Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Midrange

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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
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Sanguine Bond
95%inclusion20 decks21 decks
74%synergy
Blood Tribute
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
64%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
63%synergy
Mortify
81%inclusion17 decks21 decks
58%synergy
Exquisite Blood
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
54%synergy
Revival // Revenge
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
52%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
52%synergy
Exsanguinate
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
45%synergy
Indulging Patrician
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
41%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
40%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
71%inclusion15 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Blind Obedience
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
29%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
34%synergy
Damn
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
34%synergy
Dark Ritual
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
34%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Smothering Tithe
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Teferi's Protection
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Elenda's Hierophant
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
30%synergy
Soul Warden
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Twilight Prophet
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
42%inclusion8 decks19 decks
32%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
28%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
30%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
29%synergy
Cordial Vampire
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Crypt Ghast
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Mister Negative
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Alpharael, Stonechosen
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Soul's Attendant
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Markov Purifier
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-3%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
16%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Drana and Linvala
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Bloodwitch
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-16%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Henrika Domnathi
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Sangromancer
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Vein Ripper
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Tithe Drinker
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Essence Channeler
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Witch of the Moors
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Athreos, God of Passage
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Angel of Destiny
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
-6%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
30%synergy
Inkshield
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Go for the Throat
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Despark
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Fell the Profane
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Fracture
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Murder
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Generous Gift
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-10%synergy
Deadly Dispute
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Disenchant
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Reprieve
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Stinging Study
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Return to Dust
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Riot Control
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Urge to Feed
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Utter End
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Village Rites
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-13%synergy
Dawn's Truce
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Treacherous Greed
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Revitalize
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Restoration Magic
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Temporal Extortion
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
33%synergy
Night's Whisper
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Fumigate
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
21%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Farewell
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Read the Bones
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
13%synergy
New Blood
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Rush of Dread
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Ambition's Cost
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-4%synergy
Damnable Pact
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Feed the Swarm
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Vindicate
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Sanctify
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Vicious Rumors
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Killing Wave
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Death Grasp
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Feast of Blood
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Sanguine Indulgence
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Austere Command
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-9%synergy
Call to the Feast
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Grim Tutor
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
18%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Quietus Spike
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Sigil
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Jet Medallion
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
14%synergy
The Wind Crystal
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Chalice of Life
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Urza's Incubator
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Pearl Medallion
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Wedding Ring
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Bontu's Monument
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Scytheclaw
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Aettir and Priwen
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Excalibur II
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Grievous Wound
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
30%synergy
Wound Reflection
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
26%synergy
Black Market Connections
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Ghostly Prison
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
14%synergy
Life Insurance
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Lunar Convocation
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Legion's Landing
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
20%synergy
Test of Endurance
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Land Tax
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Cleric Class
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Remedy
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
March of the Canonized
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Hope
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Warlock Class
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Bonds
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Axis of Mortality
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Light of Promise
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
No Mercy
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Painful Quandary
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Black Market
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
40%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
27%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Rogue's Passage
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
23%synergy
Radiant Fountain
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
25%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
-5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Coffers
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Restless Fortress
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Shambling Vent
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Witch's Cottage
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
War Room
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion21 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Signet
81%inclusion17 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Signet
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Pristine Talisman
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Commander's Sphere
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
The Soul Stone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Patriar's Seal
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-11%synergy
White Auracite
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion21 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion21 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion18 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Caves of Koilos
76%inclusion16 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Scoured Barrens
67%inclusion14 decks21 decks
42%synergy
Isolated Chapel
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
-8%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Field
52%inclusion11 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Godless Shrine
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of Silence
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
48%inclusion10 decks21 decks
24%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Vault of Champions
43%inclusion9 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Fetid Heath
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Voldaren Estate
38%inclusion8 decks21 decks
32%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
33%inclusion7 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Desolate Mire
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
15%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Marsh Flats
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-11%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Thriving Moor
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Forlorn Flats
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Silent Clearing
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-1%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Reflecting Pool
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Cavern of Souls
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
10%synergy
Thriving Heath
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Citadel Gate
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Flooded Strand
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
4%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-15%synergy