Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Expensive 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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Exquisite Blood
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
83%synergy
Sanguine Bond
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
79%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
79%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
74%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
73%synergy
Blood Tribute
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
72%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
65%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
64%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
62%synergy
Cabal Coffers
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
59%synergy
Top Cards
Anguished Unmaking
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Path to Exile
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Revival // Revenge
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
55%synergy
Esper Sentinel
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
41%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
49%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Toxic Deluge
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Sorin Markov
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
50%synergy
Black Market Connections
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
77%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
78%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
71%synergy
Teferi's Protection
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
66%synergy
Smothering Tithe
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
59%synergy
Ancient Tomb
81%inclusion22 decks27 decks
75%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
55%synergy
The One Ring
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
49%synergy
Farewell
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Imperial Seal
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Creatures
Soul Warden
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Blood Artist
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Serra Ascendant
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Grand Abolisher
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Crypt Ghast
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Twilight Prophet
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Soul's Attendant
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Children of Korlis
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Starscape Cleric
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Suture Priest
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Tree of Perdition
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Indulging Patrician
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Opposition Agent
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Witch of the Moors
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Scourge of the Skyclaves
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
The Gaffer
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Dark Confidant
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Keen Duelist
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Voice of Victory
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Weathered Wayfarer
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Walking Ballista
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Gollum, Obsessed Stalker
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Guide of Souls
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Tymna the Weaver
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Vein Ripper
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Ranger-Captain of Eos
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Mortify
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Dawn's Truce
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Deadly Rollick
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Angel's Grace
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Stinging Study
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Silence
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Ad Nauseam
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Imp's Mischief
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Culling the Weak
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Fracture
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Ritual
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Orim's Chant
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Despark
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-20%synergy
Inkshield
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Generous Gift
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-13%synergy
Argivian Find
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Clever Concealment
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Demonic Consultation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Everybody Lives!
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Get Lost
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Excise the Imperfect
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Restoration Magic
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Grim Tutor
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
48%synergy
Rush of Dread
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
47%synergy
Exsanguinate
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Damn
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Sign in Blood
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Temporal Extortion
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Intent
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Fumigate
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Damnation
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Villainous Wrath
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Wrath of God
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Gift of Estates
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Replenish
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Damnable Pact
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Kindred Dominance
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Vindicate
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Beseech the Queen
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Jet Medallion
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Lightning Greaves
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Sigil
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Pearl Medallion
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
20%synergy
The Wind Crystal
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
Quietus Spike
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Expedition Map
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Lithoform Engine
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Cloak and Dagger
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Mindcrank
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Excalibur II
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Wound Reflection
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
45%synergy
Blind Obedience
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
29%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Necropotence
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Ghostly Prison
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Land Tax
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Painful Quandary
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Remedy
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Boon Reflection
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Greater Auramancy
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Parker Luck
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Near-Death Experience
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Greed
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Grave Pact
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-10%synergy
Animate Dead
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Grievous Wound
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Lunar Convocation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Solemnity
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Deafening Silence
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Test of Endurance
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Saga
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Rogue's Passage
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Minas Tirith
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Strip Mine
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
War Room
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Restless Fortress
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Orzhov Signet
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Lotus Petal
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
26%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Chrome Mox
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Mana Vault
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Mox Opal
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Mox Diamond
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Mox Amber
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
The Soul Stone
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Grim Monolith
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion27 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Plains
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Godless Shrine
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Isolated Chapel
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Marsh Flats
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
48%synergy
Vault of Champions
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Scrubland
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
55%synergy
Caves of Koilos
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Fetid Heath
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Tainted Field
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
-11%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-12%synergy
Silent Clearing
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Prismatic Vista
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Polluted Delta
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Windswept Heath
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Cavern of Souls
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Arid Mesa
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Mire
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Confluence
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Silence
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-25%synergy
Flooded Strand
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-9%synergy
Scoured Barrens
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-13%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-30%synergy
Witch Enchanter
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Urza's Cave
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-13%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
City of Brass
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy