Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Lifedrain

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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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Raven Eagle
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Ozai's Cruelty
1.7%inclusion1 decks58 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sanguine Bond
90%inclusion148 decks164 decks
69%synergy
Exsanguinate
70%inclusion114 decks164 decks
57%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
59%inclusion97 decks164 decks
56%synergy
Exquisite Blood
73%inclusion120 decks164 decks
55%synergy
Indulging Patrician
60%inclusion98 decks164 decks
54%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
73%inclusion120 decks164 decks
51%synergy
Blood Tribute
51%inclusion84 decks164 decks
49%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
60%inclusion99 decks164 decks
47%synergy
Revival // Revenge
49%inclusion80 decks164 decks
44%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
47%inclusion77 decks164 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
62%inclusion101 decks164 decks
-3%synergy
Mortify
60%inclusion98 decks164 decks
37%synergy
Blood Artist
58%inclusion95 decks164 decks
26%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
51%inclusion83 decks164 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
48%inclusion79 decks164 decks
19%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
48%inclusion78 decks164 decks
37%synergy
Drana's Emissary
46%inclusion75 decks164 decks
41%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
45%inclusion73 decks164 decks
32%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
44%inclusion72 decks164 decks
35%synergy
Soul Warden
43%inclusion71 decks164 decks
25%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
27%inclusion45 decks164 decks
13%synergy
Smothering Tithe
19%inclusion31 decks164 decks
-5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
15%inclusion25 decks164 decks
-1%synergy
Teferi's Protection
13%inclusion22 decks164 decks
-3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12%inclusion19 decks164 decks
0%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion16 decks164 decks
3%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
6.7%inclusion11 decks164 decks
-5%synergy
The One Ring
6.1%inclusion10 decks164 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
42%inclusion69 decks164 decks
27%synergy
Markov Purifier
42%inclusion69 decks164 decks
39%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
41%inclusion68 decks164 decks
36%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
41%inclusion59 decks143 decks
30%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
41%inclusion67 decks164 decks
36%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
39%inclusion49 decks125 decks
29%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
39%inclusion64 decks164 decks
37%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
38%inclusion62 decks164 decks
11%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
36%inclusion45 decks125 decks
31%synergy
Tithe Drinker
35%inclusion57 decks164 decks
31%synergy
Twilight Prophet
35%inclusion57 decks164 decks
24%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
34%inclusion56 decks164 decks
-1%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
32%inclusion53 decks164 decks
21%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
30%inclusion44 decks147 decks
25%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
29%inclusion47 decks164 decks
21%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
28%inclusion46 decks164 decks
26%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
27%inclusion35 decks132 decks
25%synergy
Suture Priest
26%inclusion43 decks164 decks
12%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
26%inclusion43 decks164 decks
6%synergy
Starscape Cleric
24%inclusion33 decks138 decks
14%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
24%inclusion39 decks164 decks
19%synergy
Cordial Vampire
24%inclusion39 decks164 decks
16%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
23%inclusion38 decks164 decks
16%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
21%inclusion35 decks164 decks
17%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
21%inclusion35 decks164 decks
17%synergy
Soul's Attendant
20%inclusion33 decks164 decks
7%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
20%inclusion33 decks164 decks
8%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
20%inclusion33 decks164 decks
14%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
20%inclusion32 decks164 decks
5%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
19%inclusion24 decks125 decks
17%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
19%inclusion31 decks164 decks
13%synergy
Crypt Ghast
19%inclusion31 decks164 decks
11%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
18%inclusion30 decks164 decks
12%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
18%inclusion29 decks164 decks
13%synergy
Markov Baron
16%inclusion27 decks164 decks
14%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
15%inclusion25 decks164 decks
11%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
15%inclusion25 decks164 decks
12%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
11%synergy
The Gaffer
13%inclusion22 decks164 decks
10%synergy
Epicure of Blood
13%inclusion22 decks164 decks
12%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
13%inclusion21 decks160 decks
9%synergy
Essence Channeler
13%inclusion18 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
13%inclusion21 decks164 decks
6%synergy
Witch of the Moors
13%inclusion21 decks164 decks
10%synergy
Captivating Vampire
13%inclusion21 decks164 decks
10%synergy
Serra Ascendant
12%inclusion20 decks164 decks
5%synergy
Drana and Linvala
12%inclusion20 decks164 decks
4%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
12%inclusion20 decks164 decks
10%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
11%inclusion18 decks164 decks
8%synergy
Sangromancer
10%inclusion17 decks164 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
40%inclusion66 decks164 decks
-9%synergy
Fracture
34%inclusion55 decks164 decks
14%synergy
Dark Ritual
30%inclusion49 decks164 decks
7%synergy
Despark
24%inclusion40 decks164 decks
-7%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
22%inclusion36 decks164 decks
19%synergy
Revitalize
16%inclusion26 decks164 decks
14%synergy
Inkshield
13%inclusion22 decks164 decks
-3%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
13%inclusion22 decks164 decks
8%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
13%inclusion21 decks164 decks
-1%synergy
Generous Gift
13%inclusion21 decks164 decks
-12%synergy
Utter End
12%inclusion19 decks164 decks
-2%synergy
Village Rites
10%inclusion17 decks164 decks
-12%synergy
Murder
9.1%inclusion15 decks164 decks
5%synergy
Reprieve
7.9%inclusion13 decks164 decks
0%synergy
Disenchant
7.3%inclusion12 decks164 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.7%inclusion11 decks164 decks
2%synergy
Dawn's Truce
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
-6%synergy
Stinging Study
6.1%inclusion10 decks164 decks
5%synergy
Return to Dust
5.5%inclusion9 decks164 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Rush of Dread
34%inclusion52 decks152 decks
33%synergy
Sign in Blood
34%inclusion56 decks164 decks
16%synergy
Damn
29%inclusion48 decks164 decks
-4%synergy
Fumigate
29%inclusion47 decks164 decks
21%synergy
Read the Bones
27%inclusion44 decks164 decks
16%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
19%inclusion31 decks164 decks
13%synergy
Night's Whisper
19%inclusion31 decks164 decks
2%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
17%inclusion28 decks164 decks
16%synergy
Austere Command
16%inclusion27 decks164 decks
-2%synergy
Vindicate
16%inclusion26 decks164 decks
3%synergy
Farewell
14%inclusion23 decks164 decks
1%synergy
Temporal Extortion
13%inclusion22 decks164 decks
13%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion21 decks164 decks
-4%synergy
Death Grasp
11%inclusion18 decks164 decks
10%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
10%inclusion17 decks164 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
9.1%inclusion15 decks164 decks
8%synergy
Merciless Eviction
9.1%inclusion15 decks164 decks
4%synergy
Feed the Swarm
9.1%inclusion15 decks164 decks
2%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
9.1%inclusion15 decks164 decks
1%synergy
Ambition's Cost
8.5%inclusion14 decks164 decks
6%synergy
Sanctify
8.5%inclusion14 decks164 decks
8%synergy
Victimize
7.3%inclusion12 decks164 decks
-11%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.4%inclusion8 decks125 decks
0%synergy
Risky Shortcut
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
5%synergy
New Blood
6.1%inclusion10 decks164 decks
2%synergy
Damnable Pact
6.1%inclusion10 decks164 decks
5%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.1%inclusion10 decks164 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.5%inclusion9 decks164 decks
-5%synergy
Call to the Feast
5.5%inclusion9 decks164 decks
4%synergy
Reanimate
5.5%inclusion9 decks164 decks
-9%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
38%inclusion63 decks164 decks
12%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
36%inclusion59 decks164 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion47 decks164 decks
9%synergy
Quietus Spike
26%inclusion42 decks164 decks
25%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
26%inclusion42 decks164 decks
21%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
23%inclusion38 decks164 decks
14%synergy
The Wind Crystal
23%inclusion19 decks84 decks
15%synergy
Bontu's Monument
19%inclusion31 decks164 decks
13%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
18%inclusion29 decks164 decks
14%synergy
Jet Medallion
15%inclusion24 decks164 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Sigil
13%inclusion21 decks164 decks
10%synergy
Chalice of Life
12%inclusion20 decks164 decks
11%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Scytheclaw
10%inclusion17 decks164 decks
10%synergy
Pearl Medallion
10%inclusion16 decks164 decks
4%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
9.1%inclusion15 decks164 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.5%inclusion14 decks164 decks
-6%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
8.3%inclusion12 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Mithril Coat
6.7%inclusion11 decks164 decks
3%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.7%inclusion11 decks164 decks
4%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
6.7%inclusion11 decks164 decks
2%synergy
Sinister Monolith
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Herald's Horn
5.5%inclusion9 decks164 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Wound Reflection
37%inclusion60 decks164 decks
34%synergy
Lunar Convocation
32%inclusion44 decks138 decks
20%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
32%inclusion52 decks164 decks
17%synergy
Cleric Class
30%inclusion49 decks164 decks
22%synergy
Blind Obedience
27%inclusion45 decks164 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
24%inclusion40 decks164 decks
3%synergy
Grievous Wound
24%inclusion32 decks132 decks
21%synergy
Boon Reflection
22%inclusion36 decks164 decks
20%synergy
Ghostly Prison
21%inclusion35 decks164 decks
7%synergy
Greed
16%inclusion26 decks164 decks
11%synergy
Warlock Class
16%inclusion26 decks164 decks
15%synergy
Life Insurance
12%inclusion20 decks164 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Remedy
12%inclusion19 decks164 decks
10%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
12%inclusion19 decks164 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Bonds
11%inclusion18 decks164 decks
9%synergy
Painful Quandary
10%inclusion17 decks164 decks
7%synergy
March of the Canonized
8.5%inclusion14 decks164 decks
2%synergy
Dawn of Hope
8.5%inclusion14 decks164 decks
4%synergy
Light of Promise
8.5%inclusion14 decks164 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Hope
8.4%inclusion12 decks143 decks
6%synergy
Vampiric Rites
7.9%inclusion13 decks164 decks
0%synergy
Glasswing Grace
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
0%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
7.3%inclusion12 decks164 decks
-3%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
7.3%inclusion12 decks164 decks
5%synergy
Test of Endurance
7.3%inclusion12 decks164 decks
6%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
6.7%inclusion11 decks164 decks
-1%synergy
Axis of Mortality
6.7%inclusion11 decks164 decks
5%synergy
Black Market
6.1%inclusion10 decks164 decks
-1%synergy
Legion's Landing
6.1%inclusion10 decks164 decks
2%synergy
Dark Tutelage
5.5%inclusion9 decks164 decks
4%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
5.5%inclusion9 decks164 decks
5%synergy
Land Tax
5.5%inclusion9 decks164 decks
-5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
23%inclusion38 decks164 decks
21%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
15%inclusion25 decks164 decks
10%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
13%inclusion22 decks164 decks
8%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
9.1%inclusion15 decks164 decks
6%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
9.1%inclusion15 decks164 decks
7%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
8.5%inclusion14 decks164 decks
7%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
7.3%inclusion12 decks164 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
46%inclusion76 decks164 decks
13%synergy
Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion65 decks164 decks
-4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
35%inclusion58 decks164 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion35 decks164 decks
-1%synergy
Restless Fortress
20%inclusion33 decks164 decks
12%synergy
Radiant Fountain
17%inclusion28 decks164 decks
13%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion23 decks164 decks
-7%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion19 decks164 decks
3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion18 decks164 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
11%inclusion18 decks164 decks
-1%synergy
Shambling Vent
9.1%inclusion15 decks164 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.5%inclusion14 decks164 decks
-2%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
6.7%inclusion11 decks164 decks
5%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
6.1%inclusion10 decks164 decks
0%synergy
War Room
6.1%inclusion10 decks164 decks
-1%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
5.5%inclusion9 decks164 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.5%inclusion9 decks164 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion148 decks164 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion139 decks164 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Signet
60%inclusion99 decks164 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
45%inclusion73 decks164 decks
-9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
30%inclusion50 decks164 decks
13%synergy
Pristine Talisman
30%inclusion49 decks164 decks
24%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion36 decks164 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion26 decks164 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion22 decks164 decks
-1%synergy
Marble Diamond
12%inclusion19 decks164 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion17 decks164 decks
4%synergy
Patchwork Banner
8.0%inclusion11 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.1%inclusion10 decks164 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Locket
5.5%inclusion9 decks164 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion163 decks164 decks
2%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion162 decks164 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion143 decks164 decks
1%synergy
Isolated Chapel
62%inclusion102 decks164 decks
-3%synergy
Scoured Barrens
54%inclusion88 decks164 decks
29%synergy
Tainted Field
52%inclusion85 decks164 decks
0%synergy
Caves of Koilos
48%inclusion79 decks164 decks
-9%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
48%inclusion78 decks164 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
47%inclusion77 decks164 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Silence
47%inclusion77 decks164 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
44%inclusion72 decks164 decks
20%synergy
Godless Shrine
41%inclusion67 decks164 decks
-8%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
32%inclusion53 decks164 decks
-1%synergy
Vault of Champions
30%inclusion50 decks164 decks
-10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion49 decks164 decks
9%synergy
Fetid Heath
29%inclusion48 decks164 decks
-8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion44 decks164 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion36 decks164 decks
-2%synergy
Desolate Mire
19%inclusion29 decks156 decks
4%synergy
Voldaren Estate
18%inclusion30 decks164 decks
12%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
18%inclusion29 decks164 decks
-3%synergy
Marsh Flats
18%inclusion29 decks164 decks
-12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion28 decks164 decks
3%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
17%inclusion27 decks160 decks
-5%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
16%inclusion26 decks164 decks
7%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
15%inclusion25 decks164 decks
-12%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
15%inclusion25 decks164 decks
4%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
13%inclusion15 decks115 decks
-8%synergy
Forlorn Flats
12%inclusion19 decks153 decks
7%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
10%inclusion17 decks164 decks
3%synergy
Neglected Manor
9.1%inclusion12 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
8.5%inclusion14 decks164 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.9%inclusion13 decks164 decks
-1%synergy
Glasswing Grace
7.5%inclusion11 decks147 decks
0%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
7.3%inclusion12 decks164 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
-6%synergy
Citadel Gate
5.5%inclusion9 decks164 decks
5%synergy
Scrubland
5.5%inclusion9 decks164 decks
-6%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
5.5%inclusion9 decks164 decks
4%synergy
Silent Clearing
5.5%inclusion9 decks164 decks
-10%synergy