Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Upgraded

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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
Enter the Avatar State
1.9%inclusion1 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Sokka's Charge
1.9%inclusion1 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Misty Palms Oasis
1.8%inclusion1 decks55 decks
1%synergy
White Lotus Tile
1.6%inclusion1 decks62 decks
1%synergy
Cat-Gator
0.7%inclusion1 decks142 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sanguine Bond
90%inclusion307 decks340 decks
69%synergy
Exquisite Blood
78%inclusion264 decks340 decks
60%synergy
Exsanguinate
66%inclusion225 decks340 decks
54%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
74%inclusion251 decks340 decks
51%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
55%inclusion186 decks340 decks
51%synergy
Blood Tribute
49%inclusion166 decks340 decks
47%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
60%inclusion204 decks340 decks
46%synergy
Revival // Revenge
51%inclusion172 decks340 decks
46%synergy
Indulging Patrician
50%inclusion171 decks340 decks
45%synergy
Mortify
66%inclusion224 decks340 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Anguished Unmaking
66%inclusion226 decks340 decks
27%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
65%inclusion221 decks340 decks
0%synergy
Blood Artist
57%inclusion195 decks340 decks
25%synergy
Path to Exile
54%inclusion183 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
49%inclusion167 decks340 decks
37%synergy
Soul Warden
46%inclusion158 decks340 decks
28%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
46%inclusion158 decks340 decks
17%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
46%inclusion155 decks334 decks
36%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
44%inclusion148 decks340 decks
31%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
43%inclusion145 decks340 decks
34%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
33%inclusion111 decks340 decks
18%synergy
Smothering Tithe
21%inclusion70 decks340 decks
-3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
17%inclusion57 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion49 decks340 decks
-2%synergy
Teferi's Protection
13%inclusion45 decks340 decks
-3%synergy
Necropotence
8.8%inclusion30 decks340 decks
2%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
8.8%inclusion30 decks340 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
41%inclusion140 decks340 decks
26%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
41%inclusion140 decks340 decks
37%synergy
Twilight Prophet
40%inclusion135 decks340 decks
29%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
37%inclusion127 decks340 decks
30%synergy
Markov Purifier
37%inclusion127 decks340 decks
34%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
36%inclusion123 decks340 decks
30%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
36%inclusion123 decks340 decks
1%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
35%inclusion118 decks334 decks
30%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
35%inclusion120 decks340 decks
30%synergy
Drana's Emissary
34%inclusion117 decks340 decks
30%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
34%inclusion116 decks340 decks
29%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
33%inclusion112 decks340 decks
22%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
31%inclusion107 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Cordial Vampire
30%inclusion103 decks340 decks
23%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
30%inclusion102 decks340 decks
28%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
29%inclusion98 decks340 decks
9%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
29%inclusion97 decks340 decks
26%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
27%inclusion92 decks340 decks
23%synergy
Tithe Drinker
26%inclusion88 decks340 decks
22%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
26%inclusion87 decks340 decks
22%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
25%inclusion86 decks340 decks
21%synergy
Suture Priest
25%inclusion84 decks340 decks
10%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
24%inclusion82 decks340 decks
18%synergy
Soul's Attendant
23%inclusion77 decks340 decks
10%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
23%inclusion76 decks337 decks
21%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
22%inclusion76 decks340 decks
8%synergy
Crypt Ghast
22%inclusion75 decks340 decks
14%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
22%inclusion74 decks340 decks
17%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
22%inclusion74 decks340 decks
9%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
22%inclusion74 decks340 decks
16%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
21%inclusion71 decks340 decks
15%synergy
Starscape Cleric
21%inclusion71 decks340 decks
11%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
20%inclusion69 decks340 decks
13%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
20%inclusion68 decks340 decks
17%synergy
Essence Channeler
19%inclusion64 decks340 decks
12%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
19%inclusion64 decks340 decks
15%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
17%inclusion57 decks340 decks
15%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
16%inclusion55 decks340 decks
13%synergy
Witch of the Moors
15%inclusion52 decks340 decks
12%synergy
Captivating Vampire
15%inclusion51 decks340 decks
12%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
15%inclusion38 decks262 decks
12%synergy
Serra Ascendant
14%inclusion49 decks340 decks
7%synergy
Markov Baron
14%inclusion48 decks340 decks
12%synergy
Drana and Linvala
14%inclusion46 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
13%inclusion44 decks340 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion43 decks340 decks
-3%synergy
The Gaffer
12%inclusion42 decks340 decks
9%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
12%inclusion41 decks340 decks
7%synergy
Exemplar of Light
12%inclusion40 decks334 decks
4%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
12%inclusion39 decks334 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
40%inclusion136 decks340 decks
17%synergy
Fracture
28%inclusion96 decks340 decks
9%synergy
Despark
24%inclusion81 decks340 decks
-7%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
21%inclusion72 decks340 decks
18%synergy
Inkshield
16%inclusion54 decks340 decks
-1%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
15%inclusion52 decks340 decks
10%synergy
Revitalize
13%inclusion45 decks340 decks
11%synergy
Generous Gift
13%inclusion43 decks340 decks
-12%synergy
Dawn's Truce
12%inclusion42 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
12%inclusion42 decks340 decks
-2%synergy
Utter End
12%inclusion40 decks340 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion37 decks340 decks
-1%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion36 decks340 decks
6%synergy
Murder
10%inclusion35 decks340 decks
6%synergy
Return to Dust
9.1%inclusion31 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Village Rites
8.8%inclusion30 decks340 decks
-14%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.8%inclusion30 decks340 decks
-12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.4%inclusion25 decks340 decks
-4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.8%inclusion23 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Disenchant
6.2%inclusion21 decks340 decks
2%synergy
Stinging Study
5.6%inclusion19 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
5.6%inclusion19 decks340 decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
5.3%inclusion18 decks340 decks
-5%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.3%inclusion18 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Riot Control
5.0%inclusion17 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Reprieve
5.0%inclusion17 decks340 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Damn
39%inclusion133 decks340 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
39%inclusion131 decks340 decks
21%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
38%inclusion130 decks340 decks
28%synergy
Rush of Dread
27%inclusion91 decks340 decks
25%synergy
Fumigate
26%inclusion90 decks340 decks
19%synergy
Read the Bones
23%inclusion77 decks340 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
19%inclusion66 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Farewell
19%inclusion65 decks340 decks
6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
19%inclusion64 decks340 decks
2%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
19%inclusion63 decks340 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16%inclusion55 decks340 decks
10%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
16%inclusion54 decks340 decks
11%synergy
Austere Command
16%inclusion53 decks340 decks
-3%synergy
Vindicate
15%inclusion52 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
13%inclusion44 decks340 decks
5%synergy
New Blood
11%inclusion37 decks340 decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion36 decks340 decks
-4%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
10%inclusion35 decks340 decks
10%synergy
Temporal Extortion
10%inclusion34 decks340 decks
9%synergy
Death Grasp
10%inclusion33 decks340 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
9.4%inclusion32 decks340 decks
-9%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.8%inclusion30 decks340 decks
8%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.8%inclusion30 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.4%inclusion28 decks334 decks
2%synergy
Sanctify
8.2%inclusion28 decks340 decks
7%synergy
Merciless Eviction
7.4%inclusion25 decks340 decks
2%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.5%inclusion22 decks340 decks
2%synergy
Ambition's Cost
5.9%inclusion20 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Call to the Feast
5.3%inclusion18 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
40%inclusion136 decks340 decks
14%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
36%inclusion121 decks340 decks
27%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
36%inclusion121 decks340 decks
27%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
25%inclusion86 decks340 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
21%inclusion73 decks340 decks
1%synergy
The Wind Crystal
18%inclusion37 decks206 decks
11%synergy
Quietus Spike
16%inclusion56 decks340 decks
16%synergy
Bontu's Monument
15%inclusion52 decks340 decks
10%synergy
Jet Medallion
15%inclusion51 decks340 decks
10%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
15%inclusion51 decks340 decks
12%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
15%inclusion50 decks340 decks
12%synergy
Tainted Sigil
14%inclusion47 decks340 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion43 decks340 decks
-2%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
12%inclusion42 decks340 decks
6%synergy
Pearl Medallion
10%inclusion35 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Chalice of Life
10%inclusion35 decks340 decks
9%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
7.9%inclusion27 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Whip of Erebos
7.6%inclusion26 decks340 decks
5%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
7.6%inclusion16 decks210 decks
3%synergy
Herald's Horn
5.9%inclusion20 decks340 decks
1%synergy
Sinister Monolith
5.6%inclusion19 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Scytheclaw
5.0%inclusion17 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Wound Reflection
37%inclusion125 decks340 decks
34%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
32%inclusion110 decks340 decks
17%synergy
Blind Obedience
29%inclusion100 decks340 decks
11%synergy
Lunar Convocation
28%inclusion94 decks340 decks
16%synergy
Cleric Class
27%inclusion93 decks340 decks
19%synergy
Black Market Connections
27%inclusion93 decks340 decks
6%synergy
Boon Reflection
22%inclusion76 decks340 decks
21%synergy
Grievous Wound
20%inclusion68 decks337 decks
17%synergy
Ghostly Prison
16%inclusion53 decks340 decks
1%synergy
Greed
14%inclusion46 decks340 decks
9%synergy
Land Tax
11%inclusion39 decks340 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Bonds
11%inclusion36 decks340 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of Hope
11%inclusion36 decks340 decks
8%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
11%inclusion36 decks340 decks
6%synergy
March of the Canonized
10%inclusion35 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Life Insurance
10%inclusion34 decks340 decks
6%synergy
Warlock Class
10%inclusion34 decks340 decks
9%synergy
Glasswing Grace
8.2%inclusion28 decks340 decks
0%synergy
Test of Endurance
8.2%inclusion28 decks340 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Remedy
7.6%inclusion26 decks340 decks
6%synergy
Legion's Landing
7.6%inclusion26 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Painful Quandary
7.4%inclusion25 decks340 decks
4%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
7.1%inclusion24 decks340 decks
-4%synergy
Dawn of Hope
7.1%inclusion24 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
6.5%inclusion22 decks340 decks
-1%synergy
Light of Promise
6.2%inclusion21 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
6.2%inclusion21 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Rites
5.9%inclusion20 decks340 decks
-2%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.3%inclusion18 decks340 decks
-12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
23%inclusion79 decks340 decks
21%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
18%inclusion60 decks340 decks
16%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
16%inclusion56 decks340 decks
11%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
16%inclusion55 decks340 decks
11%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
10%inclusion33 decks340 decks
7%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
8.5%inclusion29 decks340 decks
7%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
7.1%inclusion24 decks340 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion170 decks340 decks
6%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
44%inclusion150 decks340 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
39%inclusion131 decks340 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion75 decks340 decks
-1%synergy
Restless Fortress
21%inclusion73 decks340 decks
14%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion62 decks340 decks
-3%synergy
Radiant Fountain
17%inclusion58 decks340 decks
13%synergy
Temple of the False God
16%inclusion56 decks340 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Coffers
16%inclusion55 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
12%inclusion40 decks340 decks
1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion36 decks340 decks
5%synergy
War Room
10%inclusion34 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
10%inclusion20 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Shambling Vent
7.9%inclusion27 decks340 decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.6%inclusion26 decks340 decks
-4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.4%inclusion25 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
6.5%inclusion22 decks340 decks
-3%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
5.9%inclusion20 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
5.6%inclusion19 decks340 decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
5.3%inclusion18 decks340 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion325 decks340 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion296 decks340 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
64%inclusion219 decks340 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
48%inclusion164 decks340 decks
-5%synergy
Pristine Talisman
27%inclusion92 decks340 decks
21%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion84 decks340 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion73 decks340 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion63 decks340 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion55 decks340 decks
2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12%inclusion41 decks340 decks
6%synergy
Marble Diamond
11%inclusion37 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
9.4%inclusion32 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.9%inclusion20 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion334 decks340 decks
1%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion333 decks340 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion305 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Isolated Chapel
65%inclusion220 decks340 decks
0%synergy
Tainted Field
55%inclusion187 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Scoured Barrens
54%inclusion184 decks340 decks
30%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
49%inclusion166 decks340 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Silence
49%inclusion166 decks340 decks
8%synergy
Caves of Koilos
46%inclusion156 decks340 decks
-11%synergy
Godless Shrine
44%inclusion148 decks340 decks
-5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
43%inclusion147 decks340 decks
19%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
40%inclusion137 decks340 decks
-1%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
34%inclusion116 decks340 decks
1%synergy
Vault of Champions
33%inclusion112 decks340 decks
-7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
31%inclusion104 decks340 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
28%inclusion96 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Voldaren Estate
26%inclusion87 decks340 decks
20%synergy
Fetid Heath
25%inclusion84 decks340 decks
-13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion81 decks340 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
21%inclusion73 decks340 decks
-8%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
18%inclusion62 decks340 decks
10%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
18%inclusion60 decks340 decks
-10%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
17%inclusion59 decks340 decks
-5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion57 decks340 decks
2%synergy
Desolate Mire
16%inclusion54 decks340 decks
1%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
16%inclusion53 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
15%inclusion51 decks340 decks
8%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
15%inclusion50 decks340 decks
-6%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
13%inclusion42 decks327 decks
-8%synergy
Forlorn Flats
12%inclusion40 decks340 decks
6%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
11%inclusion38 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion37 decks340 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion34 decks340 decks
1%synergy
Silent Clearing
10%inclusion34 decks340 decks
-5%synergy
Scrubland
9.4%inclusion32 decks340 decks
-2%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
9.1%inclusion31 decks340 decks
8%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
8.5%inclusion29 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Glasswing Grace
8.2%inclusion28 decks340 decks
0%synergy
Thriving Moor
8.2%inclusion28 decks340 decks
6%synergy
Obscura Storefront
7.6%inclusion26 decks340 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.4%inclusion25 decks340 decks
-4%synergy
Thriving Heath
7.4%inclusion25 decks340 decks
5%synergy
Citadel Gate
7.1%inclusion24 decks340 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.6%inclusion19 decks340 decks
2%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
5.3%inclusion18 decks340 decks
-3%synergy
Neglected Manor
5.0%inclusion17 decks337 decks
2%synergy