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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Liminal Hold
4.8%inclusion2 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Wanderbrine Preacher
4.8%inclusion2 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Mornsong Aria
2.4%inclusion1 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Dream Seizer
2.4%inclusion1 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Personify
2.4%inclusion1 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sanguine Bond
80%inclusion591 decks736 decks
60%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
54%inclusion398 decks736 decks
51%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
63%inclusion466 decks736 decks
50%synergy
Indulging Patrician
55%inclusion402 decks736 decks
49%synergy
Drana's Emissary
48%inclusion355 decks736 decks
44%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
46%inclusion339 decks736 decks
41%synergy
Exsanguinate
53%inclusion388 decks736 decks
40%synergy
Markov Purifier
43%inclusion318 decks736 decks
40%synergy
Mortify
62%inclusion459 decks736 decks
40%synergy
Revival // Revenge
44%inclusion322 decks736 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Exquisite Blood
55%inclusion408 decks736 decks
39%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
55%inclusion405 decks736 decks
33%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
53%inclusion392 decks736 decks
-11%synergy
Blood Artist
50%inclusion368 decks736 decks
19%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
48%inclusion351 decks736 decks
38%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
47%inclusion349 decks736 decks
7%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
42%inclusion311 decks736 decks
38%synergy
Path to Exile
42%inclusion306 decks736 decks
-8%synergy
Blood Tribute
40%inclusion292 decks736 decks
38%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
39%inclusion290 decks736 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Farewell
10%inclusion70 decks736 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
39%inclusion285 decks736 decks
4%synergy
Soul Warden
37%inclusion273 decks736 decks
19%synergy
Tithe Drinker
37%inclusion272 decks736 decks
33%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
37%inclusion271 decks736 decks
35%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
36%inclusion266 decks736 decks
24%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
35%inclusion258 decks736 decks
24%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
35%inclusion255 decks736 decks
9%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
34%inclusion249 decks736 decks
19%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
31%inclusion227 decks736 decks
27%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
30%inclusion224 decks736 decks
23%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
30%inclusion222 decks736 decks
25%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
30%inclusion144 decks479 decks
25%synergy
Twilight Prophet
30%inclusion218 decks736 decks
19%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
29%inclusion215 decks736 decks
23%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
29%inclusion189 decks663 decks
17%synergy
Cordial Vampire
28%inclusion203 decks736 decks
21%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
27%inclusion202 decks736 decks
23%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
27%inclusion133 decks488 decks
18%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
26%inclusion194 decks736 decks
21%synergy
Markov Baron
26%inclusion192 decks736 decks
24%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
26%inclusion180 decks692 decks
21%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
26%inclusion190 decks736 decks
18%synergy
Starscape Cleric
26%inclusion169 decks655 decks
16%synergy
Suture Priest
24%inclusion180 decks736 decks
11%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
24%inclusion177 decks736 decks
19%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
24%inclusion177 decks736 decks
4%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
23%inclusion172 decks736 decks
18%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
20%inclusion149 decks736 decks
17%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
20%inclusion96 decks479 decks
18%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
20%inclusion145 decks736 decks
15%synergy
Soul's Attendant
19%inclusion140 decks736 decks
6%synergy
Essence Channeler
19%inclusion124 decks654 decks
13%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
19%inclusion110 decks583 decks
17%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
19%inclusion137 decks736 decks
13%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
18%inclusion131 decks736 decks
3%synergy
Epicure of Blood
17%inclusion127 decks736 decks
16%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
16%inclusion121 decks736 decks
13%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
15%inclusion112 decks736 decks
11%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
15%inclusion110 decks736 decks
11%synergy
Crypt Ghast
14%inclusion102 decks736 decks
6%synergy
Drana and Linvala
14%inclusion100 decks736 decks
6%synergy
The Gaffer
13%inclusion98 decks736 decks
10%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
13%inclusion95 decks736 decks
1%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
13%inclusion92 decks736 decks
6%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
12%inclusion89 decks736 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion88 decks736 decks
-4%synergy
Witch of the Moors
12%inclusion88 decks736 decks
9%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
12%inclusion29 decks245 decks
9%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
11%inclusion84 decks736 decks
7%synergy
Nykthos Paragon
11%inclusion81 decks736 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Fracture
29%inclusion215 decks736 decks
10%synergy
Dark Ritual
27%inclusion197 decks736 decks
3%synergy
Despark
26%inclusion189 decks736 decks
-5%synergy
Murder
19%inclusion141 decks736 decks
15%synergy
Revitalize
19%inclusion140 decks736 decks
17%synergy
Utter End
17%inclusion124 decks736 decks
4%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
15%inclusion113 decks736 decks
12%synergy
Generous Gift
15%inclusion113 decks736 decks
-9%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
13%inclusion92 decks736 decks
7%synergy
Disenchant
12%inclusion88 decks736 decks
8%synergy
Village Rites
11%inclusion79 decks736 decks
-11%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion74 decks736 decks
5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion74 decks736 decks
-4%synergy
Return to Dust
8.6%inclusion63 decks736 decks
4%synergy
Inkshield
8.4%inclusion62 decks736 decks
-9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.4%inclusion62 decks736 decks
4%synergy
Dawn's Truce
8.2%inclusion54 decks656 decks
1%synergy
Consuming Corruption
7.0%inclusion48 decks687 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.8%inclusion47 decks691 decks
-6%synergy
Riot Control
6.5%inclusion48 decks736 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.5%inclusion48 decks736 decks
-15%synergy
Treacherous Greed
6.3%inclusion46 decks736 decks
4%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
5.3%inclusion39 decks736 decks
5%synergy
Reprieve
5.3%inclusion39 decks736 decks
-3%synergy
Stinging Study
5.2%inclusion38 decks736 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
39%inclusion286 decks736 decks
21%synergy
Fumigate
32%inclusion237 decks736 decks
25%synergy
Rush of Dread
29%inclusion208 decks714 decks
28%synergy
Read the Bones
27%inclusion199 decks736 decks
17%synergy
Damn
25%inclusion184 decks736 decks
-8%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
19%inclusion143 decks736 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion126 decks736 decks
0%synergy
Vindicate
16%inclusion115 decks736 decks
3%synergy
Austere Command
15%inclusion108 decks736 decks
-3%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
14%inclusion103 decks736 decks
13%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
14%inclusion101 decks736 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion91 decks736 decks
6%synergy
Death Grasp
12%inclusion90 decks736 decks
11%synergy
Call to the Feast
11%inclusion84 decks736 decks
10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion75 decks736 decks
3%synergy
Ambition's Cost
10%inclusion73 decks736 decks
8%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion70 decks736 decks
-9%synergy
Sanctify
9.4%inclusion69 decks736 decks
8%synergy
New Blood
8.7%inclusion64 decks736 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
8.7%inclusion64 decks736 decks
-9%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.7%inclusion57 decks736 decks
7%synergy
Merciless Eviction
6.9%inclusion51 decks736 decks
2%synergy
Damnable Pact
6.0%inclusion44 decks736 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.4%inclusion26 decks479 decks
0%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.0%inclusion36 decks715 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Craving
5.0%inclusion37 decks736 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
34%inclusion252 decks736 decks
9%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
33%inclusion246 decks736 decks
26%synergy
Tainted Sigil
18%inclusion133 decks736 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion130 decks736 decks
4%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
18%inclusion130 decks736 decks
9%synergy
Quietus Spike
18%inclusion129 decks736 decks
17%synergy
Chalice of Life
15%inclusion111 decks736 decks
14%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
15%inclusion111 decks736 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion111 decks736 decks
-5%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
14%inclusion103 decks736 decks
11%synergy
The Wind Crystal
13%inclusion24 decks191 decks
5%synergy
Bontu's Monument
12%inclusion88 decks736 decks
6%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
11%inclusion77 decks672 decks
9%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
11%inclusion83 decks736 decks
7%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
11%inclusion83 decks736 decks
6%synergy
Tithing Blade
8.6%inclusion63 decks736 decks
7%synergy
Sinister Monolith
8.2%inclusion54 decks655 decks
6%synergy
Jet Medallion
8.2%inclusion60 decks736 decks
2%synergy
Scytheclaw
6.3%inclusion46 decks736 decks
6%synergy
Campfire
5.7%inclusion42 decks736 decks
5%synergy
Pearl Medallion
5.6%inclusion41 decks736 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Cleric Class
34%inclusion251 decks736 decks
26%synergy
Lunar Convocation
34%inclusion220 decks655 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
33%inclusion245 decks736 decks
4%synergy
Wound Reflection
30%inclusion222 decks736 decks
27%synergy
Blind Obedience
25%inclusion185 decks736 decks
7%synergy
Grievous Wound
25%inclusion144 decks585 decks
22%synergy
Warlock Class
19%inclusion139 decks736 decks
18%synergy
Greed
19%inclusion138 decks736 decks
14%synergy
Boon Reflection
18%inclusion134 decks736 decks
17%synergy
March of the Canonized
16%inclusion119 decks736 decks
10%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
15%inclusion114 decks736 decks
0%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
14%inclusion105 decks736 decks
12%synergy
Life Insurance
14%inclusion100 decks736 decks
10%synergy
Ghostly Prison
13%inclusion97 decks736 decks
-1%synergy
Glasswing Grace
12%inclusion81 decks691 decks
4%synergy
Dawn of Hope
11%inclusion81 decks736 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Hope
11%inclusion71 decks661 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion78 decks736 decks
-11%synergy
Polluted Bonds
8.3%inclusion61 decks736 decks
6%synergy
Painful Quandary
8.0%inclusion59 decks736 decks
5%synergy
Campaign of Vengeance
7.9%inclusion58 decks736 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Rites
7.2%inclusion53 decks736 decks
-1%synergy
Test of Endurance
7.2%inclusion53 decks736 decks
6%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
7.1%inclusion52 decks736 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Remedy
6.9%inclusion51 decks736 decks
5%synergy
Light of Promise
6.7%inclusion49 decks736 decks
4%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
6.4%inclusion47 decks736 decks
6%synergy
Axis of Mortality
6.0%inclusion44 decks736 decks
5%synergy
Legion's Landing
6.0%inclusion44 decks736 decks
3%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.7%inclusion42 decks736 decks
-12%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
5.6%inclusion41 decks736 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
5.2%inclusion38 decks736 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
18%inclusion130 decks736 decks
13%synergy
Sorin Markov
17%inclusion125 decks736 decks
15%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
12%inclusion86 decks736 decks
9%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
12%inclusion86 decks736 decks
6%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
8.3%inclusion61 decks736 decks
7%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
7.2%inclusion53 decks736 decks
6%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
7.1%inclusion52 decks736 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
40%inclusion297 decks736 decks
7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion257 decks736 decks
-9%synergy
Restless Fortress
28%inclusion207 decks736 decks
21%synergy
Rogue's Passage
26%inclusion193 decks736 decks
6%synergy
Radiant Fountain
18%inclusion132 decks736 decks
14%synergy
Temple of the False God
18%inclusion132 decks736 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion123 decks736 decks
-6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion86 decks736 decks
6%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
11%inclusion80 decks736 decks
9%synergy
Witch's Cottage
11%inclusion79 decks736 decks
7%synergy
Shambling Vent
10%inclusion71 decks736 decks
4%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
8.0%inclusion16 decks201 decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
6.5%inclusion48 decks736 decks
-14%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.3%inclusion46 decks736 decks
-4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.8%inclusion43 decks736 decks
-6%synergy
War Room
5.7%inclusion42 decks736 decks
-1%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
5.2%inclusion38 decks736 decks
4%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
5.0%inclusion37 decks736 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion634 decks736 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion573 decks736 decks
-3%synergy
Orzhov Signet
61%inclusion446 decks736 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
38%inclusion282 decks736 decks
-14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
35%inclusion255 decks736 decks
19%synergy
Pristine Talisman
34%inclusion253 decks736 decks
28%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion201 decks736 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
16%inclusion120 decks736 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion116 decks736 decks
-5%synergy
Marble Diamond
14%inclusion106 decks736 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion90 decks736 decks
-2%synergy
Orzhov Locket
7.5%inclusion55 decks736 decks
5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
7.0%inclusion46 decks655 decks
2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.3%inclusion46 decks736 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
5.6%inclusion41 decks736 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Plains
100%inclusion734 decks736 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion734 decks736 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion617 decks736 decks
-2%synergy
Scoured Barrens
60%inclusion444 decks736 decks
36%synergy
Tainted Field
53%inclusion392 decks736 decks
2%synergy
Isolated Chapel
53%inclusion390 decks736 decks
-13%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
51%inclusion378 decks736 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Silence
49%inclusion364 decks736 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
44%inclusion321 decks736 decks
20%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
41%inclusion301 decks736 decks
0%synergy
Caves of Koilos
39%inclusion288 decks736 decks
-18%synergy
Evolving Wilds
34%inclusion248 decks736 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion181 decks736 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
23%inclusion171 decks736 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion168 decks736 decks
-2%synergy
Voldaren Estate
23%inclusion166 decks736 decks
17%synergy
Godless Shrine
22%inclusion162 decks736 decks
-28%synergy
Fetid Heath
20%inclusion146 decks736 decks
-19%synergy
Forlorn Flats
19%inclusion134 decks716 decks
13%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
18%inclusion135 decks736 decks
-3%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
18%inclusion133 decks736 decks
7%synergy
Vault of Champions
18%inclusion130 decks736 decks
-22%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion126 decks736 decks
3%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
17%inclusion124 decks736 decks
-18%synergy
Desolate Mire
15%inclusion110 decks736 decks
-1%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
13%inclusion99 decks736 decks
-14%synergy
Glasswing Grace
12%inclusion81 decks691 decks
4%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
12%inclusion86 decks736 decks
6%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
11%inclusion84 decks736 decks
7%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
10%inclusion77 decks736 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Moor
8.8%inclusion65 decks736 decks
6%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
8.8%inclusion30 decks341 decks
-14%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
7.7%inclusion57 decks736 decks
-15%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
7.5%inclusion55 decks736 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Heath
7.3%inclusion54 decks736 decks
5%synergy
Silverquill Campus
7.2%inclusion53 decks736 decks
3%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
7.2%inclusion53 decks736 decks
0%synergy
Neglected Manor
7.0%inclusion41 decks585 decks
4%synergy
Obscura Storefront
6.9%inclusion51 decks736 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.8%inclusion47 decks691 decks
-6%synergy
Citadel Gate
6.8%inclusion50 decks736 decks
6%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
6.5%inclusion48 decks736 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.4%inclusion47 decks736 decks
-23%synergy
Fabled Passage
5.0%inclusion37 decks736 decks
-5%synergy