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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MTGStocks
Exquisite Blood
88%inclusion198 decks225 decks
71%synergy
Sanguine Bond
90%inclusion203 decks225 decks
70%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
90%inclusion202 decks225 decks
68%synergy
Blood Tribute
63%inclusion142 decks225 decks
61%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
70%inclusion68 decks97 decks
61%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
68%inclusion152 decks225 decks
59%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
62%inclusion140 decks225 decks
54%synergy
Revival // Revenge
58%inclusion130 decks225 decks
53%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
72%inclusion161 decks225 decks
51%synergy
Exsanguinate
62%inclusion139 decks225 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
80%inclusion180 decks225 decks
16%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
71%inclusion160 decks225 decks
31%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
61%inclusion137 decks225 decks
46%synergy
Dark Ritual
58%inclusion130 decks225 decks
34%synergy
Black Market Connections
57%inclusion128 decks225 decks
35%synergy
Path to Exile
55%inclusion123 decks225 decks
5%synergy
Soul Warden
54%inclusion121 decks225 decks
36%synergy
Crypt Ghast
52%inclusion116 decks225 decks
44%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
50%inclusion113 decks225 decks
40%synergy
Mortify
50%inclusion112 decks225 decks
27%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
69%inclusion155 decks225 decks
46%synergy
Demonic Tutor
67%inclusion151 decks225 decks
51%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
63%inclusion141 decks225 decks
51%synergy
Teferi's Protection
60%inclusion136 decks225 decks
45%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
57%inclusion129 decks225 decks
43%synergy
Ancient Tomb
43%inclusion97 decks225 decks
37%synergy
The One Ring
38%inclusion85 decks225 decks
31%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
37%inclusion84 decks225 decks
26%synergy
Farewell
33%inclusion74 decks225 decks
20%synergy
Necropotence
25%inclusion57 decks225 decks
19%synergy
Creatures
Indulging Patrician
49%inclusion110 decks225 decks
44%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
49%inclusion110 decks225 decks
35%synergy
Blood Artist
46%inclusion104 decks225 decks
15%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
46%inclusion88 decks191 decks
34%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
45%inclusion93 decks206 decks
40%synergy
Esper Sentinel
45%inclusion101 decks225 decks
27%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
44%inclusion98 decks225 decks
38%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
43%inclusion97 decks225 decks
36%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
43%inclusion97 decks225 decks
31%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
42%inclusion94 decks225 decks
31%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
39%inclusion87 decks225 decks
34%synergy
Serra Ascendant
38%inclusion85 decks225 decks
31%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
37%inclusion55 decks149 decks
35%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
36%inclusion81 decks225 decks
31%synergy
Soul's Attendant
36%inclusion80 decks225 decks
23%synergy
Twilight Prophet
34%inclusion77 decks225 decks
24%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
34%inclusion76 decks225 decks
27%synergy
Suture Priest
32%inclusion73 decks225 decks
19%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
30%inclusion67 decks225 decks
-5%synergy
The Gaffer
29%inclusion66 decks225 decks
26%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
27%inclusion60 decks225 decks
15%synergy
Drana's Emissary
26%inclusion59 decks225 decks
22%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
26%inclusion24 decks93 decks
21%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
25%inclusion56 decks225 decks
22%synergy
Markov Purifier
25%inclusion56 decks225 decks
22%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
24%inclusion54 decks225 decks
22%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
23%inclusion52 decks225 decks
3%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
23%inclusion51 decks225 decks
19%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
21%inclusion48 decks225 decks
15%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
21%inclusion48 decks225 decks
2%synergy
Starscape Cleric
21%inclusion39 decks183 decks
11%synergy
Tithe Drinker
20%inclusion45 decks225 decks
16%synergy
Drana and Linvala
20%inclusion45 decks225 decks
12%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
20%inclusion45 decks225 decks
16%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
19%inclusion42 decks225 decks
-7%synergy
Alpharael, Stonechosen
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
18%inclusion40 decks225 decks
16%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
17%inclusion38 decks225 decks
9%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
16%inclusion36 decks225 decks
11%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
16%inclusion36 decks225 decks
12%synergy
Cordial Vampire
16%inclusion36 decks225 decks
9%synergy
Witch of the Moors
16%inclusion35 decks225 decks
13%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
14%inclusion32 decks225 decks
13%synergy
Grand Abolisher
14%inclusion32 decks225 decks
5%synergy
Essence Channeler
14%inclusion26 decks183 decks
8%synergy
Witch Enchanter
14%inclusion28 decks205 decks
2%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion30 decks225 decks
-3%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
13%inclusion30 decks225 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Astarion's Thirst
45%inclusion102 decks225 decks
42%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
28%inclusion64 decks225 decks
25%synergy
Fracture
28%inclusion64 decks225 decks
9%synergy
Despark
23%inclusion52 decks225 decks
-8%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion43 decks205 decks
8%synergy
Inkshield
20%inclusion46 decks225 decks
3%synergy
Generous Gift
20%inclusion44 decks225 decks
-4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
19%inclusion42 decks225 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion40 decks225 decks
6%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
17%inclusion39 decks225 decks
12%synergy
Dawn's Truce
17%inclusion31 decks184 decks
9%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
14%inclusion31 decks225 decks
0%synergy
Stinging Study
12%inclusion26 decks225 decks
10%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
12%inclusion26 decks225 decks
3%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
8.9%inclusion20 decks225 decks
4%synergy
Reprieve
8.4%inclusion19 decks225 decks
1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.0%inclusion18 decks225 decks
4%synergy
Revitalize
7.6%inclusion17 decks225 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
7.3%inclusion15 decks205 decks
0%synergy
Imp's Mischief
7.1%inclusion16 decks225 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.7%inclusion15 decks225 decks
4%synergy
Silence
6.7%inclusion15 decks225 decks
3%synergy
Judgment of Alexander
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Ad Nauseam
5.3%inclusion12 decks225 decks
4%synergy
Akroma's Will
5.3%inclusion12 decks225 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Damn
44%inclusion99 decks225 decks
11%synergy
Rush of Dread
35%inclusion76 decks216 decks
34%synergy
Toxic Deluge
34%inclusion77 decks225 decks
17%synergy
Sign in Blood
30%inclusion68 decks225 decks
12%synergy
Temporal Extortion
22%inclusion50 decks225 decks
22%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
22%inclusion50 decks225 decks
22%synergy
Grim Tutor
20%inclusion45 decks225 decks
16%synergy
Fumigate
20%inclusion44 decks225 decks
12%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
17%inclusion38 decks225 decks
16%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion38 decks225 decks
0%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
16%inclusion37 decks225 decks
14%synergy
Imperial Seal
16%inclusion35 decks225 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
15%inclusion33 decks225 decks
-1%synergy
Read the Bones
12%inclusion28 decks225 decks
2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
12%inclusion26 decks216 decks
8%synergy
Vindicate
12%inclusion27 decks225 decks
0%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion24 decks225 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
8.4%inclusion19 decks225 decks
1%synergy
Damnation
7.6%inclusion17 decks225 decks
3%synergy
Wrath of God
7.1%inclusion16 decks225 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.1%inclusion16 decks225 decks
3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
7.1%inclusion16 decks225 decks
0%synergy
Austere Command
6.7%inclusion15 decks225 decks
-11%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
6.7%inclusion15 decks225 decks
3%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
6.2%inclusion14 decks225 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.8%inclusion13 decks225 decks
-4%synergy
Villainous Wrath
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Alhammarret's Archive
42%inclusion94 decks225 decks
37%synergy
Lightning Greaves
40%inclusion91 decks225 decks
21%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
34%inclusion77 decks225 decks
26%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
24%inclusion55 decks225 decks
22%synergy
Tainted Sigil
22%inclusion50 decks225 decks
19%synergy
The Wind Crystal
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion48 decks225 decks
-4%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
16%inclusion32 decks194 decks
14%synergy
Jet Medallion
15%inclusion34 decks225 decks
9%synergy
Quietus Spike
14%inclusion31 decks225 decks
13%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
13%inclusion29 decks225 decks
8%synergy
Pearl Medallion
12%inclusion27 decks225 decks
6%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
12%inclusion27 decks225 decks
9%synergy
Bontu's Monument
11%inclusion24 decks225 decks
5%synergy
Expedition Map
10%inclusion22 decks225 decks
7%synergy
Chalice of Life
8.9%inclusion20 decks225 decks
8%synergy
Wedding Ring
8.4%inclusion19 decks225 decks
6%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
7.6%inclusion17 decks225 decks
2%synergy
Scytheclaw
7.6%inclusion17 decks225 decks
7%synergy
Aettir and Priwen
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Strionic Resonator
7.1%inclusion16 decks225 decks
5%synergy
Mithril Coat
6.7%inclusion15 decks225 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.2%inclusion14 decks225 decks
-7%synergy
Whip of Erebos
5.8%inclusion13 decks225 decks
3%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Wound Reflection
47%inclusion105 decks225 decks
44%synergy
Blind Obedience
44%inclusion98 decks225 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
40%inclusion90 decks225 decks
10%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
36%inclusion81 decks225 decks
20%synergy
Land Tax
29%inclusion65 decks225 decks
19%synergy
Ghostly Prison
28%inclusion64 decks225 decks
14%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
26%inclusion59 decks225 decks
16%synergy
Lunar Convocation
25%inclusion46 decks183 decks
14%synergy
Boon Reflection
23%inclusion51 decks225 decks
21%synergy
Grievous Wound
19%inclusion29 decks149 decks
17%synergy
Cleric Class
17%inclusion39 decks225 decks
10%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
16%inclusion37 decks225 decks
12%synergy
Warlock Class
14%inclusion32 decks225 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Remedy
13%inclusion29 decks225 decks
11%synergy
Greed
12%inclusion27 decks225 decks
8%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
12%inclusion26 decks225 decks
6%synergy
Axis of Mortality
11%inclusion24 decks225 decks
9%synergy
Painful Quandary
10%inclusion23 decks225 decks
7%synergy
Test of Endurance
10%inclusion22 decks225 decks
8%synergy
Life Insurance
9.3%inclusion21 decks225 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Bonds
8.9%inclusion20 decks225 decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
8.0%inclusion18 decks225 decks
6%synergy
Black Market
7.6%inclusion17 decks225 decks
0%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Dawn of Hope
5.8%inclusion13 decks225 decks
2%synergy
Legion's Landing
5.8%inclusion13 decks225 decks
2%synergy
With Great Power...
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Parker Luck
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Necrodominance
5.4%inclusion11 decks202 decks
5%synergy
Glasswing Grace
5.4%inclusion11 decks205 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
40%inclusion89 decks225 decks
37%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
12%inclusion26 decks225 decks
10%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
10%inclusion23 decks225 decks
8%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
10%inclusion22 decks225 decks
5%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
7.1%inclusion16 decks225 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
56%inclusion127 decks225 decks
45%synergy
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion96 decks225 decks
-1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
37%inclusion84 decks225 decks
14%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
37%inclusion84 decks225 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
24%inclusion54 decks225 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
24%inclusion53 decks225 decks
12%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
21%inclusion48 decks225 decks
12%synergy
Restless Fortress
17%inclusion38 decks225 decks
10%synergy
Radiant Fountain
16%inclusion35 decks225 decks
12%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Castle Locthwain
14%inclusion31 decks225 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion30 decks225 decks
8%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion29 decks225 decks
6%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
12%inclusion28 decks225 decks
5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
11%inclusion25 decks225 decks
7%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
9.3%inclusion21 decks225 decks
9%synergy
Shambling Vent
9.3%inclusion21 decks225 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
8.4%inclusion19 decks225 decks
-8%synergy
Command Beacon
8.4%inclusion19 decks225 decks
5%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.6%inclusion17 decks225 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.1%inclusion16 decks225 decks
-1%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.2%inclusion14 decks225 decks
3%synergy
Three Tree City
5.4%inclusion10 decks186 decks
1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.3%inclusion12 decks225 decks
0%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
5.3%inclusion12 decks225 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
5.3%inclusion12 decks225 decks
3%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
5.3%inclusion12 decks225 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion213 decks225 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion194 decks225 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
63%inclusion141 decks225 decks
10%synergy
Orzhov Signet
55%inclusion124 decks225 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion54 decks225 decks
3%synergy
Mana Crypt
23%inclusion51 decks225 decks
22%synergy
Pristine Talisman
18%inclusion40 decks225 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion40 decks225 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion38 decks225 decks
3%synergy
Mana Vault
15%inclusion34 decks225 decks
13%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
12%inclusion28 decks225 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion24 decks225 decks
-5%synergy
Lotus Petal
9.3%inclusion21 decks225 decks
6%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.9%inclusion20 decks225 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.2%inclusion14 decks225 decks
4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.2%inclusion14 decks225 decks
4%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.2%inclusion14 decks225 decks
5%synergy
Mox Opal
5.8%inclusion13 decks225 decks
4%synergy
Mox Amber
5.3%inclusion12 decks225 decks
2%synergy
Marble Diamond
5.3%inclusion12 decks225 decks
-1%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion216 decks225 decks
-2%synergy
Plains
96%inclusion215 decks225 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion206 decks225 decks
5%synergy
Godless Shrine
87%inclusion196 decks225 decks
37%synergy
Vault of Champions
76%inclusion172 decks225 decks
37%synergy
Marsh Flats
76%inclusion171 decks225 decks
46%synergy
Isolated Chapel
70%inclusion158 decks225 decks
4%synergy
Scrubland
68%inclusion154 decks225 decks
57%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
63%inclusion141 decks225 decks
28%synergy
Caves of Koilos
58%inclusion130 decks225 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Field
52%inclusion118 decks225 decks
1%synergy
Fetid Heath
44%inclusion100 decks225 decks
5%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
43%inclusion97 decks225 decks
16%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
40%inclusion91 decks225 decks
18%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
37%inclusion83 decks225 decks
-4%synergy
Silent Clearing
36%inclusion81 decks225 decks
21%synergy
Prismatic Vista
28%inclusion64 decks225 decks
23%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
26%inclusion59 decks225 decks
-15%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
21%inclusion48 decks225 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Silence
21%inclusion48 decks225 decks
-19%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion43 decks205 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion46 decks225 decks
-3%synergy
Polluted Delta
20%inclusion46 decks225 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion45 decks225 decks
-4%synergy
Scoured Barrens
20%inclusion45 decks225 decks
-4%synergy
Desolate Mire
19%inclusion43 decks225 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
19%inclusion42 decks225 decks
13%synergy
Reflecting Pool
18%inclusion41 decks225 decks
15%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
18%inclusion41 decks225 decks
12%synergy
Windswept Heath
18%inclusion40 decks225 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion40 decks225 decks
6%synergy
Flooded Strand
17%inclusion39 decks225 decks
11%synergy
Arid Mesa
16%inclusion37 decks225 decks
10%synergy
Mana Confluence
16%inclusion37 decks225 decks
13%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
16%inclusion36 decks225 decks
-5%synergy
City of Brass
15%inclusion34 decks225 decks
12%synergy
Cavern of Souls
14%inclusion31 decks225 decks
9%synergy
Witch Enchanter
14%inclusion28 decks205 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion29 decks225 decks
-7%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
12%inclusion27 decks225 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
9.3%inclusion21 decks225 decks
-11%synergy
Voldaren Estate
9.3%inclusion21 decks225 decks
4%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
8.9%inclusion20 decks225 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.0%inclusion16 decks201 decks
1%synergy
Forlorn Flats
7.3%inclusion16 decks219 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.1%inclusion16 decks225 decks
3%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
5.8%inclusion13 decks225 decks
-2%synergy
Glasswing Grace
5.4%inclusion11 decks205 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
5.3%inclusion12 decks225 decks
2%synergy