Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Optimized

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
24%inclusion28 decks115 decks
17%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
15%inclusion17 decks115 decks
9%synergy
Stensian Sanguinist
15%inclusion18 decks122 decks
11%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
12%inclusion15 decks122 decks
-10%synergy
Pox Plague
10%inclusion11 decks115 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Exquisite Blood
92%inclusion326 decks354 decks
76%synergy
Sanguine Bond
94%inclusion333 decks354 decks
75%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
78%inclusion276 decks354 decks
58%synergy
Blood Tribute
58%inclusion206 decks354 decks
56%synergy
Exsanguinate
66%inclusion235 decks354 decks
53%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
63%inclusion224 decks354 decks
50%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
58%inclusion204 decks354 decks
50%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
59%inclusion208 decks353 decks
50%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
51%inclusion179 decks354 decks
48%synergy
Mortify
69%inclusion244 decks354 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Anguished Unmaking
70%inclusion248 decks354 decks
29%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
65%inclusion229 decks354 decks
1%synergy
Blood Artist
64%inclusion225 decks354 decks
34%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
57%inclusion203 decks354 decks
46%synergy
Path to Exile
51%inclusion180 decks354 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
50%inclusion176 decks354 decks
21%synergy
Dark Ritual
49%inclusion173 decks354 decks
24%synergy
Indulging Patrician
48%inclusion171 decks354 decks
43%synergy
Revival // Revenge
48%inclusion170 decks354 decks
44%synergy
Soul Warden
46%inclusion163 decks354 decks
29%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
42%inclusion150 decks354 decks
29%synergy
Smothering Tithe
40%inclusion140 decks354 decks
18%synergy
Demonic Tutor
32%inclusion112 decks354 decks
16%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
31%inclusion108 decks354 decks
20%synergy
Teferi's Protection
26%inclusion93 decks354 decks
11%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
21%inclusion75 decks354 decks
10%synergy
Farewell
20%inclusion71 decks354 decks
9%synergy
The One Ring
15%inclusion53 decks354 decks
9%synergy
Ancient Tomb
15%inclusion52 decks354 decks
9%synergy
Necropotence
12%inclusion41 decks354 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Elenda's Hierophant
44%inclusion154 decks354 decks
33%synergy
Drana's Emissary
42%inclusion148 decks354 decks
38%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
42%inclusion147 decks354 decks
28%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
40%inclusion141 decks354 decks
35%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
39%inclusion137 decks354 decks
34%synergy
Twilight Prophet
38%inclusion134 decks354 decks
29%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
35%inclusion123 decks354 decks
30%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
34%inclusion119 decks354 decks
23%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
33%inclusion116 decks353 decks
29%synergy
Markov Purifier
32%inclusion115 decks354 decks
30%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
32%inclusion112 decks354 decks
-2%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
32%inclusion112 decks354 decks
28%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
30%inclusion107 decks354 decks
28%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
30%inclusion105 decks354 decks
5%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
30%inclusion105 decks354 decks
28%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
29%inclusion102 decks354 decks
25%synergy
Suture Priest
25%inclusion88 decks354 decks
12%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
25%inclusion87 decks354 decks
23%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
24%inclusion86 decks354 decks
18%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
24%inclusion84 decks354 decks
5%synergy
Crypt Ghast
23%inclusion83 decks354 decks
17%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
22%inclusion79 decks354 decks
19%synergy
Soul's Attendant
22%inclusion78 decks354 decks
10%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
21%inclusion75 decks354 decks
15%synergy
Tithe Drinker
20%inclusion72 decks354 decks
17%synergy
Starscape Cleric
20%inclusion72 decks354 decks
11%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
20%inclusion70 decks354 decks
5%synergy
Cordial Vampire
20%inclusion70 decks354 decks
13%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
19%inclusion69 decks354 decks
8%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
19%inclusion69 decks354 decks
17%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
16%inclusion57 decks354 decks
11%synergy
Serra Ascendant
16%inclusion56 decks354 decks
9%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
16%inclusion55 decks354 decks
12%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
14%inclusion51 decks354 decks
11%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
14%inclusion51 decks354 decks
9%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
14%inclusion51 decks354 decks
10%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
14%inclusion49 decks354 decks
8%synergy
Esper Sentinel
14%inclusion48 decks354 decks
-4%synergy
Drana and Linvala
14%inclusion48 decks354 decks
6%synergy
Essence Channeler
13%inclusion45 decks354 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
12%inclusion44 decks354 decks
6%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
12%inclusion44 decks354 decks
11%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
12%inclusion44 decks354 decks
8%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
12%inclusion42 decks354 decks
7%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
12%inclusion42 decks354 decks
9%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
12%inclusion41 decks354 decks
4%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
12%inclusion41 decks354 decks
-8%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
11%inclusion40 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
11%inclusion36 decks326 decks
9%synergy
Witch of the Moors
11%inclusion39 decks354 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Fracture
27%inclusion95 decks354 decks
6%synergy
Despark
25%inclusion88 decks354 decks
-5%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
25%inclusion87 decks354 decks
22%synergy
Inkshield
14%inclusion51 decks354 decks
-6%synergy
Dawn's Truce
14%inclusion48 decks354 decks
6%synergy
Generous Gift
14%inclusion48 decks354 decks
-9%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
13%inclusion47 decks354 decks
9%synergy
Utter End
11%inclusion40 decks354 decks
-0%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
11%inclusion38 decks354 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion37 decks354 decks
-2%synergy
Murder
10%inclusion36 decks354 decks
6%synergy
Revitalize
10%inclusion36 decks354 decks
8%synergy
Village Rites
10%inclusion35 decks354 decks
-12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.5%inclusion30 decks354 decks
-4%synergy
Silence
6.8%inclusion24 decks354 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.5%inclusion23 decks354 decks
-16%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.5%inclusion23 decks354 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.2%inclusion22 decks354 decks
-5%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.6%inclusion20 decks354 decks
1%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
5.6%inclusion20 decks354 decks
-3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.6%inclusion20 decks354 decks
3%synergy
Reprieve
5.6%inclusion20 decks354 decks
-3%synergy
Silverquill Charm
5.6%inclusion7 decks126 decks
-0%synergy
Stinging Study
5.4%inclusion19 decks354 decks
4%synergy
Imp's Mischief
5.4%inclusion19 decks354 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Debt to the Deathless
45%inclusion158 decks354 decks
34%synergy
Damn
36%inclusion129 decks354 decks
4%synergy
Rush of Dread
33%inclusion116 decks354 decks
32%synergy
Sign in Blood
32%inclusion114 decks354 decks
14%synergy
Fumigate
28%inclusion100 decks354 decks
21%synergy
Toxic Deluge
24%inclusion85 decks354 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
20%inclusion72 decks354 decks
15%synergy
Read the Bones
18%inclusion62 decks354 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
16%inclusion58 decks354 decks
-2%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
16%inclusion55 decks354 decks
15%synergy
Temporal Extortion
14%inclusion50 decks354 decks
13%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
13%inclusion46 decks354 decks
12%synergy
Vindicate
13%inclusion45 decks354 decks
1%synergy
Reanimate
12%inclusion44 decks354 decks
-3%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
12%inclusion44 decks354 decks
9%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
12%inclusion42 decks354 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
11%inclusion39 decks354 decks
7%synergy
Austere Command
10%inclusion35 decks354 decks
-7%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
10%inclusion35 decks354 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
9.0%inclusion32 decks354 decks
1%synergy
New Blood
8.5%inclusion30 decks354 decks
5%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
7.3%inclusion26 decks354 decks
4%synergy
Death Grasp
7.1%inclusion25 decks354 decks
6%synergy
Sanctify
6.5%inclusion23 decks354 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
6.2%inclusion22 decks354 decks
-11%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.4%inclusion19 decks354 decks
-4%synergy
Damnable Pact
5.4%inclusion19 decks354 decks
5%synergy
Wrath of God
5.1%inclusion18 decks354 decks
-0%synergy
Damnation
5.1%inclusion18 decks354 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Aetherflux Reservoir
43%inclusion152 decks354 decks
35%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
38%inclusion135 decks354 decks
14%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
31%inclusion111 decks354 decks
24%synergy
The Wind Crystal
29%inclusion85 decks295 decks
22%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
26%inclusion93 decks354 decks
22%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion79 decks354 decks
3%synergy
Quietus Spike
18%inclusion65 decks354 decks
17%synergy
Jet Medallion
17%inclusion59 decks354 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Sigil
14%inclusion50 decks354 decks
11%synergy
Bontu's Monument
13%inclusion46 decks354 decks
8%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
12%inclusion36 decks299 decks
8%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
12%inclusion41 decks354 decks
7%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
12%inclusion41 decks354 decks
9%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
11%inclusion40 decks354 decks
9%synergy
Pearl Medallion
10%inclusion35 decks354 decks
3%synergy
Chalice of Life
8.5%inclusion30 decks354 decks
8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.9%inclusion28 decks354 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.5%inclusion23 decks354 decks
-6%synergy
Sinister Monolith
6.5%inclusion23 decks354 decks
5%synergy
Scytheclaw
6.5%inclusion23 decks354 decks
6%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.2%inclusion22 decks354 decks
3%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
5.4%inclusion19 decks354 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Wound Reflection
38%inclusion134 decks354 decks
35%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
36%inclusion126 decks354 decks
20%synergy
Black Market Connections
32%inclusion113 decks354 decks
10%synergy
Blind Obedience
31%inclusion110 decks354 decks
14%synergy
Cleric Class
26%inclusion91 decks354 decks
19%synergy
Grievous Wound
24%inclusion84 decks354 decks
21%synergy
Lunar Convocation
23%inclusion81 decks354 decks
13%synergy
Ghostly Prison
19%inclusion69 decks354 decks
4%synergy
Boon Reflection
17%inclusion60 decks354 decks
15%synergy
Land Tax
16%inclusion56 decks354 decks
4%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
14%inclusion48 decks354 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Remedy
12%inclusion43 decks354 decks
10%synergy
Warlock Class
11%inclusion38 decks354 decks
10%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
10%inclusion37 decks354 decks
6%synergy
Greed
10%inclusion35 decks354 decks
6%synergy
Painful Quandary
10%inclusion35 decks354 decks
7%synergy
March of the Canonized
9.3%inclusion33 decks354 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of Hope
9.0%inclusion32 decks354 decks
7%synergy
Life Insurance
8.8%inclusion31 decks354 decks
6%synergy
Test of Endurance
8.5%inclusion30 decks354 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Bonds
7.1%inclusion25 decks354 decks
5%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.9%inclusion21 decks354 decks
-12%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
5.4%inclusion19 decks354 decks
-1%synergy
Glasswing Grace
5.4%inclusion19 decks354 decks
-3%synergy
Black Market
5.4%inclusion19 decks354 decks
-1%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
5.1%inclusion18 decks354 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
27%inclusion94 decks354 decks
24%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
14%inclusion50 decks354 decks
10%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
13%inclusion47 decks354 decks
11%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
8.8%inclusion31 decks354 decks
4%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
7.9%inclusion28 decks354 decks
7%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
7.6%inclusion27 decks354 decks
6%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
5.9%inclusion21 decks354 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion164 decks354 decks
2%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
41%inclusion144 decks354 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion118 decks354 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
31%inclusion108 decks354 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
28%inclusion98 decks354 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
23%inclusion80 decks354 decks
11%synergy
Restless Fortress
18%inclusion65 decks354 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion48 decks354 decks
6%synergy
Radiant Fountain
13%inclusion47 decks354 decks
10%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
8.8%inclusion31 decks354 decks
7%synergy
Shambling Vent
7.9%inclusion28 decks354 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.6%inclusion27 decks354 decks
-3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.6%inclusion27 decks354 decks
-1%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
7.4%inclusion22 decks299 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.1%inclusion25 decks354 decks
2%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.1%inclusion25 decks354 decks
4%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
5.9%inclusion21 decks354 decks
-3%synergy
War Room
5.6%inclusion20 decks354 decks
-3%synergy
Command Beacon
5.6%inclusion20 decks354 decks
2%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
5.4%inclusion19 decks354 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion331 decks354 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion306 decks354 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
56%inclusion199 decks354 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
49%inclusion172 decks354 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
27%inclusion97 decks354 decks
13%synergy
Pristine Talisman
25%inclusion88 decks354 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion65 decks354 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion59 decks354 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion57 decks354 decks
-6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.8%inclusion24 decks354 decks
1%synergy
Patchwork Banner
6.2%inclusion22 decks354 decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.2%inclusion22 decks354 decks
4%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.9%inclusion15 decks255 decks
1%synergy
Marble Diamond
5.6%inclusion20 decks354 decks
0%synergy
Chrome Mox
5.1%inclusion18 decks354 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion351 decks354 decks
1%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion351 decks354 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion320 decks354 decks
4%synergy
Isolated Chapel
68%inclusion242 decks354 decks
1%synergy
Godless Shrine
56%inclusion198 decks354 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Field
53%inclusion186 decks354 decks
2%synergy
Caves of Koilos
51%inclusion179 decks354 decks
-7%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
47%inclusion166 decks354 decks
8%synergy
Scoured Barrens
47%inclusion165 decks354 decks
24%synergy
Temple of Silence
46%inclusion162 decks354 decks
7%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
44%inclusion155 decks354 decks
6%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
41%inclusion145 decks354 decks
-1%synergy
Vault of Champions
37%inclusion130 decks354 decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
36%inclusion129 decks354 decks
13%synergy
Fetid Heath
32%inclusion113 decks354 decks
-10%synergy
Marsh Flats
31%inclusion108 decks354 decks
1%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
25%inclusion90 decks354 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion84 decks354 decks
4%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
22%inclusion76 decks349 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion73 decks354 decks
-5%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
20%inclusion72 decks354 decks
-0%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
20%inclusion70 decks354 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion68 decks354 decks
1%synergy
Voldaren Estate
19%inclusion66 decks354 decks
14%synergy
Desolate Mire
14%inclusion50 decks354 decks
-4%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
13%inclusion46 decks354 decks
2%synergy
Scrubland
13%inclusion46 decks354 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion45 decks354 decks
-2%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
13%inclusion45 decks354 decks
5%synergy
Forlorn Flats
13%inclusion45 decks354 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion37 decks354 decks
-2%synergy
Silent Clearing
10%inclusion37 decks354 decks
-4%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.0%inclusion32 decks354 decks
-3%synergy
Turbulent Moor
9.0%inclusion11 decks122 decks
-13%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
8.8%inclusion31 decks354 decks
5%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
8.5%inclusion30 decks354 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.2%inclusion29 decks354 decks
5%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
7.3%inclusion26 decks354 decks
2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.2%inclusion22 decks354 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.2%inclusion22 decks354 decks
-5%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
5.6%inclusion20 decks354 decks
5%synergy
Glasswing Grace
5.4%inclusion19 decks354 decks
-3%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
5.4%inclusion19 decks354 decks
-1%synergy
Obscura Storefront
5.4%inclusion19 decks354 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.4%inclusion19 decks354 decks
3%synergy
Witch Enchanter
5.1%inclusion18 decks354 decks
-7%synergy