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
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Misty Palms Oasis
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Astarion's Thirst
70%inclusion77 decks110 decks
67%synergy
Markov Purifier
70%inclusion77 decks110 decks
66%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
66%inclusion73 decks110 decks
62%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
71%inclusion78 decks110 decks
57%synergy
Drana's Emissary
60%inclusion66 decks110 decks
55%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
57%inclusion63 decks110 decks
55%synergy
Markov Baron
56%inclusion62 decks110 decks
54%synergy
Tithe Drinker
58%inclusion64 decks110 decks
54%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
57%inclusion63 decks110 decks
52%synergy
Revival // Revenge
53%inclusion58 decks110 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Sanguine Bond
67%inclusion74 decks110 decks
46%synergy
Mortify
64%inclusion70 decks110 decks
41%synergy
Sign in Blood
61%inclusion67 decks110 decks
43%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
53%inclusion58 decks110 decks
43%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
50%inclusion55 decks110 decks
45%synergy
Indulging Patrician
49%inclusion54 decks110 decks
44%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
49%inclusion54 decks110 decks
42%synergy
Murder
49%inclusion54 decks110 decks
45%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
49%inclusion54 decks110 decks
47%synergy
Epicure of Blood
49%inclusion54 decks110 decks
47%synergy
Creatures
Cruel Celebrant
48%inclusion53 decks110 decks
21%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
45%inclusion50 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
44%inclusion48 decks110 decks
36%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
43%inclusion47 decks110 decks
32%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
40%inclusion41 decks102 decks
36%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
40%inclusion44 decks110 decks
35%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
39%inclusion43 decks110 decks
33%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
37%inclusion41 decks110 decks
31%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
37%inclusion41 decks110 decks
30%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
36%inclusion40 decks110 decks
19%synergy
Cordial Vampire
35%inclusion38 decks110 decks
27%synergy
Syr Vondam, the Lucent
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
33%inclusion36 decks110 decks
26%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
33%inclusion36 decks110 decks
27%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
30%inclusion33 decks110 decks
26%synergy
Nullpriest of Oblivion
29%inclusion32 decks110 decks
27%synergy
Blood Artist
28%inclusion31 decks110 decks
-4%synergy
Lifecreed Duo
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
23%synergy
Rooftop Assassin
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
26%synergy
Essence Channeler
26%inclusion18 decks68 decks
20%synergy
Starscape Cleric
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Shroudstomper
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
23%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
24%inclusion26 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
22%inclusion24 decks110 decks
18%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
20%inclusion22 decks110 decks
14%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
19%inclusion21 decks110 decks
18%synergy
Nykthos Paragon
19%inclusion21 decks110 decks
18%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
19%inclusion21 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
19%inclusion21 decks110 decks
-3%synergy
Starlit Soothsayer
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Champion of Dusk
17%inclusion19 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Forerunner of the Legion
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Vampire Scrivener
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
15%synergy
Bloodbond Vampire
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
15%synergy
Soul Warden
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
-3%synergy
Pontiff of Blight
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Drana and Linvala
15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Vampire Spawn
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Skymarch Bloodletter
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Bishop's Soldier
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Bloodwitch
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Sangromancer
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Twilight Prophet
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Child of Night
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Possessed Goat
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Revitalize
46%inclusion51 decks110 decks
44%synergy
Despark
44%inclusion48 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
43%inclusion47 decks110 decks
-22%synergy
Disenchant
39%inclusion43 decks110 decks
35%synergy
Fracture
39%inclusion43 decks110 decks
20%synergy
Utter End
37%inclusion41 decks110 decks
24%synergy
Path to Exile
27%inclusion30 decks110 decks
-22%synergy
Caustic Exhale
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Village Rites
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
-7%synergy
Riot Control
15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Sonar Strike
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Invoke the Divine
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Generous Gift
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
-14%synergy
Consuming Corruption
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
10%synergy
Dark Ritual
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
-13%synergy
Bleed Dry
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
-31%synergy
Winter's Intervention
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Hero's Downfall
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Return to Dust
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Urge to Feed
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
-8%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Treacherous Greed
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Union of the Third Path
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Cast Down
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Sanguine Sacrament
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Read the Bones
45%inclusion50 decks110 decks
35%synergy
Blood Tribute
41%inclusion45 decks110 decks
39%synergy
Death Grasp
37%inclusion41 decks110 decks
36%synergy
Rush of Dread
35%inclusion30 decks86 decks
34%synergy
Call to the Feast
34%inclusion37 decks110 decks
32%synergy
Ambition's Cost
31%inclusion34 decks110 decks
28%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
31%inclusion34 decks110 decks
23%synergy
Exsanguinate
25%inclusion28 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Worthy Cost
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Poison the Waters
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
19%inclusion21 decks110 decks
14%synergy
Victimize
16%inclusion18 decks110 decks
-2%synergy
Feed the Swarm
16%inclusion18 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Fumigate
16%inclusion18 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Sanctify
15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
14%synergy
Vindicate
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Austere Command
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
-7%synergy
Feast of Blood
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Vampire's Kiss
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
9%synergy
New Blood
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Damnable Pact
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Edgar's Awakening
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Sovereign's Bite
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Merciless Eviction
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Ancient Craving
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Emerge from the Cocoon
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
-10%synergy
Queen's Commission
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Macabre Waltz
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Pointed Discussion
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Damn
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
-28%synergy
Arterial Flow
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Tithing Blade
35%inclusion39 decks110 decks
34%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
33%inclusion36 decks110 decks
18%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
25%inclusion28 decks110 decks
17%synergy
Quietus Spike
23%inclusion25 decks110 decks
22%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
23%inclusion25 decks110 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion24 decks110 decks
-4%synergy
Phantom Train
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Wedding Invitation
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Campfire
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Scytheclaw
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Sigil
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Blood Fountain
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Ceremonial Knife
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Sinister Monolith
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Chalice of Life
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Warlock Class
45%inclusion49 decks110 decks
43%synergy
Cleric Class
41%inclusion45 decks110 decks
33%synergy
Greed
38%inclusion42 decks110 decks
34%synergy
Lunar Convocation
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
25%synergy
Grievous Wound
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
28%inclusion31 decks110 decks
26%synergy
Life Insurance
24%inclusion26 decks110 decks
20%synergy
Vampiric Rites
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Glasswing Grace
14%inclusion11 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Campaign of Vengeance
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Makeshift Binding
10%inclusion10 decks99 decks
10%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
-19%synergy
Gift of Fangs
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Dawn of Hope
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
5%synergy
March of the Canonized
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Light of Promise
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Legion's Landing
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Blind Obedience
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
-13%synergy
Mark of the Vampire
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Wound Reflection
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
36%inclusion40 decks110 decks
33%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
23%inclusion25 decks110 decks
17%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Restless Fortress
35%inclusion38 decks110 decks
27%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
26%inclusion29 decks110 decks
-7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
16%inclusion18 decks110 decks
-4%synergy
Bojuka Bog
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
-28%synergy
Mortuary Mire
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Radiant Fountain
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
-1%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
78%inclusion86 decks110 decks
-7%synergy
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion84 decks110 decks
-5%synergy
Orzhov Signet
66%inclusion73 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
58%inclusion64 decks110 decks
41%synergy
Pristine Talisman
47%inclusion52 decks110 decks
41%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
41%inclusion45 decks110 decks
34%synergy
Marble Diamond
39%inclusion43 decks110 decks
33%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion22 decks110 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
19%inclusion21 decks110 decks
-34%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Orzhov Locket
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
-13%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion109 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion108 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
77%inclusion85 decks110 decks
-9%synergy
Scoured Barrens
74%inclusion81 decks110 decks
49%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
58%inclusion64 decks110 decks
16%synergy
Evolving Wilds
54%inclusion59 decks110 decks
33%synergy
Temple of Silence
50%inclusion55 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Field
48%inclusion53 decks110 decks
-4%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
48%inclusion53 decks110 decks
39%synergy
Path of Ancestry
45%inclusion49 decks110 decks
20%synergy
Forlorn Flats
31%inclusion27 decks87 decks
25%synergy
Caves of Koilos
29%inclusion32 decks110 decks
-28%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
28%inclusion31 decks110 decks
17%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
23%inclusion25 decks110 decks
-19%synergy
Voldaren Estate
23%inclusion25 decks110 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
-10%synergy
Glasswing Grace
14%inclusion11 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
-8%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Isolated Chapel
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
-52%synergy
Silverquill Campus
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Desolate Mire
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
-6%synergy
Citadel Gate
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Obscura Storefront
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
2%synergy