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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Parker Luck
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Villainous Wrath
3.1%inclusion1 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Mister Negative
3.1%inclusion1 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Starling, Aerial Ally
2.1%inclusion1 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Spectacular Tactics
2.1%inclusion1 decks47 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sanguine Bond
91%inclusion137 decks151 decks
69%synergy
Exsanguinate
70%inclusion106 decks151 decks
58%synergy
Indulging Patrician
63%inclusion95 decks151 decks
57%synergy
Exquisite Blood
73%inclusion110 decks151 decks
55%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
58%inclusion87 decks151 decks
54%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
72%inclusion108 decks151 decks
49%synergy
Blood Tribute
50%inclusion76 decks151 decks
48%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
61%inclusion92 decks151 decks
47%synergy
Revival // Revenge
51%inclusion77 decks151 decks
46%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
46%inclusion70 decks151 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
63%inclusion95 decks151 decks
-2%synergy
Mortify
60%inclusion90 decks151 decks
37%synergy
Blood Artist
58%inclusion87 decks151 decks
25%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
49%inclusion74 decks151 decks
39%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
49%inclusion74 decks151 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
49%inclusion74 decks151 decks
20%synergy
Drana's Emissary
46%inclusion70 decks151 decks
41%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
45%inclusion68 decks151 decks
37%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
44%inclusion66 decks151 decks
38%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
43%inclusion65 decks151 decks
28%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
26%inclusion40 decks151 decks
12%synergy
Smothering Tithe
19%inclusion28 decks151 decks
-6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
15%inclusion23 decks151 decks
-1%synergy
Teferi's Protection
15%inclusion22 decks151 decks
-2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
13%inclusion19 decks151 decks
0%synergy
Necropotence
9.3%inclusion14 decks151 decks
3%synergy
The One Ring
6.6%inclusion10 decks151 decks
0%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
6.6%inclusion10 decks151 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Soul Warden
43%inclusion65 decks151 decks
25%synergy
Markov Purifier
43%inclusion65 decks151 decks
39%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
42%inclusion64 decks151 decks
30%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
42%inclusion63 decks151 decks
36%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
40%inclusion61 decks151 decks
38%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
40%inclusion52 decks129 decks
29%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
38%inclusion42 decks111 decks
28%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
38%inclusion57 decks151 decks
11%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
36%inclusion40 decks111 decks
31%synergy
Tithe Drinker
36%inclusion54 decks151 decks
32%synergy
Twilight Prophet
35%inclusion53 decks151 decks
24%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
34%inclusion51 decks151 decks
23%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
34%inclusion51 decks151 decks
-2%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
30%inclusion45 decks151 decks
22%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
29%inclusion38 decks133 decks
24%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
28%inclusion42 decks151 decks
25%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
27%inclusion32 decks118 decks
25%synergy
Suture Priest
26%inclusion40 decks151 decks
12%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
24%inclusion36 decks151 decks
3%synergy
Cordial Vampire
24%inclusion36 decks151 decks
16%synergy
Starscape Cleric
23%inclusion29 decks124 decks
13%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
23%inclusion35 decks151 decks
19%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
23%inclusion34 decks151 decks
16%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
23%inclusion34 decks151 decks
17%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
21%inclusion32 decks151 decks
9%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
21%inclusion32 decks151 decks
16%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
21%inclusion32 decks151 decks
6%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
21%inclusion31 decks151 decks
17%synergy
Soul's Attendant
20%inclusion30 decks151 decks
7%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
20%inclusion30 decks151 decks
14%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
20%inclusion22 decks111 decks
18%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
18%inclusion27 decks151 decks
11%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
17%inclusion26 decks151 decks
12%synergy
Crypt Ghast
17%inclusion26 decks151 decks
10%synergy
Markov Baron
17%inclusion26 decks151 decks
15%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
15%inclusion23 decks151 decks
12%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
14%inclusion21 decks151 decks
10%synergy
Essence Channeler
14%inclusion17 decks124 decks
7%synergy
Witch of the Moors
13%inclusion20 decks151 decks
10%synergy
Epicure of Blood
13%inclusion20 decks151 decks
12%synergy
Serra Ascendant
13%inclusion19 decks151 decks
5%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
13%inclusion19 decks151 decks
10%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
12%inclusion18 decks151 decks
5%synergy
The Gaffer
12%inclusion18 decks151 decks
8%synergy
Captivating Vampire
12%inclusion18 decks151 decks
9%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
12%inclusion17 decks146 decks
8%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Drana and Linvala
11%inclusion17 decks151 decks
3%synergy
Sangromancer
11%inclusion16 decks151 decks
9%synergy
Scourge of the Skyclaves
11%inclusion16 decks151 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
39%inclusion59 decks151 decks
-10%synergy
Fracture
34%inclusion51 decks151 decks
14%synergy
Dark Ritual
30%inclusion45 decks151 decks
8%synergy
Despark
26%inclusion39 decks151 decks
-5%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
23%inclusion35 decks151 decks
20%synergy
Revitalize
17%inclusion25 decks151 decks
15%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
14%inclusion21 decks151 decks
0%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
14%inclusion21 decks151 decks
8%synergy
Generous Gift
13%inclusion20 decks151 decks
-12%synergy
Utter End
13%inclusion19 decks151 decks
-1%synergy
Inkshield
13%inclusion19 decks151 decks
-4%synergy
Village Rites
11%inclusion16 decks151 decks
-12%synergy
Reprieve
8.6%inclusion13 decks151 decks
1%synergy
Murder
7.9%inclusion12 decks151 decks
4%synergy
Disenchant
7.9%inclusion12 decks151 decks
4%synergy
Dawn's Truce
6.5%inclusion8 decks124 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
-6%synergy
Return to Dust
6.0%inclusion9 decks151 decks
1%synergy
Breathe Your Last
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
4%synergy
Mana Tithe
5.3%inclusion8 decks151 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
37%inclusion56 decks151 decks
19%synergy
Rush of Dread
35%inclusion48 decks138 decks
33%synergy
Damn
30%inclusion45 decks151 decks
-4%synergy
Read the Bones
28%inclusion43 decks151 decks
18%synergy
Fumigate
28%inclusion42 decks151 decks
20%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
19%inclusion29 decks151 decks
13%synergy
Night's Whisper
19%inclusion29 decks151 decks
3%synergy
Austere Command
18%inclusion27 decks151 decks
-1%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
17%inclusion26 decks151 decks
17%synergy
Vindicate
17%inclusion25 decks151 decks
4%synergy
Farewell
15%inclusion23 decks151 decks
2%synergy
Temporal Extortion
13%inclusion20 decks151 decks
13%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion19 decks151 decks
-4%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
11%inclusion17 decks151 decks
6%synergy
Death Grasp
11%inclusion17 decks151 decks
10%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
10%inclusion15 decks151 decks
1%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
9.3%inclusion14 decks151 decks
8%synergy
Merciless Eviction
9.3%inclusion14 decks151 decks
4%synergy
Ambition's Cost
9.3%inclusion14 decks151 decks
7%synergy
Sanctify
8.6%inclusion13 decks151 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
8.6%inclusion13 decks151 decks
1%synergy
Damnable Pact
7.3%inclusion11 decks151 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Risky Shortcut
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
6%synergy
New Blood
6.6%inclusion10 decks151 decks
3%synergy
Victimize
6.6%inclusion10 decks151 decks
-11%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.0%inclusion9 decks151 decks
4%synergy
Call to the Feast
5.3%inclusion8 decks151 decks
4%synergy
Reanimate
5.3%inclusion8 decks151 decks
-9%synergy
Grim Tutor
5.3%inclusion8 decks151 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Well of Lost Dreams
38%inclusion57 decks151 decks
29%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
37%inclusion56 decks151 decks
11%synergy
Quietus Spike
28%inclusion42 decks151 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
28%inclusion42 decks151 decks
8%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
25%inclusion38 decks151 decks
21%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
23%inclusion34 decks151 decks
13%synergy
The Wind Crystal
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
15%synergy
Bontu's Monument
20%inclusion30 decks151 decks
14%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
18%inclusion27 decks151 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Sigil
15%inclusion22 decks151 decks
12%synergy
Chalice of Life
13%inclusion20 decks151 decks
12%synergy
Jet Medallion
13%inclusion20 decks151 decks
8%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Scytheclaw
11%inclusion17 decks151 decks
11%synergy
Pearl Medallion
9.3%inclusion14 decks151 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.3%inclusion14 decks151 decks
-6%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
8.6%inclusion13 decks151 decks
2%synergy
Mithril Coat
7.3%inclusion11 decks151 decks
4%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
6.6%inclusion10 decks151 decks
2%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.6%inclusion10 decks151 decks
4%synergy
Sinister Monolith
5.6%inclusion7 decks124 decks
3%synergy
Herald's Horn
5.3%inclusion8 decks151 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Wound Reflection
36%inclusion54 decks151 decks
33%synergy
Lunar Convocation
31%inclusion39 decks124 decks
20%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
31%inclusion47 decks151 decks
17%synergy
Blind Obedience
28%inclusion43 decks151 decks
10%synergy
Cleric Class
28%inclusion43 decks151 decks
20%synergy
Black Market Connections
25%inclusion38 decks151 decks
4%synergy
Boon Reflection
24%inclusion36 decks151 decks
22%synergy
Ghostly Prison
23%inclusion35 decks151 decks
9%synergy
Grievous Wound
23%inclusion27 decks118 decks
20%synergy
Warlock Class
18%inclusion27 decks151 decks
17%synergy
Greed
16%inclusion24 decks151 decks
11%synergy
Life Insurance
13%inclusion19 decks151 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Remedy
12%inclusion18 decks151 decks
10%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
11%inclusion17 decks151 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Bonds
11%inclusion16 decks151 decks
9%synergy
Painful Quandary
9.3%inclusion14 decks151 decks
6%synergy
Light of Promise
9.3%inclusion14 decks151 decks
6%synergy
Vampiric Rites
8.6%inclusion13 decks151 decks
1%synergy
March of the Canonized
8.6%inclusion13 decks151 decks
1%synergy
Glasswing Grace
8.3%inclusion11 decks133 decks
0%synergy
Dawn of Hope
7.9%inclusion12 decks151 decks
4%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
7.9%inclusion12 decks151 decks
5%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
7.3%inclusion11 decks151 decks
-1%synergy
Axis of Mortality
7.3%inclusion11 decks151 decks
6%synergy
Test of Endurance
7.3%inclusion11 decks151 decks
6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6.6%inclusion10 decks151 decks
-4%synergy
Dark Tutelage
6.0%inclusion9 decks151 decks
4%synergy
Black Market
6.0%inclusion9 decks151 decks
-1%synergy
Legion's Landing
6.0%inclusion9 decks151 decks
2%synergy
Leyline of Hope
5.4%inclusion7 decks129 decks
3%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
5.3%inclusion8 decks151 decks
5%synergy
Land Tax
5.3%inclusion8 decks151 decks
-5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
25%inclusion37 decks151 decks
22%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
16%inclusion24 decks151 decks
10%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
13%inclusion19 decks151 decks
7%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
10%inclusion15 decks151 decks
7%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
8.6%inclusion13 decks151 decks
7%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
7.3%inclusion11 decks151 decks
6%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
7.3%inclusion11 decks151 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
49%inclusion74 decks151 decks
15%synergy
Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion60 decks151 decks
-4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
35%inclusion53 decks151 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion33 decks151 decks
-1%synergy
Restless Fortress
20%inclusion30 decks151 decks
12%synergy
Radiant Fountain
18%inclusion27 decks151 decks
14%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion21 decks151 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion19 decks151 decks
4%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion16 decks151 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
11%inclusion16 decks151 decks
-1%synergy
Shambling Vent
10%inclusion15 decks151 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.6%inclusion13 decks151 decks
-2%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
6.6%inclusion10 decks151 decks
0%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
6.6%inclusion10 decks151 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.0%inclusion9 decks151 decks
-6%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
6.0%inclusion9 decks151 decks
5%synergy
War Room
5.3%inclusion8 decks151 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion137 decks151 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion129 decks151 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Signet
62%inclusion93 decks151 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
44%inclusion67 decks151 decks
-9%synergy
Pristine Talisman
32%inclusion48 decks151 decks
25%synergy
Commander's Sphere
28%inclusion43 decks151 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion36 decks151 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion24 decks151 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion21 decks151 decks
0%synergy
Marble Diamond
13%inclusion19 decks151 decks
6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
11%inclusion16 decks151 decks
4%synergy
Patchwork Banner
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
2%synergy
Orzhov Locket
6.0%inclusion9 decks151 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.0%inclusion9 decks151 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
5.3%inclusion8 decks151 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.3%inclusion8 decks151 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion150 decks151 decks
2%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion149 decks151 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion134 decks151 decks
2%synergy
Isolated Chapel
63%inclusion95 decks151 decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Field
52%inclusion79 decks151 decks
0%synergy
Scoured Barrens
52%inclusion79 decks151 decks
28%synergy
Caves of Koilos
49%inclusion74 decks151 decks
-8%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
49%inclusion74 decks151 decks
8%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
47%inclusion71 decks151 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Silence
44%inclusion67 decks151 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
43%inclusion65 decks151 decks
19%synergy
Godless Shrine
40%inclusion61 decks151 decks
-8%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
33%inclusion50 decks151 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion45 decks151 decks
9%synergy
Vault of Champions
29%inclusion44 decks151 decks
-11%synergy
Fetid Heath
28%inclusion43 decks151 decks
-9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion41 decks151 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion32 decks151 decks
-3%synergy
Desolate Mire
20%inclusion28 decks142 decks
5%synergy
Voldaren Estate
18%inclusion27 decks151 decks
12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion26 decks151 decks
3%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
17%inclusion26 decks151 decks
-3%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
17%inclusion25 decks146 decks
-5%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion25 decks151 decks
-13%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
-6%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
15%inclusion22 decks151 decks
6%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
13%inclusion20 decks151 decks
-14%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
13%inclusion20 decks151 decks
2%synergy
Forlorn Flats
13%inclusion18 decks139 decks
7%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
11%inclusion16 decks151 decks
3%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
8.6%inclusion13 decks151 decks
2%synergy
Neglected Manor
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
8.3%inclusion11 decks133 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.9%inclusion12 decks151 decks
-1%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
6.6%inclusion10 decks151 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
-6%synergy
Citadel Gate
6.0%inclusion9 decks151 decks
5%synergy
Scrubland
6.0%inclusion9 decks151 decks
-5%synergy
Silent Clearing
6.0%inclusion9 decks151 decks
-9%synergy
Cavern of Souls
5.3%inclusion8 decks151 decks
0%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
5.3%inclusion8 decks151 decks
4%synergy