Average Deck for Astarion, the Decadent - Core Lifedrain

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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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Jeff Girten
Jul 31, 2025
Deathtouch and First Strike With Syr Vondam, the Lucent
This week on Plot Twist, Jeff builds a Syr Vondam, the Lucent deck that presents our opponents with difficult choices!
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Average Decklist

Blood Artist
Blood Artist
Charismatic Conqueror
Charismatic Conqueror
Cliffhaven Vampire
Cliffhaven Vampire
Creeping Bloodsucker
Creeping Bloodsucker
Crypt Ghast
Crypt Ghast
Defiant Bloodlord
Defiant Bloodlord
Drana's Emissary
Drana's Emissary
Indulging Patrician
Indulging Patrician
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
Marauding Blight-Priest
Marauding Blight-Priest
Markov Purifier
Markov Purifier
Nighthawk Scavenger
Nighthawk Scavenger
Rhox Faithmender
Rhox Faithmender
Sanctum Seeker
Sanctum Seeker
Sorin of House Markov
Sorin of House Markov
Soul's Attendant
Soul's Attendant
Soul Warden
Soul Warden
Suture Priest
Suture Priest
Tithe Drinker
Tithe Drinker
Twilight Prophet
Twilight Prophet
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Veinwitch Coven
Veinwitch Coven
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
Welcoming Vampire
Welcoming Vampire
Instants (9)
Anguished Unmaking
Anguished Unmaking
Astarion's Thirst
Astarion's Thirst
Dark Ritual
Dark Ritual
Dawn's Truce
Dawn's Truce
Generous Gift
Generous Gift
Mortify
Mortify
Stinging Study
Stinging Study
Swords to Plowshares
Swords to Plowshares
Utter End
Utter End
Sorceries (10)
Austere Command
Austere Command
Debt to the Deathless
Debt to the Deathless
Exsanguinate
Exsanguinate
Merciless Eviction
Merciless Eviction
Night's Whisper
Night's Whisper
Read the Bones
Read the Bones
Revival // Revenge
Revival // Revenge
Sign in Blood
Sign in Blood
Toxic Deluge
Toxic Deluge
Vindicate
Vindicate
Artifacts (10)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Commander's Sphere
Commander's Sphere
Lightning Greaves
Lightning Greaves
Mind Stone
Mind Stone
Orzhov Signet
Orzhov Signet
Pristine Talisman
Pristine Talisman
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Swiftfoot Boots
Swiftfoot Boots
Talisman of Hierarchy
Talisman of Hierarchy
Well of Lost Dreams
Well of Lost Dreams
Enchantments (6)
Authority of the Consuls
Authority of the Consuls
Black Market Connections
Black Market Connections
Blind Obedience
Blind Obedience
Phyrexian Arena
Phyrexian Arena
Sanguine Bond
Sanguine Bond
Warlock Class
Warlock Class
Planeswalkers (1)
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
Lands (19)
Bojuka Bog
Bojuka Bog
Caves of Koilos
Caves of Koilos
Command Tower
Command Tower
Exotic Orchard
Exotic Orchard
Fetid Heath
Fetid Heath
Forlorn Flats
Forlorn Flats
Godless Shrine
Godless Shrine
Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Path of Ancestry
Path of Ancestry
Reliquary Tower
Reliquary Tower
Scoured Barrens
Scoured Barrens
Shadowy Backstreet
Shadowy Backstreet
Shineshadow Snarl
Shineshadow Snarl
Tainted Field
Tainted Field
Temple of the False God
Temple of the False God
Unclaimed Territory
Unclaimed Territory
Vault of Champions
Vault of Champions
Vault of the Archangel
Vault of the Archangel
Basics (2)
Plains
9 Plains
Swamp
10 Swamps