Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Optimized Combo

Astarion, the Decadent
22 decks (0.000%) Rank #325
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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
Requiem Monolith
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Zero Point Ballad
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Alpharael, Stonechosen
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sanguine Bond
95% of 22 decks +74% synergy
Exquisite Blood
91% of 22 decks +73% synergy
Revival // Revenge
68% of 22 decks +63% synergy
Blood Tribute
64% of 22 decks +61% synergy
Enduring Tenacity
68% of 22 decks +57% synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
73% of 22 decks +50% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
55% of 22 decks +48% synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
55% of 22 decks +45% synergy
Anguished Unmaking
82% of 22 decks +43% synergy
Wound Reflection
45% of 22 decks +43% synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
77% of 22 decks +12% synergy
Mortify
64% of 22 decks +41% synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
50% of 22 decks +36% synergy
Blood Artist
50% of 22 decks +17% synergy
Exsanguinate
50% of 22 decks +39% synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
45% of 22 decks +37% synergy
Beacon of Immortality
45% of 22 decks +42% synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
41% of 22 decks +38% synergy
Astarion's Thirst
41% of 22 decks +38% synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
41% of 22 decks +40% synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
68% of 22 decks +54% synergy
Smothering Tithe
50% of 22 decks +25% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
45% of 22 decks +33% synergy
Demonic Tutor
36% of 22 decks +20% synergy
Teferi's Protection
36% of 22 decks +20% synergy
Ancient Tomb
27% of 22 decks +21% synergy
Enlightened Tutor
27% of 22 decks +15% synergy
Necropotence
23% of 22 decks +16% synergy
Drannith Magistrate
18% of 22 decks +14% synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
18% of 22 decks +13% synergy
Creatures
Charismatic Conqueror
41% of 22 decks +28% synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
36% of 22 decks +31% synergy
Soul Warden
36% of 22 decks +18% synergy
Markov Purifier
36% of 22 decks +33% synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
32% of 22 decks -3% synergy
Sorin of House Markov
32% of 22 decks +27% synergy
Crypt Ghast
27% of 22 decks +20% synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
27% of 22 decks +14% synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
27% of 22 decks +21% synergy
Archivist of Oghma
27% of 22 decks +19% synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
27% of 22 decks +26% synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
23% of 22 decks +18% synergy
Welcoming Vampire
23% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
23% of 22 decks +15% synergy
Children of Korlis
23% of 22 decks +20% synergy
Cruel Celebrant
23% of 22 decks -5% synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
23% of 22 decks +4% synergy
Indulging Patrician
23% of 22 decks +17% synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
23% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
18% of 22 decks +15% synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
18% of 22 decks +12% synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
18% of 22 decks +11% synergy
Vein Ripper
18% of 22 decks +15% synergy
Twilight Prophet
18% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Starscape Cleric
18% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
18% of 22 decks +16% synergy
Grand Abolisher
18% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Felidar Sovereign
18% of 22 decks +15% synergy
Tithe Drinker
18% of 22 decks +14% synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
18% of 22 decks +14% synergy
Bloodline Keeper
14% of 22 decks +10% synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
14% of 22 decks -7% synergy
Drana's Emissary
14% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
14% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
14% of 22 decks +11% synergy
Captivating Vampire
14% of 22 decks +11% synergy
Markov Baron
14% of 22 decks +11% synergy
Tree of Perdition
14% of 22 decks +13% synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
14% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Butcher of Malakir
14% of 22 decks +6% synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
14% of 22 decks +13% synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
14% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Soul's Attendant
14% of 22 decks +1% synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
14% of 22 decks +10% synergy
Witch of the Moors
14% of 22 decks +10% synergy
Esper Sentinel
14% of 22 decks -5% synergy
Serra Ascendant
14% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
14% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
14% of 22 decks +12% synergy
Voice of Victory
10% of 20 decks +5% synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
41% of 22 decks -8% synergy
Dark Ritual
36% of 22 decks +15% synergy
Heliod's Intervention
32% of 22 decks +26% synergy
Deadly Rollick
27% of 22 decks +17% synergy
Despark
23% of 22 decks -9% synergy
Angel's Grace
23% of 22 decks +20% synergy
Imp's Mischief
18% of 22 decks +15% synergy
Inkshield
18% of 22 decks +2% synergy
Stroke of Midnight
14% of 22 decks -1% synergy
Stunning Reversal
14% of 22 decks +13% synergy
Dawn's Truce
14% of 22 decks +6% synergy
Fracture
14% of 22 decks -6% synergy
Flare of Fortitude
14% of 22 decks +6% synergy
Reprieve
14% of 22 decks +6% synergy
Culling the Weak
14% of 22 decks +11% synergy
Village Rites
9% of 22 decks -14% synergy
Ad Nauseam
9% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Fell the Profane
9% of 22 decks -3% synergy
Cabal Ritual
9% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Murder
9% of 22 decks +5% synergy
Silence
9% of 22 decks +5% synergy
Generous Gift
9% of 22 decks -17% synergy
Secure the Wastes
9% of 22 decks +6% synergy
Sorceries
Rush of Dread
41% of 22 decks +39% synergy
Toxic Deluge
36% of 22 decks +20% synergy
Debt to the Deathless
32% of 22 decks +22% synergy
Fumigate
27% of 22 decks +19% synergy
Insatiable Avarice
23% of 22 decks +18% synergy
Peer into the Abyss
23% of 22 decks +22% synergy
Sign in Blood
23% of 22 decks +5% synergy
Damn
18% of 22 decks -15% synergy
Temporal Extortion
18% of 22 decks +18% synergy
Grim Tutor
18% of 22 decks +14% synergy
Austere Command
18% of 22 decks -1% synergy
Farewell
14% of 22 decks +1% synergy
Vindicate
14% of 22 decks +1% synergy
Kaya's Wrath
14% of 22 decks +5% synergy
Diabolic Intent
14% of 22 decks +3% synergy
Zof Consumption
14% of 22 decks +13% synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Kindred Dominance
9% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Vanquish the Horde
9% of 22 decks +5% synergy
Idyllic Tutor
9% of 22 decks +5% synergy
Merciless Eviction
9% of 22 decks +4% synergy
Oketra's Last Mercy
9% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Night's Whisper
9% of 22 decks -7% synergy
Repay in Kind
9% of 22 decks +8% synergy
New Blood
9% of 22 decks +5% synergy
Reverse the Sands
9% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Olivia's Wrath
9% of 22 decks +4% synergy
Day of Judgment
9% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Aetherflux Reservoir
41% of 22 decks +32% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
27% of 22 decks +1% synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
27% of 22 decks +23% synergy
Quietus Spike
27% of 22 decks +26% synergy
The Wind Crystal
23% of 13 decks +16% synergy
Scytheclaw
23% of 22 decks +22% synergy
Lightning Greaves
23% of 22 decks +2% synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
23% of 22 decks +20% synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
18% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Tainted Sigil
14% of 22 decks +11% synergy
The One Ring
14% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Mindcrank
14% of 22 decks +12% synergy
Jet Medallion
14% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Cosmos Elixir
14% of 22 decks +10% synergy
The Darkness Crystal
12% of 16 decks +8% synergy
Cryptolith Fragment
9% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Strionic Resonator
9% of 22 decks +6% synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
9% of 22 decks +5% synergy
Urza's Incubator
9% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Chalice of Life
9% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
9% of 22 decks +3% synergy
Lithoform Engine
9% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
32% of 22 decks +12% synergy
Authority of the Consuls
32% of 22 decks +18% synergy
Greed
27% of 22 decks +23% synergy
Land Tax
23% of 22 decks +12% synergy
Tainted Remedy
23% of 22 decks +21% synergy
Axis of Mortality
23% of 22 decks +22% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
23% of 22 decks -6% synergy
Blind Obedience
23% of 22 decks +4% synergy
Grievous Wound
18% of 22 decks +15% synergy
Boon Reflection
18% of 22 decks +16% synergy
Warlock Class
18% of 22 decks +17% synergy
Ghostly Prison
18% of 22 decks +3% synergy
Polluted Bonds
14% of 22 decks +12% synergy
Life Insurance
14% of 22 decks +9% synergy
The Meathook Massacre
14% of 22 decks +3% synergy
Trouble in Pairs
14% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
14% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Cleric Class
14% of 22 decks +5% synergy
Leyline of Hope
9% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Black Market
9% of 22 decks +2% synergy
Monologue Tax
9% of 22 decks +6% synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
9% of 22 decks -8% synergy
Smuggler's Share
9% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
9% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Light of Promise
9% of 22 decks +6% synergy
Underworld Dreams
9% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Painful Quandary
9% of 22 decks +6% synergy
Lunar Convocation
9% of 22 decks -3% synergy
Legion's Landing
9% of 22 decks +5% synergy
Greater Auramancy
9% of 22 decks +6% synergy
Test of Endurance
9% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
14% of 22 decks +11% synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
14% of 22 decks +12% synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
14% of 22 decks +12% synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
14% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
9% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
45% of 22 decks +26% synergy
Bojuka Bog
36% of 22 decks -8% synergy
Reliquary Tower
36% of 22 decks +14% synergy
Vault of the Archangel
32% of 22 decks -1% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
27% of 22 decks +15% synergy
Restless Fortress
23% of 22 decks +14% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23% of 22 decks +2% synergy
War Room
18% of 22 decks +11% synergy
Kabira Crossroads
18% of 22 decks +16% synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
18% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
18% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Cabal Coffers
14% of 22 decks +2% synergy
Accursed Duneyard
14% of 22 decks +12% synergy
Mortuary Mire
14% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Temple of the False God
14% of 22 decks +5% synergy
Castle Locthwain
9% of 22 decks -2% synergy
Barad-dûr
9% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
9% of 22 decks +4% synergy
The Black Gate
9% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Glacial Chasm
9% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Emergence Zone
9% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Shambling Vent
9% of 22 decks +3% synergy
Phyrexian Tower
9% of 22 decks -7% synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
9% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Adventurer's Inn
6% of 16 decks +4% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95% of 22 decks +10% synergy
Arcane Signet
91% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Orzhov Signet
50% of 22 decks -9% synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
45% of 22 decks -8% synergy
Commander's Sphere
27% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Mind Stone
23% of 22 decks -4% synergy
Fellwar Stone
18% of 22 decks -3% synergy
Pristine Talisman
18% of 22 decks +12% synergy
Thought Vessel
14% of 22 decks +0% synergy
Marble Diamond
14% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
9% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
9% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Charcoal Diamond
9% of 22 decks +2% synergy
Lands
Plains
100% of 22 decks +3% synergy
Swamp
100% of 22 decks +3% synergy
Command Tower
86% of 22 decks -0% synergy
Isolated Chapel
64% of 22 decks +0% synergy
Tainted Field
59% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Caves of Koilos
50% of 22 decks -7% synergy
Godless Shrine
50% of 22 decks +3% synergy
Scoured Barrens
45% of 22 decks +21% synergy
Path of Ancestry
41% of 22 decks +16% synergy
Temple of Silence
41% of 22 decks -1% synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
36% of 22 decks -5% synergy
Shattered Sanctum
36% of 22 decks +4% synergy
Vault of Champions
36% of 22 decks -4% synergy
Orzhov Basilica
36% of 22 decks -6% synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
32% of 22 decks +4% synergy
Concealed Courtyard
32% of 22 decks +11% synergy
Myriad Landscape
32% of 22 decks +10% synergy
Fetid Heath
32% of 22 decks -5% synergy
Silent Clearing
27% of 22 decks +12% synergy
Exotic Orchard
27% of 22 decks +3% synergy
Marsh Flats
27% of 22 decks -2% synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
27% of 22 decks +6% synergy
Voldaren Estate
23% of 22 decks +16% synergy
Bleachbone Verge
23% of 22 decks +4% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
23% of 22 decks +8% synergy
Desolate Mire
18% of 22 decks +4% synergy
Evolving Wilds
18% of 22 decks -3% synergy
Sunlit Marsh
18% of 22 decks +7% synergy
Prismatic Vista
18% of 22 decks +12% synergy
Neglected Manor
14% of 22 decks +11% synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
14% of 22 decks +5% synergy
Reflecting Pool
14% of 22 decks +10% synergy
Mana Confluence
14% of 22 decks +11% synergy
Zof Consumption
14% of 22 decks +13% synergy
Thriving Heath
9% of 22 decks +6% synergy
Forlorn Flats
9% of 22 decks +3% synergy
Fell the Profane
9% of 22 decks -3% synergy
Obscura Storefront
9% of 22 decks +5% synergy
Witch Enchanter
9% of 22 decks -1% synergy
Scrubland
9% of 22 decks -2% synergy
Silverquill Campus
9% of 22 decks +4% synergy
Thriving Moor
9% of 22 decks +6% synergy
Windswept Heath
9% of 22 decks +3% synergy