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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
South Wind Avatar
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Madame Null, Power Broker
2.9%inclusion1 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Firdoch Core
2.4%inclusion1 decks41 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sanguine Bond
87%inclusion767 decks881 decks
66%synergy
Indulging Patrician
70%inclusion616 decks881 decks
65%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
67%inclusion594 decks881 decks
64%synergy
Exquisite Blood
74%inclusion650 decks881 decks
57%synergy
Blood Tribute
59%inclusion519 decks881 decks
57%synergy
Drana's Emissary
60%inclusion529 decks881 decks
55%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
68%inclusion598 decks881 decks
54%synergy
Markov Purifier
55%inclusion486 decks881 decks
52%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
57%inclusion498 decks881 decks
51%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
73%inclusion644 decks881 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
70%inclusion613 decks881 decks
39%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
66%inclusion578 decks881 decks
1%synergy
Mortify
65%inclusion577 decks881 decks
43%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
62%inclusion549 decks881 decks
51%synergy
Exsanguinate
61%inclusion536 decks881 decks
49%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
57%inclusion502 decks881 decks
17%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
54%inclusion476 decks881 decks
28%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
54%inclusion472 decks881 decks
50%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
52%inclusion454 decks881 decks
49%synergy
Path to Exile
51%inclusion451 decks881 decks
2%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
27%inclusion242 decks881 decks
13%synergy
Smothering Tithe
20%inclusion175 decks881 decks
-3%synergy
Farewell
16%inclusion141 decks881 decks
3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion127 decks881 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion118 decks881 decks
-2%synergy
Teferi's Protection
12%inclusion104 decks881 decks
-4%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
6.0%inclusion53 decks881 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
49%inclusion433 decks881 decks
41%synergy
Tithe Drinker
46%inclusion404 decks881 decks
42%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
45%inclusion400 decks881 decks
26%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
45%inclusion165 decks367 decks
35%synergy
Cordial Vampire
45%inclusion396 decks881 decks
38%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
44%inclusion386 decks881 decks
38%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
44%inclusion386 decks881 decks
40%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
43%inclusion382 decks881 decks
41%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
42%inclusion368 decks881 decks
37%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
41%inclusion144 decks353 decks
36%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
41%inclusion359 decks881 decks
26%synergy
Markov Baron
40%inclusion355 decks881 decks
38%synergy
Twilight Prophet
40%inclusion353 decks881 decks
30%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
38%inclusion339 decks881 decks
33%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
38%inclusion336 decks881 decks
3%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
38%inclusion333 decks881 decks
31%synergy
Soul Warden
38%inclusion333 decks881 decks
20%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
36%inclusion315 decks881 decks
30%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
36%inclusion277 decks779 decks
31%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
33%inclusion294 decks881 decks
22%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
31%inclusion273 decks881 decks
24%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
31%inclusion271 decks881 decks
19%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
27%inclusion239 decks881 decks
23%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
27%inclusion238 decks881 decks
12%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
27%inclusion236 decks881 decks
22%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
25%inclusion185 decks739 decks
13%synergy
Suture Priest
24%inclusion210 decks881 decks
10%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
22%inclusion77 decks352 decks
20%synergy
Drana and Linvala
21%inclusion188 decks881 decks
13%synergy
Starscape Cleric
21%inclusion147 decks706 decks
11%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
21%inclusion182 decks881 decks
17%synergy
Essence Channeler
20%inclusion143 decks705 decks
14%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
20%inclusion177 decks881 decks
14%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
20%inclusion107 decks544 decks
18%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
20%inclusion173 decks881 decks
16%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
19%inclusion171 decks881 decks
16%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
19%inclusion169 decks881 decks
15%synergy
Epicure of Blood
17%inclusion146 decks881 decks
15%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
16%inclusion145 decks881 decks
11%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
16%inclusion143 decks881 decks
14%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
15%inclusion136 decks881 decks
12%synergy
Captivating Vampire
15%inclusion134 decks881 decks
12%synergy
Crypt Ghast
15%inclusion131 decks881 decks
7%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
14%inclusion125 decks881 decks
12%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
14%inclusion121 decks881 decks
8%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Soul's Attendant
13%inclusion115 decks881 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Bloodwitch
13%inclusion115 decks881 decks
12%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
13%inclusion111 decks881 decks
9%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
12%inclusion110 decks881 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Fracture
39%inclusion345 decks881 decks
20%synergy
Dark Ritual
36%inclusion319 decks881 decks
12%synergy
Despark
33%inclusion288 decks881 decks
2%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
20%inclusion177 decks881 decks
17%synergy
Revitalize
20%inclusion172 decks881 decks
18%synergy
Murder
19%inclusion171 decks881 decks
15%synergy
Utter End
17%inclusion149 decks881 decks
4%synergy
Village Rites
14%inclusion126 decks881 decks
-8%synergy
Generous Gift
12%inclusion108 decks881 decks
-11%synergy
Disenchant
12%inclusion103 decks881 decks
8%synergy
Dawn's Truce
11%inclusion80 decks708 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion97 decks881 decks
6%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
11%inclusion94 decks881 decks
6%synergy
Inkshield
10%inclusion92 decks881 decks
-7%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
9.3%inclusion82 decks881 decks
-4%synergy
Return to Dust
7.9%inclusion70 decks881 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Dispute
7.4%inclusion65 decks881 decks
-14%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.2%inclusion63 decks881 decks
3%synergy
Treacherous Greed
5.6%inclusion49 decks881 decks
3%synergy
Reprieve
5.4%inclusion48 decks881 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.3%inclusion41 decks777 decks
-7%synergy
Sorceries
Revival // Revenge
50%inclusion441 decks881 decks
45%synergy
Sign in Blood
48%inclusion425 decks881 decks
30%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
48%inclusion419 decks881 decks
38%synergy
Damn
37%inclusion328 decks881 decks
4%synergy
Rush of Dread
36%inclusion303 decks850 decks
34%synergy
Fumigate
30%inclusion260 decks881 decks
22%synergy
Read the Bones
29%inclusion252 decks881 decks
19%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
22%inclusion194 decks881 decks
18%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
19%inclusion164 decks881 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
18%inclusion155 decks881 decks
12%synergy
Vindicate
16%inclusion144 decks881 decks
4%synergy
Night's Whisper
16%inclusion140 decks881 decks
-1%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
15%inclusion136 decks881 decks
15%synergy
New Blood
14%inclusion123 decks881 decks
10%synergy
Austere Command
13%inclusion116 decks881 decks
-5%synergy
Call to the Feast
13%inclusion114 decks881 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
12%inclusion110 decks881 decks
-5%synergy
Death Grasp
10%inclusion91 decks881 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion90 decks881 decks
-8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion85 decks881 decks
2%synergy
Sanctify
8.5%inclusion75 decks881 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.2%inclusion29 decks355 decks
2%synergy
Ambition's Cost
7.9%inclusion70 decks881 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.8%inclusion69 decks881 decks
7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.7%inclusion66 decks854 decks
4%synergy
Temporal Extortion
6.7%inclusion59 decks881 decks
6%synergy
Risky Shortcut
6.2%inclusion8 decks129 decks
5%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
6.0%inclusion53 decks881 decks
2%synergy
Feast of Blood
6.0%inclusion53 decks881 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
5.3%inclusion47 decks881 decks
-10%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
38%inclusion336 decks881 decks
13%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
36%inclusion319 decks881 decks
28%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
29%inclusion253 decks881 decks
20%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
26%inclusion227 decks881 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
21%inclusion186 decks881 decks
1%synergy
Quietus Spike
21%inclusion181 decks881 decks
20%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
21%inclusion153 decks745 decks
18%synergy
Bontu's Monument
18%inclusion158 decks881 decks
12%synergy
The Wind Crystal
17%inclusion17 decks99 decks
10%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
16%inclusion145 decks881 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Sigil
16%inclusion138 decks881 decks
13%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
15%inclusion133 decks881 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion126 decks881 decks
1%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
14%inclusion120 decks881 decks
11%synergy
Jet Medallion
13%inclusion111 decks881 decks
7%synergy
Chalice of Life
11%inclusion96 decks881 decks
10%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Pearl Medallion
7.4%inclusion65 decks881 decks
1%synergy
Whip of Erebos
7.0%inclusion62 decks881 decks
4%synergy
Herald's Horn
6.9%inclusion61 decks881 decks
2%synergy
Tithing Blade
6.8%inclusion60 decks881 decks
6%synergy
Scytheclaw
6.5%inclusion57 decks881 decks
6%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
5.9%inclusion52 decks881 decks
3%synergy
Sinister Monolith
5.5%inclusion39 decks706 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
42%inclusion370 decks881 decks
12%synergy
Cleric Class
36%inclusion320 decks881 decks
29%synergy
Wound Reflection
35%inclusion311 decks881 decks
32%synergy
Lunar Convocation
32%inclusion224 decks706 decks
21%synergy
Blind Obedience
28%inclusion251 decks881 decks
10%synergy
Boon Reflection
23%inclusion201 decks881 decks
21%synergy
Grievous Wound
21%inclusion117 decks553 decks
18%synergy
Warlock Class
21%inclusion186 decks881 decks
20%synergy
March of the Canonized
19%inclusion166 decks881 decks
13%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
18%inclusion161 decks881 decks
3%synergy
Black Market Connections
18%inclusion161 decks881 decks
-3%synergy
Ghostly Prison
17%inclusion147 decks881 decks
2%synergy
Greed
15%inclusion129 decks881 decks
10%synergy
Life Insurance
13%inclusion112 decks881 decks
9%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
11%inclusion94 decks881 decks
8%synergy
Glasswing Grace
11%inclusion82 decks777 decks
3%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
10%inclusion86 decks881 decks
5%synergy
Legion's Landing
10%inclusion85 decks881 decks
6%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
10%inclusion84 decks881 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Remedy
9.4%inclusion83 decks881 decks
7%synergy
Painful Quandary
7.9%inclusion70 decks881 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Rites
7.8%inclusion69 decks881 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Bonds
7.6%inclusion67 decks881 decks
6%synergy
Land Tax
7.6%inclusion67 decks881 decks
-2%synergy
Light of Promise
7.0%inclusion62 decks881 decks
4%synergy
Black Market
6.7%inclusion59 decks881 decks
0%synergy
Dawn of Hope
6.4%inclusion56 decks881 decks
2%synergy
Test of Endurance
5.4%inclusion48 decks881 decks
4%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
5.3%inclusion47 decks881 decks
0%synergy
Campaign of Vengeance
5.1%inclusion45 decks881 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of Hope
5.1%inclusion37 decks732 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
25%inclusion216 decks881 decks
22%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
23%inclusion200 decks881 decks
18%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
17%inclusion153 decks881 decks
12%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
12%inclusion104 decks881 decks
10%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
11%inclusion99 decks881 decks
9%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
10%inclusion91 decks881 decks
9%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
10%inclusion86 decks881 decks
8%synergy
Sorin, Solemn Visitor
5.1%inclusion45 decks881 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
49%inclusion436 decks881 decks
16%synergy
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion427 decks881 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
34%inclusion303 decks881 decks
14%synergy
Restless Fortress
27%inclusion241 decks881 decks
20%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion208 decks881 decks
1%synergy
Radiant Fountain
18%inclusion159 decks881 decks
14%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion150 decks881 decks
9%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
15%inclusion132 decks881 decks
-6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion108 decks881 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion102 decks881 decks
0%synergy
Shambling Vent
8.9%inclusion78 decks881 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.4%inclusion74 decks881 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.9%inclusion70 decks881 decks
-2%synergy
Three Tree City
6.9%inclusion49 decks714 decks
3%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
6.7%inclusion59 decks881 decks
1%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
6.7%inclusion59 decks881 decks
5%synergy
War Room
5.4%inclusion48 decks881 decks
-2%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
5.1%inclusion45 decks881 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion822 decks881 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion768 decks881 decks
7%synergy
Orzhov Signet
66%inclusion580 decks881 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
48%inclusion419 decks881 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
39%inclusion344 decks881 decks
23%synergy
Pristine Talisman
33%inclusion292 decks881 decks
27%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion196 decks881 decks
-2%synergy
Patchwork Banner
16%inclusion113 decks706 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion123 decks881 decks
-7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12%inclusion106 decks881 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion104 decks881 decks
-2%synergy
Marble Diamond
11%inclusion94 decks881 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.1%inclusion54 decks881 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
5.7%inclusion50 decks881 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion873 decks881 decks
1%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion870 decks881 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion776 decks881 decks
2%synergy
Isolated Chapel
63%inclusion552 decks881 decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Field
57%inclusion499 decks881 decks
5%synergy
Scoured Barrens
55%inclusion484 decks881 decks
31%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
55%inclusion483 decks881 decks
14%synergy
Path of Ancestry
53%inclusion468 decks881 decks
30%synergy
Temple of Silence
50%inclusion440 decks881 decks
10%synergy
Caves of Koilos
45%inclusion394 decks881 decks
-12%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
44%inclusion390 decks881 decks
3%synergy
Godless Shrine
36%inclusion319 decks881 decks
-14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
31%inclusion277 decks881 decks
11%synergy
Vault of Champions
31%inclusion270 decks881 decks
-9%synergy
Voldaren Estate
30%inclusion267 decks881 decks
25%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
26%inclusion231 decks881 decks
-9%synergy
Fetid Heath
25%inclusion217 decks881 decks
-15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion207 decks881 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
19%inclusion167 decks881 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion166 decks881 decks
-6%synergy
Forlorn Flats
19%inclusion161 decks857 decks
13%synergy
Desolate Mire
18%inclusion155 decks881 decks
2%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
17%inclusion154 decks881 decks
-9%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
17%inclusion147 decks881 decks
-4%synergy
Marsh Flats
16%inclusion137 decks881 decks
-14%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
15%inclusion133 decks881 decks
9%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
15%inclusion129 decks881 decks
9%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
14%inclusion124 decks881 decks
-9%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
14%inclusion123 decks881 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion113 decks881 decks
-1%synergy
Glasswing Grace
11%inclusion82 decks777 decks
3%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
10%inclusion88 decks881 decks
6%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
9.0%inclusion14 decks155 decks
-14%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
7.9%inclusion70 decks881 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.6%inclusion58 decks881 decks
-3%synergy
Citadel Gate
6.5%inclusion57 decks881 decks
6%synergy
Misty Palms Oasis
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.1%inclusion54 decks881 decks
1%synergy
Scrubland
5.9%inclusion52 decks881 decks
-6%synergy
Obscura Storefront
5.9%inclusion52 decks881 decks
2%synergy
Silent Clearing
5.6%inclusion49 decks881 decks
-10%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
5.3%inclusion47 decks881 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.3%inclusion41 decks777 decks
-7%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.1%inclusion45 decks881 decks
2%synergy
Neglected Manor
5.1%inclusion28 decks553 decks
2%synergy