Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Optimized

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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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Mister Negative
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Parker Luck
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Morlun, Devourer of Spiders
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
4.3%inclusion3 decks70 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Exquisite Blood
94%inclusion187 decks199 decks
76%synergy
Sanguine Bond
95%inclusion189 decks199 decks
73%synergy
Blood Tribute
60%inclusion120 decks199 decks
58%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
80%inclusion159 decks199 decks
57%synergy
Exsanguinate
66%inclusion132 decks199 decks
54%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
62%inclusion124 decks199 decks
54%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
54%inclusion107 decks199 decks
50%synergy
Revival // Revenge
54%inclusion107 decks199 decks
49%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
60%inclusion118 decks198 decks
48%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
58%inclusion114 decks197 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
68%inclusion136 decks199 decks
3%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
66%inclusion132 decks199 decks
27%synergy
Mortify
63%inclusion125 decks199 decks
40%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
61%inclusion122 decks199 decks
48%synergy
Blood Artist
60%inclusion119 decks199 decks
27%synergy
Path to Exile
50%inclusion100 decks199 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
47%inclusion94 decks199 decks
18%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
47%inclusion93 decks199 decks
37%synergy
Dark Ritual
46%inclusion92 decks199 decks
24%synergy
Soul Warden
45%inclusion90 decks199 decks
27%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
43%inclusion86 decks199 decks
19%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
40%inclusion80 decks199 decks
26%synergy
Demonic Tutor
35%inclusion69 decks199 decks
19%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
34%inclusion68 decks199 decks
22%synergy
Teferi's Protection
32%inclusion63 decks199 decks
15%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
23%inclusion45 decks199 decks
11%synergy
The One Ring
18%inclusion35 decks199 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Tomb
17%inclusion34 decks199 decks
10%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion26 decks199 decks
7%synergy
Ad Nauseam
6.5%inclusion13 decks199 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Indulging Patrician
45%inclusion90 decks199 decks
40%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
43%inclusion86 decks199 decks
28%synergy
Drana's Emissary
42%inclusion84 decks199 decks
37%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
42%inclusion83 decks199 decks
29%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
41%inclusion82 decks199 decks
35%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
38%inclusion75 decks199 decks
32%synergy
Twilight Prophet
37%inclusion74 decks199 decks
26%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
36%inclusion72 decks198 decks
31%synergy
Markov Purifier
33%inclusion66 decks199 decks
30%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
33%inclusion66 decks199 decks
31%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
33%inclusion65 decks197 decks
28%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
33%inclusion65 decks199 decks
22%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
33%inclusion65 decks199 decks
-3%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
30%inclusion59 decks199 decks
26%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
29%inclusion57 decks199 decks
2%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
28%inclusion56 decks199 decks
24%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
27%inclusion54 decks199 decks
20%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
27%inclusion53 decks198 decks
25%synergy
Suture Priest
26%inclusion52 decks199 decks
12%synergy
Crypt Ghast
26%inclusion51 decks199 decks
18%synergy
Soul's Attendant
23%inclusion45 decks199 decks
10%synergy
Starscape Cleric
22%inclusion44 decks198 decks
12%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
22%inclusion44 decks199 decks
2%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
22%inclusion43 decks199 decks
19%synergy
Serra Ascendant
21%inclusion42 decks199 decks
14%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
21%inclusion42 decks199 decks
14%synergy
Tithe Drinker
20%inclusion39 decks199 decks
15%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
20%inclusion39 decks199 decks
15%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
19%inclusion38 decks199 decks
6%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
19%inclusion37 decks199 decks
15%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
19%inclusion37 decks199 decks
15%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
18%inclusion35 decks199 decks
3%synergy
Drana and Linvala
17%inclusion34 decks199 decks
9%synergy
Cordial Vampire
17%inclusion34 decks199 decks
9%synergy
Esper Sentinel
15%inclusion30 decks199 decks
-3%synergy
Essence Channeler
14%inclusion27 decks198 decks
7%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
14%inclusion27 decks199 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
14%inclusion27 decks199 decks
7%synergy
The Gaffer
14%inclusion27 decks199 decks
10%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
13%inclusion22 decks167 decks
11%synergy
Witch of the Moors
13%inclusion26 decks199 decks
10%synergy
Grand Abolisher
13%inclusion26 decks199 decks
4%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
13%inclusion25 decks199 decks
7%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
12%inclusion24 decks198 decks
7%synergy
Markov Baron
12%inclusion24 decks199 decks
10%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
12%inclusion24 decks199 decks
10%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
12%inclusion23 decks199 decks
7%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
12%inclusion23 decks199 decks
8%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
12%inclusion23 decks199 decks
-8%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
11%inclusion22 decks199 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Beacon of Immortality
28%inclusion56 decks199 decks
25%synergy
Fracture
25%inclusion49 decks199 decks
5%synergy
Despark
22%inclusion44 decks199 decks
-9%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
18%inclusion35 decks199 decks
12%synergy
Inkshield
15%inclusion30 decks199 decks
-1%synergy
Dawn's Truce
15%inclusion29 decks198 decks
7%synergy
Generous Gift
14%inclusion27 decks199 decks
-12%synergy
Revitalize
11%inclusion22 decks199 decks
9%synergy
Murder
11%inclusion21 decks199 decks
7%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
11%inclusion21 decks199 decks
-4%synergy
Reprieve
8.5%inclusion17 decks199 decks
1%synergy
Utter End
8.5%inclusion17 decks199 decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.0%inclusion16 decks199 decks
-2%synergy
Village Rites
8.0%inclusion16 decks199 decks
-15%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
8.0%inclusion16 decks199 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.6%inclusion15 decks198 decks
-5%synergy
Imp's Mischief
7.0%inclusion14 decks199 decks
3%synergy
Angel's Grace
7.0%inclusion14 decks199 decks
4%synergy
Silence
6.5%inclusion13 decks199 decks
3%synergy
Stinging Study
6.0%inclusion12 decks199 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.0%inclusion12 decks199 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.0%inclusion12 decks199 decks
-5%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
5.6%inclusion11 decks198 decks
-2%synergy
Culling the Weak
5.0%inclusion10 decks199 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Damn
35%inclusion70 decks199 decks
2%synergy
Sign in Blood
35%inclusion70 decks199 decks
17%synergy
Rush of Dread
35%inclusion69 decks198 decks
33%synergy
Fumigate
27%inclusion53 decks199 decks
19%synergy
Toxic Deluge
27%inclusion53 decks199 decks
10%synergy
Farewell
22%inclusion44 decks199 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
22%inclusion44 decks199 decks
16%synergy
Read the Bones
19%inclusion38 decks199 decks
8%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
16%inclusion32 decks199 decks
15%synergy
Night's Whisper
16%inclusion32 decks199 decks
0%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
16%inclusion31 decks199 decks
14%synergy
Temporal Extortion
15%inclusion30 decks199 decks
14%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
14%inclusion28 decks199 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
13%inclusion26 decks198 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
13%inclusion26 decks199 decks
9%synergy
Vindicate
13%inclusion25 decks199 decks
0%synergy
Austere Command
11%inclusion22 decks199 decks
-8%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion21 decks199 decks
-4%synergy
New Blood
10%inclusion20 decks199 decks
6%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
10%inclusion19 decks199 decks
4%synergy
Death Grasp
8.5%inclusion17 decks199 decks
8%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
7.5%inclusion15 decks199 decks
4%synergy
Feed the Swarm
7.0%inclusion14 decks199 decks
0%synergy
Damnation
6.5%inclusion13 decks199 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.5%inclusion13 decks199 decks
-4%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.5%inclusion13 decks199 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.1%inclusion12 decks197 decks
0%synergy
Victimize
6.0%inclusion12 decks199 decks
-12%synergy
Damnable Pact
6.0%inclusion12 decks199 decks
5%synergy
Wrath of God
6.0%inclusion12 decks199 decks
0%synergy
Sanctify
5.5%inclusion11 decks199 decks
5%synergy
Ambition's Cost
5.0%inclusion10 decks199 decks
2%synergy
Imperial Seal
5.0%inclusion10 decks199 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Aetherflux Reservoir
44%inclusion88 decks199 decks
35%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
35%inclusion69 decks199 decks
9%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
32%inclusion63 decks199 decks
23%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
27%inclusion53 decks199 decks
22%synergy
The Wind Crystal
26%inclusion34 decks130 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion50 decks199 decks
5%synergy
Quietus Spike
19%inclusion38 decks199 decks
18%synergy
Jet Medallion
17%inclusion33 decks199 decks
11%synergy
Bontu's Monument
15%inclusion29 decks199 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Sigil
15%inclusion29 decks199 decks
12%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
9%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
13%inclusion26 decks199 decks
10%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
12%inclusion24 decks198 decks
9%synergy
Pearl Medallion
11%inclusion22 decks199 decks
6%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
10%inclusion20 decks199 decks
4%synergy
Chalice of Life
8.0%inclusion16 decks199 decks
7%synergy
Scytheclaw
8.0%inclusion16 decks199 decks
7%synergy
Sinister Monolith
7.1%inclusion14 decks198 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.0%inclusion14 decks199 decks
4%synergy
Strionic Resonator
7.0%inclusion14 decks199 decks
4%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
6.5%inclusion13 decks199 decks
2%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.0%inclusion12 decks199 decks
3%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
5.5%inclusion11 decks199 decks
1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.0%inclusion10 decks199 decks
-10%synergy
Enchantments
Wound Reflection
42%inclusion84 decks199 decks
39%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
35%inclusion70 decks199 decks
21%synergy
Blind Obedience
35%inclusion69 decks199 decks
16%synergy
Black Market Connections
32%inclusion63 decks199 decks
11%synergy
Grievous Wound
24%inclusion48 decks198 decks
21%synergy
Cleric Class
23%inclusion45 decks199 decks
14%synergy
Ghostly Prison
21%inclusion42 decks199 decks
7%synergy
Lunar Convocation
20%inclusion40 decks198 decks
9%synergy
Boon Reflection
20%inclusion39 decks199 decks
18%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
16%inclusion32 decks199 decks
5%synergy
Land Tax
16%inclusion31 decks199 decks
5%synergy
Warlock Class
13%inclusion26 decks199 decks
12%synergy
Leyline of Hope
12%inclusion24 decks198 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Remedy
12%inclusion24 decks199 decks
10%synergy
Greed
11%inclusion22 decks199 decks
6%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
11%inclusion21 decks199 decks
6%synergy
Painful Quandary
10%inclusion19 decks199 decks
7%synergy
Test of Endurance
9.0%inclusion18 decks199 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Bonds
8.5%inclusion17 decks199 decks
7%synergy
Life Insurance
7.5%inclusion15 decks199 decks
3%synergy
March of the Canonized
7.5%inclusion15 decks199 decks
0%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6.0%inclusion12 decks199 decks
-11%synergy
Black Market
5.5%inclusion11 decks199 decks
-2%synergy
Axis of Mortality
5.5%inclusion11 decks199 decks
4%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
5.1%inclusion10 decks198 decks
0%synergy
Dawn of Hope
5.0%inclusion10 decks199 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
32%inclusion64 decks199 decks
30%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
15%inclusion29 decks199 decks
9%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
11%inclusion22 decks199 decks
9%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
7.0%inclusion14 decks199 decks
5%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
6.0%inclusion12 decks199 decks
0%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
6.0%inclusion12 decks199 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion88 decks199 decks
0%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
40%inclusion79 decks199 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion65 decks199 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
31%inclusion62 decks199 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
31%inclusion61 decks199 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Coffers
28%inclusion56 decks199 decks
16%synergy
Restless Fortress
18%inclusion36 decks199 decks
10%synergy
Radiant Fountain
14%inclusion27 decks199 decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion23 decks199 decks
3%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
11%inclusion21 decks199 decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion21 decks199 decks
-1%synergy
Shambling Vent
10%inclusion19 decks199 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
9.0%inclusion18 decks199 decks
-2%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
9.0%inclusion18 decks199 decks
-1%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
8.1%inclusion11 decks135 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
7.5%inclusion15 decks199 decks
4%synergy
War Room
7.0%inclusion14 decks199 decks
0%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.5%inclusion13 decks199 decks
1%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
6.0%inclusion12 decks199 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion185 decks199 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion169 decks199 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Signet
55%inclusion110 decks199 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
45%inclusion90 decks199 decks
-8%synergy
Pristine Talisman
27%inclusion54 decks199 decks
21%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion49 decks199 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion41 decks199 decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion34 decks199 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion33 decks199 decks
3%synergy
Patchwork Banner
8.1%inclusion16 decks198 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.0%inclusion14 decks199 decks
0%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.5%inclusion13 decks199 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.0%inclusion12 decks199 decks
4%synergy
Marble Diamond
6.0%inclusion12 decks199 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion196 decks199 decks
1%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion196 decks199 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion183 decks199 decks
5%synergy
Isolated Chapel
70%inclusion139 decks199 decks
5%synergy
Godless Shrine
55%inclusion110 decks199 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Field
51%inclusion102 decks199 decks
-1%synergy
Caves of Koilos
50%inclusion99 decks199 decks
-7%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
46%inclusion92 decks199 decks
13%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
46%inclusion91 decks199 decks
4%synergy
Scoured Barrens
45%inclusion89 decks199 decks
21%synergy
Vault of Champions
42%inclusion83 decks199 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Silence
42%inclusion83 decks199 decks
0%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
41%inclusion81 decks199 decks
-1%synergy
Fetid Heath
34%inclusion68 decks199 decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
34%inclusion67 decks199 decks
9%synergy
Marsh Flats
32%inclusion64 decks199 decks
3%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
31%inclusion61 decks199 decks
3%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
25%inclusion50 decks199 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion44 decks199 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion42 decks199 decks
-3%synergy
Voldaren Estate
21%inclusion42 decks199 decks
15%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
21%inclusion40 decks193 decks
0%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
21%inclusion41 decks198 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion38 decks199 decks
-2%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
17%inclusion33 decks199 decks
5%synergy
Desolate Mire
15%inclusion30 decks198 decks
0%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
15%inclusion30 decks199 decks
6%synergy
Forlorn Flats
15%inclusion29 decks198 decks
9%synergy
Scrubland
15%inclusion29 decks199 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion26 decks199 decks
-2%synergy
Silent Clearing
12%inclusion24 decks199 decks
-3%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion19 decks199 decks
0%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
10%inclusion19 decks199 decks
5%synergy
Cavern of Souls
8.0%inclusion16 decks199 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.6%inclusion15 decks198 decks
-5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.0%inclusion14 decks199 decks
4%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.5%inclusion13 decks199 decks
-2%synergy
Obscura Storefront
6.5%inclusion13 decks199 decks
3%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
6.5%inclusion13 decks199 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.0%inclusion12 decks199 decks
-5%synergy
Witch Enchanter
5.6%inclusion11 decks198 decks
-5%synergy
Neglected Manor
5.6%inclusion11 decks198 decks
3%synergy
Citadel Gate
5.5%inclusion11 decks199 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.0%inclusion10 decks199 decks
-1%synergy