Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Expensive 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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Moxfield
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Exquisite Blood
88%inclusion228 decks259 decks
71%synergy
Sanguine Bond
90%inclusion234 decks259 decks
69%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
90%inclusion234 decks259 decks
68%synergy
Blood Tribute
62%inclusion160 decks259 decks
60%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
69%inclusion72 decks104 decks
59%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
68%inclusion175 decks259 decks
59%synergy
Revival // Revenge
57%inclusion148 decks259 decks
52%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
61%inclusion158 decks259 decks
52%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
72%inclusion186 decks259 decks
51%synergy
Exsanguinate
63%inclusion162 decks259 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
80%inclusion207 decks259 decks
15%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
69%inclusion179 decks259 decks
29%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
60%inclusion155 decks259 decks
45%synergy
Path to Exile
56%inclusion145 decks259 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
55%inclusion142 decks259 decks
32%synergy
Soul Warden
54%inclusion141 decks259 decks
36%synergy
Black Market Connections
53%inclusion138 decks259 decks
32%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
51%inclusion131 decks259 decks
40%synergy
Crypt Ghast
51%inclusion131 decks259 decks
43%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
49%inclusion127 decks259 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
69%inclusion180 decks259 decks
46%synergy
Demonic Tutor
66%inclusion172 decks259 decks
51%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
62%inclusion161 decks259 decks
50%synergy
Teferi's Protection
60%inclusion156 decks259 decks
44%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
55%inclusion143 decks259 decks
41%synergy
Ancient Tomb
43%inclusion111 decks259 decks
36%synergy
The One Ring
37%inclusion95 decks259 decks
30%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
36%inclusion92 decks259 decks
24%synergy
Necropotence
23%inclusion60 decks259 decks
17%synergy
Mana Vault
14%inclusion37 decks259 decks
12%synergy
Creatures
Enduring Tenacity
47%inclusion95 decks203 decks
35%synergy
Indulging Patrician
46%inclusion120 decks259 decks
41%synergy
Blood Artist
46%inclusion119 decks259 decks
14%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
45%inclusion98 decks219 decks
40%synergy
Esper Sentinel
44%inclusion114 decks259 decks
26%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
42%inclusion110 decks259 decks
36%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
42%inclusion110 decks259 decks
30%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
42%inclusion108 decks259 decks
36%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
41%inclusion107 decks259 decks
30%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
39%inclusion101 decks259 decks
34%synergy
Soul's Attendant
37%inclusion96 decks259 decks
24%synergy
Serra Ascendant
37%inclusion96 decks259 decks
30%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
36%inclusion93 decks259 decks
29%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
36%inclusion57 decks159 decks
34%synergy
Twilight Prophet
35%inclusion91 decks259 decks
24%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
34%inclusion88 decks259 decks
29%synergy
Suture Priest
32%inclusion83 decks259 decks
18%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
30%inclusion77 decks259 decks
-5%synergy
The Gaffer
28%inclusion73 decks259 decks
25%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
27%inclusion70 decks259 decks
15%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
27%inclusion70 decks259 decks
24%synergy
Markov Purifier
26%inclusion68 decks259 decks
23%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
25%inclusion66 decks259 decks
23%synergy
Drana's Emissary
25%inclusion65 decks259 decks
20%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
25%inclusion64 decks259 decks
21%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
24%inclusion24 decks99 decks
19%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
22%inclusion58 decks259 decks
16%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
22%inclusion58 decks259 decks
2%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
22%inclusion56 decks259 decks
2%synergy
Alpharael, Stonechosen
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
20%synergy
Starscape Cleric
21%inclusion41 decks195 decks
11%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
21%inclusion54 decks259 decks
-6%synergy
Tithe Drinker
20%inclusion52 decks259 decks
16%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
20%inclusion52 decks259 decks
16%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Drana and Linvala
18%inclusion47 decks259 decks
10%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
17%inclusion45 decks259 decks
15%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
16%inclusion42 decks259 decks
11%synergy
Cordial Vampire
16%inclusion42 decks259 decks
9%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
16%inclusion41 decks259 decks
15%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
15%inclusion40 decks259 decks
7%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
15%inclusion39 decks259 decks
11%synergy
Witch of the Moors
15%inclusion38 decks259 decks
12%synergy
Essence Channeler
14%inclusion28 decks195 decks
8%synergy
Mister Negative
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Grand Abolisher
14%inclusion35 decks259 decks
4%synergy
Witch Enchanter
13%inclusion29 decks218 decks
2%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion34 decks259 decks
-3%synergy
Karlov of the Ghost Council
13%inclusion34 decks259 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Mortify
47%inclusion123 decks259 decks
25%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
44%inclusion113 decks259 decks
40%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
30%inclusion78 decks259 decks
27%synergy
Fracture
27%inclusion70 decks259 decks
8%synergy
Despark
22%inclusion57 decks259 decks
-9%synergy
Inkshield
22%inclusion56 decks259 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion44 decks218 decks
8%synergy
Generous Gift
20%inclusion51 decks259 decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
18%inclusion46 decks259 decks
7%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
18%inclusion46 decks259 decks
12%synergy
Dawn's Truce
17%inclusion34 decks196 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion43 decks259 decks
6%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
15%inclusion39 decks259 decks
1%synergy
Stinging Study
11%inclusion28 decks259 decks
9%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
11%inclusion28 decks259 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.3%inclusion24 decks259 decks
5%synergy
Reprieve
8.9%inclusion23 decks259 decks
1%synergy
Revitalize
7.7%inclusion20 decks259 decks
6%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
7.3%inclusion19 decks259 decks
2%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
6.9%inclusion15 decks218 decks
0%synergy
Imp's Mischief
6.2%inclusion16 decks259 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.8%inclusion15 decks259 decks
4%synergy
Silence
5.4%inclusion14 decks259 decks
2%synergy
Ad Nauseam
5.4%inclusion14 decks259 decks
4%synergy
Disenchant
5.4%inclusion14 decks259 decks
1%synergy
Utter End
5.4%inclusion14 decks259 decks
-8%synergy
Akroma's Will
5.4%inclusion14 decks259 decks
-1%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.0%inclusion13 decks259 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Dispute
5.0%inclusion13 decks259 decks
-16%synergy
Sorceries
Damn
42%inclusion110 decks259 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
34%inclusion88 decks259 decks
17%synergy
Rush of Dread
33%inclusion77 decks230 decks
32%synergy
Farewell
33%inclusion85 decks259 decks
20%synergy
Sign in Blood
31%inclusion80 decks259 decks
13%synergy
Temporal Extortion
22%inclusion58 decks259 decks
22%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
22%inclusion56 decks259 decks
21%synergy
Grim Tutor
20%inclusion53 decks259 decks
16%synergy
Fumigate
20%inclusion51 decks259 decks
12%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
18%inclusion47 decks259 decks
16%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion44 decks259 decks
0%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
17%inclusion43 decks259 decks
15%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion36 decks259 decks
-1%synergy
Imperial Seal
14%inclusion35 decks259 decks
11%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
13%inclusion29 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Read the Bones
12%inclusion32 decks259 decks
2%synergy
Vindicate
12%inclusion32 decks259 decks
0%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion31 decks259 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
8.5%inclusion22 decks259 decks
0%synergy
Damnation
8.5%inclusion22 decks259 decks
4%synergy
Feed the Swarm
8.1%inclusion21 decks259 decks
1%synergy
Austere Command
7.3%inclusion19 decks259 decks
-11%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
7.3%inclusion19 decks259 decks
4%synergy
Villainous Wrath
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.6%inclusion17 decks259 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.2%inclusion16 decks259 decks
-4%synergy
Wrath of God
6.2%inclusion16 decks259 decks
0%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
6.2%inclusion16 decks259 decks
2%synergy
Damnable Pact
5.4%inclusion14 decks259 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Alhammarret's Archive
44%inclusion115 decks259 decks
40%synergy
Lightning Greaves
39%inclusion101 decks259 decks
19%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
34%inclusion87 decks259 decks
25%synergy
The Wind Crystal
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
22%inclusion58 decks259 decks
20%synergy
Tainted Sigil
22%inclusion57 decks259 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion54 decks259 decks
-5%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
17%inclusion34 decks206 decks
13%synergy
Jet Medallion
16%inclusion41 decks259 decks
10%synergy
Quietus Spike
14%inclusion35 decks259 decks
13%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
12%inclusion32 decks259 decks
9%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
12%inclusion30 decks259 decks
7%synergy
Pearl Medallion
11%inclusion29 decks259 decks
6%synergy
Bontu's Monument
11%inclusion29 decks259 decks
5%synergy
Chalice of Life
10%inclusion25 decks259 decks
9%synergy
Expedition Map
8.9%inclusion23 decks259 decks
6%synergy
Scytheclaw
8.5%inclusion22 decks259 decks
8%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
7.7%inclusion20 decks259 decks
2%synergy
Aettir and Priwen
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Wedding Ring
7.3%inclusion19 decks259 decks
5%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.6%inclusion17 decks259 decks
4%synergy
Strionic Resonator
6.6%inclusion17 decks259 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.2%inclusion16 decks259 decks
-8%synergy
Mithril Coat
6.2%inclusion16 decks259 decks
3%synergy
The Endstone
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Wound Reflection
49%inclusion127 decks259 decks
46%synergy
Blind Obedience
44%inclusion113 decks259 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
42%inclusion109 decks259 decks
13%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
38%inclusion98 decks259 decks
23%synergy
Land Tax
30%inclusion78 decks259 decks
20%synergy
Ghostly Prison
29%inclusion75 decks259 decks
14%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
27%inclusion70 decks259 decks
16%synergy
Lunar Convocation
26%inclusion51 decks195 decks
15%synergy
Boon Reflection
25%inclusion64 decks259 decks
23%synergy
Cleric Class
21%inclusion54 decks259 decks
13%synergy
Grievous Wound
20%inclusion33 decks161 decks
18%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
17%inclusion45 decks259 decks
13%synergy
Warlock Class
16%inclusion41 decks259 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Remedy
14%inclusion35 decks259 decks
11%synergy
Greed
12%inclusion32 decks259 decks
8%synergy
Axis of Mortality
12%inclusion30 decks259 decks
10%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
11%inclusion28 decks250 decks
6%synergy
Test of Endurance
10%inclusion26 decks259 decks
8%synergy
Life Insurance
9.3%inclusion24 decks259 decks
5%synergy
Painful Quandary
9.3%inclusion24 decks259 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Bonds
8.9%inclusion23 decks259 decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
7.3%inclusion19 decks259 decks
5%synergy
Parker Luck
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Black Market
6.9%inclusion18 decks259 decks
0%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
6.2%inclusion10 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Smuggler's Share
5.8%inclusion15 decks259 decks
3%synergy
Glasswing Grace
5.5%inclusion12 decks218 decks
-2%synergy
Court of Ambition
5.4%inclusion14 decks259 decks
4%synergy
March of the Canonized
5.4%inclusion14 decks259 decks
-1%synergy
Dawn of Hope
5.4%inclusion14 decks259 decks
1%synergy
Legion's Landing
5.4%inclusion14 decks259 decks
2%synergy
Necrodominance
5.1%inclusion11 decks215 decks
4%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
5.0%inclusion13 decks259 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
39%inclusion101 decks259 decks
37%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
12%inclusion30 decks259 decks
10%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
10%inclusion25 decks259 decks
4%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
10%inclusion25 decks259 decks
8%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
6.6%inclusion17 decks259 decks
5%synergy
Ajani, Strength of the Pride
5.0%inclusion13 decks259 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
57%inclusion147 decks259 decks
45%synergy
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion112 decks259 decks
-1%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
39%inclusion101 decks259 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion91 decks259 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
24%inclusion63 decks259 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
23%inclusion60 decks259 decks
11%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
22%inclusion56 decks259 decks
12%synergy
Restless Fortress
17%inclusion43 decks259 decks
9%synergy
Castle Locthwain
16%inclusion42 decks259 decks
6%synergy
Radiant Fountain
16%inclusion41 decks259 decks
12%synergy
War Room
14%inclusion35 decks259 decks
6%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
12%inclusion32 decks259 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
12%inclusion32 decks259 decks
7%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
10%inclusion27 decks259 decks
6%synergy
Shambling Vent
10%inclusion26 decks259 decks
4%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
8.9%inclusion23 decks259 decks
9%synergy
Command Beacon
8.9%inclusion23 decks259 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
8.1%inclusion21 decks259 decks
-8%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.3%inclusion19 decks259 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.3%inclusion19 decks259 decks
-1%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.2%inclusion16 decks259 decks
3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.8%inclusion15 decks259 decks
0%synergy
Three Tree City
5.6%inclusion11 decks198 decks
1%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
5.0%inclusion13 decks259 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion246 decks259 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion227 decks259 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
62%inclusion160 decks259 decks
9%synergy
Orzhov Signet
57%inclusion147 decks259 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion65 decks259 decks
4%synergy
Mana Crypt
24%inclusion62 decks259 decks
22%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion51 decks259 decks
-6%synergy
Pristine Talisman
19%inclusion49 decks259 decks
13%synergy
The Soul Stone
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion48 decks259 decks
4%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
13%inclusion34 decks259 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion29 decks259 decks
-6%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.9%inclusion23 decks259 decks
5%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.7%inclusion20 decks259 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.9%inclusion18 decks259 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.9%inclusion18 decks259 decks
5%synergy
Mox Opal
6.2%inclusion16 decks259 decks
4%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.8%inclusion15 decks259 decks
4%synergy
Mox Amber
5.4%inclusion14 decks259 decks
2%synergy
Marble Diamond
5.0%inclusion13 decks259 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion251 decks259 decks
-1%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion250 decks259 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion235 decks259 decks
4%synergy
Godless Shrine
87%inclusion226 decks259 decks
38%synergy
Vault of Champions
78%inclusion201 decks259 decks
38%synergy
Marsh Flats
76%inclusion197 decks259 decks
46%synergy
Isolated Chapel
71%inclusion184 decks259 decks
6%synergy
Scrubland
69%inclusion180 decks259 decks
58%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
64%inclusion165 decks259 decks
30%synergy
Caves of Koilos
58%inclusion150 decks259 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Field
53%inclusion136 decks259 decks
1%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
44%inclusion114 decks259 decks
17%synergy
Fetid Heath
43%inclusion112 decks259 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
40%inclusion104 decks259 decks
-2%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
38%inclusion97 decks253 decks
16%synergy
Silent Clearing
35%inclusion91 decks259 decks
20%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
28%inclusion72 decks259 decks
-14%synergy
Prismatic Vista
27%inclusion70 decks259 decks
21%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
23%inclusion60 decks259 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Silence
23%inclusion60 decks259 decks
-18%synergy
Scoured Barrens
23%inclusion59 decks259 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion58 decks259 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion53 decks259 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion44 decks218 decks
8%synergy
Desolate Mire
20%inclusion47 decks241 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
19%inclusion50 decks259 decks
16%synergy
Polluted Delta
19%inclusion48 decks259 decks
13%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
18%inclusion46 decks259 decks
-3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion44 decks259 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion43 decks259 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
17%inclusion43 decks259 decks
10%synergy
Windswept Heath
16%inclusion41 decks259 decks
10%synergy
Arid Mesa
15%inclusion40 decks259 decks
9%synergy
Mana Confluence
15%inclusion40 decks259 decks
12%synergy
Flooded Strand
15%inclusion40 decks259 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion37 decks259 decks
-7%synergy
City of Brass
14%inclusion37 decks259 decks
11%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
14%inclusion36 decks259 decks
3%synergy
Witch Enchanter
13%inclusion29 decks218 decks
2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
13%inclusion34 decks259 decks
8%synergy
Voldaren Estate
10%inclusion26 decks259 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion25 decks259 decks
-11%synergy
Forlorn Flats
8.2%inclusion19 decks233 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.5%inclusion16 decks213 decks
1%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
7.3%inclusion19 decks259 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.6%inclusion17 decks259 decks
2%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.6%inclusion17 decks259 decks
-2%synergy
Glasswing Grace
5.5%inclusion12 decks218 decks
-2%synergy