Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Budget Vampires

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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
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Markov Purifier
71%inclusion80 decks112 decks
68%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
70%inclusion78 decks112 decks
66%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
63%inclusion71 decks112 decks
59%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
71%inclusion79 decks112 decks
57%synergy
Drana's Emissary
60%inclusion67 decks112 decks
55%synergy
Tithe Drinker
59%inclusion66 decks112 decks
55%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
56%inclusion63 decks112 decks
54%synergy
Markov Baron
54%inclusion61 decks112 decks
52%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
57%inclusion64 decks112 decks
52%synergy
Epicure of Blood
52%inclusion58 decks112 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Sanguine Bond
66%inclusion74 decks112 decks
44%synergy
Mortify
62%inclusion69 decks112 decks
39%synergy
Sign in Blood
61%inclusion68 decks112 decks
43%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
53%inclusion59 decks112 decks
43%synergy
Revival // Revenge
52%inclusion58 decks112 decks
47%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
51%inclusion57 decks112 decks
49%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
49%inclusion55 decks112 decks
42%synergy
Murder
49%inclusion55 decks112 decks
45%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
49%inclusion55 decks112 decks
44%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
48%inclusion54 decks112 decks
21%synergy
Creatures
Indulging Patrician
46%inclusion52 decks112 decks
41%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
45%inclusion50 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
44%inclusion49 decks112 decks
36%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
41%inclusion46 decks112 decks
30%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
41%inclusion41 decks101 decks
37%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
39%inclusion44 decks112 decks
34%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
38%inclusion43 decks112 decks
33%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
37%inclusion41 decks112 decks
19%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
37%inclusion41 decks112 decks
30%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
36%inclusion40 decks112 decks
29%synergy
Cordial Vampire
33%inclusion37 decks112 decks
25%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
32%inclusion36 decks112 decks
26%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
30%inclusion34 decks112 decks
24%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
29%inclusion33 decks112 decks
25%synergy
Nullpriest of Oblivion
29%inclusion33 decks112 decks
27%synergy
Lifecreed Duo
28%inclusion19 decks67 decks
24%synergy
Blood Artist
28%inclusion31 decks112 decks
-5%synergy
Rooftop Assassin
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
27%synergy
Essence Channeler
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
19%synergy
Starscape Cleric
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
15%synergy
Shroudstomper
24%inclusion11 decks45 decks
23%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
24%inclusion27 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
21%inclusion24 decks112 decks
17%synergy
Venerated Stormsinger
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Krumar Initiate
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Sage of the Skies
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
20%inclusion22 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Starlit Soothsayer
19%inclusion13 decks67 decks
17%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
18%synergy
Nykthos Paragon
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
17%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
-6%synergy
Champion of Dusk
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Forerunner of the Legion
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Bloodbond Vampire
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Pontiff of Blight
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Vampire Scrivener
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Vampire Spawn
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Soul Warden
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
-4%synergy
Drana and Linvala
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Skymarch Bloodletter
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Arrogant Outlaw
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Twilight Prophet
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Martyr of Dusk
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Bishop's Soldier
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Child of Night
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Revitalize
47%inclusion53 decks112 decks
45%synergy
Despark
45%inclusion50 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
40%inclusion45 decks112 decks
-25%synergy
Disenchant
38%inclusion43 decks112 decks
34%synergy
Fracture
38%inclusion42 decks112 decks
18%synergy
Utter End
36%inclusion40 decks112 decks
22%synergy
Path to Exile
27%inclusion30 decks112 decks
-22%synergy
Caustic Exhale
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Village Rites
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
-6%synergy
Sonar Strike
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Invoke the Divine
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Riot Control
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Generous Gift
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
-13%synergy
Consuming Corruption
11%inclusion8 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Hero's Downfall
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Bleed Dry
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
-31%synergy
Winter's Intervention
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
-14%synergy
Return to Dust
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Final Payment
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Urge to Feed
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Treacherous Greed
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
3%synergy
Union of the Third Path
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-9%synergy
Defenestrate
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Cast Down
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Sanguine Sacrament
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Read the Bones
45%inclusion50 decks112 decks
34%synergy
Blood Tribute
42%inclusion47 decks112 decks
40%synergy
Death Grasp
35%inclusion39 decks112 decks
34%synergy
Rush of Dread
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
33%synergy
Call to the Feast
31%inclusion35 decks112 decks
30%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
30%inclusion34 decks112 decks
22%synergy
Ambition's Cost
29%inclusion33 decks112 decks
27%synergy
Exsanguinate
25%inclusion28 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Poison the Waters
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Worthy Cost
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Feed the Swarm
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
19%inclusion21 decks112 decks
14%synergy
Fumigate
17%inclusion19 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
Sanctify
16%inclusion18 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Vindicate
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Austere Command
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
-7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Feast of Blood
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Vampire's Kiss
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
10%synergy
New Blood
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Damnable Pact
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Edgar's Awakening
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Sovereign's Bite
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Craving
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Merciless Eviction
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Pointed Discussion
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
-9%synergy
Emerge from the Cocoon
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Queen's Commission
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Macabre Waltz
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Arterial Flow
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Tithing Blade
34%inclusion38 decks112 decks
33%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
31%inclusion35 decks112 decks
16%synergy
Phantom Train
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
22%inclusion25 decks112 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion24 decks112 decks
-5%synergy
Quietus Spike
21%inclusion23 decks112 decks
20%synergy
Wedding Invitation
12%inclusion13 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Campfire
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Sigil
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Scytheclaw
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Blood Fountain
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Ceremonial Knife
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Chalice of Life
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
0%synergy
Sinister Monolith
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Warlock Class
43%inclusion48 decks112 decks
42%synergy
Cleric Class
38%inclusion43 decks112 decks
30%synergy
Greed
38%inclusion42 decks112 decks
33%synergy
Lunar Convocation
37%inclusion25 decks67 decks
26%synergy
Grievous Wound
30%inclusion14 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
27%inclusion30 decks112 decks
24%synergy
Life Insurance
24%inclusion27 decks112 decks
20%synergy
Vampiric Rites
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Glasswing Grace
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Campaign of Vengeance
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
13%inclusion14 decks112 decks
12%synergy
Makeshift Binding
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
-19%synergy
Gift of Fangs
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
8%synergy
March of the Canonized
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Dawn of Hope
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Light of Promise
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Legion's Landing
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Blind Obedience
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-14%synergy
Exquisite Blood
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-13%synergy
Mark of the Vampire
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Wound Reflection
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
36%inclusion40 decks112 decks
33%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
22%inclusion25 decks112 decks
17%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Restless Fortress
34%inclusion38 decks112 decks
26%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
26%inclusion29 decks112 decks
-8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
-2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Radiant Fountain
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
11%synergy
Bojuka Bog
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
-30%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
5%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-17%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
79%inclusion88 decks112 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion85 decks112 decks
-5%synergy
Orzhov Signet
66%inclusion74 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
56%inclusion63 decks112 decks
39%synergy
Pristine Talisman
44%inclusion49 decks112 decks
37%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
40%inclusion45 decks112 decks
34%synergy
Marble Diamond
37%inclusion41 decks112 decks
30%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion24 decks112 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
-35%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Orzhov Locket
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
-14%synergy
Patchwork Banner
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
-9%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion111 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion110 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
78%inclusion87 decks112 decks
-9%synergy
Scoured Barrens
71%inclusion80 decks112 decks
47%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
55%inclusion62 decks112 decks
13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
53%inclusion59 decks112 decks
32%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
49%inclusion55 decks112 decks
40%synergy
Tainted Field
48%inclusion54 decks112 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Silence
48%inclusion54 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
47%inclusion53 decks112 decks
23%synergy
Forlorn Flats
33%inclusion28 decks86 decks
27%synergy
Caves of Koilos
27%inclusion30 decks112 decks
-30%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
27%inclusion30 decks112 decks
15%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
23%inclusion26 decks112 decks
-18%synergy
Voldaren Estate
22%inclusion25 decks112 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
15%inclusion17 decks112 decks
-9%synergy
Glasswing Grace
14%inclusion11 decks76 decks
7%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
-8%synergy
Isolated Chapel
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
-51%synergy
Desolate Mire
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
-5%synergy
Silverquill Campus
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
4%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
8.9%inclusion10 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Citadel Gate
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
7%synergy
Obscura Storefront
7.1%inclusion8 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
6.3%inclusion7 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.4%inclusion6 decks112 decks
3%synergy