Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Self-Damage

Background image for How To Play Vampires Differently in Commander
Sikora
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.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Sanguine Bond
88%inclusion49 decks56 decks
66%synergy
Exquisite Blood
68%inclusion38 decks56 decks
50%synergy
Exsanguinate
63%inclusion35 decks56 decks
50%synergy
Indulging Patrician
52%inclusion29 decks56 decks
46%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
54%inclusion30 decks56 decks
43%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
64%inclusion36 decks56 decks
42%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
55%inclusion31 decks56 decks
41%synergy
Blood Tribute
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
41%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
50%inclusion26 decks52 decks
38%synergy
Revival // Revenge
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
64%inclusion36 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
63%inclusion35 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Path to Exile
52%inclusion29 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Mortify
52%inclusion29 decks56 decks
29%synergy
Dark Ritual
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
22%synergy
Soul Warden
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
26%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
28%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
32%synergy
Blood Artist
41%inclusion23 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
39%inclusion22 decks56 decks
25%synergy
Smothering Tithe
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Tutor
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Protection
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Necropotence
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
2%synergy
The One Ring
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Rhox Faithmender
39%inclusion22 decks56 decks
35%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
25%synergy
Markov Purifier
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
34%synergy
Drana's Emissary
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
33%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
32%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
27%synergy
Twilight Prophet
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
25%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Suture Priest
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
20%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
25%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
23%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
26%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
21%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Cordial Vampire
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Tithe Drinker
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
19%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Witch of the Moors
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
20%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
21%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
19%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
20%synergy
Starscape Cleric
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
11%synergy
Voice of the Blessed
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Crypt Ghast
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Soul's Attendant
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Markov Baron
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Children of Korlis
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Essence Channeler
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
7%synergy
The Gaffer
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Fiendish Panda
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Darkstar Augur
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Tree of Perdition
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Astarion's Thirst
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
33%synergy
Fracture
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Despark
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Generous Gift
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
-7%synergy
Revitalize
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Dawn's Truce
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Inkshield
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
-5%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Stinging Study
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-12%synergy
Murder
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-5%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Village Rites
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-15%synergy
Mana Tithe
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Disenchant
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Utter End
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-6%synergy
Divine Resilience
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-5%synergy
Lapse of Certainty
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Imp's Mischief
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Gods Willing
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Get Lost
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Angel's Grace
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Invoke the Divine
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Ad Nauseam
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Riot Control
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-5%synergy
Suffer the Past
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
2%synergy
False Cure
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Batwing Brume
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Dismember
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Rush of Dread
37%inclusion20 decks54 decks
36%synergy
Damn
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Fumigate
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
26%synergy
Sign in Blood
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Toxic Deluge
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Vindicate
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Farewell
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Temporal Extortion
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Read the Bones
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Death Grasp
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Sanctify
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
13%synergy
Grim Tutor
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Intent
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Austere Command
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-9%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
3%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Villainous Wrath
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Emerge from the Cocoon
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
6%synergy
New Blood
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Victimize
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-13%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Merciless Eviction
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Cleansing
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Cut a Deal
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Reanimate
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-9%synergy
Oketra's Last Mercy
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Aetherflux Reservoir
39%inclusion22 decks56 decks
30%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
29%synergy
Quietus Spike
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
26%synergy
The Wind Crystal
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Tainted Sigil
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
19%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
15%synergy
Chalice of Life
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Jet Medallion
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
12%synergy
Pearl Medallion
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Whip of Erebos
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Bontu's Monument
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Scytheclaw
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Basilisk Collar
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Sinister Monolith
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Lithoform Engine
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Wedding Ring
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Tithing Blade
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Norn's Annex
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Blind Obedience
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
19%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
20%synergy
Lunar Convocation
33%inclusion17 decks51 decks
22%synergy
Cleric Class
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
24%synergy
Wound Reflection
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
27%synergy
Black Market Connections
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Remedy
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
21%synergy
Grievous Wound
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
17%synergy
Boon Reflection
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
18%synergy
Ghostly Prison
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
3%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Greed
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Painful Quandary
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Axis of Mortality
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Warlock Class
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Land Tax
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Test of Endurance
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of Hope
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Bonds
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Dark Tutelage
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Life Insurance
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Light of Promise
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-10%synergy
Parker Luck
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Wedding Announcement
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Trespasser's Curse
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Grave Pact
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Griffin Aerie
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Gift of Fangs
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
5%synergy
March of the Canonized
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Petrify
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of the Void
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
17%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
11%synergy
Restless Fortress
32%inclusion18 decks56 decks
25%synergy
Bojuka Bog
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
-15%synergy
Rogue's Passage
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Radiant Fountain
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
16%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
6%synergy
War Room
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Shambling Vent
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion49 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion46 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Orzhov Signet
61%inclusion34 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
48%inclusion27 decks56 decks
-5%synergy
Pristine Talisman
25%inclusion14 decks56 decks
19%synergy
Commander's Sphere
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
-8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
-12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-9%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion55 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion55 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion47 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Field
59%inclusion33 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Isolated Chapel
59%inclusion33 decks56 decks
-6%synergy
Scoured Barrens
52%inclusion29 decks56 decks
28%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
50%inclusion28 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
46%inclusion26 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Godless Shrine
45%inclusion25 decks56 decks
-5%synergy
Caves of Koilos
43%inclusion24 decks56 decks
-14%synergy
Fetid Heath
39%inclusion22 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Vault of Champions
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
-2%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Silence
36%inclusion20 decks56 decks
-5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
34%inclusion19 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Marsh Flats
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion13 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion12 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Scrubland
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Voldaren Estate
20%inclusion11 decks56 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
-7%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
-6%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
16%inclusion9 decks56 decks
-5%synergy
Forlorn Flats
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Desolate Mire
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
14%inclusion8 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
Silent Clearing
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Confluence
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Witch Enchanter
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Windswept Heath
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-5%synergy
Silverquill Campus
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-4%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Arid Mesa
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
1%synergy
City of Brass
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Strand
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Glasswing Grace
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-2%synergy