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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Sokka's Charge
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Enter the Avatar State
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Katara, Heroic Healer
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Cat-Gator
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Exquisite Blood
88%inclusion30 decks34 decks
71%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
91%inclusion31 decks34 decks
69%synergy
Sanguine Bond
88%inclusion30 decks34 decks
67%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
74%inclusion25 decks34 decks
65%synergy
Revival // Revenge
68%inclusion23 decks34 decks
63%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
71%inclusion24 decks34 decks
61%synergy
Blood Tribute
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
57%synergy
Cabal Coffers
65%inclusion22 decks34 decks
53%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
50%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
79%inclusion27 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
74%inclusion25 decks34 decks
34%synergy
Dark Ritual
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
39%synergy
Path to Exile
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
30%synergy
Mortify
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
33%synergy
Twilight Prophet
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
45%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
48%synergy
Soul Warden
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
35%synergy
Exsanguinate
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Demonic Tutor
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
31%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
33%synergy
Teferi's Protection
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
21%synergy
The One Ring
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Ancient Tomb
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Necropotence
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Mana Vault
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Serra Ascendant
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
43%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
43%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
33%synergy
Blood Artist
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
35%synergy
Indulging Patrician
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
36%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
37%synergy
Markov Purifier
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
38%synergy
Crypt Ghast
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
31%synergy
Soul's Attendant
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
32%synergy
Esper Sentinel
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
30%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
28%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
24%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Suture Priest
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
-12%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
-6%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
13%synergy
The Gaffer
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Cordial Vampire
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Drana's Emissary
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Mister Negative
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Grand Abolisher
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Scourge of the Skyclaves
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Witch of the Moors
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Starscape Cleric
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Astarion's Thirst
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
41%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
35%synergy
Fracture
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Despark
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Inkshield
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Rollick
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Generous Gift
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Stinging Study
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Revitalize
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Dawn's Truce
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Ritual
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Disenchant
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Dispute
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-9%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Everybody Lives!
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Mana Tithe
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Return to Dust
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Reprieve
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Orim's Chant
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Treacherous Greed
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Utter End
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-8%synergy
Culling the Weak
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Murder
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Dismember
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Akroma's Will
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Village Rites
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-17%synergy
Vanishing Verse
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Damn
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Toxic Deluge
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
27%synergy
Farewell
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Grim Tutor
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
22%synergy
Night's Whisper
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Sign in Blood
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Fumigate
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Austere Command
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Reanimate
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Temporal Extortion
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Rush of Dread
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Read the Bones
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Victimize
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-9%synergy
Requisition Raid
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Killing Wave
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Sanctify
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Chaplain's Blessing
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Vindicate
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Death Grasp
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
47%inclusion16 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
33%synergy
The Wind Crystal
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
31%synergy
Lightning Greaves
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Quietus Spike
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Bontu's Monument
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Lithoform Engine
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Pearl Medallion
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Jet Medallion
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Aettir and Priwen
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
14%synergy
The Endstone
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Whip of Erebos
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Scytheclaw
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Sigil
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Mithril Coat
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
6%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-13%synergy
Expedition Map
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Strionic Resonator
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Herald's Horn
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
50%inclusion17 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Wound Reflection
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
38%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
26%synergy
Boon Reflection
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
39%synergy
Land Tax
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Cleric Class
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Greed
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Lunar Convocation
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Blind Obedience
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Ghostly Prison
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Axis of Mortality
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Grievous Wound
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Polluted Bonds
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Light of Promise
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Hope
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Test of Endurance
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Sunbond
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Life Insurance
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Remedy
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
March of the Canonized
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Cradle of Vitality
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Black Market
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Ajani's Welcome
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
No Mercy
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Necrodominance
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Painful Quandary
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
33%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
65%inclusion22 decks34 decks
44%synergy
Bojuka Bog
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
16%synergy
War Room
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Restless Fortress
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Command Beacon
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Castle Locthwain
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Radiant Fountain
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Shambling Vent
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Strip Mine
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Multiversal Passage
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-10%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Witch's Cottage
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Three Tree City
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion32 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion29 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Signet
68%inclusion23 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
62%inclusion21 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
17%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
15%synergy
Pristine Talisman
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
The Soul Stone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Patchwork Banner
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Marble Diamond
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Mox Opal
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Godless Shrine
88%inclusion30 decks34 decks
39%synergy
Plains
85%inclusion29 decks34 decks
-12%synergy
Swamp
85%inclusion29 decks34 decks
-12%synergy
Command Tower
79%inclusion27 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
Isolated Chapel
71%inclusion24 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Scrubland
71%inclusion24 decks34 decks
59%synergy
Vault of Champions
65%inclusion22 decks34 decks
25%synergy
Marsh Flats
59%inclusion20 decks34 decks
29%synergy
Caves of Koilos
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Field
56%inclusion19 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
53%inclusion18 decks34 decks
20%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
41%inclusion14 decks34 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
35%inclusion12 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
-10%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of Silence
32%inclusion11 decks34 decks
-9%synergy
Scoured Barrens
29%inclusion10 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Fetid Heath
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
-11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
21%inclusion7 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Desolate Mire
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Voldaren Estate
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-1%synergy
Flooded Strand
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
City of Brass
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Silent Clearing
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Cavern of Souls
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Obscura Storefront
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-9%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-15%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Arid Mesa
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Confluence
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Forlorn Flats
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
0%synergy