Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Combo

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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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Day of Black Sun
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sanguine Bond
96%inclusion98 decks102 decks
75%synergy
Exquisite Blood
90%inclusion92 decks102 decks
73%synergy
Blood Tribute
65%inclusion66 decks102 decks
62%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
81%inclusion83 decks102 decks
59%synergy
Revival // Revenge
62%inclusion63 decks102 decks
57%synergy
Exsanguinate
62%inclusion63 decks102 decks
50%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
58%inclusion49 decks84 decks
48%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
59%inclusion54 decks91 decks
48%synergy
Indulging Patrician
51%inclusion52 decks102 decks
45%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
59%inclusion60 decks102 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
71%inclusion72 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
70%inclusion71 decks102 decks
30%synergy
Mortify
66%inclusion67 decks102 decks
43%synergy
Blood Artist
55%inclusion56 decks102 decks
23%synergy
Path to Exile
52%inclusion53 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
49%inclusion50 decks102 decks
41%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
46%inclusion47 decks102 decks
31%synergy
Dark Ritual
45%inclusion46 decks102 decks
22%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
44%inclusion45 decks102 decks
34%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
43%inclusion44 decks102 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
42%inclusion43 decks102 decks
28%synergy
Demonic Tutor
35%inclusion36 decks102 decks
19%synergy
Smothering Tithe
34%inclusion35 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
32%inclusion33 decks102 decks
21%synergy
Teferi's Protection
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Necropotence
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Ancient Tomb
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
7%synergy
The One Ring
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Soul Warden
43%inclusion44 decks102 decks
25%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
37%inclusion34 decks91 decks
32%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
36%inclusion37 decks102 decks
31%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
36%inclusion37 decks102 decks
34%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
35%inclusion36 decks102 decks
23%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
33%inclusion34 decks102 decks
22%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
33%inclusion29 decks89 decks
31%synergy
Markov Purifier
32%inclusion33 decks102 decks
29%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
32%inclusion33 decks102 decks
25%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
31%inclusion32 decks102 decks
26%synergy
Twilight Prophet
31%inclusion32 decks102 decks
21%synergy
Drana's Emissary
30%inclusion31 decks102 decks
26%synergy
Starscape Cleric
27%inclusion25 decks91 decks
17%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
25%inclusion26 decks102 decks
19%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
25%inclusion26 decks102 decks
21%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
25%inclusion25 decks102 decks
20%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
25%inclusion25 decks102 decks
21%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
25%inclusion25 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Crypt Ghast
25%inclusion25 decks102 decks
17%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
23%inclusion19 decks84 decks
18%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
23%inclusion23 decks102 decks
20%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
-5%synergy
Soul's Attendant
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
-16%synergy
Tithe Drinker
19%inclusion19 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
19%inclusion19 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Suture Priest
19%inclusion19 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Witch of the Moors
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
-3%synergy
Cordial Vampire
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Serra Ascendant
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Grand Abolisher
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Essence Channeler
15%inclusion14 decks91 decks
9%synergy
Esper Sentinel
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
-4%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
12%synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
13%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
-7%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
-2%synergy
Drana and Linvala
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Tree of Perdition
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Children of Korlis
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Beacon of Immortality
28%inclusion29 decks102 decks
25%synergy
Fracture
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Despark
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
-10%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
19%inclusion19 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Inkshield
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Reprieve
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Revitalize
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Dawn's Truce
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Imp's Mischief
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Generous Gift
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
-14%synergy
Stinging Study
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Murder
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Mana Tithe
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
-4%synergy
Angel's Grace
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
-3%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Silence
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Vanishing Verse
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Offer Immortality
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Rush of Dread
42%inclusion41 decks97 decks
41%synergy
Damn
41%inclusion42 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
34%inclusion35 decks102 decks
16%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
29%inclusion30 decks102 decks
29%synergy
Toxic Deluge
28%inclusion29 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Fumigate
26%inclusion27 decks102 decks
19%synergy
Temporal Extortion
25%inclusion26 decks102 decks
25%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
20%synergy
Read the Bones
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
-2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
10%synergy
Farewell
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Vindicate
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Grim Tutor
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Intent
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Austere Command
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
-10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Reanimate
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
-8%synergy
Sanctify
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Aetherflux Reservoir
40%inclusion41 decks102 decks
31%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
32%inclusion33 decks102 decks
24%synergy
Quietus Spike
29%inclusion30 decks102 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Greaves
26%inclusion27 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion26 decks102 decks
0%synergy
The Wind Crystal
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
17%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
17%synergy
Tainted Sigil
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
18%synergy
Jet Medallion
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
10%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
-4%synergy
Scytheclaw
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Pearl Medallion
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Chalice of Life
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Bontu's Monument
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
42%inclusion43 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Wound Reflection
41%inclusion42 decks102 decks
38%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
39%inclusion40 decks102 decks
24%synergy
Blind Obedience
38%inclusion39 decks102 decks
19%synergy
Black Market Connections
32%inclusion33 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Grievous Wound
22%inclusion20 decks89 decks
19%synergy
Cleric Class
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
13%synergy
Lunar Convocation
20%inclusion18 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Greed
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Ghostly Prison
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Painful Quandary
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Remedy
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Warlock Class
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Boon Reflection
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Land Tax
15%inclusion15 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Bonds
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Axis of Mortality
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Life Insurance
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Light of Promise
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of the Void
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Court of Ambition
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Dawn of Hope
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Dark Tutelage
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Test of Endurance
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Parker Luck
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of Hope
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
30%inclusion31 decks102 decks
28%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
11%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
10%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
37%inclusion38 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
35%inclusion36 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion36 decks102 decks
-9%synergy
Restless Fortress
25%inclusion26 decks102 decks
18%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion26 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion22 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Radiant Fountain
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Coffers
19%inclusion19 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
11%inclusion11 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Shambling Vent
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
War Room
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
-2%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion95 decks102 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion89 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
60%inclusion61 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
49%inclusion50 decks102 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion29 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion26 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Pristine Talisman
23%inclusion23 decks102 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion20 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion14 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Marble Diamond
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Mana Crypt
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
4%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion101 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion101 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion89 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Isolated Chapel
69%inclusion70 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Caves of Koilos
55%inclusion56 decks102 decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Field
54%inclusion55 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Godless Shrine
52%inclusion53 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Scoured Barrens
48%inclusion49 decks102 decks
24%synergy
Temple of Silence
46%inclusion47 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
45%inclusion46 decks102 decks
12%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
43%inclusion44 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Vault of Champions
42%inclusion43 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
39%inclusion40 decks102 decks
-2%synergy
Fetid Heath
36%inclusion37 decks102 decks
-2%synergy
Marsh Flats
28%inclusion29 decks102 decks
-1%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
28%inclusion29 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
28%inclusion29 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
23%inclusion18 decks78 decks
2%synergy
Desolate Mire
23%inclusion23 decks101 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion23 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
23%inclusion23 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Voldaren Estate
21%inclusion21 decks102 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
-3%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
18%inclusion18 decks102 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
-8%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Silent Clearing
17%inclusion17 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Forlorn Flats
15%inclusion15 decks97 decks
10%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
13%inclusion13 decks102 decks
-9%synergy
Scrubland
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Heath
10%inclusion10 decks102 decks
7%synergy
Neglected Manor
9.0%inclusion8 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.8%inclusion9 decks102 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
-4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.8%inclusion8 decks102 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Confluence
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Windswept Heath
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Arid Mesa
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
1%synergy
City of Brass
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
2%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
0%synergy
Cavern of Souls
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Flooded Strand
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
0%synergy