Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Optimized Lifedrain

Astarion, the Decadent
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Jeff Girten
Jul 31, 2025
Jeff Girten
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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Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
21%synergy
Vindictive Triumph
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Rise of the Deathbringer
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Liliana the Faultless
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Gollum, Riddle Master
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sanguine Bond
98%inclusion54 decks55 decks
80%synergy
Exquisite Blood
91%inclusion50 decks55 decks
76%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
87%inclusion48 decks55 decks
67%synergy
Blood Tribute
60%inclusion33 decks55 decks
58%synergy
Exsanguinate
69%inclusion38 decks55 decks
55%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
67%inclusion37 decks55 decks
55%synergy
Indulging Patrician
58%inclusion32 decks55 decks
53%synergy
Mortify
75%inclusion41 decks55 decks
53%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
65%inclusion36 decks55 decks
52%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
56%inclusion31 decks55 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Anguished Unmaking
71%inclusion39 decks55 decks
29%synergy
Blood Artist
69%inclusion38 decks55 decks
40%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
69%inclusion38 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
60%inclusion33 decks55 decks
50%synergy
Soul Warden
60%inclusion33 decks55 decks
43%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
56%inclusion31 decks55 decks
47%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
55%inclusion30 decks55 decks
47%synergy
Revival // Revenge
53%inclusion29 decks55 decks
48%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
51%inclusion28 decks55 decks
23%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
47%inclusion26 decks55 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
45%inclusion25 decks55 decks
33%synergy
Smothering Tithe
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Protection
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
-4%synergy
Demonic Tutor
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
-4%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
0%synergy
The One Ring
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Farewell
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-4%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Drana's Emissary
45%inclusion25 decks55 decks
42%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
44%inclusion24 decks55 decks
30%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
40%inclusion22 decks55 decks
36%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
40%inclusion22 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
38%inclusion21 decks55 decks
34%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
32%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Markov Purifier
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
34%synergy
Twilight Prophet
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
26%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
30%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
31%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
29%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
23%synergy
Suture Priest
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Soul's Attendant
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
15%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
23%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
22%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
25%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
15%synergy
Crypt Ghast
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Cordial Vampire
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Tithe Drinker
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
19%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
19%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Serra Ascendant
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Essence Channeler
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Witch of the Moors
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
13%synergy
The Gaffer
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
-7%synergy
Keen Duelist
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Starscape Cleric
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Champion of Dusk
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
45%inclusion25 decks55 decks
19%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
44%inclusion24 decks55 decks
41%synergy
Path to Exile
42%inclusion23 decks55 decks
-8%synergy
Fracture
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Village Rites
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Despark
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
-6%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
19%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Inkshield
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
-6%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Dispute
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
-11%synergy
Revitalize
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Utter End
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Reprieve
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Generous Gift
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-12%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-6%synergy
Snuff Out
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Mana Tithe
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-5%synergy
Batwing Brume
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Erode
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Silverquill Charm
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Bilbo's Gambit
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-7%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Imp's Mischief
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Dawn's Truce
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Defile
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Culling the Weak
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Murder
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Dismember
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Fumigate
44%inclusion24 decks55 decks
37%synergy
Rush of Dread
38%inclusion21 decks55 decks
37%synergy
Sign in Blood
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Damn
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Read the Bones
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Toxic Deluge
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Austere Command
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
-4%synergy
Pox Plague
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Sanctify
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Intent
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Temporal Extortion
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Vindicate
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Inside Information
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Wrath of God
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Dread Return
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Ancient Craving
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-11%synergy
Death Grasp
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
42%inclusion23 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
29%synergy
The Wind Crystal
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
29%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
27%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
22%synergy
Quietus Spike
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
23%synergy
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
1%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
14%synergy
Bontu's Monument
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Jet Medallion
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Sigil
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Chalice of Life
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Scytheclaw
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Pearl Medallion
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-4%synergy
Skullclamp
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-19%synergy
Whip of Erebos
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Herald's Horn
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Mindcrank
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Authority of the Consuls
40%inclusion22 decks55 decks
23%synergy
Wound Reflection
38%inclusion21 decks55 decks
35%synergy
Lunar Convocation
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
27%synergy
Cleric Class
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
24%synergy
Blind Obedience
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Black Market Connections
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Boon Reflection
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
19%synergy
Ghostly Prison
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Leyline of Hope
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Grievous Wound
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Life Insurance
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
11%synergy
March of the Canonized
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Dawn of Hope
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Bonds
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Warlock Class
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Painful Quandary
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Greed
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Remedy
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Axis of Mortality
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Black Market
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Glasswing Grace
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Vampiric Rites
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-10%synergy
Legion's Landing
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Light of Promise
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Court of Ambition
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Sigarda's Splendor
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Land Tax
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-8%synergy
Test of Endurance
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
20%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion26 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
44%inclusion24 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Cabal Coffers
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Radiant Fountain
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Restless Fortress
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
6%synergy
War Room
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Shambling Vent
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Great Arashin City
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Memorial to Folly
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Orzhova, the Church of Deals
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion51 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion49 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Orzhov Signet
58%inclusion32 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
53%inclusion29 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Pristine Talisman
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
-7%synergy
Patchwork Banner
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Marble Diamond
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-5%synergy
The Soul Stone
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion55 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion55 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion51 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Isolated Chapel
75%inclusion41 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Field
60%inclusion33 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Caves of Koilos
56%inclusion31 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Godless Shrine
56%inclusion31 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Scoured Barrens
56%inclusion31 decks55 decks
34%synergy
Path of Ancestry
55%inclusion30 decks55 decks
32%synergy
Temple of Silence
53%inclusion29 decks55 decks
15%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
51%inclusion28 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
49%inclusion27 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
47%inclusion26 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Fetid Heath
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
-11%synergy
Vault of Champions
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
-8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Desolate Mire
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Marsh Flats
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
-6%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
-8%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
-12%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Forlorn Flats
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Voldaren Estate
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Silent Clearing
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-6%synergy
Witch Enchanter
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-5%synergy
Foot Headquarters
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Thriving Moor
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Obscura Storefront
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
2%synergy
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