Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Budget 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
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Astarion's Thirst
71%inclusion77 decks109 decks
67%synergy
Markov Purifier
71%inclusion77 decks109 decks
67%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
66%inclusion72 decks109 decks
62%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
72%inclusion78 decks109 decks
58%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
58%inclusion63 decks109 decks
55%synergy
Drana's Emissary
60%inclusion65 decks109 decks
55%synergy
Tithe Drinker
58%inclusion63 decks109 decks
54%synergy
Markov Baron
55%inclusion60 decks109 decks
53%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
58%inclusion63 decks109 decks
53%synergy
Revival // Revenge
53%inclusion58 decks109 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Sanguine Bond
67%inclusion73 decks109 decks
46%synergy
Mortify
63%inclusion69 decks109 decks
41%synergy
Sign in Blood
61%inclusion67 decks109 decks
43%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
52%inclusion57 decks109 decks
42%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
50%inclusion54 decks109 decks
47%synergy
Murder
50%inclusion54 decks109 decks
46%synergy
Indulging Patrician
49%inclusion53 decks109 decks
43%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
49%inclusion53 decks109 decks
22%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
49%inclusion53 decks109 decks
44%synergy
Epicure of Blood
49%inclusion53 decks109 decks
47%synergy
Creatures
Falkenrath Noble
48%inclusion52 decks109 decks
41%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
45%inclusion49 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
44%inclusion48 decks109 decks
37%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
43%inclusion47 decks109 decks
32%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
40%inclusion40 decks101 decks
36%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
39%inclusion43 decks109 decks
34%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
39%inclusion43 decks109 decks
34%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
37%inclusion40 decks109 decks
30%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
37%inclusion40 decks109 decks
19%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
37%inclusion40 decks109 decks
30%synergy
Cordial Vampire
34%inclusion37 decks109 decks
26%synergy
Syr Vondam, the Lucent
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
32%inclusion35 decks109 decks
26%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
32%inclusion35 decks109 decks
25%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
30%inclusion33 decks109 decks
26%synergy
Nullpriest of Oblivion
29%inclusion32 decks109 decks
27%synergy
Lifecreed Duo
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
23%synergy
Blood Artist
28%inclusion30 decks109 decks
-4%synergy
Rooftop Assassin
27%inclusion23 decks84 decks
27%synergy
Essence Channeler
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Starscape Cleric
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
15%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
25%inclusion27 decks109 decks
12%synergy
Shroudstomper
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
22%inclusion24 decks109 decks
18%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
19%inclusion21 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Starlit Soothsayer
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
17%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
-4%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Champion of Dusk
17%inclusion19 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Nykthos Paragon
17%inclusion19 decks109 decks
16%synergy
Pontiff of Blight
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
13%synergy
Drana and Linvala
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Bloodbond Vampire
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
15%synergy
Vampire Scrivener
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
15%synergy
Forerunner of the Legion
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
12%synergy
Soul Warden
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
-4%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Twilight Prophet
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Vampire Spawn
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
12%synergy
Skymarch Bloodletter
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
13%synergy
Bishop's Soldier
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
13%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Bloodwitch
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Sangromancer
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Child of Night
12%inclusion13 decks109 decks
12%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Revitalize
46%inclusion50 decks109 decks
44%synergy
Despark
44%inclusion48 decks109 decks
13%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
41%inclusion45 decks109 decks
-23%synergy
Fracture
39%inclusion43 decks109 decks
20%synergy
Disenchant
39%inclusion42 decks109 decks
35%synergy
Utter End
37%inclusion40 decks109 decks
23%synergy
Path to Exile
28%inclusion30 decks109 decks
-22%synergy
Caustic Exhale
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Village Rites
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
-7%synergy
Riot Control
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
13%synergy
Sonar Strike
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Invoke the Divine
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Generous Gift
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
-14%synergy
Consuming Corruption
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Bleed Dry
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
-31%synergy
Winter's Intervention
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
-14%synergy
Hero's Downfall
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Return to Dust
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
-8%synergy
Urge to Feed
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Treacherous Greed
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
3%synergy
Cast Down
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Sanguine Sacrament
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Read the Bones
44%inclusion48 decks109 decks
33%synergy
Blood Tribute
42%inclusion46 decks109 decks
40%synergy
Death Grasp
37%inclusion40 decks109 decks
36%synergy
Rush of Dread
35%inclusion29 decks84 decks
33%synergy
Call to the Feast
32%inclusion35 decks109 decks
31%synergy
Ambition's Cost
31%inclusion34 decks109 decks
29%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
30%inclusion33 decks109 decks
22%synergy
Exsanguinate
27%inclusion29 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Worthy Cost
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Poison the Waters
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
19%inclusion21 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Victimize
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
-2%synergy
Feed the Swarm
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Fumigate
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Sanctify
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Vindicate
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
0%synergy
Austere Command
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
-7%synergy
Vampire's Kiss
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Feast of Blood
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
11%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
10%synergy
New Blood
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Edgar's Awakening
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Damnable Pact
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Sovereign's Bite
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Merciless Eviction
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Ancient Craving
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Emerge from the Cocoon
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Damn
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
-27%synergy
Queen's Commission
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
-10%synergy
Alms of the Vein
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Macabre Waltz
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Pointed Discussion
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Arterial Flow
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Tithing Blade
36%inclusion39 decks109 decks
34%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
33%inclusion36 decks109 decks
18%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
25%inclusion27 decks109 decks
17%synergy
Quietus Spike
22%inclusion24 decks109 decks
21%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
22%inclusion24 decks109 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion23 decks109 decks
-5%synergy
Phantom Train
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Wedding Invitation
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Campfire
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Sigil
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Scytheclaw
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Ceremonial Knife
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Blood Fountain
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Sinister Monolith
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Chalice of Life
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Warlock Class
44%inclusion48 decks109 decks
43%synergy
Cleric Class
41%inclusion45 decks109 decks
33%synergy
Greed
38%inclusion41 decks109 decks
33%synergy
Lunar Convocation
35%inclusion24 decks68 decks
24%synergy
Grievous Wound
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
26%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
28%inclusion30 decks109 decks
25%synergy
Life Insurance
24%inclusion26 decks109 decks
20%synergy
Vampiric Rites
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Glasswing Grace
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Campaign of Vengeance
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
12%synergy
Makeshift Binding
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
-19%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Gift of Fangs
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Dawn of Hope
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
5%synergy
March of the Canonized
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Light of Promise
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Blind Obedience
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
-12%synergy
Mark of the Vampire
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Wound Reflection
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Legion's Landing
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
36%inclusion39 decks109 decks
33%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
22%inclusion24 decks109 decks
17%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Restless Fortress
34%inclusion37 decks109 decks
26%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
27%inclusion29 decks109 decks
-7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion18 decks109 decks
-3%synergy
Bojuka Bog
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
-28%synergy
Mortuary Mire
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Radiant Fountain
16%inclusion17 decks109 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
78%inclusion85 decks109 decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion83 decks109 decks
-5%synergy
Orzhov Signet
67%inclusion73 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
58%inclusion63 decks109 decks
41%synergy
Pristine Talisman
46%inclusion50 decks109 decks
40%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
40%inclusion44 decks109 decks
34%synergy
Marble Diamond
39%inclusion42 decks109 decks
32%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion22 decks109 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
-35%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Orzhov Locket
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
-12%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion108 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion107 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
76%inclusion83 decks109 decks
-10%synergy
Scoured Barrens
72%inclusion79 decks109 decks
48%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
57%inclusion62 decks109 decks
15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
53%inclusion58 decks109 decks
32%synergy
Temple of Silence
50%inclusion54 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
49%inclusion53 decks109 decks
40%synergy
Tainted Field
48%inclusion52 decks109 decks
-4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
44%inclusion48 decks109 decks
20%synergy
Forlorn Flats
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
26%synergy
Caves of Koilos
28%inclusion31 decks109 decks
-29%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
28%inclusion31 decks109 decks
17%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
23%inclusion25 decks109 decks
-18%synergy
Voldaren Estate
22%inclusion24 decks109 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
-10%synergy
Glasswing Grace
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
-7%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
14%inclusion15 decks109 decks
9%synergy
Isolated Chapel
13%inclusion14 decks109 decks
-52%synergy
Silverquill Campus
10%inclusion11 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Desolate Mire
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
-6%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Citadel Gate
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
0%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
1%synergy
Obscura Storefront
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
2%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
0%synergy