Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Expensive

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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!
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Abigale, Eloquent First-Year
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
4.1%inclusion4 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
2.2%inclusion2 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Enter the Avatar State
2.1%inclusion2 decks95 decks
2%synergy
Secret Tunnel
2.0%inclusion2 decks101 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Exquisite Blood
87%inclusion539 decks617 decks
70%synergy
Sanguine Bond
88%inclusion542 decks617 decks
67%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
85%inclusion527 decks617 decks
63%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
69%inclusion427 decks617 decks
61%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
70%inclusion311 decks443 decks
60%synergy
Blood Tribute
58%inclusion355 decks617 decks
55%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
59%inclusion363 decks617 decks
50%synergy
Revival // Revenge
54%inclusion332 decks617 decks
49%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
70%inclusion430 decks617 decks
49%synergy
Exsanguinate
59%inclusion367 decks617 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
76%inclusion472 decks617 decks
12%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
70%inclusion432 decks617 decks
30%synergy
Dark Ritual
58%inclusion355 decks617 decks
34%synergy
Path to Exile
58%inclusion355 decks617 decks
8%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
57%inclusion353 decks617 decks
42%synergy
Black Market Connections
53%inclusion328 decks617 decks
32%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
53%inclusion325 decks617 decks
23%synergy
Soul Warden
52%inclusion320 decks617 decks
34%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
52%inclusion286 decks555 decks
40%synergy
Mortify
49%inclusion305 decks617 decks
27%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
66%inclusion410 decks617 decks
43%synergy
Demonic Tutor
63%inclusion389 decks617 decks
47%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
57%inclusion354 decks617 decks
46%synergy
Teferi's Protection
55%inclusion338 decks617 decks
39%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
54%inclusion332 decks617 decks
39%synergy
Ancient Tomb
42%inclusion261 decks617 decks
36%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
39%inclusion243 decks617 decks
28%synergy
The One Ring
35%inclusion216 decks617 decks
29%synergy
Necropotence
24%inclusion146 decks617 decks
17%synergy
Imperial Seal
13%inclusion79 decks617 decks
10%synergy
Creatures
Marauding Blight-Priest
48%inclusion299 decks617 decks
35%synergy
Blood Artist
47%inclusion287 decks617 decks
15%synergy
Indulging Patrician
45%inclusion278 decks617 decks
40%synergy
Esper Sentinel
45%inclusion276 decks617 decks
26%synergy
Crypt Ghast
43%inclusion268 decks617 decks
36%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
40%inclusion249 decks617 decks
29%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
40%inclusion246 decks617 decks
28%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
39%inclusion243 decks617 decks
34%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
38%inclusion237 decks617 decks
31%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
38%inclusion219 decks571 decks
33%synergy
Serra Ascendant
37%inclusion229 decks617 decks
30%synergy
Twilight Prophet
36%inclusion223 decks617 decks
26%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
36%inclusion221 decks617 decks
31%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
33%inclusion205 decks617 decks
28%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
33%inclusion166 decks507 decks
31%synergy
Soul's Attendant
33%inclusion201 decks617 decks
20%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
29%inclusion176 decks617 decks
-7%synergy
Suture Priest
28%inclusion172 decks617 decks
14%synergy
Drana's Emissary
28%inclusion170 decks617 decks
23%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
27%inclusion117 decks438 decks
22%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
27%inclusion164 decks617 decks
19%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
26%inclusion159 decks617 decks
14%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
24%inclusion145 decks617 decks
20%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
23%inclusion141 decks617 decks
3%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
23%inclusion140 decks617 decks
19%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
23%inclusion140 decks617 decks
20%synergy
Markov Purifier
23%inclusion139 decks617 decks
19%synergy
The Gaffer
22%inclusion134 decks617 decks
18%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
21%inclusion132 decks617 decks
17%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
21%inclusion130 decks617 decks
-5%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
20%inclusion125 decks617 decks
0%synergy
Grand Abolisher
19%inclusion116 decks617 decks
10%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
19%inclusion115 decks617 decks
12%synergy
Starscape Cleric
18%inclusion97 decks545 decks
8%synergy
Tithe Drinker
17%inclusion106 decks617 decks
13%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
17%inclusion106 decks617 decks
15%synergy
Drana and Linvala
16%inclusion99 decks617 decks
8%synergy
Cordial Vampire
16%inclusion98 decks617 decks
9%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
15%inclusion95 decks617 decks
11%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
15%inclusion91 decks617 decks
7%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
15%inclusion91 decks617 decks
9%synergy
Witch of the Moors
14%inclusion86 decks617 decks
11%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
13%inclusion80 decks617 decks
12%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
12%inclusion77 decks617 decks
-2%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion72 decks617 decks
-4%synergy
Tree of Perdition
12%inclusion71 decks617 decks
10%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
11%inclusion70 decks617 decks
6%synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
11%inclusion70 decks617 decks
11%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
11%inclusion69 decks617 decks
6%synergy
Scourge of the Skyclaves
11%inclusion69 decks617 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Astarion's Thirst
40%inclusion248 decks617 decks
37%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
32%inclusion200 decks617 decks
29%synergy
Fracture
29%inclusion177 decks617 decks
9%synergy
Despark
23%inclusion143 decks617 decks
-8%synergy
Inkshield
20%inclusion126 decks617 decks
3%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
20%inclusion123 decks617 decks
15%synergy
Generous Gift
19%inclusion118 decks617 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion107 decks570 decks
6%synergy
Dawn's Truce
17%inclusion94 decks546 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion106 decks617 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion91 decks617 decks
4%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
13%inclusion82 decks617 decks
-1%synergy
Stinging Study
11%inclusion67 decks617 decks
9%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
10%inclusion64 decks617 decks
2%synergy
Reprieve
9.4%inclusion58 decks617 decks
2%synergy
Revitalize
8.8%inclusion54 decks617 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.6%inclusion47 decks617 decks
5%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
7.0%inclusion43 decks617 decks
2%synergy
Silence
7.0%inclusion43 decks617 decks
3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.6%inclusion41 decks617 decks
2%synergy
Ad Nauseam
6.3%inclusion39 decks617 decks
5%synergy
Village Rites
6.2%inclusion38 decks617 decks
-16%synergy
Utter End
6.2%inclusion38 decks617 decks
-7%synergy
Imp's Mischief
6.0%inclusion37 decks617 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Dispute
5.8%inclusion36 decks617 decks
-15%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.8%inclusion36 decks617 decks
1%synergy
Akroma's Will
5.8%inclusion36 decks617 decks
0%synergy
Culling the Weak
5.2%inclusion32 decks617 decks
2%synergy
Murder
5.0%inclusion31 decks617 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Debt to the Deathless
41%inclusion254 decks617 decks
31%synergy
Damn
40%inclusion247 decks617 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
37%inclusion231 decks617 decks
20%synergy
Farewell
32%inclusion197 decks617 decks
19%synergy
Sign in Blood
31%inclusion194 decks617 decks
14%synergy
Rush of Dread
30%inclusion175 decks586 decks
29%synergy
Grim Tutor
23%inclusion144 decks617 decks
19%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
21%inclusion131 decks617 decks
21%synergy
Fumigate
20%inclusion124 decks617 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion122 decks617 decks
3%synergy
Temporal Extortion
19%inclusion120 decks617 decks
19%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
18%inclusion112 decks617 decks
17%synergy
Reanimate
18%inclusion108 decks617 decks
3%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
15%inclusion90 decks617 decks
13%synergy
Vindicate
14%inclusion89 decks617 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion85 decks617 decks
3%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
12%inclusion73 decks586 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion62 decks617 decks
4%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
8.9%inclusion55 decks617 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
8.4%inclusion52 decks617 decks
0%synergy
Diabolic Intent
8.3%inclusion51 decks617 decks
-2%synergy
Damnation
8.1%inclusion50 decks617 decks
4%synergy
Feed the Swarm
7.8%inclusion48 decks617 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.0%inclusion31 decks440 decks
1%synergy
Austere Command
6.8%inclusion42 decks617 decks
-11%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.7%inclusion35 decks617 decks
1%synergy
Wrath of God
5.7%inclusion35 decks617 decks
-1%synergy
Death Grasp
5.5%inclusion34 decks617 decks
5%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
5.2%inclusion32 decks617 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Alhammarret's Archive
42%inclusion259 decks617 decks
38%synergy
Lightning Greaves
36%inclusion224 decks617 decks
16%synergy
The Wind Crystal
31%inclusion85 decks275 decks
23%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
29%inclusion178 decks617 decks
21%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
24%inclusion149 decks617 decks
-1%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
19%inclusion117 decks617 decks
16%synergy
Quietus Spike
19%inclusion117 decks617 decks
18%synergy
Jet Medallion
18%inclusion111 decks617 decks
12%synergy
Tainted Sigil
18%inclusion109 decks617 decks
15%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
16%inclusion92 decks558 decks
13%synergy
Bontu's Monument
12%inclusion74 decks617 decks
6%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
12%inclusion74 decks617 decks
9%synergy
Pearl Medallion
12%inclusion72 decks617 decks
6%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
11%inclusion30 decks285 decks
6%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
10%inclusion62 decks617 decks
5%synergy
Mithril Coat
8.1%inclusion50 decks617 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.6%inclusion47 decks617 decks
-7%synergy
Scytheclaw
7.1%inclusion44 decks617 decks
6%synergy
Expedition Map
7.0%inclusion43 decks617 decks
4%synergy
Strionic Resonator
6.8%inclusion42 decks617 decks
4%synergy
Chalice of Life
6.5%inclusion40 decks617 decks
5%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.5%inclusion40 decks617 decks
3%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
5.3%inclusion33 decks617 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Wound Reflection
44%inclusion269 decks617 decks
41%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
39%inclusion243 decks617 decks
24%synergy
Blind Obedience
36%inclusion223 decks617 decks
17%synergy
Land Tax
32%inclusion197 decks617 decks
22%synergy
Ghostly Prison
27%inclusion166 decks617 decks
12%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
23%inclusion144 decks617 decks
13%synergy
Boon Reflection
22%inclusion137 decks617 decks
20%synergy
Lunar Convocation
20%inclusion109 decks545 decks
9%synergy
Cleric Class
18%inclusion112 decks617 decks
10%synergy
Grievous Wound
18%inclusion89 decks507 decks
15%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
17%inclusion103 decks617 decks
12%synergy
Tainted Remedy
13%inclusion81 decks617 decks
11%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
12%inclusion73 decks612 decks
6%synergy
Greed
11%inclusion69 decks617 decks
7%synergy
Test of Endurance
11%inclusion69 decks617 decks
10%synergy
Axis of Mortality
10%inclusion61 decks617 decks
9%synergy
Warlock Class
10%inclusion60 decks617 decks
9%synergy
Painful Quandary
9.1%inclusion56 decks617 decks
6%synergy
Black Market
7.1%inclusion44 decks617 decks
0%synergy
Life Insurance
7.0%inclusion43 decks617 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Bonds
7.0%inclusion43 decks617 decks
5%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.3%inclusion36 decks570 decks
-2%synergy
No Mercy
6.0%inclusion37 decks617 decks
4%synergy
March of the Canonized
5.2%inclusion32 decks617 decks
-1%synergy
Dawn of Hope
5.0%inclusion31 decks617 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
34%inclusion211 decks617 decks
32%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
8.9%inclusion55 decks617 decks
7%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
8.9%inclusion55 decks617 decks
4%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
7.9%inclusion49 decks617 decks
6%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
6.5%inclusion40 decks617 decks
5%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
5.2%inclusion32 decks617 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
56%inclusion347 decks617 decks
44%synergy
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion278 decks617 decks
1%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
38%inclusion236 decks617 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion219 decks617 decks
13%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion155 decks617 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion123 decks617 decks
8%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
18%inclusion109 decks617 decks
8%synergy
Restless Fortress
15%inclusion94 decks617 decks
8%synergy
Radiant Fountain
14%inclusion84 decks617 decks
10%synergy
Castle Locthwain
13%inclusion83 decks617 decks
3%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion79 decks617 decks
6%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
12%inclusion73 decks617 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
12%inclusion71 decks617 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
11%inclusion70 decks617 decks
6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
11%inclusion65 decks617 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
10%inclusion62 decks617 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.4%inclusion58 decks617 decks
1%synergy
Shambling Vent
8.4%inclusion52 decks617 decks
3%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
7.0%inclusion20 decks285 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.6%inclusion41 decks617 decks
3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.2%inclusion38 decks617 decks
1%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.0%inclusion37 decks617 decks
1%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
6.0%inclusion37 decks617 decks
4%synergy
Three Tree City
5.7%inclusion31 decks548 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
5.0%inclusion31 decks617 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion584 decks617 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion539 decks617 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
61%inclusion377 decks617 decks
8%synergy
Orzhov Signet
56%inclusion346 decks617 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
28%inclusion170 decks617 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion140 decks617 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion119 decks617 decks
-6%synergy
Pristine Talisman
18%inclusion114 decks617 decks
12%synergy
Mana Vault
12%inclusion76 decks617 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion73 decks617 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Crypt
11%inclusion69 decks617 decks
10%synergy
The Soul Stone
10%inclusion20 decks203 decks
5%synergy
Chrome Mox
10%inclusion59 decks617 decks
7%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.6%inclusion53 decks617 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.6%inclusion53 decks617 decks
7%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.7%inclusion35 decks617 decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.7%inclusion35 decks617 decks
4%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
5.7%inclusion35 decks617 decks
5%synergy
Mox Opal
5.0%inclusion31 decks617 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion591 decks617 decks
-2%synergy
Plains
96%inclusion590 decks617 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion555 decks617 decks
4%synergy
Godless Shrine
86%inclusion528 decks617 decks
36%synergy
Marsh Flats
72%inclusion444 decks617 decks
42%synergy
Vault of Champions
72%inclusion442 decks617 decks
32%synergy
Isolated Chapel
69%inclusion428 decks617 decks
4%synergy
Scrubland
64%inclusion393 decks617 decks
52%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
60%inclusion370 decks617 decks
26%synergy
Caves of Koilos
57%inclusion349 decks617 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Field
49%inclusion305 decks617 decks
-2%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
43%inclusion263 decks617 decks
15%synergy
Fetid Heath
41%inclusion252 decks617 decks
2%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
36%inclusion223 decks616 decks
14%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
35%inclusion218 decks617 decks
-6%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
29%inclusion113 decks385 decks
8%synergy
Silent Clearing
29%inclusion178 decks617 decks
14%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
28%inclusion175 decks617 decks
-13%synergy
Scoured Barrens
24%inclusion150 decks617 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Silence
22%inclusion138 decks617 decks
-18%synergy
Path of Ancestry
22%inclusion136 decks617 decks
-2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
21%inclusion127 decks617 decks
15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion124 decks617 decks
-4%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
19%inclusion119 decks617 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion107 decks570 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
18%inclusion111 decks617 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Delta
18%inclusion109 decks617 decks
12%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion106 decks617 decks
11%synergy
Desolate Mire
17%inclusion103 decks601 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
17%inclusion103 decks617 decks
10%synergy
Flooded Strand
16%inclusion98 decks617 decks
10%synergy
Reflecting Pool
15%inclusion95 decks617 decks
12%synergy
Arid Mesa
15%inclusion95 decks617 decks
9%synergy
Windswept Heath
15%inclusion93 decks617 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion91 decks617 decks
4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
14%inclusion88 decks617 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion87 decks617 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Confluence
14%inclusion85 decks617 decks
11%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
13%inclusion80 decks617 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
13%inclusion79 decks617 decks
9%synergy
Witch Enchanter
11%inclusion62 decks570 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
11%inclusion66 decks617 decks
-10%synergy
Voldaren Estate
9.2%inclusion57 decks617 decks
3%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
7.6%inclusion47 decks617 decks
0%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
7.3%inclusion45 decks617 decks
5%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
7.0%inclusion43 decks617 decks
2%synergy
Forlorn Flats
6.8%inclusion40 decks589 decks
1%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.3%inclusion36 decks570 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.2%inclusion38 decks617 decks
-8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.7%inclusion35 decks617 decks
1%synergy