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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Bloodline Bidding
3.4%inclusion1 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Abigale, Eloquent First-Year
3.2%inclusion1 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
3.2%inclusion1 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Enter the Avatar State
1.7%inclusion2 decks115 decks
1%synergy
Airbender's Reversal
0.9%inclusion1 decks112 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sanguine Bond
89%inclusion338 decks378 decks
68%synergy
Exquisite Blood
78%inclusion296 decks378 decks
61%synergy
Exsanguinate
66%inclusion248 decks378 decks
53%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
74%inclusion281 decks378 decks
52%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
53%inclusion202 decks378 decks
50%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
60%inclusion227 decks378 decks
46%synergy
Blood Tribute
48%inclusion181 decks378 decks
46%synergy
Indulging Patrician
51%inclusion191 decks378 decks
45%synergy
Revival // Revenge
49%inclusion186 decks378 decks
44%synergy
Mortify
66%inclusion250 decks378 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Anguished Unmaking
67%inclusion254 decks378 decks
27%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
66%inclusion250 decks378 decks
2%synergy
Blood Artist
57%inclusion216 decks378 decks
26%synergy
Path to Exile
53%inclusion199 decks378 decks
3%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
48%inclusion182 decks378 decks
36%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
47%inclusion179 decks378 decks
18%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
46%inclusion170 decks372 decks
36%synergy
Soul Warden
46%inclusion172 decks378 decks
27%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
43%inclusion162 decks378 decks
35%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
43%inclusion162 decks378 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
34%inclusion128 decks378 decks
20%synergy
Smothering Tithe
20%inclusion77 decks378 decks
-3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
16%inclusion61 decks378 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
15%inclusion56 decks378 decks
-1%synergy
Teferi's Protection
13%inclusion48 decks378 decks
-3%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion36 decks378 decks
3%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
9.0%inclusion34 decks378 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
41%inclusion155 decks378 decks
26%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
41%inclusion154 decks378 decks
37%synergy
Twilight Prophet
38%inclusion145 decks378 decks
28%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
38%inclusion142 decks378 decks
31%synergy
Markov Purifier
37%inclusion141 decks378 decks
34%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
36%inclusion136 decks378 decks
31%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
36%inclusion135 decks378 decks
30%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
36%inclusion135 decks378 decks
1%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
35%inclusion129 decks372 decks
30%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
34%inclusion128 decks378 decks
29%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
33%inclusion124 decks378 decks
22%synergy
Drana's Emissary
33%inclusion124 decks378 decks
28%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
31%inclusion117 decks378 decks
5%synergy
Cordial Vampire
30%inclusion112 decks378 decks
22%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
29%inclusion110 decks378 decks
9%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
29%inclusion108 decks378 decks
26%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
29%inclusion108 decks378 decks
26%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
27%inclusion102 decks378 decks
22%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
27%inclusion101 decks378 decks
22%synergy
Tithe Drinker
26%inclusion98 decks378 decks
22%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
24%inclusion92 decks378 decks
21%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
24%inclusion92 decks378 decks
19%synergy
Suture Priest
24%inclusion91 decks378 decks
10%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
24%inclusion90 decks378 decks
9%synergy
Soul's Attendant
23%inclusion86 decks378 decks
10%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
23%inclusion86 decks378 decks
11%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
22%inclusion84 decks375 decks
21%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
22%inclusion83 decks378 decks
16%synergy
Crypt Ghast
22%inclusion83 decks378 decks
14%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
22%inclusion83 decks378 decks
17%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
22%inclusion82 decks378 decks
17%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
21%inclusion79 decks378 decks
14%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
20%inclusion77 decks378 decks
17%synergy
Starscape Cleric
20%inclusion76 decks378 decks
10%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
19%inclusion72 decks378 decks
15%synergy
Essence Channeler
18%inclusion67 decks378 decks
11%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
17%inclusion65 decks378 decks
15%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
17%inclusion64 decks378 decks
14%synergy
Serra Ascendant
15%inclusion56 decks378 decks
8%synergy
Witch of the Moors
15%inclusion56 decks378 decks
12%synergy
Drana and Linvala
14%inclusion54 decks378 decks
6%synergy
Captivating Vampire
14%inclusion54 decks378 decks
11%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
14%inclusion43 decks301 decks
12%synergy
Markov Baron
14%inclusion52 decks378 decks
12%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion50 decks378 decks
-3%synergy
The Gaffer
13%inclusion50 decks378 decks
10%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
13%inclusion49 decks378 decks
7%synergy
Exemplar of Light
12%inclusion46 decks372 decks
5%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
12%inclusion45 decks378 decks
9%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
11%inclusion43 decks378 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
39%inclusion148 decks378 decks
16%synergy
Fracture
28%inclusion107 decks378 decks
9%synergy
Despark
24%inclusion90 decks378 decks
-7%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
21%inclusion78 decks378 decks
18%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
16%inclusion61 decks378 decks
11%synergy
Inkshield
16%inclusion60 decks378 decks
-1%synergy
Revitalize
13%inclusion49 decks378 decks
11%synergy
Dawn's Truce
13%inclusion48 decks378 decks
5%synergy
Generous Gift
13%inclusion48 decks378 decks
-12%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
11%inclusion43 decks378 decks
-3%synergy
Utter End
11%inclusion43 decks378 decks
-2%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion42 decks378 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion40 decks378 decks
-2%synergy
Murder
9.3%inclusion35 decks378 decks
5%synergy
Return to Dust
9.0%inclusion34 decks378 decks
4%synergy
Village Rites
8.7%inclusion33 decks378 decks
-14%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.7%inclusion33 decks378 decks
-13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.1%inclusion27 decks378 decks
-4%synergy
Stinging Study
6.6%inclusion25 decks378 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.6%inclusion25 decks378 decks
2%synergy
Riot Control
5.8%inclusion22 decks378 decks
5%synergy
Disenchant
5.8%inclusion22 decks378 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
5.3%inclusion20 decks378 decks
-6%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
5.3%inclusion20 decks378 decks
-2%synergy
Reprieve
5.0%inclusion19 decks378 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
39%inclusion147 decks378 decks
21%synergy
Damn
38%inclusion145 decks378 decks
5%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
38%inclusion143 decks378 decks
28%synergy
Fumigate
28%inclusion105 decks378 decks
20%synergy
Rush of Dread
27%inclusion102 decks378 decks
26%synergy
Read the Bones
22%inclusion84 decks378 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion75 decks378 decks
3%synergy
Toxic Deluge
19%inclusion72 decks378 decks
2%synergy
Farewell
19%inclusion71 decks378 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
17%inclusion66 decks378 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16%inclusion60 decks378 decks
10%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
15%inclusion58 decks378 decks
11%synergy
Austere Command
14%inclusion54 decks378 decks
-4%synergy
Vindicate
14%inclusion53 decks378 decks
2%synergy
Feed the Swarm
12%inclusion47 decks378 decks
5%synergy
New Blood
11%inclusion42 decks378 decks
7%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
11%inclusion40 decks378 decks
10%synergy
Temporal Extortion
10%inclusion38 decks378 decks
9%synergy
Reanimate
10%inclusion38 decks378 decks
-5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10%inclusion37 decks378 decks
6%synergy
Death Grasp
10%inclusion36 decks378 decks
9%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
9.3%inclusion35 decks378 decks
8%synergy
Victimize
9.0%inclusion34 decks378 decks
-9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.8%inclusion29 decks372 decks
2%synergy
Sanctify
7.4%inclusion28 decks378 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.4%inclusion28 decks378 decks
3%synergy
Merciless Eviction
6.6%inclusion25 decks378 decks
2%synergy
Ambition's Cost
5.8%inclusion22 decks378 decks
3%synergy
Call to the Feast
5.3%inclusion20 decks378 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
38%inclusion143 decks378 decks
12%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
37%inclusion140 decks378 decks
28%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
36%inclusion135 decks378 decks
28%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
26%inclusion98 decks378 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion82 decks378 decks
2%synergy
The Wind Crystal
18%inclusion45 decks248 decks
11%synergy
Quietus Spike
16%inclusion62 decks378 decks
15%synergy
Jet Medallion
15%inclusion56 decks378 decks
9%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
15%inclusion55 decks378 decks
11%synergy
Bontu's Monument
14%inclusion54 decks378 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Sigil
14%inclusion54 decks378 decks
12%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
14%inclusion53 decks378 decks
11%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
13%inclusion50 decks378 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion48 decks378 decks
-1%synergy
Pearl Medallion
11%inclusion41 decks378 decks
5%synergy
Chalice of Life
10%inclusion37 decks378 decks
9%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
9.1%inclusion23 decks252 decks
5%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
8.5%inclusion32 decks378 decks
4%synergy
Whip of Erebos
7.1%inclusion27 decks378 decks
4%synergy
Scytheclaw
6.1%inclusion23 decks378 decks
5%synergy
Herald's Horn
5.8%inclusion22 decks378 decks
1%synergy
Sinister Monolith
5.6%inclusion21 decks378 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Wound Reflection
35%inclusion134 decks378 decks
32%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
33%inclusion126 decks378 decks
18%synergy
Blind Obedience
29%inclusion110 decks378 decks
10%synergy
Cleric Class
28%inclusion105 decks378 decks
20%synergy
Black Market Connections
27%inclusion102 decks378 decks
6%synergy
Lunar Convocation
26%inclusion99 decks378 decks
15%synergy
Boon Reflection
21%inclusion79 decks378 decks
19%synergy
Grievous Wound
19%inclusion72 decks375 decks
16%synergy
Ghostly Prison
16%inclusion59 decks378 decks
1%synergy
Greed
13%inclusion51 decks378 decks
9%synergy
Land Tax
11%inclusion43 decks378 decks
1%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
11%inclusion42 decks378 decks
7%synergy
Warlock Class
11%inclusion41 decks378 decks
10%synergy
March of the Canonized
11%inclusion41 decks378 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of Hope
10%inclusion38 decks378 decks
8%synergy
Life Insurance
10%inclusion36 decks378 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Bonds
9.3%inclusion35 decks378 decks
7%synergy
Legion's Landing
8.2%inclusion31 decks378 decks
5%synergy
Glasswing Grace
7.9%inclusion30 decks378 decks
0%synergy
Test of Endurance
7.9%inclusion30 decks378 decks
6%synergy
Painful Quandary
7.7%inclusion29 decks378 decks
5%synergy
Dawn of Hope
7.1%inclusion27 decks378 decks
3%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6.9%inclusion26 decks378 decks
-4%synergy
Tainted Remedy
6.9%inclusion26 decks378 decks
5%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
6.9%inclusion26 decks378 decks
5%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
6.3%inclusion24 decks378 decks
-1%synergy
Vampiric Rites
5.8%inclusion22 decks378 decks
-2%synergy
Light of Promise
5.8%inclusion22 decks378 decks
3%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.0%inclusion19 decks378 decks
-13%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
22%inclusion84 decks378 decks
20%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
18%inclusion67 decks378 decks
16%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
16%inclusion60 decks378 decks
11%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
16%inclusion59 decks378 decks
10%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
10%inclusion37 decks378 decks
7%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
8.2%inclusion31 decks378 decks
7%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
7.9%inclusion30 decks378 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion187 decks378 decks
6%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
44%inclusion168 decks378 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
38%inclusion142 decks378 decks
18%synergy
Restless Fortress
22%inclusion85 decks378 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion79 decks378 decks
-2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion66 decks378 decks
-3%synergy
Radiant Fountain
17%inclusion63 decks378 decks
13%synergy
Temple of the False God
16%inclusion61 decks378 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Coffers
16%inclusion60 decks378 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
13%inclusion49 decks378 decks
3%synergy
War Room
11%inclusion40 decks378 decks
3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion37 decks378 decks
4%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
9.1%inclusion23 decks252 decks
7%synergy
Shambling Vent
8.5%inclusion32 decks378 decks
3%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.1%inclusion27 decks378 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.1%inclusion27 decks378 decks
-5%synergy
Command Beacon
5.8%inclusion22 decks378 decks
3%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
5.6%inclusion21 decks378 decks
4%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
5.6%inclusion21 decks378 decks
-4%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
5.3%inclusion20 decks378 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion360 decks378 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion324 decks378 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Signet
64%inclusion243 decks378 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
48%inclusion183 decks378 decks
-4%synergy
Pristine Talisman
26%inclusion100 decks378 decks
20%synergy
Commander's Sphere
24%inclusion91 decks378 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion85 decks378 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion73 decks378 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion63 decks378 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12%inclusion45 decks378 decks
6%synergy
Marble Diamond
11%inclusion40 decks378 decks
4%synergy
Patchwork Banner
10%inclusion37 decks378 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.3%inclusion24 decks378 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion372 decks378 decks
1%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion371 decks378 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion337 decks378 decks
3%synergy
Isolated Chapel
65%inclusion246 decks378 decks
0%synergy
Tainted Field
54%inclusion206 decks378 decks
3%synergy
Scoured Barrens
53%inclusion200 decks378 decks
29%synergy
Temple of Silence
49%inclusion184 decks378 decks
8%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
47%inclusion179 decks378 decks
6%synergy
Caves of Koilos
46%inclusion172 decks378 decks
-12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
43%inclusion163 decks378 decks
19%synergy
Godless Shrine
42%inclusion160 decks378 decks
-7%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
41%inclusion156 decks378 decks
0%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
35%inclusion133 decks378 decks
1%synergy
Vault of Champions
32%inclusion122 decks378 decks
-8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion109 decks378 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
28%inclusion107 decks378 decks
4%synergy
Fetid Heath
27%inclusion101 decks378 decks
-12%synergy
Voldaren Estate
25%inclusion93 decks378 decks
19%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion90 decks378 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
21%inclusion80 decks378 decks
-9%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
19%inclusion73 decks378 decks
-8%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
19%inclusion70 decks378 decks
10%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
18%inclusion67 decks378 decks
-4%synergy
Desolate Mire
17%inclusion64 decks378 decks
2%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
16%inclusion60 decks378 decks
-5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion59 decks378 decks
1%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
16%inclusion59 decks378 decks
9%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
15%inclusion55 decks378 decks
3%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
14%inclusion50 decks365 decks
-8%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
12%inclusion44 decks378 decks
6%synergy
Forlorn Flats
11%inclusion42 decks378 decks
6%synergy
Silent Clearing
11%inclusion41 decks378 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion40 decks378 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.3%inclusion35 decks378 decks
0%synergy
Scrubland
8.7%inclusion33 decks378 decks
-3%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
8.5%inclusion32 decks378 decks
4%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
8.2%inclusion31 decks378 decks
7%synergy
Glasswing Grace
7.9%inclusion30 decks378 decks
0%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.7%inclusion29 decks378 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.1%inclusion27 decks378 decks
-4%synergy
Obscura Storefront
6.9%inclusion26 decks378 decks
3%synergy
Citadel Gate
6.3%inclusion24 decks378 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Heath
6.1%inclusion23 decks378 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.6%inclusion21 decks378 decks
2%synergy