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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Sokka's Charge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Enter the Avatar State
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Cat-Gator
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Katara, Heroic Healer
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Exquisite Blood
89%inclusion31 decks35 decks
71%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
91%inclusion32 decks35 decks
69%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
74%inclusion26 decks35 decks
66%synergy
Sanguine Bond
86%inclusion30 decks35 decks
64%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
71%inclusion25 decks35 decks
62%synergy
Revival // Revenge
66%inclusion23 decks35 decks
61%synergy
Blood Tribute
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
58%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
51%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
51%synergy
Cabal Coffers
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
80%inclusion28 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
74%inclusion26 decks35 decks
35%synergy
Dark Ritual
66%inclusion23 decks35 decks
43%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Mortify
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
35%synergy
Twilight Prophet
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
44%synergy
Path to Exile
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Exsanguinate
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
39%synergy
Black Market Connections
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Soul Warden
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Demonic Tutor
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Teferi's Protection
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
20%synergy
The One Ring
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Ancient Tomb
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Necropotence
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Mana Vault
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Serra Ascendant
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
42%synergy
Blood Artist
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
32%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
41%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
36%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Indulging Patrician
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Markov Purifier
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
36%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
32%synergy
Crypt Ghast
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
29%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
27%synergy
Soul's Attendant
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Esper Sentinel
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
27%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Cordial Vampire
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-12%synergy
Suture Priest
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Drana's Emissary
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
15%synergy
The Gaffer
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Mister Negative
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Scourge of the Skyclaves
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Grand Abolisher
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Starscape Cleric
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Witch of the Moors
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Astarion's Thirst
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
40%synergy
Fracture
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Despark
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Inkshield
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Generous Gift
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Stinging Study
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Dawn's Truce
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Ritual
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Revitalize
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Dispute
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Disenchant
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Village Rites
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-14%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Utter End
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Return to Dust
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Everybody Lives!
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Mana Tithe
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Reprieve
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Orim's Chant
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Vanishing Verse
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Treacherous Greed
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Dismember
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Culling the Weak
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Murder
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Akroma's Will
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Damn
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Toxic Deluge
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
29%synergy
Night's Whisper
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Farewell
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Grim Tutor
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Fumigate
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Sign in Blood
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Austere Command
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Reanimate
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Temporal Extortion
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Rush of Dread
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Feed the Swarm
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Victimize
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-9%synergy
New Blood
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Vindicate
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Sanctify
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Requisition Raid
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Chaplain's Blessing
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Killing Wave
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Bubbling Muck
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Death Grasp
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Alhammarret's Archive
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
47%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
32%synergy
The Wind Crystal
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Lightning Greaves
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Quietus Spike
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Bontu's Monument
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Lithoform Engine
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Aettir and Priwen
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
The Endstone
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Mithril Coat
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Scytheclaw
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Pearl Medallion
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Whip of Erebos
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Jet Medallion
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Sigil
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-13%synergy
Herald's Horn
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Expedition Map
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Strionic Resonator
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Banner of Kinship
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Authority of the Consuls
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Wound Reflection
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
37%synergy
Boon Reflection
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
38%synergy
Land Tax
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Cleric Class
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Greed
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Blind Obedience
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Lunar Convocation
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Ghostly Prison
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Test of Endurance
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Axis of Mortality
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Grievous Wound
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Bonds
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Black Market
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Light of Promise
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Life Insurance
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Remedy
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
March of the Canonized
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Leyline of Hope
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Sunbond
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Necrodominance
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
No Mercy
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Painful Quandary
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-12%synergy
Ajani's Welcome
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Cradle of Vitality
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
35%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
42%synergy
Bojuka Bog
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Reliquary Tower
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
14%synergy
War Room
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Command Beacon
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Castle Locthwain
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Restless Fortress
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Radiant Fountain
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Strip Mine
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Shambling Vent
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Multiversal Passage
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Three Tree City
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion33 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion30 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Signet
66%inclusion23 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Pristine Talisman
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Patchwork Banner
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
The Soul Stone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Opal
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Marble Diamond
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Godless Shrine
86%inclusion30 decks35 decks
37%synergy
Swamp
86%inclusion30 decks35 decks
-12%synergy
Plains
86%inclusion30 decks35 decks
-12%synergy
Command Tower
80%inclusion28 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Scrubland
71%inclusion25 decks35 decks
60%synergy
Isolated Chapel
69%inclusion24 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Vault of Champions
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Marsh Flats
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Tainted Field
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Caves of Koilos
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Silence
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Scoured Barrens
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Fetid Heath
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
-12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Desolate Mire
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Voldaren Estate
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Flooded Strand
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Silent Clearing
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
City of Brass
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Obscura Storefront
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-15%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Arid Mesa
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Mana Confluence
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Forlorn Flats
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy