Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
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Sanguine Bond
81%inclusion35 decks43 decks
61%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
57%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
47%synergy
Indulging Patrician
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
46%synergy
Mortify
67%inclusion29 decks43 decks
45%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
44%synergy
Markov Purifier
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
43%synergy
Exsanguinate
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
41%synergy
Drana's Emissary
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
40%synergy
Revival // Revenge
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
-15%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
39%synergy
Sign in Blood
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Exquisite Blood
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Tithe Drinker
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
36%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
37%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Farewell
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Legion Lieutenant
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
34%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
35%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
30%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
28%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Cordial Vampire
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
28%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
28%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Markov Baron
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Starscape Cleric
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Twilight Prophet
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Epicure of Blood
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Soul Warden
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Suture Priest
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Essence Channeler
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Fiendish Panda
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Champion of Dusk
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Moonrise Cleric
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Ajani's Pridemate
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Nullpriest of Oblivion
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Bloodghast
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
-10%synergy
Revitalize
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Utter End
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Dark Ritual
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Village Rites
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Despark
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
-10%synergy
Murder
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Fracture
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Generous Gift
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
Return to Dust
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Dispute
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Disenchant
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Riot Control
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Hero's Downfall
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Valorous Stance
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Bleed Dry
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Reprieve
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Feign Death
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Sorin's Thirst
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Blood Pact
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Overkill
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Fight On!
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Blood Tribute
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
37%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Rush of Dread
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
29%synergy
Fumigate
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Read the Bones
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Damn
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
-12%synergy
Austere Command
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Night's Whisper
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Feed the Swarm
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
12%synergy
New Blood
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Vindicate
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Death Grasp
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Vampire's Kiss
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Sanguine Indulgence
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Revoke Existence
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Call to the Feast
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Forever Young
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Myrkul's Edict
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Day of Judgment
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Killing Wave
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Risky Shortcut
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Sanctify
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Well of Lost Dreams
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Quietus Spike
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Sinister Monolith
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Chalice of Life
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Sigil
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Campfire
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Pearl Medallion
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-13%synergy
The Wind Crystal
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Lunar Convocation
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Grievous Wound
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Warlock Class
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
24%synergy
March of the Canonized
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Wound Reflection
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Blind Obedience
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Life Insurance
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Painful Quandary
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of Hope
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Dawn of Hope
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Cleric Class
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Dark Tutelage
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-8%synergy
Legion's Landing
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Greed
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Wedding Announcement
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Vampiric Rites
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Sigarda's Splendor
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Gift of Fangs
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Ghostly Prison
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-8%synergy
Banishing Light
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Test of Endurance
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Triskaidekaphobia
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Kindred Boon
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Sorin Markov
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Bojuka Bog
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
-16%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of the False God
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Reliquary Tower
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-11%synergy
Radiant Fountain
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Restless Fortress
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Access Tunnel
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion38 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion36 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Signet
67%inclusion29 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
-8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Mind Stone
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Pristine Talisman
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Marble Diamond
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Firdoch Core
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Prophetic Prism
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion43 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion43 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion37 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Scoured Barrens
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
39%synergy
Tainted Field
60%inclusion26 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
35%synergy
Temple of Silence
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Isolated Chapel
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
-15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
28%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Caves of Koilos
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
-24%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Voldaren Estate
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Fetid Heath
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-21%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Desolate Mire
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-24%synergy
Forlorn Flats
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Citadel Gate
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Silverquill Campus
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Neglected Manor
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy