Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Optimized Combo

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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
Exquisite Blood
93%inclusion28 decks30 decks
76%synergy
Sanguine Bond
97%inclusion29 decks30 decks
75%synergy
Blood Tribute
70%inclusion21 decks30 decks
68%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
83%inclusion25 decks30 decks
61%synergy
Revival // Revenge
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
59%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
67%inclusion20 decks30 decks
55%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
53%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
52%synergy
Exsanguinate
60%inclusion18 decks30 decks
48%synergy
Wound Reflection
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Anguished Unmaking
77%inclusion23 decks30 decks
37%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Mortify
63%inclusion19 decks30 decks
41%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
43%synergy
Blood Artist
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Rush of Dread
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
45%synergy
Path to Exile
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Dark Ritual
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
21%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
34%synergy
Soul Warden
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
57%inclusion17 decks30 decks
42%synergy
Smothering Tithe
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Demonic Tutor
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
27%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Teferi's Protection
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Ancient Tomb
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
12%synergy
The One Ring
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Necropotence
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Creatures
Defiant Bloodlord
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
38%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
31%synergy
Indulging Patrician
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Twilight Prophet
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
25%synergy
Starscape Cleric
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Markov Purifier
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
23%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Drana's Emissary
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Crypt Ghast
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-15%synergy
Children of Korlis
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Tree of Perdition
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Serra Ascendant
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-10%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Witch of the Moors
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Epicure of Blood
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Vein Ripper
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Soul's Attendant
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Tithe Drinker
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Esper Sentinel
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Markov Baron
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Grand Abolisher
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Mister Negative
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Alpharael, Stonechosen
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Astarion's Thirst
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
37%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
30%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Dawn's Truce
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Angel's Grace
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Despark
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
-14%synergy
Inkshield
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Reprieve
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Imp's Mischief
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Silence
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Fracture
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
-6%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Stinging Study
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Culling the Weak
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Force of Despair
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Village Rites
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-16%synergy
Stunning Reversal
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Clever Concealment
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Get Lost
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Murder
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Ad Nauseam
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Revitalize
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Secure the Wastes
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Blood Pact
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Generous Gift
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-18%synergy
Sorceries
Fraying Omnipotence
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
36%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
27%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
27%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Sign in Blood
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Toxic Deluge
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Damn
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
-7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Fumigate
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Temporal Extortion
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Farewell
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Grim Tutor
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
16%synergy
Diabolic Intent
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Vindicate
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Austere Command
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-8%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Reanimate
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Bond of Discipline
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
New Blood
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Imperial Seal
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Damnable Pact
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Ambition's Cost
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Sanctify
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Kindred Dominance
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Day of Judgment
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Zof Consumption
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Greaves
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
26%synergy
Quietus Spike
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
26%synergy
The Wind Crystal
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Scytheclaw
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Sigil
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
11%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Jet Medallion
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Strionic Resonator
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Lithoform Engine
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Chalice of Life
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Cryptolith Fragment
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Expedition Map
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Bontu's Monument
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Sinister Monolith
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Incubator
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Herald's Horn
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Mindcrank
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Requiem Monolith
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
The Endstone
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Authority of the Consuls
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Black Market Connections
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Grievous Wound
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Blind Obedience
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Boon Reflection
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Cleric Class
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Axis of Mortality
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Greed
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Tainted Remedy
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Warlock Class
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Painful Quandary
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Land Tax
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Ghostly Prison
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
2%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Bonds
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Life Insurance
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Court of Ambition
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
No Mercy
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Smuggler's Share
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Black Market
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Underworld Connections
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Light of Promise
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Sigarda's Splendor
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Underworld Dreams
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Monologue Tax
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-11%synergy
Lunar Convocation
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-5%synergy
Legion's Landing
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Test of Endurance
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Parker Luck
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
24%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
27%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
40%inclusion12 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Restless Fortress
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Mortuary Mire
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-9%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Shambling Vent
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Glacial Chasm
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Emergence Zone
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion29 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion28 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Orzhov Signet
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
-11%synergy
Mind Stone
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Pristine Talisman
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
The Soul Stone
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
9%synergy
Marble Diamond
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion30 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion27 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Isolated Chapel
73%inclusion22 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Caves of Koilos
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Tainted Field
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Godless Shrine
53%inclusion16 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Silence
50%inclusion15 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Scoured Barrens
47%inclusion14 decks30 decks
22%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Vault of Champions
37%inclusion11 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
-9%synergy
Fetid Heath
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
-8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
30%inclusion9 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Marsh Flats
27%inclusion8 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Desolate Mire
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
-18%synergy
Voldaren Estate
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Silent Clearing
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Scrubland
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Forlorn Flats
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
-2%synergy
Windswept Heath
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Silverquill Campus
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Neglected Manor
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Mana Confluence
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Heath
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Witch Enchanter
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-4%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-3%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
-1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Arid Mesa
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
1%synergy
Zof Consumption
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Obscura Storefront
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy