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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Parker Luck
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Morlun, Devourer of Spiders
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sanguine Bond
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
63%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
50%synergy
Revival // Revenge
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
48%synergy
Exsanguinate
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
47%synergy
Markov Purifier
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
46%synergy
Indulging Patrician
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
44%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
42%synergy
Drana's Emissary
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
39%synergy
Sign in Blood
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Mortify
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Blood Artist
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Path to Exile
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Exquisite Blood
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Blood Tribute
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Creatures
Cordial Vampire
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Tithe Drinker
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Markov Baron
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Twilight Prophet
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Starscape Cleric
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Essence Channeler
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Soul Warden
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Vampire Spawn
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Champion of Dusk
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Ajani's Pridemate
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Patron of the Vein
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Captivating Vampire
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Martyr of Dusk
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Burnished Hart
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Suture Priest
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Aerith Gainsborough
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Anguished Unmaking
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Murder
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Dark Ritual
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Fracture
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Despark
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Utter End
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Return to Dust
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Generous Gift
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Revitalize
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Village Rites
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Hero's Downfall
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Blood Pact
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Sorin's Thirst
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Disenchant
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-12%synergy
Bleed Dry
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Sanguine Sacrament
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Overkill
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Riot Control
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Guile
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Dark Dabbling
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Gods Willing
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Congregate
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Take Up the Shield
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Reprieve
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Valorous Stance
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Get Lost
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Make a Stand
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Armor of Shadows
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Mana Tithe
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Batwing Brume
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Read the Bones
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Damn
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Rush of Dread
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Fumigate
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Night's Whisper
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
5%synergy
New Blood
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Austere Command
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Vindicate
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Day of Judgment
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Risky Shortcut
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Sanctify
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Eldritch Pact
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Death Grasp
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Vampire's Kiss
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Path of Peril
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Merciless Eviction
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Gix's Command
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Call to the Feast
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Cleansing Nova
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Crippling Fear
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
Consume Spirit
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Cut a Deal
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Myrkul's Edict
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Diresight
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Sculpted Sunburst
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Well of Lost Dreams
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Quietus Spike
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Chalice of Life
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Campfire
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Scytheclaw
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Sinister Monolith
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
The Wind Crystal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Sigil
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Luxa River Shrine
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Tithing Blade
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Wedding Invitation
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Herald's Horn
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Cloak of the Bat
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Grievous Wound
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Lunar Convocation
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-4%synergy
March of the Canonized
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Blind Obedience
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Wound Reflection
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Painful Quandary
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Dawn of Hope
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Cleric Class
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Bonds
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Life Insurance
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Greed
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Warlock Class
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Kindred Boon
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Leyline of Hope
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Sigarda's Splendor
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Test of Endurance
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Unquestioned Authority
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Campaign of Vengeance
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Gift of Orzhova
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Petrify
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Dark Tutelage
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Wedding Announcement
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Arrest
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Angelic Destiny
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Gift of Fangs
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Cradle of Vitality
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Angelic Accord
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Triskaidekaphobia
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Ghostly Prison
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Legion's Landing
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Sorin, Solemn Visitor
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Sorin Markov
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Radiant Fountain
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Restless Fortress
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Access Tunnel
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion28 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion28 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
-13%synergy
Commander's Sphere
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Mind Stone
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Marble Diamond
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Pristine Talisman
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Orzhov Locket
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Plains
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion29 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Scoured Barrens
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Path of Ancestry
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Temple of Silence
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Tainted Field
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Isolated Chapel
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Caves of Koilos
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
-16%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Myriad Landscape
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Voldaren Estate
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Desolate Mire
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Fetid Heath
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-19%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Forlorn Flats
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Citadel Gate
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Thriving Heath
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Ash Barrens
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Moor
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-24%synergy
Witch Enchanter
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Heap Gate
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Silverquill Campus
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Obscura Storefront
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-14%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Neglected Manor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy