Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Budget 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!
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Sanguine Bond
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
60%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
59%synergy
Exsanguinate
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
56%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
56%synergy
Exquisite Blood
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
51%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
45%synergy
Blood Artist
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
41%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Markov Purifier
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Top Cards
Mortify
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
-19%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Indulging Patrician
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Grievous Wound
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Revival // Revenge
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Creatures
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Drana's Emissary
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Twilight Prophet
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Susurian Voidborn
30%inclusion3 decks10 decks
28%synergy
Tithe Drinker
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
21%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-12%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Bloodbond Vampire
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Essence Channeler
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
11%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Markov Baron
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Stromkirk Bloodthief
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Soul Warden
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Pontiff of Blight
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Morlun, Devourer of Spiders
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Lifecreed Duo
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Moonrise Cleric
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
High-Society Hunter
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Acolyte of Aclazotz
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Vampire Spawn
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Preacher of the Schism
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Witch of the Moors
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Fracture
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Revitalize
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Despark
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Path to Exile
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-26%synergy
Village Rites
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Murder
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Dark Ritual
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Utter End
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Consuming Corruption
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Thraben Charm
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Fatal Push
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Bake into a Pie
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Angel's Mercy
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Disenchant
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Renewed Faith
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Blossoming Calm
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Vanishing Verse
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Sanguine Sacrament
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Fight On!
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Restoration Magic
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Blood Tribute
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Sign in Blood
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Read the Bones
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
17%synergy
New Blood
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Austere Command
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Fumigate
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Rush of Dread
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Damn
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-20%synergy
Sanctify
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Macabre Waltz
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Emerge from the Cocoon
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Sanguine Indulgence
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Eaten Alive
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Embrace Oblivion
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Demogorgon's Clutches
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Vampire's Kiss
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Ambition's Cost
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Death Grasp
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Eriette's Lullaby
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
United Battlefront
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Well of Lost Dreams
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Quietus Spike
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Sinister Monolith
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
The Wind Crystal
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Excalibur II
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Bontu's Monument
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Incubator
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Fountain of Renewal
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Jet Medallion
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Campfire
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
3%synergy
Instant Ramen
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Warlock Class
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Lunar Convocation
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Cleric Class
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Blind Obedience
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Wound Reflection
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Polluted Bonds
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Leyline of Hope
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
1%synergy
March of the Canonized
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Greed
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Midnight Snack
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Life Insurance
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Stab Wound
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Necrodominance
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Recumbent Bliss
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Dawn of Hope
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Ghostly Prison
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Trespasser's Curse
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Campaign of Vengeance
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Lich's Mastery
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Black Market
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Vampiric Rites
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Sorin Markov
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Bojuka Bog
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Radiant Fountain
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Shambling Vent
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Restless Fortress
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Hidden Courtyard
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Signet
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
-22%synergy
Orzhov Signet
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
-21%synergy
Mind Stone
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Pristine Talisman
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-26%synergy
Thought Vessel
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Marble Diamond
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Heraldic Banner
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Scoured Barrens
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Temple of Silence
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Tainted Field
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Isolated Chapel
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
-15%synergy
Path of Ancestry
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Caves of Koilos
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-39%synergy
Fetid Heath
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-20%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Voldaren Estate
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Thriving Moor
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Neglected Manor
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Forlorn Flats
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Heath
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Maestros Theater
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-18%synergy
Desolate Mire
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Brokers Hideout
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-24%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Obscura Storefront
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy