Average Deck for Astarion, the Decadent - Budget Upgraded 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

Baron Bertram Graywater
Baron Bertram Graywater
Bloodghast
Bloodghast
Bloodline Keeper
Bloodline Keeper
Captivating Vampire
Captivating Vampire
Cliffhaven Vampire
Cliffhaven Vampire
Cordial Vampire
Cordial Vampire
Defiant Bloodlord
Defiant Bloodlord
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
Dusk Legion Sergeant
Dusk Legion Sergeant
Edgar, Charmed Groom
Edgar, Charmed Groom
Elenda's Hierophant
Elenda's Hierophant
Enduring Tenacity
Enduring Tenacity
Forerunner of the Legion
Forerunner of the Legion
Gifted Aetherborn
Gifted Aetherborn
Indulgent Aristocrat
Indulgent Aristocrat
Indulging Patrician
Indulging Patrician
Legion Lieutenant
Legion Lieutenant
Marauding Blight-Priest
Marauding Blight-Priest
Markov Baron
Markov Baron
Markov Purifier
Markov Purifier
Martyr of Dusk
Martyr of Dusk
Master of Dark Rites
Master of Dark Rites
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
Nighthawk Scavenger
Nighthawk Scavenger
Oathsworn Vampire
Oathsworn Vampire
Qarsi Revenant
Qarsi Revenant
Queen's Bay Paladin
Queen's Bay Paladin
Ruthless Lawbringer
Ruthless Lawbringer
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire of the Dire Moon
Vampire of the Dire Moon
Verrak, Warped Sengir
Verrak, Warped Sengir
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
Vona, Butcher of Magan
Vona, Butcher of Magan
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
Instants (8)
Abstruse Appropriation
Abstruse Appropriation
Beacon of Immortality
Beacon of Immortality
Despark
Despark
Flare of Fortitude
Flare of Fortitude
Fracture
Fracture
Path to Exile
Path to Exile
Return to Dust
Return to Dust
Swords to Plowshares
Swords to Plowshares
Sorceries (8)
Blood Tribute
Blood Tribute
Crippling Fear
Crippling Fear
Day of Judgment
Day of Judgment
Exsanguinate
Exsanguinate
New Blood
New Blood
Night's Whisper
Night's Whisper
Revival // Revenge
Revival // Revenge
Vanquish the Horde
Vanquish the Horde
Artifacts (9)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Blade of the Bloodchief
Blade of the Bloodchief
Commander's Sphere
Commander's Sphere
Orzhov Signet
Orzhov Signet
Skyclave Relic
Skyclave Relic
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Swiftfoot Boots
Swiftfoot Boots
Talisman of Hierarchy
Talisman of Hierarchy
Well of Lost Dreams
Well of Lost Dreams
Enchantments (5)
Etchings of the Chosen
Etchings of the Chosen
Ghostly Prison
Ghostly Prison
Kindred Boon
Kindred Boon
March of the Canonized
March of the Canonized
Sanguine Bond
Sanguine Bond
Planeswalkers (1)
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
Lands (18)
Ash Barrens
Ash Barrens
Bojuka Bog
Bojuka Bog
Command Tower
Command Tower
Concealed Courtyard
Concealed Courtyard
Fetid Heath
Fetid Heath
Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel
Myriad Landscape
Myriad Landscape
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Path of Ancestry
Path of Ancestry
Rogue's Passage
Rogue's Passage
Secluded Courtyard
Secluded Courtyard
Shineshadow Snarl
Shineshadow Snarl
Tainted Field
Tainted Field
Temple of Silence
Temple of Silence
Terramorphic Expanse
Terramorphic Expanse
Unclaimed Territory
Unclaimed Territory
Vault of the Archangel
Vault of the Archangel
Voldaren Estate
Voldaren Estate
Basics (2)
Plains
8 Plains
Swamp
8 Swamps