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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Moxfield
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Sanguine Bond
82%inclusion60 decks73 decks
63%synergy
Indulging Patrician
67%inclusion49 decks73 decks
62%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
59%inclusion43 decks73 decks
56%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
67%inclusion49 decks73 decks
54%synergy
Exsanguinate
66%inclusion48 decks73 decks
52%synergy
Drana's Emissary
53%inclusion39 decks73 decks
49%synergy
Mortify
67%inclusion49 decks73 decks
45%synergy
Markov Purifier
48%inclusion35 decks73 decks
45%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
48%inclusion35 decks73 decks
43%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
53%inclusion39 decks73 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
58%inclusion42 decks73 decks
37%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
56%inclusion41 decks73 decks
15%synergy
Blood Artist
52%inclusion38 decks73 decks
22%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
49%inclusion36 decks73 decks
-14%synergy
Exquisite Blood
48%inclusion35 decks73 decks
32%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
45%inclusion33 decks73 decks
40%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
44%inclusion32 decks73 decks
42%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
44%inclusion32 decks73 decks
33%synergy
Sign in Blood
44%inclusion32 decks73 decks
26%synergy
Blood Tribute
42%inclusion31 decks73 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Farewell
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
42%inclusion28 decks66 decks
38%synergy
Soul Warden
40%inclusion29 decks73 decks
23%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
38%inclusion28 decks73 decks
36%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
36%inclusion26 decks73 decks
32%synergy
Tithe Drinker
34%inclusion25 decks73 decks
31%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
34%inclusion25 decks73 decks
27%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
34%inclusion25 decks73 decks
30%synergy
Twilight Prophet
34%inclusion25 decks73 decks
25%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
33%inclusion24 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
32%inclusion23 decks73 decks
18%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
29%inclusion21 decks73 decks
18%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
29%inclusion21 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
29%inclusion21 decks73 decks
23%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
29%inclusion21 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
23%synergy
Suture Priest
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
15%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
21%synergy
Cordial Vampire
26%inclusion19 decks73 decks
20%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
19%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
20%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
21%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Soul's Attendant
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
18%synergy
Essence Channeler
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
16%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
18%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
11%synergy
Starscape Cleric
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Markov Baron
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
19%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
15%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
15%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Forerunner of the Legion
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Starseer Mentor
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
11%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Drana and Linvala
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Preacher of the Schism
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Champion of Dusk
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Bloodwitch
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
11%synergy
Crypt Ghast
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Vampire Scrivener
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Epicure of Blood
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
32%inclusion23 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Path to Exile
30%inclusion22 decks73 decks
-19%synergy
Fracture
29%inclusion21 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Despark
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
-11%synergy
Revitalize
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
16%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Utter End
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Murder
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Generous Gift
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
-11%synergy
Hazel's Nocturne
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Dawn's Truce
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Disenchant
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
-5%synergy
Village Rites
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
-14%synergy
Riot Control
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Silverquill Charm
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Consuming Corruption
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Treacherous Greed
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Sanguine Sacrament
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Restoration Magic
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Stinging Study
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Return to Dust
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Blood Pact
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Inkshield
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-15%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Crypt Incursion
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Revival // Revenge
41%inclusion30 decks73 decks
37%synergy
Rush of Dread
30%inclusion22 decks73 decks
29%synergy
Night's Whisper
29%inclusion21 decks73 decks
11%synergy
Fumigate
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
20%synergy
Read the Bones
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
15%synergy
Austere Command
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
15%synergy
Vindicate
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Damn
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
-17%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Call to the Feast
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Pox Plague
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
New Blood
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
-7%synergy
Merciless Eviction
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-11%synergy
Killing Wave
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Ambition's Cost
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Sanctify
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Death Grasp
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Sanguine Indulgence
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Starfall Invocation
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Reverse the Sands
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Zof Consumption
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Well of Lost Dreams
36%inclusion26 decks73 decks
29%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
30%inclusion22 decks73 decks
6%synergy
The Wind Crystal
25%inclusion13 decks51 decks
19%synergy
Tainted Sigil
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
18%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Quietus Spike
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Chalice of Life
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Bontu's Monument
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Jet Medallion
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
-7%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Sinister Monolith
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Basilisk Collar
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
5%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
2%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Scytheclaw
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Wedding Invitation
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Cleric Class
36%inclusion26 decks73 decks
28%synergy
Lunar Convocation
34%inclusion25 decks73 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
33%inclusion24 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Wound Reflection
32%inclusion23 decks73 decks
29%synergy
Blind Obedience
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
-4%synergy
Leyline of Hope
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Boon Reflection
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
15%synergy
Grievous Wound
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Warlock Class
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Ghostly Prison
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
-2%synergy
Polluted Bonds
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Greed
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Glasswing Grace
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Life Insurance
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Test of Endurance
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Remedy
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
7%synergy
March of the Canonized
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Dawn of Hope
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-3%synergy
Light of Promise
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Banishing Light
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Axis of Mortality
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Painful Quandary
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Spirit Link
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Gift of Orzhova
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-12%synergy
Legion's Landing
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
23%synergy
Sorin Markov
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
16%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
44%inclusion32 decks73 decks
11%synergy
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion28 decks73 decks
-6%synergy
Restless Fortress
29%inclusion21 decks73 decks
23%synergy
Rogue's Passage
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Radiant Fountain
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
16%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
10%synergy
Shambling Vent
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
-12%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
-12%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Orzhova, the Church of Deals
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-6%synergy
Starlit Sanctum
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion57 decks73 decks
-2%synergy
Sol Ring
78%inclusion57 decks73 decks
-6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
53%inclusion39 decks73 decks
-0%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
40%inclusion29 decks73 decks
-13%synergy
Pristine Talisman
29%inclusion21 decks73 decks
24%synergy
Commander's Sphere
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
-8%synergy
Marble Diamond
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Orzhov Locket
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Patchwork Banner
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion73 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion73 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion61 decks73 decks
-3%synergy
Scoured Barrens
59%inclusion43 decks73 decks
36%synergy
Isolated Chapel
53%inclusion39 decks73 decks
-14%synergy
Caves of Koilos
51%inclusion37 decks73 decks
-7%synergy
Tainted Field
49%inclusion36 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
48%inclusion35 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
47%inclusion34 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Silence
44%inclusion32 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
42%inclusion31 decks73 decks
19%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
34%inclusion25 decks73 decks
-4%synergy
Fetid Heath
33%inclusion24 decks73 decks
-9%synergy
Godless Shrine
33%inclusion24 decks73 decks
-19%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion21 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Voldaren Estate
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
23%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
16%synergy
Vault of Champions
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
-16%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
-8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
-4%synergy
Forlorn Flats
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
-9%synergy
Marsh Flats
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
-16%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
-10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
-5%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Desolate Mire
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
-6%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Glasswing Grace
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
-3%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
-5%synergy
Silverquill Campus
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Heath
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Moor
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Neglected Manor
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Umbral Expanse
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Silent Clearing
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-8%synergy
Obscura Storefront
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Witch Enchanter
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-7%synergy
Citadel Gate
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Zof Consumption
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
5%synergy