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%inclusion81 decks114 decks
67%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
68%inclusion78 decks114 decks
65%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
64%inclusion73 decks114 decks
60%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
72%inclusion82 decks114 decks
58%synergy
Drana's Emissary
60%inclusion68 decks114 decks
55%synergy
Tithe Drinker
58%inclusion66 decks114 decks
54%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
56%inclusion64 decks114 decks
54%synergy
Markov Baron
55%inclusion63 decks114 decks
53%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
57%inclusion65 decks114 decks
52%synergy
Epicure of Blood
53%inclusion60 decks114 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Sanguine Bond
65%inclusion74 decks114 decks
43%synergy
Mortify
62%inclusion71 decks114 decks
40%synergy
Sign in Blood
60%inclusion68 decks114 decks
42%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
54%inclusion61 decks114 decks
43%synergy
Revival // Revenge
52%inclusion59 decks114 decks
47%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
51%inclusion58 decks114 decks
48%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
51%inclusion58 decks114 decks
46%synergy
Murder
49%inclusion56 decks114 decks
45%synergy
Revitalize
48%inclusion55 decks114 decks
46%synergy
Indulging Patrician
46%inclusion53 decks114 decks
41%synergy
Creatures
Falkenrath Noble
46%inclusion53 decks114 decks
39%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
45%inclusion51 decks114 decks
18%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
45%inclusion51 decks114 decks
37%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
43%inclusion49 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
41%inclusion47 decks114 decks
31%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
40%inclusion46 decks114 decks
35%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
40%inclusion38 decks95 decks
36%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
37%inclusion42 decks114 decks
31%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
36%inclusion39 decks109 decks
29%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
36%inclusion39 decks109 decks
18%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
35%inclusion40 decks114 decks
29%synergy
Nullpriest of Oblivion
33%inclusion38 decks114 decks
31%synergy
Aerith Gainsborough
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Al Bhed Salvagers
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
31%inclusion35 decks114 decks
24%synergy
Cordial Vampire
31%inclusion35 decks114 decks
23%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
30%inclusion34 decks114 decks
25%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
29%inclusion33 decks114 decks
23%synergy
Lifecreed Duo
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
24%synergy
Rooftop Assassin
28%inclusion22 decks79 decks
28%synergy
Starscape Cleric
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Shroudstomper
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
24%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
24%inclusion26 decks107 decks
11%synergy
Essence Channeler
24%inclusion15 decks62 decks
17%synergy
Blood Artist
24%inclusion27 decks114 decks
-9%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
22%inclusion25 decks114 decks
18%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
Starlit Soothsayer
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Nykthos Paragon
18%inclusion21 decks114 decks
17%synergy
Bloodbond Vampire
18%inclusion21 decks114 decks
18%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
18%inclusion21 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
16%synergy
Forerunner of the Legion
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
14%synergy
Champion of Dusk
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Pontiff of Blight
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
14%synergy
Vampire Spawn
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
15%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
-8%synergy
Drana and Linvala
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Vampire Scrivener
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
14%synergy
Bishop's Soldier
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Child of Night
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Arrogant Outlaw
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Soul Warden
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
-5%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
7%synergy
Skymarch Bloodletter
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Despark
45%inclusion51 decks114 decks
14%synergy
Disenchant
39%inclusion45 decks114 decks
35%synergy
Utter End
39%inclusion44 decks114 decks
25%synergy
Fracture
39%inclusion44 decks114 decks
19%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
37%inclusion42 decks114 decks
-28%synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Battle Menu
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Restoration Magic
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Path to Exile
25%inclusion29 decks114 decks
-24%synergy
Village Rites
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
-7%synergy
Go for the Throat
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
10%synergy
Sonar Strike
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Invoke the Divine
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Riot Control
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Consuming Corruption
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Hero's Downfall
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Bleed Dry
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Generous Gift
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
-16%synergy
Winter's Intervention
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Return to Dust
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
-14%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
-32%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Treacherous Greed
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Final Payment
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Breathe Your Last
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
-9%synergy
Urge to Feed
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Defenestrate
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Cast Down
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Blood Tribute
45%inclusion51 decks114 decks
42%synergy
Read the Bones
44%inclusion50 decks114 decks
33%synergy
Death Grasp
36%inclusion41 decks114 decks
35%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
34%inclusion39 decks114 decks
26%synergy
Rush of Dread
33%inclusion26 decks79 decks
32%synergy
Call to the Feast
32%inclusion36 decks114 decks
30%synergy
Ambition's Cost
30%inclusion34 decks114 decks
27%synergy
Exsanguinate
24%inclusion27 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Feed the Swarm
20%inclusion23 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Worthy Cost
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Fumigate
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
10%synergy
Sanctify
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
16%synergy
Victimize
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
-2%synergy
Vindicate
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Austere Command
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
-6%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Vampire's Kiss
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Feast of Blood
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Edgar's Awakening
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
10%synergy
New Blood
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Damnable Pact
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Merciless Eviction
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
-9%synergy
Pointed Discussion
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Sovereign's Bite
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Queen's Commission
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Craving
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Emerge from the Cocoon
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Blood Tithe
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Macabre Waltz
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Arterial Flow
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
36%inclusion41 decks114 decks
21%synergy
Tithing Blade
36%inclusion38 decks107 decks
34%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
White Mage's Staff
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Instant Ramen
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
The Wind Crystal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Excalibur II
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
24%inclusion27 decks114 decks
15%synergy
Quietus Spike
23%inclusion26 decks114 decks
22%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
23%inclusion26 decks114 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion25 decks114 decks
-4%synergy
Wedding Invitation
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Campfire
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Ceremonial Knife
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Sigil
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Scytheclaw
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Chalice of Life
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Blood Fountain
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Sinister Monolith
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Warlock Class
46%inclusion52 decks114 decks
44%synergy
Cleric Class
39%inclusion45 decks114 decks
31%synergy
Greed
39%inclusion44 decks114 decks
34%synergy
Lunar Convocation
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
25%synergy
Grievous Wound
30%inclusion14 decks46 decks
27%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
28%inclusion32 decks114 decks
26%synergy
Life Insurance
26%inclusion30 decks114 decks
22%synergy
Vampiric Rites
19%inclusion22 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Glasswing Grace
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Campaign of Vengeance
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Gift of Fangs
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Makeshift Binding
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
-18%synergy
Dawn of Hope
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
5%synergy
March of the Canonized
9.3%inclusion10 decks107 decks
2%synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Light of Promise
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Blind Obedience
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
-12%synergy
Legion's Landing
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Axis of Mortality
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Squire's Devotion
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Mark of the Vampire
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
35%inclusion40 decks114 decks
32%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
23%inclusion26 decks114 decks
17%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Restless Fortress
35%inclusion40 decks114 decks
27%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
23%inclusion26 decks114 decks
-11%synergy
Radiant Fountain
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
-2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
10%synergy
Bojuka Bog
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
-32%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
4%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
76%inclusion87 decks114 decks
-9%synergy
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion84 decks114 decks
-8%synergy
Orzhov Signet
65%inclusion74 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
54%inclusion62 decks114 decks
37%synergy
Pristine Talisman
48%inclusion55 decks114 decks
42%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
39%inclusion44 decks114 decks
32%synergy
Marble Diamond
37%inclusion42 decks114 decks
30%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion24 decks114 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
-37%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Orzhov Locket
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
-14%synergy
Patchwork Banner
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
-9%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion112 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion111 decks114 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
75%inclusion86 decks114 decks
-11%synergy
Scoured Barrens
71%inclusion81 decks114 decks
47%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
54%inclusion62 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
52%inclusion59 decks114 decks
31%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
50%inclusion57 decks114 decks
41%synergy
Temple of Silence
49%inclusion56 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Field
46%inclusion53 decks114 decks
-6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
46%inclusion52 decks114 decks
21%synergy
Forlorn Flats
34%inclusion27 decks80 decks
28%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
29%inclusion33 decks114 decks
18%synergy
Caves of Koilos
27%inclusion31 decks114 decks
-30%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
25%inclusion29 decks114 decks
-16%synergy
Voldaren Estate
22%inclusion25 decks114 decks
16%synergy
Glasswing Grace
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
-8%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
-11%synergy
Isolated Chapel
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
-54%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Desolate Mire
10%inclusion9 decks89 decks
-5%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Citadel Gate
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Silverquill Campus
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Obscura Storefront
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
0%synergy