Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Combo

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
Scheming Silvertongue
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-8%synergy
Moseo, Vein's New Dean
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Turbulent Moor
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-11%synergy
Defiling Daemogoth
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Exquisite Blood
92%inclusion110 decks120 decks
76%synergy
Sanguine Bond
95%inclusion114 decks120 decks
76%synergy
Blood Tribute
63%inclusion76 decks120 decks
61%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
82%inclusion98 decks120 decks
61%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
67%inclusion80 decks120 decks
53%synergy
Revival // Revenge
57%inclusion68 decks120 decks
52%synergy
Exsanguinate
64%inclusion77 decks120 decks
51%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
59%inclusion65 decks111 decks
50%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
61%inclusion72 decks118 decks
49%synergy
Mortify
68%inclusion82 decks120 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Anguished Unmaking
73%inclusion87 decks120 decks
31%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
68%inclusion81 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Blood Artist
57%inclusion69 decks120 decks
27%synergy
Dark Ritual
53%inclusion63 decks120 decks
28%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
51%inclusion61 decks120 decks
43%synergy
Indulging Patrician
48%inclusion57 decks120 decks
42%synergy
Path to Exile
48%inclusion57 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
46%inclusion55 decks120 decks
43%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
43%inclusion51 decks120 decks
32%synergy
Rush of Dread
41%inclusion49 decks120 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
39%inclusion47 decks120 decks
26%synergy
Smothering Tithe
31%inclusion37 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Demonic Tutor
28%inclusion34 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
28%inclusion33 decks120 decks
17%synergy
Teferi's Protection
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
20%inclusion24 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Tomb
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Farewell
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
The One Ring
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Sorin of House Markov
40%inclusion47 decks118 decks
35%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
39%inclusion47 decks120 decks
25%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
38%inclusion46 decks120 decks
27%synergy
Soul Warden
38%inclusion45 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
35%inclusion42 decks120 decks
30%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
33%inclusion38 decks116 decks
31%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
33%inclusion39 decks120 decks
22%synergy
Twilight Prophet
33%inclusion39 decks120 decks
23%synergy
Drana's Emissary
33%inclusion39 decks120 decks
28%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
32%inclusion38 decks120 decks
27%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
31%inclusion37 decks120 decks
29%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
31%inclusion37 decks120 decks
27%synergy
Starscape Cleric
29%inclusion34 decks118 decks
20%synergy
Markov Purifier
28%inclusion33 decks120 decks
25%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
27%inclusion32 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
25%inclusion30 decks120 decks
-9%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
24%inclusion29 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
24%inclusion29 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
24%inclusion29 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
24%inclusion29 decks120 decks
21%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
23%inclusion26 decks111 decks
19%synergy
Crypt Ghast
23%inclusion28 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Soul's Attendant
23%inclusion27 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
22%inclusion26 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
22%inclusion26 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Tithe Drinker
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
17%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
20%inclusion24 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Cordial Vampire
20%inclusion24 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
19%inclusion23 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Serra Ascendant
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Suture Priest
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Essence Channeler
14%inclusion17 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Witch of the Moors
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Epicure of Blood
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Vein Ripper
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
-8%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Esper Sentinel
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
-7%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
6%synergy
The Gaffer
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Captivating Vampire
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Beacon of Immortality
24%inclusion29 decks120 decks
21%synergy
Despark
19%inclusion23 decks120 decks
-11%synergy
Fracture
19%inclusion23 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Inkshield
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
-4%synergy
Revitalize
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Reprieve
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Imp's Mischief
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Generous Gift
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
-13%synergy
Dawn's Truce
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Village Rites
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
-13%synergy
Murder
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Stinging Study
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Silence
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Vanishing Verse
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
-4%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
-16%synergy
Angel's Grace
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Silverquill Charm
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
-7%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
-7%synergy
Ad Nauseam
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Disenchant
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Offer Immortality
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Utter End
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
-7%synergy
Blood Pact
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Batwing Brume
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Damn
38%inclusion46 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Sign in Blood
37%inclusion44 decks120 decks
19%synergy
Fumigate
29%inclusion35 decks120 decks
22%synergy
Toxic Deluge
28%inclusion33 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
23%inclusion28 decks120 decks
23%synergy
Night's Whisper
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
20%inclusion24 decks120 decks
14%synergy
Temporal Extortion
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
17%synergy
Read the Bones
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
9%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Vindicate
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
-5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Grim Tutor
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Fix What's Broken
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Austere Command
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
-8%synergy
Diabolic Intent
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Wrath of God
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Sanctify
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Pox Plague
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Ambition's Cost
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Bond of Discipline
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Damnable Pact
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Death Grasp
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Damnation
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Aetherflux Reservoir
34%inclusion41 decks120 decks
26%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
33%inclusion39 decks120 decks
25%synergy
The Wind Crystal
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
19%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion30 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Quietus Spike
24%inclusion29 decks120 decks
23%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
24%inclusion29 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
20%inclusion24 decks120 decks
16%synergy
Jet Medallion
18%inclusion21 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Sigil
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
7%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Pearl Medallion
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Scytheclaw
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
-5%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Bontu's Monument
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Chalice of Life
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Strionic Resonator
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Sinister Monolith
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Incubator
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
40%inclusion48 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
38%inclusion46 decks120 decks
23%synergy
Blind Obedience
38%inclusion45 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Wound Reflection
34%inclusion41 decks120 decks
31%synergy
Black Market Connections
32%inclusion38 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Cleric Class
24%inclusion29 decks120 decks
17%synergy
Grievous Wound
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
21%synergy
Lunar Convocation
20%inclusion24 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Ghostly Prison
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Boon Reflection
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Remedy
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Warlock Class
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Painful Quandary
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Land Tax
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Greed
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Bonds
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Life Insurance
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Light of Promise
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Test of Endurance
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Glasswing Grace
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
0%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Leyline of Hope
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Axis of Mortality
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Rites
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Dawn of Hope
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Legion's Landing
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Dark Tutelage
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Griffin Aerie
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of the Void
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
-5%synergy
Court of Ambition
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
March of the Canonized
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
28%inclusion33 decks120 decks
25%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
23%inclusion27 decks120 decks
21%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
39%inclusion47 decks120 decks
-5%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
39%inclusion47 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
35%inclusion42 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
26%inclusion31 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Restless Fortress
23%inclusion28 decks120 decks
17%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Cabal Coffers
19%inclusion23 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Radiant Fountain
17%inclusion20 decks120 decks
13%synergy
Mortuary Mire
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
12%inclusion14 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Shambling Vent
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
6%synergy
War Room
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Witch's Cottage
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
6%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
-3%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Command Beacon
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion114 decks120 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion108 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Orzhov Signet
56%inclusion67 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
48%inclusion58 decks120 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion29 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
23%inclusion27 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Pristine Talisman
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Marble Diamond
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Potioner's Trove
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Patchwork Banner
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Plains
99%inclusion119 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion118 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion106 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Isolated Chapel
72%inclusion86 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Field
58%inclusion70 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Caves of Koilos
55%inclusion66 decks120 decks
-3%synergy
Scoured Barrens
50%inclusion60 decks120 decks
27%synergy
Temple of Silence
49%inclusion59 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Godless Shrine
48%inclusion57 decks120 decks
-4%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
45%inclusion54 decks120 decks
8%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
42%inclusion50 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
40%inclusion48 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Fetid Heath
38%inclusion45 decks120 decks
-4%synergy
Vault of Champions
38%inclusion45 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
35%inclusion42 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
29%inclusion35 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
24%inclusion29 decks120 decks
-6%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
23%inclusion24 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
23%inclusion27 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Desolate Mire
23%inclusion27 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion26 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Voldaren Estate
20%inclusion24 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion23 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
-7%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion19 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Forlorn Flats
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Silent Clearing
14%inclusion17 decks120 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
13%inclusion16 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
-10%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
11%inclusion13 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
4%synergy
Scrubland
10%inclusion12 decks120 decks
-2%synergy
Glasswing Grace
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
8.3%inclusion10 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Neglected Manor
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
-4%synergy
Thriving Heath
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
6.7%inclusion8 decks120 decks
3%synergy
Foot Headquarters
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Silverquill Campus
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Witch Enchanter
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
-7%synergy
Fabled Passage
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
-6%synergy
Cavern of Souls
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
0%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
-1%synergy