Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Expensive Core

Astarion, the Decadent
Rank #345
75decks
Background image for Deathtouch and First Strike With Syr Vondam, the Lucent
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!
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Mai, Scornful Striker
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sanguine Bond
87%inclusion65 decks75 decks
65%synergy
Exquisite Blood
76%inclusion57 decks75 decks
58%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
59%inclusion44 decks75 decks
50%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
71%inclusion53 decks75 decks
48%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
60%inclusion45 decks75 decks
46%synergy
Indulging Patrician
51%inclusion38 decks75 decks
45%synergy
Mortify
67%inclusion50 decks75 decks
44%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
47%inclusion35 decks75 decks
43%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
48%inclusion34 decks71 decks
43%synergy
Revival // Revenge
45%inclusion34 decks75 decks
41%synergy
Top Cards
Anguished Unmaking
71%inclusion53 decks75 decks
31%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
64%inclusion48 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Soul Warden
59%inclusion44 decks75 decks
40%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
55%inclusion41 decks75 decks
40%synergy
Blood Artist
52%inclusion39 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
50%inclusion35 decks70 decks
38%synergy
Path to Exile
49%inclusion37 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Soul's Attendant
48%inclusion36 decks75 decks
35%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
48%inclusion36 decks75 decks
36%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
47%inclusion27 decks57 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Teferi's Protection
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Smothering Tithe
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-18%synergy
Demonic Tutor
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-11%synergy
Creatures
Creeping Bloodsucker
45%inclusion34 decks75 decks
40%synergy
Twilight Prophet
45%inclusion34 decks75 decks
35%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
44%inclusion33 decks75 decks
39%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
41%inclusion31 decks75 decks
37%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
40%inclusion30 decks75 decks
33%synergy
Crypt Ghast
40%inclusion30 decks75 decks
32%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
39%inclusion29 decks75 decks
28%synergy
Drana's Emissary
39%inclusion29 decks75 decks
34%synergy
Suture Priest
35%inclusion26 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
31%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
29%synergy
Markov Purifier
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
30%synergy
The Gaffer
32%inclusion24 decks75 decks
28%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Serra Ascendant
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
22%synergy
Witch of the Moors
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
24%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
26%inclusion17 decks65 decks
24%synergy
Tithe Drinker
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
23%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
-10%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Starscape Cleric
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Karlov of the Ghost Council
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Archangel of Thune
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Cordial Vampire
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Esper Sentinel
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Drana and Linvala
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Markov Baron
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Nykthos Paragon
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Celestine, the Living Saint
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Essence Channeler
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Voice of the Blessed
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Morlun, Devourer of Spiders
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Beacon of Immortality
37%inclusion28 decks75 decks
34%synergy
Fracture
36%inclusion27 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Dark Ritual
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Dawn's Truce
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Generous Gift
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Inkshield
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Despark
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
-12%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Utter End
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Stinging Study
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Revitalize
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Dispute
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-12%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Disenchant
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Reprieve
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Overkill
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Akroma's Will
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Return to Dust
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Mana Tithe
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Exsanguinate
47%inclusion35 decks75 decks
35%synergy
Damn
44%inclusion33 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
40%inclusion30 decks75 decks
30%synergy
Blood Tribute
39%inclusion29 decks75 decks
36%synergy
Sign in Blood
36%inclusion27 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Fumigate
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
25%synergy
Rush of Dread
31%inclusion22 decks71 decks
30%synergy
Toxic Deluge
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Farewell
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Read the Bones
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Vindicate
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Reanimate
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-5%synergy
Austere Command
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-9%synergy
Damnation
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Death Grasp
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
1%synergy
New Blood
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Starfall Invocation
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Wrath of God
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Kindred Dominance
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Merciless Eviction
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Alhammarret's Archive
43%inclusion32 decks75 decks
38%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
40%inclusion30 decks75 decks
31%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
37%inclusion28 decks75 decks
29%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
5%synergy
The Wind Crystal
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Jet Medallion
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Quietus Spike
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Bontu's Monument
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Sigil
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Pearl Medallion
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Chalice of Life
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Excalibur II
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-14%synergy
Whip of Erebos
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Skullclamp
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-22%synergy
Enchantments
Cleric Class
45%inclusion34 decks75 decks
37%synergy
Black Market Connections
41%inclusion31 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
41%inclusion31 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Boon Reflection
39%inclusion29 decks75 decks
37%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
37%inclusion28 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Wound Reflection
35%inclusion26 decks75 decks
32%synergy
Blind Obedience
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Ghostly Prison
32%inclusion24 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Lunar Convocation
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Greed
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Grievous Wound
23%inclusion15 decks65 decks
20%synergy
March of the Canonized
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
9%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Remedy
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Leyline of Hope
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Life Insurance
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Land Tax
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Dawn of Hope
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Test of Endurance
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Glasswing Grace
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Warlock Class
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Painful Quandary
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Axis of Mortality
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Black Market
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Bonds
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Light of Promise
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Smuggler's Share
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Grave Pact
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Sunbond
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Cradle of Vitality
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Angelic Accord
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Ajani's Welcome
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-12%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
32%inclusion24 decks75 decks
30%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Ajani, Strength of the Pride
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
49%inclusion37 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
45%inclusion34 decks75 decks
25%synergy
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion32 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
35%inclusion26 decks75 decks
23%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Restless Fortress
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Temple of the False God
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Radiant Fountain
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
15%synergy
War Room
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Castle Locthwain
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Witch's Cottage
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Shambling Vent
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Command Beacon
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Three Tree City
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Westvale Abbey
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion70 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion66 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Orzhov Signet
63%inclusion47 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
57%inclusion43 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Mind Stone
39%inclusion29 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion24 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Pristine Talisman
32%inclusion24 decks75 decks
26%synergy
Thought Vessel
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Marble Diamond
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Locket
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Plains
99%inclusion74 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion73 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
85%inclusion64 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Isolated Chapel
72%inclusion54 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Godless Shrine
63%inclusion47 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Field
57%inclusion43 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Vault of Champions
48%inclusion36 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Caves of Koilos
44%inclusion33 decks75 decks
-13%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
44%inclusion33 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
43%inclusion32 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Scoured Barrens
40%inclusion30 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Silence
37%inclusion28 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Fetid Heath
36%inclusion27 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
36%inclusion27 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
35%inclusion26 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
-8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Marsh Flats
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Mire
21%inclusion15 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
-4%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Scrubland
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
-6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Silent Clearing
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Glasswing Grace
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Voldaren Estate
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Witch Enchanter
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
-3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Forlorn Flats
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Windswept Heath
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Arid Mesa
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Silverquill Campus
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Strand
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
1%synergy