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Jeff Girten
Jul 31, 2025
Jeff Girten
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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Exquisite Blood
88%inclusion206 decks234 decks
71%synergy
Sanguine Bond
90%inclusion210 decks234 decks
69%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
91%inclusion212 decks234 decks
68%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
71%inclusion67 decks94 decks
61%synergy
Blood Tribute
63%inclusion148 decks234 decks
61%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
68%inclusion160 decks234 decks
60%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
62%inclusion144 decks234 decks
53%synergy
Revival // Revenge
57%inclusion134 decks234 decks
52%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
73%inclusion170 decks234 decks
52%synergy
Exsanguinate
63%inclusion147 decks234 decks
51%synergy
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Swords to Plowshares
81%inclusion189 decks234 decks
16%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
71%inclusion166 decks234 decks
31%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
59%inclusion138 decks234 decks
44%synergy
Dark Ritual
58%inclusion135 decks234 decks
35%synergy
Black Market Connections
56%inclusion131 decks234 decks
35%synergy
Path to Exile
54%inclusion127 decks234 decks
5%synergy
Soul Warden
54%inclusion126 decks234 decks
36%synergy
Crypt Ghast
52%inclusion121 decks234 decks
44%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
50%inclusion116 decks234 decks
40%synergy
Wound Reflection
49%inclusion115 decks234 decks
46%synergy
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Smothering Tithe
71%inclusion166 decks234 decks
48%synergy
Demonic Tutor
68%inclusion160 decks234 decks
53%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
62%inclusion146 decks234 decks
51%synergy
Teferi's Protection
61%inclusion142 decks234 decks
45%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
59%inclusion137 decks234 decks
44%synergy
Ancient Tomb
45%inclusion106 decks234 decks
39%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
38%inclusion88 decks234 decks
26%synergy
The One Ring
37%inclusion87 decks234 decks
31%synergy
Necropotence
25%inclusion59 decks234 decks
19%synergy
Imperial Seal
15%inclusion36 decks234 decks
13%synergy
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Indulging Patrician
48%inclusion113 decks234 decks
43%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
48%inclusion113 decks234 decks
34%synergy
Blood Artist
47%inclusion109 decks234 decks
15%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
46%inclusion85 decks186 decks
34%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
45%inclusion90 decks201 decks
40%synergy
Esper Sentinel
44%inclusion103 decks234 decks
26%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
43%inclusion101 decks234 decks
36%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
43%inclusion101 decks234 decks
31%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
43%inclusion100 decks234 decks
37%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
41%inclusion96 decks234 decks
30%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
39%inclusion91 decks234 decks
34%synergy
Serra Ascendant
38%inclusion89 decks234 decks
31%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
38%inclusion54 decks144 decks
36%synergy
Soul's Attendant
36%inclusion84 decks234 decks
23%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
35%inclusion81 decks234 decks
29%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
35%inclusion81 decks234 decks
27%synergy
Twilight Prophet
34%inclusion80 decks234 decks
24%synergy
Suture Priest
31%inclusion73 decks234 decks
17%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
31%inclusion72 decks234 decks
-4%synergy
The Gaffer
29%inclusion69 decks234 decks
26%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
27%inclusion63 decks234 decks
15%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
27%inclusion24 decks90 decks
22%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
25%inclusion59 decks234 decks
23%synergy
Drana's Emissary
25%inclusion59 decks234 decks
20%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
25%inclusion58 decks234 decks
22%synergy
Markov Purifier
25%inclusion58 decks234 decks
21%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
24%inclusion55 decks234 decks
20%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
23%inclusion54 decks234 decks
3%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
23%inclusion53 decks234 decks
16%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
22%inclusion51 decks234 decks
2%synergy
Alpharael, Stonechosen
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
20%synergy
Starscape Cleric
21%inclusion37 decks177 decks
11%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
21%inclusion48 decks234 decks
-6%synergy
Tithe Drinker
20%inclusion46 decks234 decks
16%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
20%inclusion46 decks234 decks
16%synergy
Drana and Linvala
19%inclusion45 decks234 decks
11%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
17%inclusion39 decks234 decks
14%synergy
Cordial Vampire
17%inclusion39 decks234 decks
9%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
16%inclusion37 decks234 decks
10%synergy
Witch of the Moors
16%inclusion37 decks234 decks
13%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
16%inclusion37 decks234 decks
15%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
15%inclusion36 decks234 decks
7%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
15%inclusion36 decks234 decks
11%synergy
Grand Abolisher
15%inclusion34 decks234 decks
5%synergy
Essence Channeler
14%inclusion25 decks177 decks
8%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion32 decks234 decks
-2%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
14%inclusion32 decks234 decks
9%synergy
Witch Enchanter
14%inclusion27 decks200 decks
2%synergy
Vein Ripper
13%inclusion31 decks233 decks
11%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Mortify
48%inclusion112 decks234 decks
25%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
44%inclusion104 decks234 decks
41%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
29%inclusion69 decks234 decks
26%synergy
Fracture
26%inclusion61 decks234 decks
7%synergy
Despark
22%inclusion52 decks234 decks
-9%synergy
Inkshield
21%inclusion48 decks234 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion40 decks200 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
20%inclusion46 decks234 decks
9%synergy
Generous Gift
20%inclusion46 decks234 decks
-5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion41 decks234 decks
6%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
17%inclusion40 decks234 decks
12%synergy
Dawn's Truce
16%inclusion28 decks178 decks
8%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
14%inclusion33 decks234 decks
0%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
12%inclusion28 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Stinging Study
11%inclusion26 decks234 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.0%inclusion21 decks234 decks
5%synergy
Revitalize
8.1%inclusion19 decks234 decks
6%synergy
Reprieve
8.1%inclusion19 decks234 decks
0%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
7.7%inclusion18 decks234 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
7.5%inclusion15 decks200 decks
0%synergy
Imp's Mischief
6.8%inclusion16 decks234 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.4%inclusion15 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Silence
6.4%inclusion15 decks234 decks
2%synergy
Ad Nauseam
6.0%inclusion14 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Dispute
5.1%inclusion12 decks234 decks
-16%synergy
Culling the Weak
5.1%inclusion12 decks234 decks
2%synergy
Village Rites
5.1%inclusion12 decks234 decks
-17%synergy
Akroma's Will
5.1%inclusion12 decks234 decks
-1%synergy
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Damn
43%inclusion101 decks234 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
36%inclusion84 decks234 decks
19%synergy
Rush of Dread
36%inclusion75 decks211 decks
34%synergy
Farewell
34%inclusion79 decks234 decks
21%synergy
Sign in Blood
31%inclusion73 decks234 decks
13%synergy
Temporal Extortion
24%inclusion55 decks234 decks
23%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
23%inclusion53 decks234 decks
22%synergy
Grim Tutor
21%inclusion49 decks234 decks
17%synergy
Fumigate
18%inclusion43 decks234 decks
11%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
18%inclusion42 decks234 decks
16%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
18%inclusion41 decks234 decks
16%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion40 decks234 decks
0%synergy
Reanimate
15%inclusion34 decks234 decks
0%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion30 decks234 decks
2%synergy
Vindicate
13%inclusion30 decks234 decks
0%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
12%inclusion26 decks211 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion26 decks234 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
8.5%inclusion20 decks234 decks
0%synergy
Feed the Swarm
7.7%inclusion18 decks234 decks
0%synergy
Damnation
7.7%inclusion18 decks234 decks
3%synergy
Wrath of God
6.8%inclusion16 decks234 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.8%inclusion16 decks234 decks
2%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
6.8%inclusion16 decks234 decks
3%synergy
Villainous Wrath
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.4%inclusion15 decks234 decks
-4%synergy
Austere Command
6.4%inclusion15 decks234 decks
-12%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
6.4%inclusion15 decks234 decks
2%synergy
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Alhammarret's Archive
44%inclusion102 decks234 decks
39%synergy
Lightning Greaves
41%inclusion95 decks234 decks
21%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
33%inclusion77 decks234 decks
25%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
24%inclusion55 decks234 decks
21%synergy
Tainted Sigil
23%inclusion54 decks234 decks
20%synergy
The Wind Crystal
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion48 decks234 decks
-5%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
15%inclusion29 decks189 decks
12%synergy
Jet Medallion
15%inclusion34 decks234 decks
9%synergy
Quietus Spike
14%inclusion33 decks234 decks
13%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
12%inclusion29 decks234 decks
8%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
12%inclusion29 decks234 decks
9%synergy
Pearl Medallion
11%inclusion25 decks234 decks
5%synergy
Bontu's Monument
10%inclusion23 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Expedition Map
9.4%inclusion22 decks234 decks
7%synergy
Chalice of Life
8.5%inclusion20 decks234 decks
7%synergy
Wedding Ring
8.1%inclusion19 decks234 decks
6%synergy
Scytheclaw
8.1%inclusion19 decks234 decks
7%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
7.7%inclusion18 decks234 decks
2%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Aettir and Priwen
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Strionic Resonator
6.8%inclusion16 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Mithril Coat
6.4%inclusion15 decks234 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.0%inclusion14 decks234 decks
-8%synergy
Whip of Erebos
5.1%inclusion12 decks234 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Blind Obedience
43%inclusion100 decks234 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
41%inclusion97 decks234 decks
12%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
36%inclusion84 decks234 decks
21%synergy
Land Tax
31%inclusion72 decks234 decks
21%synergy
Ghostly Prison
28%inclusion66 decks234 decks
14%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
27%inclusion64 decks234 decks
17%synergy
Lunar Convocation
25%inclusion44 decks177 decks
14%synergy
Boon Reflection
23%inclusion53 decks234 decks
21%synergy
Grievous Wound
19%inclusion28 decks144 decks
17%synergy
Cleric Class
19%inclusion45 decks234 decks
11%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
17%inclusion40 decks234 decks
13%synergy
Warlock Class
15%inclusion34 decks234 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Remedy
14%inclusion32 decks234 decks
12%synergy
Greed
12%inclusion29 decks234 decks
8%synergy
Axis of Mortality
12%inclusion28 decks234 decks
11%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
12%inclusion27 decks231 decks
6%synergy
Test of Endurance
10%inclusion23 decks234 decks
8%synergy
Life Insurance
9.4%inclusion22 decks234 decks
6%synergy
Painful Quandary
9.4%inclusion22 decks234 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Bonds
8.5%inclusion20 decks234 decks
7%synergy
Black Market
8.1%inclusion19 decks234 decks
1%synergy
No Mercy
7.3%inclusion17 decks234 decks
5%synergy
With Great Power...
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Parker Luck
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
6.3%inclusion9 decks144 decks
5%synergy
Dawn of Hope
6.0%inclusion14 decks234 decks
2%synergy
Legion's Landing
6.0%inclusion14 decks234 decks
3%synergy
Smuggler's Share
5.6%inclusion13 decks234 decks
3%synergy
Glasswing Grace
5.5%inclusion11 decks200 decks
-2%synergy
Court of Ambition
5.1%inclusion12 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Necrodominance
5.1%inclusion10 decks197 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
39%inclusion91 decks234 decks
37%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
12%inclusion27 decks234 decks
10%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
10%inclusion24 decks234 decks
5%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
9.4%inclusion22 decks234 decks
7%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
6.8%inclusion16 decks234 decks
5%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
5.1%inclusion12 decks234 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
58%inclusion135 decks234 decks
46%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion99 decks234 decks
-1%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
38%inclusion90 decks234 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
36%inclusion85 decks234 decks
14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
24%inclusion56 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
24%inclusion55 decks234 decks
12%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
22%inclusion52 decks234 decks
12%synergy
Restless Fortress
17%inclusion39 decks234 decks
9%synergy
Radiant Fountain
15%inclusion36 decks234 decks
12%synergy
Castle Locthwain
15%inclusion35 decks234 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion31 decks234 decks
8%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion31 decks234 decks
6%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
12%inclusion29 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
11%inclusion25 decks234 decks
7%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
10%inclusion23 decks234 decks
9%synergy
Shambling Vent
9.4%inclusion22 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
9.0%inclusion21 decks234 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
8.5%inclusion20 decks234 decks
-8%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.3%inclusion17 decks234 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.8%inclusion16 decks234 decks
-1%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.4%inclusion15 decks234 decks
3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.6%inclusion13 decks234 decks
0%synergy
Three Tree City
5.6%inclusion10 decks180 decks
1%synergy
Field of the Dead
5.1%inclusion12 decks234 decks
3%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
5.1%inclusion12 decks234 decks
3%synergy
Strip Mine
5.1%inclusion12 decks234 decks
3%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
5.1%inclusion12 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion224 decks234 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion203 decks234 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
64%inclusion149 decks234 decks
11%synergy
Orzhov Signet
57%inclusion133 decks234 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion57 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Mana Crypt
24%inclusion56 decks234 decks
23%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion46 decks234 decks
-5%synergy
Pristine Talisman
18%inclusion43 decks234 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion43 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Mana Vault
15%inclusion34 decks234 decks
12%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
13%inclusion30 decks234 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion26 decks234 decks
-5%synergy
Lotus Petal
9.0%inclusion21 decks234 decks
6%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.1%inclusion19 decks234 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.3%inclusion17 decks234 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.0%inclusion14 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Mox Opal
6.0%inclusion14 decks234 decks
4%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
1%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.6%inclusion13 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Mox Amber
5.1%inclusion12 decks234 decks
2%synergy
Marble Diamond
5.1%inclusion12 decks234 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion225 decks234 decks
-1%synergy
Plains
96%inclusion224 decks234 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion212 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Godless Shrine
87%inclusion204 decks234 decks
37%synergy
Marsh Flats
76%inclusion179 decks234 decks
47%synergy
Vault of Champions
76%inclusion178 decks234 decks
36%synergy
Isolated Chapel
70%inclusion163 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Scrubland
68%inclusion158 decks234 decks
56%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
62%inclusion144 decks234 decks
28%synergy
Caves of Koilos
61%inclusion142 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Field
51%inclusion120 decks234 decks
-1%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
44%inclusion102 decks234 decks
16%synergy
Fetid Heath
43%inclusion101 decks234 decks
5%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
39%inclusion91 decks234 decks
17%synergy
Silent Clearing
36%inclusion85 decks234 decks
21%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
36%inclusion84 decks234 decks
-6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
28%inclusion66 decks234 decks
22%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
26%inclusion62 decks234 decks
-15%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
26%inclusion12 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Silence
22%inclusion52 decks234 decks
-19%synergy
Fabled Passage
22%inclusion51 decks234 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion47 decks234 decks
-4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion47 decks234 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion40 decks200 decks
8%synergy
Scoured Barrens
20%inclusion46 decks234 decks
-4%synergy
Polluted Delta
20%inclusion46 decks234 decks
14%synergy
Desolate Mire
19%inclusion43 decks222 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
19%inclusion44 decks234 decks
15%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
18%inclusion43 decks234 decks
13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion41 decks234 decks
6%synergy
Mana Confluence
18%inclusion41 decks234 decks
14%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
18%inclusion41 decks234 decks
11%synergy
Windswept Heath
17%inclusion40 decks234 decks
11%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
17%inclusion39 decks234 decks
-4%synergy
Flooded Strand
17%inclusion39 decks234 decks
11%synergy
Arid Mesa
16%inclusion38 decks234 decks
10%synergy
City of Brass
16%inclusion38 decks234 decks
13%synergy
Cavern of Souls
14%inclusion33 decks234 decks
9%synergy
Witch Enchanter
14%inclusion27 decks200 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion30 decks234 decks
-8%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
12%inclusion27 decks234 decks
0%synergy
Voldaren Estate
9.4%inclusion22 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
9.0%inclusion21 decks234 decks
-12%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
7.7%inclusion18 decks234 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.7%inclusion15 decks196 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.8%inclusion16 decks234 decks
2%synergy
Forlorn Flats
6.5%inclusion14 decks214 decks
1%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.0%inclusion14 decks234 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
5.6%inclusion13 decks234 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.6%inclusion13 decks234 decks
2%synergy
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