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
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Morlun, Devourer of Spiders
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sanguine Bond
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
62%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
55%synergy
Indulging Patrician
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Mortify
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
45%synergy
Markov Purifier
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
45%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Revival // Revenge
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Drana's Emissary
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Sign in Blood
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Exsanguinate
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Path to Exile
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Exquisite Blood
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Blood Tribute
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Creatures
Cordial Vampire
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Tithe Drinker
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Markov Baron
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Twilight Prophet
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Starscape Cleric
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Essence Channeler
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Soul Warden
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Champion of Dusk
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Vampire Spawn
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Captivating Vampire
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Aerith Gainsborough
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Epicure of Blood
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Ajani's Pridemate
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Master of Dark Rites
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Murder
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Despark
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Dark Ritual
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Utter End
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Fracture
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Return to Dust
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Generous Gift
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Revitalize
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Village Rites
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Hero's Downfall
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Bleed Dry
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Sorin's Thirst
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Disenchant
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Blood Pact
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Get Lost
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Overkill
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Valorous Stance
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Armor of Shadows
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Long Goodbye
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Dark Dabbling
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Make a Stand
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Guile
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Congregate
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Batwing Brume
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Give In to Violence
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Gods Willing
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Mana Tithe
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Take Up the Shield
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Reprieve
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Debt to the Deathless
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Read the Bones
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Damn
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Night's Whisper
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Fumigate
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Rush of Dread
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
New Blood
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Vindicate
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Austere Command
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Day of Judgment
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Risky Shortcut
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Sanctify
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Vampire's Kiss
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Eldritch Pact
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Death Grasp
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Sculpted Sunburst
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Merciless Eviction
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Diresight
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Crippling Fear
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Damnable Pact
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Call to the Feast
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Cut a Deal
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Myrkul's Edict
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Cleansing Nova
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Path of Peril
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Well of Lost Dreams
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Quietus Spike
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Campfire
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Cloak of the Bat
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Tithing Blade
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Sinister Monolith
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Wedding Invitation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Scytheclaw
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Herald's Horn
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Sigil
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Grievous Wound
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Lunar Convocation
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
March of the Canonized
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Blind Obedience
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Warlock Class
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Wound Reflection
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Cleric Class
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Dawn of Hope
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Bonds
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Painful Quandary
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Kindred Boon
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Test of Endurance
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Life Insurance
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Hope
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Dark Tutelage
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Greed
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Triskaidekaphobia
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Legion's Landing
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Wedding Announcement
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Sigarda's Splendor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Gift of Fangs
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Angelic Accord
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Thorough Investigation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Ghostly Prison
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Sorin, Solemn Visitor
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Sorin Markov
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Temple of the False God
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Radiant Fountain
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Restless Fortress
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Shambling Vent
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Starlit Sanctum
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Access Tunnel
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Dungeon Descent
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion28 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Sol Ring
90%inclusion28 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Signet
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Mind Stone
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Marble Diamond
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Pristine Talisman
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Dungeon Map
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Locket
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion29 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Tainted Field
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Scoured Barrens
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Isolated Chapel
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Temple of Silence
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Caves of Koilos
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Voldaren Estate
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Fetid Heath
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-18%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Desolate Mire
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Forlorn Flats
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Citadel Gate
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-26%synergy
Neglected Manor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Heap Gate
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Obscura Storefront
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Silverquill Campus
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Heath
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy