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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Misty Palms Oasis
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
39%synergy
Team Avatar
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Astarion's Thirst
69%inclusion66 decks96 decks
66%synergy
Markov Purifier
67%inclusion64 decks96 decks
63%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
65%inclusion62 decks96 decks
61%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
74%inclusion71 decks96 decks
60%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
60%inclusion58 decks96 decks
58%synergy
Drana's Emissary
60%inclusion58 decks96 decks
56%synergy
Tithe Drinker
59%inclusion57 decks96 decks
55%synergy
Markov Baron
55%inclusion53 decks96 decks
53%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
55%inclusion53 decks96 decks
50%synergy
Revival // Revenge
54%inclusion52 decks96 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Sanguine Bond
67%inclusion64 decks96 decks
46%synergy
Sign in Blood
63%inclusion60 decks96 decks
45%synergy
Mortify
63%inclusion60 decks96 decks
40%synergy
Indulging Patrician
53%inclusion51 decks96 decks
48%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
52%inclusion50 decks96 decks
26%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
52%inclusion50 decks96 decks
42%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
51%inclusion49 decks96 decks
45%synergy
Revitalize
50%inclusion48 decks96 decks
48%synergy
Epicure of Blood
50%inclusion48 decks96 decks
48%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
49%inclusion47 decks96 decks
47%synergy
Creatures
Edgar, Charmed Groom
47%inclusion45 decks96 decks
42%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
46%inclusion44 decks96 decks
39%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
45%inclusion43 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
44%inclusion42 decks96 decks
33%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
43%inclusion41 decks96 decks
38%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
42%inclusion40 decks96 decks
35%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
40%inclusion38 decks96 decks
34%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
40%inclusion38 decks96 decks
22%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
39%inclusion37 decks94 decks
36%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
38%inclusion36 decks96 decks
31%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
33%inclusion32 decks96 decks
27%synergy
Cordial Vampire
33%inclusion32 decks96 decks
26%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
31%inclusion30 decks96 decks
26%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
31%inclusion30 decks96 decks
27%synergy
Rooftop Assassin
29%inclusion22 decks77 decks
28%synergy
Lifecreed Duo
28%inclusion17 decks60 decks
24%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
27%inclusion26 decks96 decks
15%synergy
Nullpriest of Oblivion
26%inclusion25 decks96 decks
24%synergy
Essence Channeler
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Blood Artist
25%inclusion24 decks96 decks
-6%synergy
Starscape Cleric
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Shroudstomper
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
22%synergy
Al Bhed Salvagers
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Starlit Soothsayer
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
19%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
21%inclusion20 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
20%inclusion19 decks96 decks
16%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
18%inclusion17 decks96 decks
17%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
18%inclusion17 decks96 decks
12%synergy
Champion of Dusk
17%inclusion16 decks96 decks
13%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
17%inclusion16 decks96 decks
-6%synergy
Bloodbond Vampire
17%inclusion16 decks96 decks
16%synergy
Nykthos Paragon
16%inclusion15 decks96 decks
14%synergy
Twilight Prophet
16%inclusion15 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Vampire Scrivener
16%inclusion15 decks96 decks
15%synergy
Pontiff of Blight
16%inclusion15 decks96 decks
13%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Forerunner of the Legion
15%inclusion14 decks96 decks
12%synergy
Syr Vondam, the Lucent
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Drana and Linvala
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
8%synergy
Ajani's Pridemate
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
11%synergy
Soul Warden
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
-5%synergy
Vampire Spawn
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
12%synergy
Queen's Bay Paladin
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
12%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
12%inclusion9 decks78 decks
8%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
8%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Murder
49%inclusion47 decks96 decks
45%synergy
Despark
44%inclusion42 decks96 decks
13%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
41%inclusion39 decks96 decks
-24%synergy
Utter End
40%inclusion38 decks96 decks
26%synergy
Disenchant
38%inclusion36 decks96 decks
34%synergy
Fracture
36%inclusion35 decks96 decks
17%synergy
Path to Exile
24%inclusion23 decks96 decks
-25%synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Village Rites
16%inclusion15 decks96 decks
-7%synergy
Sudden Strike
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sonar Strike
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Riot Control
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
12%synergy
Consuming Corruption
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Generous Gift
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
-12%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Lightfoot Technique
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Caustic Exhale
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
You're Not Alone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fight On!
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Battle Menu
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Restoration Magic
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Invoke the Divine
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Winter's Intervention
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
-32%synergy
Treacherous Greed
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Return to Dust
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
-8%synergy
Cast Down
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Breathe Your Last
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
5%synergy
Union of the Third Path
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Dark Ritual
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
-18%synergy
Bleed Dry
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
1%synergy
Urge to Feed
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Give In to Violence
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Read the Bones
46%inclusion44 decks96 decks
35%synergy
Blood Tribute
44%inclusion42 decks96 decks
42%synergy
Death Grasp
36%inclusion35 decks96 decks
36%synergy
Rush of Dread
35%inclusion27 decks77 decks
34%synergy
Call to the Feast
31%inclusion30 decks96 decks
30%synergy
Ambition's Cost
31%inclusion30 decks96 decks
29%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
29%inclusion28 decks96 decks
21%synergy
Exsanguinate
25%inclusion24 decks96 decks
13%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
21%inclusion20 decks96 decks
16%synergy
Fumigate
17%inclusion16 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Scout for Survivors
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Feed the Swarm
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Sanctify
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
13%synergy
Austere Command
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
-6%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
-5%synergy
Feast of Blood
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
12%synergy
New Blood
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
8%synergy
Worthy Cost
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Poison the Waters
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ultima
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Vampire's Kiss
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Vindicate
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
-3%synergy
Emerge from the Cocoon
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Sovereign's Bite
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Damnable Pact
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Queen's Commission
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Craving
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
-10%synergy
Alms of the Vein
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Edgar's Awakening
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Merciless Eviction
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
1%synergy
Damn
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
-27%synergy
Blood Tithe
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Macabre Waltz
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Arterial Flow
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Exorcise
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Rite of the Moth
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Let's Play a Game
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Tithing Blade
38%inclusion36 decks96 decks
36%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
34%inclusion33 decks96 decks
20%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
24%inclusion23 decks96 decks
16%synergy
White Mage's Staff
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Excalibur II
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion21 decks96 decks
-4%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
21%inclusion20 decks96 decks
17%synergy
Quietus Spike
20%inclusion19 decks96 decks
19%synergy
Hylderblade
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Squire's Lightblade
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dragonfire Blade
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Dragoon's Lance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Reaper's Scythe
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Phantom Train
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Instant Ramen
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
The Wind Crystal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Ninja's Blades
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Dark Knight's Greatsword
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Wedding Invitation
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Campfire
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Sigil
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Blood Fountain
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Sinister Monolith
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Chalice of Life
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
1%synergy
Scytheclaw
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Ceremonial Knife
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Warlock Class
44%inclusion42 decks96 decks
43%synergy
Cleric Class
43%inclusion41 decks96 decks
35%synergy
Greed
39%inclusion37 decks96 decks
34%synergy
Lunar Convocation
37%inclusion22 decks60 decks
25%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
30%inclusion29 decks96 decks
28%synergy
Grievous Wound
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Life Insurance
26%inclusion25 decks96 decks
22%synergy
Glasswing Grace
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Campaign of Vengeance
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
12%synergy
Vampiric Rites
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Makeshift Binding
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
11%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
-19%synergy
March of the Canonized
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
8%synergy
Blind Obedience
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
-11%synergy
Dawn of Hope
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Gift of Fangs
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Mark of the Vampire
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Wound Reflection
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
-2%synergy
Exquisite Blood
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
-12%synergy
Gift of Orzhova
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
36%inclusion35 decks96 decks
34%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
23%inclusion22 decks96 decks
18%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Sorin, Solemn Visitor
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Restless Fortress
35%inclusion34 decks96 decks
28%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
27%inclusion26 decks96 decks
-7%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Mortuary Mire
16%inclusion15 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
16%inclusion15 decks96 decks
-4%synergy
Bojuka Bog
15%inclusion14 decks96 decks
-29%synergy
Radiant Fountain
15%inclusion14 decks96 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
0%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
78%inclusion75 decks96 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion74 decks96 decks
-4%synergy
Orzhov Signet
67%inclusion64 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
59%inclusion57 decks96 decks
43%synergy
Pristine Talisman
45%inclusion43 decks96 decks
39%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
42%inclusion40 decks96 decks
35%synergy
Marble Diamond
40%inclusion38 decks96 decks
33%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
20%inclusion19 decks96 decks
-33%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion19 decks96 decks
-5%synergy
White Auracite
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
8%synergy
Orzhov Locket
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
-11%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion95 decks96 decks
1%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion94 decks96 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
77%inclusion74 decks96 decks
-9%synergy
Scoured Barrens
73%inclusion70 decks96 decks
49%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
57%inclusion55 decks96 decks
16%synergy
Evolving Wilds
54%inclusion52 decks96 decks
33%synergy
Temple of Silence
52%inclusion50 decks96 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Field
50%inclusion48 decks96 decks
-2%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
49%inclusion47 decks96 decks
40%synergy
Path of Ancestry
43%inclusion41 decks96 decks
19%synergy
Forlorn Flats
32%inclusion25 decks78 decks
27%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
27%inclusion26 decks96 decks
16%synergy
Caves of Koilos
26%inclusion25 decks96 decks
-31%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
25%inclusion24 decks96 decks
-16%synergy
Voldaren Estate
23%inclusion22 decks96 decks
17%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
15%inclusion14 decks96 decks
0%synergy
Glasswing Grace
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Isolated Chapel
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
-52%synergy
Exotic Orchard
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
-12%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
-9%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Citadel Gate
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Silverquill Campus
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
0%synergy
Desolate Mire
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
-7%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
0%synergy
Obscura Storefront
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
2%synergy