Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

Background image for How To Play Vampires Differently in Commander
Sikora
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.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Sanguine Bond
79%inclusion30 decks38 decks
58%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
53%inclusion20 decks38 decks
49%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
58%inclusion22 decks38 decks
44%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
43%synergy
Markov Purifier
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
41%synergy
Mortify
63%inclusion24 decks38 decks
41%synergy
Indulging Patrician
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
39%synergy
Exsanguinate
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
38%synergy
Revival // Revenge
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
37%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
55%inclusion21 decks38 decks
-9%synergy
Blood Artist
53%inclusion20 decks38 decks
21%synergy
Path to Exile
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
Exquisite Blood
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
28%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
32%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Sign in Blood
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
24%synergy
Blood Tribute
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
35%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
32%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
28%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
29%synergy
Cordial Vampire
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
27%synergy
Drana's Emissary
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
29%synergy
Tithe Drinker
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
28%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
26%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
27%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
29%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
27%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
24%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Markov Baron
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
24%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Twilight Prophet
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Soul Warden
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Starscape Cleric
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Epicure of Blood
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Champion of Dusk
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Aerith Gainsborough
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Essence Channeler
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Timothar, Baron of Bats
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Suture Priest
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Instants
Murder
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Dark Ritual
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Village Rites
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Return to Dust
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Despark
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
-13%synergy
Fracture
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Utter End
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Generous Gift
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
-6%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Revitalize
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Dispute
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-11%synergy
Riot Control
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Blood Pact
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Disenchant
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Hero's Downfall
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Bleed Dry
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Sorin's Thirst
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Overkill
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Hazel's Nocturne
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Make a Stand
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Victim of Night
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Reprieve
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Harsh Sustenance
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-7%synergy
Union of the Third Path
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Gods Willing
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Get Lost
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Mana Tithe
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Kaya's Guile
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Rootborn Defenses
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Moment of Craving
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Valorous Stance
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Dazzling Reflection
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Sanguine Sacrament
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Congregate
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Take Up the Shield
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Batwing Brume
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Rush of Dread
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
28%synergy
Read the Bones
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
13%synergy
New Blood
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Night's Whisper
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Feed the Swarm
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Damn
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
-12%synergy
Fumigate
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Austere Command
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Vindicate
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Death Grasp
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-7%synergy
Day of Judgment
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Myrkul's Edict
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Vampire's Kiss
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Risky Shortcut
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Sanctify
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Call to the Feast
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-7%synergy
Crippling Fear
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Precision
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
Final Parting
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Stargaze
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Sanguine Indulgence
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Revoke Existence
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Aid the Fallen
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Cleansing Nova
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Sculpted Sunburst
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Path of Peril
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Ondu Inversion
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Eldritch Pact
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Forever Young
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Killing Wave
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Diresight
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Feast of Blood
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Well of Lost Dreams
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Quietus Spike
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Sinister Monolith
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Pearl Medallion
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Scytheclaw
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Tithing Blade
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Cloak of the Bat
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Sigil
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Campfire
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Chalice of Life
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Thieves' Tools
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Herald's Horn
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Lightning Greaves
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-15%synergy
Enchantments
Lunar Convocation
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Grievous Wound
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
-6%synergy
March of the Canonized
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Warlock Class
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Wound Reflection
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Blind Obedience
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
Painful Quandary
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-7%synergy
Dawn of Hope
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Legion's Landing
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Dark Tutelage
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Wedding Announcement
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Life Insurance
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Hope
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Kindred Boon
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Test of Endurance
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Cleric Class
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Greed
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Sigarda's Splendor
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Gift of Fangs
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Axis of Mortality
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Rites
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Glasswing Grace
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Angelic Accord
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Bonds
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Angelic Destiny
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Stab Wound
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Triskaidekaphobia
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Petrify
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Unquestioned Authority
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Vampiric Link
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Arrest
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Ghostly Prison
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Sorin, Solemn Visitor
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Sorin Markov
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Bojuka Bog
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
-10%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of the False God
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-10%synergy
Radiant Fountain
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Restless Fortress
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Witch's Cottage
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Access Tunnel
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Barren Moor
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Mudflat Village
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
87%inclusion33 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion31 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Orzhov Signet
68%inclusion26 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
-11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
28%synergy
Mind Stone
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Marble Diamond
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
26%synergy
Pristine Talisman
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Locket
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion38 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion38 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
79%inclusion30 decks38 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Silence
58%inclusion22 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Path of Ancestry
55%inclusion21 decks38 decks
32%synergy
Scoured Barrens
55%inclusion21 decks38 decks
31%synergy
Tainted Field
53%inclusion20 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Isolated Chapel
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
-18%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
21%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
28%synergy
Exotic Orchard
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Caves of Koilos
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
-26%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Voldaren Estate
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
21%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Fetid Heath
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
-18%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Forlorn Flats
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Desolate Mire
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Citadel Gate
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Neglected Manor
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Silverquill Campus
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-26%synergy
Glasswing Grace
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-7%synergy
Ondu Inversion
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Heap Gate
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy