Card
Astarion, the Decadent
Mana cost {4}{W}{B}
Legendary Creature — Vampire Elf Rogue 4/4
Deathtouch, lifelink At the beginning of your end step, choose one — • Feed — Target opponent loses life equal to the amount of life they lost this turn. • Friends — You gain life equal to the amount of life you gained this turn.
Part of 15 known combos, 15 of them two-card. 1 official ruling.
- Commander
- Legal
- Printing
- Rare · CLB · #265
- Cheapest printing
- €0.82
- EDHREC salt
- 0.36
- Color identity
- Black, White
- Keywords
- Lifelink, Feed, Friends, Deathtouch
Bracket
- B1 Exhibition — Not in the same deck as its two-card combo partners: Blood Tribute, Tree of Perdition, Unstoppable Slasher, Quietus Spike, Peer into the Abyss, Fraying Omnipotence, Dark Leo & Shredder, Betor, Kin to All, Scourge of the Skyclaves, Scytheclaw, Virtus the Veiled, Alpharael, Stonechosen, Pox Plague, Raving Dead, Aphelia, Viper Whisperer
- B2 Core — Not in the same deck as its two-card combo partners: Blood Tribute, Tree of Perdition, Unstoppable Slasher, Quietus Spike, Peer into the Abyss, Fraying Omnipotence, Dark Leo & Shredder, Betor, Kin to All, Scourge of the Skyclaves, Scytheclaw, Virtus the Veiled, Alpharael, Stonechosen, Pox Plague, Raving Dead, Aphelia, Viper Whisperer
- B3 Upgraded — Not in the same deck as its early two-card combo partners: Blood Tribute, Tree of Perdition, Unstoppable Slasher, Quietus Spike, Fraying Omnipotence, Betor, Kin to All, Scytheclaw, Virtus the Veiled, Alpharael, Stonechosen, Pox Plague, Raving Dead, Aphelia, Viper Whisperer
- B4 Optimized — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list
- B5 cEDH — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list
Why
- Two-card combo with Blood Tribute, Tree of Perdition, Unstoppable Slasher, Quietus Spike, Peer into the Abyss, Fraying Omnipotence, Dark Leo & Shredder, Betor, Kin to All, Scourge of the Skyclaves, Scytheclaw, Virtus the Veiled, Alpharael, Stonechosen, Pox Plague, Raving Dead, Aphelia, Viper Whisperer (early with Blood Tribute, Tree of Perdition, Unstoppable Slasher, Quietus Spike, Fraying Omnipotence, Betor, Kin to All, Scytheclaw, Virtus the Veiled, Alpharael, Stonechosen, Pox Plague, Raving Dead, Aphelia, Viper Whisperer)
How Lotus Vault estimates a bracket
Bracket: Lotus Vault analysis, with Commander Spellbook flags
Combos
15 known combos, 15 of them two-card.
- Astarion, the Decadent + Blood Tribute
Produces: Target opponent loses the game, Infinite lifeloss for target opponent
View on Commander Spellbook - Tree of Perdition + Astarion, the Decadent
Produces: Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent
View on Commander Spellbook - Unstoppable Slasher + Astarion, the Decadent
Produces: Target opponent loses the game, Infinite lifeloss for target opponent
View on Commander Spellbook
Combos: Commander Spellbook
Rulings
- 2022-06-10 · Wizards of the Coast
Use the creature's power as it last existed on the battlefield to determine the value of X.
Rulings: Scryfall · Wizards of the Coast