Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Core

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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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Moxfield
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Mister Negative
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Morlun, Devourer of Spiders
2.1%inclusion1 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
1.3%inclusion1 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
The Soul Stone
1.3%inclusion1 decks78 decks
-2%synergy
Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer
1.2%inclusion1 decks81 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sanguine Bond
80%inclusion634 decks788 decks
59%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
54%inclusion426 decks788 decks
51%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
64%inclusion503 decks788 decks
50%synergy
Indulging Patrician
55%inclusion430 decks788 decks
49%synergy
Drana's Emissary
49%inclusion386 decks788 decks
44%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
47%inclusion368 decks788 decks
41%synergy
Exsanguinate
52%inclusion407 decks788 decks
40%synergy
Markov Purifier
43%inclusion342 decks788 decks
40%synergy
Revival // Revenge
44%inclusion345 decks788 decks
39%synergy
Blood Tribute
41%inclusion322 decks788 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Mortify
61%inclusion477 decks788 decks
38%synergy
Exquisite Blood
55%inclusion431 decks788 decks
37%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
55%inclusion431 decks788 decks
32%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
53%inclusion416 decks788 decks
-12%synergy
Blood Artist
49%inclusion387 decks788 decks
17%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
48%inclusion379 decks788 decks
38%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
45%inclusion357 decks788 decks
6%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
42%inclusion334 decks788 decks
38%synergy
Path to Exile
41%inclusion320 decks788 decks
-8%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
40%inclusion319 decks788 decks
38%synergy
Creatures
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
40%inclusion314 decks788 decks
5%synergy
Soul Warden
38%inclusion303 decks788 decks
20%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
38%inclusion298 decks788 decks
35%synergy
Tithe Drinker
37%inclusion295 decks788 decks
33%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
37%inclusion290 decks788 decks
26%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
36%inclusion283 decks780 decks
23%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
35%inclusion279 decks788 decks
8%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
35%inclusion277 decks788 decks
20%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
31%inclusion244 decks788 decks
26%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
31%inclusion244 decks788 decks
24%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
30%inclusion134 decks446 decks
25%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
30%inclusion235 decks788 decks
24%synergy
Twilight Prophet
29%inclusion228 decks788 decks
18%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
29%inclusion223 decks782 decks
22%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
28%inclusion178 decks634 decks
17%synergy
Cordial Vampire
28%inclusion219 decks788 decks
20%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
27%inclusion125 decks455 decks
18%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
27%inclusion216 decks788 decks
22%synergy
Markov Baron
27%inclusion212 decks788 decks
25%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
27%inclusion211 decks788 decks
21%synergy
Starscape Cleric
26%inclusion160 decks626 decks
15%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
25%inclusion168 decks663 decks
20%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
25%inclusion198 decks786 decks
17%synergy
Suture Priest
25%inclusion197 decks788 decks
10%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
25%inclusion196 decks788 decks
19%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
24%inclusion192 decks788 decks
4%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
24%inclusion188 decks788 decks
17%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
21%inclusion167 decks788 decks
18%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
21%inclusion92 decks446 decks
18%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
20%inclusion110 decks553 decks
18%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
20%inclusion155 decks788 decks
15%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
19%inclusion152 decks788 decks
12%synergy
Soul's Attendant
19%inclusion152 decks788 decks
6%synergy
Essence Channeler
19%inclusion119 decks625 decks
12%synergy
Epicure of Blood
18%inclusion142 decks788 decks
16%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
17%inclusion126 decks732 decks
13%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
16%inclusion129 decks788 decks
2%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
15%inclusion119 decks788 decks
11%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
15%inclusion119 decks788 decks
11%synergy
Drana and Linvala
15%inclusion119 decks788 decks
7%synergy
Crypt Ghast
14%inclusion108 decks788 decks
6%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
14%inclusion107 decks788 decks
7%synergy
The Gaffer
14%inclusion107 decks788 decks
10%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
13%inclusion102 decks782 decks
0%synergy
Witch of the Moors
13%inclusion102 decks788 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion97 decks788 decks
-4%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
12%inclusion97 decks788 decks
9%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
12%inclusion95 decks788 decks
8%synergy
Lifecreed Duo
12%inclusion74 decks627 decks
7%synergy
Nykthos Paragon
11%inclusion90 decks788 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Fracture
29%inclusion227 decks788 decks
10%synergy
Despark
27%inclusion214 decks788 decks
-4%synergy
Dark Ritual
26%inclusion205 decks788 decks
4%synergy
Revitalize
20%inclusion161 decks788 decks
18%synergy
Murder
20%inclusion157 decks788 decks
16%synergy
Utter End
17%inclusion137 decks788 decks
4%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
15%inclusion119 decks788 decks
12%synergy
Generous Gift
14%inclusion114 decks788 decks
-11%synergy
Disenchant
13%inclusion103 decks788 decks
9%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
13%inclusion102 decks788 decks
7%synergy
Village Rites
10%inclusion82 decks788 decks
-12%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion82 decks788 decks
5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion75 decks788 decks
-5%synergy
Return to Dust
8.9%inclusion70 decks788 decks
4%synergy
Dawn's Truce
8.3%inclusion52 decks627 decks
1%synergy
Inkshield
8.1%inclusion64 decks788 decks
-8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.0%inclusion63 decks788 decks
4%synergy
Consuming Corruption
7.3%inclusion48 decks658 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.6%inclusion44 decks662 decks
-6%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.6%inclusion52 decks788 decks
-14%synergy
Riot Control
6.5%inclusion51 decks788 decks
5%synergy
Treacherous Greed
6.1%inclusion45 decks732 decks
4%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
6.1%inclusion48 decks788 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
5.5%inclusion30 decks542 decks
2%synergy
Stinging Study
5.2%inclusion41 decks788 decks
4%synergy
Give In to Violence
5.0%inclusion27 decks536 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
39%inclusion308 decks788 decks
21%synergy
Fumigate
32%inclusion251 decks788 decks
24%synergy
Rush of Dread
29%inclusion200 decks685 decks
28%synergy
Read the Bones
27%inclusion211 decks788 decks
16%synergy
Damn
25%inclusion194 decks788 decks
-9%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
21%inclusion162 decks788 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
16%inclusion129 decks788 decks
0%synergy
Vindicate
16%inclusion123 decks788 decks
3%synergy
Austere Command
15%inclusion119 decks788 decks
-4%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
15%inclusion117 decks788 decks
14%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
13%inclusion105 decks788 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion103 decks788 decks
7%synergy
Death Grasp
13%inclusion100 decks788 decks
12%synergy
Call to the Feast
11%inclusion89 decks788 decks
10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion81 decks788 decks
3%synergy
Ambition's Cost
10%inclusion78 decks788 decks
7%synergy
Sanctify
10%inclusion77 decks788 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion75 decks788 decks
-9%synergy
New Blood
9.0%inclusion71 decks788 decks
5%synergy
Farewell
8.9%inclusion70 decks788 decks
-4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.2%inclusion65 decks788 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
7.7%inclusion61 decks788 decks
-9%synergy
Merciless Eviction
7.5%inclusion59 decks788 decks
2%synergy
Damnable Pact
7.0%inclusion55 decks788 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.8%inclusion26 decks446 decks
-1%synergy
Ancient Craving
5.3%inclusion42 decks788 decks
4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.2%inclusion36 decks686 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Well of Lost Dreams
34%inclusion267 decks788 decks
25%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
34%inclusion266 decks788 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion151 decks788 decks
4%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
19%inclusion148 decks788 decks
10%synergy
Quietus Spike
19%inclusion147 decks788 decks
18%synergy
Tainted Sigil
18%inclusion145 decks788 decks
16%synergy
Chalice of Life
16%inclusion127 decks788 decks
15%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
16%inclusion124 decks788 decks
11%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
15%inclusion120 decks788 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion115 decks788 decks
-6%synergy
The Wind Crystal
13%inclusion19 decks142 decks
6%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
12%inclusion79 decks643 decks
9%synergy
Bontu's Monument
12%inclusion96 decks788 decks
6%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
12%inclusion94 decks788 decks
8%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
11%inclusion87 decks788 decks
5%synergy
Tithing Blade
9.2%inclusion72 decks780 decks
8%synergy
Sinister Monolith
8.8%inclusion55 decks626 decks
7%synergy
Jet Medallion
7.1%inclusion56 decks788 decks
2%synergy
Scytheclaw
6.5%inclusion51 decks788 decks
6%synergy
Campfire
6.3%inclusion50 decks788 decks
6%synergy
Excalibur II
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Pearl Medallion
5.1%inclusion40 decks788 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Cleric Class
34%inclusion271 decks788 decks
26%synergy
Lunar Convocation
34%inclusion212 decks626 decks
22%synergy
Wound Reflection
31%inclusion247 decks788 decks
28%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
30%inclusion240 decks788 decks
1%synergy
Grievous Wound
25%inclusion141 decks556 decks
22%synergy
Blind Obedience
24%inclusion192 decks788 decks
5%synergy
Warlock Class
21%inclusion162 decks788 decks
19%synergy
Greed
19%inclusion150 decks788 decks
14%synergy
Boon Reflection
19%inclusion149 decks788 decks
17%synergy
March of the Canonized
17%inclusion131 decks779 decks
10%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
15%inclusion120 decks788 decks
13%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
14%inclusion111 decks788 decks
-1%synergy
Life Insurance
14%inclusion108 decks788 decks
10%synergy
Ghostly Prison
13%inclusion102 decks788 decks
-2%synergy
Glasswing Grace
12%inclusion77 decks662 decks
4%synergy
Dawn of Hope
11%inclusion89 decks788 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Hope
11%inclusion68 decks632 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
9.4%inclusion74 decks788 decks
-11%synergy
Campaign of Vengeance
8.5%inclusion67 decks788 decks
7%synergy
Painful Quandary
8.1%inclusion64 decks788 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Bonds
8.0%inclusion63 decks788 decks
6%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
7.9%inclusion62 decks788 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Remedy
7.6%inclusion60 decks788 decks
6%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
7.6%inclusion60 decks788 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Rites
7.4%inclusion58 decks788 decks
-1%synergy
Light of Promise
7.4%inclusion58 decks788 decks
4%synergy
Test of Endurance
6.6%inclusion52 decks788 decks
5%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
6.5%inclusion51 decks788 decks
-1%synergy
Axis of Mortality
6.3%inclusion50 decks788 decks
5%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6.1%inclusion48 decks788 decks
-11%synergy
Legion's Landing
5.3%inclusion42 decks788 decks
2%synergy
Griffin Aerie
5.2%inclusion41 decks788 decks
3%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
5.2%inclusion41 decks788 decks
1%synergy
Underworld Connections
5.1%inclusion40 decks788 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
17%inclusion137 decks788 decks
15%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
17%inclusion135 decks788 decks
12%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
14%inclusion112 decks788 decks
11%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
11%inclusion89 decks788 decks
6%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
9.0%inclusion71 decks788 decks
8%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
8.2%inclusion65 decks788 decks
7%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
6.9%inclusion54 decks788 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
40%inclusion316 decks788 decks
6%synergy
Bojuka Bog
34%inclusion270 decks788 decks
-10%synergy
Restless Fortress
29%inclusion230 decks788 decks
21%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion197 decks788 decks
5%synergy
Radiant Fountain
18%inclusion142 decks788 decks
14%synergy
Temple of the False God
18%inclusion142 decks788 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion132 decks788 decks
-6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion93 decks788 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
11%inclusion83 decks788 decks
7%synergy
Shambling Vent
11%inclusion83 decks788 decks
5%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
10%inclusion82 decks788 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
6.3%inclusion50 decks788 decks
-15%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
5.9%inclusion9 decks152 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.8%inclusion46 decks788 decks
-5%synergy
War Room
5.7%inclusion45 decks788 decks
-2%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
5.5%inclusion43 decks788 decks
-1%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
5.3%inclusion42 decks788 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.2%inclusion41 decks788 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85%inclusion673 decks788 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion617 decks788 decks
-3%synergy
Orzhov Signet
61%inclusion482 decks788 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
37%inclusion295 decks788 decks
-16%synergy
Commander's Sphere
36%inclusion280 decks788 decks
18%synergy
Pristine Talisman
35%inclusion273 decks788 decks
28%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion222 decks788 decks
2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion136 decks788 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion122 decks788 decks
-5%synergy
Marble Diamond
15%inclusion118 decks788 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion97 decks788 decks
-2%synergy
Orzhov Locket
7.2%inclusion57 decks788 decks
4%synergy
Patchwork Banner
6.9%inclusion43 decks626 decks
2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.3%inclusion50 decks788 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
5.6%inclusion44 decks788 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion785 decks788 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion785 decks788 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion652 decks788 decks
-4%synergy
Scoured Barrens
59%inclusion463 decks788 decks
35%synergy
Tainted Field
52%inclusion410 decks788 decks
0%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
51%inclusion404 decks788 decks
9%synergy
Isolated Chapel
50%inclusion397 decks788 decks
-14%synergy
Temple of Silence
49%inclusion384 decks788 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
43%inclusion338 decks788 decks
18%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
40%inclusion314 decks788 decks
-2%synergy
Caves of Koilos
37%inclusion291 decks788 decks
-20%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion259 decks788 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion195 decks788 decks
3%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
24%inclusion186 decks788 decks
15%synergy
Voldaren Estate
22%inclusion177 decks788 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion173 decks788 decks
-2%synergy
Godless Shrine
21%inclusion163 decks788 decks
-28%synergy
Forlorn Flats
19%inclusion130 decks687 decks
13%synergy
Fetid Heath
18%inclusion145 decks788 decks
-19%synergy
Vault of Champions
18%inclusion142 decks788 decks
-22%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
18%inclusion139 decks788 decks
6%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
18%inclusion138 decks788 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion126 decks788 decks
1%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
16%inclusion126 decks788 decks
-17%synergy
Desolate Mire
14%inclusion99 decks713 decks
-1%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
13%inclusion102 decks788 decks
-15%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
12%inclusion93 decks788 decks
5%synergy
Glasswing Grace
12%inclusion77 decks662 decks
4%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
11%inclusion88 decks788 decks
7%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
10%inclusion77 decks788 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Moor
8.4%inclusion66 decks788 decks
6%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
7.5%inclusion59 decks788 decks
6%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
7.4%inclusion54 decks733 decks
-14%synergy
Silverquill Campus
7.4%inclusion58 decks788 decks
2%synergy
Neglected Manor
7.2%inclusion40 decks556 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Heath
7.1%inclusion56 decks788 decks
5%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
6.9%inclusion21 decks304 decks
-14%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.9%inclusion54 decks788 decks
-2%synergy
Obscura Storefront
6.7%inclusion53 decks788 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.6%inclusion44 decks662 decks
-6%synergy
Citadel Gate
6.5%inclusion51 decks788 decks
6%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
6.3%inclusion50 decks788 decks
1%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.2%inclusion49 decks788 decks
-23%synergy