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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Exquisite Blood
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
75%synergy
Sanguine Bond
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
75%synergy
Blood Tribute
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
67%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
60%synergy
Revival // Revenge
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
57%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
56%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
54%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
47%synergy
Exsanguinate
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
47%synergy
Wound Reflection
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Anguished Unmaking
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Mortify
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
43%synergy
Blood Artist
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Path to Exile
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Rush of Dread
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
43%synergy
Dark Ritual
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Smothering Tithe
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Teferi's Protection
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Demonic Tutor
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Ancient Tomb
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
16%synergy
The One Ring
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Necropotence
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Creatures
Soul Warden
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
36%synergy
Indulging Patrician
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Starscape Cleric
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Twilight Prophet
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Markov Purifier
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-14%synergy
Drana's Emissary
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Serra Ascendant
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Witch of the Moors
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Crypt Ghast
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Epicure of Blood
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Children of Korlis
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Vein Ripper
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Morlun, Devourer of Spiders
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Mister Negative
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Soul's Attendant
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Tithe Drinker
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Tree of Perdition
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-13%synergy
Esper Sentinel
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Markov Baron
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Grand Abolisher
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Alpharael, Stonechosen
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Voice of Victory
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Beacon of Immortality
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Despark
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-14%synergy
Angel's Grace
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Reprieve
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Inkshield
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Dawn's Truce
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Imp's Mischief
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Fracture
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Stinging Study
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Culling the Weak
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Force of Despair
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Village Rites
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-16%synergy
Get Lost
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Silence
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Stunning Reversal
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Clever Concealment
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Ad Nauseam
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Blood Pact
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Murder
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Revitalize
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Secure the Wastes
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Generous Gift
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-18%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Tutor
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
28%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Sign in Blood
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Toxic Deluge
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Damn
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Fumigate
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Temporal Extortion
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Night's Whisper
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Farewell
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Diabolic Intent
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Vindicate
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Austere Command
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Reanimate
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
New Blood
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Bond of Discipline
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Imperial Seal
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Damnable Pact
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Feed the Swarm
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Ambition's Cost
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Kindred Dominance
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Day of Judgment
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Zof Consumption
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Quietus Spike
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
23%synergy
The Wind Crystal
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Scytheclaw
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
12%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Jet Medallion
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Mindcrank
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Sigil
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Requiem Monolith
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Lithoform Engine
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Chalice of Life
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Herald's Horn
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Cryptolith Fragment
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Strionic Resonator
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Expedition Map
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Bontu's Monument
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Sinister Monolith
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Incubator
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
The Endstone
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Authority of the Consuls
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Black Market Connections
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Grievous Wound
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Axis of Mortality
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Greed
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Remedy
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Boon Reflection
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Painful Quandary
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Blind Obedience
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Warlock Class
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Land Tax
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Cleric Class
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
9%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Ghostly Prison
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Bonds
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Life Insurance
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
No Mercy
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Parker Luck
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Smuggler's Share
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Underworld Connections
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Black Market
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-11%synergy
Lunar Convocation
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Light of Promise
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Court of Ambition
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Sigarda's Splendor
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Underworld Dreams
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-3%synergy
Legion's Landing
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Test of Endurance
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Coffers
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Restless Fortress
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
5%synergy
War Room
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Shambling Vent
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Glacial Chasm
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Emergence Zone
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion28 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion27 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Orzhov Signet
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
-9%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Pristine Talisman
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
11%synergy
The Soul Stone
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Marble Diamond
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion26 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Isolated Chapel
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Caves of Koilos
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Tainted Field
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Silence
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Godless Shrine
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Scoured Barrens
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Vault of Champions
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Fetid Heath
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-10%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Desolate Mire
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Voldaren Estate
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-17%synergy
Marsh Flats
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Silent Clearing
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Scrubland
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Heath
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Forlorn Flats
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Windswept Heath
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Silverquill Campus
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Neglected Manor
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Mana Confluence
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Witch Enchanter
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-4%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-1%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Arid Mesa
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Flooded Strand
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy