Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Lifegain

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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!
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Misty Palms Oasis
2.5%inclusion3 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
1.7%inclusion2 decks118 decks
-1%synergy
Day of Black Sun
1.7%inclusion2 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
0.9%inclusion1 decks114 decks
-3%synergy
Sold Out
0.9%inclusion1 decks115 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sanguine Bond
87%inclusion2.05K decks2.35K decks
66%synergy
Exquisite Blood
73%inclusion1.71K decks2.35K decks
56%synergy
Blood Tribute
56%inclusion1.32K decks2.35K decks
54%synergy
Indulging Patrician
59%inclusion1.39K decks2.35K decks
54%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
75%inclusion1.77K decks2.35K decks
53%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
56%inclusion1.32K decks2.35K decks
53%synergy
Exsanguinate
64%inclusion1.49K decks2.35K decks
51%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
62%inclusion1.44K decks2.35K decks
48%synergy
Revival // Revenge
52%inclusion1.23K decks2.35K decks
47%synergy
Drana's Emissary
47%inclusion1.11K decks2.35K decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
66%inclusion1.55K decks2.35K decks
2%synergy
Mortify
59%inclusion1.39K decks2.35K decks
37%synergy
Blood Artist
57%inclusion1.35K decks2.35K decks
26%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
57%inclusion1.34K decks2.35K decks
17%synergy
Path to Exile
52%inclusion1.21K decks2.35K decks
2%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
50%inclusion1.18K decks2.35K decks
40%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
50%inclusion1.18K decks2.35K decks
35%synergy
Soul Warden
49%inclusion1.16K decks2.35K decks
31%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
48%inclusion1.12K decks2.35K decks
36%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
47%inclusion1.11K decks2.35K decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
32%inclusion751 decks2.35K decks
18%synergy
Smothering Tithe
26%inclusion618 decks2.35K decks
3%synergy
Demonic Tutor
18%inclusion424 decks2.35K decks
2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
18%inclusion411 decks2.35K decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Protection
16%inclusion377 decks2.35K decks
0%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
9.0%inclusion211 decks2.35K decks
-3%synergy
The One Ring
6.9%inclusion161 decks2.35K decks
0%synergy
Ancient Tomb
6.3%inclusion148 decks2.35K decks
0%synergy
Necropotence
6.1%inclusion143 decks2.35K decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Cliffhaven Vampire
46%inclusion1.09K decks2.35K decks
41%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
44%inclusion432 decks983 decks
34%synergy
Markov Purifier
43%inclusion1.01K decks2.35K decks
40%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
41%inclusion958 decks2.35K decks
6%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
41%inclusion954 decks2.35K decks
30%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
40%inclusion943 decks2.35K decks
34%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
38%inclusion892 decks2.35K decks
34%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
38%inclusion884 decks2.35K decks
35%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
37%inclusion870 decks2.35K decks
11%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
36%inclusion851 decks2.35K decks
34%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
36%inclusion694 decks1.93K decks
31%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
35%inclusion814 decks2.35K decks
28%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
35%inclusion325 decks938 decks
30%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
35%inclusion638 decks1.84K decks
23%synergy
Tithe Drinker
34%inclusion808 decks2.35K decks
30%synergy
Twilight Prophet
34%inclusion802 decks2.35K decks
24%synergy
Suture Priest
32%inclusion757 decks2.35K decks
18%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
31%inclusion728 decks2.35K decks
26%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
30%inclusion699 decks2.35K decks
23%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
29%inclusion670 decks2.35K decks
9%synergy
Starscape Cleric
28%inclusion494 decks1.77K decks
18%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
27%inclusion385 decks1.43K decks
25%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
26%inclusion607 decks2.35K decks
23%synergy
Crypt Ghast
26%inclusion606 decks2.35K decks
18%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
25%inclusion596 decks2.35K decks
21%synergy
Soul's Attendant
25%inclusion585 decks2.35K decks
12%synergy
Cordial Vampire
24%inclusion559 decks2.35K decks
16%synergy
Essence Channeler
23%inclusion415 decks1.77K decks
17%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
23%inclusion536 decks2.35K decks
19%synergy
Markov Baron
22%inclusion511 decks2.35K decks
20%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
21%inclusion497 decks2.35K decks
9%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
21%inclusion497 decks2.35K decks
16%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
20%inclusion460 decks2.35K decks
14%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
19%inclusion443 decks2.35K decks
14%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
19%inclusion439 decks2.35K decks
13%synergy
The Gaffer
18%inclusion425 decks2.35K decks
15%synergy
Drana and Linvala
17%inclusion400 decks2.35K decks
9%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
16%inclusion151 decks935 decks
14%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
15%inclusion343 decks2.35K decks
0%synergy
Witch of the Moors
14%inclusion321 decks2.35K decks
11%synergy
Serra Ascendant
12%inclusion291 decks2.35K decks
5%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion290 decks2.35K decks
-3%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
12%inclusion290 decks2.35K decks
6%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
12%inclusion39 decks324 decks
10%synergy
Epicure of Blood
12%inclusion280 decks2.35K decks
10%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
12%inclusion273 decks2.30K decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
11%inclusion255 decks2.35K decks
4%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
10%inclusion243 decks2.35K decks
8%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
10%inclusion241 decks2.35K decks
4%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
10%inclusion240 decks2.35K decks
-10%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
38%inclusion882 decks2.35K decks
14%synergy
Fracture
35%inclusion811 decks2.35K decks
15%synergy
Despark
30%inclusion714 decks2.35K decks
-1%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
27%inclusion627 decks2.35K decks
24%synergy
Revitalize
17%inclusion402 decks2.35K decks
15%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
16%inclusion364 decks2.35K decks
10%synergy
Generous Gift
15%inclusion359 decks2.35K decks
-9%synergy
Murder
14%inclusion340 decks2.35K decks
11%synergy
Inkshield
14%inclusion328 decks2.35K decks
-3%synergy
Dawn's Truce
14%inclusion248 decks1.78K decks
6%synergy
Utter End
12%inclusion289 decks2.35K decks
-1%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
11%inclusion247 decks2.35K decks
-3%synergy
Disenchant
9.2%inclusion215 decks2.35K decks
5%synergy
Village Rites
9.1%inclusion213 decks2.35K decks
-13%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.9%inclusion210 decks2.35K decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.7%inclusion167 decks1.93K decks
-4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.4%inclusion173 decks2.35K decks
3%synergy
Stinging Study
6.2%inclusion146 decks2.35K decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.2%inclusion145 decks2.35K decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.1%inclusion142 decks2.35K decks
-15%synergy
Reprieve
6.0%inclusion140 decks2.35K decks
-2%synergy
Return to Dust
5.8%inclusion135 decks2.35K decks
1%synergy
Withering Torment
5.1%inclusion70 decks1.38K decks
2%synergy
Restoration Magic
5.0%inclusion14 decks278 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
44%inclusion1.02K decks2.35K decks
26%synergy
Damn
38%inclusion891 decks2.35K decks
5%synergy
Rush of Dread
35%inclusion742 decks2.10K decks
34%synergy
Fumigate
31%inclusion738 decks2.35K decks
24%synergy
Read the Bones
26%inclusion602 decks2.35K decks
15%synergy
Farewell
20%inclusion460 decks2.35K decks
7%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
19%inclusion453 decks2.35K decks
19%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion424 decks2.35K decks
1%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
17%inclusion404 decks2.35K decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion389 decks2.35K decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
16%inclusion372 decks2.35K decks
-1%synergy
Vindicate
15%inclusion353 decks2.35K decks
3%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
12%inclusion287 decks2.35K decks
11%synergy
Austere Command
11%inclusion267 decks2.35K decks
-7%synergy
Temporal Extortion
11%inclusion256 decks2.35K decks
10%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
11%inclusion255 decks2.35K decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10%inclusion216 decks2.10K decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion228 decks2.35K decks
2%synergy
Death Grasp
10%inclusion226 decks2.35K decks
9%synergy
Sanctify
8.4%inclusion198 decks2.35K decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.9%inclusion75 decks946 decks
2%synergy
Call to the Feast
7.9%inclusion185 decks2.35K decks
7%synergy
Ambition's Cost
7.8%inclusion183 decks2.35K decks
5%synergy
Victimize
7.8%inclusion182 decks2.35K decks
-10%synergy
New Blood
7.6%inclusion178 decks2.35K decks
4%synergy
Reanimate
6.5%inclusion152 decks2.35K decks
-9%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.0%inclusion141 decks2.35K decks
2%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
5.7%inclusion133 decks2.35K decks
4%synergy
Merciless Eviction
5.5%inclusion129 decks2.35K decks
1%synergy
Wrath of God
5.0%inclusion118 decks2.35K decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Well of Lost Dreams
39%inclusion911 decks2.35K decks
31%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
37%inclusion875 decks2.35K decks
28%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
35%inclusion833 decks2.35K decks
10%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
30%inclusion708 decks2.35K decks
26%synergy
Lightning Greaves
24%inclusion572 decks2.35K decks
4%synergy
The Wind Crystal
23%inclusion65 decks282 decks
16%synergy
Quietus Spike
21%inclusion493 decks2.35K decks
20%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
20%inclusion370 decks1.85K decks
17%synergy
Tainted Sigil
20%inclusion460 decks2.35K decks
17%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
16%inclusion379 decks2.35K decks
13%synergy
Bontu's Monument
15%inclusion356 decks2.35K decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion322 decks2.35K decks
0%synergy
Chalice of Life
12%inclusion273 decks2.35K decks
11%synergy
Jet Medallion
11%inclusion267 decks2.35K decks
6%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
9.4%inclusion27 decks286 decks
5%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
9.0%inclusion212 decks2.35K decks
3%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
8.1%inclusion190 decks2.35K decks
4%synergy
Scytheclaw
7.8%inclusion182 decks2.35K decks
7%synergy
Pearl Medallion
7.4%inclusion173 decks2.35K decks
2%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.6%inclusion154 decks2.35K decks
4%synergy
Sinister Monolith
6.5%inclusion115 decks1.77K decks
4%synergy
Strionic Resonator
6.1%inclusion144 decks2.35K decks
4%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
5.8%inclusion137 decks2.35K decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
44%inclusion1.03K decks2.35K decks
14%synergy
Wound Reflection
41%inclusion963 decks2.35K decks
38%synergy
Lunar Convocation
35%inclusion614 decks1.77K decks
23%synergy
Blind Obedience
34%inclusion788 decks2.35K decks
15%synergy
Cleric Class
33%inclusion785 decks2.35K decks
26%synergy
Boon Reflection
25%inclusion596 decks2.35K decks
24%synergy
Grievous Wound
25%inclusion355 decks1.44K decks
22%synergy
Black Market Connections
25%inclusion578 decks2.35K decks
3%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
24%inclusion564 decks2.35K decks
9%synergy
Ghostly Prison
20%inclusion481 decks2.35K decks
6%synergy
Warlock Class
19%inclusion451 decks2.35K decks
18%synergy
Greed
16%inclusion386 decks2.35K decks
12%synergy
Life Insurance
13%inclusion304 decks2.35K decks
9%synergy
March of the Canonized
12%inclusion291 decks2.35K decks
6%synergy
Tainted Remedy
11%inclusion256 decks2.35K decks
9%synergy
Land Tax
10%inclusion246 decks2.35K decks
0%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
10%inclusion241 decks2.35K decks
8%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
10%inclusion236 decks2.35K decks
6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
10%inclusion191 decks1.93K decks
2%synergy
Painful Quandary
9.2%inclusion215 decks2.35K decks
6%synergy
Dawn of Hope
8.9%inclusion209 decks2.35K decks
5%synergy
Polluted Bonds
8.6%inclusion202 decks2.35K decks
7%synergy
Test of Endurance
7.0%inclusion164 decks2.35K decks
5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6.9%inclusion162 decks2.35K decks
-4%synergy
Light of Promise
6.8%inclusion160 decks2.35K decks
4%synergy
Legion's Landing
6.4%inclusion151 decks2.35K decks
3%synergy
Leyline of Hope
6.4%inclusion117 decks1.83K decks
4%synergy
Axis of Mortality
6.3%inclusion147 decks2.35K decks
5%synergy
Black Market
6.2%inclusion146 decks2.35K decks
-1%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.4%inclusion127 decks2.35K decks
-12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
26%inclusion619 decks2.35K decks
24%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
18%inclusion421 decks2.35K decks
13%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
11%inclusion250 decks2.35K decks
5%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
10%inclusion236 decks2.35K decks
7%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
9.4%inclusion220 decks2.35K decks
8%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
8.3%inclusion194 decks2.35K decks
7%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
7.4%inclusion173 decks2.35K decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
43%inclusion1.01K decks2.35K decks
9%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion994 decks2.35K decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
29%inclusion687 decks2.35K decks
9%synergy
Restless Fortress
26%inclusion603 decks2.35K decks
18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion575 decks2.35K decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion488 decks2.35K decks
0%synergy
Radiant Fountain
19%inclusion435 decks2.35K decks
15%synergy
Cabal Coffers
17%inclusion390 decks2.35K decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion316 decks2.35K decks
5%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
11%inclusion31 decks286 decks
9%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion246 decks2.35K decks
5%synergy
Shambling Vent
10%inclusion244 decks2.35K decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
9.5%inclusion222 decks2.35K decks
-1%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
8.3%inclusion195 decks2.35K decks
7%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.5%inclusion177 decks2.35K decks
4%synergy
War Room
7.2%inclusion170 decks2.35K decks
0%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.2%inclusion146 decks2.35K decks
-5%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
5.6%inclusion132 decks2.35K decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion2.15K decks2.35K decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion2.01K decks2.35K decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Signet
63%inclusion1.49K decks2.35K decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
48%inclusion1.13K decks2.35K decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
32%inclusion757 decks2.35K decks
16%synergy
Pristine Talisman
32%inclusion753 decks2.35K decks
26%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion559 decks2.35K decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion443 decks2.35K decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion332 decks2.35K decks
0%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12%inclusion273 decks2.35K decks
5%synergy
Marble Diamond
11%inclusion248 decks2.35K decks
4%synergy
Patchwork Banner
9.4%inclusion167 decks1.77K decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.6%inclusion155 decks2.35K decks
4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.5%inclusion128 decks2.35K decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion2.31K decks2.35K decks
1%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion2.31K decks2.35K decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion2.04K decks2.35K decks
1%synergy
Isolated Chapel
62%inclusion1.46K decks2.35K decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Field
53%inclusion1.25K decks2.35K decks
1%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
51%inclusion1.20K decks2.35K decks
10%synergy
Scoured Barrens
51%inclusion1.20K decks2.35K decks
27%synergy
Caves of Koilos
48%inclusion1.13K decks2.35K decks
-9%synergy
Temple of Silence
44%inclusion1.03K decks2.35K decks
3%synergy
Godless Shrine
42%inclusion977 decks2.35K decks
-8%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
41%inclusion960 decks2.35K decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
38%inclusion881 decks2.35K decks
14%synergy
Vault of Champions
37%inclusion869 decks2.35K decks
-3%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
32%inclusion742 decks2.35K decks
-2%synergy
Fetid Heath
29%inclusion672 decks2.35K decks
-10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion598 decks2.35K decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion532 decks2.35K decks
2%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
21%inclusion502 decks2.35K decks
-6%synergy
Marsh Flats
21%inclusion501 decks2.35K decks
-9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion479 decks2.35K decks
-4%synergy
Voldaren Estate
18%inclusion429 decks2.35K decks
13%synergy
Desolate Mire
18%inclusion392 decks2.23K decks
2%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
16%inclusion387 decks2.35K decks
-4%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
16%inclusion381 decks2.33K decks
-6%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
16%inclusion378 decks2.35K decks
7%synergy
Forlorn Flats
15%inclusion315 decks2.11K decks
9%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
14%inclusion326 decks2.35K decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion308 decks2.35K decks
-1%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
12%inclusion56 decks458 decks
-9%synergy
Silent Clearing
10%inclusion238 decks2.35K decks
-5%synergy
Glasswing Grace
10%inclusion191 decks1.93K decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.7%inclusion167 decks1.93K decks
-4%synergy
Scrubland
8.5%inclusion199 decks2.35K decks
-3%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
8.4%inclusion198 decks2.35K decks
4%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
8.4%inclusion197 decks2.35K decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.1%inclusion190 decks2.35K decks
-1%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
7.5%inclusion177 decks2.35K decks
6%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
7.0%inclusion165 decks2.35K decks
1%synergy
Obscura Storefront
6.7%inclusion158 decks2.35K decks
3%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.3%inclusion148 decks2.35K decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.2%inclusion145 decks2.35K decks
-5%synergy
Citadel Gate
5.9%inclusion139 decks2.35K decks
5%synergy
Neglected Manor
5.7%inclusion82 decks1.44K decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.7%inclusion133 decks2.35K decks
2%synergy