Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Expensive Lifegain

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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
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Exquisite Blood
88%inclusion235 decks266 decks
71%synergy
Sanguine Bond
90%inclusion240 decks266 decks
69%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
90%inclusion240 decks266 decks
68%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
70%inclusion73 decks105 decks
60%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
68%inclusion181 decks266 decks
60%synergy
Blood Tribute
62%inclusion164 decks266 decks
59%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
61%inclusion163 decks266 decks
52%synergy
Revival // Revenge
57%inclusion152 decks266 decks
52%synergy
Exsanguinate
64%inclusion169 decks266 decks
51%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
71%inclusion190 decks266 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
80%inclusion212 decks266 decks
15%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
69%inclusion183 decks266 decks
29%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
60%inclusion159 decks266 decks
45%synergy
Path to Exile
56%inclusion149 decks266 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
56%inclusion148 decks266 decks
33%synergy
Soul Warden
55%inclusion147 decks266 decks
37%synergy
Black Market Connections
54%inclusion143 decks266 decks
33%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
51%inclusion136 decks266 decks
41%synergy
Crypt Ghast
51%inclusion136 decks266 decks
43%synergy
Wound Reflection
51%inclusion135 decks266 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
70%inclusion185 decks266 decks
46%synergy
Demonic Tutor
67%inclusion179 decks266 decks
51%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
61%inclusion163 decks266 decks
49%synergy
Teferi's Protection
61%inclusion161 decks266 decks
45%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
55%inclusion146 decks266 decks
40%synergy
Ancient Tomb
42%inclusion111 decks266 decks
35%synergy
The One Ring
37%inclusion98 decks266 decks
30%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
36%inclusion95 decks266 decks
24%synergy
Necropotence
23%inclusion60 decks266 decks
16%synergy
Mana Vault
14%inclusion38 decks266 decks
12%synergy
Creatures
Marauding Blight-Priest
49%inclusion130 decks266 decks
35%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
48%inclusion98 decks206 decks
36%synergy
Indulging Patrician
46%inclusion122 decks266 decks
40%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
45%inclusion101 decks222 decks
41%synergy
Blood Artist
45%inclusion120 decks266 decks
13%synergy
Esper Sentinel
44%inclusion116 decks266 decks
25%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
43%inclusion114 decks266 decks
30%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
42%inclusion113 decks266 decks
36%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
42%inclusion112 decks266 decks
36%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
42%inclusion111 decks266 decks
31%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
40%inclusion106 decks266 decks
35%synergy
Serra Ascendant
37%inclusion99 decks266 decks
30%synergy
Soul's Attendant
37%inclusion98 decks266 decks
24%synergy
Twilight Prophet
36%inclusion96 decks266 decks
25%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
36%inclusion96 decks266 decks
29%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
36%inclusion58 decks163 decks
34%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
34%inclusion90 decks266 decks
29%synergy
Suture Priest
33%inclusion87 decks266 decks
18%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
29%inclusion78 decks266 decks
-6%synergy
The Gaffer
28%inclusion75 decks266 decks
25%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
28%inclusion74 decks266 decks
15%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
27%inclusion73 decks266 decks
24%synergy
Markov Purifier
26%inclusion70 decks266 decks
23%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
26%inclusion68 decks266 decks
22%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
26%inclusion68 decks266 decks
23%synergy
Drana's Emissary
26%inclusion68 decks266 decks
21%synergy
Alpharael, Stonechosen
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
23%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
24%inclusion24 decks100 decks
19%synergy
Starscape Cleric
22%inclusion44 decks199 decks
12%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
22%inclusion58 decks266 decks
15%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
22%inclusion58 decks266 decks
2%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
21%inclusion57 decks266 decks
2%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
21%inclusion55 decks266 decks
-6%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
21%inclusion55 decks266 decks
17%synergy
Mister Negative
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
18%synergy
Tithe Drinker
20%inclusion52 decks266 decks
16%synergy
Drana and Linvala
19%inclusion50 decks266 decks
11%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
17%inclusion44 decks266 decks
11%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
17%inclusion44 decks266 decks
14%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
16%inclusion42 decks266 decks
15%synergy
Cordial Vampire
16%inclusion42 decks266 decks
8%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
15%inclusion40 decks266 decks
7%synergy
Witch of the Moors
15%inclusion40 decks266 decks
12%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
15%inclusion40 decks266 decks
10%synergy
Essence Channeler
15%inclusion29 decks199 decks
8%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
14%inclusion37 decks266 decks
9%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
13%inclusion35 decks266 decks
7%synergy
Grand Abolisher
13%inclusion35 decks266 decks
4%synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
13%inclusion35 decks266 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Mortify
46%inclusion123 decks266 decks
24%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
45%inclusion119 decks266 decks
41%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
31%inclusion83 decks266 decks
28%synergy
Fracture
27%inclusion71 decks266 decks
7%synergy
Despark
22%inclusion58 decks266 decks
-9%synergy
Inkshield
21%inclusion57 decks266 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion45 decks221 decks
8%synergy
Generous Gift
20%inclusion52 decks266 decks
-5%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
18%inclusion49 decks266 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Rollick
18%inclusion47 decks266 decks
7%synergy
Dawn's Truce
17%inclusion34 decks200 decks
10%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
16%inclusion43 decks266 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion42 decks266 decks
5%synergy
Stinging Study
11%inclusion30 decks266 decks
10%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
11%inclusion29 decks266 decks
3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.4%inclusion25 decks266 decks
5%synergy
Reprieve
9.0%inclusion24 decks266 decks
1%synergy
Revitalize
8.3%inclusion22 decks266 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
6.8%inclusion15 decks221 decks
0%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
6.8%inclusion18 decks266 decks
2%synergy
Imp's Mischief
6.0%inclusion16 decks266 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.0%inclusion16 decks266 decks
4%synergy
Disenchant
5.6%inclusion15 decks266 decks
2%synergy
Village Rites
5.3%inclusion14 decks266 decks
-17%synergy
Deadly Dispute
5.3%inclusion14 decks266 decks
-16%synergy
Murder
5.3%inclusion14 decks266 decks
1%synergy
Ad Nauseam
5.3%inclusion14 decks266 decks
3%synergy
Utter End
5.3%inclusion14 decks266 decks
-8%synergy
Sorceries
Damn
42%inclusion112 decks266 decks
9%synergy
Rush of Dread
34%inclusion80 decks236 decks
33%synergy
Toxic Deluge
34%inclusion90 decks266 decks
17%synergy
Farewell
33%inclusion89 decks266 decks
21%synergy
Sign in Blood
31%inclusion83 decks266 decks
13%synergy
Temporal Extortion
22%inclusion59 decks266 decks
22%synergy
Grim Tutor
22%inclusion59 decks266 decks
18%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
22%inclusion58 decks266 decks
21%synergy
Fumigate
21%inclusion56 decks266 decks
13%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
19%inclusion50 decks266 decks
17%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
18%inclusion47 decks266 decks
16%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion45 decks266 decks
0%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion37 decks266 decks
-1%synergy
Imperial Seal
14%inclusion36 decks266 decks
11%synergy
Vindicate
13%inclusion34 decks266 decks
0%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion33 decks266 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
12%inclusion33 decks266 decks
2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
12%inclusion28 decks236 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.9%inclusion9 decks101 decks
3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
8.3%inclusion22 decks266 decks
1%synergy
Damnation
8.3%inclusion22 decks266 decks
4%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
7.9%inclusion21 decks266 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.5%inclusion20 decks266 decks
3%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
7.5%inclusion20 decks266 decks
4%synergy
Austere Command
7.1%inclusion19 decks266 decks
-11%synergy
Wrath of God
6.4%inclusion17 decks266 decks
0%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.0%inclusion16 decks266 decks
-4%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
5.6%inclusion15 decks266 decks
1%synergy
Death Grasp
5.3%inclusion14 decks266 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Alhammarret's Archive
44%inclusion117 decks266 decks
39%synergy
Lightning Greaves
39%inclusion104 decks266 decks
19%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
33%inclusion88 decks266 decks
25%synergy
The Wind Crystal
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
22%inclusion59 decks266 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion57 decks266 decks
-4%synergy
Tainted Sigil
21%inclusion57 decks266 decks
19%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
17%inclusion35 decks209 decks
14%synergy
Jet Medallion
15%inclusion40 decks266 decks
10%synergy
Quietus Spike
14%inclusion38 decks266 decks
13%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
13%inclusion35 decks266 decks
10%synergy
Bontu's Monument
12%inclusion33 decks266 decks
7%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
12%inclusion31 decks266 decks
7%synergy
Pearl Medallion
11%inclusion28 decks266 decks
5%synergy
Chalice of Life
10%inclusion27 decks266 decks
9%synergy
Scytheclaw
9.4%inclusion25 decks266 decks
9%synergy
Expedition Map
9.0%inclusion24 decks266 decks
7%synergy
Aettir and Priwen
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Whip of Erebos
7.5%inclusion20 decks266 decks
5%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
7.5%inclusion20 decks266 decks
1%synergy
Wedding Ring
7.1%inclusion19 decks266 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.4%inclusion17 decks266 decks
-8%synergy
Strionic Resonator
6.4%inclusion17 decks266 decks
4%synergy
The Endstone
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Mithril Coat
6.0%inclusion16 decks266 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Blind Obedience
44%inclusion118 decks266 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
42%inclusion113 decks266 decks
13%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
38%inclusion102 decks266 decks
23%synergy
Land Tax
30%inclusion79 decks266 decks
19%synergy
Ghostly Prison
29%inclusion78 decks266 decks
15%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
27%inclusion72 decks266 decks
16%synergy
Lunar Convocation
26%inclusion51 decks199 decks
14%synergy
Boon Reflection
26%inclusion68 decks266 decks
24%synergy
Cleric Class
22%inclusion58 decks266 decks
14%synergy
Grievous Wound
21%inclusion35 decks165 decks
18%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
17%inclusion46 decks266 decks
13%synergy
Warlock Class
17%inclusion44 decks266 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Remedy
14%inclusion36 decks266 decks
12%synergy
Greed
12%inclusion32 decks266 decks
8%synergy
Axis of Mortality
12%inclusion31 decks266 decks
10%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
11%inclusion29 decks255 decks
6%synergy
Test of Endurance
11%inclusion28 decks266 decks
9%synergy
Painful Quandary
10%inclusion27 decks266 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Bonds
9.4%inclusion25 decks266 decks
7%synergy
Life Insurance
9.0%inclusion24 decks266 decks
5%synergy
Black Market
7.5%inclusion20 decks266 decks
0%synergy
No Mercy
7.1%inclusion19 decks266 decks
5%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.3%inclusion14 decks221 decks
-1%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
6.1%inclusion10 decks165 decks
4%synergy
Legion's Landing
6.0%inclusion16 decks266 decks
2%synergy
Smuggler's Share
5.6%inclusion15 decks266 decks
3%synergy
March of the Canonized
5.6%inclusion15 decks266 decks
-1%synergy
Court of Ambition
5.3%inclusion14 decks266 decks
4%synergy
Dawn of Hope
5.3%inclusion14 decks266 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
39%inclusion105 decks266 decks
37%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
11%inclusion29 decks266 decks
9%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
9.4%inclusion25 decks266 decks
4%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
9.4%inclusion25 decks266 decks
7%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
6.4%inclusion17 decks266 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
56%inclusion148 decks266 decks
44%synergy
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion116 decks266 decks
0%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
39%inclusion105 decks266 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion97 decks266 decks
14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
24%inclusion64 decks266 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
23%inclusion61 decks266 decks
11%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
21%inclusion57 decks266 decks
12%synergy
Restless Fortress
17%inclusion45 decks266 decks
9%synergy
Radiant Fountain
16%inclusion42 decks266 decks
12%synergy
Castle Locthwain
16%inclusion42 decks266 decks
5%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion34 decks266 decks
5%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
12%inclusion33 decks266 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
12%inclusion32 decks266 decks
7%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
11%inclusion30 decks266 decks
7%synergy
Shambling Vent
10%inclusion27 decks266 decks
4%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
8.6%inclusion23 decks266 decks
8%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
8.3%inclusion22 decks266 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.5%inclusion20 decks266 decks
-9%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.1%inclusion19 decks266 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.1%inclusion19 decks266 decks
-1%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.0%inclusion16 decks266 decks
0%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.0%inclusion16 decks266 decks
2%synergy
Three Tree City
5.4%inclusion11 decks202 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion253 decks266 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion232 decks266 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
63%inclusion168 decks266 decks
10%synergy
Orzhov Signet
58%inclusion154 decks266 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion70 decks266 decks
6%synergy
Mana Crypt
25%inclusion66 decks266 decks
23%synergy
The Soul Stone
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
19%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion53 decks266 decks
-6%synergy
Pristine Talisman
19%inclusion50 decks266 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion47 decks266 decks
4%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
13%inclusion34 decks266 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion29 decks266 decks
-6%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.3%inclusion22 decks266 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.5%inclusion20 decks266 decks
6%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.5%inclusion20 decks266 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.8%inclusion18 decks266 decks
5%synergy
Mox Opal
6.0%inclusion16 decks266 decks
4%synergy
Marble Diamond
5.6%inclusion15 decks266 decks
-1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.3%inclusion14 decks266 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Amber
5.3%inclusion14 decks266 decks
2%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.3%inclusion14 decks266 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion256 decks266 decks
-1%synergy
Plains
96%inclusion255 decks266 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion242 decks266 decks
5%synergy
Godless Shrine
87%inclusion232 decks266 decks
38%synergy
Vault of Champions
78%inclusion208 decks266 decks
38%synergy
Marsh Flats
76%inclusion201 decks266 decks
46%synergy
Isolated Chapel
71%inclusion189 decks266 decks
6%synergy
Scrubland
68%inclusion181 decks266 decks
57%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
64%inclusion171 decks266 decks
31%synergy
Caves of Koilos
58%inclusion153 decks266 decks
0%synergy
Tainted Field
51%inclusion136 decks266 decks
-1%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
46%inclusion122 decks266 decks
19%synergy
Fetid Heath
45%inclusion120 decks266 decks
7%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
41%inclusion108 decks266 decks
-1%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
39%inclusion101 decks258 decks
17%synergy
Silent Clearing
35%inclusion92 decks266 decks
19%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
29%inclusion76 decks266 decks
-13%synergy
Prismatic Vista
27%inclusion73 decks266 decks
21%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
23%inclusion62 decks266 decks
14%synergy
Path of Ancestry
23%inclusion62 decks266 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Silence
23%inclusion62 decks266 decks
-18%synergy
Scoured Barrens
23%inclusion60 decks266 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion55 decks266 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion45 decks221 decks
8%synergy
Desolate Mire
20%inclusion50 decks246 decks
5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
19%inclusion51 decks266 decks
16%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
18%inclusion49 decks266 decks
-2%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion46 decks266 decks
12%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
16%inclusion42 decks266 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion42 decks266 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
16%inclusion42 decks266 decks
10%synergy
Mana Confluence
15%inclusion40 decks266 decks
12%synergy
Windswept Heath
15%inclusion39 decks266 decks
9%synergy
Arid Mesa
15%inclusion39 decks266 decks
9%synergy
Flooded Strand
14%inclusion38 decks266 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion37 decks266 decks
-7%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
14%inclusion37 decks266 decks
3%synergy
City of Brass
14%inclusion37 decks266 decks
10%synergy
Cavern of Souls
13%inclusion34 decks266 decks
8%synergy
Witch Enchanter
13%inclusion28 decks221 decks
2%synergy
Voldaren Estate
10%inclusion27 decks266 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion26 decks266 decks
-11%synergy
Forlorn Flats
8.8%inclusion21 decks239 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.5%inclusion20 decks266 decks
3%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.8%inclusion18 decks266 decks
-1%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
6.8%inclusion18 decks266 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.5%inclusion14 decks216 decks
0%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.3%inclusion14 decks221 decks
-1%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
5.3%inclusion14 decks266 decks
2%synergy