Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Budget

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Jeff Girten
Jul 31, 2025
Deathtouch and First Strike With Syr Vondam, the Lucent
This week on Plot Twist, Jeff builds a Syr Vondam, the Lucent deck that presents our opponents with difficult choices!
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Foot Headquarters
4.6%inclusion4 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Quintessential Katana
3.4%inclusion3 decks87 decks
2%synergy
South Wind Avatar
1.6%inclusion2 decks129 decks
0%synergy
Savanti Romero, Time's Exile
1.6%inclusion2 decks129 decks
1%synergy
Leonardo, Cutting Edge
1.5%inclusion2 decks130 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Marauding Blight-Priest
65%inclusion428 decks662 decks
51%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
53%inclusion353 decks662 decks
49%synergy
Markov Purifier
50%inclusion328 decks662 decks
46%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
45%inclusion301 decks662 decks
42%synergy
Indulging Patrician
44%inclusion292 decks662 decks
39%synergy
Drana's Emissary
43%inclusion284 decks662 decks
39%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
40%inclusion263 decks662 decks
38%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
38%inclusion250 decks662 decks
36%synergy
Tithe Drinker
39%inclusion257 decks662 decks
35%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
40%inclusion265 decks662 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Sanguine Bond
48%inclusion320 decks662 decks
28%synergy
Mortify
47%inclusion310 decks662 decks
24%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
42%inclusion278 decks662 decks
32%synergy
Exsanguinate
39%inclusion259 decks662 decks
27%synergy
Sign in Blood
37%inclusion246 decks662 decks
19%synergy
Revival // Revenge
37%inclusion244 decks662 decks
32%synergy
Murder
36%inclusion238 decks662 decks
32%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
34%inclusion222 decks662 decks
-1%synergy
Revitalize
32%inclusion210 decks662 decks
30%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
32%inclusion210 decks662 decks
25%synergy
Creatures
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
31%inclusion163 decks529 decks
26%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
30%inclusion200 decks662 decks
24%synergy
Epicure of Blood
30%inclusion200 decks662 decks
29%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
30%inclusion199 decks662 decks
5%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
29%inclusion156 decks529 decks
28%synergy
Markov Baron
28%inclusion187 decks662 decks
26%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
28%inclusion186 decks662 decks
23%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
27%inclusion179 decks662 decks
21%synergy
Blood Artist
27%inclusion176 decks662 decks
-4%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
26%inclusion173 decks662 decks
15%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
26%inclusion173 decks662 decks
22%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
26%inclusion172 decks662 decks
20%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
25%inclusion163 decks662 decks
20%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
24%inclusion158 decks662 decks
21%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
24%inclusion158 decks662 decks
20%synergy
Starscape Cleric
23%inclusion142 decks616 decks
13%synergy
Lifecreed Duo
21%inclusion131 decks618 decks
17%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
21%inclusion139 decks662 decks
15%synergy
Cordial Vampire
18%inclusion118 decks662 decks
11%synergy
Fiendish Panda
17%inclusion90 decks531 decks
15%synergy
Ajani's Pridemate
17%inclusion112 decks662 decks
14%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
17%inclusion99 decks597 decks
11%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
16%inclusion103 decks662 decks
12%synergy
Essence Channeler
15%inclusion95 decks614 decks
9%synergy
Nullpriest of Oblivion
15%inclusion102 decks662 decks
14%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
15%inclusion100 decks662 decks
-6%synergy
Stromkirk Bloodthief
15%inclusion98 decks662 decks
14%synergy
Rooftop Assassin
15%inclusion97 decks662 decks
14%synergy
Vampire Spawn
14%inclusion94 decks662 decks
14%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
14%inclusion91 decks662 decks
9%synergy
Starseer Mentor
13%inclusion83 decks619 decks
10%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
13%inclusion88 decks662 decks
-1%synergy
Twilight Prophet
13%inclusion87 decks662 decks
3%synergy
Soul Warden
13%inclusion87 decks662 decks
-4%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
12%inclusion81 decks662 decks
8%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
12%inclusion81 decks662 decks
-4%synergy
Moonrise Cleric
12%inclusion74 decks618 decks
9%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
12%inclusion79 decks662 decks
11%synergy
Bloodbond Vampire
12%inclusion79 decks662 decks
11%synergy
Nykthos Paragon
12%inclusion78 decks662 decks
10%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
11%inclusion76 decks662 decks
0%synergy
Child of Night
11%inclusion75 decks662 decks
11%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
11%inclusion46 decks408 decks
9%synergy
Vampire Scrivener
10%inclusion68 decks662 decks
10%synergy
Dazzling Angel
10%inclusion54 decks529 decks
7%synergy
Starlit Soothsayer
10%inclusion63 decks618 decks
8%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
10%inclusion63 decks662 decks
7%synergy
Gluttonous Guest
9.4%inclusion62 decks662 decks
9%synergy
Restless Bloodseeker
9.4%inclusion62 decks662 decks
9%synergy
Sangromancer
9.4%inclusion62 decks662 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Despark
31%inclusion205 decks662 decks
0%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
29%inclusion193 decks662 decks
-35%synergy
Disenchant
25%inclusion165 decks662 decks
21%synergy
Path to Exile
22%inclusion143 decks662 decks
-28%synergy
Utter End
19%inclusion128 decks662 decks
7%synergy
Fracture
19%inclusion127 decks662 decks
0%synergy
Village Rites
14%inclusion94 decks662 decks
-8%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion74 decks662 decks
7%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
11%inclusion72 decks662 decks
-30%synergy
Riot Control
10%inclusion69 decks662 decks
9%synergy
Invoke the Divine
10%inclusion69 decks662 decks
10%synergy
Generous Gift
10%inclusion66 decks662 decks
-13%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.9%inclusion59 decks662 decks
-15%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.6%inclusion57 decks662 decks
4%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.2%inclusion54 decks662 decks
7%synergy
Bleed Dry
8.2%inclusion54 decks662 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.0%inclusion53 decks662 decks
-14%synergy
Sonar Strike
7.7%inclusion47 decks614 decks
6%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
7.4%inclusion49 decks662 decks
-6%synergy
Sanguine Sacrament
6.9%inclusion46 decks662 decks
7%synergy
Hazel's Nocturne
6.5%inclusion40 decks616 decks
5%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
6.3%inclusion42 decks662 decks
5%synergy
Sorin's Thirst
6.3%inclusion42 decks662 decks
6%synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
6.3%inclusion22 decks348 decks
6%synergy
Return to Dust
6.2%inclusion41 decks662 decks
2%synergy
Winter's Intervention
6.2%inclusion35 decks569 decks
6%synergy
Treacherous Greed
6.0%inclusion40 decks662 decks
4%synergy
Breathe Your Last
5.9%inclusion38 decks642 decks
5%synergy
Consuming Corruption
5.3%inclusion34 decks646 decks
5%synergy
Moment of Craving
5.1%inclusion34 decks662 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Read the Bones
26%inclusion172 decks662 decks
16%synergy
Fumigate
26%inclusion169 decks662 decks
18%synergy
Rush of Dread
23%inclusion150 decks662 decks
21%synergy
Blood Tribute
21%inclusion139 decks662 decks
19%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
20%inclusion132 decks662 decks
12%synergy
Ambition's Cost
19%inclusion126 decks662 decks
17%synergy
Death Grasp
17%inclusion111 decks662 decks
16%synergy
Sanctify
15%inclusion100 decks662 decks
14%synergy
Call to the Feast
15%inclusion97 decks662 decks
13%synergy
Austere Command
14%inclusion90 decks662 decks
-4%synergy
Night's Whisper
12%inclusion79 decks662 decks
-6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
11%inclusion75 decks662 decks
4%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
11%inclusion72 decks662 decks
7%synergy
Victimize
9.4%inclusion62 decks662 decks
-9%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
9.1%inclusion60 decks662 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.6%inclusion57 decks662 decks
3%synergy
Vampire's Kiss
8.6%inclusion57 decks662 decks
8%synergy
Vindicate
8.6%inclusion57 decks662 decks
-4%synergy
Merciless Eviction
8.5%inclusion56 decks662 decks
4%synergy
Sanguine Indulgence
6.8%inclusion45 decks662 decks
6%synergy
New Blood
6.5%inclusion43 decks662 decks
3%synergy
Damn
6.3%inclusion42 decks662 decks
-27%synergy
Queen's Commission
6.2%inclusion41 decks662 decks
6%synergy
Emerge from the Cocoon
6.1%inclusion35 decks570 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Craving
5.6%inclusion37 decks662 decks
5%synergy
Sovereign's Bite
5.3%inclusion35 decks662 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Well of Lost Dreams
23%inclusion151 decks662 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion135 decks662 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion126 decks662 decks
-6%synergy
Sinister Monolith
15%inclusion92 decks616 decks
13%synergy
Quietus Spike
15%inclusion97 decks662 decks
14%synergy
Chalice of Life
15%inclusion96 decks662 decks
13%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
12%inclusion80 decks662 decks
8%synergy
Tithing Blade
12%inclusion78 decks662 decks
11%synergy
Campfire
9.4%inclusion62 decks662 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Sigil
9.2%inclusion61 decks662 decks
6%synergy
Scytheclaw
7.3%inclusion48 decks662 decks
7%synergy
Wedding Invitation
7.3%inclusion48 decks662 decks
6%synergy
Cloak of the Bat
5.7%inclusion38 decks662 decks
5%synergy
The Wind Crystal
5.5%inclusion19 decks345 decks
-2%synergy
Blood Fountain
5.1%inclusion34 decks662 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Lunar Convocation
31%inclusion188 decks616 decks
20%synergy
Cleric Class
25%inclusion167 decks662 decks
18%synergy
Warlock Class
24%inclusion160 decks662 decks
23%synergy
Grievous Wound
24%inclusion136 decks573 decks
21%synergy
Greed
21%inclusion139 decks662 decks
17%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
18%inclusion117 decks662 decks
16%synergy
Dawn of Hope
14%inclusion90 decks662 decks
10%synergy
Vampiric Rites
12%inclusion82 decks662 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion79 decks662 decks
-17%synergy
Life Insurance
12%inclusion78 decks662 decks
8%synergy
Gift of Fangs
12%inclusion77 decks662 decks
11%synergy
March of the Canonized
11%inclusion75 decks662 decks
5%synergy
Campaign of Vengeance
10%inclusion65 decks662 decks
9%synergy
Glasswing Grace
9.4%inclusion61 decks647 decks
2%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
8.3%inclusion55 decks662 decks
8%synergy
Banishing Light
8.0%inclusion53 decks662 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Hope
7.3%inclusion46 decks627 decks
5%synergy
Griffin Aerie
7.3%inclusion48 decks662 decks
6%synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
6.9%inclusion46 decks662 decks
6%synergy
Wound Reflection
6.8%inclusion45 decks662 decks
4%synergy
Blind Obedience
6.8%inclusion45 decks662 decks
-11%synergy
Pacifism
6.6%inclusion44 decks662 decks
5%synergy
Light of Promise
6.5%inclusion43 decks662 decks
4%synergy
Exquisite Blood
6.2%inclusion41 decks662 decks
-10%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.9%inclusion39 decks662 decks
-12%synergy
Midnight Snack
5.5%inclusion29 decks532 decks
5%synergy
Mark of the Vampire
5.4%inclusion36 decks662 decks
5%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
5.3%inclusion35 decks662 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
17%inclusion112 decks662 decks
14%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
13%inclusion89 decks662 decks
9%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
11%inclusion75 decks662 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Restless Fortress
19%inclusion127 decks662 decks
12%synergy
Radiant Fountain
18%inclusion117 decks662 decks
14%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
17%inclusion115 decks662 decks
-16%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion111 decks662 decks
-3%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
13%inclusion47 decks357 decks
11%synergy
Bojuka Bog
13%inclusion87 decks662 decks
-31%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion74 decks662 decks
3%synergy
Shambling Vent
8.5%inclusion56 decks662 decks
3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.3%inclusion55 decks662 decks
3%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
7.1%inclusion47 decks662 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.8%inclusion45 decks662 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
66%inclusion437 decks662 decks
-18%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion408 decks662 decks
-19%synergy
Orzhov Signet
47%inclusion312 decks662 decks
-8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
39%inclusion258 decks662 decks
24%synergy
Pristine Talisman
36%inclusion239 decks662 decks
30%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
29%inclusion189 decks662 decks
23%synergy
Marble Diamond
27%inclusion181 decks662 decks
22%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion158 decks662 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
19%inclusion123 decks662 decks
-34%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
10%inclusion66 decks662 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.9%inclusion59 decks662 decks
-12%synergy
Orzhov Locket
8.8%inclusion58 decks662 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.9%inclusion46 decks662 decks
-7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion661 decks662 decks
2%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion658 decks662 decks
2%synergy
Scoured Barrens
66%inclusion438 decks662 decks
43%synergy
Command Tower
65%inclusion432 decks662 decks
-21%synergy
Evolving Wilds
45%inclusion296 decks662 decks
24%synergy
Temple of Silence
40%inclusion267 decks662 decks
1%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
39%inclusion260 decks662 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Field
35%inclusion229 decks662 decks
-17%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
34%inclusion227 decks662 decks
26%synergy
Path of Ancestry
31%inclusion208 decks662 decks
8%synergy
Forlorn Flats
23%inclusion152 decks662 decks
18%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
23%inclusion152 decks662 decks
-18%synergy
Isolated Chapel
21%inclusion140 decks662 decks
-45%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion125 decks662 decks
5%synergy
Caves of Koilos
18%inclusion122 decks662 decks
-39%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion109 decks662 decks
-3%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
15%inclusion100 decks662 decks
4%synergy
Voldaren Estate
14%inclusion95 decks662 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
13%inclusion88 decks662 decks
-11%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
13%inclusion87 decks662 decks
9%synergy
Thriving Moor
13%inclusion83 decks662 decks
10%synergy
Neglected Manor
10%inclusion59 decks573 decks
8%synergy
Desolate Mire
10%inclusion67 decks662 decks
-6%synergy
Thriving Heath
10%inclusion67 decks662 decks
7%synergy
Silverquill Campus
10%inclusion63 decks662 decks
5%synergy
Glasswing Grace
9.4%inclusion61 decks647 decks
2%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
8.2%inclusion54 decks662 decks
7%synergy
Fetid Heath
7.9%inclusion52 decks662 decks
-32%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
7.6%inclusion26 decks343 decks
5%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
7.4%inclusion49 decks662 decks
1%synergy
Misty Palms Oasis
7.1%inclusion15 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Citadel Gate
6.2%inclusion41 decks662 decks
5%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
6.2%inclusion41 decks662 decks
-15%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
6.2%inclusion41 decks662 decks
1%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
6.0%inclusion40 decks662 decks
1%synergy
Obscura Storefront
5.9%inclusion39 decks662 decks
3%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
5.3%inclusion35 decks662 decks
-2%synergy