Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Upgraded

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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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Shredder, Shadow Master
4.2%inclusion4 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Pain 101
1.1%inclusion1 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Featherbrained Filcher
1.1%inclusion1 decks90 decks
1%synergy
Foot Headquarters
1.1%inclusion1 decks90 decks
-2%synergy
Karai's Technique
1.1%inclusion1 decks90 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sanguine Bond
89%inclusion389 decks439 decks
68%synergy
Exquisite Blood
77%inclusion336 decks439 decks
60%synergy
Exsanguinate
66%inclusion289 decks439 decks
53%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
73%inclusion322 decks439 decks
52%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
54%inclusion236 decks439 decks
51%synergy
Blood Tribute
49%inclusion215 decks439 decks
47%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
60%inclusion265 decks439 decks
47%synergy
Indulging Patrician
50%inclusion220 decks439 decks
45%synergy
Revival // Revenge
49%inclusion215 decks439 decks
44%synergy
Mortify
67%inclusion293 decks439 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Anguished Unmaking
68%inclusion299 decks439 decks
28%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
66%inclusion291 decks439 decks
2%synergy
Blood Artist
60%inclusion264 decks439 decks
29%synergy
Path to Exile
53%inclusion232 decks439 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
47%inclusion207 decks439 decks
18%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
46%inclusion203 decks439 decks
34%synergy
Soul Warden
45%inclusion199 decks439 decks
28%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
45%inclusion195 decks433 decks
36%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
45%inclusion197 decks439 decks
37%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
44%inclusion193 decks439 decks
33%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
35%inclusion153 decks439 decks
21%synergy
Smothering Tithe
20%inclusion89 decks439 decks
-2%synergy
Farewell
19%inclusion85 decks439 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
16%inclusion70 decks439 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
16%inclusion69 decks439 decks
0%synergy
Teferi's Protection
12%inclusion52 decks439 decks
-3%synergy
Necropotence
9.1%inclusion40 decks439 decks
3%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
8.0%inclusion35 decks439 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
41%inclusion182 decks439 decks
27%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
39%inclusion172 decks439 decks
35%synergy
Twilight Prophet
38%inclusion167 decks439 decks
28%synergy
Markov Purifier
37%inclusion162 decks439 decks
34%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
36%inclusion158 decks439 decks
30%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
36%inclusion157 decks439 decks
30%synergy
Drana's Emissary
36%inclusion157 decks439 decks
31%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
36%inclusion154 decks433 decks
31%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
35%inclusion153 decks439 decks
30%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
35%inclusion152 decks439 decks
0%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
33%inclusion146 decks439 decks
22%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
33%inclusion144 decks439 decks
28%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
31%inclusion137 decks439 decks
6%synergy
Cordial Vampire
31%inclusion134 decks439 decks
24%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
30%inclusion132 decks439 decks
11%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
30%inclusion131 decks439 decks
28%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
28%inclusion123 decks439 decks
26%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
26%inclusion115 decks439 decks
22%synergy
Tithe Drinker
25%inclusion111 decks439 decks
22%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
25%inclusion110 decks439 decks
21%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
25%inclusion110 decks439 decks
20%synergy
Suture Priest
24%inclusion107 decks439 decks
11%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
24%inclusion104 decks439 decks
9%synergy
Soul's Attendant
23%inclusion103 decks439 decks
11%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
23%inclusion102 decks439 decks
12%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
23%inclusion100 decks439 decks
19%synergy
Crypt Ghast
23%inclusion100 decks439 decks
15%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
22%inclusion98 decks439 decks
17%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
22%inclusion97 decks439 decks
16%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
22%inclusion94 decks436 decks
20%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
21%inclusion93 decks439 decks
17%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
21%inclusion92 decks439 decks
18%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
20%inclusion88 decks439 decks
13%synergy
Starscape Cleric
20%inclusion87 decks439 decks
10%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
18%inclusion78 decks439 decks
14%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
18%inclusion77 decks439 decks
16%synergy
Essence Channeler
17%inclusion76 decks439 decks
11%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
17%inclusion73 decks439 decks
13%synergy
Serra Ascendant
15%inclusion66 decks439 decks
8%synergy
Captivating Vampire
15%inclusion64 decks439 decks
12%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
14%inclusion63 decks439 decks
9%synergy
Witch of the Moors
14%inclusion63 decks439 decks
11%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
14%inclusion52 decks364 decks
12%synergy
Markov Baron
14%inclusion60 decks439 decks
12%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion56 decks439 decks
-3%synergy
Drana and Linvala
13%inclusion56 decks439 decks
5%synergy
The Gaffer
12%inclusion53 decks439 decks
9%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
12%inclusion52 decks439 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
12%inclusion51 decks439 decks
5%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
12%inclusion50 decks433 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
39%inclusion171 decks439 decks
15%synergy
Fracture
30%inclusion130 decks439 decks
10%synergy
Despark
25%inclusion110 decks439 decks
-6%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
21%inclusion91 decks439 decks
18%synergy
Inkshield
16%inclusion69 decks439 decks
-3%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
16%inclusion69 decks439 decks
11%synergy
Revitalize
13%inclusion57 decks439 decks
11%synergy
Generous Gift
13%inclusion55 decks439 decks
-11%synergy
Dawn's Truce
12%inclusion54 decks439 decks
5%synergy
Utter End
12%inclusion53 decks439 decks
0%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion47 decks439 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion46 decks439 decks
-2%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion45 decks439 decks
-3%synergy
Village Rites
10%inclusion44 decks439 decks
-12%synergy
Murder
10%inclusion43 decks439 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.9%inclusion39 decks439 decks
-13%synergy
Return to Dust
8.4%inclusion37 decks439 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.7%inclusion34 decks439 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.3%inclusion32 decks439 decks
-4%synergy
Stinging Study
5.7%inclusion25 decks439 decks
4%synergy
Disenchant
5.7%inclusion25 decks439 decks
2%synergy
Reprieve
5.5%inclusion24 decks439 decks
-2%synergy
Riot Control
5.5%inclusion24 decks439 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
5.2%inclusion23 decks439 decks
-6%synergy
Sorceries
Debt to the Deathless
40%inclusion175 decks439 decks
30%synergy
Sign in Blood
38%inclusion168 decks439 decks
20%synergy
Damn
38%inclusion167 decks439 decks
5%synergy
Fumigate
29%inclusion128 decks439 decks
22%synergy
Rush of Dread
27%inclusion119 decks439 decks
26%synergy
Read the Bones
23%inclusion100 decks439 decks
13%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion88 decks439 decks
2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
19%inclusion83 decks439 decks
2%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
17%inclusion75 decks439 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16%inclusion69 decks439 decks
10%synergy
Vindicate
15%inclusion67 decks439 decks
3%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
15%inclusion66 decks439 decks
11%synergy
Austere Command
13%inclusion58 decks439 decks
-4%synergy
Feed the Swarm
13%inclusion55 decks439 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
12%inclusion52 decks439 decks
-4%synergy
New Blood
11%inclusion47 decks439 decks
7%synergy
Temporal Extortion
10%inclusion45 decks439 decks
10%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
10%inclusion45 decks439 decks
10%synergy
Death Grasp
10%inclusion42 decks439 decks
9%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.9%inclusion39 decks439 decks
8%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.7%inclusion38 decks439 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
8.4%inclusion37 decks439 decks
-10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.4%inclusion32 decks433 decks
2%synergy
Sanctify
7.1%inclusion31 decks439 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.6%inclusion29 decks439 decks
3%synergy
Merciless Eviction
6.4%inclusion28 decks439 decks
2%synergy
Ambition's Cost
5.7%inclusion25 decks439 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Aetherflux Reservoir
37%inclusion161 decks439 decks
28%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
37%inclusion161 decks439 decks
11%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
36%inclusion157 decks439 decks
28%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
26%inclusion113 decks439 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Greaves
24%inclusion105 decks439 decks
4%synergy
The Wind Crystal
19%inclusion60 decks315 decks
12%synergy
Quietus Spike
16%inclusion70 decks439 decks
15%synergy
Bontu's Monument
15%inclusion68 decks439 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Sigil
15%inclusion64 decks439 decks
12%synergy
Jet Medallion
14%inclusion63 decks439 decks
8%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
14%inclusion62 decks439 decks
11%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
14%inclusion60 decks439 decks
11%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
13%inclusion59 decks439 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion52 decks439 decks
-1%synergy
Chalice of Life
9.3%inclusion41 decks439 decks
8%synergy
Pearl Medallion
8.9%inclusion39 decks439 decks
3%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
8.5%inclusion27 decks318 decks
4%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
8.2%inclusion36 decks439 decks
4%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.6%inclusion29 decks439 decks
4%synergy
Scytheclaw
5.9%inclusion26 decks439 decks
5%synergy
Herald's Horn
5.5%inclusion24 decks439 decks
1%synergy
Sinister Monolith
5.2%inclusion23 decks439 decks
3%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
5.0%inclusion22 decks439 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Authority of the Consuls
36%inclusion159 decks439 decks
20%synergy
Wound Reflection
36%inclusion156 decks439 decks
32%synergy
Blind Obedience
29%inclusion128 decks439 decks
12%synergy
Lunar Convocation
28%inclusion122 decks439 decks
17%synergy
Cleric Class
27%inclusion118 decks439 decks
19%synergy
Black Market Connections
26%inclusion115 decks439 decks
4%synergy
Grievous Wound
21%inclusion91 decks436 decks
18%synergy
Boon Reflection
21%inclusion90 decks439 decks
19%synergy
Ghostly Prison
18%inclusion77 decks439 decks
3%synergy
Greed
13%inclusion57 decks439 decks
9%synergy
Land Tax
13%inclusion55 decks439 decks
2%synergy
March of the Canonized
11%inclusion49 decks439 decks
5%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
11%inclusion49 decks439 decks
7%synergy
Warlock Class
11%inclusion47 decks439 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of Hope
10%inclusion44 decks439 decks
8%synergy
Life Insurance
9.3%inclusion41 decks439 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Bonds
9.1%inclusion40 decks439 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Remedy
8.2%inclusion36 decks439 decks
6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
8.2%inclusion36 decks439 decks
0%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
7.7%inclusion34 decks439 decks
6%synergy
Test of Endurance
7.7%inclusion34 decks439 decks
6%synergy
Legion's Landing
7.5%inclusion33 decks439 decks
4%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
7.1%inclusion31 decks439 decks
-3%synergy
Dawn of Hope
6.8%inclusion30 decks439 decks
3%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
6.6%inclusion29 decks439 decks
0%synergy
Painful Quandary
6.4%inclusion28 decks439 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Rites
5.7%inclusion25 decks439 decks
-2%synergy
Light of Promise
5.5%inclusion24 decks439 decks
3%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.5%inclusion24 decks439 decks
-12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
21%inclusion94 decks439 decks
19%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
18%inclusion79 decks439 decks
16%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
15%inclusion66 decks439 decks
10%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
15%inclusion65 decks439 decks
10%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
9.3%inclusion41 decks439 decks
7%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
7.7%inclusion34 decks439 decks
6%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
7.7%inclusion34 decks439 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion212 decks439 decks
5%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
44%inclusion193 decks439 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
36%inclusion158 decks439 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion91 decks439 decks
-2%synergy
Restless Fortress
21%inclusion90 decks439 decks
14%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion80 decks439 decks
-3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
16%inclusion70 decks439 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
16%inclusion69 decks439 decks
8%synergy
Radiant Fountain
15%inclusion68 decks439 decks
12%synergy
Castle Locthwain
13%inclusion59 decks439 decks
4%synergy
War Room
10%inclusion43 decks439 decks
3%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
9.1%inclusion29 decks318 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.9%inclusion39 decks439 decks
4%synergy
Shambling Vent
8.2%inclusion36 decks439 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.0%inclusion35 decks439 decks
-3%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.1%inclusion31 decks439 decks
4%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
5.5%inclusion24 decks439 decks
-4%synergy
Command Beacon
5.2%inclusion23 decks439 decks
2%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
5.0%inclusion22 decks439 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion419 decks439 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion375 decks439 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Signet
65%inclusion287 decks439 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
49%inclusion216 decks439 decks
-3%synergy
Pristine Talisman
26%inclusion112 decks439 decks
20%synergy
Commander's Sphere
24%inclusion105 decks439 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
23%inclusion103 decks439 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion90 decks439 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion71 decks439 decks
2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
11%inclusion48 decks439 decks
5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
9.3%inclusion41 decks439 decks
5%synergy
Marble Diamond
9.3%inclusion41 decks439 decks
4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.7%inclusion25 decks439 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion433 decks439 decks
1%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion432 decks439 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion390 decks439 decks
3%synergy
Isolated Chapel
65%inclusion285 decks439 decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Field
56%inclusion244 decks439 decks
4%synergy
Scoured Barrens
53%inclusion232 decks439 decks
29%synergy
Temple of Silence
47%inclusion208 decks439 decks
8%synergy
Caves of Koilos
47%inclusion207 decks439 decks
-10%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
46%inclusion203 decks439 decks
6%synergy
Godless Shrine
46%inclusion201 decks439 decks
-5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
42%inclusion186 decks439 decks
19%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
41%inclusion179 decks439 decks
0%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
38%inclusion167 decks439 decks
3%synergy
Vault of Champions
34%inclusion150 decks439 decks
-6%synergy
Fetid Heath
29%inclusion129 decks439 decks
-11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion126 decks439 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
28%inclusion124 decks439 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion107 decks439 decks
5%synergy
Marsh Flats
24%inclusion104 decks439 decks
-6%synergy
Voldaren Estate
23%inclusion101 decks439 decks
18%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
20%inclusion88 decks439 decks
-7%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
18%inclusion80 decks439 decks
-5%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
18%inclusion78 decks439 decks
-3%synergy
Desolate Mire
17%inclusion76 decks439 decks
1%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
16%inclusion71 decks439 decks
8%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
15%inclusion66 decks439 decks
9%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
15%inclusion64 decks427 decks
-8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
15%inclusion65 decks439 decks
1%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
14%inclusion60 decks439 decks
3%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
12%inclusion52 decks439 decks
6%synergy
Silent Clearing
11%inclusion49 decks439 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion46 decks439 decks
-2%synergy
Forlorn Flats
10%inclusion45 decks439 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion43 decks439 decks
0%synergy
Scrubland
8.9%inclusion39 decks439 decks
-3%synergy
Glasswing Grace
8.2%inclusion36 decks439 decks
0%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.5%inclusion33 decks439 decks
5%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
7.3%inclusion32 decks439 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.3%inclusion32 decks439 decks
-4%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
6.8%inclusion30 decks439 decks
6%synergy
Obscura Storefront
6.6%inclusion29 decks439 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Heath
5.7%inclusion25 decks439 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.5%inclusion24 decks439 decks
2%synergy
Citadel Gate
5.2%inclusion23 decks439 decks
4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
5.0%inclusion22 decks439 decks
0%synergy