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%inclusion232 decks263 decks
71%synergy
Sanguine Bond
90%inclusion237 decks263 decks
69%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
90%inclusion237 decks263 decks
68%synergy
Blood Tribute
62%inclusion162 decks263 decks
59%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
67%inclusion176 decks263 decks
58%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
68%inclusion72 decks106 decks
58%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
62%inclusion162 decks263 decks
53%synergy
Revival // Revenge
57%inclusion149 decks263 decks
52%synergy
Exsanguinate
63%inclusion165 decks263 decks
51%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
70%inclusion185 decks263 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
79%inclusion209 decks263 decks
15%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
69%inclusion181 decks263 decks
29%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
60%inclusion157 decks263 decks
45%synergy
Path to Exile
56%inclusion148 decks263 decks
7%synergy
Soul Warden
55%inclusion145 decks263 decks
37%synergy
Dark Ritual
55%inclusion144 decks263 decks
32%synergy
Black Market Connections
53%inclusion139 decks263 decks
32%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
51%inclusion134 decks263 decks
41%synergy
Crypt Ghast
51%inclusion133 decks263 decks
43%synergy
Wound Reflection
50%inclusion131 decks263 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
68%inclusion179 decks263 decks
44%synergy
Demonic Tutor
65%inclusion172 decks263 decks
49%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
61%inclusion161 decks263 decks
49%synergy
Teferi's Protection
60%inclusion158 decks263 decks
44%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
55%inclusion144 decks263 decks
40%synergy
Ancient Tomb
42%inclusion110 decks263 decks
35%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
36%inclusion94 decks263 decks
24%synergy
The One Ring
35%inclusion93 decks263 decks
29%synergy
Necropotence
22%inclusion58 decks263 decks
16%synergy
Mana Vault
14%inclusion38 decks263 decks
12%synergy
Creatures
Marauding Blight-Priest
49%inclusion129 decks263 decks
35%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
47%inclusion97 decks206 decks
35%synergy
Indulging Patrician
46%inclusion121 decks263 decks
40%synergy
Blood Artist
46%inclusion120 decks263 decks
14%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
45%inclusion100 decks222 decks
40%synergy
Esper Sentinel
44%inclusion116 decks263 decks
26%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
42%inclusion111 decks263 decks
36%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
42%inclusion111 decks263 decks
35%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
42%inclusion111 decks263 decks
30%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
42%inclusion110 decks263 decks
31%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
39%inclusion103 decks263 decks
35%synergy
Serra Ascendant
37%inclusion97 decks263 decks
30%synergy
Soul's Attendant
37%inclusion96 decks263 decks
23%synergy
Twilight Prophet
36%inclusion95 decks263 decks
25%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
36%inclusion95 decks263 decks
29%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
36%inclusion58 decks163 decks
34%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
35%inclusion91 decks263 decks
29%synergy
Suture Priest
33%inclusion86 decks263 decks
18%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
30%inclusion78 decks263 decks
-6%synergy
The Gaffer
28%inclusion73 decks263 decks
24%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
27%inclusion72 decks263 decks
15%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
27%inclusion72 decks263 decks
24%synergy
Markov Purifier
26%inclusion69 decks263 decks
23%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
25%inclusion67 decks263 decks
22%synergy
Drana's Emissary
25%inclusion67 decks263 decks
21%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
25%inclusion66 decks263 decks
23%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
24%inclusion24 decks101 decks
19%synergy
Alpharael, Stonechosen
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
21%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
22%inclusion58 decks263 decks
2%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
22%inclusion57 decks263 decks
-5%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
22%inclusion57 decks263 decks
15%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
22%inclusion57 decks263 decks
2%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
21%inclusion56 decks263 decks
17%synergy
Starscape Cleric
21%inclusion42 decks199 decks
11%synergy
Tithe Drinker
20%inclusion53 decks263 decks
16%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Drana and Linvala
19%inclusion49 decks263 decks
11%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
17%inclusion45 decks263 decks
12%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
17%inclusion45 decks263 decks
15%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Cordial Vampire
16%inclusion43 decks263 decks
9%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
16%inclusion42 decks263 decks
15%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
16%inclusion41 decks263 decks
7%synergy
Mister Negative
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Witch of the Moors
15%inclusion40 decks263 decks
12%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
15%inclusion40 decks263 decks
11%synergy
Essence Channeler
14%inclusion28 decks199 decks
7%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
14%inclusion36 decks263 decks
8%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
13%inclusion35 decks263 decks
8%synergy
Grand Abolisher
13%inclusion35 decks263 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Mortify
47%inclusion124 decks263 decks
25%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
44%inclusion116 decks263 decks
41%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
30%inclusion80 decks263 decks
27%synergy
Fracture
28%inclusion73 decks263 decks
9%synergy
Despark
22%inclusion57 decks263 decks
-9%synergy
Inkshield
21%inclusion56 decks263 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion43 decks221 decks
7%synergy
Generous Gift
19%inclusion50 decks263 decks
-6%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
18%inclusion48 decks263 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion46 decks263 decks
7%synergy
Dawn's Truce
17%inclusion34 decks200 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion42 decks263 decks
5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
16%inclusion41 decks263 decks
1%synergy
Stinging Study
11%inclusion30 decks263 decks
10%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
10%inclusion27 decks263 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion25 decks263 decks
5%synergy
Reprieve
9.1%inclusion24 decks263 decks
1%synergy
Revitalize
8.7%inclusion23 decks263 decks
7%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
6.8%inclusion18 decks263 decks
2%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
6.8%inclusion15 decks221 decks
0%synergy
Imp's Mischief
6.1%inclusion16 decks263 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.7%inclusion15 decks263 decks
3%synergy
Ad Nauseam
5.7%inclusion15 decks263 decks
4%synergy
Disenchant
5.7%inclusion15 decks263 decks
2%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.3%inclusion14 decks263 decks
0%synergy
Silence
5.3%inclusion14 decks263 decks
1%synergy
Utter End
5.3%inclusion14 decks263 decks
-8%synergy
Sorceries
Damn
43%inclusion112 decks263 decks
9%synergy
Toxic Deluge
34%inclusion89 decks263 decks
17%synergy
Rush of Dread
33%inclusion78 decks234 decks
32%synergy
Farewell
33%inclusion87 decks263 decks
20%synergy
Sign in Blood
30%inclusion79 decks263 decks
12%synergy
Temporal Extortion
22%inclusion57 decks263 decks
21%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
21%inclusion56 decks263 decks
21%synergy
Grim Tutor
21%inclusion56 decks263 decks
17%synergy
Fumigate
21%inclusion55 decks263 decks
13%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
19%inclusion51 decks263 decks
17%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
17%inclusion46 decks263 decks
16%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion44 decks263 decks
0%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion38 decks263 decks
0%synergy
Imperial Seal
14%inclusion36 decks263 decks
11%synergy
Vindicate
13%inclusion33 decks263 decks
0%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion32 decks263 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
12%inclusion32 decks263 decks
2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
12%inclusion28 decks234 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Damnation
8.7%inclusion23 decks263 decks
4%synergy
Feed the Swarm
8.4%inclusion22 decks263 decks
1%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
8.0%inclusion21 decks263 decks
0%synergy
Villainous Wrath
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Austere Command
7.2%inclusion19 decks263 decks
-11%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.8%inclusion18 decks263 decks
2%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
6.8%inclusion18 decks263 decks
3%synergy
Wrath of God
6.5%inclusion17 decks263 decks
0%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.1%inclusion16 decks263 decks
-4%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
6.1%inclusion16 decks263 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Alhammarret's Archive
44%inclusion115 decks263 decks
39%synergy
Lightning Greaves
39%inclusion102 decks263 decks
19%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
33%inclusion87 decks263 decks
25%synergy
The Wind Crystal
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
22%inclusion59 decks263 decks
20%synergy
Tainted Sigil
22%inclusion59 decks263 decks
20%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion55 decks263 decks
-5%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
17%inclusion35 decks209 decks
14%synergy
Jet Medallion
16%inclusion41 decks263 decks
10%synergy
Quietus Spike
14%inclusion37 decks263 decks
13%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
13%inclusion34 decks263 decks
10%synergy
Bontu's Monument
12%inclusion31 decks263 decks
6%synergy
Pearl Medallion
11%inclusion29 decks263 decks
6%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
11%inclusion29 decks263 decks
6%synergy
Chalice of Life
10%inclusion27 decks263 decks
9%synergy
Scytheclaw
10%inclusion25 decks263 decks
9%synergy
Expedition Map
8.7%inclusion23 decks263 decks
6%synergy
Aettir and Priwen
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
7.6%inclusion20 decks263 decks
2%synergy
Wedding Ring
7.2%inclusion19 decks263 decks
5%synergy
Whip of Erebos
7.2%inclusion19 decks263 decks
4%synergy
Mithril Coat
6.5%inclusion17 decks263 decks
3%synergy
Strionic Resonator
6.5%inclusion17 decks263 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.1%inclusion16 decks263 decks
-9%synergy
The Endstone
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Blind Obedience
43%inclusion114 decks263 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
43%inclusion112 decks263 decks
13%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
38%inclusion100 decks263 decks
23%synergy
Land Tax
29%inclusion76 decks263 decks
19%synergy
Ghostly Prison
29%inclusion76 decks263 decks
14%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
27%inclusion71 decks263 decks
16%synergy
Lunar Convocation
26%inclusion52 decks199 decks
15%synergy
Boon Reflection
25%inclusion67 decks263 decks
24%synergy
Cleric Class
22%inclusion57 decks263 decks
14%synergy
Grievous Wound
20%inclusion33 decks165 decks
17%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
17%inclusion44 decks263 decks
12%synergy
Warlock Class
16%inclusion42 decks263 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Remedy
14%inclusion37 decks263 decks
12%synergy
Greed
13%inclusion33 decks263 decks
8%synergy
Axis of Mortality
12%inclusion31 decks263 decks
11%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
11%inclusion28 decks252 decks
6%synergy
Test of Endurance
11%inclusion28 decks263 decks
9%synergy
Painful Quandary
10%inclusion26 decks263 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Bonds
10%inclusion25 decks263 decks
8%synergy
Life Insurance
10%inclusion25 decks263 decks
6%synergy
Parker Luck
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Black Market
7.2%inclusion19 decks263 decks
0%synergy
No Mercy
7.2%inclusion19 decks263 decks
5%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
6.1%inclusion10 decks165 decks
4%synergy
Glasswing Grace
5.9%inclusion13 decks221 decks
-2%synergy
Smuggler's Share
5.7%inclusion15 decks263 decks
3%synergy
Legion's Landing
5.7%inclusion15 decks263 decks
2%synergy
Court of Ambition
5.3%inclusion14 decks263 decks
4%synergy
March of the Canonized
5.3%inclusion14 decks263 decks
-2%synergy
Dawn of Hope
5.3%inclusion14 decks263 decks
1%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
5.3%inclusion14 decks263 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
39%inclusion102 decks263 decks
36%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
11%inclusion30 decks263 decks
10%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
10%inclusion26 decks263 decks
5%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
10%inclusion26 decks263 decks
8%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
6.5%inclusion17 decks263 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
55%inclusion145 decks263 decks
43%synergy
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion114 decks263 decks
0%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
40%inclusion104 decks263 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion93 decks263 decks
13%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion66 decks263 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
22%inclusion59 decks263 decks
11%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
21%inclusion56 decks263 decks
11%synergy
Restless Fortress
17%inclusion44 decks263 decks
9%synergy
Castle Locthwain
16%inclusion43 decks263 decks
6%synergy
Radiant Fountain
16%inclusion42 decks263 decks
12%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion35 decks263 decks
6%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
12%inclusion32 decks263 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
12%inclusion32 decks263 decks
7%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
11%inclusion28 decks263 decks
7%synergy
Shambling Vent
10%inclusion27 decks263 decks
5%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
8.7%inclusion23 decks263 decks
8%synergy
Command Beacon
8.7%inclusion23 decks263 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.6%inclusion20 decks263 decks
-9%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.2%inclusion19 decks263 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.2%inclusion19 decks263 decks
-1%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.1%inclusion16 decks263 decks
2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.7%inclusion15 decks263 decks
0%synergy
Three Tree City
5.4%inclusion11 decks202 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion250 decks263 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion230 decks263 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
62%inclusion163 decks263 decks
9%synergy
Orzhov Signet
58%inclusion152 decks263 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion68 decks263 decks
5%synergy
Mana Crypt
24%inclusion62 decks263 decks
22%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion53 decks263 decks
-6%synergy
The Soul Stone
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
15%synergy
Pristine Talisman
19%inclusion51 decks263 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion48 decks263 decks
4%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
13%inclusion34 decks263 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion30 decks263 decks
-6%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.7%inclusion23 decks263 decks
5%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.6%inclusion20 decks263 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.2%inclusion19 decks263 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.2%inclusion19 decks263 decks
5%synergy
Mox Opal
6.1%inclusion16 decks263 decks
4%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.7%inclusion15 decks263 decks
4%synergy
Mox Amber
5.3%inclusion14 decks263 decks
2%synergy
Marble Diamond
5.3%inclusion14 decks263 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion253 decks263 decks
-1%synergy
Plains
96%inclusion252 decks263 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion239 decks263 decks
4%synergy
Godless Shrine
87%inclusion229 decks263 decks
38%synergy
Vault of Champions
78%inclusion205 decks263 decks
38%synergy
Marsh Flats
76%inclusion200 decks263 decks
46%synergy
Isolated Chapel
71%inclusion187 decks263 decks
6%synergy
Scrubland
70%inclusion185 decks263 decks
59%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
64%inclusion168 decks263 decks
31%synergy
Caves of Koilos
58%inclusion152 decks263 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Field
52%inclusion137 decks263 decks
0%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
45%inclusion119 decks263 decks
18%synergy
Fetid Heath
44%inclusion117 decks263 decks
7%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
40%inclusion104 decks263 decks
-2%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
38%inclusion98 decks256 decks
16%synergy
Silent Clearing
35%inclusion92 decks263 decks
20%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
28%inclusion74 decks263 decks
-13%synergy
Prismatic Vista
26%inclusion69 decks263 decks
20%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Scoured Barrens
24%inclusion62 decks263 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
23%inclusion60 decks263 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Silence
23%inclusion60 decks263 decks
-18%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion59 decks263 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion55 decks263 decks
-3%synergy
Desolate Mire
21%inclusion50 decks243 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion43 decks221 decks
7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
19%inclusion50 decks263 decks
15%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
18%inclusion47 decks263 decks
-3%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion46 decks263 decks
12%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
16%inclusion42 decks263 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion42 decks263 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
16%inclusion41 decks263 decks
9%synergy
Mana Confluence
15%inclusion40 decks263 decks
12%synergy
Windswept Heath
15%inclusion39 decks263 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion38 decks263 decks
-7%synergy
Arid Mesa
14%inclusion38 decks263 decks
8%synergy
Flooded Strand
14%inclusion38 decks263 decks
9%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
14%inclusion37 decks263 decks
3%synergy
City of Brass
14%inclusion37 decks263 decks
10%synergy
Witch Enchanter
13%inclusion28 decks221 decks
2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
13%inclusion33 decks263 decks
7%synergy
Voldaren Estate
10%inclusion25 decks263 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
9.1%inclusion24 decks263 decks
-12%synergy
Forlorn Flats
8.4%inclusion20 decks237 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.9%inclusion15 decks216 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.8%inclusion18 decks263 decks
2%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.8%inclusion18 decks263 decks
-1%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
6.8%inclusion18 decks263 decks
2%synergy
Glasswing Grace
5.9%inclusion13 decks221 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
5.3%inclusion14 decks263 decks
2%synergy