Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Upgraded

Sikora
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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Sanguine Bond
89%inclusion431 decks485 decks
70%synergy
Exquisite Blood
76%inclusion367 decks485 decks
60%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
74%inclusion359 decks485 decks
54%synergy
Exsanguinate
65%inclusion315 decks485 decks
52%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
53%inclusion255 decks485 decks
50%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
62%inclusion299 decks485 decks
49%synergy
Blood Tribute
48%inclusion235 decks485 decks
47%synergy
Indulging Patrician
51%inclusion249 decks485 decks
46%synergy
Revival // Revenge
49%inclusion240 decks485 decks
45%synergy
Mortify
67%inclusion323 decks485 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Anguished Unmaking
68%inclusion328 decks485 decks
26%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
67%inclusion323 decks485 decks
3%synergy
Blood Artist
59%inclusion286 decks485 decks
29%synergy
Path to Exile
51%inclusion249 decks485 decks
2%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
47%inclusion230 decks485 decks
36%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
47%inclusion229 decks485 decks
19%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
46%inclusion223 decks485 decks
38%synergy
Soul Warden
46%inclusion223 decks485 decks
29%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
44%inclusion213 decks479 decks
36%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
43%inclusion209 decks485 decks
32%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
34%inclusion167 decks485 decks
21%synergy
Smothering Tithe
19%inclusion92 decks485 decks
-2%synergy
Farewell
18%inclusion88 decks485 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
17%inclusion82 decks485 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
15%inclusion73 decks485 decks
-0%synergy
Teferi's Protection
11%inclusion54 decks485 decks
-4%synergy
Necropotence
8.9%inclusion43 decks485 decks
3%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
7.4%inclusion36 decks485 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
40%inclusion196 decks485 decks
27%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
38%inclusion184 decks485 decks
34%synergy
Twilight Prophet
37%inclusion181 decks485 decks
28%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
36%inclusion173 decks479 decks
32%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
36%inclusion174 decks485 decks
31%synergy
Markov Purifier
36%inclusion173 decks485 decks
33%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
35%inclusion172 decks485 decks
31%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
35%inclusion169 decks485 decks
29%synergy
Drana's Emissary
34%inclusion167 decks485 decks
30%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
34%inclusion164 decks485 decks
29%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
33%inclusion161 decks485 decks
-0%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
32%inclusion156 decks485 decks
22%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
31%inclusion151 decks485 decks
7%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
29%inclusion140 decks485 decks
27%synergy
Cordial Vampire
29%inclusion139 decks485 decks
22%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
28%inclusion137 decks485 decks
10%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
28%inclusion136 decks485 decks
26%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
26%inclusion127 decks485 decks
22%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
25%inclusion123 decks485 decks
21%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
25%inclusion121 decks485 decks
20%synergy
Suture Priest
25%inclusion120 decks485 decks
12%synergy
Tithe Drinker
24%inclusion117 decks485 decks
21%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
24%inclusion117 decks485 decks
10%synergy
Soul's Attendant
24%inclusion116 decks485 decks
12%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
23%inclusion113 decks485 decks
20%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
23%inclusion113 decks485 decks
12%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
22%inclusion107 decks482 decks
21%synergy
Crypt Ghast
22%inclusion105 decks485 decks
15%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
21%inclusion27 decks126 decks
14%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
21%inclusion103 decks485 decks
18%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
21%inclusion102 decks485 decks
16%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
21%inclusion102 decks485 decks
17%synergy
Starscape Cleric
21%inclusion100 decks485 decks
12%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
20%inclusion99 decks485 decks
16%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
20%inclusion97 decks485 decks
14%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
17%inclusion84 decks485 decks
14%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
16%inclusion80 decks485 decks
15%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
16%inclusion78 decks485 decks
13%synergy
Essence Channeler
15%inclusion75 decks485 decks
10%synergy
Serra Ascendant
15%inclusion75 decks485 decks
9%synergy
Witch of the Moors
15%inclusion73 decks485 decks
12%synergy
Captivating Vampire
14%inclusion70 decks485 decks
12%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
14%inclusion56 decks413 decks
11%synergy
Markov Baron
13%inclusion65 decks485 decks
12%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
13%inclusion64 decks485 decks
8%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion61 decks485 decks
-2%synergy
Drana and Linvala
13%inclusion61 decks485 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
12%inclusion58 decks485 decks
6%synergy
The Gaffer
12%inclusion57 decks485 decks
9%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
12%inclusion56 decks485 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
39%inclusion190 decks485 decks
14%synergy
Fracture
30%inclusion146 decks485 decks
10%synergy
Despark
24%inclusion117 decks485 decks
-6%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
22%inclusion108 decks485 decks
19%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
16%inclusion79 decks485 decks
12%synergy
Inkshield
15%inclusion74 decks485 decks
-6%synergy
Generous Gift
13%inclusion61 decks485 decks
-9%synergy
Revitalize
12%inclusion59 decks485 decks
10%synergy
Dawn's Truce
12%inclusion58 decks485 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion53 decks485 decks
-2%synergy
Utter End
11%inclusion53 decks485 decks
-1%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion48 decks485 decks
5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion48 decks485 decks
-3%synergy
Murder
10%inclusion47 decks485 decks
6%synergy
Village Rites
9.1%inclusion44 decks485 decks
-13%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.9%inclusion43 decks485 decks
-13%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.2%inclusion40 decks485 decks
4%synergy
Return to Dust
7.8%inclusion38 decks485 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.6%inclusion37 decks485 decks
-4%synergy
Stinging Study
6.0%inclusion29 decks485 decks
5%synergy
Disenchant
6.0%inclusion29 decks485 decks
2%synergy
Reprieve
5.8%inclusion28 decks485 decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
5.6%inclusion27 decks485 decks
-7%synergy
Riot Control
5.6%inclusion27 decks485 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Debt to the Deathless
40%inclusion195 decks485 decks
30%synergy
Damn
38%inclusion185 decks485 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
36%inclusion177 decks485 decks
19%synergy
Fumigate
28%inclusion136 decks485 decks
21%synergy
Rush of Dread
28%inclusion134 decks485 decks
26%synergy
Read the Bones
21%inclusion103 decks485 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion97 decks485 decks
2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
19%inclusion94 decks485 decks
3%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
16%inclusion80 decks485 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16%inclusion76 decks485 decks
10%synergy
Vindicate
14%inclusion70 decks485 decks
2%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
14%inclusion68 decks485 decks
10%synergy
Austere Command
14%inclusion66 decks485 decks
-3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
13%inclusion63 decks485 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
12%inclusion57 decks485 decks
-4%synergy
New Blood
10%inclusion49 decks485 decks
7%synergy
Temporal Extortion
10%inclusion49 decks485 decks
9%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
10%inclusion49 decks485 decks
10%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
9.5%inclusion46 decks485 decks
8%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
9.1%inclusion44 decks485 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
8.9%inclusion43 decks485 decks
-9%synergy
Death Grasp
8.9%inclusion43 decks485 decks
8%synergy
Sanctify
6.8%inclusion33 decks485 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.8%inclusion33 decks485 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.7%inclusion32 decks479 decks
2%synergy
Merciless Eviction
6.4%inclusion31 decks485 decks
2%synergy
Wrath of God
5.8%inclusion28 decks485 decks
0%synergy
Pox Plague
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
37%inclusion179 decks485 decks
12%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
36%inclusion175 decks485 decks
28%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
35%inclusion168 decks485 decks
28%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
26%inclusion128 decks485 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Greaves
24%inclusion116 decks485 decks
4%synergy
The Wind Crystal
21%inclusion77 decks366 decks
14%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
17%inclusion82 decks485 decks
14%synergy
Quietus Spike
16%inclusion77 decks485 decks
15%synergy
Jet Medallion
15%inclusion73 decks485 decks
9%synergy
Bontu's Monument
15%inclusion72 decks485 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Sigil
14%inclusion67 decks485 decks
11%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
13%inclusion63 decks485 decks
10%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
13%inclusion62 decks485 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion58 decks485 decks
-0%synergy
Chalice of Life
11%inclusion51 decks485 decks
10%synergy
Pearl Medallion
9.5%inclusion46 decks485 decks
3%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
8.4%inclusion31 decks369 decks
4%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
7.8%inclusion38 decks485 decks
4%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.0%inclusion29 decks485 decks
3%synergy
Scytheclaw
5.8%inclusion28 decks485 decks
5%synergy
Herald's Horn
5.4%inclusion26 decks485 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Wound Reflection
36%inclusion173 decks485 decks
33%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
35%inclusion171 decks485 decks
19%synergy
Blind Obedience
29%inclusion143 decks485 decks
13%synergy
Lunar Convocation
28%inclusion134 decks485 decks
18%synergy
Cleric Class
27%inclusion129 decks485 decks
19%synergy
Black Market Connections
26%inclusion127 decks485 decks
4%synergy
Boon Reflection
21%inclusion100 decks485 decks
19%synergy
Grievous Wound
20%inclusion97 decks482 decks
17%synergy
Ghostly Prison
18%inclusion89 decks485 decks
2%synergy
Greed
14%inclusion66 decks485 decks
10%synergy
Land Tax
14%inclusion66 decks485 decks
1%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
12%inclusion56 decks485 decks
7%synergy
Warlock Class
11%inclusion53 decks485 decks
10%synergy
March of the Canonized
11%inclusion53 decks485 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of Hope
10%inclusion47 decks485 decks
8%synergy
Life Insurance
9.3%inclusion45 decks485 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Bonds
8.7%inclusion42 decks485 decks
7%synergy
Glasswing Grace
8.2%inclusion40 decks485 decks
-0%synergy
Tainted Remedy
8.0%inclusion39 decks485 decks
6%synergy
Test of Endurance
8.0%inclusion39 decks485 decks
7%synergy
Legion's Landing
7.6%inclusion37 decks485 decks
5%synergy
Dawn of Hope
7.4%inclusion36 decks485 decks
4%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
7.2%inclusion35 decks485 decks
-3%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
7.0%inclusion34 decks485 decks
5%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6.2%inclusion30 decks485 decks
-11%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
6.0%inclusion29 decks485 decks
-0%synergy
Painful Quandary
6.0%inclusion29 decks485 decks
3%synergy
Vampiric Rites
6.0%inclusion29 decks485 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
21%inclusion104 decks485 decks
19%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
17%inclusion82 decks485 decks
15%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
15%inclusion75 decks485 decks
11%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
14%inclusion66 decks485 decks
9%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
8.2%inclusion40 decks485 decks
6%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
8.0%inclusion39 decks485 decks
7%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
7.0%inclusion34 decks485 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion229 decks485 decks
3%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
45%inclusion216 decks485 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
37%inclusion179 decks485 decks
17%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion100 decks485 decks
-2%synergy
Restless Fortress
20%inclusion98 decks485 decks
14%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
19%inclusion91 decks485 decks
-2%synergy
Radiant Fountain
16%inclusion76 decks485 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion75 decks485 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Coffers
15%inclusion74 decks485 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
13%inclusion64 decks485 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion47 decks485 decks
5%synergy
War Room
9.5%inclusion46 decks485 decks
1%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
9.2%inclusion34 decks369 decks
7%synergy
Shambling Vent
8.5%inclusion41 decks485 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.4%inclusion36 decks485 decks
-4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.2%inclusion35 decks485 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
6.2%inclusion30 decks485 decks
3%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
5.8%inclusion28 decks485 decks
4%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
5.2%inclusion25 decks485 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion461 decks485 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion412 decks485 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Signet
65%inclusion313 decks485 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
49%inclusion240 decks485 decks
-4%synergy
Pristine Talisman
25%inclusion121 decks485 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion117 decks485 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
23%inclusion112 decks485 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion98 decks485 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion74 decks485 decks
1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
11%inclusion54 decks485 decks
6%synergy
Marble Diamond
9.5%inclusion46 decks485 decks
4%synergy
Patchwork Banner
8.9%inclusion43 decks485 decks
4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.4%inclusion26 decks485 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion479 decks485 decks
1%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion476 decks485 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion427 decks485 decks
2%synergy
Isolated Chapel
65%inclusion314 decks485 decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Field
55%inclusion265 decks485 decks
4%synergy
Scoured Barrens
53%inclusion255 decks485 decks
30%synergy
Caves of Koilos
48%inclusion231 decks485 decks
-10%synergy
Godless Shrine
47%inclusion227 decks485 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Silence
46%inclusion221 decks485 decks
7%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
44%inclusion215 decks485 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
42%inclusion206 decks485 decks
19%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
41%inclusion198 decks485 decks
-1%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
41%inclusion198 decks485 decks
3%synergy
Vault of Champions
35%inclusion168 decks485 decks
-5%synergy
Fetid Heath
31%inclusion148 decks485 decks
-12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
27%inclusion132 decks485 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion127 decks485 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion118 decks485 decks
7%synergy
Marsh Flats
24%inclusion116 decks485 decks
-6%synergy
Voldaren Estate
24%inclusion115 decks485 decks
19%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
21%inclusion101 decks485 decks
-5%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
19%inclusion90 decks485 decks
-4%synergy
Desolate Mire
19%inclusion90 decks485 decks
0%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
16%inclusion80 decks485 decks
9%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
16%inclusion77 decks485 decks
-5%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
16%inclusion75 decks474 decks
-8%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
15%inclusion72 decks485 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion68 decks485 decks
-0%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
14%inclusion67 decks485 decks
3%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
12%inclusion59 decks485 decks
7%synergy
Silent Clearing
12%inclusion57 decks485 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion53 decks485 decks
-2%synergy
Forlorn Flats
11%inclusion52 decks485 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion48 decks485 decks
-2%synergy
Scrubland
9.3%inclusion45 decks485 decks
-2%synergy
Glasswing Grace
8.2%inclusion40 decks485 decks
-0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.6%inclusion37 decks485 decks
-4%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
7.6%inclusion37 decks485 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.6%inclusion37 decks485 decks
5%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
7.4%inclusion36 decks485 decks
6%synergy
Obscura Storefront
6.2%inclusion30 decks485 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Heath
6.0%inclusion29 decks485 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.6%inclusion27 decks485 decks
2%synergy
Turbulent Moor
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
-16%synergy
Citadel Gate
5.4%inclusion26 decks485 decks
5%synergy