Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Expensive 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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Shredder, Shadow Master
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Abigale, Eloquent First-Year
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
93%inclusion39 decks42 decks
71%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
74%inclusion31 decks42 decks
66%synergy
Exquisite Blood
81%inclusion34 decks42 decks
64%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
69%inclusion29 decks42 decks
61%synergy
Sanguine Bond
81%inclusion34 decks42 decks
60%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
69%inclusion29 decks42 decks
60%synergy
Revival // Revenge
62%inclusion26 decks42 decks
57%synergy
Blood Tribute
57%inclusion24 decks42 decks
55%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
64%inclusion27 decks42 decks
52%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
79%inclusion33 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
74%inclusion31 decks42 decks
34%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
64%inclusion27 decks42 decks
35%synergy
Dark Ritual
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
36%synergy
Path to Exile
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Serra Ascendant
57%inclusion24 decks42 decks
50%synergy
Exsanguinate
57%inclusion24 decks42 decks
45%synergy
Black Market Connections
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
33%synergy
Twilight Prophet
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
45%synergy
Soul Warden
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
32%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
36%synergy
Demonic Tutor
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Smothering Tithe
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Teferi's Protection
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Farewell
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
15%synergy
The One Ring
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Ancient Tomb
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Necropotence
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Creatures
Marauding Blight-Priest
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
34%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
33%synergy
Blood Artist
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
41%synergy
Crypt Ghast
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
35%synergy
Soul's Attendant
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
28%synergy
Esper Sentinel
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Indulging Patrician
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
33%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
31%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
27%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
29%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Markov Purifier
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
27%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Suture Priest
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
-13%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
-6%synergy
The Gaffer
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Drana's Emissary
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Roaming Throne
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Drana and Linvala
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Mister Negative
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Starscape Cleric
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Grand Abolisher
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Cordial Vampire
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Archangel of Thune
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Witch of the Moors
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Scourge of the Skyclaves
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Mortify
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Despark
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
35%synergy
Fracture
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
35%synergy
Inkshield
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Generous Gift
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Dawn's Truce
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Revitalize
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Stinging Study
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Dispute
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-10%synergy
Cabal Ritual
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Reprieve
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Disenchant
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Batwing Brume
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Akroma's Will
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Orim's Chant
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Return to Dust
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Dismember
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Mana Tithe
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Utter End
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Enter the Avatar State
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Judgment of Alexander
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Damn
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Sign in Blood
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Fumigate
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Reanimate
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Temporal Extortion
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Read the Bones
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Austere Command
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Vindicate
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Rush of Dread
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Intent
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Well of Lost Dreams
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
37%synergy
The Wind Crystal
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Lightning Greaves
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
28%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Bontu's Monument
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Quietus Spike
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Tainted Sigil
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Jet Medallion
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Lithoform Engine
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Scytheclaw
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Aettir and Priwen
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Whip of Erebos
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Mithril Coat
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
The Endstone
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Sword of Light and Shadow
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Pearl Medallion
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Authority of the Consuls
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
34%synergy
Land Tax
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
33%synergy
Wound Reflection
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
33%synergy
Boon Reflection
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
34%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Blind Obedience
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Lunar Convocation
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Ghostly Prison
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Cleric Class
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Greed
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Grievous Wound
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Axis of Mortality
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Test of Endurance
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Brilliant Wings
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Black Market
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Bonds
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Life Insurance
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Remedy
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Light of Promise
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-11%synergy
Sunbond
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Ajani's Welcome
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
March of the Canonized
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Leyline of Hope
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Sokka's Charge
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
64%inclusion27 decks42 decks
43%synergy
Cabal Coffers
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
48%synergy
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
10%synergy
War Room
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Command Beacon
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Restless Fortress
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Castle Locthwain
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Radiant Fountain
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Shambling Vent
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion40 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion35 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Orzhov Signet
69%inclusion29 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
57%inclusion24 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Thought Vessel
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Pristine Talisman
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
The Soul Stone
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Godless Shrine
90%inclusion38 decks42 decks
40%synergy
Swamp
88%inclusion37 decks42 decks
-10%synergy
Plains
88%inclusion37 decks42 decks
-10%synergy
Command Tower
81%inclusion34 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Scrubland
74%inclusion31 decks42 decks
62%synergy
Vault of Champions
71%inclusion30 decks42 decks
32%synergy
Isolated Chapel
69%inclusion29 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
62%inclusion26 decks42 decks
32%synergy
Caves of Koilos
62%inclusion26 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Tainted Field
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Silence
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Fetid Heath
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
-6%synergy
Scoured Barrens
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
8%synergy
City of Brass
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Silent Clearing
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Desolate Mire
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-9%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Voldaren Estate
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Mana Confluence
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Cavern of Souls
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Strand
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Obscura Storefront
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Arid Mesa
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-7%synergy
Polluted Delta
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Starting Town
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy