Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Upgraded Vampires

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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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Vampire Nighthawk
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
88%synergy
Sanguine Bond
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
70%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
69%synergy
Markov Purifier
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
63%synergy
Indulging Patrician
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
61%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
61%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
58%synergy
Exquisite Blood
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
54%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
54%synergy
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Swords to Plowshares
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Damn
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Mortify
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Blood Artist
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
33%synergy
Cordial Vampire
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
51%synergy
Tithe Drinker
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Teferi's Protection
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Smothering Tithe
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Demonic Tutor
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Necropotence
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
The One Ring
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Ad Nauseam
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Creatures
Creeping Bloodsucker
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Twilight Prophet
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Captivating Vampire
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Markov Baron
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Drana's Emissary
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Master of Dark Rites
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Soul's Attendant
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Champion of Dusk
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Queen's Bay Paladin
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Suture Priest
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Soul Warden
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Verrak, Warped Sengir
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Anowon, the Ruin Sage
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Essence Channeler
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Shadow Alley Denizen
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Forerunner of the Legion
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Timothar, Baron of Bats
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-18%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Epicure of Blood
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Stromkirk Bloodthief
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Instants
Despark
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Path to Exile
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Fracture
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Dark Ritual
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Disenchant
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Utter End
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Return to Dust
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Generous Gift
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Fated Retribution
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Dark Dabbling
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Village Rites
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-14%synergy
Dawn's Truce
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-13%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Doom Blade
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Abstruse Appropriation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Altar's Reap
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Dash Hopes
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Bleed Dry
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mana Tithe
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Vampire's Bite
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Revitalize
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Congregate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Vona's Hunger
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Inkshield
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Breathe Your Last
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Riposte
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Harsh Sustenance
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Akroma's Will
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Sorin's Thirst
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Exsanguinate
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Revival // Revenge
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
45%synergy
Blood Tribute
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
48%synergy
Fumigate
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Rush of Dread
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Austere Command
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Merciless Eviction
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Read the Bones
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Vindicate
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Sign in Blood
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
7%synergy
New Blood
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Ambition's Cost
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Day of Judgment
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Sanguine Indulgence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Temporal Extortion
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Call to the Feast
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Finale of Eternity
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Forever Young
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Farewell
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Sorin's Vengeance
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ancient Craving
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Death Grasp
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Risky Shortcut
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Cleansing Nova
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
No One Left Behind
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Damnation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Legions to Ashes
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Crippling Fear
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Cosmos Elixir
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
33%synergy
The Wind Crystal
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
33%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Quietus Spike
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Bontu's Monument
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Herald's Horn
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Tainted Sigil
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Whip of Erebos
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Banner of Kinship
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Door of Destinies
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Jet Medallion
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Wedding Invitation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Cleric Class
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Boon Reflection
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Black Market Connections
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Greed
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Vampiric Rites
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Wound Reflection
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Grievous Wound
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Blind Obedience
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
March of the Canonized
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Lunar Convocation
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Ghostly Prison
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Kindred Boon
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Bonds
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Underworld Connections
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Glasswing Grace
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Marshal's Anthem
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Life Insurance
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Remedy
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Light of Promise
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Warlock Class
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Mark of the Vampire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Blood Reckoning
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Painful Quandary
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of Hope
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Gift of Orzhova
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Legion's Landing
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Angelic Renewal
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Elspeth Tirel
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Sorin Markov
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Rogue's Passage
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Radiant Fountain
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Great Arashin City
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Sandstone Bridge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Desert of the True
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ghost Quarter
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Shambling Vent
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Minas Tirith
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Command Beacon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
The Dross Pits
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Barad-dûr
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Mire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Tomb Fortress
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mudflat Village
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-14%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Hidden Courtyard
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Orzhov Signet
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
25%synergy
Pristine Talisman
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Patchwork Banner
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Hierophant's Chalice
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Orzhov Keyrune
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Staff of Compleation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Marble Diamond
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-12%synergy
Skyclave Relic
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Isolated Chapel
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Tainted Field
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Caves of Koilos
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Godless Shrine
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Silence
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Scoured Barrens
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Path of Ancestry
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Voldaren Estate
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Marsh Flats
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Desolate Mire
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Fetid Heath
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-13%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Vault of Champions
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-15%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Scrubland
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-19%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-13%synergy
Hidden Grotto
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Glasswing Grace
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Brokers Hideout
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Moor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Neglected Manor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Ballroom
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Heath
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Forlorn Flats
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy