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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Markov Purifier
70%inclusion78 decks111 decks
67%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
69%inclusion77 decks111 decks
66%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
64%inclusion71 decks111 decks
60%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
71%inclusion79 decks111 decks
57%synergy
Drana's Emissary
59%inclusion66 decks111 decks
55%synergy
Tithe Drinker
59%inclusion65 decks111 decks
55%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
57%inclusion63 decks111 decks
54%synergy
Markov Baron
55%inclusion61 decks111 decks
53%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
57%inclusion63 decks111 decks
51%synergy
Epicure of Blood
51%inclusion57 decks111 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Sanguine Bond
66%inclusion73 decks111 decks
44%synergy
Mortify
62%inclusion69 decks111 decks
40%synergy
Sign in Blood
59%inclusion66 decks111 decks
41%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
52%inclusion58 decks111 decks
42%synergy
Revival // Revenge
52%inclusion58 decks111 decks
47%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
50%inclusion56 decks111 decks
48%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
50%inclusion55 decks111 decks
45%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
49%inclusion54 decks111 decks
42%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
49%inclusion54 decks111 decks
22%synergy
Murder
49%inclusion54 decks111 decks
45%synergy
Creatures
Indulging Patrician
46%inclusion51 decks111 decks
40%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
44%inclusion49 decks111 decks
37%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
43%inclusion48 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
41%inclusion46 decks111 decks
31%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
41%inclusion41 decks101 decks
37%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
39%inclusion43 decks111 decks
34%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
39%inclusion43 decks111 decks
33%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
37%inclusion41 decks111 decks
30%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
36%inclusion40 decks111 decks
30%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
36%inclusion40 decks111 decks
18%synergy
Cordial Vampire
33%inclusion37 decks111 decks
25%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
32%inclusion35 decks111 decks
26%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
31%inclusion34 decks111 decks
24%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
30%inclusion33 decks111 decks
25%synergy
Nullpriest of Oblivion
29%inclusion32 decks111 decks
27%synergy
Lifecreed Duo
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
23%synergy
Blood Artist
28%inclusion31 decks111 decks
-4%synergy
Rooftop Assassin
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
27%synergy
Essence Channeler
25%inclusion17 decks67 decks
19%synergy
Starscape Cleric
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
15%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
24%inclusion27 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Shroudstomper
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
21%inclusion23 decks111 decks
16%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%inclusion13 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
19%inclusion21 decks111 decks
18%synergy
Nykthos Paragon
19%inclusion21 decks111 decks
17%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
19%inclusion21 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
18%inclusion20 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
18%inclusion20 decks111 decks
-4%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Champion of Dusk
17%inclusion19 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Forerunner of the Legion
16%inclusion18 decks111 decks
14%synergy
Bloodbond Vampire
16%inclusion18 decks111 decks
16%synergy
Pontiff of Blight
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Vampire Scrivener
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
15%synergy
Drana and Linvala
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Soul Warden
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
-4%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Vampire Spawn
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Skymarch Bloodletter
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Bishop's Soldier
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Child of Night
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Bloodwitch
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Sangromancer
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Twilight Prophet
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Martyr of Dusk
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Revitalize
48%inclusion53 decks111 decks
46%synergy
Despark
45%inclusion50 decks111 decks
14%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
41%inclusion45 decks111 decks
-24%synergy
Disenchant
39%inclusion43 decks111 decks
35%synergy
Fracture
39%inclusion43 decks111 decks
20%synergy
Utter End
36%inclusion40 decks111 decks
22%synergy
Path to Exile
27%inclusion30 decks111 decks
-22%synergy
Caustic Exhale
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Village Rites
17%inclusion19 decks111 decks
-6%synergy
Go for the Throat
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Riot Control
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Sonar Strike
13%inclusion9 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Invoke the Divine
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Generous Gift
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
-13%synergy
Consuming Corruption
10%inclusion8 decks77 decks
10%synergy
Bleed Dry
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Hero's Downfall
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
-31%synergy
Winter's Intervention
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
-14%synergy
Return to Dust
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Urge to Feed
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Treacherous Greed
5.9%inclusion6 decks101 decks
3%synergy
Union of the Third Path
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-9%synergy
Cast Down
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Final Payment
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Read the Bones
45%inclusion50 decks111 decks
34%synergy
Blood Tribute
42%inclusion47 decks111 decks
40%synergy
Death Grasp
35%inclusion39 decks111 decks
34%synergy
Rush of Dread
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
33%synergy
Call to the Feast
32%inclusion35 decks111 decks
30%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
31%inclusion34 decks111 decks
22%synergy
Ambition's Cost
30%inclusion33 decks111 decks
27%synergy
Exsanguinate
25%inclusion28 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Poison the Waters
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Worthy Cost
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
18%inclusion20 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Feed the Swarm
17%inclusion19 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Fumigate
17%inclusion19 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
16%inclusion18 decks111 decks
-2%synergy
Sanctify
16%inclusion18 decks111 decks
15%synergy
Vindicate
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
0%synergy
Austere Command
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
-7%synergy
Feast of Blood
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Vampire's Kiss
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
10%synergy
New Blood
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Damnable Pact
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Edgar's Awakening
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Sovereign's Bite
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Merciless Eviction
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Ancient Craving
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
-9%synergy
Emerge from the Cocoon
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Queen's Commission
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Pointed Discussion
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Solemn Offering
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Macabre Waltz
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Arterial Flow
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Tithing Blade
35%inclusion39 decks111 decks
34%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
32%inclusion35 decks111 decks
17%synergy
Phantom Train
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
24%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
23%inclusion26 decks111 decks
15%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
23%inclusion25 decks111 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion24 decks111 decks
-4%synergy
Quietus Spike
21%inclusion23 decks111 decks
20%synergy
Wedding Invitation
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Campfire
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Sigil
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Scytheclaw
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Blood Fountain
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Ceremonial Knife
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Chalice of Life
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Sinister Monolith
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Warlock Class
43%inclusion48 decks111 decks
42%synergy
Cleric Class
39%inclusion43 decks111 decks
31%synergy
Greed
37%inclusion41 decks111 decks
32%synergy
Lunar Convocation
37%inclusion25 decks68 decks
25%synergy
Grievous Wound
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
26%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
27%inclusion30 decks111 decks
25%synergy
Life Insurance
24%inclusion27 decks111 decks
20%synergy
Vampiric Rites
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
14%inclusion11 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Campaign of Vengeance
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
11%synergy
Makeshift Binding
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
-19%synergy
Gift of Fangs
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
9%synergy
March of the Canonized
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Dawn of Hope
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Light of Promise
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Legion's Landing
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Blind Obedience
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-13%synergy
Mark of the Vampire
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Wound Reflection
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
36%inclusion40 decks111 decks
33%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
23%inclusion25 decks111 decks
17%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Restless Fortress
34%inclusion38 decks111 decks
26%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
25%inclusion28 decks111 decks
-9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion19 decks111 decks
-3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
16%inclusion18 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Radiant Fountain
15%inclusion17 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Bojuka Bog
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
-30%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-17%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
77%inclusion86 decks111 decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion84 decks111 decks
-5%synergy
Orzhov Signet
66%inclusion73 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
56%inclusion62 decks111 decks
39%synergy
Pristine Talisman
44%inclusion49 decks111 decks
38%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
40%inclusion44 decks111 decks
33%synergy
Marble Diamond
36%inclusion40 decks111 decks
30%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion23 decks111 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
18%inclusion20 decks111 decks
-35%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Orzhov Locket
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
-14%synergy
Patchwork Banner
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-9%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion110 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion109 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
77%inclusion85 decks111 decks
-10%synergy
Scoured Barrens
72%inclusion80 decks111 decks
48%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
56%inclusion62 decks111 decks
14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
53%inclusion59 decks111 decks
32%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
50%inclusion55 decks111 decks
41%synergy
Temple of Silence
49%inclusion54 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Field
48%inclusion53 decks111 decks
-4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
46%inclusion51 decks111 decks
22%synergy
Forlorn Flats
33%inclusion28 decks86 decks
27%synergy
Caves of Koilos
27%inclusion30 decks111 decks
-30%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
27%inclusion30 decks111 decks
16%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
23%inclusion26 decks111 decks
-18%synergy
Voldaren Estate
22%inclusion24 decks111 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
-10%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Glasswing Grace
14%inclusion11 decks77 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
-8%synergy
Isolated Chapel
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
-52%synergy
Silverquill Campus
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Desolate Mire
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
-5%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Citadel Gate
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Obscura Storefront
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
1%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
3%synergy