Astarion, the Decadent (Commander)

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
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Scheming Silvertongue
22%inclusion220 decks1.01K decks
14%synergy
Stensian Sanguinist
11%inclusion120 decks1.08K decks
7%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
8.1%inclusion80 decks989 decks
2%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
7.3%inclusion79 decks1.08K decks
-15%synergy
Pox Plague
7.2%inclusion73 decks1.01K decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sanguine Bond
83%inclusion5.70K decks6.90K decks
63%synergy
Exquisite Blood
68%inclusion4.70K decks6.90K decks
52%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
53%inclusion3.68K decks6.90K decks
50%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
63%inclusion4.33K decks6.90K decks
50%synergy
Indulging Patrician
55%inclusion3.76K decks6.90K decks
50%synergy
Exsanguinate
63%inclusion4.32K decks6.90K decks
49%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
68%inclusion4.70K decks6.90K decks
48%synergy
Blood Tribute
48%inclusion3.31K decks6.90K decks
46%synergy
Revival // Revenge
47%inclusion3.21K decks6.90K decks
42%synergy
Drana's Emissary
45%inclusion3.10K decks6.90K decks
41%synergy
Top Cards
Mortify
62%inclusion4.30K decks6.90K decks
40%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
61%inclusion4.20K decks6.90K decks
-3%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
57%inclusion3.94K decks6.90K decks
16%synergy
Blood Artist
57%inclusion3.91K decks6.90K decks
27%synergy
Path to Exile
48%inclusion3.33K decks6.90K decks
-1%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
45%inclusion3.10K decks6.90K decks
35%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
45%inclusion3.09K decks6.90K decks
17%synergy
Soul Warden
44%inclusion3.07K decks6.90K decks
28%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
42%inclusion2.92K decks6.90K decks
32%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
42%inclusion2.90K decks6.90K decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
27%inclusion1.83K decks6.90K decks
13%synergy
Smothering Tithe
21%inclusion1.47K decks6.90K decks
0%synergy
Demonic Tutor
17%inclusion1.15K decks6.90K decks
1%synergy
Farewell
16%inclusion1.11K decks6.90K decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
16%inclusion1.07K decks6.90K decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Protection
13%inclusion919 decks6.90K decks
-2%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
9.1%inclusion625 decks6.90K decks
-2%synergy
Necropotence
5.9%inclusion407 decks6.90K decks
0%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.8%inclusion402 decks6.90K decks
0%synergy
The One Ring
5.8%inclusion400 decks6.90K decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
42%inclusion2.90K decks6.90K decks
34%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
41%inclusion2.85K decks6.90K decks
28%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
40%inclusion2.34K decks5.79K decks
32%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
40%inclusion2.77K decks6.85K decks
29%synergy
Markov Purifier
40%inclusion2.73K decks6.90K decks
37%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
39%inclusion2.70K decks6.90K decks
35%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
37%inclusion2.56K decks6.90K decks
3%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
36%inclusion2.49K decks6.90K decks
31%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
35%inclusion2.45K decks6.90K decks
25%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
35%inclusion2.41K decks6.90K decks
10%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
35%inclusion2.39K decks6.90K decks
33%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
34%inclusion1.97K decks5.74K decks
30%synergy
Twilight Prophet
34%inclusion2.34K decks6.90K decks
25%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
32%inclusion2.21K decks6.90K decks
30%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
30%inclusion2.07K decks6.90K decks
26%synergy
Tithe Drinker
29%inclusion2.03K decks6.90K decks
26%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
28%inclusion1.97K decks6.90K decks
22%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
27%inclusion1.86K decks6.90K decks
23%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
27%inclusion1.85K decks6.90K decks
8%synergy
Suture Priest
27%inclusion1.84K decks6.90K decks
14%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
26%inclusion1.80K decks6.90K decks
20%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
25%inclusion1.74K decks6.90K decks
21%synergy
Cordial Vampire
25%inclusion1.73K decks6.90K decks
19%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
23%inclusion1.56K decks6.90K decks
18%synergy
Starscape Cleric
23%inclusion1.53K decks6.77K decks
14%synergy
Soul's Attendant
22%inclusion1.50K decks6.90K decks
10%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
22%inclusion1.38K decks6.35K decks
20%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
22%inclusion1.49K decks6.90K decks
19%synergy
Crypt Ghast
21%inclusion1.45K decks6.90K decks
14%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
20%inclusion1.40K decks6.90K decks
16%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
20%inclusion1.38K decks6.90K decks
15%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
19%inclusion1.32K decks6.90K decks
15%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
19%inclusion1.29K decks6.90K decks
15%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
18%inclusion1.25K decks6.90K decks
6%synergy
Markov Baron
18%inclusion1.24K decks6.90K decks
16%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
18%inclusion1.22K decks6.90K decks
3%synergy
Essence Channeler
17%inclusion1.14K decks6.76K decks
11%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
15%inclusion848 decks5.73K decks
13%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
14%inclusion952 decks6.90K decks
8%synergy
Drana and Linvala
13%inclusion915 decks6.90K decks
6%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
13%inclusion888 decks6.90K decks
9%synergy
The Gaffer
13%inclusion863 decks6.90K decks
9%synergy
Witch of the Moors
12%inclusion835 decks6.90K decks
9%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
12%inclusion831 decks6.90K decks
10%synergy
Epicure of Blood
12%inclusion826 decks6.90K decks
10%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
11%inclusion518 decks4.53K decks
9%synergy
Serra Ascendant
11%inclusion785 decks6.90K decks
5%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
11%inclusion769 decks6.90K decks
8%synergy
Captivating Vampire
10%inclusion689 decks6.90K decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion676 decks6.90K decks
-5%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
39%inclusion2.66K decks6.90K decks
13%synergy
Fracture
32%inclusion2.21K decks6.90K decks
12%synergy
Despark
27%inclusion1.90K decks6.90K decks
-3%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
22%inclusion1.50K decks6.90K decks
19%synergy
Revitalize
16%inclusion1.13K decks6.90K decks
15%synergy
Murder
15%inclusion1.05K decks6.90K decks
12%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
14%inclusion947 decks6.90K decks
9%synergy
Inkshield
14%inclusion942 decks6.90K decks
-7%synergy
Generous Gift
14%inclusion936 decks6.90K decks
-9%synergy
Utter End
12%inclusion813 decks6.90K decks
0%synergy
Dawn's Truce
10%inclusion682 decks6.78K decks
2%synergy
Village Rites
10%inclusion685 decks6.90K decks
-12%synergy
Disenchant
9.4%inclusion645 decks6.90K decks
6%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
9.3%inclusion640 decks6.90K decks
-4%synergy
Go for the Throat
9.2%inclusion632 decks6.90K decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.0%inclusion551 decks6.90K decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.7%inclusion528 decks6.90K decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
7.6%inclusion524 decks6.90K decks
-15%synergy
Reprieve
6.1%inclusion419 decks6.90K decks
-2%synergy
Return to Dust
5.7%inclusion396 decks6.90K decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.2%inclusion362 decks6.90K decks
-6%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
39%inclusion2.72K decks6.90K decks
22%synergy
Damn
34%inclusion2.32K decks6.90K decks
1%synergy
Fumigate
31%inclusion2.14K decks6.90K decks
24%synergy
Rush of Dread
30%inclusion2.07K decks6.90K decks
29%synergy
Read the Bones
22%inclusion1.54K decks6.90K decks
13%synergy
Night's Whisper
19%inclusion1.32K decks6.90K decks
1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
16%inclusion1.08K decks6.90K decks
-1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16%inclusion1.08K decks6.90K decks
10%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
15%inclusion1.03K decks6.90K decks
8%synergy
Vindicate
15%inclusion1.02K decks6.90K decks
3%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
15%inclusion1.02K decks6.90K decks
14%synergy
Austere Command
12%inclusion822 decks6.90K decks
-5%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
11%inclusion772 decks6.90K decks
7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion685 decks6.90K decks
2%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
9.4%inclusion651 decks6.90K decks
8%synergy
Death Grasp
8.8%inclusion608 decks6.90K decks
8%synergy
Sanctify
8.5%inclusion586 decks6.90K decks
8%synergy
Temporal Extortion
8.4%inclusion577 decks6.90K decks
7%synergy
New Blood
8.0%inclusion554 decks6.90K decks
5%synergy
Victimize
7.8%inclusion538 decks6.90K decks
-10%synergy
Reanimate
7.8%inclusion535 decks6.90K decks
-8%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.6%inclusion522 decks6.90K decks
4%synergy
Call to the Feast
6.4%inclusion443 decks6.90K decks
5%synergy
Ambition's Cost
6.4%inclusion439 decks6.90K decks
4%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.2%inclusion431 decks6.90K decks
2%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
5.7%inclusion58 decks1.02K decks
0%synergy
Merciless Eviction
5.4%inclusion372 decks6.90K decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
36%inclusion2.45K decks6.90K decks
11%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
34%inclusion2.33K decks6.90K decks
27%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
31%inclusion2.15K decks6.90K decks
23%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
25%inclusion1.71K decks6.90K decks
21%synergy
The Wind Crystal
25%inclusion985 decks3.98K decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion1.49K decks6.90K decks
2%synergy
Quietus Spike
19%inclusion1.31K decks6.90K decks
18%synergy
Tainted Sigil
16%inclusion1.08K decks6.90K decks
13%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
14%inclusion974 decks6.87K decks
12%synergy
Bontu's Monument
14%inclusion962 decks6.90K decks
9%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
13%inclusion931 decks6.90K decks
11%synergy
Jet Medallion
13%inclusion905 decks6.90K decks
7%synergy
Chalice of Life
12%inclusion828 decks6.90K decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion811 decks6.90K decks
-1%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
10%inclusion387 decks4.06K decks
5%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
9.3%inclusion641 decks6.90K decks
4%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
8.3%inclusion571 decks6.90K decks
5%synergy
Pearl Medallion
7.9%inclusion542 decks6.90K decks
1%synergy
Sinister Monolith
6.6%inclusion446 decks6.77K decks
5%synergy
Scytheclaw
6.4%inclusion441 decks6.90K decks
6%synergy
Whip of Erebos
5.9%inclusion406 decks6.90K decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Wound Reflection
34%inclusion2.36K decks6.90K decks
31%synergy
Cleric Class
30%inclusion2.08K decks6.90K decks
23%synergy
Lunar Convocation
30%inclusion2.03K decks6.77K decks
20%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
30%inclusion2.05K decks6.90K decks
14%synergy
Blind Obedience
29%inclusion1.99K decks6.90K decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
23%inclusion1.61K decks6.90K decks
2%synergy
Grievous Wound
22%inclusion1.43K decks6.37K decks
20%synergy
Boon Reflection
20%inclusion1.37K decks6.90K decks
18%synergy
Ghostly Prison
19%inclusion1.29K decks6.90K decks
3%synergy
Greed
14%inclusion999 decks6.90K decks
10%synergy
Warlock Class
14%inclusion965 decks6.90K decks
13%synergy
March of the Canonized
11%inclusion760 decks6.90K decks
5%synergy
Land Tax
10%inclusion717 decks6.90K decks
-2%synergy
Life Insurance
9.2%inclusion635 decks6.90K decks
6%synergy
Tainted Remedy
8.9%inclusion613 decks6.90K decks
7%synergy
Dawn of Hope
8.7%inclusion602 decks6.90K decks
5%synergy
Leyline of Hope
8.6%inclusion587 decks6.83K decks
6%synergy
Painful Quandary
8.4%inclusion577 decks6.90K decks
6%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
8.3%inclusion570 decks6.90K decks
4%synergy
Glasswing Grace
8.1%inclusion557 decks6.90K decks
0%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
8.0%inclusion552 decks6.90K decks
6%synergy
Polluted Bonds
7.8%inclusion539 decks6.90K decks
6%synergy
Test of Endurance
7.6%inclusion526 decks6.90K decks
6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6.9%inclusion476 decks6.90K decks
-3%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6.1%inclusion422 decks6.90K decks
-12%synergy
Vampiric Rites
5.9%inclusion405 decks6.90K decks
-1%synergy
Legion's Landing
5.6%inclusion383 decks6.90K decks
3%synergy
Black Market
5.1%inclusion353 decks6.90K decks
-2%synergy
Light of Promise
5.1%inclusion353 decks6.90K decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
22%inclusion1.52K decks6.90K decks
20%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
15%inclusion1.07K decks6.90K decks
11%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
11%inclusion761 decks6.90K decks
6%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
10%inclusion695 decks6.90K decks
8%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
7.8%inclusion538 decks6.90K decks
6%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
7.3%inclusion503 decks6.90K decks
6%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
7.2%inclusion498 decks6.90K decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
41%inclusion2.86K decks6.90K decks
-3%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
40%inclusion2.78K decks6.90K decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
30%inclusion2.09K decks6.90K decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion1.58K decks6.90K decks
0%synergy
Restless Fortress
21%inclusion1.46K decks6.90K decks
15%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
19%inclusion1.30K decks6.90K decks
-2%synergy
Radiant Fountain
17%inclusion1.17K decks6.90K decks
14%synergy
Cabal Coffers
15%inclusion1.02K decks6.90K decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion997 decks6.90K decks
7%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
10%inclusion415 decks4.06K decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion672 decks6.90K decks
5%synergy
Shambling Vent
10%inclusion670 decks6.90K decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
9.0%inclusion620 decks6.90K decks
0%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
8.1%inclusion561 decks6.90K decks
7%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.0%inclusion551 decks6.90K decks
5%synergy
War Room
6.4%inclusion439 decks6.90K decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion6.17K decks6.90K decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion5.63K decks6.90K decks
1%synergy
Orzhov Signet
58%inclusion4.03K decks6.90K decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
45%inclusion3.11K decks6.90K decks
-8%synergy
Pristine Talisman
30%inclusion2.10K decks6.90K decks
25%synergy
Commander's Sphere
30%inclusion2.04K decks6.90K decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
23%inclusion1.60K decks6.90K decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion1.22K decks6.90K decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion987 decks6.90K decks
0%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12%inclusion800 decks6.90K decks
6%synergy
Marble Diamond
10%inclusion721 decks6.90K decks
5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
7.8%inclusion529 decks6.77K decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.3%inclusion367 decks6.90K decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.2%inclusion357 decks6.90K decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion6.83K decks6.90K decks
1%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion6.82K decks6.90K decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion5.78K decks6.90K decks
-3%synergy
Isolated Chapel
61%inclusion4.18K decks6.90K decks
-7%synergy
Scoured Barrens
53%inclusion3.65K decks6.90K decks
30%synergy
Tainted Field
51%inclusion3.50K decks6.90K decks
0%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
46%inclusion3.20K decks6.90K decks
7%synergy
Caves of Koilos
45%inclusion3.08K decks6.90K decks
-13%synergy
Temple of Silence
43%inclusion2.98K decks6.90K decks
4%synergy
Godless Shrine
40%inclusion2.76K decks6.90K decks
-11%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
40%inclusion2.74K decks6.90K decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
39%inclusion2.66K decks6.90K decks
15%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
33%inclusion2.26K decks6.90K decks
-5%synergy
Vault of Champions
31%inclusion2.17K decks6.90K decks
-8%synergy
Fetid Heath
28%inclusion1.93K decks6.90K decks
-14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion1.83K decks6.90K decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion1.41K decks6.90K decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion1.36K decks6.90K decks
-6%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
19%inclusion1.29K decks6.90K decks
-8%synergy
Marsh Flats
18%inclusion1.25K decks6.90K decks
-12%synergy
Voldaren Estate
18%inclusion1.23K decks6.90K decks
13%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
18%inclusion1.21K decks6.90K decks
-3%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
17%inclusion1.17K decks6.90K decks
9%synergy
Desolate Mire
16%inclusion1.12K decks6.90K decks
-2%synergy
Forlorn Flats
14%inclusion984 decks6.90K decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion963 decks6.90K decks
-1%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
14%inclusion711 decks5.11K decks
-10%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
14%inclusion946 decks6.90K decks
-9%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
13%inclusion866 decks6.90K decks
1%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
10%inclusion665 decks6.90K decks
4%synergy
Silent Clearing
8.7%inclusion601 decks6.90K decks
-6%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
8.5%inclusion589 decks6.90K decks
5%synergy
Glasswing Grace
8.1%inclusion557 decks6.90K decks
0%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
7.7%inclusion530 decks6.90K decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.7%inclusion528 decks6.90K decks
-5%synergy
Scrubland
7.5%inclusion518 decks6.90K decks
-4%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.3%inclusion501 decks6.90K decks
-5%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
7.0%inclusion480 decks6.90K decks
6%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.6%inclusion455 decks6.90K decks
4%synergy
Citadel Gate
5.8%inclusion398 decks6.90K decks
5%synergy
Obscura Storefront
5.7%inclusion392 decks6.90K decks
2%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
5.6%inclusion386 decks6.90K decks
-1%synergy
Neglected Manor
5.5%inclusion353 decks6.37K decks
3%synergy
Foot Headquarters
5.5%inclusion84 decks1.52K decks
3%synergy
Thriving Heath
5.5%inclusion376 decks6.90K decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.2%inclusion362 decks6.90K decks
-6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.2%inclusion359 decks6.90K decks
2%synergy