Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Budget Lifegain

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
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Sneering Shadewriter
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Forum of Amity
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Arnyn, Deathbloom Botanist
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Stensian Sanguinist
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Marauding Blight-Priest
63%inclusion129 decks206 decks
49%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
51%inclusion106 decks206 decks
49%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
50%inclusion103 decks206 decks
46%synergy
Markov Purifier
48%inclusion99 decks206 decks
45%synergy
Drana's Emissary
47%inclusion97 decks206 decks
43%synergy
Sanguine Bond
62%inclusion127 decks206 decks
42%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
44%inclusion91 decks206 decks
39%synergy
Indulging Patrician
44%inclusion91 decks206 decks
39%synergy
Tithe Drinker
40%inclusion83 decks206 decks
37%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
38%inclusion79 decks206 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Mortify
50%inclusion103 decks206 decks
28%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
44%inclusion91 decks206 decks
34%synergy
Sign in Blood
41%inclusion85 decks206 decks
23%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
41%inclusion84 decks206 decks
7%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
40%inclusion82 decks206 decks
-24%synergy
Revival // Revenge
38%inclusion79 decks206 decks
34%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
37%inclusion77 decks206 decks
35%synergy
Exsanguinate
35%inclusion73 decks206 decks
22%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
34%inclusion70 decks206 decks
23%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
33%inclusion69 decks206 decks
9%synergy
Creatures
Epicure of Blood
33%inclusion69 decks206 decks
32%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
33%inclusion69 decks206 decks
27%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
33%inclusion68 decks206 decks
27%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
31%inclusion29 decks95 decks
26%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
30%inclusion62 decks206 decks
26%synergy
Blood Artist
29%inclusion60 decks206 decks
-1%synergy
Markov Baron
29%inclusion60 decks206 decks
27%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
29%inclusion59 decks206 decks
23%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
28%inclusion57 decks206 decks
23%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
27%inclusion26 decks95 decks
26%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
27%inclusion55 decks206 decks
21%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
26%inclusion54 decks206 decks
22%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
26%inclusion53 decks206 decks
21%synergy
Lifecreed Duo
24%inclusion43 decks178 decks
20%synergy
Starscape Cleric
24%inclusion43 decks178 decks
15%synergy
Cordial Vampire
24%inclusion49 decks206 decks
17%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
23%inclusion48 decks206 decks
20%synergy
Essence Channeler
23%inclusion40 decks177 decks
17%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
21%inclusion44 decks206 decks
16%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
20%inclusion42 decks206 decks
0%synergy
Rooftop Assassin
20%inclusion41 decks206 decks
20%synergy
Starlit Soothsayer
17%inclusion30 decks178 decks
14%synergy
Starseer Mentor
17%inclusion30 decks179 decks
14%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
17%inclusion34 decks206 decks
13%synergy
Fiendish Panda
16%inclusion16 decks97 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion33 decks206 decks
1%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
16%inclusion32 decks206 decks
14%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
16%inclusion32 decks206 decks
1%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
16%inclusion32 decks206 decks
0%synergy
Soul Warden
16%inclusion32 decks206 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodbond Vampire
15%inclusion31 decks206 decks
14%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
14%inclusion29 decks206 decks
0%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
14%inclusion29 decks206 decks
9%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
14%inclusion28 decks206 decks
10%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
14%inclusion28 decks206 decks
3%synergy
Shroudstomper
13%inclusion17 decks127 decks
13%synergy
Twilight Prophet
13%inclusion27 decks206 decks
4%synergy
Moonrise Cleric
13%inclusion23 decks178 decks
10%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
13%inclusion26 decks206 decks
10%synergy
Vampire Scrivener
13%inclusion26 decks206 decks
12%synergy
Nykthos Paragon
12%inclusion25 decks206 decks
11%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
12%inclusion19 decks160 decks
6%synergy
Nullpriest of Oblivion
12%inclusion24 decks206 decks
10%synergy
Ajani's Pridemate
12%inclusion24 decks206 decks
9%synergy
Dazzling Angel
12%inclusion11 decks95 decks
9%synergy
Forerunner of the Legion
11%inclusion22 decks206 decks
9%synergy
Child of Night
11%inclusion22 decks206 decks
10%synergy
Pontiff of Blight
11%inclusion22 decks206 decks
8%synergy
Alpharael, Stonechosen
10%inclusion4 decks39 decks
9%synergy
Exemplar of Light
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Murder
33%inclusion67 decks206 decks
29%synergy
Revitalize
32%inclusion65 decks206 decks
30%synergy
Despark
29%inclusion59 decks206 decks
-2%synergy
Path to Exile
29%inclusion59 decks206 decks
-21%synergy
Disenchant
25%inclusion51 decks206 decks
21%synergy
Utter End
20%inclusion42 decks206 decks
9%synergy
Fracture
20%inclusion42 decks206 decks
0%synergy
Village Rites
16%inclusion33 decks206 decks
-6%synergy
Generous Gift
14%inclusion29 decks206 decks
-9%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
14%inclusion28 decks206 decks
-28%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion22 decks206 decks
6%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion22 decks206 decks
-14%synergy
Riot Control
10%inclusion21 decks206 decks
9%synergy
Winter's Intervention
10%inclusion13 decks129 decks
10%synergy
Sonar Strike
9.0%inclusion16 decks177 decks
8%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.7%inclusion18 decks206 decks
7%synergy
Invoke the Divine
8.3%inclusion17 decks206 decks
7%synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Breathe Your Last
7.5%inclusion15 decks200 decks
7%synergy
Return to Dust
7.3%inclusion15 decks206 decks
3%synergy
Sorin's Thirst
7.3%inclusion15 decks206 decks
7%synergy
Consuming Corruption
6.9%inclusion14 decks203 decks
6%synergy
Treacherous Greed
6.8%inclusion14 decks206 decks
5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
6.8%inclusion14 decks206 decks
-6%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
6.3%inclusion13 decks206 decks
1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.3%inclusion13 decks206 decks
2%synergy
Hazel's Nocturne
6.2%inclusion11 decks178 decks
5%synergy
Light of Hope
5.8%inclusion12 decks206 decks
5%synergy
Congregate
5.8%inclusion12 decks206 decks
5%synergy
Dissection Practice
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Stab
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Take Up the Shield
5.3%inclusion11 decks206 decks
5%synergy
Silverquill Charm
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Read the Bones
29%inclusion60 decks206 decks
19%synergy
Blood Tribute
25%inclusion52 decks206 decks
23%synergy
Rush of Dread
24%inclusion50 decks206 decks
23%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
23%inclusion48 decks206 decks
16%synergy
Fumigate
22%inclusion45 decks206 decks
15%synergy
Death Grasp
21%inclusion44 decks206 decks
21%synergy
Ambition's Cost
21%inclusion43 decks206 decks
19%synergy
Call to the Feast
17%inclusion36 decks206 decks
16%synergy
Vindicate
14%inclusion29 decks206 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion29 decks206 decks
-4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion28 decks206 decks
8%synergy
Austere Command
12%inclusion25 decks206 decks
-5%synergy
Sanctify
12%inclusion25 decks206 decks
11%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
12%inclusion24 decks206 decks
11%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion22 decks206 decks
-7%synergy
Feed the Swarm
11%inclusion22 decks206 decks
3%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
11%inclusion22 decks206 decks
7%synergy
Merciless Eviction
7.8%inclusion16 decks206 decks
3%synergy
Emerge from the Cocoon
7.7%inclusion10 decks130 decks
7%synergy
Vampire's Kiss
7.3%inclusion15 decks206 decks
7%synergy
Feast of Blood
7.3%inclusion15 decks206 decks
7%synergy
Damnable Pact
6.3%inclusion13 decks206 decks
6%synergy
Damn
6.3%inclusion13 decks206 decks
-26%synergy
Sovereign's Bite
5.8%inclusion12 decks206 decks
6%synergy
Queen's Commission
5.8%inclusion12 decks206 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Craving
5.8%inclusion12 decks206 decks
5%synergy
Fix What's Broken
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Sanguine Indulgence
5.3%inclusion11 decks206 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
24%inclusion49 decks206 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion48 decks206 decks
-1%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
22%inclusion46 decks206 decks
15%synergy
Quietus Spike
21%inclusion43 decks206 decks
20%synergy
Tithing Blade
17%inclusion34 decks206 decks
15%synergy
Sinister Monolith
13%inclusion24 decks178 decks
12%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
13%inclusion26 decks206 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Sigil
12%inclusion24 decks206 decks
9%synergy
Chalice of Life
11%inclusion22 decks206 decks
10%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
6%synergy
The Wind Crystal
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Wedding Invitation
10%inclusion20 decks206 decks
9%synergy
Campfire
9.2%inclusion19 decks206 decks
9%synergy
Scytheclaw
8.3%inclusion17 decks206 decks
8%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
7.3%inclusion15 decks206 decks
5%synergy
Blood Fountain
6.3%inclusion13 decks206 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.3%inclusion13 decks206 decks
-13%synergy
Ninja's Blades
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Warlock Class
31%inclusion64 decks206 decks
30%synergy
Lunar Convocation
31%inclusion55 decks178 decks
21%synergy
Cleric Class
31%inclusion63 decks206 decks
23%synergy
Greed
25%inclusion52 decks206 decks
21%synergy
Grievous Wound
25%inclusion33 decks133 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion38 decks206 decks
-10%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
16%inclusion33 decks206 decks
14%synergy
Vampiric Rites
14%inclusion28 decks206 decks
6%synergy
Life Insurance
13%inclusion26 decks206 decks
9%synergy
Glasswing Grace
12%inclusion24 decks204 decks
4%synergy
Dawn of Hope
12%inclusion24 decks206 decks
8%synergy
March of the Canonized
11%inclusion22 decks206 decks
5%synergy
Exquisite Blood
11%inclusion22 decks206 decks
-5%synergy
Blind Obedience
9.2%inclusion19 decks206 decks
-8%synergy
Campaign of Vengeance
9.2%inclusion19 decks206 decks
8%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
9.2%inclusion19 decks206 decks
5%synergy
Uneasy Alliance
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Wound Reflection
7.8%inclusion16 decks206 decks
5%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
7.3%inclusion15 decks206 decks
7%synergy
Light of Promise
7.3%inclusion15 decks206 decks
5%synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
7.3%inclusion15 decks206 decks
7%synergy
Gift of Fangs
7.3%inclusion15 decks206 decks
7%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
7.3%inclusion15 decks206 decks
-10%synergy
Leyline of Hope
7.0%inclusion13 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Griffin Aerie
6.8%inclusion14 decks206 decks
5%synergy
Banishing Light
6.8%inclusion14 decks206 decks
5%synergy
Gift of Orzhova
6.3%inclusion13 decks206 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Snack
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Case of the Uneaten Feast
5.8%inclusion12 decks206 decks
3%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
5.3%inclusion11 decks206 decks
-10%synergy
Mark of the Vampire
5.3%inclusion11 decks206 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
20%inclusion41 decks206 decks
15%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
17%inclusion36 decks206 decks
15%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
15%inclusion30 decks206 decks
10%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
7.3%inclusion15 decks206 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Restless Fortress
24%inclusion50 decks206 decks
18%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
22%inclusion45 decks206 decks
-11%synergy
Radiant Fountain
19%inclusion39 decks206 decks
16%synergy
Bojuka Bog
18%inclusion37 decks206 decks
-26%synergy
Rogue's Passage
18%inclusion37 decks206 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of the False God
16%inclusion33 decks206 decks
8%synergy
Shambling Vent
10%inclusion21 decks206 decks
5%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion20 decks206 decks
5%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
8.7%inclusion18 decks206 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.3%inclusion13 decks206 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.3%inclusion13 decks206 decks
-17%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
76%inclusion156 decks206 decks
-9%synergy
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion151 decks206 decks
-7%synergy
Orzhov Signet
53%inclusion110 decks206 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
40%inclusion83 decks206 decks
26%synergy
Pristine Talisman
37%inclusion77 decks206 decks
32%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
34%inclusion71 decks206 decks
29%synergy
Marble Diamond
32%inclusion66 decks206 decks
26%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion59 decks206 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
27%inclusion55 decks206 decks
-26%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion24 decks206 decks
-10%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
11%inclusion23 decks206 decks
9%synergy
Orzhov Locket
11%inclusion22 decks206 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.3%inclusion15 decks206 decks
-7%synergy
Potioner's Trove
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Keyrune
5.3%inclusion11 decks206 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion205 decks206 decks
2%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion203 decks206 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
80%inclusion164 decks206 decks
-7%synergy
Scoured Barrens
69%inclusion142 decks206 decks
46%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
49%inclusion100 decks206 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
45%inclusion93 decks206 decks
25%synergy
Temple of Silence
45%inclusion93 decks206 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Field
43%inclusion89 decks206 decks
-7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
38%inclusion79 decks206 decks
15%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
35%inclusion73 decks206 decks
27%synergy
Caves of Koilos
28%inclusion57 decks206 decks
-30%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
28%inclusion57 decks206 decks
-14%synergy
Forlorn Flats
23%inclusion48 decks206 decks
18%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion46 decks206 decks
4%synergy
Isolated Chapel
22%inclusion45 decks206 decks
-45%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion36 decks206 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion35 decks206 decks
-9%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
16%inclusion33 decks206 decks
5%synergy
Voldaren Estate
14%inclusion29 decks206 decks
9%synergy
Foot Headquarters
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
13%inclusion26 decks206 decks
12%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
12%inclusion25 decks206 decks
8%synergy
Glasswing Grace
12%inclusion24 decks204 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Moor
11%inclusion22 decks206 decks
8%synergy
Misty Palms Oasis
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Silverquill Campus
10%inclusion21 decks206 decks
5%synergy
Citadel Gate
10%inclusion20 decks206 decks
9%synergy
Neglected Manor
9.0%inclusion12 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Fetid Heath
8.7%inclusion18 decks206 decks
-33%synergy
Desolate Mire
8.3%inclusion17 decks206 decks
-9%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
8.3%inclusion17 decks206 decks
4%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
6.8%inclusion14 decks206 decks
-14%synergy
Thriving Heath
6.8%inclusion14 decks206 decks
4%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
6.3%inclusion13 decks206 decks
1%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.3%inclusion13 decks206 decks
-1%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
6.3%inclusion13 decks206 decks
0%synergy