Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Expensive 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
Exquisite Blood
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
83%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
80%synergy
Sanguine Bond
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
80%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
75%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
70%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
68%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
67%synergy
Blood Tribute
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
66%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
63%synergy
Cabal Coffers
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
75%inclusion21 decks28 decks
35%synergy
Path to Exile
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Esper Sentinel
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
43%synergy
Revival // Revenge
57%inclusion16 decks28 decks
52%synergy
Dark Ritual
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Black Market Connections
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
47%synergy
Soul Warden
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Grim Tutor
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
77%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
86%inclusion24 decks28 decks
75%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
82%inclusion23 decks28 decks
68%synergy
Ancient Tomb
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
72%synergy
Teferi's Protection
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
63%synergy
Smothering Tithe
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
56%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
57%synergy
The One Ring
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
54%synergy
Farewell
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
30%synergy
Imperial Seal
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Creatures
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Serra Ascendant
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
36%synergy
Grand Abolisher
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
34%synergy
Blood Artist
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Crypt Ghast
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Twilight Prophet
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Soul's Attendant
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Children of Korlis
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Starscape Cleric
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Suture Priest
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Indulging Patrician
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Tree of Perdition
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Scourge of the Skyclaves
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Opposition Agent
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Voice of Victory
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Witch of the Moors
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Dark Confidant
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
The Gaffer
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Drana's Emissary
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Witch Enchanter
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Weathered Wayfarer
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Mother of Runes
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Teysa, Orzhov Scion
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Gollum, Obsessed Stalker
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Guide of Souls
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Keen Duelist
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Mortify
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
17%synergy
Dawn's Truce
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Deadly Rollick
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Silence
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Angel's Grace
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
22%synergy
Stinging Study
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Ad Nauseam
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Culling the Weak
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Imp's Mischief
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Fracture
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Ritual
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Despark
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-17%synergy
Orim's Chant
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Generous Gift
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Inkshield
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Argivian Find
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Force of Despair
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Get Lost
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Excise the Imperfect
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Everybody Lives!
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Clever Concealment
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Consultation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Rush of Dread
46%inclusion13 decks28 decks
45%synergy
Exsanguinate
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Damn
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
31%synergy
Sign in Blood
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Temporal Extortion
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
28%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
24%synergy
Reanimate
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Fumigate
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Vindicate
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Damnation
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Villainous Wrath
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Damnable Pact
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Wrath of God
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Replenish
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Gift of Estates
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Kindred Dominance
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Beseech the Queen
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sensei's Divining Top
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Jet Medallion
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Tainted Sigil
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
26%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Pearl Medallion
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Quietus Spike
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
The Wind Crystal
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Expedition Map
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Lithoform Engine
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Herald's Horn
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Mindcrank
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Excalibur II
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Wound Reflection
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
40%synergy
Blind Obedience
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
21%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
24%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
25%synergy
Necropotence
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Land Tax
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Ghostly Prison
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Painful Quandary
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Greater Auramancy
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Boon Reflection
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Remedy
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Parker Luck
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
Near-Death Experience
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Deafening Silence
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Lunar Convocation
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Test of Endurance
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Greed
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Grievous Wound
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-11%synergy
Bitterblossom
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Grave Pact
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Solemnity
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
48%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
39%inclusion11 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Urza's Saga
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
10%synergy
Castle Locthwain
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Strip Mine
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
9%synergy
War Room
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Restless Fortress
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Minas Tirith
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Multiversal Passage
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion26 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Orzhov Signet
50%inclusion14 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Chrome Mox
36%inclusion10 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Lotus Petal
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
29%synergy
Mana Vault
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Mox Opal
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Thought Vessel
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Mox Diamond
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Mox Amber
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
The Soul Stone
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
8%synergy
Grim Monolith
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion28 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Plains
96%inclusion27 decks28 decks
-1%synergy
Godless Shrine
89%inclusion25 decks28 decks
39%synergy
Isolated Chapel
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Marsh Flats
79%inclusion22 decks28 decks
49%synergy
Vault of Champions
71%inclusion20 decks28 decks
32%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
68%inclusion19 decks28 decks
33%synergy
Scrubland
64%inclusion18 decks28 decks
53%synergy
Caves of Koilos
61%inclusion17 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Fetid Heath
54%inclusion15 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
20%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Field
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Silent Clearing
29%inclusion8 decks28 decks
13%synergy
Prismatic Vista
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Polluted Delta
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-3%synergy
Windswept Heath
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Cavern of Souls
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
16%synergy
Arid Mesa
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Reflecting Pool
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
18%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Mana Confluence
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
15%synergy
Desolate Mire
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-2%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-27%synergy
Temple of Silence
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
-26%synergy
Flooded Strand
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
8%synergy
Witch Enchanter
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
12%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-9%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
0%synergy
Scoured Barrens
11%inclusion3 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-16%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy
City of Brass
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-7%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
4%synergy