Astarion may have a high mana value, but his lifegain and drain abilities make him a perfect fit for Orzhov
What are your favorite control cards
Thats not bad, but its also not particularly good
I also really like this leading a Pinger deck where you tap a Prodigal Pyromancer to shoot your team for a damage, and make sure you are running things that will take the damage into good stuff like Stuffy Doll, Brash Taunter, and the enraging Dinosaurs Bellowing Aegisaur and Sun-Crowned Hunters
Speed skirts my rule about not wanting to track things in the game, but there are few ways to lose speed and youre only tracking your own
A big, beefy body (9/9) with three notable keywords (vigilance, reach, trample) that allows you untap all lands you control when it enters if cast plus three strong activated abilities means youll always be happy to throw this fatty down especially if you can cast it early via ramp