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
Morlun, Devourer of Spiders
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Parker Luck
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sanguine Bond
82%inclusion27 decks33 decks
60%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
51%synergy
Revival // Revenge
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
47%synergy
Indulging Patrician
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
46%synergy
Exsanguinate
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
46%synergy
Markov Purifier
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
42%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
41%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
41%synergy
Drana's Emissary
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
38%synergy
Blood Tribute
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
64%inclusion21 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Blood Artist
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
25%synergy
Mortify
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
35%synergy
Sign in Blood
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
37%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
29%synergy
Cordial Vampire
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
35%synergy
Path to Exile
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
-7%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
32%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
33%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
34%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-8%synergy
Creatures
Sanctum Seeker
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
34%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
34%synergy
Twilight Prophet
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
22%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
25%synergy
Markov Baron
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
28%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
25%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
24%synergy
Tithe Drinker
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
22%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
22%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
22%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Starscape Cleric
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Champion of Dusk
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Patron of the Vein
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Soul Warden
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Essence Channeler
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Vampire Spawn
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Oathsworn Vampire
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Martyr of Dusk
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Ajani's Pridemate
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Captivating Vampire
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Master of Dark Rites
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Aerith Gainsborough
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Anguished Unmaking
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Murder
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Dark Ritual
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Utter End
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Fracture
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Return to Dust
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Village Rites
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Despark
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
-10%synergy
Revitalize
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Generous Gift
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
-7%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Disenchant
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Blood Pact
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Hero's Downfall
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Dispute
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-12%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Sanguine Sacrament
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Overkill
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Fight On!
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Valorous Stance
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Armor of Shadows
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Bleed Dry
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Mana Tithe
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Take Up the Shield
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Batwing Brume
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Sorin's Thirst
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Get Lost
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Saw in Half
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Reprieve
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Gods Willing
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Make a Stand
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Riot Control
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Guile
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Feign Death
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Olivia's Wrath
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
22%synergy
Damn
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
-6%synergy
Read the Bones
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Rush of Dread
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Night's Whisper
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
5%synergy
New Blood
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Fumigate
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Austere Command
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Vindicate
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Risky Shortcut
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Day of Judgment
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Vampire's Kiss
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Sanctify
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Path of Peril
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-9%synergy
Eldritch Pact
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Consume Spirit
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Cut a Deal
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Gix's Command
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-8%synergy
Crippling Fear
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Call to the Feast
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Death Grasp
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Diresight
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Cleansing Nova
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Sculpted Sunburst
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Myrkul's Edict
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Quietus Spike
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Chalice of Life
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Campfire
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Sinister Monolith
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Scytheclaw
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-11%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
The Wind Crystal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Heirloom Blade
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Herald's Horn
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Sigil
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Cloak of the Bat
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Luxa River Shrine
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Vorpal Sword
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Tithing Blade
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Exquisite Blood
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
22%synergy
Grievous Wound
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
30%synergy
Lunar Convocation
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
22%synergy
March of the Canonized
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
-8%synergy
Wound Reflection
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Blind Obedience
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Painful Quandary
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Dawn of Hope
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Warlock Class
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Kindred Boon
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Cleric Class
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Greed
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Life Insurance
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of Hope
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Sigarda's Splendor
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Bonds
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-8%synergy
Test of Endurance
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Wedding Announcement
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Unquestioned Authority
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Promise of Aclazotz
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Arrest
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Gift of Fangs
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Triskaidekaphobia
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Ghostly Prison
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-8%synergy
Legion's Landing
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Dark Tutelage
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Campaign of Vengeance
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Angelic Destiny
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Cradle of Vitality
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Angelic Accord
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Petrify
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
22%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Sorin Markov
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Sorin, Solemn Visitor
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
25%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
28%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-7%synergy
Radiant Fountain
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Restless Fortress
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Access Tunnel
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-6%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion30 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Sol Ring
88%inclusion29 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Orzhov Signet
73%inclusion24 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Commander's Sphere
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
28%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
-14%synergy
Mind Stone
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
24%synergy
Marble Diamond
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
24%synergy
Pristine Talisman
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
21%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Orzhov Locket
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-5%synergy
Lands
Plains
100%inclusion33 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion33 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion30 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Scoured Barrens
61%inclusion20 decks33 decks
36%synergy
Path of Ancestry
61%inclusion20 decks33 decks
36%synergy
Temple of Silence
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Field
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Isolated Chapel
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
-13%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
21%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
29%synergy
Voldaren Estate
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
30%synergy
Caves of Koilos
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
-21%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Desolate Mire
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Fetid Heath
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
-19%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Forlorn Flats
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Citadel Gate
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Ash Barrens
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-24%synergy
Neglected Manor
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Silverquill Campus
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-15%synergy
Heap Gate
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Witch Enchanter
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-5%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-15%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Heath
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Obscura Storefront
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy