Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Lifedrain

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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
2.7%inclusion1 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
2.6%inclusion2 decks76 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sanguine Bond
91%inclusion150 decks165 decks
70%synergy
Exquisite Blood
75%inclusion123 decks165 decks
58%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
76%inclusion126 decks165 decks
55%synergy
Indulging Patrician
59%inclusion97 decks165 decks
53%synergy
Exsanguinate
64%inclusion106 decks165 decks
52%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
64%inclusion105 decks165 decks
50%synergy
Blood Tribute
52%inclusion85 decks165 decks
49%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
52%inclusion86 decks165 decks
49%synergy
Revival // Revenge
52%inclusion85 decks165 decks
47%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
46%inclusion76 decks165 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
64%inclusion106 decks165 decks
0%synergy
Mortify
61%inclusion101 decks165 decks
39%synergy
Blood Artist
60%inclusion99 decks165 decks
29%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
53%inclusion88 decks165 decks
24%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
53%inclusion87 decks165 decks
12%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
47%inclusion78 decks165 decks
37%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
46%inclusion74 decks160 decks
34%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
45%inclusion74 decks165 decks
33%synergy
Drana's Emissary
45%inclusion74 decks165 decks
40%synergy
Soul Warden
44%inclusion73 decks165 decks
26%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
28%inclusion47 decks165 decks
14%synergy
Smothering Tithe
21%inclusion35 decks165 decks
-1%synergy
Demonic Tutor
15%inclusion25 decks165 decks
0%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
15%inclusion24 decks165 decks
3%synergy
Farewell
14%inclusion23 decks165 decks
1%synergy
Teferi's Protection
13%inclusion22 decks165 decks
-2%synergy
Necropotence
8.5%inclusion14 decks165 decks
2%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
7.3%inclusion12 decks165 decks
-4%synergy
The One Ring
6.1%inclusion10 decks165 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
44%inclusion72 decks165 decks
36%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
43%inclusion71 decks165 decks
38%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
43%inclusion71 decks165 decks
28%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
41%inclusion68 decks165 decks
36%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
40%inclusion59 decks149 decks
30%synergy
Markov Purifier
39%inclusion65 decks165 decks
36%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
37%inclusion55 decks149 decks
32%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
36%inclusion60 decks165 decks
11%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
36%inclusion60 decks165 decks
34%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
36%inclusion59 decks165 decks
1%synergy
Twilight Prophet
33%inclusion55 decks165 decks
23%synergy
Tithe Drinker
32%inclusion53 decks165 decks
28%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
32%inclusion52 decks165 decks
20%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
31%inclusion51 decks162 decks
27%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
31%inclusion51 decks165 decks
29%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
28%inclusion47 decks165 decks
22%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
27%inclusion45 decks165 decks
8%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
27%inclusion41 decks154 decks
25%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
25%inclusion42 decks165 decks
21%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
24%inclusion40 decks165 decks
10%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
24%inclusion39 decks165 decks
17%synergy
Suture Priest
24%inclusion39 decks165 decks
10%synergy
Soul's Attendant
22%inclusion36 decks165 decks
9%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
22%inclusion36 decks165 decks
18%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
21%inclusion35 decks165 decks
17%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
21%inclusion35 decks165 decks
9%synergy
Cordial Vampire
21%inclusion35 decks165 decks
14%synergy
Starscape Cleric
21%inclusion32 decks156 decks
11%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
20%inclusion33 decks165 decks
15%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
20%inclusion33 decks165 decks
15%synergy
Crypt Ghast
19%inclusion32 decks165 decks
12%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
18%inclusion30 decks165 decks
14%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
17%inclusion28 decks165 decks
11%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
16%inclusion27 decks165 decks
13%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
16%inclusion24 decks149 decks
14%synergy
Markov Baron
16%inclusion26 decks165 decks
14%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
15%inclusion24 decks165 decks
11%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
14%inclusion18 decks128 decks
12%synergy
Essence Channeler
13%inclusion21 decks156 decks
7%synergy
Epicure of Blood
13%inclusion22 decks165 decks
12%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
13%inclusion21 decks165 decks
11%synergy
Serra Ascendant
13%inclusion21 decks165 decks
6%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
12%inclusion19 decks165 decks
9%synergy
Drana and Linvala
12%inclusion19 decks165 decks
4%synergy
Witch of the Moors
12%inclusion19 decks165 decks
9%synergy
Sangromancer
12%inclusion19 decks165 decks
10%synergy
Captivating Vampire
11%inclusion18 decks165 decks
8%synergy
The Gaffer
11%inclusion18 decks165 decks
8%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
10%inclusion17 decks165 decks
8%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
10%inclusion17 decks165 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
42%inclusion69 decks165 decks
-8%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion54 decks165 decks
9%synergy
Fracture
30%inclusion50 decks165 decks
11%synergy
Despark
27%inclusion44 decks165 decks
-4%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
22%inclusion37 decks165 decks
19%synergy
Revitalize
15%inclusion24 decks165 decks
13%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
14%inclusion23 decks165 decks
9%synergy
Generous Gift
13%inclusion21 decks165 decks
-11%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
13%inclusion21 decks165 decks
-1%synergy
Inkshield
13%inclusion21 decks165 decks
-5%synergy
Murder
12%inclusion19 decks165 decks
8%synergy
Utter End
11%inclusion18 decks165 decks
-2%synergy
Village Rites
10%inclusion17 decks165 decks
-12%synergy
Disenchant
10%inclusion16 decks165 decks
6%synergy
Reprieve
7.9%inclusion13 decks165 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.4%inclusion12 decks162 decks
-5%synergy
Dawn's Truce
7.1%inclusion11 decks156 decks
0%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.7%inclusion11 decks165 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.7%inclusion11 decks165 decks
-15%synergy
Mana Tithe
5.5%inclusion9 decks165 decks
3%synergy
Return to Dust
5.5%inclusion9 decks165 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.5%inclusion9 decks165 decks
-6%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
35%inclusion58 decks165 decks
17%synergy
Rush of Dread
35%inclusion57 decks165 decks
33%synergy
Damn
32%inclusion52 decks165 decks
-2%synergy
Fumigate
29%inclusion48 decks165 decks
21%synergy
Read the Bones
25%inclusion42 decks165 decks
15%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion30 decks165 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16%inclusion27 decks165 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
16%inclusion26 decks165 decks
-1%synergy
Austere Command
15%inclusion24 decks165 decks
-3%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
15%inclusion24 decks165 decks
14%synergy
Vindicate
13%inclusion22 decks165 decks
1%synergy
Temporal Extortion
12%inclusion20 decks165 decks
12%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
11%inclusion18 decks165 decks
10%synergy
Merciless Eviction
10%inclusion17 decks165 decks
6%synergy
Death Grasp
10%inclusion17 decks165 decks
9%synergy
Sanctify
10%inclusion16 decks165 decks
9%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
10%inclusion16 decks165 decks
2%synergy
Ambition's Cost
8.5%inclusion14 decks165 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
8.5%inclusion14 decks165 decks
-10%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
7.9%inclusion13 decks165 decks
3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
6.7%inclusion11 decks165 decks
-1%synergy
Reanimate
6.7%inclusion11 decks165 decks
-9%synergy
Risky Shortcut
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
5%synergy
New Blood
6.1%inclusion10 decks165 decks
3%synergy
Damnable Pact
6.1%inclusion10 decks165 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.1%inclusion10 decks165 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.5%inclusion9 decks165 decks
-4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Well of Lost Dreams
36%inclusion60 decks165 decks
28%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
36%inclusion60 decks165 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
27%inclusion45 decks165 decks
7%synergy
The Wind Crystal
22%inclusion25 decks114 decks
14%synergy
Quietus Spike
22%inclusion36 decks165 decks
21%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
22%inclusion36 decks165 decks
13%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
19%inclusion32 decks165 decks
15%synergy
Bontu's Monument
19%inclusion31 decks165 decks
13%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
16%inclusion26 decks165 decks
13%synergy
Jet Medallion
16%inclusion26 decks165 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion19 decks165 decks
-2%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Sigil
11%inclusion18 decks165 decks
8%synergy
Pearl Medallion
10%inclusion17 decks165 decks
4%synergy
Scytheclaw
10%inclusion16 decks165 decks
9%synergy
Chalice of Life
9.1%inclusion15 decks165 decks
8%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
8.5%inclusion14 decks165 decks
3%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
8.1%inclusion13 decks161 decks
5%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.1%inclusion10 decks165 decks
3%synergy
Sinister Monolith
5.8%inclusion9 decks156 decks
4%synergy
Mithril Coat
5.5%inclusion9 decks165 decks
2%synergy
Herald's Horn
5.5%inclusion9 decks165 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Wound Reflection
35%inclusion57 decks165 decks
32%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
35%inclusion57 decks165 decks
19%synergy
Lunar Convocation
32%inclusion50 decks156 decks
21%synergy
Cleric Class
32%inclusion52 decks165 decks
24%synergy
Black Market Connections
27%inclusion44 decks165 decks
5%synergy
Blind Obedience
26%inclusion43 decks165 decks
8%synergy
Ghostly Prison
24%inclusion40 decks165 decks
10%synergy
Grievous Wound
24%inclusion37 decks154 decks
21%synergy
Boon Reflection
19%inclusion31 decks165 decks
17%synergy
Warlock Class
16%inclusion26 decks165 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Bonds
12%inclusion20 decks165 decks
10%synergy
Greed
12%inclusion20 decks165 decks
8%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
12%inclusion19 decks165 decks
7%synergy
Dawn of Hope
11%inclusion18 decks165 decks
7%synergy
Painful Quandary
11%inclusion18 decks165 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Remedy
10%inclusion17 decks165 decks
8%synergy
Life Insurance
10%inclusion17 decks165 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Hope
10%inclusion16 decks160 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Rites
8.5%inclusion14 decks165 decks
1%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
7.9%inclusion13 decks165 decks
6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
7.4%inclusion12 decks162 decks
0%synergy
March of the Canonized
7.3%inclusion12 decks165 decks
1%synergy
Black Market
6.7%inclusion11 decks165 decks
0%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6.7%inclusion11 decks165 decks
-4%synergy
Land Tax
6.7%inclusion11 decks165 decks
-3%synergy
Test of Endurance
6.1%inclusion10 decks165 decks
4%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
6.1%inclusion10 decks165 decks
-1%synergy
Axis of Mortality
6.1%inclusion10 decks165 decks
5%synergy
Legion's Landing
6.1%inclusion10 decks165 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
24%inclusion39 decks165 decks
21%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
13%inclusion22 decks165 decks
8%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
12%inclusion20 decks165 decks
7%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
12%inclusion19 decks165 decks
9%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
8.5%inclusion14 decks165 decks
7%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
7.3%inclusion12 decks165 decks
6%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
6.7%inclusion11 decks165 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
45%inclusion74 decks165 decks
11%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion69 decks165 decks
-2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
36%inclusion59 decks165 decks
16%synergy
Restless Fortress
20%inclusion33 decks165 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion33 decks165 decks
-3%synergy
Radiant Fountain
18%inclusion30 decks165 decks
15%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
15%inclusion25 decks165 decks
-6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
12%inclusion20 decks165 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion17 decks165 decks
2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion16 decks165 decks
4%synergy
Shambling Vent
8.5%inclusion14 decks165 decks
3%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
6.7%inclusion11 decks165 decks
5%synergy
War Room
6.1%inclusion10 decks165 decks
-1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.5%inclusion9 decks165 decks
-6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.5%inclusion9 decks165 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion148 decks165 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion140 decks165 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Signet
63%inclusion104 decks165 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
46%inclusion76 decks165 decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
32%inclusion53 decks165 decks
16%synergy
Pristine Talisman
28%inclusion47 decks165 decks
23%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion29 decks165 decks
-7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion22 decks165 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion21 decks165 decks
-1%synergy
Marble Diamond
9.1%inclusion15 decks165 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.9%inclusion13 decks165 decks
2%synergy
Patchwork Banner
6.4%inclusion10 decks156 decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.1%inclusion10 decks165 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion164 decks165 decks
2%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion163 decks165 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion148 decks165 decks
3%synergy
Isolated Chapel
64%inclusion105 decks165 decks
-2%synergy
Scoured Barrens
55%inclusion90 decks165 decks
31%synergy
Tainted Field
52%inclusion86 decks165 decks
0%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
48%inclusion80 decks165 decks
7%synergy
Caves of Koilos
48%inclusion79 decks165 decks
-9%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
47%inclusion78 decks165 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Silence
46%inclusion76 decks165 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
42%inclusion69 decks165 decks
19%synergy
Godless Shrine
38%inclusion63 decks165 decks
-12%synergy
Fetid Heath
35%inclusion57 decks165 decks
-5%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
33%inclusion55 decks165 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion48 decks165 decks
8%synergy
Vault of Champions
27%inclusion45 decks165 decks
-13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion43 decks165 decks
6%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
19%inclusion31 decks165 decks
-2%synergy
Desolate Mire
19%inclusion31 decks165 decks
3%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
18%inclusion29 decks165 decks
-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion29 decks165 decks
-7%synergy
Voldaren Estate
17%inclusion28 decks165 decks
11%synergy
Marsh Flats
16%inclusion26 decks165 decks
-14%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
15%inclusion25 decks165 decks
7%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
15%inclusion24 decks165 decks
-12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion23 decks165 decks
0%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
13%inclusion19 decks141 decks
-9%synergy
Forlorn Flats
13%inclusion21 decks165 decks
7%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
13%inclusion21 decks165 decks
2%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
8.5%inclusion14 decks165 decks
3%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
8.5%inclusion14 decks165 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.9%inclusion13 decks165 decks
-2%synergy
Neglected Manor
7.8%inclusion12 decks154 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.4%inclusion12 decks162 decks
-5%synergy
Glasswing Grace
7.4%inclusion12 decks162 decks
0%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
7.3%inclusion12 decks165 decks
3%synergy
Scrubland
6.1%inclusion10 decks165 decks
-5%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
5.5%inclusion9 decks165 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.5%inclusion9 decks165 decks
-6%synergy