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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
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Exquisite Blood
94%inclusion67 decks71 decks
77%synergy
Sanguine Bond
96%inclusion68 decks71 decks
75%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
85%inclusion60 decks71 decks
62%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
66%inclusion47 decks71 decks
58%synergy
Blood Tribute
59%inclusion42 decks71 decks
57%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
65%inclusion46 decks71 decks
53%synergy
Exsanguinate
65%inclusion46 decks71 decks
53%synergy
Mortify
72%inclusion51 decks71 decks
49%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
52%inclusion37 decks71 decks
49%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
58%inclusion41 decks71 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Anguished Unmaking
70%inclusion50 decks71 decks
30%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
65%inclusion46 decks71 decks
0%synergy
Blood Artist
63%inclusion45 decks71 decks
32%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
58%inclusion41 decks71 decks
44%synergy
Soul Warden
54%inclusion38 decks71 decks
35%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
49%inclusion35 decks71 decks
20%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
46%inclusion33 decks71 decks
34%synergy
Indulging Patrician
45%inclusion32 decks71 decks
40%synergy
Dark Ritual
45%inclusion32 decks71 decks
22%synergy
Revival // Revenge
44%inclusion31 decks71 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
48%inclusion34 decks71 decks
34%synergy
Smothering Tithe
38%inclusion27 decks71 decks
15%synergy
Demonic Tutor
34%inclusion24 decks71 decks
18%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
28%inclusion20 decks71 decks
17%synergy
Teferi's Protection
24%inclusion17 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
7%synergy
The One Ring
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Ancient Tomb
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Necropotence
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
0%synergy
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Creeping Bloodsucker
41%inclusion29 decks71 decks
35%synergy
Twilight Prophet
41%inclusion29 decks71 decks
30%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
38%inclusion27 decks71 decks
33%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
38%inclusion27 decks71 decks
33%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
37%inclusion26 decks71 decks
31%synergy
Markov Purifier
35%inclusion25 decks71 decks
32%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
32%inclusion23 decks71 decks
30%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
32%inclusion23 decks71 decks
-3%synergy
Drana's Emissary
32%inclusion23 decks71 decks
28%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
31%inclusion22 decks71 decks
16%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
30%inclusion21 decks71 decks
26%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
28%inclusion20 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
27%inclusion19 decks71 decks
15%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
25%inclusion18 decks71 decks
19%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
25%inclusion18 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
24%inclusion17 decks71 decks
19%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
24%inclusion17 decks71 decks
20%synergy
Soul's Attendant
23%inclusion16 decks71 decks
10%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
23%inclusion16 decks71 decks
20%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
23%inclusion16 decks71 decks
21%synergy
Tithe Drinker
21%inclusion15 decks71 decks
17%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
21%inclusion15 decks71 decks
18%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
21%inclusion15 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Starscape Cleric
21%inclusion15 decks71 decks
11%synergy
Suture Priest
21%inclusion15 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
16%synergy
Crypt Ghast
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
12%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
17%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
13%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
10%synergy
Serra Ascendant
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
11%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
15%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Drana and Linvala
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Cordial Vampire
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
10%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
14%synergy
Essence Channeler
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
12%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
11%synergy
Witch of the Moors
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
12%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
10%synergy
Markov Baron
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
9%synergy
The Gaffer
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
11%synergy
Captivating Vampire
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
11%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
12%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
44%inclusion31 decks71 decks
-6%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
32%inclusion23 decks71 decks
29%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
21%inclusion15 decks71 decks
16%synergy
Fracture
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Despark
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
-13%synergy
Inkshield
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
0%synergy
Dawn's Truce
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
0%synergy
Village Rites
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
-10%synergy
Murder
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Revitalize
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Reprieve
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Generous Gift
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
-15%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
-3%synergy
Snuff Out
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Angel's Grace
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
-7%synergy
Stinging Study
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Imp's Mischief
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Vanishing Verse
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
0%synergy
Culling the Weak
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Silence
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Darkness
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
4%synergy
False Cure
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Batwing Brume
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Restoration Magic
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Debt to the Deathless
41%inclusion29 decks71 decks
31%synergy
Damn
35%inclusion25 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Rush of Dread
34%inclusion24 decks71 decks
33%synergy
Sign in Blood
28%inclusion20 decks71 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
27%inclusion19 decks71 decks
21%synergy
Fumigate
25%inclusion18 decks71 decks
18%synergy
Toxic Deluge
24%inclusion17 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Farewell
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
0%synergy
Sanctify
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
15%synergy
Temporal Extortion
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
13%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
13%synergy
Vindicate
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
10%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
12%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Grim Tutor
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Austere Command
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
-8%synergy
Reanimate
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
-5%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
2%synergy
New Blood
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Intent
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
-2%synergy
Vampire's Kiss
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Death Grasp
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Fell
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Aetherflux Reservoir
37%inclusion26 decks71 decks
28%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
35%inclusion25 decks71 decks
27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
34%inclusion24 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
31%inclusion22 decks71 decks
11%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
31%inclusion22 decks71 decks
27%synergy
The Wind Crystal
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
21%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
14%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Quietus Spike
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Sigil
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
10%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Whip of Erebos
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Chalice of Life
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Bontu's Monument
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Incubator
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Mindcrank
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
-8%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Scytheclaw
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Sinister Monolith
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Excalibur II
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Aettir and Priwen
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Wound Reflection
38%inclusion27 decks71 decks
35%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
32%inclusion23 decks71 decks
17%synergy
Black Market Connections
30%inclusion21 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Blind Obedience
27%inclusion19 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Boon Reflection
24%inclusion17 decks71 decks
22%synergy
Ghostly Prison
23%inclusion16 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Cleric Class
23%inclusion16 decks71 decks
15%synergy
Lunar Convocation
21%inclusion15 decks71 decks
10%synergy
Grievous Wound
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
15%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
14%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Greed
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Remedy
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
12%synergy
Land Tax
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Life Insurance
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Warlock Class
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
9%synergy
March of the Canonized
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Painful Quandary
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Hope
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Legion's Landing
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Bonds
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Axis of Mortality
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Dawn of Hope
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Radiant Destiny
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Sunbond
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Black Market
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
-2%synergy
Court of Ambition
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
4%synergy
No Mercy
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Test of Endurance
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
17%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
13%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
16%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion32 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
42%inclusion30 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
38%inclusion27 decks71 decks
18%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
28%inclusion20 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
27%inclusion19 decks71 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
27%inclusion19 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Radiant Fountain
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
15%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
12%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Restless Fortress
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
-2%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
-1%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Shambling Vent
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
0%synergy
Command Beacon
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
-4%synergy
Three Tree City
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion68 decks71 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
85%inclusion60 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Signet
55%inclusion39 decks71 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
45%inclusion32 decks71 decks
-8%synergy
Pristine Talisman
28%inclusion20 decks71 decks
22%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion17 decks71 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Patchwork Banner
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Marble Diamond
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion71 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion71 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion65 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Isolated Chapel
73%inclusion52 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Godless Shrine
55%inclusion39 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Field
54%inclusion38 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Caves of Koilos
52%inclusion37 decks71 decks
-5%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
51%inclusion36 decks71 decks
17%synergy
Scoured Barrens
48%inclusion34 decks71 decks
24%synergy
Temple of Silence
46%inclusion33 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
45%inclusion32 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
42%inclusion30 decks71 decks
19%synergy
Vault of Champions
41%inclusion29 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
38%inclusion27 decks71 decks
-3%synergy
Fetid Heath
37%inclusion26 decks71 decks
-2%synergy
Marsh Flats
32%inclusion23 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
30%inclusion21 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
28%inclusion20 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
27%inclusion19 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion17 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Voldaren Estate
24%inclusion17 decks71 decks
18%synergy
Desolate Mire
21%inclusion15 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion15 decks71 decks
0%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
-4%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Forlorn Flats
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
-9%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Neglected Manor
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Scrubland
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
-1%synergy
Silent Clearing
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
-5%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
-3%synergy
Obscura Storefront
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
-7%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
-2%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
-1%synergy
Thriving Heath
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
3%synergy
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