Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Core

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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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Liminal Hold
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Prideful Feastling
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Abigale, Eloquent First-Year
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Wanderbrine Preacher
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Perfect Intimidation
4.4%inclusion2 decks45 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sanguine Bond
80%inclusion602 decks750 decks
59%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
54%inclusion407 decks750 decks
51%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
63%inclusion475 decks750 decks
50%synergy
Indulging Patrician
55%inclusion409 decks750 decks
49%synergy
Drana's Emissary
48%inclusion363 decks750 decks
44%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
46%inclusion346 decks750 decks
41%synergy
Exsanguinate
53%inclusion396 decks750 decks
41%synergy
Markov Purifier
44%inclusion329 decks750 decks
41%synergy
Mortify
62%inclusion466 decks750 decks
40%synergy
Revival // Revenge
44%inclusion329 decks750 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Exquisite Blood
56%inclusion418 decks750 decks
39%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
55%inclusion412 decks750 decks
33%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
54%inclusion404 decks750 decks
-11%synergy
Blood Artist
50%inclusion377 decks750 decks
19%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
47%inclusion354 decks750 decks
37%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
47%inclusion354 decks750 decks
7%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
42%inclusion316 decks750 decks
38%synergy
Path to Exile
41%inclusion311 decks750 decks
-8%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
39%inclusion296 decks750 decks
37%synergy
Blood Tribute
39%inclusion294 decks750 decks
37%synergy
Creatures
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
39%inclusion289 decks750 decks
4%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
37%inclusion279 decks750 decks
25%synergy
Tithe Drinker
37%inclusion278 decks750 decks
33%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
37%inclusion278 decks750 decks
35%synergy
Soul Warden
37%inclusion276 decks750 decks
19%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
35%inclusion265 decks750 decks
24%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
35%inclusion265 decks750 decks
9%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
34%inclusion253 decks750 decks
19%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
31%inclusion147 decks475 decks
26%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
31%inclusion231 decks750 decks
27%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
30%inclusion228 decks750 decks
25%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
30%inclusion227 decks750 decks
23%synergy
Twilight Prophet
30%inclusion226 decks750 decks
20%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
29%inclusion218 decks750 decks
22%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
29%inclusion190 decks661 decks
17%synergy
Cordial Vampire
29%inclusion214 decks750 decks
21%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
28%inclusion209 decks750 decks
23%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
27%inclusion132 decks484 decks
18%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
27%inclusion203 decks750 decks
22%synergy
Markov Baron
27%inclusion201 decks750 decks
25%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
26%inclusion182 decks690 decks
22%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
26%inclusion194 decks750 decks
18%synergy
Starscape Cleric
25%inclusion165 decks653 decks
15%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
25%inclusion189 decks750 decks
20%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
25%inclusion187 decks750 decks
5%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
24%inclusion182 decks750 decks
18%synergy
Suture Priest
24%inclusion181 decks750 decks
10%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
20%inclusion152 decks750 decks
17%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
20%inclusion96 decks475 decks
18%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
20%inclusion150 decks750 decks
15%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
19%inclusion111 decks581 decks
17%synergy
Soul's Attendant
19%inclusion143 decks750 decks
6%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
19%inclusion141 decks750 decks
13%synergy
Essence Channeler
18%inclusion120 decks652 decks
12%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
18%inclusion133 decks750 decks
3%synergy
Epicure of Blood
17%inclusion129 decks750 decks
16%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
17%inclusion124 decks750 decks
13%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
16%inclusion117 decks750 decks
12%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
15%inclusion114 decks750 decks
11%synergy
Crypt Ghast
14%inclusion105 decks750 decks
6%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
14%inclusion104 decks750 decks
2%synergy
Drana and Linvala
13%inclusion101 decks750 decks
6%synergy
The Gaffer
13%inclusion101 decks750 decks
10%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
13%inclusion95 decks750 decks
10%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
13%inclusion94 decks750 decks
6%synergy
Witch of the Moors
12%inclusion91 decks750 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion91 decks750 decks
-4%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
12%inclusion28 decks240 decks
9%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
11%inclusion86 decks750 decks
7%synergy
Nykthos Paragon
11%inclusion84 decks750 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Fracture
29%inclusion218 decks750 decks
10%synergy
Dark Ritual
27%inclusion200 decks750 decks
3%synergy
Despark
26%inclusion195 decks750 decks
-5%synergy
Murder
19%inclusion144 decks750 decks
15%synergy
Revitalize
19%inclusion142 decks750 decks
17%synergy
Utter End
17%inclusion126 decks750 decks
4%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
15%inclusion115 decks750 decks
12%synergy
Generous Gift
15%inclusion114 decks750 decks
-9%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
13%inclusion94 decks750 decks
7%synergy
Disenchant
12%inclusion88 decks750 decks
8%synergy
Village Rites
11%inclusion82 decks750 decks
-11%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion77 decks750 decks
6%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion73 decks750 decks
-4%synergy
Return to Dust
8.8%inclusion66 decks750 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.4%inclusion63 decks750 decks
4%synergy
Inkshield
8.1%inclusion61 decks750 decks
-9%synergy
Dawn's Truce
8.1%inclusion53 decks654 decks
1%synergy
Consuming Corruption
7.0%inclusion48 decks685 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.8%inclusion47 decks689 decks
-6%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.8%inclusion51 decks750 decks
-15%synergy
Riot Control
6.5%inclusion49 decks750 decks
5%synergy
Treacherous Greed
6.1%inclusion46 decks750 decks
4%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
5.3%inclusion40 decks750 decks
5%synergy
Reprieve
5.1%inclusion38 decks750 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
39%inclusion292 decks750 decks
21%synergy
Fumigate
32%inclusion239 decks750 decks
24%synergy
Rush of Dread
29%inclusion208 decks712 decks
28%synergy
Read the Bones
26%inclusion198 decks750 decks
16%synergy
Damn
25%inclusion188 decks750 decks
-8%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
20%inclusion148 decks750 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion125 decks750 decks
0%synergy
Vindicate
16%inclusion118 decks750 decks
3%synergy
Austere Command
15%inclusion113 decks750 decks
-3%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
14%inclusion106 decks750 decks
10%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
14%inclusion106 decks750 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion92 decks750 decks
6%synergy
Death Grasp
12%inclusion89 decks750 decks
11%synergy
Call to the Feast
11%inclusion84 decks750 decks
10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion74 decks750 decks
2%synergy
Victimize
9.5%inclusion71 decks750 decks
-9%synergy
Farewell
9.5%inclusion71 decks750 decks
-3%synergy
Ambition's Cost
9.5%inclusion71 decks750 decks
7%synergy
Sanctify
9.5%inclusion71 decks750 decks
9%synergy
New Blood
9.1%inclusion68 decks750 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
8.5%inclusion64 decks750 decks
-9%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.9%inclusion59 decks750 decks
7%synergy
Merciless Eviction
6.8%inclusion51 decks750 decks
2%synergy
Damnable Pact
5.7%inclusion43 decks750 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.5%inclusion26 decks475 decks
0%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.2%inclusion37 decks713 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
35%inclusion259 decks750 decks
9%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
33%inclusion245 decks750 decks
25%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion136 decks750 decks
4%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
18%inclusion133 decks750 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Sigil
18%inclusion133 decks750 decks
15%synergy
Quietus Spike
18%inclusion132 decks750 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion116 decks750 decks
-4%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
15%inclusion116 decks750 decks
11%synergy
Chalice of Life
15%inclusion111 decks750 decks
14%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
14%inclusion106 decks750 decks
11%synergy
The Wind Crystal
13%inclusion24 decks186 decks
5%synergy
Bontu's Monument
12%inclusion89 decks750 decks
6%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
12%inclusion78 decks670 decks
9%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
11%inclusion86 decks750 decks
8%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
11%inclusion85 decks750 decks
6%synergy
Tithing Blade
8.5%inclusion64 decks750 decks
7%synergy
Sinister Monolith
8.3%inclusion54 decks653 decks
6%synergy
Jet Medallion
7.7%inclusion58 decks750 decks
2%synergy
Scytheclaw
6.3%inclusion47 decks750 decks
6%synergy
Campfire
5.7%inclusion43 decks750 decks
5%synergy
Pearl Medallion
5.5%inclusion41 decks750 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Cleric Class
34%inclusion256 decks750 decks
26%synergy
Lunar Convocation
34%inclusion219 decks653 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
33%inclusion247 decks750 decks
3%synergy
Wound Reflection
30%inclusion228 decks750 decks
27%synergy
Grievous Wound
25%inclusion147 decks583 decks
22%synergy
Blind Obedience
25%inclusion188 decks750 decks
7%synergy
Warlock Class
19%inclusion144 decks750 decks
18%synergy
Greed
19%inclusion139 decks750 decks
14%synergy
Boon Reflection
19%inclusion139 decks750 decks
17%synergy
March of the Canonized
17%inclusion126 decks750 decks
10%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
15%inclusion113 decks750 decks
0%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
14%inclusion106 decks750 decks
12%synergy
Life Insurance
13%inclusion100 decks750 decks
10%synergy
Ghostly Prison
13%inclusion99 decks750 decks
-1%synergy
Glasswing Grace
12%inclusion82 decks689 decks
4%synergy
Dawn of Hope
11%inclusion81 decks750 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Hope
11%inclusion71 decks659 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion79 decks750 decks
-11%synergy
Polluted Bonds
8.1%inclusion61 decks750 decks
6%synergy
Campaign of Vengeance
7.7%inclusion58 decks750 decks
7%synergy
Painful Quandary
7.6%inclusion57 decks750 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Rites
7.5%inclusion56 decks750 decks
0%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
7.2%inclusion54 decks750 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Remedy
6.9%inclusion52 decks750 decks
5%synergy
Test of Endurance
6.9%inclusion52 decks750 decks
5%synergy
Light of Promise
6.5%inclusion49 decks750 decks
4%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
6.4%inclusion48 decks750 decks
6%synergy
Legion's Landing
6.1%inclusion46 decks750 decks
3%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
6.0%inclusion45 decks750 decks
-1%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.9%inclusion44 decks750 decks
-12%synergy
Axis of Mortality
5.6%inclusion42 decks750 decks
4%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
5.3%inclusion40 decks750 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
17%inclusion131 decks750 decks
12%synergy
Sorin Markov
17%inclusion128 decks750 decks
15%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
12%inclusion89 decks750 decks
7%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
12%inclusion88 decks750 decks
9%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
8.8%inclusion66 decks750 decks
7%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
7.2%inclusion54 decks750 decks
6%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
7.2%inclusion54 decks750 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
41%inclusion305 decks750 decks
7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion265 decks750 decks
-8%synergy
Restless Fortress
28%inclusion212 decks750 decks
21%synergy
Rogue's Passage
27%inclusion199 decks750 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
18%inclusion137 decks750 decks
10%synergy
Radiant Fountain
18%inclusion135 decks750 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion126 decks750 decks
-6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion88 decks750 decks
6%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
11%inclusion82 decks750 decks
9%synergy
Witch's Cottage
11%inclusion79 decks750 decks
7%synergy
Shambling Vent
10%inclusion75 decks750 decks
5%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
8.7%inclusion17 decks196 decks
7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
6.4%inclusion48 decks750 decks
-14%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.1%inclusion46 decks750 decks
-4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.7%inclusion43 decks750 decks
-6%synergy
War Room
5.7%inclusion43 decks750 decks
-1%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
5.3%inclusion40 decks750 decks
-1%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
5.1%inclusion38 decks750 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion647 decks750 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion585 decks750 decks
-3%synergy
Orzhov Signet
61%inclusion458 decks750 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
39%inclusion289 decks750 decks
-14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
35%inclusion264 decks750 decks
19%synergy
Pristine Talisman
34%inclusion253 decks750 decks
28%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion206 decks750 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion125 decks750 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion121 decks750 decks
-4%synergy
Marble Diamond
15%inclusion112 decks750 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion94 decks750 decks
-2%synergy
Orzhov Locket
7.5%inclusion56 decks750 decks
5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
6.9%inclusion45 decks653 decks
2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.0%inclusion45 decks750 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
5.5%inclusion41 decks750 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Plains
100%inclusion748 decks750 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion747 decks750 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion627 decks750 decks
-3%synergy
Scoured Barrens
60%inclusion451 decks750 decks
36%synergy
Tainted Field
53%inclusion397 decks750 decks
1%synergy
Isolated Chapel
53%inclusion396 decks750 decks
-13%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
52%inclusion389 decks750 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Silence
50%inclusion373 decks750 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
44%inclusion333 decks750 decks
21%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
41%inclusion306 decks750 decks
0%synergy
Caves of Koilos
38%inclusion288 decks750 decks
-19%synergy
Evolving Wilds
34%inclusion253 decks750 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion190 decks750 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
24%inclusion178 decks750 decks
15%synergy
Voldaren Estate
23%inclusion171 decks750 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion171 decks750 decks
-2%synergy
Godless Shrine
22%inclusion165 decks750 decks
-28%synergy
Fetid Heath
20%inclusion147 decks750 decks
-19%synergy
Forlorn Flats
19%inclusion134 decks714 decks
13%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
18%inclusion136 decks750 decks
-3%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
18%inclusion135 decks750 decks
7%synergy
Vault of Champions
18%inclusion135 decks750 decks
-22%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion127 decks750 decks
3%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
17%inclusion127 decks750 decks
-17%synergy
Desolate Mire
15%inclusion110 decks740 decks
-1%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
14%inclusion103 decks750 decks
-13%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
12%inclusion90 decks750 decks
6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
12%inclusion82 decks689 decks
4%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
12%inclusion88 decks750 decks
8%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
11%inclusion80 decks750 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Moor
8.9%inclusion67 decks750 decks
6%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
8.9%inclusion30 decks337 decks
-13%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
8.0%inclusion60 decks750 decks
-14%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
7.7%inclusion58 decks750 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Heath
7.6%inclusion57 decks750 decks
5%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
7.5%inclusion56 decks750 decks
0%synergy
Silverquill Campus
7.3%inclusion55 decks750 decks
3%synergy
Neglected Manor
6.9%inclusion40 decks583 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.8%inclusion47 decks689 decks
-6%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.8%inclusion51 decks750 decks
-23%synergy
Citadel Gate
6.8%inclusion51 decks750 decks
6%synergy
Obscura Storefront
6.5%inclusion49 decks750 decks
3%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
6.4%inclusion48 decks750 decks
1%synergy