Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Optimized

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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!
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1.6%inclusion1 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Adept Watershaper
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0%synergy
Barbed Bloodletter
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1%synergy
Abigale, Eloquent First-Year
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-2%synergy
Prideful Feastling
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1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Exquisite Blood
93%inclusion255 decks275 decks
76%synergy
Sanguine Bond
95%inclusion260 decks275 decks
74%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
81%inclusion224 decks275 decks
60%synergy
Blood Tribute
60%inclusion164 decks275 decks
58%synergy
Exsanguinate
67%inclusion185 decks275 decks
55%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
61%inclusion168 decks275 decks
53%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
52%inclusion142 decks275 decks
49%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
62%inclusion171 decks275 decks
48%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
58%inclusion158 decks274 decks
48%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
59%inclusion162 decks275 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Anguished Unmaking
69%inclusion189 decks275 decks
29%synergy
Mortify
65%inclusion180 decks275 decks
43%synergy
Blood Artist
65%inclusion179 decks275 decks
34%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
65%inclusion179 decks275 decks
1%synergy
Revival // Revenge
51%inclusion141 decks275 decks
47%synergy
Path to Exile
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0%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
49%inclusion134 decks275 decks
19%synergy
Indulging Patrician
48%inclusion132 decks275 decks
43%synergy
Soul Warden
47%inclusion128 decks275 decks
29%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
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37%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
42%inclusion115 decks275 decks
28%synergy
Smothering Tithe
41%inclusion112 decks275 decks
18%synergy
Demonic Tutor
34%inclusion94 decks275 decks
19%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
30%inclusion83 decks275 decks
19%synergy
Teferi's Protection
28%inclusion76 decks275 decks
12%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
21%inclusion59 decks275 decks
10%synergy
Farewell
20%inclusion56 decks275 decks
8%synergy
The One Ring
17%inclusion47 decks275 decks
11%synergy
Ancient Tomb
15%inclusion40 decks275 decks
8%synergy
Necropotence
12%inclusion32 decks275 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Elenda's Hierophant
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33%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
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37%synergy
Drana's Emissary
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38%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
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28%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
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35%synergy
Twilight Prophet
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28%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
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32%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
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31%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
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23%synergy
Markov Purifier
32%inclusion89 decks275 decks
29%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
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30%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
32%inclusion88 decks275 decks
-3%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
31%inclusion85 decks275 decks
5%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
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26%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
29%inclusion81 decks275 decks
28%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
28%inclusion76 decks275 decks
23%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
27%inclusion73 decks275 decks
20%synergy
Crypt Ghast
25%inclusion68 decks275 decks
17%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
25%inclusion68 decks275 decks
5%synergy
Suture Priest
24%inclusion67 decks275 decks
11%synergy
Soul's Attendant
23%inclusion63 decks275 decks
10%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
23%inclusion63 decks275 decks
21%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
22%inclusion61 decks275 decks
18%synergy
Tithe Drinker
21%inclusion59 decks275 decks
18%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
21%inclusion59 decks275 decks
10%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
21%inclusion58 decks275 decks
18%synergy
Starscape Cleric
21%inclusion58 decks275 decks
11%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
21%inclusion57 decks275 decks
14%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
19%inclusion53 decks275 decks
16%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
19%inclusion52 decks275 decks
4%synergy
Serra Ascendant
17%inclusion48 decks275 decks
11%synergy
Cordial Vampire
17%inclusion47 decks275 decks
10%synergy
Drana and Linvala
16%inclusion44 decks275 decks
8%synergy
Essence Channeler
15%inclusion41 decks275 decks
9%synergy
Esper Sentinel
14%inclusion39 decks275 decks
-4%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
14%inclusion38 decks275 decks
7%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
14%inclusion38 decks275 decks
9%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
13%inclusion36 decks275 decks
9%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
13%inclusion36 decks275 decks
8%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
13%inclusion32 decks246 decks
11%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
13%inclusion35 decks275 decks
5%synergy
Witch of the Moors
12%inclusion34 decks275 decks
9%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
12%inclusion34 decks275 decks
8%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
12%inclusion34 decks275 decks
10%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
12%inclusion33 decks275 decks
6%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
12%inclusion33 decks275 decks
6%synergy
Markov Baron
12%inclusion32 decks275 decks
10%synergy
Grand Abolisher
12%inclusion32 decks275 decks
2%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
11%inclusion31 decks274 decks
9%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
11%inclusion31 decks275 decks
-9%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
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22%synergy
Fracture
28%inclusion77 decks275 decks
9%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
25%inclusion70 decks275 decks
22%synergy
Despark
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-8%synergy
Dawn's Truce
15%inclusion42 decks275 decks
8%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
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10%synergy
Generous Gift
15%inclusion41 decks275 decks
-9%synergy
Inkshield
15%inclusion40 decks275 decks
-3%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
12%inclusion32 decks275 decks
-2%synergy
Revitalize
11%inclusion30 decks275 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion28 decks275 decks
-2%synergy
Murder
10%inclusion28 decks275 decks
6%synergy
Utter End
10%inclusion27 decks275 decks
-3%synergy
Village Rites
9.1%inclusion25 decks275 decks
-13%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.4%inclusion23 decks275 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.3%inclusion20 decks275 decks
-4%synergy
Imp's Mischief
6.5%inclusion18 decks275 decks
2%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
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-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
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2%synergy
Reprieve
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-2%synergy
Stinging Study
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4%synergy
Deadly Dispute
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-16%synergy
Silence
5.8%inclusion16 decks275 decks
2%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.5%inclusion15 decks275 decks
1%synergy
Angel's Grace
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3%synergy
Sorceries
Damn
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4%synergy
Rush of Dread
35%inclusion97 decks275 decks
34%synergy
Sign in Blood
33%inclusion92 decks275 decks
16%synergy
Fumigate
29%inclusion79 decks275 decks
21%synergy
Toxic Deluge
25%inclusion68 decks275 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
21%inclusion58 decks275 decks
15%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
19%inclusion51 decks275 decks
18%synergy
Read the Bones
19%inclusion51 decks275 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion47 decks275 decks
0%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
15%inclusion42 decks275 decks
14%synergy
Temporal Extortion
15%inclusion40 decks275 decks
14%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
14%inclusion38 decks275 decks
10%synergy
Grim Tutor
13%inclusion37 decks275 decks
10%synergy
Vindicate
13%inclusion35 decks275 decks
0%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
12%inclusion34 decks275 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion31 decks275 decks
-4%synergy
Austere Command
10%inclusion28 decks275 decks
-8%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
9.5%inclusion26 decks275 decks
5%synergy
New Blood
9.1%inclusion25 decks275 decks
6%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
7.6%inclusion21 decks275 decks
4%synergy
Feed the Swarm
7.6%inclusion21 decks275 decks
0%synergy
Victimize
6.9%inclusion19 decks275 decks
-11%synergy
Death Grasp
6.9%inclusion19 decks275 decks
6%synergy
Sanctify
6.5%inclusion18 decks275 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.8%inclusion16 decks274 decks
0%synergy
Imperial Seal
5.5%inclusion15 decks275 decks
3%synergy
Damnable Pact
5.5%inclusion15 decks275 decks
5%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
5.5%inclusion15 decks275 decks
3%synergy
Wrath of God
5.5%inclusion15 decks275 decks
-1%synergy
Damnation
5.5%inclusion15 decks275 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.1%inclusion14 decks275 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Aetherflux Reservoir
44%inclusion120 decks275 decks
35%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
39%inclusion106 decks275 decks
13%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
32%inclusion88 decks275 decks
24%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
27%inclusion74 decks275 decks
23%synergy
The Wind Crystal
25%inclusion54 decks213 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
24%inclusion66 decks275 decks
4%synergy
Quietus Spike
19%inclusion53 decks275 decks
18%synergy
Tainted Sigil
15%inclusion40 decks275 decks
12%synergy
Jet Medallion
14%inclusion38 decks275 decks
8%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
14%inclusion38 decks275 decks
11%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
13%inclusion35 decks275 decks
10%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
12%inclusion27 decks217 decks
8%synergy
Bontu's Monument
12%inclusion32 decks275 decks
6%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
10%inclusion27 decks275 decks
4%synergy
Pearl Medallion
9.1%inclusion25 decks275 decks
3%synergy
Chalice of Life
8.7%inclusion24 decks275 decks
8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
8.4%inclusion23 decks275 decks
6%synergy
Sinister Monolith
6.9%inclusion19 decks275 decks
5%synergy
Scytheclaw
6.9%inclusion19 decks275 decks
6%synergy
Strionic Resonator
6.2%inclusion17 decks275 decks
4%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
5.8%inclusion16 decks275 decks
2%synergy
Whip of Erebos
5.8%inclusion16 decks275 decks
3%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.5%inclusion15 decks275 decks
-8%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
5.5%inclusion15 decks275 decks
1%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.1%inclusion14 decks275 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Wound Reflection
41%inclusion112 decks275 decks
38%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
35%inclusion96 decks275 decks
19%synergy
Black Market Connections
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11%synergy
Blind Obedience
31%inclusion85 decks275 decks
13%synergy
Cleric Class
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18%synergy
Grievous Wound
25%inclusion68 decks275 decks
22%synergy
Lunar Convocation
24%inclusion65 decks275 decks
13%synergy
Ghostly Prison
21%inclusion57 decks275 decks
6%synergy
Boon Reflection
19%inclusion51 decks275 decks
17%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
15%inclusion41 decks275 decks
4%synergy
Land Tax
15%inclusion40 decks275 decks
4%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
12%inclusion33 decks275 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Remedy
12%inclusion32 decks275 decks
10%synergy
Warlock Class
11%inclusion31 decks275 decks
10%synergy
Painful Quandary
10%inclusion28 decks275 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Hope
9.5%inclusion26 decks275 decks
7%synergy
Greed
9.1%inclusion25 decks275 decks
5%synergy
March of the Canonized
8.7%inclusion24 decks275 decks
3%synergy
Test of Endurance
8.7%inclusion24 decks275 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Bonds
8.0%inclusion22 decks275 decks
6%synergy
Life Insurance
7.6%inclusion21 decks275 decks
4%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.8%inclusion16 decks275 decks
-12%synergy
Black Market
5.1%inclusion14 decks275 decks
-2%synergy
Dawn of Hope
5.1%inclusion14 decks275 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
30%inclusion83 decks275 decks
28%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
14%inclusion39 decks275 decks
9%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
12%inclusion33 decks275 decks
10%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
6.9%inclusion19 decks275 decks
5%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
6.5%inclusion18 decks275 decks
1%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
6.5%inclusion18 decks275 decks
5%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
5.8%inclusion16 decks275 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion126 decks275 decks
2%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
40%inclusion111 decks275 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
35%inclusion95 decks275 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion90 decks275 decks
10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
30%inclusion83 decks275 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
25%inclusion69 decks275 decks
13%synergy
Restless Fortress
19%inclusion52 decks275 decks
12%synergy
Radiant Fountain
14%inclusion39 decks275 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion35 decks275 decks
5%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
10%inclusion28 decks275 decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.1%inclusion25 decks275 decks
-2%synergy
Shambling Vent
8.7%inclusion24 decks275 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.4%inclusion23 decks275 decks
-2%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
7.8%inclusion17 decks217 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.6%inclusion21 decks275 decks
2%synergy
Command Beacon
6.9%inclusion19 decks275 decks
4%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
6.9%inclusion19 decks275 decks
-3%synergy
War Room
5.8%inclusion16 decks275 decks
-1%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
5.8%inclusion16 decks275 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion255 decks275 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion235 decks275 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Signet
55%inclusion150 decks275 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
45%inclusion123 decks275 decks
-8%synergy
Pristine Talisman
27%inclusion75 decks275 decks
21%synergy
Commander's Sphere
27%inclusion74 decks275 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion52 decks275 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion44 decks275 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion43 decks275 decks
-5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.3%inclusion20 decks275 decks
1%synergy
Patchwork Banner
6.5%inclusion18 decks275 decks
2%synergy
Marble Diamond
6.5%inclusion18 decks275 decks
1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.5%inclusion15 decks275 decks
4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.1%inclusion14 decks275 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion272 decks275 decks
1%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion272 decks275 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion247 decks275 decks
3%synergy
Isolated Chapel
68%inclusion187 decks275 decks
2%synergy
Godless Shrine
56%inclusion153 decks275 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Field
51%inclusion141 decks275 decks
0%synergy
Scoured Barrens
49%inclusion134 decks275 decks
25%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
47%inclusion130 decks275 decks
6%synergy
Caves of Koilos
46%inclusion127 decks275 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of Silence
46%inclusion127 decks275 decks
6%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
41%inclusion114 decks275 decks
7%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
39%inclusion107 decks275 decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
37%inclusion103 decks275 decks
14%synergy
Vault of Champions
37%inclusion103 decks275 decks
-2%synergy
Marsh Flats
31%inclusion85 decks275 decks
1%synergy
Fetid Heath
31%inclusion84 decks275 decks
-9%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
28%inclusion78 decks275 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion65 decks275 decks
3%synergy
Voldaren Estate
22%inclusion60 decks275 decks
16%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
21%inclusion59 decks275 decks
1%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
21%inclusion56 decks270 decks
-2%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
21%inclusion57 decks275 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion52 decks275 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion51 decks275 decks
-6%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
15%inclusion40 decks275 decks
6%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
15%inclusion40 decks275 decks
4%synergy
Forlorn Flats
14%inclusion39 decks275 decks
9%synergy
Desolate Mire
14%inclusion38 decks275 decks
-2%synergy
Scrubland
13%inclusion36 decks275 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
12%inclusion32 decks275 decks
-3%synergy
Silent Clearing
11%inclusion31 decks275 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion28 decks275 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion27 decks275 decks
0%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
9.1%inclusion25 decks275 decks
5%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
7.3%inclusion20 decks275 decks
1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
7.3%inclusion20 decks275 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.3%inclusion20 decks275 decks
-4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
6.5%inclusion18 decks275 decks
3%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
6.2%inclusion17 decks275 decks
0%synergy
Obscura Storefront
5.5%inclusion15 decks275 decks
2%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
5.5%inclusion15 decks275 decks
4%synergy
Citadel Gate
5.1%inclusion14 decks275 decks
4%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
5.1%inclusion14 decks275 decks
-3%synergy