Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Expensive 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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Exquisite Blood
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
82%synergy
Sanguine Bond
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
79%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
76%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
73%synergy
Blood Tribute
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
71%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
69%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
66%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
66%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
64%synergy
Cabal Coffers
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
38%synergy
Esper Sentinel
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
50%synergy
Path to Exile
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Grim Tutor
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
55%synergy
Revival // Revenge
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
50%synergy
Sorin Markov
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
52%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
43%synergy
Serra Ascendant
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
43%synergy
Dark Ritual
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
75%synergy
Teferi's Protection
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
70%synergy
Ancient Tomb
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
80%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
75%synergy
Smothering Tithe
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
63%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
72%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
61%synergy
The One Ring
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
57%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Necropotence
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Creatures
Soul Warden
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Grand Abolisher
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Crypt Ghast
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Blood Artist
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Children of Korlis
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Soul's Attendant
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Starscape Cleric
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Twilight Prophet
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Tree of Perdition
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Opposition Agent
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Scourge of the Skyclaves
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Suture Priest
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Ranger-Captain of Eos
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Voice of Victory
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Morlun, Devourer of Spiders
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Mister Negative
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Weathered Wayfarer
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Indulging Patrician
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Dark Confidant
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
The Gaffer
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Tymna the Weaver
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Tataru Taru
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Alpharael, Stonechosen
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Starfield Shepherd
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
6%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Windborn Muse
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Beacon of Immortality
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Dawn's Truce
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Angel's Grace
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Mortify
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Deadly Rollick
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Stinging Study
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Silence
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Ad Nauseam
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Imp's Mischief
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Culling the Weak
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Fracture
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Orim's Chant
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Inkshield
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Generous Gift
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Everybody Lives!
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Get Lost
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Despark
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-22%synergy
Excise the Imperfect
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Rush of Dread
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
44%synergy
Farewell
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Exsanguinate
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Sign in Blood
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Temporal Extortion
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Damn
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Imperial Seal
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Reanimate
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Fumigate
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Villainous Wrath
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Intent
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Wrath of God
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Kindred Dominance
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Gift of Estates
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Damnable Pact
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Replenish
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Vindicate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sensei's Divining Top
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Tainted Sigil
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Jet Medallion
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Greaves
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Pearl Medallion
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Expedition Map
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
The Wind Crystal
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Lithoform Engine
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Quietus Spike
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Mindcrank
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Excalibur II
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Wound Reflection
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
42%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Blind Obedience
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
27%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Land Tax
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Ghostly Prison
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Parker Luck
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
No Mercy
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Boon Reflection
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Painful Quandary
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Greater Auramancy
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Greed
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Lunar Convocation
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Deafening Silence
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Grave Pact
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Solemnity
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Test of Endurance
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Remedy
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Urza's Saga
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Strip Mine
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
5%synergy
War Room
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
-12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Mana Vault
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Mox Opal
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Chrome Mox
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Lotus Petal
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
24%synergy
The Soul Stone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Mox Diamond
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Mox Amber
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Gilded Lotus
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Grim Monolith
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Plains
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Godless Shrine
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
42%synergy
Marsh Flats
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
57%synergy
Vault of Champions
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
42%synergy
Isolated Chapel
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Scrubland
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
57%synergy
Fetid Heath
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Caves of Koilos
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Tainted Field
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Silent Clearing
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Prismatic Vista
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Arid Mesa
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Polluted Delta
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Reflecting Pool
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Cavern of Souls
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Mana Confluence
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Windswept Heath
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-19%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Strand
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Silence
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-28%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-12%synergy
Desolate Mire
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-32%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
City of Brass
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Witch Enchanter
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Scoured Barrens
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-15%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy