Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Budget Core

Astarion, the Decadent
Rank #352
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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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61%inclusion45 decks74 decks
57%synergy
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55%inclusion41 decks74 decks
51%synergy
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64%inclusion47 decks74 decks
50%synergy
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53%inclusion39 decks74 decks
48%synergy
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49%inclusion36 decks74 decks
44%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
46%inclusion34 decks74 decks
44%synergy
Tithe Drinker
47%inclusion35 decks74 decks
43%synergy
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43%synergy
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42%synergy
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47%inclusion35 decks74 decks
42%synergy
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Mortify
50%inclusion37 decks74 decks
27%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
49%inclusion36 decks74 decks
39%synergy
Sign in Blood
43%inclusion32 decks74 decks
25%synergy
Sanguine Bond
42%inclusion31 decks74 decks
21%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
39%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
41%inclusion30 decks74 decks
33%synergy
Markov Baron
41%inclusion30 decks74 decks
38%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
41%inclusion30 decks74 decks
32%synergy
Revival // Revenge
39%inclusion29 decks74 decks
34%synergy
Epicure of Blood
39%inclusion29 decks74 decks
38%synergy
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Falkenrath Noble
38%inclusion28 decks74 decks
31%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
38%inclusion28 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
36%inclusion27 decks74 decks
25%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
34%inclusion25 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Lifecreed Duo
33%inclusion18 decks54 decks
29%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
31%inclusion23 decks74 decks
25%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
30%inclusion22 decks74 decks
23%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
28%inclusion21 decks74 decks
23%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
28%inclusion21 decks74 decks
25%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
27%inclusion20 decks74 decks
23%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
27%inclusion20 decks74 decks
21%synergy
Dazzling Angel
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
26%inclusion19 decks74 decks
20%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
24%inclusion18 decks74 decks
19%synergy
Essence Channeler
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Ajani's Pridemate
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
20%synergy
Fiendish Panda
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
17%synergy
Rooftop Assassin
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
21%synergy
Nullpriest of Oblivion
20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
18%synergy
Starscape Cleric
19%inclusion10 decks53 decks
9%synergy
Starseer Mentor
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
13%synergy
Bloodbond Vampire
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
16%synergy
Nykthos Paragon
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
15%synergy
Restless Bloodseeker
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
16%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Stromkirk Bloodthief
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
14%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Blood Artist
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
-17%synergy
Child of Night
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
15%synergy
Pontiff of Blight
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Moonrise Cleric
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
12%synergy
Shroudstomper
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Flight-Deck Coordinator
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Vampire Neonate
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Gluttonous Guest
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Vampire Spawn
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Soul Warden
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
-5%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Syr Vondam, the Lucent
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Unholy Officiant
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Bishop's Soldier
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
12%inclusion6 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Starlit Soothsayer
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Forerunner of the Legion
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Knight of Dawn's Light
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Champion of Dusk
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Murder
38%inclusion28 decks74 decks
34%synergy
Revitalize
38%inclusion28 decks74 decks
36%synergy
Despark
35%inclusion26 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Disenchant
28%inclusion21 decks74 decks
24%synergy
Utter End
27%inclusion20 decks74 decks
14%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
24%inclusion18 decks74 decks
-40%synergy
Fracture
20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Sonar Strike
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Sanguine Sacrament
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
16%synergy
Riot Control
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
14%synergy
Invoke the Divine
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Treacherous Greed
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Breathe Your Last
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Generous Gift
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
-14%synergy
Village Rites
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
-11%synergy
Path to Exile
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
-40%synergy
Winter's Intervention
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Bleed Dry
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Blood Pact
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Urge to Feed
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Divine Resilience
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Ritual of Rejuvenation
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Foul-Tongue Shriek
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Consuming Corruption
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Hazel's Nocturne
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Bladebrand
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Return to Dust
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Final Payment
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Harsh Sustenance
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5%synergy
Sorin's Thirst
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Bake into a Pie
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-35%synergy
Power Word Kill
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Read the Bones
31%inclusion23 decks74 decks
21%synergy
Death Grasp
30%inclusion22 decks74 decks
29%synergy
Call to the Feast
30%inclusion22 decks74 decks
28%synergy
Rush of Dread
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
26%synergy
Ambition's Cost
27%inclusion20 decks74 decks
25%synergy
Fumigate
24%inclusion18 decks74 decks
17%synergy
Exsanguinate
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Blood Tribute
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
17%synergy
Sanctify
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
18%synergy
Vindicate
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Scout for Survivors
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Feed the Swarm
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Blood Tithe
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Merciless Eviction
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Risky Shortcut
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Queen's Commission
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Sovereign's Bite
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Victimize
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
-10%synergy
Sanguine Indulgence
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Macabre Waltz
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Vampire's Kiss
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Corrupt
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Austere Command
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-13%synergy
Agonizing Syphon
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Consecrate // Consume
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Craving
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Chaplain's Blessing
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Alms of the Vein
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Consume Spirit
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Solemn Offering
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Feast of Blood
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Damnable Pact
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Humiliate
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Day of Judgment
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Tithing Blade
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
22%synergy
Chalice of Life
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
15%synergy
Sinister Monolith
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
13%synergy
Wedding Invitation
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
14%synergy
Quietus Spike
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
-15%synergy
Tainted Sigil
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Excalibur II
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Quick-Draw Katana
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Campfire
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Ceremonial Knife
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Goldvein Pick
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Cloak of the Bat
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Potion of Healing
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Angel's Feather
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Warlock Class
32%inclusion24 decks74 decks
31%synergy
Greed
31%inclusion23 decks74 decks
27%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
30%inclusion22 decks74 decks
27%synergy
Cleric Class
28%inclusion21 decks74 decks
20%synergy
Lunar Convocation
28%inclusion15 decks53 decks
17%synergy
Life Insurance
20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
16%synergy
Grievous Wound
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Gift of Fangs
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
17%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
17%synergy
Campaign of Vengeance
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
15%synergy
Dawn of Hope
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
11%synergy
March of the Canonized
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Makeshift Binding
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
11%synergy
Vampiric Rites
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Griffin Aerie
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Pacifism
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Banishing Light
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Wound Reflection
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Squire's Devotion
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Underworld Connections
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-1%synergy
Dark Tutelage
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Painful Quandary
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Gift of Orzhova
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Light of Promise
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Mark of the Vampire
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Sunbond
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Claim of Erebos
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Ordeal of Heliod
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Ulgrotha
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
30%inclusion22 decks74 decks
27%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Restless Fortress
27%inclusion20 decks74 decks
19%synergy
Radiant Fountain
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
-20%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
-10%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Orzhova, the Church of Deals
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
-2%synergy
Bojuka Bog
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-38%synergy
Shambling Vent
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
65%inclusion48 decks74 decks
-20%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion46 decks74 decks
-19%synergy
Orzhov Signet
51%inclusion38 decks74 decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
49%inclusion36 decks74 decks
32%synergy
Pristine Talisman
46%inclusion34 decks74 decks
40%synergy
Marble Diamond
36%inclusion27 decks74 decks
30%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
32%inclusion24 decks74 decks
26%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion21 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
15%synergy
Orzhov Locket
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
-43%synergy
Fellwar Stone
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
-11%synergy
Patchwork Banner
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-9%synergy
Honored Heirloom
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion74 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion73 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
72%inclusion53 decks74 decks
-15%synergy
Scoured Barrens
72%inclusion53 decks74 decks
48%synergy
Evolving Wilds
53%inclusion39 decks74 decks
32%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
49%inclusion36 decks74 decks
40%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
46%inclusion34 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Silence
45%inclusion33 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Field
39%inclusion29 decks74 decks
-13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
27%inclusion20 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Forlorn Flats
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
20%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
24%inclusion18 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
-20%synergy
Voldaren Estate
20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
-6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Caves of Koilos
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
-41%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
-6%synergy
Thriving Moor
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Thriving Heath
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Desolate Mire
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
-4%synergy
Silverquill Campus
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Neglected Manor
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Isolated Chapel
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
-56%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Obscura Storefront
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-1%synergy