
Farewell
9.0%inclusion68 decks757 decks
-4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
8.3%inclusion63 decks757 decks
-9%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.8%inclusion59 decks757 decks
7%synergy
Merciless Eviction
6.9%inclusion52 decks757 decks
2%synergy
Damnable Pact
5.9%inclusion45 decks757 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.4%inclusion25 decks462 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
34%inclusion259 decks757 decks
8%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
33%inclusion249 decks757 decks
25%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
18%inclusion139 decks757 decks
9%synergy
Quietus Spike
18%inclusion137 decks757 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion134 decks757 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Sigil
18%inclusion134 decks757 decks
15%synergy
Chalice of Life
15%inclusion117 decks757 decks
14%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
15%inclusion116 decks757 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion115 decks757 decks
-5%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
14%inclusion109 decks757 decks
11%synergy
The Wind Crystal
13%inclusion22 decks168 decks
6%synergy
Bontu's Monument
12%inclusion93 decks757 decks
7%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
12%inclusion89 decks757 decks
8%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
12%inclusion77 decks658 decks
9%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
11%inclusion85 decks757 decks
5%synergy
Tithing Blade
9.0%inclusion68 decks757 decks
8%synergy
Sinister Monolith
8.3%inclusion53 decks641 decks
6%synergy
Jet Medallion
7.5%inclusion57 decks757 decks
2%synergy
Scytheclaw
6.5%inclusion49 decks757 decks
6%synergy
Campfire
5.7%inclusion43 decks757 decks
5%synergy
Pearl Medallion
5.3%inclusion40 decks757 decks
0%synergy
Excalibur II
5.1%inclusion8 decks157 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Cleric Class
34%inclusion261 decks757 decks
26%synergy
Lunar Convocation
34%inclusion216 decks641 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
32%inclusion242 decks757 decks
3%synergy
Wound Reflection
31%inclusion235 decks757 decks
28%synergy
Grievous Wound
25%inclusion143 decks571 decks
22%synergy
Blind Obedience
25%inclusion187 decks757 decks
6%synergy
Warlock Class
20%inclusion150 decks757 decks
19%synergy
Greed
19%inclusion142 decks757 decks
14%synergy
Boon Reflection
19%inclusion142 decks757 decks
17%synergy
March of the Canonized
17%inclusion126 decks757 decks
10%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
15%inclusion111 decks757 decks
-1%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
15%inclusion111 decks757 decks
12%synergy
Life Insurance
13%inclusion101 decks757 decks
9%synergy
Ghostly Prison
13%inclusion97 decks757 decks
-2%synergy
Glasswing Grace
12%inclusion80 decks677 decks
4%synergy
Dawn of Hope
11%inclusion83 decks757 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Hope
11%inclusion69 decks647 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion76 decks757 decks
-11%synergy
Polluted Bonds
8.3%inclusion63 decks757 decks
6%synergy
Painful Quandary
8.2%inclusion62 decks757 decks
5%synergy
Campaign of Vengeance
7.8%inclusion59 decks757 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Rites
7.7%inclusion58 decks757 decks
0%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
7.4%inclusion56 decks757 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Remedy
7.3%inclusion55 decks757 decks
5%synergy
Light of Promise
6.9%inclusion52 decks757 decks
4%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
6.9%inclusion52 decks757 decks
6%synergy
Test of Endurance
6.7%inclusion51 decks757 decks
5%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
6.3%inclusion48 decks757 decks
-1%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6.2%inclusion47 decks757 decks
-11%synergy
Axis of Mortality
5.7%inclusion43 decks757 decks
4%synergy
Legion's Landing
5.5%inclusion42 decks757 decks
2%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
5.3%inclusion40 decks757 decks
1%synergy
Griffin Aerie
5.3%inclusion40 decks757 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
17%inclusion130 decks757 decks
15%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
17%inclusion128 decks757 decks
12%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
12%inclusion94 decks757 decks
10%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
12%inclusion90 decks757 decks
6%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
8.7%inclusion66 decks757 decks
7%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
7.8%inclusion59 decks757 decks
6%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
6.9%inclusion52 decks757 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
41%inclusion312 decks757 decks
8%synergy
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion265 decks757 decks
-9%synergy
Restless Fortress
29%inclusion217 decks757 decks
21%synergy
Rogue's Passage
27%inclusion202 decks757 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion141 decks757 decks
10%synergy
Radiant Fountain
18%inclusion140 decks757 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion127 decks757 decks
-6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion89 decks757 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
10%inclusion79 decks757 decks
7%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
10%inclusion79 decks757 decks
9%synergy
Shambling Vent
10%inclusion79 decks757 decks
5%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
7.9%inclusion14 decks178 decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
6.3%inclusion48 decks757 decks
-14%synergy
War Room
5.8%inclusion44 decks757 decks
-1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.8%inclusion44 decks757 decks
-5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.7%inclusion43 decks757 decks
-6%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
5.4%inclusion41 decks757 decks
-1%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
5.4%inclusion41 decks757 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion652 decks757 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion599 decks757 decks
-2%synergy
Orzhov Signet
62%inclusion467 decks757 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
38%inclusion291 decks757 decks
-14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
35%inclusion268 decks757 decks
19%synergy
Pristine Talisman
35%inclusion264 decks757 decks
29%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion212 decks757 decks
2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion129 decks757 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion123 decks757 decks
-4%synergy
Marble Diamond
15%inclusion111 decks757 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion97 decks757 decks
-1%synergy
Orzhov Locket
8.1%inclusion61 decks757 decks
5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
7.0%inclusion45 decks641 decks
2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.1%inclusion46 decks757 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
5.7%inclusion43 decks757 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Plains
100%inclusion754 decks757 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion754 decks757 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion632 decks757 decks
-3%synergy
Scoured Barrens
60%inclusion451 decks757 decks
35%synergy
Tainted Field
53%inclusion404 decks757 decks
1%synergy
Isolated Chapel
52%inclusion396 decks757 decks
-13%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
52%inclusion392 decks757 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Silence
50%inclusion375 decks757 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
44%inclusion333 decks757 decks
20%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
41%inclusion310 decks757 decks
0%synergy
Caves of Koilos
38%inclusion290 decks757 decks
-19%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion251 decks757 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion190 decks757 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
24%inclusion179 decks757 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion174 decks757 decks
-1%synergy
Voldaren Estate
22%inclusion169 decks757 decks
16%synergy
Godless Shrine
21%inclusion162 decks757 decks
-28%synergy
Fetid Heath
19%inclusion145 decks757 decks
-19%synergy
Forlorn Flats
19%inclusion131 decks702 decks
13%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
18%inclusion135 decks757 decks
7%synergy
Vault of Champions
18%inclusion135 decks757 decks
-22%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
18%inclusion134 decks757 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion125 decks757 decks
2%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
16%inclusion122 decks757 decks
-17%synergy
Desolate Mire
14%inclusion105 decks728 decks
-1%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
13%inclusion102 decks757 decks
-14%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
12%inclusion91 decks757 decks
6%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
12%inclusion90 decks757 decks
8%synergy
Glasswing Grace
12%inclusion80 decks677 decks
4%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
10%inclusion79 decks757 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Moor
8.6%inclusion65 decks757 decks
6%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
8.0%inclusion26 decks324 decks
-13%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
7.5%inclusion56 decks748 decks
-14%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
7.4%inclusion56 decks757 decks
6%synergy
Silverquill Campus
7.4%inclusion56 decks757 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Heath
7.4%inclusion56 decks757 decks
5%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
7.3%inclusion55 decks757 decks
-1%synergy
Neglected Manor
7.0%inclusion40 decks571 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.6%inclusion45 decks677 decks
-6%synergy
Citadel Gate
6.6%inclusion50 decks757 decks
6%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.6%inclusion50 decks757 decks
-23%synergy
Obscura Storefront
6.6%inclusion50 decks757 decks
3%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
6.3%inclusion48 decks757 decks
1%synergy