THIS BOY CAN SUCC by user8892777

Format: Commander

Commander: Astarion, the Decadent

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

This Orzhov lifegain/drain deck, helmed by Astarion, the Decadent, aims to control the life totals of all players while building its own life buffer. The primary plan is to deploy repeatable life-gain and life-loss engines such as Sanguine Bond and Enduring Tenacity, then cash them in with spells like Blood Tribute, Gray Merchant of Asphodel, or Fraying Omnipotence. A secondary combat angle uses unblockable equipment (Brotherhood Regalia, Trailblazer's Boots) on Astarion to deliver commander damage and Quietus Spike half-life triggers. The deck also leans on Bolas's Citadel for topdeck advantage and a solid recursion core (Reanimate, Blood Fountain, Revival // Revenge) to recover key pieces. Though not an infinite-combo deck, its layered drain effects and half-life spells create overwhelming board presence by the mid-game.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Armor of Shadows
  • 1 Astarion's Thirst
  • 1 Astarion, the Decadent
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Awe Strike
  • 1 Bitter Triumph
  • 1 Bleachbone Verge
  • 1 Blood Fountain
  • 1 Blood Tithe
  • 1 Blood Tribute
  • 1 Bolas's Citadel
  • 1 Brotherhood Regalia
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Costly Plunder
  • 1 Cover of Darkness
  • 1 Damn
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Dawn Charm
  • 1 Desolate Mire
  • 1 Despark
  • 1 Eclipsed Steppe
  • 1 Elixir
  • 1 Enduring Tenacity
  • 1 Explorer's Scope
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Flay Essence
  • 1 Fracture
  • 1 Fraying Omnipotence
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Gray Merchant of Asphodel
  • 1 Hallow
  • 1 Insatiable Avarice
  • 1 Intervention Pact
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Jet Medallion
  • 1 Kaya's Ghostform
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Light of Promise
  • 1 Loran's Escape
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Night's Whisper
  • 1 Orzhov Basilica
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 1 Pointed Discussion
  • 1 Pox Plague
  • 1 Professor's Warning
  • 1 Prowler's Helm
  • 1 Quietus Spike
  • 1 Read the Bones
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Rebuff the Wicked
  • 1 Reckoner's Bargain
  • 1 Restoration Magic
  • 1 Revival // Revenge
  • 1 Rhox Faithmender
  • 1 Rogue's Gloves
  • 1 Rush of Dread
  • 1 Sanguine Bond
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Shineshadow Snarl
  • 1 Sign in Blood
  • 1 Silent Clearing
  • 1 Skybreaker, Sword of Bashenga
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 16 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Syphon Mind
  • 1 Tainted Field
  • 1 Tainted Sigil
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 The Wind Crystal
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Trailblazer's Boots
  • 1 Vampire's Kiss
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Vindicate
  • 1 War Report
  • 1 Wedding Invitation
  • 1 Wound Reflection