Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Budget 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!
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Sanguine Bond
83%inclusion29 decks35 decks
62%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
48%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
40%synergy
Indulging Patrician
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
40%synergy
Markov Purifier
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
39%synergy
Exsanguinate
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
39%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
39%synergy
Revival // Revenge
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
38%synergy
Drana's Emissary
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
38%synergy
Mortify
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Blood Artist
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Sign in Blood
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Exquisite Blood
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Path to Exile
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
-9%synergy
Cordial Vampire
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
32%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Legion Lieutenant
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
32%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
29%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
29%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Twilight Prophet
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Tithe Drinker
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
27%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
29%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Markov Baron
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Starscape Cleric
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Soul Warden
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Epicure of Blood
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Essence Channeler
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Vampire Spawn
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Champion of Dusk
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Ajani's Pridemate
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Captivating Vampire
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Suture Priest
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Instants
Murder
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Dark Ritual
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Revitalize
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Despark
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-11%synergy
Fracture
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Generous Gift
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Village Rites
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Utter End
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Return to Dust
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Disenchant
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Hero's Downfall
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Moment of Craving
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Riot Control
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Blood Pact
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Bleed Dry
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Overkill
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Fight On!
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Valorous Stance
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Divine Offering
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Hazel's Nocturne
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Dark Dabbling
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Gods Willing
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Make a Stand
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Sanguine Sacrament
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Crumb and Get It
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Mana Tithe
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Kaya's Guile
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Apostle's Blessing
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Get Lost
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Breathe Your Last
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Reprieve
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Feign Death
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Batwing Brume
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Sorin's Thirst
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Blood Tribute
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
32%synergy
Rush of Dread
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Read the Bones
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Damn
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
New Blood
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Fumigate
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Feed the Swarm
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Austere Command
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Vindicate
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Day of Judgment
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Vampire's Kiss
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Victimize
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-9%synergy
Death Grasp
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Risky Shortcut
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Myrkul's Edict
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Reanimate
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Sanctify
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Sanguine Indulgence
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Revoke Existence
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Call to the Feast
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Alms of the Vein
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Eldritch Pact
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Cleansing Nova
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Diresight
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Sculpted Sunburst
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Path of Peril
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Crippling Fear
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Well of Lost Dreams
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Quietus Spike
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
10%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Sinister Monolith
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Cloak of the Bat
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
The Wind Crystal
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Chalice of Life
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Scytheclaw
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Herald's Horn
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Lightning Greaves
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-14%synergy
Campfire
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Pearl Medallion
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Tainted Sigil
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Lunar Convocation
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Grievous Wound
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Wound Reflection
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
17%synergy
March of the Canonized
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Blind Obedience
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Warlock Class
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Painful Quandary
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Kindred Boon
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Cleric Class
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Test of Endurance
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of Hope
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Dawn of Hope
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Greed
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Vampiric Rites
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Life Insurance
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Gift of Fangs
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Wedding Announcement
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Dark Tutelage
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Unquestioned Authority
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Prayer of Binding
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Axis of Mortality
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Vampiric Link
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Angelic Destiny
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Angelic Accord
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Ghostly Prison
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-9%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Petrify
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Legion's Landing
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Bonds
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Sigarda's Splendor
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Arrest
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Stab Wound
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Triskaidekaphobia
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Parker Luck
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Sorin, Solemn Visitor
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Sorin Markov
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Bojuka Bog
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of the False God
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Radiant Fountain
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Restless Fortress
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Access Tunnel
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
83%inclusion29 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion28 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Orzhov Signet
66%inclusion23 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
-16%synergy
Mind Stone
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Marble Diamond
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Pristine Talisman
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Prophetic Prism
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Locket
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Patriar's Seal
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion35 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion35 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion30 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Temple of Silence
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Scoured Barrens
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Tainted Field
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Isolated Chapel
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
-19%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Voldaren Estate
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Caves of Koilos
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
-26%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Fetid Heath
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-18%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Mire
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Forlorn Flats
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Citadel Gate
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Heap Gate
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Neglected Manor
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Silverquill Campus
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Rupture Spire
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Unknown Shores
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-28%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Gateway Plaza
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy