Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Upgraded

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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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Madame Null, Power Broker
2.7%inclusion1 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Firdoch Core
1.8%inclusion1 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Grave Venerations
1.8%inclusion1 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
1.7%inclusion1 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Abigale, Eloquent First-Year
1.7%inclusion1 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sanguine Bond
89%inclusion348 decks389 decks
69%synergy
Exquisite Blood
78%inclusion304 decks389 decks
61%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
74%inclusion289 decks389 decks
52%synergy
Exsanguinate
64%inclusion249 decks389 decks
52%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
52%inclusion204 decks389 decks
49%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
60%inclusion234 decks389 decks
46%synergy
Indulging Patrician
50%inclusion196 decks389 decks
45%synergy
Blood Tribute
47%inclusion183 decks389 decks
45%synergy
Mortify
66%inclusion257 decks389 decks
44%synergy
Revival // Revenge
48%inclusion187 decks389 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Anguished Unmaking
68%inclusion263 decks389 decks
27%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
66%inclusion258 decks389 decks
2%synergy
Blood Artist
58%inclusion224 decks389 decks
26%synergy
Path to Exile
52%inclusion203 decks389 decks
3%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
48%inclusion187 decks389 decks
36%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
47%inclusion181 decks389 decks
17%synergy
Soul Warden
46%inclusion178 decks389 decks
28%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
45%inclusion174 decks383 decks
36%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
44%inclusion171 decks389 decks
36%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
43%inclusion169 decks389 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
34%inclusion132 decks389 decks
20%synergy
Smothering Tithe
20%inclusion78 decks389 decks
-3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
16%inclusion62 decks389 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Tutor
15%inclusion59 decks389 decks
-1%synergy
Teferi's Protection
12%inclusion48 decks389 decks
-3%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion37 decks389 decks
3%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
9.0%inclusion35 decks389 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
41%inclusion161 decks389 decks
27%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
40%inclusion156 decks389 decks
36%synergy
Twilight Prophet
38%inclusion147 decks389 decks
27%synergy
Markov Purifier
38%inclusion146 decks389 decks
34%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
38%inclusion146 decks389 decks
31%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
37%inclusion142 decks389 decks
31%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
35%inclusion138 decks389 decks
31%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
35%inclusion136 decks389 decks
30%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
35%inclusion135 decks389 decks
0%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
34%inclusion131 decks383 decks
29%synergy
Drana's Emissary
33%inclusion129 decks389 decks
29%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
33%inclusion127 decks389 decks
22%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
31%inclusion119 decks389 decks
5%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
30%inclusion115 decks389 decks
10%synergy
Cordial Vampire
30%inclusion115 decks389 decks
22%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
29%inclusion111 decks389 decks
26%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
28%inclusion108 decks389 decks
25%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
27%inclusion104 decks389 decks
22%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
27%inclusion104 decks389 decks
22%synergy
Tithe Drinker
26%inclusion101 decks389 decks
22%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
24%inclusion95 decks389 decks
19%synergy
Suture Priest
24%inclusion94 decks389 decks
10%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
24%inclusion93 decks389 decks
20%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
24%inclusion92 decks389 decks
9%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
23%inclusion90 decks389 decks
11%synergy
Soul's Attendant
23%inclusion88 decks389 decks
10%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
23%inclusion88 decks389 decks
17%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
22%inclusion87 decks389 decks
17%synergy
Crypt Ghast
22%inclusion86 decks389 decks
15%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
22%inclusion83 decks386 decks
20%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
21%inclusion82 decks389 decks
16%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
21%inclusion82 decks389 decks
14%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
21%inclusion80 decks389 decks
17%synergy
Starscape Cleric
19%inclusion74 decks389 decks
9%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
19%inclusion72 decks389 decks
15%synergy
Essence Channeler
18%inclusion69 decks389 decks
11%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
17%inclusion68 decks389 decks
15%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
16%inclusion64 decks389 decks
13%synergy
Serra Ascendant
15%inclusion58 decks389 decks
8%synergy
Witch of the Moors
15%inclusion57 decks389 decks
12%synergy
Drana and Linvala
14%inclusion56 decks389 decks
6%synergy
Captivating Vampire
14%inclusion56 decks389 decks
12%synergy
Markov Baron
14%inclusion53 decks389 decks
12%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
13%inclusion42 decks313 decks
11%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
13%inclusion52 decks389 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion52 decks389 decks
-3%synergy
The Gaffer
13%inclusion50 decks389 decks
9%synergy
Exemplar of Light
12%inclusion46 decks383 decks
5%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
12%inclusion46 decks389 decks
9%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
12%inclusion45 decks389 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
39%inclusion151 decks389 decks
15%synergy
Fracture
28%inclusion110 decks389 decks
9%synergy
Despark
24%inclusion92 decks389 decks
-7%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
21%inclusion81 decks389 decks
18%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
16%inclusion63 decks389 decks
11%synergy
Inkshield
16%inclusion62 decks389 decks
-1%synergy
Revitalize
13%inclusion50 decks389 decks
11%synergy
Dawn's Truce
13%inclusion49 decks389 decks
5%synergy
Generous Gift
12%inclusion47 decks389 decks
-12%synergy
Utter End
11%inclusion44 decks389 decks
-2%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
11%inclusion43 decks389 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion43 decks389 decks
-1%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion43 decks389 decks
6%synergy
Murder
9.3%inclusion36 decks389 decks
5%synergy
Village Rites
8.7%inclusion34 decks389 decks
-14%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.7%inclusion34 decks389 decks
-13%synergy
Return to Dust
8.5%inclusion33 decks389 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.2%inclusion28 decks389 decks
-4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.9%inclusion27 decks389 decks
3%synergy
Stinging Study
6.4%inclusion25 decks389 decks
5%synergy
Reprieve
5.7%inclusion22 decks389 decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
5.7%inclusion22 decks389 decks
-5%synergy
Riot Control
5.7%inclusion22 decks389 decks
4%synergy
Disenchant
5.4%inclusion21 decks389 decks
1%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
5.1%inclusion20 decks389 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
39%inclusion151 decks389 decks
21%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
39%inclusion150 decks389 decks
29%synergy
Damn
38%inclusion149 decks389 decks
5%synergy
Fumigate
29%inclusion111 decks389 decks
21%synergy
Rush of Dread
27%inclusion104 decks389 decks
25%synergy
Read the Bones
22%inclusion86 decks389 decks
12%synergy
Farewell
20%inclusion77 decks389 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion76 decks389 decks
2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
19%inclusion72 decks389 decks
1%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
17%inclusion66 decks389 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
15%inclusion60 decks389 decks
9%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
15%inclusion59 decks389 decks
11%synergy
Vindicate
14%inclusion55 decks389 decks
2%synergy
Austere Command
14%inclusion54 decks389 decks
-4%synergy
Feed the Swarm
13%inclusion49 decks389 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion44 decks389 decks
-4%synergy
New Blood
11%inclusion43 decks389 decks
7%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
11%inclusion41 decks389 decks
10%synergy
Temporal Extortion
10%inclusion40 decks389 decks
10%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10%inclusion38 decks389 decks
6%synergy
Death Grasp
10%inclusion37 decks389 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
9.0%inclusion35 decks389 decks
-9%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
9.0%inclusion35 decks389 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.8%inclusion30 decks383 decks
2%synergy
Sanctify
6.9%inclusion27 decks389 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.9%inclusion27 decks389 decks
3%synergy
Merciless Eviction
6.7%inclusion26 decks389 decks
2%synergy
Ambition's Cost
5.7%inclusion22 decks389 decks
3%synergy
Call to the Feast
5.1%inclusion20 decks389 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Aetherflux Reservoir
38%inclusion146 decks389 decks
29%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
37%inclusion142 decks389 decks
11%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
36%inclusion141 decks389 decks
28%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
25%inclusion98 decks389 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion84 decks389 decks
2%synergy
The Wind Crystal
18%inclusion48 decks262 decks
11%synergy
Quietus Spike
16%inclusion63 decks389 decks
15%synergy
Bontu's Monument
15%inclusion58 decks389 decks
9%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
15%inclusion57 decks389 decks
12%synergy
Jet Medallion
14%inclusion56 decks389 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Sigil
14%inclusion56 decks389 decks
12%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
14%inclusion55 decks389 decks
11%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
13%inclusion51 decks389 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion47 decks389 decks
-2%synergy
Chalice of Life
10%inclusion39 decks389 decks
9%synergy
Pearl Medallion
10%inclusion38 decks389 decks
4%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
8.5%inclusion33 decks389 decks
5%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
8.3%inclusion22 decks265 decks
4%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.9%inclusion27 decks389 decks
4%synergy
Scytheclaw
6.4%inclusion25 decks389 decks
6%synergy
Herald's Horn
5.9%inclusion23 decks389 decks
1%synergy
Sinister Monolith
5.4%inclusion21 decks389 decks
3%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
5.1%inclusion20 decks389 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Wound Reflection
35%inclusion138 decks389 decks
32%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
34%inclusion134 decks389 decks
19%synergy
Blind Obedience
29%inclusion114 decks389 decks
11%synergy
Black Market Connections
28%inclusion108 decks389 decks
6%synergy
Lunar Convocation
27%inclusion105 decks389 decks
16%synergy
Cleric Class
26%inclusion103 decks389 decks
19%synergy
Boon Reflection
21%inclusion82 decks389 decks
19%synergy
Grievous Wound
19%inclusion74 decks386 decks
16%synergy
Ghostly Prison
16%inclusion62 decks389 decks
1%synergy
Greed
14%inclusion54 decks389 decks
9%synergy
Land Tax
11%inclusion43 decks389 decks
1%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
11%inclusion43 decks389 decks
7%synergy
March of the Canonized
11%inclusion43 decks389 decks
5%synergy
Warlock Class
10%inclusion40 decks389 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of Hope
10%inclusion38 decks389 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Bonds
9.0%inclusion35 decks389 decks
7%synergy
Life Insurance
9.0%inclusion35 decks389 decks
5%synergy
Legion's Landing
8.2%inclusion32 decks389 decks
5%synergy
Glasswing Grace
8.0%inclusion31 decks389 decks
0%synergy
Test of Endurance
8.0%inclusion31 decks389 decks
6%synergy
Painful Quandary
7.7%inclusion30 decks389 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Remedy
7.5%inclusion29 decks389 decks
5%synergy
Dawn of Hope
7.2%inclusion28 decks389 decks
3%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
6.9%inclusion27 decks389 decks
5%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
6.7%inclusion26 decks389 decks
-1%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6.4%inclusion25 decks389 decks
-4%synergy
Light of Promise
5.7%inclusion22 decks389 decks
3%synergy
Vampiric Rites
5.7%inclusion22 decks389 decks
-2%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.1%inclusion20 decks389 decks
-13%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
22%inclusion87 decks389 decks
20%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
17%inclusion68 decks389 decks
15%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
16%inclusion63 decks389 decks
11%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
16%inclusion63 decks389 decks
11%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
10%inclusion37 decks389 decks
7%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
7.7%inclusion30 decks389 decks
6%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
7.7%inclusion30 decks389 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion192 decks389 decks
6%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
44%inclusion172 decks389 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
37%inclusion143 decks389 decks
17%synergy
Restless Fortress
22%inclusion86 decks389 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion85 decks389 decks
-1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion69 decks389 decks
-3%synergy
Radiant Fountain
17%inclusion65 decks389 decks
13%synergy
Temple of the False God
16%inclusion63 decks389 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Coffers
16%inclusion61 decks389 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
14%inclusion53 decks389 decks
4%synergy
War Room
11%inclusion42 decks389 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion37 decks389 decks
4%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
9.4%inclusion25 decks265 decks
8%synergy
Shambling Vent
8.5%inclusion33 decks389 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.5%inclusion29 decks389 decks
-4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.2%inclusion28 decks389 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
5.9%inclusion23 decks389 decks
3%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
5.7%inclusion22 decks389 decks
-4%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
5.4%inclusion21 decks389 decks
4%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
5.1%inclusion20 decks389 decks
-1%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
5.1%inclusion19 decks376 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion371 decks389 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion333 decks389 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Signet
64%inclusion250 decks389 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
49%inclusion190 decks389 decks
-4%synergy
Pristine Talisman
26%inclusion101 decks389 decks
20%synergy
Commander's Sphere
24%inclusion93 decks389 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
23%inclusion88 decks389 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion78 decks389 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion66 decks389 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12%inclusion45 decks389 decks
5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
10%inclusion40 decks389 decks
5%synergy
Marble Diamond
10%inclusion40 decks389 decks
4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.2%inclusion24 decks389 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion383 decks389 decks
1%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion382 decks389 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion347 decks389 decks
3%synergy
Isolated Chapel
65%inclusion252 decks389 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Field
55%inclusion213 decks389 decks
3%synergy
Scoured Barrens
53%inclusion205 decks389 decks
29%synergy
Temple of Silence
49%inclusion189 decks389 decks
8%synergy
Caves of Koilos
47%inclusion182 decks389 decks
-10%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
46%inclusion180 decks389 decks
5%synergy
Godless Shrine
44%inclusion170 decks389 decks
-6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
42%inclusion165 decks389 decks
19%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
41%inclusion160 decks389 decks
0%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
36%inclusion140 decks389 decks
2%synergy
Vault of Champions
33%inclusion128 decks389 decks
-7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
28%inclusion110 decks389 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
28%inclusion110 decks389 decks
8%synergy
Fetid Heath
27%inclusion106 decks389 decks
-12%synergy
Voldaren Estate
24%inclusion94 decks389 decks
19%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion94 decks389 decks
4%synergy
Marsh Flats
22%inclusion86 decks389 decks
-8%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
19%inclusion73 decks389 decks
-8%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
18%inclusion69 decks389 decks
9%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
17%inclusion68 decks389 decks
-5%synergy
Desolate Mire
17%inclusion68 decks389 decks
2%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
17%inclusion65 decks389 decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
15%inclusion59 decks389 decks
1%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
15%inclusion59 decks389 decks
9%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
14%inclusion56 decks389 decks
3%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
14%inclusion53 decks376 decks
-8%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
12%inclusion47 decks389 decks
6%synergy
Silent Clearing
11%inclusion43 decks389 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion43 decks389 decks
-1%synergy
Forlorn Flats
10%inclusion40 decks389 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.3%inclusion36 decks389 decks
0%synergy
Scrubland
8.5%inclusion33 decks389 decks
-3%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
8.2%inclusion32 decks389 decks
4%synergy
Glasswing Grace
8.0%inclusion31 decks389 decks
0%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
7.7%inclusion30 decks389 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.5%inclusion29 decks389 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.2%inclusion28 decks389 decks
-4%synergy
Obscura Storefront
6.9%inclusion27 decks389 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Heath
5.9%inclusion23 decks389 decks
3%synergy
Citadel Gate
5.7%inclusion22 decks389 decks
5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.4%inclusion21 decks389 decks
2%synergy