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Jeff Girten
Jul 31, 2025
Jeff Girten
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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Exquisite Blood
87%inclusion197 decks226 decks
70%synergy
Sanguine Bond
90%inclusion203 decks226 decks
69%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
91%inclusion205 decks226 decks
69%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
71%inclusion67 decks94 decks
62%synergy
Blood Tribute
63%inclusion142 decks226 decks
61%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
68%inclusion153 decks226 decks
60%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
63%inclusion143 decks226 decks
55%synergy
Revival // Revenge
58%inclusion130 decks226 decks
53%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
72%inclusion162 decks226 decks
51%synergy
Exsanguinate
62%inclusion141 decks226 decks
50%synergy
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Swords to Plowshares
81%inclusion182 decks226 decks
16%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
71%inclusion161 decks226 decks
31%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
60%inclusion136 decks226 decks
46%synergy
Dark Ritual
58%inclusion130 decks226 decks
34%synergy
Black Market Connections
58%inclusion130 decks226 decks
36%synergy
Path to Exile
54%inclusion123 decks226 decks
5%synergy
Soul Warden
54%inclusion123 decks226 decks
37%synergy
Crypt Ghast
53%inclusion119 decks226 decks
45%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
50%inclusion112 decks226 decks
40%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
49%inclusion111 decks226 decks
35%synergy
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Smothering Tithe
70%inclusion159 decks226 decks
47%synergy
Demonic Tutor
67%inclusion151 decks226 decks
51%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
62%inclusion140 decks226 decks
51%synergy
Teferi's Protection
61%inclusion137 decks226 decks
45%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
58%inclusion131 decks226 decks
44%synergy
Ancient Tomb
44%inclusion100 decks226 decks
38%synergy
The One Ring
38%inclusion86 decks226 decks
32%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
37%inclusion84 decks226 decks
26%synergy
Farewell
33%inclusion75 decks226 decks
20%synergy
Necropotence
26%inclusion58 decks226 decks
19%synergy
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Indulging Patrician
48%inclusion109 decks226 decks
43%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
46%inclusion93 decks202 decks
41%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
46%inclusion86 decks188 decks
34%synergy
Blood Artist
45%inclusion102 decks226 decks
14%synergy
Esper Sentinel
45%inclusion102 decks226 decks
27%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
44%inclusion99 decks226 decks
37%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
43%inclusion98 decks226 decks
38%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
43%inclusion97 decks226 decks
31%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
42%inclusion94 decks226 decks
30%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
40%inclusion90 decks226 decks
35%synergy
Serra Ascendant
39%inclusion88 decks226 decks
32%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
37%inclusion54 decks146 decks
35%synergy
Soul's Attendant
37%inclusion83 decks226 decks
24%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
35%inclusion79 decks226 decks
30%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
35%inclusion79 decks226 decks
28%synergy
Twilight Prophet
35%inclusion78 decks226 decks
24%synergy
Suture Priest
33%inclusion74 decks226 decks
19%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
30%inclusion68 decks226 decks
-5%synergy
The Gaffer
30%inclusion67 decks226 decks
26%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
27%inclusion24 decks90 decks
22%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
27%inclusion60 decks226 decks
15%synergy
Drana's Emissary
26%inclusion59 decks226 decks
21%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
25%inclusion56 decks226 decks
22%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
25%inclusion56 decks226 decks
23%synergy
Markov Purifier
24%inclusion55 decks226 decks
21%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
23%inclusion53 decks226 decks
4%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
23%inclusion53 decks226 decks
20%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
22%inclusion49 decks226 decks
15%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
21%inclusion48 decks226 decks
1%synergy
Starscape Cleric
21%inclusion38 decks180 decks
11%synergy
Alpharael, Stonechosen
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
20%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
20%inclusion45 decks226 decks
-6%synergy
Drana and Linvala
19%inclusion44 decks226 decks
12%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
19%inclusion44 decks226 decks
15%synergy
Tithe Drinker
19%inclusion43 decks226 decks
15%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
17%inclusion38 decks226 decks
9%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
16%inclusion37 decks226 decks
14%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
16%inclusion36 decks226 decks
11%synergy
Witch of the Moors
16%inclusion36 decks226 decks
13%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
15%inclusion35 decks226 decks
11%synergy
Cordial Vampire
15%inclusion35 decks226 decks
8%synergy
Grand Abolisher
15%inclusion33 decks226 decks
5%synergy
Essence Channeler
14%inclusion26 decks180 decks
8%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
14%inclusion32 decks226 decks
13%synergy
Witch Enchanter
14%inclusion28 decks201 decks
2%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion31 decks226 decks
-2%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
14%inclusion31 decks226 decks
9%synergy
Karlov of the Ghost Council
13%inclusion29 decks226 decks
8%synergy
Vein Ripper
13%inclusion29 decks226 decks
10%synergy
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Mortify
49%inclusion110 decks226 decks
26%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
45%inclusion102 decks226 decks
42%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
29%inclusion66 decks226 decks
26%synergy
Fracture
28%inclusion64 decks226 decks
9%synergy
Despark
23%inclusion51 decks226 decks
-8%synergy
Inkshield
21%inclusion48 decks226 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion42 decks201 decks
8%synergy
Generous Gift
20%inclusion46 decks226 decks
-4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
19%inclusion43 decks226 decks
8%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
18%inclusion41 decks226 decks
13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion40 decks226 decks
6%synergy
Dawn's Truce
16%inclusion29 decks181 decks
9%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
15%inclusion33 decks226 decks
1%synergy
Stinging Study
12%inclusion26 decks226 decks
10%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
12%inclusion26 decks226 decks
3%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
8.4%inclusion19 decks226 decks
3%synergy
Reprieve
8.4%inclusion19 decks226 decks
1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.0%inclusion18 decks226 decks
4%synergy
Judgment of Alexander
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
7.5%inclusion15 decks201 decks
0%synergy
Imp's Mischief
7.1%inclusion16 decks226 decks
3%synergy
Revitalize
7.1%inclusion16 decks226 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.6%inclusion15 decks226 decks
4%synergy
Silence
6.6%inclusion15 decks226 decks
3%synergy
Ad Nauseam
6.2%inclusion14 decks226 decks
4%synergy
Culling the Weak
5.3%inclusion12 decks226 decks
2%synergy
Akroma's Will
5.3%inclusion12 decks226 decks
-1%synergy
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Damn
44%inclusion99 decks226 decks
11%synergy
Rush of Dread
36%inclusion77 decks212 decks
35%synergy
Toxic Deluge
35%inclusion79 decks226 decks
18%synergy
Sign in Blood
31%inclusion70 decks226 decks
13%synergy
Temporal Extortion
23%inclusion51 decks226 decks
22%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
22%inclusion50 decks226 decks
22%synergy
Grim Tutor
21%inclusion47 decks226 decks
17%synergy
Fumigate
20%inclusion45 decks226 decks
12%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
17%inclusion39 decks226 decks
15%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
17%inclusion38 decks226 decks
16%synergy
Night's Whisper
16%inclusion37 decks226 decks
-1%synergy
Imperial Seal
15%inclusion34 decks226 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
15%inclusion33 decks226 decks
-1%synergy
Read the Bones
12%inclusion28 decks226 decks
2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
12%inclusion26 decks212 decks
8%synergy
Vindicate
12%inclusion26 decks226 decks
-1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion24 decks226 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
9.3%inclusion21 decks226 decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Damnation
8.0%inclusion18 decks226 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.5%inclusion17 decks226 decks
3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
7.5%inclusion17 decks226 decks
0%synergy
Austere Command
7.1%inclusion16 decks226 decks
-11%synergy
Wrath of God
7.1%inclusion16 decks226 decks
1%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
7.1%inclusion16 decks226 decks
4%synergy
Villainous Wrath
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
6.2%inclusion14 decks226 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.8%inclusion13 decks226 decks
-4%synergy
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Alhammarret's Archive
43%inclusion98 decks226 decks
39%synergy
Lightning Greaves
41%inclusion93 decks226 decks
21%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
34%inclusion77 decks226 decks
26%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
25%inclusion56 decks226 decks
22%synergy
Tainted Sigil
23%inclusion53 decks226 decks
21%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion48 decks226 decks
-4%synergy
The Wind Crystal
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
16%inclusion31 decks191 decks
13%synergy
Jet Medallion
15%inclusion34 decks226 decks
9%synergy
Quietus Spike
14%inclusion31 decks226 decks
13%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
13%inclusion30 decks226 decks
9%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
12%inclusion28 decks226 decks
9%synergy
Pearl Medallion
12%inclusion26 decks226 decks
6%synergy
Bontu's Monument
10%inclusion23 decks226 decks
5%synergy
Expedition Map
10%inclusion22 decks226 decks
7%synergy
Chalice of Life
8.8%inclusion20 decks226 decks
8%synergy
Wedding Ring
8.4%inclusion19 decks226 decks
6%synergy
Scytheclaw
7.5%inclusion17 decks226 decks
7%synergy
Strionic Resonator
7.1%inclusion16 decks226 decks
5%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Mithril Coat
6.6%inclusion15 decks226 decks
4%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
6.6%inclusion15 decks226 decks
1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.2%inclusion14 decks226 decks
-8%synergy
Whip of Erebos
5.3%inclusion12 decks226 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Wound Reflection
48%inclusion108 decks226 decks
45%synergy
Blind Obedience
44%inclusion99 decks226 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
42%inclusion95 decks226 decks
12%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
36%inclusion82 decks226 decks
21%synergy
Land Tax
30%inclusion68 decks226 decks
20%synergy
Ghostly Prison
29%inclusion65 decks226 decks
14%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
27%inclusion60 decks226 decks
16%synergy
Lunar Convocation
26%inclusion46 decks180 decks
14%synergy
Boon Reflection
23%inclusion52 decks226 decks
21%synergy
Grievous Wound
19%inclusion28 decks146 decks
16%synergy
Cleric Class
19%inclusion43 decks226 decks
11%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
16%inclusion37 decks226 decks
12%synergy
Warlock Class
14%inclusion32 decks226 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Remedy
14%inclusion31 decks226 decks
12%synergy
Greed
12%inclusion28 decks226 decks
8%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
12%inclusion26 decks226 decks
6%synergy
Axis of Mortality
11%inclusion24 decks226 decks
9%synergy
Painful Quandary
10%inclusion22 decks226 decks
7%synergy
Test of Endurance
10%inclusion22 decks226 decks
8%synergy
Life Insurance
9.3%inclusion21 decks226 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Bonds
8.8%inclusion20 decks226 decks
7%synergy
Black Market
7.5%inclusion17 decks226 decks
0%synergy
No Mercy
7.5%inclusion17 decks226 decks
6%synergy
With Great Power...
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Parker Luck
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Legion's Landing
6.2%inclusion14 decks226 decks
3%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
6.2%inclusion9 decks146 decks
5%synergy
Dawn of Hope
5.8%inclusion13 decks226 decks
2%synergy
Necrodominance
5.6%inclusion11 decks198 decks
5%synergy
Glasswing Grace
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
-2%synergy
Smuggler's Share
5.3%inclusion12 decks226 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
39%inclusion88 decks226 decks
37%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
12%inclusion27 decks226 decks
10%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
10%inclusion23 decks226 decks
5%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
10%inclusion22 decks226 decks
8%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
6.6%inclusion15 decks226 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
58%inclusion131 decks226 decks
46%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion95 decks226 decks
-2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion86 decks226 decks
15%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
38%inclusion85 decks226 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
24%inclusion54 decks226 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
23%inclusion52 decks226 decks
3%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
22%inclusion49 decks226 decks
12%synergy
Restless Fortress
17%inclusion38 decks226 decks
9%synergy
Radiant Fountain
15%inclusion35 decks226 decks
12%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Castle Locthwain
14%inclusion32 decks226 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion30 decks226 decks
8%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
12%inclusion28 decks226 decks
5%synergy
War Room
12%inclusion28 decks226 decks
5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
12%inclusion27 decks226 decks
8%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
9.3%inclusion21 decks226 decks
9%synergy
Shambling Vent
9.3%inclusion21 decks226 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
8.8%inclusion20 decks226 decks
-7%synergy
Command Beacon
8.8%inclusion20 decks226 decks
6%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.5%inclusion17 decks226 decks
3%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
6.7%inclusion3 decks45 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.6%inclusion15 decks226 decks
-2%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.2%inclusion14 decks226 decks
3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.8%inclusion13 decks226 decks
0%synergy
Three Tree City
5.5%inclusion10 decks183 decks
1%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
5.3%inclusion12 decks226 decks
4%synergy
Strip Mine
5.3%inclusion12 decks226 decks
3%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
5.3%inclusion12 decks226 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion215 decks226 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion196 decks226 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
64%inclusion145 decks226 decks
11%synergy
Orzhov Signet
57%inclusion128 decks226 decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion59 decks226 decks
5%synergy
Mana Crypt
23%inclusion52 decks226 decks
22%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion43 decks226 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion41 decks226 decks
4%synergy
Pristine Talisman
18%inclusion40 decks226 decks
12%synergy
Mana Vault
15%inclusion34 decks226 decks
13%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
13%inclusion29 decks226 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion24 decks226 decks
-6%synergy
Lotus Petal
9.3%inclusion21 decks226 decks
6%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.4%inclusion19 decks226 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.1%inclusion16 decks226 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.2%inclusion14 decks226 decks
4%synergy
Mox Opal
6.2%inclusion14 decks226 decks
5%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
1%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.8%inclusion13 decks226 decks
4%synergy
Mox Amber
5.3%inclusion12 decks226 decks
2%synergy
Marble Diamond
5.3%inclusion12 decks226 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion217 decks226 decks
-2%synergy
Plains
96%inclusion216 decks226 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion206 decks226 decks
5%synergy
Godless Shrine
88%inclusion199 decks226 decks
38%synergy
Marsh Flats
77%inclusion175 decks226 decks
48%synergy
Vault of Champions
77%inclusion175 decks226 decks
38%synergy
Isolated Chapel
70%inclusion159 decks226 decks
5%synergy
Scrubland
68%inclusion153 decks226 decks
56%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
63%inclusion142 decks226 decks
28%synergy
Caves of Koilos
59%inclusion134 decks226 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Field
50%inclusion114 decks226 decks
-1%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
45%inclusion101 decks226 decks
18%synergy
Fetid Heath
45%inclusion101 decks226 decks
6%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
41%inclusion93 decks226 decks
19%synergy
Silent Clearing
38%inclusion85 decks226 decks
22%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
36%inclusion82 decks226 decks
-5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
30%inclusion67 decks226 decks
24%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
26%inclusion59 decks226 decks
-15%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
24%inclusion11 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
21%inclusion48 decks226 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion42 decks201 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion47 decks226 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Silence
21%inclusion47 decks226 decks
-20%synergy
Polluted Delta
21%inclusion47 decks226 decks
15%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
19%inclusion44 decks226 decks
14%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion44 decks226 decks
-4%synergy
Scoured Barrens
19%inclusion44 decks226 decks
-4%synergy
Desolate Mire
19%inclusion43 decks222 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
19%inclusion42 decks226 decks
12%synergy
Windswept Heath
18%inclusion41 decks226 decks
12%synergy
Reflecting Pool
18%inclusion41 decks226 decks
15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion40 decks226 decks
6%synergy
Flooded Strand
18%inclusion40 decks226 decks
12%synergy
Arid Mesa
17%inclusion39 decks226 decks
11%synergy
Mana Confluence
17%inclusion39 decks226 decks
14%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
16%inclusion36 decks226 decks
-5%synergy
City of Brass
16%inclusion36 decks226 decks
12%synergy
Cavern of Souls
14%inclusion32 decks226 decks
9%synergy
Witch Enchanter
14%inclusion28 decks201 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion29 decks226 decks
-7%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
12%inclusion27 decks226 decks
1%synergy
Voldaren Estate
8.8%inclusion20 decks226 decks
3%synergy
Sejiri Shelter
8.4%inclusion19 decks226 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.1%inclusion16 decks197 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.0%inclusion18 decks226 decks
-13%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.5%inclusion17 decks226 decks
3%synergy
Forlorn Flats
6.5%inclusion14 decks215 decks
1%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.2%inclusion14 decks226 decks
-2%synergy
Glasswing Grace
5.5%inclusion11 decks201 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
5.3%inclusion12 decks226 decks
2%synergy
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