Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Budget Core

Astarion, the Decadent
Rank #333
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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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65%inclusion51 decks78 decks
52%synergy
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46%synergy
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46%synergy
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45%synergy
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45%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
46%inclusion36 decks78 decks
43%synergy
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46%inclusion36 decks78 decks
41%synergy
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Mortify
49%inclusion38 decks78 decks
26%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
47%inclusion37 decks78 decks
37%synergy
Sign in Blood
44%inclusion34 decks78 decks
26%synergy
Sanguine Bond
42%inclusion33 decks78 decks
21%synergy
Murder
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38%synergy
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42%inclusion33 decks78 decks
35%synergy
Revitalize
41%inclusion32 decks78 decks
39%synergy
Markov Baron
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39%synergy
Epicure of Blood
41%inclusion32 decks78 decks
39%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
38%synergy
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Falkenrath Noble
40%inclusion31 decks78 decks
33%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
38%inclusion30 decks78 decks
11%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
37%inclusion29 decks78 decks
26%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
36%inclusion28 decks78 decks
1%synergy
Lifecreed Duo
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
30%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
31%inclusion24 decks78 decks
26%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
31%inclusion24 decks78 decks
24%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
29%inclusion23 decks78 decks
23%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
25%synergy
Dazzling Angel
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
25%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
28%inclusion22 decks78 decks
23%synergy
Essence Channeler
26%inclusion14 decks53 decks
20%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
24%inclusion19 decks78 decks
18%synergy
Ajani's Pridemate
23%inclusion18 decks78 decks
20%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
23%inclusion18 decks78 decks
17%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
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17%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
22%inclusion17 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
22%inclusion17 decks78 decks
17%synergy
Fiendish Panda
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Rooftop Assassin
21%inclusion14 decks67 decks
21%synergy
Nullpriest of Oblivion
21%inclusion16 decks78 decks
18%synergy
Starscape Cleric
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Flight-Deck Coordinator
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Starseer Mentor
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
15%synergy
Restless Bloodseeker
17%inclusion13 decks78 decks
16%synergy
Pontiff of Blight
17%inclusion13 decks78 decks
14%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
17%inclusion13 decks78 decks
15%synergy
Bloodbond Vampire
17%inclusion13 decks78 decks
16%synergy
Shroudstomper
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Nykthos Paragon
15%inclusion12 decks78 decks
14%synergy
Blood Artist
15%inclusion12 decks78 decks
-17%synergy
Child of Night
15%inclusion12 decks78 decks
15%synergy
Soul Warden
15%inclusion12 decks78 decks
-3%synergy
Bishop's Soldier
14%inclusion11 decks78 decks
14%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
14%inclusion11 decks78 decks
8%synergy
Stromkirk Bloodthief
14%inclusion11 decks78 decks
13%synergy
Vampire Neonate
13%inclusion10 decks78 decks
13%synergy
Gluttonous Guest
13%inclusion10 decks78 decks
12%synergy
Knight of Dawn's Light
13%inclusion10 decks78 decks
12%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
13%inclusion10 decks78 decks
0%synergy
Unholy Officiant
13%inclusion10 decks78 decks
13%synergy
Moonrise Cleric
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Vampire Scrivener
12%inclusion9 decks78 decks
11%synergy
Cordial Vampire
12%inclusion9 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Sanguine Savior
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
11%synergy
Starlit Soothsayer
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Vampire Spawn
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
10%synergy
Champion of Dusk
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Despark
36%inclusion28 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Disenchant
32%inclusion25 decks78 decks
28%synergy
Utter End
29%inclusion23 decks78 decks
16%synergy
Fracture
22%inclusion17 decks78 decks
3%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
22%inclusion17 decks78 decks
-43%synergy
Sonar Strike
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
15%synergy
Sanguine Sacrament
15%inclusion12 decks78 decks
15%synergy
Riot Control
13%inclusion10 decks78 decks
12%synergy
Invoke the Divine
13%inclusion10 decks78 decks
12%synergy
Treacherous Greed
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Breathe Your Last
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Village Rites
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
-13%synergy
Path to Exile
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
-39%synergy
Generous Gift
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
-15%synergy
Winter's Intervention
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Go for the Throat
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Consuming Corruption
8.1%inclusion5 decks62 decks
8%synergy
Bleed Dry
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
7%synergy
Return to Dust
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
3%synergy
Blood Pact
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
7%synergy
Foul-Tongue Shriek
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
8%synergy
Divine Resilience
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Dark Ritual
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
-16%synergy
Urge to Feed
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Sorin's Thirst
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Give In to Violence
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Hazel's Nocturne
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Bake into a Pie
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
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2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
1%synergy
Bladebrand
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
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5%synergy
Power Word Kill
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5%synergy
Ritual of Rejuvenation
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5%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
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3%synergy
Harsh Sustenance
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Revival // Revenge
38%inclusion30 decks78 decks
34%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
36%inclusion28 decks78 decks
27%synergy
Death Grasp
32%inclusion25 decks78 decks
31%synergy
Read the Bones
29%inclusion23 decks78 decks
19%synergy
Call to the Feast
28%inclusion22 decks78 decks
27%synergy
Ambition's Cost
28%inclusion22 decks78 decks
26%synergy
Rush of Dread
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
25%synergy
Exsanguinate
22%inclusion17 decks78 decks
10%synergy
Fumigate
22%inclusion17 decks78 decks
14%synergy
Blood Tribute
21%inclusion16 decks78 decks
18%synergy
Sanctify
19%inclusion15 decks78 decks
18%synergy
Scout for Survivors
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
13%inclusion10 decks78 decks
12%synergy
Vindicate
13%inclusion10 decks78 decks
0%synergy
Merciless Eviction
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Blood Tithe
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
10%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Feed the Swarm
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
1%synergy
Queen's Commission
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
9%synergy
Sovereign's Bite
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
8%synergy
Vampire's Kiss
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Damnable Pact
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Macabre Waltz
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Sheoldred's Restoration
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Austere Command
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
-12%synergy
Victimize
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
-12%synergy
Ancient Craving
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Chaplain's Blessing
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Emerge from the Cocoon
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Sanguine Indulgence
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
-1%synergy
Alms of the Vein
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Consecrate // Consume
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Reave Soul
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Corrupt
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Humiliate
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Agonizing Syphon
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Consume Spirit
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Day of Judgment
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
3%synergy
Feast of Blood
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Risky Shortcut
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
24%inclusion19 decks78 decks
9%synergy
Tithing Blade
23%inclusion18 decks78 decks
22%synergy
Chalice of Life
19%inclusion15 decks78 decks
18%synergy
Quietus Spike
15%inclusion12 decks78 decks
14%synergy
Wedding Invitation
14%inclusion11 decks78 decks
13%synergy
Sinister Monolith
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Sigil
13%inclusion10 decks78 decks
10%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
12%inclusion9 decks78 decks
7%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
12%inclusion9 decks78 decks
3%synergy
Quick-Draw Katana
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Campfire
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
-18%synergy
Ceremonial Knife
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Potion of Healing
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Goldvein Pick
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Cloak of the Bat
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Grim Bauble
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Warlock Class
35%inclusion27 decks78 decks
33%synergy
Greed
31%inclusion24 decks78 decks
26%synergy
Cleric Class
31%inclusion24 decks78 decks
23%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
31%inclusion24 decks78 decks
28%synergy
Lunar Convocation
30%inclusion16 decks54 decks
18%synergy
Life Insurance
21%inclusion16 decks78 decks
16%synergy
Grievous Wound
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Campaign of Vengeance
18%inclusion14 decks78 decks
17%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
18%inclusion14 decks78 decks
17%synergy
Gift of Fangs
18%inclusion14 decks78 decks
17%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
13%inclusion10 decks78 decks
7%synergy
Dawn of Hope
13%inclusion10 decks78 decks
9%synergy
March of the Canonized
12%inclusion9 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Makeshift Binding
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
11%synergy
Wound Reflection
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
7%synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Rites
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
0%synergy
Pacifism
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Squire's Devotion
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
7%synergy
Griffin Aerie
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Banishing Light
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Underworld Connections
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
3%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
Prayer of Binding
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Ordeal of Heliod
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Dark Tutelage
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Sunbond
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Light of Promise
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
2%synergy
Gift of Orzhova
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Sigarda's Imprisonment
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Blind Obedience
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
-14%synergy
Stab Wound
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
3%synergy
Mark of the Vampire
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Ulgrotha
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
28%inclusion22 decks78 decks
25%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Restless Fortress
27%inclusion21 decks78 decks
19%synergy
Radiant Fountain
13%inclusion10 decks78 decks
9%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
12%inclusion9 decks78 decks
-22%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
-10%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Cottage
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
3%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
-1%synergy
Bojuka Bog
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
-36%synergy
Orzhova, the Church of Deals
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Shambling Vent
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
63%inclusion49 decks78 decks
-18%synergy
Sol Ring
60%inclusion47 decks78 decks
-25%synergy
Orzhov Signet
51%inclusion40 decks78 decks
-7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
47%inclusion37 decks78 decks
30%synergy
Pristine Talisman
46%inclusion36 decks78 decks
40%synergy
Marble Diamond
35%inclusion27 decks78 decks
28%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
33%inclusion26 decks78 decks
27%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion22 decks78 decks
2%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
14%inclusion11 decks78 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
-11%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
-44%synergy
Orzhov Locket
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Patchwork Banner
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Honored Heirloom
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion78 decks78 decks
3%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion77 decks78 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
69%inclusion54 decks78 decks
-17%synergy
Scoured Barrens
69%inclusion54 decks78 decks
45%synergy
Evolving Wilds
54%inclusion42 decks78 decks
33%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
54%inclusion42 decks78 decks
45%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
45%inclusion35 decks78 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Silence
45%inclusion35 decks78 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Field
37%inclusion29 decks78 decks
-15%synergy
Path of Ancestry
27%inclusion21 decks78 decks
3%synergy
Forlorn Flats
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
18%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
23%inclusion18 decks78 decks
12%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
19%inclusion15 decks78 decks
-22%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion14 decks78 decks
-6%synergy
Voldaren Estate
18%inclusion14 decks78 decks
12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion13 decks78 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Moor
17%inclusion13 decks78 decks
14%synergy
Thriving Heath
15%inclusion12 decks78 decks
13%synergy
Caves of Koilos
15%inclusion12 decks78 decks
-42%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion11 decks78 decks
-7%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
14%inclusion11 decks78 decks
10%synergy
Neglected Manor
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Silverquill Campus
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
1%synergy
Desolate Mire
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
-6%synergy
Isolated Chapel
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
-57%synergy
Obscura Storefront
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
4%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
1%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
5%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
1%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
-2%synergy