Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Midrange

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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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Foot Headquarters
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sanguine Bond
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
67%synergy
Blood Tribute
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
63%synergy
Exquisite Blood
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
57%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
57%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
56%synergy
Mortify
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
56%synergy
Revival // Revenge
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
48%synergy
Blood Artist
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Indulging Patrician
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Exsanguinate
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Dark Ritual
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Blind Obedience
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Damn
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Path to Exile
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Smothering Tithe
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Farewell
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Protection
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Cordial Vampire
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
29%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Soul Warden
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Twilight Prophet
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Henrika Domnathi
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Crypt Ghast
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Bloodwitch
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Sangromancer
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Markov Purifier
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Drana's Emissary
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Vein Ripper
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Soul's Attendant
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Tithe Drinker
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Champion of Dusk
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Starscape Cleric
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Timothar, Baron of Bats
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Captivating Vampire
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Angel of Destiny
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Serra Ascendant
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Astarion's Thirst
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Despark
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Inkshield
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Village Rites
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Murder
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Fracture
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Generous Gift
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Restoration Magic
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
9%synergy
Return to Dust
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Dawn's Truce
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Dispute
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Disenchant
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Gideon's Sacrifice
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Imp's Mischief
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Treacherous Greed
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Vanishing Verse
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Riot Control
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Revitalize
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Blood Pact
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Reprieve
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Overkill
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Night's Whisper
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Sign in Blood
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Read the Bones
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Fumigate
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Temporal Extortion
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Toxic Deluge
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
5%synergy
New Blood
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Vindicate
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Austere Command
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Rush of Dread
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Damnable Pact
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Call to the Feast
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Feed the Swarm
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Killing Wave
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Ambition's Cost
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Sanctify
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Sanguine Indulgence
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Consecrate // Consume
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Vicious Rumors
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Queen's Commission
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Reanimate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Death Grasp
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Feast of Blood
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Aetherflux Reservoir
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Lightning Greaves
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Quietus Spike
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Jet Medallion
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Sigil
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
The Wind Crystal
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Incubator
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Pearl Medallion
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Chalice of Life
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Tithing Blade
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Bontu's Monument
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Scytheclaw
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Sinister Monolith
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Fountain of Renewal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Aettir and Priwen
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Excalibur II
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Grievous Wound
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Ghostly Prison
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Legion's Landing
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Test of Endurance
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Life Insurance
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
March of the Canonized
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Leyline of Hope
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Lunar Convocation
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Cleric Class
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Wound Reflection
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Land Tax
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Radiant Destiny
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Dark Tutelage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Bonds
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Axis of Mortality
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Grasp of Fate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Black Market
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Glasswing Grace
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Ajani's Welcome
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Remedy
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Light of Promise
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Warlock Class
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Painful Quandary
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
33%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Rogue's Passage
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Radiant Fountain
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of the False God
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Shambling Vent
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Witch's Cottage
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Coffers
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Restless Fortress
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Orzhov Signet
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Pristine Talisman
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Mind Stone
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Patriar's Seal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
White Auracite
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion20 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Caves of Koilos
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Field
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Scoured Barrens
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
37%synergy
Isolated Chapel
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Silence
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Fetid Heath
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Godless Shrine
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
-16%synergy
Evolving Wilds
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Vault of Champions
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Voldaren Estate
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Myriad Landscape
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Desolate Mire
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Thriving Moor
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Thriving Heath
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-12%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Forlorn Flats
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-12%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Citadel Gate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Silverquill Campus
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Glasswing Grace
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Obscura Storefront
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Silent Clearing
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy