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
Shredder, Shadow Master
4.0%inclusion3 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Killian, Decisive Mentor
1.0%inclusion1 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Leonardo, Cutting Edge
0.9%inclusion1 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Madame Null, Power Broker
0.9%inclusion1 decks106 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sanguine Bond
89%inclusion379 decks427 decks
68%synergy
Exquisite Blood
77%inclusion328 decks427 decks
60%synergy
Exsanguinate
67%inclusion284 decks427 decks
54%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
74%inclusion314 decks427 decks
52%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
54%inclusion232 decks427 decks
51%synergy
Blood Tribute
49%inclusion211 decks427 decks
47%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
61%inclusion259 decks427 decks
47%synergy
Indulging Patrician
50%inclusion215 decks427 decks
45%synergy
Revival // Revenge
49%inclusion209 decks427 decks
44%synergy
Mortify
67%inclusion285 decks427 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Anguished Unmaking
68%inclusion292 decks427 decks
28%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
67%inclusion285 decks427 decks
3%synergy
Blood Artist
60%inclusion256 decks427 decks
29%synergy
Path to Exile
53%inclusion226 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
48%inclusion204 decks427 decks
18%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
47%inclusion199 decks427 decks
35%synergy
Soul Warden
46%inclusion196 decks427 decks
28%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
46%inclusion195 decks427 decks
38%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
45%inclusion191 decks421 decks
36%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
44%inclusion190 decks427 decks
33%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
35%inclusion148 decks427 decks
21%synergy
Smothering Tithe
20%inclusion84 decks427 decks
-3%synergy
Farewell
20%inclusion84 decks427 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
16%inclusion69 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
16%inclusion68 decks427 decks
0%synergy
Teferi's Protection
12%inclusion51 decks427 decks
-3%synergy
Necropotence
9.1%inclusion39 decks427 decks
3%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
8.4%inclusion36 decks427 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
42%inclusion179 decks427 decks
27%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
39%inclusion168 decks427 decks
35%synergy
Twilight Prophet
37%inclusion160 decks427 decks
27%synergy
Markov Purifier
37%inclusion160 decks427 decks
34%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
37%inclusion159 decks427 decks
31%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
37%inclusion157 decks427 decks
31%synergy
Drana's Emissary
36%inclusion155 decks427 decks
32%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
35%inclusion151 decks427 decks
30%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
35%inclusion150 decks427 decks
1%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
35%inclusion147 decks421 decks
30%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
34%inclusion144 decks427 decks
29%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
33%inclusion143 decks427 decks
22%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
31%inclusion134 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Cordial Vampire
30%inclusion130 decks427 decks
23%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
30%inclusion129 decks427 decks
11%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
30%inclusion127 decks427 decks
28%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
28%inclusion120 decks427 decks
26%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
27%inclusion114 decks427 decks
23%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
26%inclusion110 decks427 decks
21%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
25%inclusion108 decks427 decks
20%synergy
Tithe Drinker
25%inclusion107 decks427 decks
21%synergy
Suture Priest
24%inclusion104 decks427 decks
11%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
24%inclusion102 decks427 decks
12%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
23%inclusion99 decks427 decks
19%synergy
Crypt Ghast
23%inclusion99 decks427 decks
16%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
23%inclusion98 decks427 decks
18%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
23%inclusion98 decks427 decks
8%synergy
Soul's Attendant
23%inclusion97 decks427 decks
10%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
22%inclusion96 decks427 decks
17%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
21%inclusion89 decks424 decks
19%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
21%inclusion89 decks427 decks
16%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
20%inclusion87 decks427 decks
17%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
20%inclusion86 decks427 decks
13%synergy
Starscape Cleric
19%inclusion82 decks427 decks
9%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
18%inclusion77 decks427 decks
14%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
18%inclusion75 decks427 decks
16%synergy
Essence Channeler
17%inclusion74 decks427 decks
11%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
17%inclusion72 decks427 decks
14%synergy
Serra Ascendant
15%inclusion65 decks427 decks
8%synergy
Captivating Vampire
15%inclusion64 decks427 decks
12%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
15%inclusion62 decks427 decks
9%synergy
Markov Baron
14%inclusion61 decks427 decks
12%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
14%inclusion49 decks352 decks
12%synergy
Witch of the Moors
14%inclusion59 decks427 decks
11%synergy
Drana and Linvala
13%inclusion55 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion53 decks427 decks
-3%synergy
The Gaffer
12%inclusion52 decks427 decks
9%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
12%inclusion51 decks427 decks
7%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
12%inclusion50 decks427 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
11%inclusion49 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
40%inclusion170 decks427 decks
16%synergy
Fracture
29%inclusion125 decks427 decks
10%synergy
Despark
26%inclusion110 decks427 decks
-5%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
21%inclusion90 decks427 decks
18%synergy
Inkshield
16%inclusion68 decks427 decks
-2%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
16%inclusion68 decks427 decks
11%synergy
Revitalize
13%inclusion55 decks427 decks
11%synergy
Dawn's Truce
12%inclusion53 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Generous Gift
12%inclusion51 decks427 decks
-12%synergy
Utter End
12%inclusion50 decks427 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion46 decks427 decks
-2%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion45 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion43 decks427 decks
-4%synergy
Murder
10%inclusion41 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Village Rites
8.9%inclusion38 decks427 decks
-13%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.4%inclusion36 decks427 decks
-13%synergy
Return to Dust
8.2%inclusion35 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.7%inclusion33 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.5%inclusion32 decks427 decks
-4%synergy
Stinging Study
6.1%inclusion26 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Disenchant
5.9%inclusion25 decks427 decks
2%synergy
Reprieve
5.6%inclusion24 decks427 decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
5.4%inclusion23 decks427 decks
-6%synergy
Riot Control
5.4%inclusion23 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Debt to the Deathless
41%inclusion173 decks427 decks
31%synergy
Sign in Blood
39%inclusion166 decks427 decks
21%synergy
Damn
38%inclusion163 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Fumigate
29%inclusion123 decks427 decks
21%synergy
Rush of Dread
28%inclusion118 decks427 decks
26%synergy
Read the Bones
23%inclusion97 decks427 decks
13%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion84 decks427 decks
2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
19%inclusion79 decks427 decks
1%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
18%inclusion76 decks427 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
15%inclusion66 decks427 decks
9%synergy
Vindicate
15%inclusion65 decks427 decks
3%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
15%inclusion63 decks427 decks
10%synergy
Austere Command
13%inclusion57 decks427 decks
-4%synergy
Feed the Swarm
13%inclusion55 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion49 decks427 decks
-4%synergy
New Blood
11%inclusion47 decks427 decks
8%synergy
Temporal Extortion
11%inclusion45 decks427 decks
10%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
10%inclusion44 decks427 decks
10%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
9.4%inclusion40 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Death Grasp
8.9%inclusion38 decks427 decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.7%inclusion37 decks427 decks
7%synergy
Victimize
8.2%inclusion35 decks427 decks
-10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.6%inclusion32 decks421 decks
2%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.8%inclusion29 decks427 decks
3%synergy
Sanctify
6.8%inclusion29 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Merciless Eviction
6.6%inclusion28 decks427 decks
2%synergy
Ambition's Cost
5.9%inclusion25 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Aetherflux Reservoir
37%inclusion159 decks427 decks
29%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
37%inclusion158 decks427 decks
12%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
36%inclusion153 decks427 decks
28%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
26%inclusion111 decks427 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Greaves
23%inclusion97 decks427 decks
3%synergy
The Wind Crystal
19%inclusion57 decks303 decks
11%synergy
Quietus Spike
16%inclusion68 decks427 decks
15%synergy
Bontu's Monument
16%inclusion67 decks427 decks
10%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
15%inclusion64 decks427 decks
12%synergy
Jet Medallion
15%inclusion63 decks427 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Sigil
15%inclusion63 decks427 decks
12%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
14%inclusion60 decks427 decks
11%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
13%inclusion56 decks427 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion51 decks427 decks
-1%synergy
Chalice of Life
10%inclusion42 decks427 decks
9%synergy
Pearl Medallion
9.1%inclusion39 decks427 decks
3%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
8.5%inclusion26 decks306 decks
4%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
8.0%inclusion34 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.8%inclusion29 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Scytheclaw
5.9%inclusion25 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Herald's Horn
5.6%inclusion24 decks427 decks
1%synergy
Sinister Monolith
5.2%inclusion22 decks427 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Authority of the Consuls
36%inclusion154 decks427 decks
20%synergy
Wound Reflection
35%inclusion151 decks427 decks
32%synergy
Blind Obedience
30%inclusion126 decks427 decks
12%synergy
Lunar Convocation
28%inclusion119 decks427 decks
17%synergy
Cleric Class
27%inclusion116 decks427 decks
19%synergy
Black Market Connections
27%inclusion114 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Grievous Wound
21%inclusion90 decks424 decks
18%synergy
Boon Reflection
21%inclusion89 decks427 decks
19%synergy
Ghostly Prison
17%inclusion72 decks427 decks
2%synergy
Greed
13%inclusion57 decks427 decks
9%synergy
Land Tax
12%inclusion53 decks427 decks
2%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
11%inclusion49 decks427 decks
7%synergy
Warlock Class
11%inclusion47 decks427 decks
10%synergy
March of the Canonized
11%inclusion47 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of Hope
10%inclusion41 decks427 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Bonds
9.1%inclusion39 decks427 decks
7%synergy
Life Insurance
9.1%inclusion39 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Remedy
8.0%inclusion34 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
8.0%inclusion34 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
7.7%inclusion33 decks427 decks
0%synergy
Legion's Landing
7.5%inclusion32 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Test of Endurance
7.5%inclusion32 decks427 decks
6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6.8%inclusion29 decks427 decks
-4%synergy
Dawn of Hope
6.8%inclusion29 decks427 decks
3%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
6.6%inclusion28 decks427 decks
0%synergy
Painful Quandary
6.6%inclusion28 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Rites
5.6%inclusion24 decks427 decks
-2%synergy
Light of Promise
5.4%inclusion23 decks427 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
22%inclusion94 decks427 decks
20%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
18%inclusion76 decks427 decks
16%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
15%inclusion66 decks427 decks
10%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
15%inclusion63 decks427 decks
10%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
8.9%inclusion38 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
7.7%inclusion33 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
7.5%inclusion32 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion204 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
44%inclusion188 decks427 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
36%inclusion155 decks427 decks
16%synergy
Restless Fortress
21%inclusion90 decks427 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion89 decks427 decks
-2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion75 decks427 decks
-3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
16%inclusion67 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Radiant Fountain
16%inclusion67 decks427 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion66 decks427 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
13%inclusion56 decks427 decks
3%synergy
War Room
10%inclusion42 decks427 decks
3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion41 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
8.5%inclusion26 decks306 decks
7%synergy
Shambling Vent
8.2%inclusion35 decks427 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.7%inclusion33 decks427 decks
-4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.3%inclusion31 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
5.6%inclusion24 decks427 decks
2%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
5.2%inclusion22 decks427 decks
-1%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
5.2%inclusion22 decks427 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion408 decks427 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion363 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Signet
66%inclusion280 decks427 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
49%inclusion211 decks427 decks
-3%synergy
Pristine Talisman
26%inclusion111 decks427 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion102 decks427 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
24%inclusion101 decks427 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion87 decks427 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion70 decks427 decks
2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
11%inclusion46 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
10%inclusion41 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Marble Diamond
9.4%inclusion40 decks427 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.9%inclusion25 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion421 decks427 decks
1%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion420 decks427 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion383 decks427 decks
3%synergy
Isolated Chapel
65%inclusion279 decks427 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Field
56%inclusion241 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Scoured Barrens
53%inclusion227 decks427 decks
29%synergy
Caves of Koilos
48%inclusion203 decks427 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of Silence
48%inclusion203 decks427 decks
8%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
47%inclusion200 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Godless Shrine
45%inclusion194 decks427 decks
-5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
43%inclusion183 decks427 decks
20%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
41%inclusion175 decks427 decks
0%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
38%inclusion162 decks427 decks
3%synergy
Vault of Champions
34%inclusion145 decks427 decks
-6%synergy
Fetid Heath
30%inclusion126 decks427 decks
-10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
29%inclusion122 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
28%inclusion119 decks427 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion102 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Marsh Flats
23%inclusion100 decks427 decks
-6%synergy
Voldaren Estate
23%inclusion100 decks427 decks
18%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
19%inclusion83 decks427 decks
-7%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
18%inclusion77 decks427 decks
-5%synergy
Desolate Mire
18%inclusion75 decks427 decks
2%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
17%inclusion74 decks427 decks
-4%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
17%inclusion73 decks427 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
15%inclusion64 decks427 decks
1%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
15%inclusion64 decks427 decks
9%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
15%inclusion61 decks415 decks
-8%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
14%inclusion60 decks427 decks
3%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
12%inclusion50 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Silent Clearing
11%inclusion49 decks427 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion46 decks427 decks
-2%synergy
Forlorn Flats
10%inclusion44 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion42 decks427 decks
0%synergy
Scrubland
9.4%inclusion40 decks427 decks
-2%synergy
Glasswing Grace
7.7%inclusion33 decks427 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.5%inclusion32 decks427 decks
-4%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
7.5%inclusion32 decks427 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.5%inclusion32 decks427 decks
5%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
7.3%inclusion31 decks427 decks
6%synergy
Obscura Storefront
6.8%inclusion29 decks427 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Heath
5.9%inclusion25 decks427 decks
3%synergy
Citadel Gate
5.4%inclusion23 decks427 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.4%inclusion23 decks427 decks
2%synergy