Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Optimized Combo

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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
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Misty Palms Oasis
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Exquisite Blood
94%inclusion29 decks31 decks
76%synergy
Sanguine Bond
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
76%synergy
Blood Tribute
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
69%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
62%synergy
Revival // Revenge
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
57%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
56%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
55%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
53%synergy
Exsanguinate
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
49%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Anguished Unmaking
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Mortify
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Blood Artist
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Rush of Dread
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
44%synergy
Dark Ritual
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Wound Reflection
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Path to Exile
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
44%synergy
Smothering Tithe
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Demonic Tutor
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Teferi's Protection
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Ancient Tomb
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
14%synergy
The One Ring
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Necropotence
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Creatures
Soul Warden
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Twilight Prophet
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Indulging Patrician
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Starscape Cleric
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Markov Purifier
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Drana's Emissary
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Crypt Ghast
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Children of Korlis
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Tree of Perdition
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Serra Ascendant
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Witch of the Moors
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Markov Baron
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Epicure of Blood
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Vein Ripper
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Soul's Attendant
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Tithe Drinker
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Weathered Wayfarer
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Esper Sentinel
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Master of Dark Rites
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Beacon of Immortality
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Inkshield
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Imp's Mischief
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Dawn's Truce
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Angel's Grace
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Silence
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Despark
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Village Rites
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Reprieve
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Fracture
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Culling the Weak
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Force of Despair
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Stinging Study
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Stunning Reversal
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Clever Concealment
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Get Lost
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Murder
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Ad Nauseam
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Revitalize
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Secure the Wastes
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Blood Pact
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Generous Gift
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-18%synergy
Sorceries
Fraying Omnipotence
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Sign in Blood
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Damn
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Fumigate
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Temporal Extortion
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Farewell
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Grim Tutor
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Diabolic Intent
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Vindicate
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Austere Command
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Bond of Discipline
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
New Blood
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Imperial Seal
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Damnable Pact
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Wrath of God
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Ambition's Cost
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Sanctify
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Kindred Dominance
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Day of Judgment
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Zof Consumption
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Quietus Spike
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Scytheclaw
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
11%synergy
The Wind Crystal
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Sigil
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Expedition Map
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Incubator
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Jet Medallion
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Strionic Resonator
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Lithoform Engine
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Cryptolith Fragment
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Bontu's Monument
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Sinister Monolith
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Herald's Horn
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Mindcrank
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
The Endstone
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Cleric Class
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Grievous Wound
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Remedy
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Blind Obedience
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Boon Reflection
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Axis of Mortality
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Greed
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Painful Quandary
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Land Tax
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Ghostly Prison
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
2%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Warlock Class
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Bonds
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Life Insurance
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Court of Ambition
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Legion's Landing
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Smuggler's Share
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Black Market
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Underworld Connections
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Sigarda's Splendor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Underworld Dreams
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Monologue Tax
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Lunar Convocation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Test of Endurance
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Parker Luck
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Restless Fortress
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
12%synergy
War Room
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Shambling Vent
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Glacial Chasm
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Emergence Zone
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Three Tree City
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Sol Ring
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Orzhov Signet
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Pristine Talisman
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Marble Diamond
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion28 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Isolated Chapel
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Caves of Koilos
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Field
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Godless Shrine
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Silence
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Scoured Barrens
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Vault of Champions
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Fetid Heath
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Marsh Flats
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Voldaren Estate
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Desolate Mire
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Silent Clearing
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Scrubland
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Forlorn Flats
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Windswept Heath
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Silverquill Campus
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Neglected Manor
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Mana Confluence
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Heath
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Witch Enchanter
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Demolition Field
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Arid Mesa
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy