Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - 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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Misty Palms Oasis
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
6%synergy
Team Avatar
2.8%inclusion1 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Tolls of War
2.6%inclusion1 decks39 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sanguine Bond
87%inclusion827 decks949 decks
66%synergy
Indulging Patrician
70%inclusion669 decks949 decks
65%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
68%inclusion647 decks949 decks
65%synergy
Blood Tribute
60%inclusion567 decks949 decks
58%synergy
Drana's Emissary
60%inclusion574 decks949 decks
56%synergy
Exquisite Blood
73%inclusion689 decks949 decks
55%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
68%inclusion643 decks949 decks
54%synergy
Markov Purifier
56%inclusion531 decks949 decks
53%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
57%inclusion537 decks949 decks
51%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
73%inclusion693 decks949 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
69%inclusion658 decks949 decks
38%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
66%inclusion625 decks949 decks
1%synergy
Mortify
64%inclusion609 decks949 decks
42%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
62%inclusion592 decks949 decks
50%synergy
Exsanguinate
61%inclusion578 decks949 decks
49%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
56%inclusion527 decks949 decks
29%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
55%inclusion519 decks949 decks
15%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
54%inclusion516 decks949 decks
50%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
53%inclusion499 decks949 decks
50%synergy
Path to Exile
51%inclusion488 decks949 decks
2%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
26%inclusion249 decks949 decks
12%synergy
Smothering Tithe
20%inclusion186 decks949 decks
-4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion134 decks949 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion124 decks949 decks
-3%synergy
Teferi's Protection
11%inclusion106 decks949 decks
-5%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
6.0%inclusion57 decks949 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
49%inclusion468 decks949 decks
41%synergy
Tithe Drinker
47%inclusion448 decks949 decks
43%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
45%inclusion426 decks949 decks
39%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
45%inclusion426 decks949 decks
43%synergy
Cordial Vampire
45%inclusion425 decks949 decks
37%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
45%inclusion158 decks353 decks
35%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
45%inclusion423 decks949 decks
25%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
44%inclusion419 decks949 decks
40%synergy
Markov Baron
41%inclusion391 decks949 decks
39%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
41%inclusion139 decks339 decks
36%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
41%inclusion387 decks949 decks
26%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
41%inclusion387 decks949 decks
35%synergy
Twilight Prophet
40%inclusion381 decks949 decks
30%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
39%inclusion369 decks949 decks
4%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
38%inclusion364 decks949 decks
33%synergy
Soul Warden
38%inclusion364 decks949 decks
20%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
38%inclusion357 decks949 decks
31%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
36%inclusion337 decks949 decks
29%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
35%inclusion271 decks769 decks
30%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
35%inclusion331 decks949 decks
24%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
32%inclusion306 decks949 decks
25%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
31%inclusion295 decks949 decks
19%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
28%inclusion264 decks949 decks
24%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
27%inclusion252 decks949 decks
22%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
26%inclusion247 decks949 decks
11%synergy
Suture Priest
25%inclusion236 decks949 decks
11%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
24%inclusion173 decks729 decks
12%synergy
Drana and Linvala
23%inclusion215 decks949 decks
15%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
22%inclusion76 decks338 decks
20%synergy
Starscape Cleric
21%inclusion147 decks696 decks
11%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
21%inclusion196 decks949 decks
14%synergy
Essence Channeler
20%inclusion142 decks695 decks
14%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
20%inclusion191 decks940 decks
17%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
20%inclusion187 decks949 decks
17%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
20%inclusion186 decks949 decks
16%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
19%inclusion103 decks533 decks
18%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
19%inclusion182 decks949 decks
15%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
17%inclusion157 decks949 decks
11%synergy
Epicure of Blood
16%inclusion156 decks949 decks
15%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
16%inclusion151 decks949 decks
14%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
15%inclusion142 decks949 decks
12%synergy
Crypt Ghast
15%inclusion139 decks949 decks
7%synergy
Captivating Vampire
14%inclusion137 decks949 decks
12%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
14%inclusion134 decks949 decks
8%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
14%inclusion132 decks949 decks
11%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
13%inclusion123 decks949 decks
9%synergy
Soul's Attendant
13%inclusion120 decks949 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Bloodwitch
13%inclusion120 decks949 decks
11%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
10%synergy
Patron of the Vein
12%inclusion117 decks949 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Fracture
40%inclusion376 decks949 decks
20%synergy
Dark Ritual
35%inclusion335 decks949 decks
12%synergy
Despark
34%inclusion325 decks949 decks
3%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
21%inclusion201 decks949 decks
18%synergy
Revitalize
21%inclusion196 decks949 decks
19%synergy
Murder
20%inclusion193 decks949 decks
16%synergy
Utter End
17%inclusion161 decks949 decks
4%synergy
Village Rites
14%inclusion136 decks949 decks
-8%synergy
Generous Gift
12%inclusion115 decks949 decks
-12%synergy
Disenchant
12%inclusion112 decks949 decks
8%synergy
Dawn's Truce
12%inclusion81 decks698 decks
4%synergy
Inkshield
11%inclusion101 decks949 decks
-7%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
11%inclusion100 decks949 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion99 decks949 decks
6%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
9.1%inclusion86 decks949 decks
-5%synergy
Return to Dust
7.9%inclusion75 decks949 decks
3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.1%inclusion67 decks949 decks
3%synergy
Restoration Magic
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.6%inclusion63 decks949 decks
-15%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.3%inclusion41 decks767 decks
-7%synergy
Treacherous Greed
5.3%inclusion50 decks949 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Revival // Revenge
51%inclusion484 decks949 decks
46%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
49%inclusion469 decks949 decks
39%synergy
Sign in Blood
49%inclusion469 decks949 decks
32%synergy
Damn
38%inclusion360 decks949 decks
5%synergy
Rush of Dread
36%inclusion302 decks840 decks
35%synergy
Fumigate
30%inclusion285 decks949 decks
22%synergy
Read the Bones
30%inclusion281 decks949 decks
19%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
22%inclusion208 decks949 decks
17%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
19%inclusion176 decks949 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
18%inclusion171 decks949 decks
12%synergy
Vindicate
16%inclusion156 decks949 decks
4%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
16%inclusion154 decks949 decks
16%synergy
Night's Whisper
16%inclusion148 decks949 decks
-1%synergy
Farewell
15%inclusion147 decks949 decks
3%synergy
New Blood
14%inclusion134 decks949 decks
10%synergy
Austere Command
14%inclusion129 decks949 decks
-4%synergy
Call to the Feast
13%inclusion125 decks949 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
12%inclusion114 decks949 decks
-5%synergy
Death Grasp
11%inclusion104 decks949 decks
10%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion95 decks949 decks
-8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion92 decks949 decks
2%synergy
Sanctify
9.1%inclusion86 decks949 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.5%inclusion29 decks341 decks
3%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.0%inclusion76 decks949 decks
7%synergy
Ambition's Cost
7.8%inclusion74 decks949 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.7%inclusion65 decks844 decks
4%synergy
Temporal Extortion
6.8%inclusion65 decks949 decks
6%synergy
Risky Shortcut
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
6.0%inclusion57 decks949 decks
2%synergy
Feast of Blood
5.8%inclusion55 decks949 decks
5%synergy
Merciless Eviction
5.3%inclusion50 decks949 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
38%inclusion365 decks949 decks
13%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
38%inclusion357 decks949 decks
30%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
30%inclusion285 decks949 decks
21%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
28%inclusion262 decks949 decks
23%synergy
Lightning Greaves
21%inclusion204 decks949 decks
2%synergy
Quietus Spike
21%inclusion203 decks949 decks
20%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
21%inclusion153 decks735 decks
18%synergy
The Wind Crystal
20%inclusion15 decks76 decks
12%synergy
Bontu's Monument
18%inclusion171 decks949 decks
12%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
16%inclusion152 decks949 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Sigil
16%inclusion152 decks949 decks
13%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
15%inclusion143 decks949 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion139 decks949 decks
1%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
13%inclusion127 decks949 decks
10%synergy
Chalice of Life
12%inclusion112 decks949 decks
11%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
12%inclusion9 decks77 decks
7%synergy
Jet Medallion
11%inclusion109 decks949 decks
6%synergy
Tithing Blade
7.4%inclusion70 decks949 decks
6%synergy
Herald's Horn
6.7%inclusion64 decks949 decks
2%synergy
Pearl Medallion
6.7%inclusion64 decks949 decks
1%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.5%inclusion62 decks949 decks
4%synergy
Scytheclaw
6.2%inclusion59 decks949 decks
6%synergy
Sinister Monolith
5.7%inclusion40 decks696 decks
4%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
5.7%inclusion54 decks949 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
41%inclusion388 decks949 decks
11%synergy
Cleric Class
37%inclusion351 decks949 decks
29%synergy
Wound Reflection
37%inclusion347 decks949 decks
34%synergy
Lunar Convocation
32%inclusion222 decks696 decks
21%synergy
Blind Obedience
29%inclusion276 decks949 decks
10%synergy
Boon Reflection
24%inclusion230 decks949 decks
23%synergy
Warlock Class
22%inclusion210 decks949 decks
21%synergy
Grievous Wound
21%inclusion113 decks542 decks
18%synergy
March of the Canonized
19%inclusion180 decks949 decks
13%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
18%inclusion175 decks949 decks
3%synergy
Black Market Connections
18%inclusion169 decks949 decks
-4%synergy
Ghostly Prison
17%inclusion158 decks949 decks
2%synergy
Greed
15%inclusion144 decks949 decks
11%synergy
Life Insurance
14%inclusion133 decks949 decks
10%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
11%inclusion107 decks949 decks
9%synergy
Glasswing Grace
11%inclusion82 decks767 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Remedy
10%inclusion91 decks949 decks
8%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
9.4%inclusion89 decks949 decks
5%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
9.2%inclusion87 decks949 decks
2%synergy
Legion's Landing
9.2%inclusion87 decks949 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Bonds
7.9%inclusion75 decks949 decks
6%synergy
Vampiric Rites
7.8%inclusion74 decks949 decks
0%synergy
Painful Quandary
7.8%inclusion74 decks949 decks
5%synergy
Land Tax
7.6%inclusion72 decks949 decks
-3%synergy
Light of Promise
7.0%inclusion66 decks949 decks
4%synergy
Black Market
6.2%inclusion59 decks949 decks
-1%synergy
Dawn of Hope
6.0%inclusion57 decks949 decks
2%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
5.9%inclusion56 decks949 decks
0%synergy
Campaign of Vengeance
5.5%inclusion52 decks949 decks
4%synergy
Test of Endurance
5.2%inclusion49 decks949 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
25%inclusion234 decks949 decks
22%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
24%inclusion225 decks949 decks
19%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
17%inclusion161 decks949 decks
12%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
12%inclusion114 decks949 decks
9%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
11%inclusion101 decks949 decks
9%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
10%inclusion99 decks949 decks
9%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
10%inclusion91 decks949 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
50%inclusion475 decks949 decks
16%synergy
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion455 decks949 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
34%inclusion323 decks949 decks
14%synergy
Restless Fortress
29%inclusion277 decks949 decks
22%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion226 decks949 decks
1%synergy
Radiant Fountain
19%inclusion183 decks949 decks
16%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
17%inclusion13 decks77 decks
15%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion157 decks949 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
15%inclusion144 decks949 decks
-6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion118 decks949 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion111 decks949 decks
0%synergy
Shambling Vent
8.7%inclusion83 decks949 decks
3%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.5%inclusion81 decks949 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.8%inclusion74 decks949 decks
-2%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
7.4%inclusion70 decks949 decks
6%synergy
Three Tree City
7.1%inclusion50 decks704 decks
3%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
6.8%inclusion65 decks949 decks
1%synergy
War Room
5.9%inclusion56 decks949 decks
-1%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
5.6%inclusion53 decks949 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion884 decks949 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion824 decks949 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
66%inclusion624 decks949 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
46%inclusion441 decks949 decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
40%inclusion378 decks949 decks
23%synergy
Pristine Talisman
34%inclusion324 decks949 decks
28%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion208 decks949 decks
-3%synergy
Patchwork Banner
16%inclusion112 decks696 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion129 decks949 decks
-7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12%inclusion115 decks949 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion110 decks949 decks
-3%synergy
Marble Diamond
11%inclusion104 decks949 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.2%inclusion59 decks949 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
5.7%inclusion54 decks949 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion941 decks949 decks
2%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion938 decks949 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion837 decks949 decks
2%synergy
Isolated Chapel
62%inclusion584 decks949 decks
-4%synergy
Tainted Field
57%inclusion542 decks949 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
56%inclusion529 decks949 decks
14%synergy
Scoured Barrens
56%inclusion527 decks949 decks
31%synergy
Path of Ancestry
52%inclusion497 decks949 decks
29%synergy
Temple of Silence
51%inclusion480 decks949 decks
10%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
45%inclusion428 decks949 decks
4%synergy
Caves of Koilos
45%inclusion423 decks949 decks
-13%synergy
Godless Shrine
36%inclusion344 decks949 decks
-14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
31%inclusion297 decks949 decks
10%synergy
Vault of Champions
31%inclusion297 decks949 decks
-9%synergy
Voldaren Estate
31%inclusion296 decks949 decks
25%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
26%inclusion251 decks949 decks
-8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion222 decks949 decks
3%synergy
Fetid Heath
23%inclusion221 decks949 decks
-15%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
20%inclusion189 decks949 decks
11%synergy
Forlorn Flats
19%inclusion159 decks847 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion175 decks949 decks
-6%synergy
Desolate Mire
17%inclusion153 decks901 decks
2%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
16%inclusion156 decks949 decks
-11%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
16%inclusion153 decks949 decks
-5%synergy
Marsh Flats
15%inclusion147 decks949 decks
-14%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
15%inclusion146 decks949 decks
9%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
15%inclusion142 decks949 decks
4%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
15%inclusion139 decks949 decks
-8%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
14%inclusion132 decks949 decks
8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion130 decks949 decks
-1%synergy
Glasswing Grace
11%inclusion82 decks767 decks
3%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
10%inclusion98 decks949 decks
6%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
8.5%inclusion81 decks949 decks
7%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
-14%synergy
Citadel Gate
6.7%inclusion64 decks949 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.5%inclusion62 decks949 decks
-3%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.2%inclusion59 decks949 decks
-2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.1%inclusion58 decks949 decks
1%synergy
Obscura Storefront
6.0%inclusion57 decks949 decks
2%synergy
Scrubland
5.7%inclusion54 decks949 decks
-6%synergy
Silent Clearing
5.4%inclusion51 decks949 decks
-10%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.3%inclusion41 decks767 decks
-7%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
5.3%inclusion50 decks949 decks
0%synergy
Neglected Manor
5.2%inclusion28 decks542 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.1%inclusion48 decks949 decks
2%synergy