Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Core Lifegain

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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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Mornsong Aria
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Indulging Patrician
69%inclusion42 decks61 decks
63%synergy
Sanguine Bond
80%inclusion49 decks61 decks
60%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
62%inclusion38 decks61 decks
59%synergy
Exsanguinate
67%inclusion41 decks61 decks
55%synergy
Drana's Emissary
52%inclusion32 decks61 decks
48%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
61%inclusion37 decks61 decks
47%synergy
Mortify
66%inclusion40 decks61 decks
43%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
52%inclusion32 decks61 decks
43%synergy
Markov Purifier
46%inclusion28 decks61 decks
43%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
48%inclusion29 decks61 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
64%inclusion39 decks61 decks
42%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
57%inclusion35 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Blood Artist
56%inclusion34 decks61 decks
24%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
56%inclusion34 decks61 decks
-9%synergy
Exquisite Blood
54%inclusion33 decks61 decks
37%synergy
Sign in Blood
48%inclusion29 decks61 decks
30%synergy
Revival // Revenge
46%inclusion28 decks61 decks
41%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
44%inclusion27 decks61 decks
42%synergy
Blood Tribute
44%inclusion27 decks61 decks
42%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
44%inclusion27 decks61 decks
32%synergy
Creatures
Soul Warden
43%inclusion26 decks61 decks
25%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
41%inclusion25 decks61 decks
35%synergy
Twilight Prophet
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
27%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
25%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
31%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
20%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
32%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
30%synergy
Tithe Drinker
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
29%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
32%inclusion16 decks50 decks
27%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
23%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
23%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
23%synergy
Suture Priest
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Soul's Attendant
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Cordial Vampire
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
18%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
24%inclusion12 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
16%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Markov Baron
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
18%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Essence Channeler
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Starscape Cleric
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
19%inclusion10 decks54 decks
17%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
-1%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
9%synergy
The Gaffer
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Crypt Ghast
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Exemplar of Light
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
7%synergy
Preacher of the Schism
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Witch of the Moors
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Nullpriest of Oblivion
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
-17%synergy
Fracture
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Dark Ritual
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Despark
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
-10%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Utter End
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Generous Gift
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
-9%synergy
Revitalize
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Dawn's Truce
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Murder
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Return to Dust
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Treacherous Greed
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Sanguine Sacrament
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Hazel's Nocturne
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Riot Control
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Inkshield
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
-9%synergy
Consuming Corruption
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Judgment of Alexander
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Village Rites
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-16%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-7%synergy
Crypt Incursion
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Blood Pact
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Divine Resilience
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Restoration Magic
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Breathe Your Last
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Rush of Dread
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
32%synergy
Night's Whisper
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Fumigate
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
22%synergy
Read the Bones
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
18%synergy
Austere Command
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Vindicate
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Damn
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
-15%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
12%synergy
New Blood
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Call to the Feast
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Merciless Eviction
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
-7%synergy
Farewell
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
-5%synergy
Ambition's Cost
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Day of Black Sun
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Sanguine Indulgence
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Cleansing Nova
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Zof Consumption
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Starfall Invocation
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Well of Lost Dreams
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
30%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
38%inclusion23 decks61 decks
12%synergy
The Wind Crystal
26%inclusion9 decks34 decks
19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Sigil
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Chalice of Life
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
15%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Quietus Spike
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Bontu's Monument
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Basilisk Collar
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Jet Medallion
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
4%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Sinister Monolith
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Wound Reflection
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
33%synergy
Cleric Class
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
27%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
34%inclusion21 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Lunar Convocation
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Blind Obedience
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Grievous Wound
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Boon Reflection
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
18%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Warlock Class
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
17%synergy
Glasswing Grace
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of Hope
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Greed
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
-8%synergy
Ghostly Prison
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Bonds
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Test of Endurance
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Remedy
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Life Insurance
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
5%synergy
March of the Canonized
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Dawn of Hope
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-11%synergy
Spirit Link
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Legion's Landing
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Parker Luck
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
23%synergy
Sorin Markov
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
14%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
44%inclusion27 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion26 decks61 decks
-1%synergy
Restless Fortress
31%inclusion19 decks61 decks
24%synergy
Rogue's Passage
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Radiant Fountain
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Temple of the False God
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
13%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
16%synergy
Shambling Vent
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Witch's Cottage
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
-11%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
-11%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-5%synergy
Starlit Sanctum
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
80%inclusion49 decks61 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion47 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Orzhov Signet
54%inclusion33 decks61 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
-17%synergy
Pristine Talisman
30%inclusion18 decks61 decks
24%synergy
Commander's Sphere
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion16 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Marble Diamond
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
-8%synergy
Orzhov Locket
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion61 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion61 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion51 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Scoured Barrens
59%inclusion36 decks61 decks
35%synergy
Isolated Chapel
56%inclusion34 decks61 decks
-10%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
51%inclusion31 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Field
49%inclusion30 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
48%inclusion29 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
46%inclusion28 decks61 decks
22%synergy
Caves of Koilos
44%inclusion27 decks61 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of Silence
44%inclusion27 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Godless Shrine
36%inclusion22 decks61 decks
-14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
12%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
33%inclusion20 decks61 decks
-2%synergy
Vault of Champions
28%inclusion17 decks61 decks
-12%synergy
Fetid Heath
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
-14%synergy
Voldaren Estate
25%inclusion15 decks61 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion14 decks61 decks
-2%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
-6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion13 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
20%inclusion12 decks61 decks
11%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Glasswing Grace
16%inclusion10 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Marsh Flats
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
-15%synergy
Forlorn Flats
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
-9%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
3%synergy
Obscura Storefront
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Neglected Manor
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Misty Palms Oasis
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Desolate Mire
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
-7%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
0%synergy
Witch Enchanter
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-5%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-3%synergy
Thriving Heath
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
4%synergy
Zof Consumption
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
6%synergy
Silent Clearing
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
-9%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-2%synergy