Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Expensive

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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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Gathering Stone
1.7%inclusion1 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
1.7%inclusion1 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Abigale, Eloquent First-Year
1.7%inclusion1 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
1.7%inclusion1 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
1.2%inclusion2 decks161 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Exquisite Blood
87%inclusion545 decks625 decks
70%synergy
Sanguine Bond
87%inclusion546 decks625 decks
67%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
86%inclusion535 decks625 decks
64%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
70%inclusion435 decks625 decks
61%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
70%inclusion326 decks465 decks
60%synergy
Blood Tribute
57%inclusion359 decks625 decks
55%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
59%inclusion369 decks625 decks
50%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
69%inclusion434 decks625 decks
49%synergy
Revival // Revenge
53%inclusion329 decks625 decks
48%synergy
Exsanguinate
59%inclusion369 decks625 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
77%inclusion480 decks625 decks
12%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
70%inclusion440 decks625 decks
30%synergy
Dark Ritual
58%inclusion362 decks625 decks
35%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
58%inclusion360 decks625 decks
43%synergy
Path to Exile
57%inclusion358 decks625 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
53%inclusion332 decks625 decks
32%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
53%inclusion303 decks574 decks
41%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
53%inclusion329 decks625 decks
23%synergy
Soul Warden
52%inclusion324 decks625 decks
34%synergy
Mortify
50%inclusion312 decks625 decks
27%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
66%inclusion410 decks625 decks
43%synergy
Demonic Tutor
64%inclusion398 decks625 decks
48%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
57%inclusion358 decks625 decks
46%synergy
Teferi's Protection
55%inclusion344 decks625 decks
39%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
55%inclusion342 decks625 decks
41%synergy
Ancient Tomb
42%inclusion262 decks625 decks
35%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
40%inclusion248 decks625 decks
28%synergy
The One Ring
35%inclusion218 decks625 decks
29%synergy
Necropotence
24%inclusion148 decks625 decks
17%synergy
Imperial Seal
12%inclusion77 decks625 decks
10%synergy
Creatures
Marauding Blight-Priest
50%inclusion310 decks625 decks
36%synergy
Blood Artist
48%inclusion299 decks625 decks
17%synergy
Indulging Patrician
46%inclusion285 decks625 decks
40%synergy
Esper Sentinel
45%inclusion280 decks625 decks
27%synergy
Crypt Ghast
43%inclusion266 decks625 decks
35%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
41%inclusion255 decks625 decks
29%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
40%inclusion250 decks625 decks
34%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
40%inclusion249 decks625 decks
29%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
38%inclusion237 decks625 decks
31%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
38%inclusion223 decks590 decks
33%synergy
Serra Ascendant
36%inclusion228 decks625 decks
30%synergy
Twilight Prophet
36%inclusion224 decks625 decks
26%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
35%inclusion220 decks625 decks
31%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
34%inclusion211 decks625 decks
29%synergy
Soul's Attendant
32%inclusion202 decks625 decks
20%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
32%inclusion169 decks527 decks
30%synergy
Drana's Emissary
29%inclusion181 decks625 decks
24%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
28%inclusion175 decks625 decks
-7%synergy
Suture Priest
28%inclusion173 decks625 decks
14%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
27%inclusion123 decks460 decks
22%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
27%inclusion167 decks625 decks
15%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
26%inclusion163 decks625 decks
19%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
23%inclusion144 decks625 decks
20%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
23%inclusion142 decks625 decks
3%synergy
Markov Purifier
23%inclusion142 decks625 decks
19%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
23%inclusion141 decks625 decks
19%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
22%inclusion140 decks625 decks
20%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
22%inclusion136 decks625 decks
18%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
22%inclusion135 decks625 decks
-4%synergy
The Gaffer
22%inclusion135 decks625 decks
18%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
21%inclusion131 decks625 decks
1%synergy
Grand Abolisher
19%inclusion117 decks625 decks
10%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
18%inclusion114 decks625 decks
12%synergy
Starscape Cleric
18%inclusion100 decks564 decks
8%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
17%inclusion108 decks625 decks
15%synergy
Drana and Linvala
17%inclusion108 decks625 decks
9%synergy
Tithe Drinker
17%inclusion107 decks625 decks
13%synergy
Cordial Vampire
17%inclusion104 decks625 decks
9%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
16%inclusion100 decks625 decks
12%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
15%inclusion96 decks625 decks
7%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
14%inclusion87 decks625 decks
9%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
14%inclusion86 decks625 decks
-1%synergy
Witch of the Moors
14%inclusion85 decks625 decks
11%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
12%inclusion74 decks625 decks
11%synergy
Roaming Throne
12%inclusion72 decks625 decks
6%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
12%inclusion72 decks625 decks
6%synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
12%inclusion72 decks625 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion71 decks625 decks
-5%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
11%inclusion71 decks625 decks
7%synergy
Witch Enchanter
11%inclusion66 decks589 decks
0%synergy
Instants
Astarion's Thirst
41%inclusion254 decks625 decks
38%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
32%inclusion201 decks625 decks
29%synergy
Fracture
29%inclusion184 decks625 decks
10%synergy
Despark
24%inclusion152 decks625 decks
-7%synergy
Inkshield
21%inclusion132 decks625 decks
4%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
19%inclusion121 decks625 decks
14%synergy
Generous Gift
19%inclusion119 decks625 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion111 decks589 decks
6%synergy
Dawn's Truce
17%inclusion97 decks565 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion107 decks625 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion94 decks625 decks
4%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
13%inclusion82 decks625 decks
-1%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
10%inclusion65 decks625 decks
2%synergy
Stinging Study
10%inclusion63 decks625 decks
9%synergy
Reprieve
10%inclusion61 decks625 decks
2%synergy
Revitalize
8.8%inclusion55 decks625 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.8%inclusion49 decks625 decks
6%synergy
Silence
7.7%inclusion48 decks625 decks
4%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
6.9%inclusion43 decks625 decks
2%synergy
Ad Nauseam
6.6%inclusion41 decks625 decks
5%synergy
Imp's Mischief
6.4%inclusion40 decks625 decks
2%synergy
Utter End
6.4%inclusion40 decks625 decks
-6%synergy
Village Rites
6.1%inclusion38 decks625 decks
-16%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.1%inclusion38 decks625 decks
1%synergy
Akroma's Will
6.1%inclusion38 decks625 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Dispute
5.9%inclusion37 decks625 decks
-16%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.9%inclusion37 decks625 decks
2%synergy
Culling the Weak
5.6%inclusion35 decks625 decks
3%synergy
Angel's Grace
5.3%inclusion33 decks625 decks
2%synergy
Murder
5.1%inclusion32 decks625 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Debt to the Deathless
41%inclusion258 decks625 decks
31%synergy
Damn
40%inclusion252 decks625 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
37%inclusion232 decks625 decks
20%synergy
Farewell
32%inclusion202 decks625 decks
19%synergy
Sign in Blood
31%inclusion196 decks625 decks
13%synergy
Rush of Dread
29%inclusion177 decks607 decks
28%synergy
Grim Tutor
24%inclusion147 decks625 decks
20%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
21%inclusion130 decks625 decks
20%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion125 decks625 decks
3%synergy
Fumigate
20%inclusion123 decks625 decks
12%synergy
Temporal Extortion
20%inclusion122 decks625 decks
19%synergy
Reanimate
18%inclusion111 decks625 decks
3%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
18%inclusion110 decks625 decks
16%synergy
Vindicate
16%inclusion97 decks625 decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion85 decks625 decks
3%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
13%inclusion83 decks625 decks
11%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
13%inclusion77 decks607 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion65 decks625 decks
4%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
9.1%inclusion57 decks625 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
8.6%inclusion54 decks625 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Intent
8.5%inclusion53 decks625 decks
-1%synergy
Feed the Swarm
7.8%inclusion49 decks625 decks
0%synergy
Damnation
7.5%inclusion47 decks625 decks
3%synergy
Austere Command
7.0%inclusion44 decks625 decks
-11%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.7%inclusion31 decks462 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.4%inclusion40 decks625 decks
2%synergy
Wrath of God
5.6%inclusion35 decks625 decks
-1%synergy
Death Grasp
5.3%inclusion33 decks625 decks
4%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
5.1%inclusion32 decks625 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Alhammarret's Archive
42%inclusion261 decks625 decks
37%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion225 decks625 decks
16%synergy
The Wind Crystal
30%inclusion90 decks296 decks
23%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
30%inclusion185 decks625 decks
22%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion154 decks625 decks
-1%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
20%inclusion122 decks625 decks
17%synergy
Quietus Spike
19%inclusion117 decks625 decks
18%synergy
Jet Medallion
18%inclusion112 decks625 decks
12%synergy
Tainted Sigil
18%inclusion110 decks625 decks
15%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
16%inclusion93 decks577 decks
13%synergy
Bontu's Monument
12%inclusion77 decks625 decks
7%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
12%inclusion76 decks625 decks
9%synergy
Pearl Medallion
12%inclusion75 decks625 decks
6%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
11%inclusion33 decks306 decks
6%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
11%inclusion66 decks625 decks
6%synergy
Mithril Coat
8.2%inclusion51 decks625 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.0%inclusion50 decks625 decks
-6%synergy
Scytheclaw
7.4%inclusion46 decks625 decks
7%synergy
Whip of Erebos
7.0%inclusion44 decks625 decks
4%synergy
Expedition Map
6.9%inclusion43 decks625 decks
4%synergy
Chalice of Life
6.7%inclusion42 decks625 decks
6%synergy
Strionic Resonator
6.7%inclusion42 decks625 decks
4%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
5.4%inclusion34 decks625 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Wound Reflection
43%inclusion268 decks625 decks
40%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
40%inclusion247 decks625 decks
24%synergy
Blind Obedience
36%inclusion223 decks625 decks
17%synergy
Land Tax
32%inclusion198 decks625 decks
22%synergy
Ghostly Prison
27%inclusion167 decks625 decks
12%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
22%inclusion140 decks625 decks
12%synergy
Boon Reflection
22%inclusion136 decks625 decks
20%synergy
Lunar Convocation
21%inclusion118 decks564 decks
10%synergy
Cleric Class
19%inclusion116 decks625 decks
11%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
17%inclusion106 decks625 decks
13%synergy
Grievous Wound
17%inclusion89 decks527 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Remedy
13%inclusion80 decks625 decks
11%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
12%inclusion78 decks625 decks
7%synergy
Greed
11%inclusion69 decks625 decks
7%synergy
Test of Endurance
10%inclusion65 decks625 decks
9%synergy
Axis of Mortality
9.3%inclusion58 decks625 decks
8%synergy
Warlock Class
9.3%inclusion58 decks625 decks
8%synergy
Painful Quandary
9.0%inclusion56 decks625 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Bonds
7.2%inclusion45 decks625 decks
5%synergy
Black Market
6.7%inclusion42 decks625 decks
0%synergy
Life Insurance
6.6%inclusion41 decks625 decks
3%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.5%inclusion38 decks589 decks
-1%synergy
No Mercy
6.2%inclusion39 decks625 decks
4%synergy
March of the Canonized
5.3%inclusion33 decks625 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
33%inclusion209 decks625 decks
31%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
10%inclusion60 decks625 decks
4%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
8.5%inclusion53 decks625 decks
7%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
8.0%inclusion50 decks625 decks
6%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
6.2%inclusion39 decks625 decks
5%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
5.1%inclusion32 decks625 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
56%inclusion347 decks625 decks
44%synergy
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion287 decks625 decks
2%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
38%inclusion238 decks625 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
37%inclusion229 decks625 decks
14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion158 decks625 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion125 decks625 decks
8%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
18%inclusion110 decks625 decks
8%synergy
Restless Fortress
16%inclusion101 decks625 decks
9%synergy
Radiant Fountain
14%inclusion86 decks625 decks
10%synergy
Castle Locthwain
14%inclusion86 decks625 decks
4%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion80 decks625 decks
6%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
12%inclusion75 decks625 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
12%inclusion73 decks625 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
12%inclusion72 decks625 decks
8%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
11%inclusion67 decks625 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
11%inclusion66 decks625 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.4%inclusion59 decks625 decks
1%synergy
Shambling Vent
8.5%inclusion53 decks625 decks
3%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
7.8%inclusion24 decks306 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.1%inclusion38 decks625 decks
1%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.1%inclusion38 decks625 decks
3%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
6.1%inclusion38 decks625 decks
4%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
5.9%inclusion37 decks625 decks
1%synergy
Three Tree City
5.8%inclusion33 decks567 decks
2%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
5.5%inclusion22 decks403 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
5.1%inclusion32 decks625 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion590 decks625 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion544 decks625 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
61%inclusion383 decks625 decks
9%synergy
Orzhov Signet
56%inclusion350 decks625 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
28%inclusion172 decks625 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion139 decks625 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion120 decks625 decks
-6%synergy
Pristine Talisman
19%inclusion117 decks625 decks
13%synergy
Mana Vault
12%inclusion77 decks625 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion74 decks625 decks
-4%synergy
The Soul Stone
11%inclusion25 decks227 decks
6%synergy
Mana Crypt
10%inclusion62 decks625 decks
9%synergy
Chrome Mox
9.1%inclusion57 decks625 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.6%inclusion54 decks625 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.2%inclusion51 decks625 decks
6%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.9%inclusion37 decks625 decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.8%inclusion36 decks625 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion598 decks625 decks
-2%synergy
Plains
96%inclusion597 decks625 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion568 decks625 decks
4%synergy
Godless Shrine
86%inclusion536 decks625 decks
36%synergy
Vault of Champions
73%inclusion454 decks625 decks
33%synergy
Marsh Flats
72%inclusion448 decks625 decks
42%synergy
Isolated Chapel
70%inclusion438 decks625 decks
4%synergy
Scrubland
64%inclusion397 decks625 decks
52%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
61%inclusion384 decks625 decks
27%synergy
Caves of Koilos
56%inclusion351 decks625 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Field
50%inclusion312 decks625 decks
-2%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
43%inclusion270 decks625 decks
16%synergy
Fetid Heath
42%inclusion263 decks625 decks
3%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
37%inclusion232 decks625 decks
15%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
36%inclusion223 decks625 decks
-6%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
29%inclusion118 decks404 decks
7%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
29%inclusion182 decks625 decks
-12%synergy
Silent Clearing
29%inclusion180 decks625 decks
14%synergy
Scoured Barrens
24%inclusion153 decks625 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion140 decks625 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Silence
22%inclusion138 decks625 decks
-18%synergy
Prismatic Vista
21%inclusion129 decks625 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion124 decks625 decks
-5%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
19%inclusion119 decks625 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion111 decks589 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
18%inclusion112 decks625 decks
12%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion111 decks625 decks
8%synergy
Desolate Mire
18%inclusion109 decks621 decks
2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion109 decks625 decks
12%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
17%inclusion105 decks625 decks
11%synergy
Flooded Strand
16%inclusion101 decks625 decks
10%synergy
Arid Mesa
16%inclusion99 decks625 decks
10%synergy
Windswept Heath
15%inclusion96 decks625 decks
10%synergy
Reflecting Pool
15%inclusion94 decks625 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion94 decks625 decks
4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
15%inclusion93 decks625 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion89 decks625 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Confluence
14%inclusion87 decks625 decks
11%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
13%inclusion82 decks625 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
13%inclusion79 decks625 decks
9%synergy
Witch Enchanter
11%inclusion66 decks589 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion63 decks625 decks
-11%synergy
Voldaren Estate
9.3%inclusion58 decks625 decks
4%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
7.7%inclusion48 decks625 decks
0%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
7.2%inclusion45 decks625 decks
5%synergy
Forlorn Flats
7.0%inclusion43 decks610 decks
2%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
6.9%inclusion43 decks625 decks
2%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.5%inclusion38 decks589 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.4%inclusion40 decks625 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.8%inclusion36 decks625 decks
-9%synergy