Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Expensive Core

Astarion, the Decadent
Rank #357
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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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42%synergy
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Enduring Tenacity
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11%synergy
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-10%synergy
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35%synergy
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39%synergy
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37%synergy
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Starscape Cleric
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24%synergy
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23%synergy
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17%synergy
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16%synergy
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18%synergy
Archangel of Thune
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15%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
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13%synergy
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-2%synergy
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11%synergy
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15%synergy
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10%synergy
Markov Baron
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14%synergy
Essence Channeler
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9%synergy
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-3%synergy
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-2%synergy
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7%synergy
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-1%synergy
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12%synergy
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10%synergy
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11%synergy
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7%synergy
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11%synergy
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-1%synergy
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7%synergy
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Beacon of Immortality
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34%synergy
Fracture
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17%synergy
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8%synergy
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18%synergy
Despark
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-8%synergy
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4%synergy
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3%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
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11%synergy
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3%synergy
Utter End
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1%synergy
Personify
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9%synergy
Stinging Study
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11%synergy
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0%synergy
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1%synergy
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5%synergy
Revitalize
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6%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
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1%synergy
Deadly Dispute
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-15%synergy
Return to Dust
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3%synergy
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Revival // Revenge
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Damn
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22%synergy
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26%synergy
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9%synergy
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Austere Command
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-7%synergy
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Aetherflux Reservoir
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31%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
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33%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
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Lightning Greaves
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12%synergy
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20%synergy
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2%synergy
Jet Medallion
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15%synergy
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17%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
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16%synergy
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12%synergy
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16%synergy
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8%synergy
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11%synergy
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8%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
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4%synergy
Chalice of Life
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7%synergy
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3%synergy
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5%synergy
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2%synergy
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-13%synergy
Skullclamp
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-21%synergy
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Black Market Connections
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24%synergy
Cleric Class
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37%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
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14%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
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23%synergy
Boon Reflection
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33%synergy
Wound Reflection
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31%synergy
Blind Obedience
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15%synergy
Ghostly Prison
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18%synergy
Lunar Convocation
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16%synergy
Greed
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20%synergy
Grievous Wound
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17%synergy
Leyline of Hope
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13%synergy
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5%synergy
Life Insurance
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11%synergy
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12%synergy
March of the Canonized
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7%synergy
Land Tax
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2%synergy
Test of Endurance
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11%synergy
Black Market
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4%synergy
Glasswing Grace
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2%synergy
Warlock Class
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8%synergy
Dawn of Hope
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6%synergy
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6%synergy
Axis of Mortality
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7%synergy
Painful Quandary
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5%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
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4%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
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6%synergy
Smuggler's Share
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4%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
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-11%synergy
Light of Promise
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4%synergy
The Legend of Yangchen
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5%synergy
Airbender Ascension
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3%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Grave Pact
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-4%synergy
Legion's Landing
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2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
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26%synergy
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19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
14%synergy
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12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
11%synergy
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10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
4%synergy
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8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
7%synergy
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5%synergy
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3%synergy
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Vault of the Archangel
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20%synergy
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion36 decks73 decks
6%synergy
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42%inclusion31 decks73 decks
22%synergy
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24%synergy
Reliquary Tower
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11%synergy
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23%synergy
Rogue's Passage
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10%synergy
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21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Radiant Fountain
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
14%synergy
War Room
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
9%synergy
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5%synergy
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3%synergy
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11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
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-1%synergy
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10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
4%synergy
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6%synergy
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10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
6%synergy
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5%synergy
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7%synergy
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2%synergy
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2%synergy
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1%synergy
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5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-3%synergy
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5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-2%synergy
Shambling Vent
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
4%synergy
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Sol Ring
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7%synergy
Arcane Signet
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6%synergy
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8%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
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9%synergy
Mind Stone
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13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
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12%synergy
Pristine Talisman
29%inclusion21 decks73 decks
23%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Marble Diamond
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
6%synergy
The Soul Stone
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1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
4%synergy
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Plains
99%inclusion72 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion72 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
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1%synergy
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75%inclusion55 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Godless Shrine
60%inclusion44 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Field
55%inclusion40 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Caves of Koilos
51%inclusion37 decks73 decks
-6%synergy
Vault of Champions
51%inclusion37 decks73 decks
11%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
47%inclusion34 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
44%inclusion32 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Scoured Barrens
41%inclusion30 decks73 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Silence
41%inclusion30 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
38%inclusion28 decks73 decks
15%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
37%inclusion27 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Fetid Heath
36%inclusion26 decks73 decks
-4%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
36%inclusion26 decks73 decks
-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
32%inclusion23 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Marsh Flats
30%inclusion22 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Desolate Mire
26%inclusion19 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Scrubland
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Silent Clearing
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
-2%synergy
Witch Enchanter
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Voldaren Estate
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Glasswing Grace
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Obscura Storefront
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Windswept Heath
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Flooded Strand
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Arid Mesa
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Forlorn Flats
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
3%synergy