Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Optimized Lifegain

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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Scheming Silvertongue
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-5%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Pox Plague
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
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Exquisite Blood
93%inclusion92 decks99 decks
77%synergy
Sanguine Bond
95%inclusion94 decks99 decks
75%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
85%inclusion84 decks99 decks
64%synergy
Blood Tribute
61%inclusion60 decks99 decks
59%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
63%inclusion62 decks99 decks
55%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
61%inclusion60 decks99 decks
52%synergy
Mortify
71%inclusion70 decks99 decks
49%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
60%inclusion59 decks99 decks
48%synergy
Exsanguinate
61%inclusion60 decks99 decks
48%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
60%inclusion59 decks99 decks
46%synergy
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Anguished Unmaking
69%inclusion68 decks99 decks
28%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
69%inclusion68 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Blood Artist
65%inclusion64 decks99 decks
34%synergy
Indulging Patrician
51%inclusion50 decks99 decks
45%synergy
Soul Warden
49%inclusion49 decks99 decks
32%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
47%inclusion47 decks99 decks
36%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
47%inclusion47 decks99 decks
19%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
46%inclusion46 decks99 decks
44%synergy
Dark Ritual
45%inclusion45 decks99 decks
21%synergy
Path to Exile
45%inclusion45 decks99 decks
-4%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
43%inclusion43 decks99 decks
30%synergy
Smothering Tithe
35%inclusion35 decks99 decks
14%synergy
Demonic Tutor
30%inclusion30 decks99 decks
15%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
29%inclusion29 decks99 decks
18%synergy
Teferi's Protection
23%inclusion23 decks99 decks
8%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
18%inclusion18 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Farewell
16%inclusion16 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Ancient Tomb
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Necropotence
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
5%synergy
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Creeping Bloodsucker
43%inclusion43 decks99 decks
38%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
38%inclusion38 decks99 decks
34%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
37%inclusion37 decks99 decks
33%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
35%inclusion35 decks99 decks
31%synergy
Drana's Emissary
35%inclusion35 decks99 decks
31%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
33%inclusion33 decks99 decks
20%synergy
Twilight Prophet
33%inclusion33 decks99 decks
24%synergy
Markov Purifier
33%inclusion33 decks99 decks
30%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
32%inclusion32 decks99 decks
-2%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
30%inclusion30 decks99 decks
28%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
30%inclusion30 decks99 decks
26%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
28%inclusion28 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
28%inclusion28 decks99 decks
9%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
26%inclusion26 decks99 decks
22%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
26%inclusion26 decks99 decks
24%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
24%inclusion24 decks99 decks
18%synergy
Soul's Attendant
23%inclusion23 decks99 decks
11%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
23%inclusion23 decks99 decks
12%synergy
Suture Priest
23%inclusion23 decks99 decks
10%synergy
Cordial Vampire
23%inclusion23 decks99 decks
17%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
23%inclusion23 decks99 decks
17%synergy
Tithe Drinker
22%inclusion22 decks99 decks
19%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
22%inclusion22 decks99 decks
18%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
21%inclusion21 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
20%inclusion20 decks99 decks
17%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
20%inclusion20 decks99 decks
18%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
19%inclusion19 decks99 decks
16%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
19%inclusion19 decks99 decks
17%synergy
Starscape Cleric
19%inclusion19 decks99 decks
10%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
18%inclusion18 decks99 decks
13%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
18%inclusion18 decks99 decks
15%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
18%inclusion18 decks99 decks
13%synergy
Serra Ascendant
17%inclusion17 decks99 decks
11%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
17%inclusion17 decks99 decks
12%synergy
Crypt Ghast
17%inclusion17 decks99 decks
10%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
16%inclusion16 decks99 decks
13%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
16%inclusion16 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
15%inclusion15 decks99 decks
8%synergy
Vein Ripper
15%inclusion15 decks99 decks
13%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
15%inclusion14 decks96 decks
12%synergy
Essence Channeler
14%inclusion14 decks99 decks
8%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
14%inclusion14 decks99 decks
9%synergy
Witch of the Moors
14%inclusion14 decks99 decks
11%synergy
Drana and Linvala
14%inclusion14 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
14%inclusion14 decks99 decks
9%synergy
Markov Baron
14%inclusion14 decks99 decks
12%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
13%inclusion13 decks99 decks
9%synergy
The Gaffer
13%inclusion13 decks99 decks
10%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
-7%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Beacon of Immortality
29%inclusion29 decks99 decks
26%synergy
Fracture
22%inclusion22 decks99 decks
2%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
17%inclusion17 decks99 decks
12%synergy
Despark
15%inclusion15 decks99 decks
-15%synergy
Inkshield
15%inclusion15 decks99 decks
-5%synergy
Dawn's Truce
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Village Rites
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
-10%synergy
Generous Gift
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
-11%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion10 decks99 decks
-3%synergy
Reprieve
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
-4%synergy
Murder
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
-3%synergy
Revitalize
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Dispute
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
-15%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Silence
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Utter End
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
-5%synergy
Stinging Study
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Snuff Out
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
1%synergy
Imp's Mischief
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
1%synergy
Vanishing Verse
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
-1%synergy
Angel's Grace
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
2%synergy
Ad Nauseam
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Batwing Brume
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Debt to the Deathless
41%inclusion41 decks99 decks
31%synergy
Revival // Revenge
41%inclusion41 decks99 decks
37%synergy
Damn
35%inclusion35 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Rush of Dread
33%inclusion33 decks99 decks
32%synergy
Sign in Blood
30%inclusion30 decks99 decks
12%synergy
Fumigate
27%inclusion27 decks99 decks
20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
25%inclusion25 decks99 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
22%inclusion22 decks99 decks
16%synergy
Read the Bones
17%inclusion17 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion17 decks99 decks
-1%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
15%inclusion15 decks99 decks
11%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
13%inclusion13 decks99 decks
9%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
13%inclusion13 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Sanctify
13%inclusion13 decks99 decks
12%synergy
Grim Tutor
13%inclusion13 decks99 decks
9%synergy
Temporal Extortion
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
11%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
12%synergy
Vindicate
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
0%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
10%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
-5%synergy
Austere Command
10%inclusion10 decks99 decks
-7%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
10%inclusion10 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Death Grasp
10%inclusion10 decks99 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Intent
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
-1%synergy
New Blood
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
-1%synergy
Wrath of God
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
0%synergy
Vampire's Kiss
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Victimize
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
-13%synergy
Damnable Pact
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Call to the Feast
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
0%synergy
Cruel Tutor
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
2%synergy
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Aetherflux Reservoir
37%inclusion37 decks99 decks
29%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
36%inclusion36 decks99 decks
12%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
34%inclusion34 decks99 decks
27%synergy
The Wind Crystal
29%inclusion25 decks87 decks
22%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
27%inclusion27 decks99 decks
23%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion22 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Quietus Spike
15%inclusion15 decks99 decks
14%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
15%inclusion13 decks87 decks
11%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
14%inclusion14 decks99 decks
9%synergy
Jet Medallion
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Sigil
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
8%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
10%inclusion10 decks99 decks
8%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
10%inclusion10 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Chalice of Life
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Whip of Erebos
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Bontu's Monument
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
2%synergy
Scytheclaw
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Mindcrank
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Pearl Medallion
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
0%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
-7%synergy
Urza's Incubator
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
1%synergy
Skullclamp
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
-22%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
2%synergy
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Wound Reflection
37%inclusion37 decks99 decks
34%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
31%inclusion31 decks99 decks
16%synergy
Black Market Connections
31%inclusion31 decks99 decks
9%synergy
Blind Obedience
26%inclusion26 decks99 decks
9%synergy
Boon Reflection
22%inclusion22 decks99 decks
21%synergy
Cleric Class
22%inclusion22 decks99 decks
15%synergy
Lunar Convocation
19%inclusion19 decks99 decks
9%synergy
Grievous Wound
18%inclusion18 decks99 decks
15%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
17%inclusion17 decks99 decks
13%synergy
Ghostly Prison
16%inclusion16 decks99 decks
1%synergy
Tainted Remedy
13%inclusion13 decks99 decks
11%synergy
Greed
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Warlock Class
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
10%synergy
March of the Canonized
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Land Tax
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
-1%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
10%inclusion10 decks99 decks
0%synergy
Life Insurance
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Painful Quandary
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Test of Endurance
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
0%synergy
Glasswing Grace
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
-1%synergy
Leyline of Hope
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Dawn of Hope
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Legion's Landing
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Axis of Mortality
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Sunbond
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Bonds
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Black Market
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
-2%synergy
Light of Promise
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
2%synergy
Vampiric Rites
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
-2%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
-13%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
21%inclusion21 decks99 decks
19%synergy
Sorin Markov
19%inclusion19 decks99 decks
17%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
18%inclusion18 decks99 decks
13%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
1%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion45 decks99 decks
1%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
39%inclusion39 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
35%inclusion35 decks99 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
26%inclusion26 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
26%inclusion26 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
20%inclusion20 decks99 decks
9%synergy
Radiant Fountain
15%inclusion15 decks99 decks
12%synergy
Restless Fortress
13%inclusion13 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
11%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
6%synergy
War Room
10%inclusion10 decks99 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
1%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
-3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
-1%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
-1%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
-4%synergy
Three Tree City
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion93 decks99 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion85 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
53%inclusion52 decks99 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
52%inclusion51 decks99 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion25 decks99 decks
11%synergy
Pristine Talisman
21%inclusion21 decks99 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion19 decks99 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion19 decks99 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion18 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Patchwork Banner
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
4%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
1%synergy
Marble Diamond
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
0%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
2%synergy
Mana Vault
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion99 decks99 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion99 decks99 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion89 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Isolated Chapel
71%inclusion70 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Godless Shrine
56%inclusion55 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Field
53%inclusion52 decks99 decks
2%synergy
Caves of Koilos
52%inclusion51 decks99 decks
-6%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
48%inclusion48 decks99 decks
12%synergy
Scoured Barrens
48%inclusion48 decks99 decks
26%synergy
Temple of Silence
47%inclusion47 decks99 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
42%inclusion42 decks99 decks
19%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
41%inclusion41 decks99 decks
2%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
37%inclusion37 decks99 decks
-4%synergy
Vault of Champions
37%inclusion37 decks99 decks
-2%synergy
Fetid Heath
33%inclusion33 decks99 decks
-8%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
30%inclusion30 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Marsh Flats
30%inclusion30 decks99 decks
0%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
26%inclusion26 decks99 decks
0%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
24%inclusion24 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion23 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion20 decks99 decks
2%synergy
Desolate Mire
20%inclusion20 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Voldaren Estate
20%inclusion20 decks99 decks
15%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
17%inclusion17 decks99 decks
-6%synergy
Forlorn Flats
17%inclusion17 decks99 decks
12%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
15%inclusion15 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
14%inclusion14 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
13%inclusion13 decks99 decks
-12%synergy
Silent Clearing
13%inclusion13 decks99 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
0%synergy
Scrubland
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion10 decks99 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion10 decks99 decks
-4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
10%inclusion10 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
10%inclusion10 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
-3%synergy
Neglected Manor
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Turbulent Moor
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Glasswing Grace
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
-1%synergy
Obscura Storefront
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Witch Enchanter
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
-6%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
0%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
1%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Heath
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Silverquill Campus
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
0%synergy
Mana Confluence
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
2%synergy
Misty Palms Oasis
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
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