Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Upgraded Lifegain

Sikora
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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Sanguine Bond
91%inclusion106 decks116 decks
72%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
83%inclusion96 decks116 decks
63%synergy
Exsanguinate
75%inclusion87 decks116 decks
62%synergy
Exquisite Blood
77%inclusion89 decks116 decks
61%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
71%inclusion82 decks116 decks
58%synergy
Mortify
76%inclusion88 decks116 decks
54%synergy
Blood Tribute
55%inclusion64 decks116 decks
53%synergy
Indulging Patrician
54%inclusion63 decks116 decks
49%synergy
Revival // Revenge
53%inclusion62 decks116 decks
49%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
52%inclusion60 decks116 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Anguished Unmaking
72%inclusion83 decks116 decks
30%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
66%inclusion77 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Blood Artist
64%inclusion74 decks116 decks
34%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
53%inclusion62 decks116 decks
42%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
53%inclusion62 decks116 decks
43%synergy
Path to Exile
53%inclusion62 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Soul Warden
49%inclusion57 decks116 decks
32%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
46%inclusion53 decks115 decks
42%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
44%inclusion51 decks116 decks
16%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
43%inclusion49 decks115 decks
34%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
39%inclusion45 decks116 decks
26%synergy
Smothering Tithe
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Farewell
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Necropotence
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Teferi's Protection
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
42%inclusion49 decks116 decks
35%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
42%inclusion49 decks116 decks
36%synergy
Cordial Vampire
42%inclusion49 decks116 decks
36%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
41%inclusion48 decks116 decks
38%synergy
Twilight Prophet
39%inclusion45 decks116 decks
30%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
38%inclusion44 decks116 decks
33%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
38%inclusion44 decks116 decks
33%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
38%inclusion44 decks116 decks
24%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
38%inclusion44 decks116 decks
33%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
37%inclusion43 decks116 decks
35%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
36%inclusion42 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Markov Purifier
36%inclusion42 decks116 decks
33%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
34%inclusion40 decks116 decks
31%synergy
Drana's Emissary
34%inclusion39 decks116 decks
30%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
31%inclusion36 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
29%inclusion34 decks116 decks
26%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
29%inclusion34 decks116 decks
27%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
28%inclusion33 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
28%inclusion33 decks116 decks
-5%synergy
Tithe Drinker
28%inclusion32 decks116 decks
24%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
28%inclusion32 decks116 decks
22%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
28%inclusion32 decks116 decks
23%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
27%inclusion31 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
25%inclusion29 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
25%inclusion29 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Soul's Attendant
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Suture Priest
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
22%inclusion26 decks116 decks
19%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
22%inclusion26 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
22%inclusion26 decks116 decks
16%synergy
Starscape Cleric
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Captivating Vampire
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Serra Ascendant
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Crypt Ghast
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Stromkirk Bloodthief
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Essence Channeler
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Patron of the Vein
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Markov Baron
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Epicure of Blood
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
12%inclusion14 decks115 decks
11%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
12%inclusion12 decks104 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
41%inclusion48 decks116 decks
16%synergy
Fracture
29%inclusion34 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Despark
28%inclusion33 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Revitalize
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
-0%synergy
Deadly Dispute
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
-11%synergy
Murder
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Generous Gift
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
-11%synergy
Village Rites
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
-12%synergy
Go for the Throat
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Dawn's Truce
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Inkshield
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
-12%synergy
Return to Dust
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Riot Control
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Utter End
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
-4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
-5%synergy
Disenchant
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Restoration Magic
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Overkill
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-7%synergy
Stinging Study
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Get Lost
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Damn
42%inclusion49 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
41%inclusion48 decks116 decks
31%synergy
Sign in Blood
41%inclusion48 decks116 decks
24%synergy
Fumigate
34%inclusion39 decks116 decks
27%synergy
Rush of Dread
29%inclusion34 decks116 decks
28%synergy
Night's Whisper
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
9%synergy
New Blood
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Vindicate
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Temporal Extortion
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Austere Command
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
-6%synergy
Death Grasp
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Sanctify
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Call to the Feast
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Ambition's Cost
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
-10%synergy
Reanimate
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
-9%synergy
Sanguine Indulgence
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Killing Wave
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Well of Lost Dreams
37%inclusion43 decks116 decks
30%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
35%inclusion41 decks116 decks
28%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
34%inclusion39 decks116 decks
9%synergy
The Wind Crystal
21%inclusion20 decks96 decks
14%synergy
Jet Medallion
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Quietus Spike
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Sigil
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Chalice of Life
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Bontu's Monument
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Pearl Medallion
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Sinister Monolith
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
5%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Excalibur II
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Whip of Erebos
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Incubator
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Authority of the Consuls
34%inclusion40 decks116 decks
19%synergy
Wound Reflection
30%inclusion35 decks116 decks
27%synergy
Lunar Convocation
30%inclusion35 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Cleric Class
29%inclusion34 decks116 decks
22%synergy
Black Market Connections
28%inclusion32 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Blind Obedience
27%inclusion31 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Grievous Wound
22%inclusion26 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Greed
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Ghostly Prison
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Boon Reflection
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Land Tax
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
8%synergy
March of the Canonized
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Hope
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Warlock Class
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Legion's Landing
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Glasswing Grace
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Bonds
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Light of Promise
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Remedy
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Rites
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
-0%synergy
Test of Endurance
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
-0%synergy
Wedding Announcement
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Life Insurance
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Dawn of Hope
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Kindred Boon
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
24%inclusion28 decks116 decks
22%synergy
Sorin Markov
22%inclusion26 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
51%inclusion59 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion57 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
36%inclusion42 decks116 decks
17%synergy
Restless Fortress
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Radiant Fountain
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
-6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
-7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Shambling Vent
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
8%synergy
War Room
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion110 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion107 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Orzhov Signet
64%inclusion74 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
57%inclusion66 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Pristine Talisman
28%inclusion32 decks116 decks
22%synergy
Commander's Sphere
26%inclusion30 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
-6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
-4%synergy
Patchwork Banner
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Marble Diamond
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion116 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion116 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion106 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Isolated Chapel
71%inclusion82 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Scoured Barrens
59%inclusion69 decks116 decks
37%synergy
Tainted Field
59%inclusion68 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Caves of Koilos
54%inclusion63 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
49%inclusion57 decks116 decks
26%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
47%inclusion55 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Silence
47%inclusion54 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
45%inclusion52 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Godless Shrine
43%inclusion50 decks116 decks
-8%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
37%inclusion43 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
35%inclusion41 decks116 decks
16%synergy
Vault of Champions
33%inclusion38 decks116 decks
-6%synergy
Fetid Heath
31%inclusion36 decks116 decks
-11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
29%inclusion34 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Voldaren Estate
26%inclusion30 decks116 decks
21%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion28 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Mire
24%inclusion28 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
22%inclusion26 decks116 decks
-4%synergy
Marsh Flats
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
-10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
-6%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
16%inclusion18 decks115 decks
-8%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
-0%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Scrubland
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Glasswing Grace
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Silent Clearing
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
-5%synergy
Turbulent Moor
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-14%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
-5%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Witch Enchanter
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
-6%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
-6%synergy
Silverquill Campus
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Citadel Gate
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Obscura Storefront
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Forlorn Flats
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
0%synergy