Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Lifegain

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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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Scryfall
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Misty Palms Oasis
2.4%inclusion3 decks125 decks
1%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
1.6%inclusion2 decks125 decks
-1%synergy
Day of Black Sun
1.6%inclusion2 decks127 decks
1%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
0.8%inclusion1 decks121 decks
-3%synergy
Sold Out
0.8%inclusion1 decks122 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sanguine Bond
87%inclusion2.03K decks2.32K decks
66%synergy
Exquisite Blood
73%inclusion1.69K decks2.32K decks
56%synergy
Blood Tribute
56%inclusion1.30K decks2.32K decks
54%synergy
Indulging Patrician
59%inclusion1.37K decks2.32K decks
54%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
75%inclusion1.75K decks2.32K decks
53%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
56%inclusion1.30K decks2.32K decks
53%synergy
Exsanguinate
63%inclusion1.47K decks2.32K decks
51%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
61%inclusion1.43K decks2.32K decks
48%synergy
Revival // Revenge
52%inclusion1.21K decks2.32K decks
47%synergy
Drana's Emissary
47%inclusion1.10K decks2.32K decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
66%inclusion1.54K decks2.32K decks
2%synergy
Mortify
59%inclusion1.38K decks2.32K decks
37%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
57%inclusion1.33K decks2.32K decks
17%synergy
Blood Artist
57%inclusion1.33K decks2.32K decks
26%synergy
Path to Exile
51%inclusion1.19K decks2.32K decks
2%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
50%inclusion1.16K decks2.32K decks
35%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
50%inclusion1.16K decks2.32K decks
40%synergy
Soul Warden
49%inclusion1.14K decks2.32K decks
31%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
48%inclusion1.11K decks2.32K decks
36%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
47%inclusion1.09K decks2.32K decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
32%inclusion744 decks2.32K decks
18%synergy
Smothering Tithe
26%inclusion610 decks2.32K decks
3%synergy
Demonic Tutor
18%inclusion419 decks2.32K decks
2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
17%inclusion406 decks2.32K decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Protection
16%inclusion374 decks2.32K decks
0%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
9.0%inclusion208 decks2.32K decks
-3%synergy
The One Ring
6.9%inclusion161 decks2.32K decks
1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
6.3%inclusion146 decks2.32K decks
0%synergy
Necropotence
6.2%inclusion144 decks2.32K decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Cliffhaven Vampire
46%inclusion1.07K decks2.32K decks
41%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
44%inclusion431 decks983 decks
34%synergy
Markov Purifier
43%inclusion1K decks2.32K decks
40%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
41%inclusion943 decks2.32K decks
6%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
41%inclusion942 decks2.32K decks
30%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
40%inclusion932 decks2.32K decks
34%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
38%inclusion886 decks2.32K decks
34%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
37%inclusion868 decks2.32K decks
35%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
37%inclusion854 decks2.32K decks
11%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
36%inclusion838 decks2.32K decks
34%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
36%inclusion698 decks1.93K decks
31%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
35%inclusion641 decks1.84K decks
23%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
35%inclusion806 decks2.32K decks
28%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
35%inclusion326 decks939 decks
30%synergy
Twilight Prophet
34%inclusion800 decks2.32K decks
24%synergy
Tithe Drinker
34%inclusion798 decks2.32K decks
30%synergy
Suture Priest
32%inclusion745 decks2.32K decks
18%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
31%inclusion720 decks2.32K decks
26%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
30%inclusion690 decks2.32K decks
23%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
28%inclusion661 decks2.32K decks
9%synergy
Starscape Cleric
28%inclusion494 decks1.77K decks
18%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
27%inclusion386 decks1.43K decks
25%synergy
Crypt Ghast
26%inclusion600 decks2.32K decks
18%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
26%inclusion598 decks2.32K decks
23%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
25%inclusion585 decks2.32K decks
21%synergy
Soul's Attendant
25%inclusion577 decks2.32K decks
12%synergy
Cordial Vampire
24%inclusion550 decks2.32K decks
16%synergy
Essence Channeler
23%inclusion415 decks1.77K decks
17%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
23%inclusion528 decks2.32K decks
19%synergy
Markov Baron
22%inclusion503 decks2.32K decks
20%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
21%inclusion491 decks2.32K decks
9%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
21%inclusion491 decks2.32K decks
16%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
19%inclusion452 decks2.32K decks
14%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
19%inclusion435 decks2.32K decks
14%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
19%inclusion434 decks2.32K decks
13%synergy
The Gaffer
18%inclusion419 decks2.32K decks
15%synergy
Drana and Linvala
17%inclusion391 decks2.32K decks
9%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
16%inclusion151 decks936 decks
14%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
15%inclusion342 decks2.32K decks
0%synergy
Witch of the Moors
14%inclusion316 decks2.32K decks
11%synergy
Serra Ascendant
12%inclusion289 decks2.32K decks
5%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion288 decks2.32K decks
-3%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
12%inclusion287 decks2.32K decks
6%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
12%inclusion39 decks327 decks
9%synergy
Epicure of Blood
12%inclusion276 decks2.32K decks
10%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
12%inclusion272 decks2.30K decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
11%inclusion251 decks2.32K decks
4%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
10%inclusion241 decks2.32K decks
8%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
10%inclusion239 decks2.32K decks
-10%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
10%inclusion236 decks2.32K decks
4%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
38%inclusion873 decks2.32K decks
14%synergy
Fracture
34%inclusion799 decks2.32K decks
15%synergy
Despark
30%inclusion706 decks2.32K decks
-1%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
27%inclusion617 decks2.32K decks
24%synergy
Revitalize
17%inclusion392 decks2.32K decks
15%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
16%inclusion360 decks2.32K decks
10%synergy
Generous Gift
15%inclusion354 decks2.32K decks
-9%synergy
Murder
15%inclusion338 decks2.32K decks
11%synergy
Inkshield
14%inclusion324 decks2.32K decks
-3%synergy
Dawn's Truce
14%inclusion248 decks1.78K decks
6%synergy
Utter End
12%inclusion284 decks2.32K decks
-1%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion240 decks2.32K decks
-4%synergy
Village Rites
9.1%inclusion212 decks2.32K decks
-13%synergy
Disenchant
9.1%inclusion211 decks2.32K decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.8%inclusion205 decks2.32K decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.7%inclusion168 decks1.93K decks
-4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.4%inclusion171 decks2.32K decks
3%synergy
Stinging Study
6.2%inclusion144 decks2.32K decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.1%inclusion142 decks2.32K decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.1%inclusion141 decks2.32K decks
-15%synergy
Reprieve
6.0%inclusion139 decks2.32K decks
-2%synergy
Return to Dust
5.7%inclusion132 decks2.32K decks
1%synergy
Withering Torment
5.1%inclusion70 decks1.38K decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
44%inclusion1.01K decks2.32K decks
26%synergy
Damn
38%inclusion882 decks2.32K decks
5%synergy
Rush of Dread
35%inclusion742 decks2.10K decks
34%synergy
Fumigate
31%inclusion729 decks2.32K decks
24%synergy
Read the Bones
25%inclusion590 decks2.32K decks
15%synergy
Farewell
20%inclusion456 decks2.32K decks
7%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
19%inclusion447 decks2.32K decks
19%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion422 decks2.32K decks
1%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
17%inclusion397 decks2.32K decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion383 decks2.32K decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
16%inclusion370 decks2.32K decks
-1%synergy
Vindicate
15%inclusion349 decks2.32K decks
3%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
12%inclusion283 decks2.32K decks
11%synergy
Austere Command
11%inclusion263 decks2.32K decks
-7%synergy
Temporal Extortion
11%inclusion253 decks2.32K decks
10%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
11%inclusion251 decks2.32K decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10%inclusion215 decks2.10K decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion225 decks2.32K decks
2%synergy
Death Grasp
10%inclusion221 decks2.32K decks
9%synergy
Sanctify
8.4%inclusion196 decks2.32K decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.9%inclusion75 decks947 decks
2%synergy
Ambition's Cost
7.8%inclusion181 decks2.32K decks
5%synergy
Call to the Feast
7.8%inclusion180 decks2.32K decks
6%synergy
Victimize
7.7%inclusion179 decks2.32K decks
-10%synergy
New Blood
7.5%inclusion175 decks2.32K decks
4%synergy
Reanimate
6.4%inclusion149 decks2.32K decks
-9%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.0%inclusion139 decks2.32K decks
2%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
5.6%inclusion129 decks2.32K decks
4%synergy
Merciless Eviction
5.5%inclusion128 decks2.32K decks
1%synergy
Wrath of God
5.1%inclusion118 decks2.32K decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Well of Lost Dreams
39%inclusion905 decks2.32K decks
31%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
37%inclusion861 decks2.32K decks
28%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
36%inclusion824 decks2.32K decks
10%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
30%inclusion698 decks2.32K decks
26%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion569 decks2.32K decks
5%synergy
The Wind Crystal
23%inclusion66 decks287 decks
16%synergy
Quietus Spike
21%inclusion485 decks2.32K decks
20%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
20%inclusion370 decks1.85K decks
17%synergy
Tainted Sigil
20%inclusion456 decks2.32K decks
17%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
16%inclusion375 decks2.32K decks
13%synergy
Bontu's Monument
15%inclusion352 decks2.32K decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion321 decks2.32K decks
0%synergy
Jet Medallion
12%inclusion268 decks2.32K decks
6%synergy
Chalice of Life
12%inclusion267 decks2.32K decks
10%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
9.3%inclusion27 decks291 decks
5%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
9.0%inclusion208 decks2.32K decks
3%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
8.1%inclusion188 decks2.32K decks
4%synergy
Scytheclaw
7.8%inclusion181 decks2.32K decks
7%synergy
Pearl Medallion
7.5%inclusion174 decks2.32K decks
2%synergy
Sinister Monolith
6.5%inclusion115 decks1.77K decks
4%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.4%inclusion149 decks2.32K decks
3%synergy
Strionic Resonator
6.2%inclusion144 decks2.32K decks
4%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
5.9%inclusion136 decks2.32K decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
44%inclusion1.02K decks2.32K decks
14%synergy
Wound Reflection
41%inclusion949 decks2.32K decks
38%synergy
Lunar Convocation
35%inclusion615 decks1.77K decks
24%synergy
Blind Obedience
34%inclusion782 decks2.32K decks
15%synergy
Cleric Class
33%inclusion773 decks2.32K decks
25%synergy
Boon Reflection
25%inclusion584 decks2.32K decks
23%synergy
Black Market Connections
25%inclusion576 decks2.32K decks
3%synergy
Grievous Wound
25%inclusion355 decks1.44K decks
22%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
24%inclusion560 decks2.32K decks
9%synergy
Ghostly Prison
20%inclusion473 decks2.32K decks
6%synergy
Warlock Class
19%inclusion444 decks2.32K decks
18%synergy
Greed
17%inclusion384 decks2.32K decks
12%synergy
Life Insurance
13%inclusion299 decks2.32K decks
9%synergy
March of the Canonized
12%inclusion284 decks2.32K decks
6%synergy
Tainted Remedy
11%inclusion253 decks2.32K decks
9%synergy
Land Tax
11%inclusion244 decks2.32K decks
0%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
10%inclusion238 decks2.32K decks
8%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
10%inclusion235 decks2.32K decks
6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
10%inclusion191 decks1.93K decks
2%synergy
Painful Quandary
9.1%inclusion212 decks2.32K decks
6%synergy
Dawn of Hope
9.0%inclusion208 decks2.32K decks
5%synergy
Polluted Bonds
8.6%inclusion200 decks2.32K decks
7%synergy
Test of Endurance
7.0%inclusion163 decks2.32K decks
5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6.9%inclusion159 decks2.32K decks
-4%synergy
Light of Promise
6.8%inclusion158 decks2.32K decks
4%synergy
Leyline of Hope
6.4%inclusion117 decks1.83K decks
4%synergy
Legion's Landing
6.3%inclusion147 decks2.32K decks
3%synergy
Axis of Mortality
6.2%inclusion145 decks2.32K decks
5%synergy
Black Market
6.2%inclusion143 decks2.32K decks
-1%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.3%inclusion124 decks2.32K decks
-12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
26%inclusion611 decks2.32K decks
24%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
18%inclusion409 decks2.32K decks
12%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
11%inclusion250 decks2.32K decks
5%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
10%inclusion228 decks2.32K decks
7%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
9.3%inclusion216 decks2.32K decks
8%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
8.4%inclusion194 decks2.32K decks
7%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
7.3%inclusion170 decks2.32K decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
43%inclusion996 decks2.32K decks
9%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion983 decks2.32K decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
29%inclusion679 decks2.32K decks
9%synergy
Restless Fortress
26%inclusion595 decks2.32K decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion566 decks2.32K decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion483 decks2.32K decks
0%synergy
Radiant Fountain
18%inclusion429 decks2.32K decks
15%synergy
Cabal Coffers
17%inclusion387 decks2.32K decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion312 decks2.32K decks
5%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
11%inclusion32 decks291 decks
9%synergy
Shambling Vent
10%inclusion243 decks2.32K decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion242 decks2.32K decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
9.5%inclusion220 decks2.32K decks
-1%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
8.3%inclusion193 decks2.32K decks
7%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.5%inclusion175 decks2.32K decks
4%synergy
War Room
7.2%inclusion167 decks2.32K decks
0%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.2%inclusion144 decks2.32K decks
-5%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
5.6%inclusion130 decks2.32K decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion2.13K decks2.32K decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion1.98K decks2.32K decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Signet
63%inclusion1.47K decks2.32K decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
48%inclusion1.12K decks2.32K decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
32%inclusion746 decks2.32K decks
16%synergy
Pristine Talisman
32%inclusion745 decks2.32K decks
26%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion551 decks2.32K decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion443 decks2.32K decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion328 decks2.32K decks
0%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12%inclusion271 decks2.32K decks
5%synergy
Marble Diamond
11%inclusion246 decks2.32K decks
4%synergy
Patchwork Banner
9.4%inclusion167 decks1.77K decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.5%inclusion152 decks2.32K decks
4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.5%inclusion127 decks2.32K decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion2.29K decks2.32K decks
1%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion2.29K decks2.32K decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion2.02K decks2.32K decks
1%synergy
Isolated Chapel
62%inclusion1.44K decks2.32K decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Field
53%inclusion1.23K decks2.32K decks
1%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
51%inclusion1.19K decks2.32K decks
10%synergy
Scoured Barrens
51%inclusion1.18K decks2.32K decks
27%synergy
Caves of Koilos
48%inclusion1.12K decks2.32K decks
-9%synergy
Temple of Silence
44%inclusion1.02K decks2.32K decks
3%synergy
Godless Shrine
42%inclusion970 decks2.32K decks
-8%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
41%inclusion947 decks2.32K decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
38%inclusion874 decks2.32K decks
14%synergy
Vault of Champions
37%inclusion859 decks2.32K decks
-3%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
32%inclusion734 decks2.32K decks
-2%synergy
Fetid Heath
29%inclusion663 decks2.32K decks
-10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion593 decks2.32K decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion531 decks2.32K decks
2%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
22%inclusion501 decks2.32K decks
-6%synergy
Marsh Flats
21%inclusion495 decks2.32K decks
-9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion480 decks2.32K decks
-4%synergy
Voldaren Estate
18%inclusion422 decks2.32K decks
12%synergy
Desolate Mire
18%inclusion393 decks2.23K decks
2%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
17%inclusion387 decks2.32K decks
-4%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
16%inclusion380 decks2.32K decks
-6%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
16%inclusion369 decks2.32K decks
7%synergy
Forlorn Flats
15%inclusion315 decks2.11K decks
9%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
14%inclusion321 decks2.32K decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion307 decks2.32K decks
-1%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
12%inclusion57 decks460 decks
-9%synergy
Silent Clearing
10%inclusion238 decks2.32K decks
-5%synergy
Glasswing Grace
10%inclusion191 decks1.93K decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.7%inclusion168 decks1.93K decks
-4%synergy
Scrubland
8.4%inclusion196 decks2.32K decks
-3%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
8.4%inclusion195 decks2.32K decks
2%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
8.3%inclusion193 decks2.32K decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.1%inclusion189 decks2.32K decks
-1%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
7.3%inclusion170 decks2.32K decks
6%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
7.0%inclusion163 decks2.32K decks
1%synergy
Obscura Storefront
6.7%inclusion156 decks2.32K decks
3%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.3%inclusion147 decks2.32K decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.1%inclusion142 decks2.32K decks
-5%synergy
Citadel Gate
5.7%inclusion133 decks2.32K decks
5%synergy
Neglected Manor
5.7%inclusion82 decks1.44K decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.6%inclusion130 decks2.32K decks
2%synergy