Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Budget Lifegain

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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!
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Misty Palms Oasis
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Astarion's Thirst
56%inclusion132 decks234 decks
53%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
62%inclusion144 decks234 decks
48%synergy
Markov Purifier
50%inclusion117 decks234 decks
47%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
50%inclusion117 decks234 decks
46%synergy
Drana's Emissary
47%inclusion109 decks234 decks
42%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
47%inclusion109 decks234 decks
41%synergy
Sanguine Bond
62%inclusion145 decks234 decks
41%synergy
Indulging Patrician
46%inclusion107 decks234 decks
40%synergy
Tithe Drinker
42%inclusion98 decks234 decks
38%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
40%inclusion94 decks234 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Mortify
53%inclusion124 decks234 decks
30%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
44%inclusion104 decks234 decks
34%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
44%inclusion103 decks234 decks
9%synergy
Sign in Blood
42%inclusion99 decks234 decks
24%synergy
Revival // Revenge
42%inclusion98 decks234 decks
37%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
41%inclusion97 decks234 decks
-23%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
40%inclusion93 decks234 decks
14%synergy
Murder
37%inclusion86 decks234 decks
33%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
36%inclusion85 decks234 decks
34%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
35%inclusion82 decks234 decks
24%synergy
Creatures
Falkenrath Noble
33%inclusion78 decks234 decks
27%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
33%inclusion78 decks234 decks
27%synergy
Markov Baron
33%inclusion78 decks234 decks
31%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
33%inclusion77 decks234 decks
29%synergy
Epicure of Blood
33%inclusion77 decks234 decks
31%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
33%inclusion77 decks234 decks
26%synergy
Blood Artist
30%inclusion70 decks234 decks
-2%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
29%inclusion69 decks234 decks
23%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
29%inclusion69 decks234 decks
24%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
29%inclusion68 decks234 decks
24%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
29%inclusion22 decks76 decks
27%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
29%inclusion67 decks234 decks
24%synergy
Lifecreed Duo
25%inclusion41 decks162 decks
21%synergy
Starscape Cleric
25%inclusion41 decks162 decks
15%synergy
Cordial Vampire
25%inclusion59 decks234 decks
18%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
25%inclusion58 decks234 decks
18%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
23%inclusion53 decks233 decks
19%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
22%inclusion17 decks76 decks
18%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
21%inclusion50 decks234 decks
-1%synergy
Essence Channeler
21%inclusion34 decks161 decks
15%synergy
Rooftop Assassin
20%inclusion40 decks203 decks
19%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
20%inclusion46 decks234 decks
2%synergy
Fiendish Panda
19%inclusion15 decks78 decks
17%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
19%inclusion44 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
19%inclusion44 decks234 decks
7%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
18%inclusion42 decks234 decks
14%synergy
Starlit Soothsayer
18%inclusion29 decks162 decks
15%synergy
Nullpriest of Oblivion
16%inclusion38 decks234 decks
14%synergy
Soul Warden
16%inclusion38 decks234 decks
-2%synergy
Starseer Mentor
16%inclusion26 decks163 decks
13%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
15%inclusion36 decks234 decks
0%synergy
Twilight Prophet
15%inclusion36 decks234 decks
5%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
15%inclusion35 decks234 decks
11%synergy
Shroudstomper
15%inclusion16 decks109 decks
14%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
14%inclusion33 decks234 decks
13%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
14%inclusion33 decks234 decks
-6%synergy
Nykthos Paragon
14%inclusion32 decks234 decks
12%synergy
Ajani's Pridemate
14%inclusion32 decks234 decks
11%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
14%inclusion32 decks234 decks
8%synergy
Pontiff of Blight
14%inclusion32 decks234 decks
11%synergy
Moonrise Cleric
14%inclusion22 decks162 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion31 decks234 decks
-3%synergy
Vampire Scrivener
13%inclusion31 decks234 decks
13%synergy
Dazzling Angel
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
10%synergy
Vampire Spawn
12%inclusion28 decks234 decks
12%synergy
Bloodbond Vampire
12%inclusion27 decks234 decks
11%synergy
Champion of Dusk
11%inclusion26 decks234 decks
8%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
11%inclusion26 decks234 decks
5%synergy
Drana and Linvala
11%inclusion25 decks234 decks
3%synergy
Child of Night
11%inclusion25 decks234 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Revitalize
34%inclusion80 decks234 decks
32%synergy
Despark
31%inclusion72 decks234 decks
0%synergy
Path to Exile
27%inclusion64 decks234 decks
-22%synergy
Utter End
24%inclusion57 decks234 decks
11%synergy
Disenchant
24%inclusion56 decks234 decks
20%synergy
Fracture
22%inclusion51 decks234 decks
3%synergy
Village Rites
15%inclusion36 decks234 decks
-7%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
15%inclusion34 decks234 decks
-25%synergy
Generous Gift
12%inclusion28 decks234 decks
-13%synergy
Riot Control
11%inclusion26 decks234 decks
10%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion25 decks234 decks
6%synergy
Sonar Strike
10%inclusion16 decks161 decks
8%synergy
Dark Ritual
10%inclusion23 decks234 decks
-13%synergy
Winter's Intervention
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Return to Dust
9.4%inclusion22 decks234 decks
5%synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Invoke the Divine
8.1%inclusion19 decks234 decks
7%synergy
Hazel's Nocturne
7.4%inclusion12 decks162 decks
6%synergy
Give In to Violence
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Breathe Your Last
7.1%inclusion13 decks182 decks
6%synergy
Stab
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.8%inclusion16 decks234 decks
5%synergy
Consuming Corruption
6.5%inclusion12 decks185 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.4%inclusion15 decks234 decks
2%synergy
Sorin's Thirst
6.4%inclusion15 decks234 decks
6%synergy
Union of the Third Path
6.0%inclusion14 decks234 decks
6%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
6.0%inclusion14 decks234 decks
-8%synergy
Congregate
6.0%inclusion14 decks234 decks
5%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
6.0%inclusion14 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Treacherous Greed
5.6%inclusion13 decks233 decks
3%synergy
Light of Hope
5.6%inclusion13 decks234 decks
5%synergy
Urge to Feed
5.6%inclusion13 decks234 decks
5%synergy
Spectacular Tactics
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Thwip!
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Bleed Dry
5.1%inclusion12 decks234 decks
5%synergy
Cast Down
5.1%inclusion12 decks234 decks
5%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
5.1%inclusion12 decks234 decks
5%synergy
Take Up the Shield
5.1%inclusion12 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Exsanguinate
32%inclusion75 decks234 decks
20%synergy
Read the Bones
30%inclusion71 decks234 decks
20%synergy
Blood Tribute
29%inclusion68 decks234 decks
27%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
28%inclusion65 decks234 decks
20%synergy
Ambition's Cost
25%inclusion59 decks234 decks
23%synergy
Death Grasp
24%inclusion56 decks234 decks
23%synergy
Rush of Dread
23%inclusion47 decks203 decks
22%synergy
Call to the Feast
22%inclusion51 decks234 decks
20%synergy
Fumigate
19%inclusion45 decks234 decks
11%synergy
Austere Command
15%inclusion34 decks234 decks
-4%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
14%inclusion33 decks234 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion29 decks234 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
12%inclusion28 decks234 decks
-6%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
12%inclusion27 decks234 decks
11%synergy
Vindicate
12%inclusion27 decks234 decks
-1%synergy
Damn
12%inclusion27 decks234 decks
-22%synergy
Sanctify
12%inclusion27 decks234 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
11%inclusion25 decks234 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion25 decks234 decks
-6%synergy
Emerge from the Cocoon
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
9%synergy
New Blood
9.4%inclusion22 decks234 decks
6%synergy
Merciless Eviction
9.4%inclusion22 decks234 decks
5%synergy
Feast of Blood
8.5%inclusion20 decks234 decks
8%synergy
Vampire's Kiss
8.1%inclusion19 decks234 decks
8%synergy
Villainous Wrath
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Sovereign's Bite
6.0%inclusion14 decks234 decks
6%synergy
Damnable Pact
6.0%inclusion14 decks234 decks
5%synergy
Queen's Commission
6.0%inclusion14 decks234 decks
6%synergy
Blood Tithe
6.0%inclusion14 decks234 decks
6%synergy
Honor
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Venom's Hunger
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Edgar's Awakening
5.1%inclusion12 decks234 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
-1%synergy
Ancient Craving
5.1%inclusion12 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion59 decks234 decks
0%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
23%inclusion53 decks234 decks
9%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
21%inclusion48 decks234 decks
12%synergy
Quietus Spike
20%inclusion47 decks234 decks
19%synergy
Tithing Blade
19%inclusion45 decks234 decks
18%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
15%inclusion34 decks234 decks
11%synergy
Sinister Monolith
14%inclusion22 decks162 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Sigil
12%inclusion28 decks234 decks
9%synergy
Campfire
10%inclusion24 decks234 decks
10%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
White Mage's Staff
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
The Wind Crystal
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Wedding Invitation
8.1%inclusion19 decks234 decks
7%synergy
Chalice of Life
7.7%inclusion18 decks234 decks
7%synergy
Scytheclaw
7.7%inclusion18 decks234 decks
7%synergy
Blood Fountain
6.8%inclusion16 decks234 decks
6%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
6.4%inclusion15 decks234 decks
1%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.0%inclusion14 decks234 decks
-14%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
5.6%inclusion13 decks234 decks
2%synergy
Hylderblade
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Requiem Monolith
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Squire's Lightblade
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Lunar Convocation
33%inclusion54 decks162 decks
22%synergy
Cleric Class
33%inclusion77 decks234 decks
25%synergy
Warlock Class
32%inclusion74 decks234 decks
30%synergy
Grievous Wound
26%inclusion30 decks117 decks
23%synergy
Greed
24%inclusion56 decks234 decks
19%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
20%inclusion47 decks234 decks
18%synergy
Life Insurance
17%inclusion39 decks234 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion39 decks234 decks
-13%synergy
Exquisite Blood
13%inclusion31 decks234 decks
-4%synergy
Glasswing Grace
12%inclusion22 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Rites
12%inclusion27 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Blind Obedience
11%inclusion26 decks234 decks
-8%synergy
March of the Canonized
11%inclusion26 decks234 decks
5%synergy
Dawn of Hope
11%inclusion26 decks234 decks
7%synergy
Campaign of Vengeance
11%inclusion25 decks234 decks
10%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
8.5%inclusion20 decks234 decks
3%synergy
Gift of Fangs
8.1%inclusion19 decks234 decks
8%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
8.1%inclusion19 decks234 decks
8%synergy
Wound Reflection
7.7%inclusion18 decks234 decks
5%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
6.8%inclusion16 decks234 decks
-1%synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
6.8%inclusion16 decks234 decks
6%synergy
Parker Luck
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of Hope
6.5%inclusion11 decks170 decks
4%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6.0%inclusion14 decks234 decks
-12%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
5.6%inclusion13 decks234 decks
0%synergy
Makeshift Binding
5.2%inclusion12 decks231 decks
5%synergy
Griffin Aerie
5.1%inclusion12 decks234 decks
3%synergy
Painful Quandary
5.1%inclusion12 decks234 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
20%inclusion46 decks234 decks
17%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
20%inclusion46 decks234 decks
14%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
15%inclusion36 decks234 decks
10%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
6.8%inclusion16 decks234 decks
5%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
5.1%inclusion12 decks234 decks
3%synergy
Sorin, Solemn Visitor
5.1%inclusion12 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Restless Fortress
27%inclusion64 decks234 decks
20%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
25%inclusion58 decks234 decks
-9%synergy
Bojuka Bog
19%inclusion44 decks234 decks
-25%synergy
Rogue's Passage
18%inclusion42 decks234 decks
-2%synergy
Radiant Fountain
17%inclusion40 decks234 decks
13%synergy
Temple of the False God
16%inclusion38 decks234 decks
8%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion29 decks234 decks
7%synergy
Shambling Vent
8.5%inclusion20 decks234 decks
3%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
7.3%inclusion17 decks234 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
5.6%inclusion13 decks234 decks
2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
5.6%inclusion13 decks234 decks
-17%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
5.1%inclusion12 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
79%inclusion184 decks234 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion174 decks234 decks
-6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
59%inclusion138 decks234 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
46%inclusion108 decks234 decks
30%synergy
Pristine Talisman
36%inclusion85 decks234 decks
30%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
35%inclusion83 decks234 decks
29%synergy
Marble Diamond
32%inclusion74 decks234 decks
26%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
26%inclusion60 decks234 decks
-27%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion60 decks234 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion29 decks234 decks
-8%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
12%inclusion27 decks234 decks
9%synergy
Orzhov Locket
11%inclusion26 decks234 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.0%inclusion14 decks234 decks
-8%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion232 decks234 decks
2%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion230 decks234 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
79%inclusion184 decks234 decks
-8%synergy
Scoured Barrens
68%inclusion159 decks234 decks
44%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
52%inclusion122 decks234 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Silence
46%inclusion108 decks234 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
46%inclusion107 decks234 decks
25%synergy
Tainted Field
43%inclusion101 decks234 decks
-9%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
39%inclusion91 decks234 decks
30%synergy
Path of Ancestry
38%inclusion89 decks234 decks
14%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
26%inclusion62 decks234 decks
-15%synergy
Caves of Koilos
26%inclusion61 decks234 decks
-31%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion54 decks234 decks
3%synergy
Forlorn Flats
23%inclusion46 decks204 decks
17%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
22%inclusion52 decks234 decks
11%synergy
Isolated Chapel
22%inclusion51 decks234 decks
-44%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion46 decks234 decks
5%synergy
Voldaren Estate
18%inclusion41 decks234 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
14%inclusion33 decks234 decks
-10%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
14%inclusion32 decks234 decks
9%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
14%inclusion32 decks234 decks
13%synergy
Glasswing Grace
12%inclusion22 decks186 decks
4%synergy
Citadel Gate
10%inclusion24 decks234 decks
9%synergy
Desolate Mire
10%inclusion22 decks226 decks
-6%synergy
Silverquill Campus
9.4%inclusion22 decks234 decks
5%synergy
Neglected Manor
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Moor
9.4%inclusion22 decks234 decks
7%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
9.0%inclusion21 decks234 decks
2%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
8.1%inclusion19 decks234 decks
2%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
7.7%inclusion18 decks234 decks
0%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
7.3%inclusion17 decks234 decks
2%synergy
Obscura Storefront
6.8%inclusion16 decks234 decks
3%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
6.4%inclusion15 decks234 decks
-14%synergy
Fetid Heath
6.0%inclusion14 decks234 decks
-33%synergy
Thriving Heath
6.0%inclusion14 decks234 decks
3%synergy