Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Aristocrats

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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Scheming Silvertongue
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Masterful Flourish
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Leech Collector
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Potioner's Trove
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Social Snub
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sanguine Bond
89%inclusion56 decks63 decks
69%synergy
Exquisite Blood
71%inclusion45 decks63 decks
55%synergy
Blood Artist
84%inclusion53 decks63 decks
54%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
68%inclusion43 decks63 decks
48%synergy
Mortify
67%inclusion42 decks63 decks
45%synergy
Exsanguinate
56%inclusion35 decks63 decks
42%synergy
Blood Tribute
43%inclusion27 decks63 decks
41%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
54%inclusion34 decks63 decks
41%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
41%inclusion26 decks63 decks
38%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
46%inclusion26 decks56 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Anguished Unmaking
75%inclusion47 decks63 decks
33%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
62%inclusion39 decks63 decks
-2%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
59%inclusion37 decks63 decks
34%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
48%inclusion30 decks63 decks
37%synergy
Path to Exile
48%inclusion30 decks63 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Ritual
46%inclusion29 decks63 decks
21%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
46%inclusion29 decks63 decks
27%synergy
Sign in Blood
44%inclusion28 decks63 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
44%inclusion28 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Indulging Patrician
41%inclusion26 decks63 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Smothering Tithe
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Teferi's Protection
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
-2%synergy
Farewell
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
1%synergy
The One Ring
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Necropotence
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
40%inclusion25 decks63 decks
32%synergy
Twilight Prophet
40%inclusion25 decks63 decks
30%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
32%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
34%inclusion21 decks62 decks
22%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
Soul Warden
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
26%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
27%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
27%synergy
Cordial Vampire
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
25%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
28%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
30%inclusion17 decks56 decks
26%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
26%synergy
Drana's Emissary
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
26%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
25%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
22%synergy
Markov Purifier
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
24%synergy
Tithe Drinker
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
22%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
19%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Viscera Seer
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
19%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Suture Priest
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Drana and Linvala
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Bloodwitch
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Champion of Dusk
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Master of Dark Rites
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Captivating Vampire
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Starscape Cleric
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Forerunner of the Legion
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Teysa Karlov
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
Preacher of the Schism
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Sangromancer
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Village Rites
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Despark
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
-8%synergy
Fracture
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Generous Gift
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
-4%synergy
Return to Dust
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Murder
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
Utter End
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Dispute
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
-11%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Revitalize
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Inkshield
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
-9%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Dawn's Truce
10%inclusion6 decks61 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
Treacherous Greed
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-5%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Tribute to Hunger
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Reprieve
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Damn
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
25%synergy
Revival // Revenge
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
24%synergy
Night's Whisper
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Read the Bones
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Vindicate
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Fumigate
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Rush of Dread
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
-2%synergy
New Blood
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Call to the Feast
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Moment of Reckoning
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Fix What's Broken
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Austere Command
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-9%synergy
Merciless Eviction
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Killing Wave
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Well of Lost Dreams
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
16%synergy
The Wind Crystal
22%inclusion10 decks45 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Sigil
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
-4%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Skullclamp
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
-14%synergy
Bontu's Monument
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Jet Medallion
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Incubator
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Quietus Spike
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
3%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
2%synergy
Pearl Medallion
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Herald's Horn
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Blind Obedience
38%inclusion24 decks63 decks
21%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Lunar Convocation
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Grievous Wound
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Wound Reflection
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Cleric Class
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Vampiric Rites
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
March of the Canonized
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
-2%synergy
Greed
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Ghostly Prison
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Warlock Class
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Life Insurance
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Land Tax
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-4%synergy
Dawn of Hope
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Legion's Landing
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Test of Endurance
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-2%synergy
Boon Reflection
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
30%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Sorin Markov
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion31 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
44%inclusion28 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
-2%synergy
Restless Fortress
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Coffers
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
-4%synergy
Radiant Fountain
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
-12%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
-2%synergy
Shambling Vent
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion58 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion56 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Orzhov Signet
68%inclusion43 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
52%inclusion33 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Pristine Talisman
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
-7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
-4%synergy
Marble Diamond
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion63 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion63 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion59 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Isolated Chapel
67%inclusion42 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Tainted Field
54%inclusion34 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Silence
54%inclusion34 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Scoured Barrens
52%inclusion33 decks63 decks
29%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
46%inclusion29 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
44%inclusion28 decks63 decks
21%synergy
Caves of Koilos
43%inclusion27 decks63 decks
-15%synergy
Godless Shrine
43%inclusion27 decks63 decks
-8%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
38%inclusion24 decks63 decks
-4%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
-4%synergy
Fetid Heath
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
-11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Vault of Champions
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
-14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Voldaren Estate
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
20%inclusion11 decks54 decks
-3%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
-2%synergy
Marsh Flats
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
-11%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
-9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Desolate Mire
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
-6%synergy
Witch Enchanter
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
-12%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Cavern of Souls
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
Silent Clearing
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
-5%synergy
Neglected Manor
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-14%synergy
Silverquill Campus
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Citadel Gate
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-5%synergy
Thriving Heath
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Forlorn Flats
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
1%synergy