Astarion, the Decadent (Commander)

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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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Grave Venerations
0.6%inclusion2 decks326 decks
-1%synergy
Mornsong Aria
0.6%inclusion2 decks339 decks
0%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
0.6%inclusion2 decks339 decks
0%synergy
Abigale, Eloquent First-Year
0.6%inclusion2 decks339 decks
-2%synergy
Scarblade's Malice
0.3%inclusion1 decks294 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sanguine Bond
83%inclusion5.16K decks6.20K decks
62%synergy
Exquisite Blood
68%inclusion4.22K decks6.20K decks
51%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
54%inclusion3.32K decks6.20K decks
50%synergy
Exsanguinate
62%inclusion3.84K decks6.20K decks
50%synergy
Indulging Patrician
55%inclusion3.38K decks6.20K decks
49%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
62%inclusion3.84K decks6.20K decks
48%synergy
Blood Tribute
49%inclusion3.04K decks6.20K decks
47%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
68%inclusion4.23K decks6.20K decks
46%synergy
Revival // Revenge
48%inclusion2.98K decks6.20K decks
43%synergy
Drana's Emissary
45%inclusion2.78K decks6.20K decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
61%inclusion3.79K decks6.20K decks
-3%synergy
Mortify
60%inclusion3.73K decks6.20K decks
38%synergy
Blood Artist
56%inclusion3.46K decks6.20K decks
24%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
55%inclusion3.44K decks6.20K decks
15%synergy
Path to Exile
49%inclusion3.01K decks6.20K decks
-1%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
46%inclusion2.88K decks6.20K decks
36%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
44%inclusion2.76K decks6.20K decks
15%synergy
Soul Warden
44%inclusion2.75K decks6.20K decks
26%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
43%inclusion2.65K decks6.20K decks
38%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
43%inclusion2.65K decks6.20K decks
28%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
27%inclusion1.65K decks6.20K decks
12%synergy
Smothering Tithe
21%inclusion1.33K decks6.20K decks
-2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
16%inclusion1K decks6.20K decks
0%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
15%inclusion934 decks6.20K decks
4%synergy
Teferi's Protection
14%inclusion843 decks6.20K decks
-2%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
9.0%inclusion555 decks6.20K decks
-3%synergy
The One Ring
6.1%inclusion379 decks6.20K decks
0%synergy
Necropotence
5.9%inclusion365 decks6.20K decks
0%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.7%inclusion351 decks6.20K decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
42%inclusion2.60K decks6.20K decks
34%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
42%inclusion2.59K decks6.20K decks
30%synergy
Markov Purifier
40%inclusion2.51K decks6.20K decks
37%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
40%inclusion1.82K decks4.54K decks
30%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
39%inclusion2.44K decks6.20K decks
35%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
39%inclusion2.20K decks5.62K decks
27%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
38%inclusion2.36K decks6.20K decks
3%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
37%inclusion2.29K decks6.20K decks
26%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
36%inclusion2.25K decks6.20K decks
31%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
36%inclusion2.21K decks6.20K decks
33%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
35%inclusion2.17K decks6.20K decks
9%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
34%inclusion1.52K decks4.48K decks
29%synergy
Twilight Prophet
33%inclusion2.07K decks6.20K decks
23%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
33%inclusion2.04K decks6.20K decks
31%synergy
Tithe Drinker
31%inclusion1.93K decks6.20K decks
27%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
31%inclusion1.75K decks5.74K decks
26%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
30%inclusion1.87K decks6.20K decks
23%synergy
Suture Priest
28%inclusion1.74K decks6.20K decks
14%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
27%inclusion1.69K decks6.20K decks
23%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
27%inclusion1.65K decks6.20K decks
20%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
26%inclusion1.63K decks6.20K decks
6%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
25%inclusion1.55K decks6.20K decks
21%synergy
Cordial Vampire
24%inclusion1.51K decks6.20K decks
17%synergy
Starscape Cleric
23%inclusion1.29K decks5.53K decks
13%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
23%inclusion1.17K decks5.11K decks
21%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
23%inclusion1.40K decks6.20K decks
17%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
22%inclusion1.39K decks6.20K decks
19%synergy
Crypt Ghast
22%inclusion1.39K decks6.20K decks
15%synergy
Soul's Attendant
22%inclusion1.37K decks6.20K decks
9%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
20%inclusion1.26K decks6.20K decks
15%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
20%inclusion1.23K decks6.20K decks
16%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
20%inclusion1.23K decks6.20K decks
15%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
20%inclusion1.22K decks6.20K decks
14%synergy
Markov Baron
20%inclusion1.22K decks6.20K decks
18%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
18%inclusion1.12K decks6.20K decks
6%synergy
Essence Channeler
18%inclusion993 decks5.53K decks
12%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
16%inclusion1.02K decks6.20K decks
2%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
16%inclusion709 decks4.48K decks
14%synergy
Drana and Linvala
15%inclusion906 decks6.20K decks
7%synergy
The Gaffer
14%inclusion863 decks6.20K decks
10%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
14%inclusion861 decks6.20K decks
8%synergy
Witch of the Moors
12%inclusion765 decks6.20K decks
9%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
12%inclusion398 decks3.23K decks
10%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
12%inclusion756 decks6.20K decks
8%synergy
Epicure of Blood
12%inclusion743 decks6.20K decks
10%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
12%inclusion722 decks6.20K decks
10%synergy
Serra Ascendant
12%inclusion713 decks6.20K decks
5%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion683 decks6.20K decks
-5%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
11%inclusion655 decks6.20K decks
7%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
10%inclusion619 decks6.20K decks
7%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
37%inclusion2.29K decks6.20K decks
14%synergy
Fracture
32%inclusion2K decks6.20K decks
13%synergy
Despark
28%inclusion1.75K decks6.20K decks
-3%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
22%inclusion1.38K decks6.20K decks
19%synergy
Revitalize
17%inclusion1.06K decks6.20K decks
15%synergy
Murder
16%inclusion994 decks6.20K decks
12%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
14%inclusion889 decks6.20K decks
9%synergy
Generous Gift
14%inclusion885 decks6.20K decks
-10%synergy
Inkshield
13%inclusion825 decks6.20K decks
-4%synergy
Utter End
12%inclusion765 decks6.20K decks
-1%synergy
Dawn's Truce
11%inclusion588 decks5.54K decks
3%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion610 decks6.20K decks
-4%synergy
Village Rites
10%inclusion608 decks6.20K decks
-12%synergy
Disenchant
10%inclusion596 decks6.20K decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
9.0%inclusion558 decks6.20K decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.0%inclusion495 decks6.20K decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.7%inclusion444 decks5.74K decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.9%inclusion430 decks6.20K decks
-14%synergy
Return to Dust
6.2%inclusion387 decks6.20K decks
2%synergy
Reprieve
5.9%inclusion366 decks6.20K decks
-2%synergy
Stinging Study
5.5%inclusion339 decks6.20K decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.3%inclusion331 decks6.20K decks
-6%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
41%inclusion2.53K decks6.20K decks
23%synergy
Damn
34%inclusion2.10K decks6.20K decks
1%synergy
Fumigate
31%inclusion1.93K decks6.20K decks
23%synergy
Rush of Dread
31%inclusion1.82K decks5.94K decks
29%synergy
Read the Bones
24%inclusion1.47K decks6.20K decks
13%synergy
Night's Whisper
19%inclusion1.19K decks6.20K decks
2%synergy
Farewell
17%inclusion1.03K decks6.20K decks
4%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
16%inclusion1.01K decks6.20K decks
16%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16%inclusion987 decks6.20K decks
10%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
16%inclusion981 decks6.20K decks
8%synergy
Toxic Deluge
16%inclusion976 decks6.20K decks
-1%synergy
Vindicate
15%inclusion923 decks6.20K decks
3%synergy
Austere Command
12%inclusion752 decks6.20K decks
-6%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
11%inclusion686 decks6.20K decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
10%inclusion630 decks6.20K decks
9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion622 decks6.20K decks
3%synergy
Death Grasp
9.4%inclusion582 decks6.20K decks
9%synergy
Sanctify
8.7%inclusion539 decks6.20K decks
8%synergy
Temporal Extortion
8.6%inclusion533 decks6.20K decks
8%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.2%inclusion487 decks5.95K decks
4%synergy
New Blood
8.1%inclusion505 decks6.20K decks
5%synergy
Victimize
7.7%inclusion480 decks6.20K decks
-10%synergy
Reanimate
7.3%inclusion452 decks6.20K decks
-8%synergy
Ambition's Cost
7.0%inclusion436 decks6.20K decks
5%synergy
Call to the Feast
7.0%inclusion432 decks6.20K decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.0%inclusion374 decks6.20K decks
2%synergy
Merciless Eviction
5.6%inclusion348 decks6.20K decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.5%inclusion249 decks4.49K decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
36%inclusion2.22K decks6.20K decks
10%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
35%inclusion2.16K decks6.20K decks
27%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
32%inclusion1.97K decks6.20K decks
23%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
25%inclusion1.57K decks6.20K decks
21%synergy
The Wind Crystal
23%inclusion600 decks2.65K decks
15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion1.35K decks6.20K decks
2%synergy
Quietus Spike
20%inclusion1.24K decks6.20K decks
19%synergy
Tainted Sigil
17%inclusion1.04K decks6.20K decks
14%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
15%inclusion847 decks5.64K decks
12%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
14%inclusion876 decks6.20K decks
11%synergy
Bontu's Monument
14%inclusion869 decks6.20K decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion798 decks6.20K decks
-1%synergy
Chalice of Life
12%inclusion759 decks6.20K decks
11%synergy
Jet Medallion
12%inclusion742 decks6.20K decks
6%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
9.0%inclusion561 decks6.20K decks
3%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
9.0%inclusion247 decks2.73K decks
4%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
8.4%inclusion521 decks6.20K decks
4%synergy
Pearl Medallion
7.4%inclusion460 decks6.20K decks
2%synergy
Scytheclaw
7.1%inclusion439 decks6.20K decks
6%synergy
Sinister Monolith
6.9%inclusion383 decks5.53K decks
5%synergy
Whip of Erebos
5.8%inclusion361 decks6.20K decks
3%synergy
Strionic Resonator
5.1%inclusion319 decks6.20K decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Wound Reflection
36%inclusion2.21K decks6.20K decks
33%synergy
Cleric Class
31%inclusion1.94K decks6.20K decks
23%synergy
Lunar Convocation
31%inclusion1.70K decks5.53K decks
20%synergy
Blind Obedience
29%inclusion1.81K decks6.20K decks
11%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
27%inclusion1.66K decks6.20K decks
11%synergy
Grievous Wound
23%inclusion1.19K decks5.13K decks
20%synergy
Black Market Connections
23%inclusion1.41K decks6.20K decks
1%synergy
Boon Reflection
21%inclusion1.30K decks6.20K decks
19%synergy
Ghostly Prison
19%inclusion1.17K decks6.20K decks
4%synergy
Warlock Class
16%inclusion964 decks6.20K decks
14%synergy
Greed
15%inclusion941 decks6.20K decks
11%synergy
March of the Canonized
11%inclusion703 decks6.20K decks
5%synergy
Life Insurance
10%inclusion647 decks6.20K decks
7%synergy
Land Tax
10%inclusion618 decks6.20K decks
0%synergy
Tainted Remedy
9.3%inclusion577 decks6.20K decks
7%synergy
Dawn of Hope
9.0%inclusion559 decks6.20K decks
5%synergy
Leyline of Hope
8.8%inclusion493 decks5.60K decks
6%synergy
Painful Quandary
8.8%inclusion545 decks6.20K decks
6%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
8.8%inclusion545 decks6.20K decks
6%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
8.5%inclusion524 decks6.20K decks
4%synergy
Glasswing Grace
8.4%inclusion483 decks5.74K decks
1%synergy
Polluted Bonds
7.8%inclusion486 decks6.20K decks
6%synergy
Test of Endurance
7.4%inclusion456 decks6.20K decks
6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6.9%inclusion427 decks6.20K decks
-4%synergy
Light of Promise
5.6%inclusion350 decks6.20K decks
3%synergy
Vampiric Rites
5.6%inclusion349 decks6.20K decks
-2%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.6%inclusion347 decks6.20K decks
-12%synergy
Legion's Landing
5.5%inclusion342 decks6.20K decks
2%synergy
Axis of Mortality
5.4%inclusion332 decks6.20K decks
4%synergy
Black Market
5.2%inclusion320 decks6.20K decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
23%inclusion1.42K decks6.20K decks
21%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
16%inclusion994 decks6.20K decks
11%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
11%inclusion670 decks6.20K decks
5%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
9.2%inclusion570 decks6.20K decks
7%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
9.0%inclusion555 decks6.20K decks
6%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
7.8%inclusion482 decks6.20K decks
6%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
7.6%inclusion474 decks6.20K decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
41%inclusion2.53K decks6.20K decks
-3%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
40%inclusion2.50K decks6.20K decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
30%inclusion1.85K decks6.20K decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion1.43K decks6.20K decks
0%synergy
Restless Fortress
23%inclusion1.42K decks6.20K decks
16%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
19%inclusion1.16K decks6.20K decks
-2%synergy
Radiant Fountain
18%inclusion1.09K decks6.20K decks
14%synergy
Cabal Coffers
15%inclusion934 decks6.20K decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion921 decks6.20K decks
7%synergy
Shambling Vent
10%inclusion639 decks6.20K decks
5%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
10%inclusion280 decks2.73K decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion632 decks6.20K decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.9%inclusion552 decks6.20K decks
-1%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
8.5%inclusion526 decks6.20K decks
7%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.9%inclusion487 decks6.20K decks
4%synergy
War Room
6.4%inclusion395 decks6.20K decks
-1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.1%inclusion314 decks6.20K decks
-7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion5.54K decks6.20K decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion5.09K decks6.20K decks
2%synergy
Orzhov Signet
59%inclusion3.65K decks6.20K decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
44%inclusion2.75K decks6.20K decks
-8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
31%inclusion1.94K decks6.20K decks
15%synergy
Pristine Talisman
31%inclusion1.93K decks6.20K decks
25%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion1.46K decks6.20K decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion1.08K decks6.20K decks
-3%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion881 decks6.20K decks
0%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12%inclusion747 decks6.20K decks
6%synergy
Marble Diamond
11%inclusion682 decks6.20K decks
5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
7.9%inclusion437 decks5.53K decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.9%inclusion368 decks6.20K decks
4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.4%inclusion335 decks6.20K decks
3%synergy
Orzhov Locket
5.0%inclusion313 decks6.20K decks
2%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
5.0%inclusion312 decks6.20K decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion6.13K decks6.20K decks
1%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion6.12K decks6.20K decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion5.22K decks6.20K decks
-2%synergy
Isolated Chapel
60%inclusion3.69K decks6.20K decks
-6%synergy
Scoured Barrens
53%inclusion3.30K decks6.20K decks
29%synergy
Tainted Field
51%inclusion3.15K decks6.20K decks
-1%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
48%inclusion2.98K decks6.20K decks
6%synergy
Temple of Silence
44%inclusion2.74K decks6.20K decks
4%synergy
Caves of Koilos
44%inclusion2.71K decks6.20K decks
-13%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
40%inclusion2.45K decks6.20K decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
39%inclusion2.39K decks6.20K decks
15%synergy
Godless Shrine
38%inclusion2.38K decks6.20K decks
-12%synergy
Vault of Champions
32%inclusion1.96K decks6.20K decks
-8%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
30%inclusion1.87K decks6.20K decks
-4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion1.68K decks6.20K decks
6%synergy
Fetid Heath
27%inclusion1.66K decks6.20K decks
-12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion1.35K decks6.20K decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion1.21K decks6.20K decks
-5%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
19%inclusion1.16K decks6.20K decks
-8%synergy
Marsh Flats
18%inclusion1.12K decks6.20K decks
-12%synergy
Voldaren Estate
18%inclusion1.10K decks6.20K decks
12%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
18%inclusion1.10K decks6.20K decks
9%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
17%inclusion1.06K decks6.20K decks
-4%synergy
Desolate Mire
16%inclusion963 decks6.11K decks
0%synergy
Forlorn Flats
15%inclusion883 decks5.96K decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion894 decks6.20K decks
0%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
14%inclusion856 decks6.20K decks
3%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
14%inclusion855 decks6.20K decks
-9%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
12%inclusion464 decks3.83K decks
-10%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
9.3%inclusion579 decks6.20K decks
3%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
9.1%inclusion562 decks6.20K decks
5%synergy
Silent Clearing
8.9%inclusion551 decks6.20K decks
-6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
8.4%inclusion483 decks5.74K decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.7%inclusion444 decks5.74K decks
-5%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
7.6%inclusion469 decks6.20K decks
2%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
7.6%inclusion469 decks6.20K decks
6%synergy
Scrubland
7.5%inclusion464 decks6.20K decks
-4%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.3%inclusion453 decks6.20K decks
-2%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.5%inclusion404 decks6.20K decks
4%synergy
Citadel Gate
6.3%inclusion389 decks6.20K decks
5%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.1%inclusion380 decks6.20K decks
-2%synergy
Neglected Manor
6.1%inclusion311 decks5.13K decks
3%synergy
Obscura Storefront
6.0%inclusion374 decks6.20K decks
2%synergy
Silverquill Campus
5.4%inclusion332 decks6.20K decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.3%inclusion331 decks6.20K decks
-6%synergy
Thriving Heath
5.3%inclusion327 decks6.20K decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.2%inclusion325 decks6.20K decks
2%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
5.2%inclusion323 decks6.20K decks
0%synergy