Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Optimized

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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
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Misty Palms Oasis
2.6%inclusion2 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
1.3%inclusion1 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Joo Dee, One of Many
1.3%inclusion1 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Curious Farm Animals
1.3%inclusion1 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
1.3%inclusion1 decks76 decks
-2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Exquisite Blood
93%inclusion222 decks240 decks
75%synergy
Sanguine Bond
95%inclusion227 decks240 decks
74%synergy
Blood Tribute
62%inclusion148 decks240 decks
60%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
81%inclusion194 decks240 decks
59%synergy
Exsanguinate
67%inclusion160 decks240 decks
54%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
62%inclusion149 decks240 decks
54%synergy
Revival // Revenge
53%inclusion128 decks240 decks
49%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
52%inclusion124 decks240 decks
48%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
58%inclusion138 decks239 decks
48%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
61%inclusion147 decks240 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Anguished Unmaking
68%inclusion163 decks240 decks
28%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
65%inclusion157 decks240 decks
1%synergy
Blood Artist
63%inclusion151 decks240 decks
31%synergy
Mortify
63%inclusion151 decks240 decks
40%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
58%inclusion139 decks240 decks
46%synergy
Path to Exile
50%inclusion121 decks240 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
49%inclusion118 decks240 decks
20%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
48%inclusion115 decks240 decks
38%synergy
Dark Ritual
46%inclusion111 decks240 decks
23%synergy
Soul Warden
46%inclusion111 decks240 decks
28%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
43%inclusion103 decks240 decks
29%synergy
Smothering Tithe
42%inclusion101 decks240 decks
19%synergy
Demonic Tutor
34%inclusion82 decks240 decks
18%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
30%inclusion73 decks240 decks
19%synergy
Teferi's Protection
29%inclusion70 decks240 decks
13%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
23%inclusion54 decks240 decks
11%synergy
The One Ring
18%inclusion44 decks240 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Tomb
15%inclusion36 decks240 decks
8%synergy
Necropotence
12%inclusion28 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
5.8%inclusion14 decks240 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Indulging Patrician
45%inclusion108 decks240 decks
40%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
43%inclusion104 decks240 decks
31%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
41%inclusion99 decks240 decks
36%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
41%inclusion99 decks240 decks
26%synergy
Drana's Emissary
41%inclusion99 decks240 decks
37%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
39%inclusion93 decks240 decks
34%synergy
Twilight Prophet
38%inclusion90 decks240 decks
27%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
36%inclusion86 decks240 decks
31%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
35%inclusion84 decks239 decks
30%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
34%inclusion82 decks240 decks
23%synergy
Markov Purifier
33%inclusion80 decks240 decks
30%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
33%inclusion78 decks240 decks
30%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
31%inclusion74 decks240 decks
-4%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
30%inclusion73 decks240 decks
4%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
30%inclusion71 decks240 decks
26%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
29%inclusion69 decks240 decks
27%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
28%inclusion68 decks240 decks
24%synergy
Crypt Ghast
25%inclusion61 decks240 decks
18%synergy
Suture Priest
25%inclusion60 decks240 decks
11%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
25%inclusion60 decks240 decks
18%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
23%inclusion56 decks240 decks
3%synergy
Soul's Attendant
23%inclusion55 decks240 decks
10%synergy
Tithe Drinker
23%inclusion54 decks240 decks
19%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
22%inclusion52 decks240 decks
15%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
22%inclusion52 decks240 decks
19%synergy
Starscape Cleric
21%inclusion51 decks240 decks
11%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
21%inclusion50 decks240 decks
18%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
21%inclusion50 decks240 decks
16%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
20%inclusion48 decks240 decks
8%synergy
Serra Ascendant
19%inclusion45 decks240 decks
12%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
18%inclusion44 decks240 decks
15%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
18%inclusion44 decks240 decks
4%synergy
Drana and Linvala
18%inclusion43 decks240 decks
10%synergy
Cordial Vampire
15%inclusion37 decks240 decks
8%synergy
Essence Channeler
15%inclusion35 decks240 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
15%inclusion35 decks240 decks
8%synergy
Esper Sentinel
15%inclusion35 decks240 decks
-4%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
13%inclusion31 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
13%inclusion31 decks240 decks
8%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
13%inclusion31 decks240 decks
7%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
13%inclusion30 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
13%inclusion30 decks240 decks
10%synergy
Witch of the Moors
13%inclusion30 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
12%inclusion25 decks211 decks
9%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
12%inclusion28 decks240 decks
6%synergy
Grand Abolisher
12%inclusion28 decks240 decks
2%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
11%inclusion27 decks239 decks
9%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
11%inclusion27 decks240 decks
6%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
11%inclusion27 decks240 decks
6%synergy
The Gaffer
11%inclusion26 decks240 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Fracture
28%inclusion66 decks240 decks
8%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
25%inclusion59 decks240 decks
22%synergy
Despark
24%inclusion57 decks240 decks
-7%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
16%inclusion39 decks240 decks
11%synergy
Dawn's Truce
15%inclusion36 decks240 decks
8%synergy
Inkshield
15%inclusion36 decks240 decks
-2%synergy
Generous Gift
15%inclusion35 decks240 decks
-10%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
13%inclusion30 decks240 decks
-1%synergy
Revitalize
11%inclusion27 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion25 decks240 decks
-2%synergy
Murder
10%inclusion24 decks240 decks
6%synergy
Village Rites
9.2%inclusion22 decks240 decks
-13%synergy
Utter End
8.8%inclusion21 decks240 decks
-4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.3%inclusion20 decks240 decks
-3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
7.5%inclusion18 decks240 decks
-4%synergy
Silence
7.1%inclusion17 decks240 decks
3%synergy
Imp's Mischief
6.7%inclusion16 decks240 decks
3%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
6.7%inclusion16 decks240 decks
-2%synergy
Reprieve
6.7%inclusion16 decks240 decks
-1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.7%inclusion16 decks240 decks
2%synergy
Angel's Grace
6.3%inclusion15 decks240 decks
3%synergy
Stinging Study
5.8%inclusion14 decks240 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.4%inclusion13 decks240 decks
1%synergy
Ad Nauseam
5.4%inclusion13 decks240 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
5.0%inclusion12 decks240 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Damn
36%inclusion87 decks240 decks
3%synergy
Rush of Dread
35%inclusion84 decks240 decks
34%synergy
Sign in Blood
33%inclusion79 decks240 decks
15%synergy
Fumigate
28%inclusion67 decks240 decks
20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
25%inclusion60 decks240 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
22%inclusion53 decks240 decks
16%synergy
Farewell
22%inclusion52 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
20%inclusion47 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
18%inclusion44 decks240 decks
18%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion40 decks240 decks
0%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
16%inclusion39 decks240 decks
15%synergy
Temporal Extortion
16%inclusion38 decks240 decks
15%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
15%inclusion36 decks240 decks
11%synergy
Vindicate
15%inclusion35 decks240 decks
2%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
13%inclusion31 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
13%inclusion30 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion26 decks240 decks
-4%synergy
Austere Command
10%inclusion24 decks240 decks
-8%synergy
New Blood
9.2%inclusion22 decks240 decks
6%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
9.2%inclusion22 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
8.3%inclusion20 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
7.9%inclusion19 decks240 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.7%inclusion16 decks239 decks
1%synergy
Death Grasp
6.7%inclusion16 decks240 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
6.7%inclusion16 decks240 decks
2%synergy
Sanctify
6.7%inclusion16 decks240 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.8%inclusion14 decks240 decks
-4%synergy
Victimize
5.8%inclusion14 decks240 decks
-12%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
5.8%inclusion14 decks240 decks
4%synergy
Damnable Pact
5.8%inclusion14 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Imperial Seal
5.4%inclusion13 decks240 decks
3%synergy
Wrath of God
5.4%inclusion13 decks240 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Aetherflux Reservoir
45%inclusion108 decks240 decks
36%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
38%inclusion90 decks240 decks
12%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
33%inclusion78 decks240 decks
24%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
28%inclusion66 decks240 decks
23%synergy
The Wind Crystal
27%inclusion48 decks176 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion61 decks240 decks
6%synergy
Quietus Spike
19%inclusion45 decks240 decks
18%synergy
Tainted Sigil
15%inclusion37 decks240 decks
13%synergy
Jet Medallion
14%inclusion34 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Bontu's Monument
14%inclusion33 decks240 decks
8%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
13%inclusion32 decks240 decks
10%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
13%inclusion23 decks180 decks
8%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
13%inclusion30 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Pearl Medallion
10%inclusion23 decks240 decks
4%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
9.2%inclusion22 decks240 decks
6%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
9.2%inclusion22 decks240 decks
3%synergy
Chalice of Life
8.3%inclusion20 decks240 decks
7%synergy
Sinister Monolith
7.9%inclusion19 decks240 decks
6%synergy
Strionic Resonator
7.1%inclusion17 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Scytheclaw
7.1%inclusion17 decks240 decks
6%synergy
Whip of Erebos
5.8%inclusion14 decks240 decks
3%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.8%inclusion14 decks240 decks
3%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
5.8%inclusion14 decks240 decks
1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.4%inclusion13 decks240 decks
-9%synergy
Excalibur II
5.3%inclusion9 decks171 decks
3%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
5.0%inclusion12 decks240 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Wound Reflection
40%inclusion96 decks240 decks
37%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
35%inclusion85 decks240 decks
20%synergy
Blind Obedience
34%inclusion81 decks240 decks
15%synergy
Black Market Connections
32%inclusion76 decks240 decks
10%synergy
Cleric Class
27%inclusion65 decks240 decks
19%synergy
Grievous Wound
24%inclusion57 decks240 decks
21%synergy
Lunar Convocation
23%inclusion56 decks240 decks
12%synergy
Ghostly Prison
21%inclusion51 decks240 decks
7%synergy
Boon Reflection
19%inclusion45 decks240 decks
17%synergy
Land Tax
16%inclusion38 decks240 decks
6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
15%inclusion36 decks240 decks
4%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
13%inclusion32 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Remedy
12%inclusion29 decks240 decks
10%synergy
Warlock Class
12%inclusion28 decks240 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of Hope
11%inclusion27 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Greed
10%inclusion24 decks240 decks
6%synergy
Painful Quandary
10%inclusion24 decks240 decks
7%synergy
Test of Endurance
9.2%inclusion22 decks240 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Bonds
7.9%inclusion19 decks240 decks
6%synergy
Life Insurance
7.9%inclusion19 decks240 decks
4%synergy
March of the Canonized
7.9%inclusion19 decks240 decks
1%synergy
Black Market
5.8%inclusion14 decks240 decks
-1%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.8%inclusion14 decks240 decks
-12%synergy
Dawn of Hope
5.4%inclusion13 decks240 decks
1%synergy
Vampiric Rites
5.0%inclusion12 decks240 decks
-3%synergy
Legion's Landing
5.0%inclusion12 decks240 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
30%inclusion72 decks240 decks
28%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
15%inclusion37 decks240 decks
10%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
10%inclusion25 decks240 decks
8%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
7.1%inclusion17 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
6.7%inclusion16 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
5.8%inclusion14 decks240 decks
0%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
5.4%inclusion13 decks240 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion111 decks240 decks
2%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
40%inclusion95 decks240 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion80 decks240 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
32%inclusion77 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
32%inclusion76 decks240 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Coffers
28%inclusion66 decks240 decks
16%synergy
Restless Fortress
19%inclusion45 decks240 decks
11%synergy
Radiant Fountain
15%inclusion36 decks240 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion31 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion25 decks240 decks
-1%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
10%inclusion25 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Shambling Vent
10%inclusion23 decks240 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.3%inclusion20 decks240 decks
-2%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
8.3%inclusion15 decks180 decks
6%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
8.3%inclusion20 decks240 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
7.9%inclusion19 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.1%inclusion17 decks240 decks
2%synergy
War Room
6.7%inclusion16 decks240 decks
-1%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
5.8%inclusion14 decks240 decks
-2%synergy
Three Tree City
5.0%inclusion12 decks240 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion223 decks240 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion206 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Signet
55%inclusion132 decks240 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
46%inclusion111 decks240 decks
-7%synergy
Pristine Talisman
29%inclusion70 decks240 decks
23%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion60 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion47 decks240 decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion39 decks240 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion36 decks240 decks
1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.5%inclusion18 decks240 decks
1%synergy
Patchwork Banner
7.1%inclusion17 decks240 decks
2%synergy
Marble Diamond
6.7%inclusion16 decks240 decks
1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.3%inclusion15 decks240 decks
4%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.0%inclusion12 decks240 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion237 decks240 decks
1%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion237 decks240 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion218 decks240 decks
4%synergy
Isolated Chapel
69%inclusion166 decks240 decks
4%synergy
Godless Shrine
57%inclusion136 decks240 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Field
51%inclusion122 decks240 decks
-1%synergy
Caves of Koilos
47%inclusion113 decks240 decks
-10%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
47%inclusion113 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Silence
46%inclusion110 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Scoured Barrens
45%inclusion109 decks240 decks
21%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
43%inclusion103 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
40%inclusion96 decks240 decks
-1%synergy
Vault of Champions
39%inclusion94 decks240 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
38%inclusion90 decks240 decks
14%synergy
Fetid Heath
33%inclusion78 decks240 decks
-6%synergy
Marsh Flats
32%inclusion76 decks240 decks
2%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
30%inclusion72 decks240 decks
3%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
23%inclusion55 decks240 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion53 decks240 decks
1%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
22%inclusion51 decks235 decks
0%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
22%inclusion52 decks240 decks
-1%synergy
Voldaren Estate
21%inclusion51 decks240 decks
16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion48 decks240 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion46 decks240 decks
-5%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
16%inclusion38 decks240 decks
7%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
16%inclusion38 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Desolate Mire
15%inclusion35 decks240 decks
-1%synergy
Forlorn Flats
14%inclusion34 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Scrubland
13%inclusion32 decks240 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
12%inclusion29 decks240 decks
-2%synergy
Silent Clearing
11%inclusion27 decks240 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion25 decks240 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion24 decks240 decks
0%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
10%inclusion23 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.3%inclusion20 decks240 decks
-3%synergy
Cavern of Souls
7.9%inclusion19 decks240 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.1%inclusion17 decks240 decks
4%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
6.3%inclusion15 decks240 decks
0%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
5.8%inclusion14 decks240 decks
-2%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
5.8%inclusion14 decks240 decks
0%synergy
Obscura Storefront
5.8%inclusion14 decks240 decks
2%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
5.8%inclusion14 decks240 decks
5%synergy
Citadel Gate
5.4%inclusion13 decks240 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.4%inclusion13 decks240 decks
3%synergy
Neglected Manor
5.0%inclusion12 decks240 decks
2%synergy