Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Budget 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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Quintessential Katana
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Foot Headquarters
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Uneasy Alliance
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Madame Null, Power Broker
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Leonardo, Cutting Edge
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Astarion's Thirst
54%inclusion113 decks211 decks
51%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
61%inclusion129 decks211 decks
48%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
51%inclusion108 decks211 decks
47%synergy
Markov Purifier
50%inclusion105 decks211 decks
47%synergy
Drana's Emissary
48%inclusion102 decks211 decks
44%synergy
Sanguine Bond
63%inclusion133 decks211 decks
43%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
47%inclusion100 decks211 decks
43%synergy
Indulging Patrician
45%inclusion96 decks211 decks
40%synergy
Tithe Drinker
42%inclusion88 decks211 decks
38%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
40%inclusion84 decks211 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Mortify
53%inclusion112 decks211 decks
31%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
45%inclusion95 decks211 decks
35%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
42%inclusion89 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
41%inclusion87 decks211 decks
23%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
40%inclusion84 decks211 decks
-24%synergy
Revival // Revenge
39%inclusion82 decks211 decks
34%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
37%inclusion78 decks211 decks
35%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
35%inclusion74 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
35%inclusion74 decks211 decks
28%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
35%inclusion73 decks211 decks
24%synergy
Creatures
Epicure of Blood
34%inclusion71 decks211 decks
32%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
33%inclusion69 decks211 decks
29%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
32%inclusion68 decks211 decks
26%synergy
Markov Baron
30%inclusion64 decks211 decks
28%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
30%inclusion26 decks87 decks
25%synergy
Blood Artist
29%inclusion61 decks211 decks
-2%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
28%inclusion60 decks211 decks
23%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
28%inclusion59 decks211 decks
23%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
27%inclusion57 decks211 decks
21%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
27%inclusion57 decks211 decks
22%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
26%inclusion23 decks87 decks
25%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
26%inclusion55 decks211 decks
22%synergy
Starscape Cleric
26%inclusion44 decks171 decks
16%synergy
Cordial Vampire
24%inclusion51 decks211 decks
17%synergy
Lifecreed Duo
24%inclusion41 decks171 decks
20%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
24%inclusion50 decks211 decks
20%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
22%inclusion47 decks211 decks
16%synergy
Essence Channeler
22%inclusion37 decks170 decks
16%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
21%inclusion44 decks211 decks
0%synergy
Rooftop Assassin
20%inclusion42 decks211 decks
20%synergy
Fiendish Panda
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
17%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
18%inclusion39 decks211 decks
15%synergy
Starlit Soothsayer
18%inclusion30 decks171 decks
15%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
17%inclusion36 decks211 decks
1%synergy
Starseer Mentor
17%inclusion29 decks172 decks
14%synergy
Soul Warden
16%inclusion34 decks211 decks
-1%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
16%inclusion33 decks211 decks
2%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
16%inclusion33 decks211 decks
1%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
15%inclusion32 decks211 decks
0%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
15%inclusion31 decks211 decks
14%synergy
Shroudstomper
14%inclusion17 decks119 decks
13%synergy
Bloodbond Vampire
14%inclusion30 decks211 decks
14%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
14%inclusion30 decks211 decks
3%synergy
Dazzling Angel
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
14%inclusion29 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Moonrise Cleric
13%inclusion23 decks171 decks
11%synergy
Alpharael, Stonechosen
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Twilight Prophet
13%inclusion27 decks211 decks
3%synergy
Vampire Scrivener
13%inclusion27 decks211 decks
12%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
12%inclusion26 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Ajani's Pridemate
12%inclusion26 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Nullpriest of Oblivion
12%inclusion26 decks211 decks
11%synergy
Pontiff of Blight
12%inclusion26 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Nykthos Paragon
12%inclusion25 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
12%inclusion18 decks154 decks
6%synergy
Forerunner of the Legion
11%inclusion24 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
11%inclusion23 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Star Charter
11%inclusion18 decks171 decks
8%synergy
Vampire Spawn
10%inclusion22 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Curious Farm Animals
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Murder
34%inclusion71 decks211 decks
30%synergy
Revitalize
31%inclusion66 decks211 decks
29%synergy
Path to Exile
29%inclusion62 decks211 decks
-20%synergy
Despark
29%inclusion62 decks211 decks
-1%synergy
Disenchant
26%inclusion54 decks211 decks
22%synergy
Utter End
22%inclusion46 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Fracture
22%inclusion46 decks211 decks
2%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
16%inclusion33 decks211 decks
-25%synergy
Village Rites
14%inclusion30 decks211 decks
-8%synergy
Generous Gift
14%inclusion29 decks211 decks
-9%synergy
Dark Ritual
12%inclusion25 decks211 decks
-13%synergy
Winter's Intervention
11%inclusion13 decks121 decks
11%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion22 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Riot Control
10%inclusion22 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Sonar Strike
9.4%inclusion16 decks170 decks
8%synergy
Invoke the Divine
9.0%inclusion19 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.1%inclusion17 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Return to Dust
7.6%inclusion16 decks211 decks
3%synergy
Breathe Your Last
7.2%inclusion14 decks194 decks
6%synergy
Consuming Corruption
7.1%inclusion14 decks197 decks
7%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
6.6%inclusion14 decks211 decks
-7%synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Overkill
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Treacherous Greed
6.2%inclusion13 decks211 decks
4%synergy
Light of Hope
6.2%inclusion13 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.2%inclusion13 decks211 decks
2%synergy
Congregate
6.2%inclusion13 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
6.2%inclusion13 decks211 decks
1%synergy
Sorin's Thirst
6.2%inclusion13 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Stab
6.0%inclusion5 decks83 decks
6%synergy
Hazel's Nocturne
5.8%inclusion10 decks171 decks
5%synergy
Take Up the Shield
5.7%inclusion12 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Union of the Third Path
5.2%inclusion11 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
5.2%inclusion11 decks211 decks
3%synergy
Give In to Violence
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Sold Out
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Exsanguinate
34%inclusion71 decks211 decks
21%synergy
Read the Bones
30%inclusion64 decks211 decks
20%synergy
Blood Tribute
28%inclusion59 decks211 decks
26%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
26%inclusion54 decks211 decks
18%synergy
Rush of Dread
24%inclusion50 decks211 decks
22%synergy
Death Grasp
23%inclusion48 decks211 decks
22%synergy
Ambition's Cost
22%inclusion47 decks211 decks
20%synergy
Fumigate
22%inclusion46 decks211 decks
14%synergy
Call to the Feast
18%inclusion37 decks211 decks
16%synergy
Vindicate
14%inclusion29 decks211 decks
1%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion29 decks211 decks
-4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion27 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Austere Command
12%inclusion25 decks211 decks
-6%synergy
Sanctify
11%inclusion24 decks211 decks
11%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
11%inclusion23 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
10%inclusion22 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion22 decks211 decks
3%synergy
Emerge from the Cocoon
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
9.5%inclusion20 decks211 decks
-8%synergy
Merciless Eviction
8.1%inclusion17 decks211 decks
4%synergy
Vampire's Kiss
7.6%inclusion16 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Feast of Blood
7.6%inclusion16 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Damn
6.6%inclusion14 decks211 decks
-26%synergy
Damnable Pact
6.2%inclusion13 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Queen's Commission
6.2%inclusion13 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Sovereign's Bite
5.7%inclusion12 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Craving
5.7%inclusion12 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Blood Tithe
5.7%inclusion12 decks211 decks
5%synergy
New Blood
5.2%inclusion11 decks211 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
25%inclusion53 decks211 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
24%inclusion50 decks211 decks
-1%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
22%inclusion47 decks211 decks
15%synergy
Quietus Spike
20%inclusion42 decks211 decks
19%synergy
Tithing Blade
17%inclusion35 decks211 decks
15%synergy
Sinister Monolith
13%inclusion23 decks171 decks
12%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
13%inclusion27 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Sigil
12%inclusion26 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Campfire
10%inclusion22 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Wedding Invitation
10%inclusion21 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Chalice of Life
9.0%inclusion19 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Scytheclaw
8.1%inclusion17 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Blood Fountain
6.6%inclusion14 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.6%inclusion14 decks211 decks
-13%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
6.6%inclusion14 decks211 decks
4%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
The Wind Crystal
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Ninja's Blades
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Warlock Class
33%inclusion69 decks211 decks
32%synergy
Cleric Class
32%inclusion68 decks211 decks
25%synergy
Lunar Convocation
32%inclusion54 decks171 decks
21%synergy
Greed
25%inclusion52 decks211 decks
20%synergy
Grievous Wound
25%inclusion31 decks126 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion38 decks211 decks
-11%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
17%inclusion36 decks211 decks
15%synergy
Vampiric Rites
14%inclusion29 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Life Insurance
14%inclusion29 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Dawn of Hope
12%inclusion26 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Glasswing Grace
12%inclusion23 decks198 decks
4%synergy
Exquisite Blood
11%inclusion24 decks211 decks
-5%synergy
March of the Canonized
11%inclusion24 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Blind Obedience
10%inclusion21 decks211 decks
-8%synergy
Campaign of Vengeance
10%inclusion21 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
8.5%inclusion18 decks211 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of Hope
7.7%inclusion14 decks181 decks
6%synergy
Gift of Fangs
7.6%inclusion16 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Wound Reflection
7.6%inclusion16 decks211 decks
4%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
7.1%inclusion15 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Midnight Snack
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Griffin Aerie
6.6%inclusion14 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6.6%inclusion14 decks211 decks
-11%synergy
Light of Promise
6.2%inclusion13 decks211 decks
4%synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
6.2%inclusion13 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Banishing Light
5.7%inclusion12 decks211 decks
3%synergy
Kinbinding
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Case of the Uneaten Feast
5.2%inclusion11 decks211 decks
3%synergy
Mark of the Vampire
5.2%inclusion11 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
20%inclusion43 decks211 decks
16%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
19%inclusion41 decks211 decks
17%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
14%inclusion30 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
7.1%inclusion15 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Restless Fortress
27%inclusion57 decks211 decks
20%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
22%inclusion46 decks211 decks
-11%synergy
Radiant Fountain
18%inclusion38 decks211 decks
15%synergy
Rogue's Passage
18%inclusion37 decks211 decks
-2%synergy
Bojuka Bog
17%inclusion36 decks211 decks
-27%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion35 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion25 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Shambling Vent
10%inclusion21 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
8.1%inclusion17 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.6%inclusion16 decks211 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.6%inclusion14 decks211 decks
-16%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Realm of Koh
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
77%inclusion163 decks211 decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion156 decks211 decks
-6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
55%inclusion117 decks211 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
42%inclusion88 decks211 decks
27%synergy
Pristine Talisman
36%inclusion77 decks211 decks
31%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
35%inclusion73 decks211 decks
29%synergy
Marble Diamond
32%inclusion68 decks211 decks
26%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion60 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
26%inclusion55 decks211 decks
-27%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
12%inclusion25 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion25 decks211 decks
-9%synergy
Orzhov Locket
11%inclusion23 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.1%inclusion15 decks211 decks
-7%synergy
Orzhov Keyrune
6.2%inclusion13 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.2%inclusion11 decks211 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion210 decks211 decks
2%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion207 decks211 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
80%inclusion169 decks211 decks
-6%synergy
Scoured Barrens
70%inclusion147 decks211 decks
46%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
50%inclusion106 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Silence
47%inclusion100 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
46%inclusion98 decks211 decks
26%synergy
Tainted Field
43%inclusion91 decks211 decks
-8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
39%inclusion82 decks211 decks
16%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
37%inclusion79 decks211 decks
29%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
27%inclusion57 decks211 decks
-14%synergy
Caves of Koilos
27%inclusion56 decks211 decks
-31%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion51 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Forlorn Flats
23%inclusion49 decks211 decks
18%synergy
Isolated Chapel
22%inclusion46 decks211 decks
-45%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
19%inclusion40 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion39 decks211 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
16%inclusion33 decks211 decks
-9%synergy
Voldaren Estate
14%inclusion30 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
14%inclusion29 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
12%inclusion25 decks211 decks
11%synergy
Glasswing Grace
12%inclusion23 decks198 decks
4%synergy
Silverquill Campus
11%inclusion23 decks211 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Moor
10%inclusion21 decks211 decks
7%synergy
Neglected Manor
10%inclusion12 decks126 decks
7%synergy
Misty Palms Oasis
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Citadel Gate
9.5%inclusion20 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Desolate Mire
9.5%inclusion20 decks211 decks
-7%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Fetid Heath
7.6%inclusion16 decks211 decks
-33%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
7.6%inclusion16 decks211 decks
3%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
7.1%inclusion15 decks211 decks
2%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
7.1%inclusion15 decks211 decks
0%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
6.6%inclusion14 decks211 decks
-14%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
6.6%inclusion14 decks211 decks
0%synergy
Thriving Heath
6.2%inclusion13 decks211 decks
3%synergy
Obscura Storefront
5.2%inclusion11 decks211 decks
2%synergy
Rumble Arena
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy