Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Optimized Combo

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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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Morlun, Devourer of Spiders
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Mister Negative
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
The Soul Stone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sanguine Bond
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
75%synergy
Exquisite Blood
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
74%synergy
Blood Tribute
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
63%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
81%inclusion21 decks26 decks
58%synergy
Revival // Revenge
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
57%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
54%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
52%synergy
Exsanguinate
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
46%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
45%synergy
Rush of Dread
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
77%inclusion20 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
73%inclusion19 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Mortify
62%inclusion16 decks26 decks
39%synergy
Blood Artist
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Dark Ritual
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Wound Reflection
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
43%synergy
Path to Exile
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
39%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Smothering Tithe
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Demonic Tutor
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Teferi's Protection
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Ancient Tomb
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Necropotence
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
The One Ring
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Creatures
Defiant Bloodlord
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
40%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Soul Warden
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Markov Purifier
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Twilight Prophet
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Indulging Patrician
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Starscape Cleric
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-12%synergy
Drana's Emissary
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Witch of the Moors
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Crypt Ghast
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Vein Ripper
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Soul's Attendant
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Tithe Drinker
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Tree of Perdition
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Serra Ascendant
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-12%synergy
Esper Sentinel
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Markov Baron
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Epicure of Blood
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Grand Abolisher
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Children of Korlis
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Alpharael, Stonechosen
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
14%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Weathered Wayfarer
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Beacon of Immortality
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
32%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Despark
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-12%synergy
Inkshield
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Reprieve
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Rollick
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Imp's Mischief
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Angel's Grace
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Fracture
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Dawn's Truce
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Culling the Weak
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Village Rites
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-15%synergy
Stunning Reversal
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Clever Concealment
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Silence
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Murder
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Ad Nauseam
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Revitalize
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Secure the Wastes
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Blood Pact
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Generous Gift
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-18%synergy
Sorceries
Fraying Omnipotence
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Sign in Blood
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Toxic Deluge
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Temporal Extortion
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Fumigate
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Diabolic Intent
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Damn
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-14%synergy
Grim Tutor
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Farewell
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Austere Command
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Vindicate
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Bond of Discipline
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
New Blood
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Imperial Seal
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Damnable Pact
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Ambition's Cost
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Kindred Dominance
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Day of Judgment
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Zof Consumption
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Aetherflux Reservoir
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Quietus Spike
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Scytheclaw
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
The Wind Crystal
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Jet Medallion
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
10%synergy
Mindcrank
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Requiem Monolith
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Lithoform Engine
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Chalice of Life
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-12%synergy
Cryptolith Fragment
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Bontu's Monument
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Incubator
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Strionic Resonator
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Sigil
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
The Endstone
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Authority of the Consuls
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
20%synergy
Black Market Connections
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Axis of Mortality
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Greed
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Grievous Wound
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Blind Obedience
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Warlock Class
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Boon Reflection
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Land Tax
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
9%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Remedy
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Ghostly Prison
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Cleric Class
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Bonds
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Life Insurance
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Painful Quandary
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Parker Luck
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Smuggler's Share
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Black Market
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Glasswing Grace
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Light of Promise
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Sigarda's Splendor
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Underworld Dreams
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Legion's Landing
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Test of Endurance
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
26%synergy
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Restless Fortress
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
War Room
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Shambling Vent
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Glacial Chasm
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Emergence Zone
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion25 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Orzhov Signet
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
-12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Pristine Talisman
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Marble Diamond
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion24 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Isolated Chapel
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Caves of Koilos
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Field
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Godless Shrine
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Silence
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Scoured Barrens
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Vault of Champions
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Fetid Heath
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Mire
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-15%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-7%synergy
Voldaren Estate
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Silent Clearing
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Thriving Heath
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Reflecting Pool
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Neglected Manor
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Scrubland
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Mana Confluence
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Forlorn Flats
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Witch Enchanter
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Windswept Heath
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Silverquill Campus
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Glasswing Grace
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Zof Consumption
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Obscura Storefront
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
City of Brass
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Command Bridge
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy