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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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Misty Palms Oasis
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Exquisite Blood
94%inclusion65 decks69 decks
77%synergy
Sanguine Bond
96%inclusion66 decks69 decks
75%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
84%inclusion58 decks69 decks
62%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
67%inclusion46 decks69 decks
58%synergy
Blood Tribute
59%inclusion41 decks69 decks
57%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
65%inclusion45 decks69 decks
53%synergy
Exsanguinate
65%inclusion45 decks69 decks
53%synergy
Mortify
72%inclusion50 decks69 decks
50%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
52%inclusion36 decks69 decks
49%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
57%inclusion39 decks69 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Anguished Unmaking
71%inclusion49 decks69 decks
31%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
65%inclusion45 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Blood Artist
62%inclusion43 decks69 decks
31%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
58%inclusion40 decks69 decks
44%synergy
Soul Warden
55%inclusion38 decks69 decks
37%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
48%inclusion33 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Indulging Patrician
45%inclusion31 decks69 decks
39%synergy
Dark Ritual
45%inclusion31 decks69 decks
22%synergy
Revival // Revenge
45%inclusion31 decks69 decks
40%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
45%inclusion31 decks69 decks
33%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
48%inclusion33 decks69 decks
33%synergy
Smothering Tithe
39%inclusion27 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Demonic Tutor
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Teferi's Protection
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
7%synergy
The One Ring
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Ancient Tomb
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Necropotence
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
0%synergy
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Creeping Bloodsucker
41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
35%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
39%inclusion27 decks69 decks
34%synergy
Twilight Prophet
39%inclusion27 decks69 decks
29%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
31%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
35%inclusion24 decks69 decks
30%synergy
Markov Purifier
35%inclusion24 decks69 decks
31%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
30%synergy
Drana's Emissary
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
26%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
23%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
21%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
19%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Soul's Attendant
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Tithe Drinker
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
20%synergy
Starscape Cleric
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Suture Priest
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Crypt Ghast
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Serra Ascendant
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Drana and Linvala
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Essence Channeler
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Witch of the Moors
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Cordial Vampire
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
9%synergy
The Gaffer
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Captivating Vampire
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Markov Baron
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
45%inclusion31 decks69 decks
-4%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
30%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
15%synergy
Fracture
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Despark
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
-14%synergy
Inkshield
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Dawn's Truce
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Village Rites
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
-11%synergy
Murder
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Reprieve
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Generous Gift
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Revitalize
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
-4%synergy
Snuff Out
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Angel's Grace
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-7%synergy
Stinging Study
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Imp's Mischief
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Vanishing Verse
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Culling the Weak
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Silence
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Darkness
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
False Cure
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Batwing Brume
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Restoration Magic
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Debt to the Deathless
42%inclusion29 decks69 decks
32%synergy
Damn
35%inclusion24 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Rush of Dread
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
32%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
21%synergy
Sign in Blood
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Fumigate
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Farewell
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Temporal Extortion
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Vindicate
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Sanctify
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Grim Tutor
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Austere Command
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-8%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
2%synergy
New Blood
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Intent
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Reanimate
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-6%synergy
Vampire's Kiss
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Death Grasp
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Fell
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Aetherflux Reservoir
38%inclusion26 decks69 decks
29%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
35%inclusion24 decks69 decks
27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion23 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
30%inclusion21 decks69 decks
26%synergy
The Wind Crystal
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
21%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Quietus Spike
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
14%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Sigil
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Whip of Erebos
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Jet Medallion
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Mindcrank
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Chalice of Life
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-8%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Bontu's Monument
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Scytheclaw
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Sinister Monolith
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Incubator
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Excalibur II
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Aettir and Priwen
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Wound Reflection
38%inclusion26 decks69 decks
35%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Black Market Connections
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Blind Obedience
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Boon Reflection
25%inclusion17 decks69 decks
23%synergy
Ghostly Prison
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Cleric Class
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Lunar Convocation
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Grievous Wound
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
14%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Greed
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Remedy
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Land Tax
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Life Insurance
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Warlock Class
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
9%synergy
March of the Canonized
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Painful Quandary
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Hope
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Bonds
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Axis of Mortality
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Legion's Landing
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Radiant Destiny
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Sunbond
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Court of Ambition
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Dawn of Hope
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Test of Endurance
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion30 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Coffers
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
26%inclusion18 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Radiant Fountain
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
14%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
13%synergy
Restless Fortress
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
1%synergy
War Room
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Shambling Vent
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Command Beacon
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion66 decks69 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion58 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Orzhov Signet
55%inclusion38 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
45%inclusion31 decks69 decks
-8%synergy
Pristine Talisman
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
21%synergy
Mind Stone
23%inclusion16 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion14 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Patchwork Banner
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Marble Diamond
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
5%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion69 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion69 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion63 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Isolated Chapel
72%inclusion50 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Godless Shrine
55%inclusion38 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Caves of Koilos
52%inclusion36 decks69 decks
-5%synergy
Tainted Field
52%inclusion36 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
52%inclusion36 decks69 decks
18%synergy
Scoured Barrens
48%inclusion33 decks69 decks
24%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
45%inclusion31 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Silence
45%inclusion31 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Vault of Champions
42%inclusion29 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
41%inclusion28 decks69 decks
17%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
38%inclusion26 decks69 decks
-4%synergy
Fetid Heath
36%inclusion25 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Marsh Flats
32%inclusion22 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
29%inclusion20 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
28%inclusion19 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Desolate Mire
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
1%synergy
Voldaren Estate
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Forlorn Flats
17%inclusion12 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
-9%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
2%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Neglected Manor
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Scrubland
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Silent Clearing
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
-5%synergy
Cavern of Souls
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.7%inclusion6 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Obscura Storefront
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-7%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
0%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
-2%synergy
Thriving Heath
5.8%inclusion4 decks69 decks
3%synergy
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