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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Yellowjacket, Heartless Marauder
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Fisk Tower
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
2%synergy
The Mind Stone
2.4%inclusion1 decks42 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Exquisite Blood
94%inclusion110 decks117 decks
78%synergy
Sanguine Bond
96%inclusion112 decks117 decks
77%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
83%inclusion97 decks117 decks
63%synergy
Blood Tribute
62%inclusion73 decks117 decks
60%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
62%inclusion73 decks117 decks
55%synergy
Mortify
74%inclusion87 decks117 decks
53%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
61%inclusion71 decks117 decks
52%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
62%inclusion72 decks117 decks
50%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
62%inclusion73 decks117 decks
49%synergy
Exsanguinate
62%inclusion73 decks117 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Anguished Unmaking
71%inclusion83 decks117 decks
29%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
67%inclusion78 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Blood Artist
65%inclusion76 decks117 decks
35%synergy
Indulging Patrician
53%inclusion62 decks117 decks
48%synergy
Soul Warden
51%inclusion60 decks117 decks
34%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
50%inclusion59 decks117 decks
48%synergy
Dark Ritual
50%inclusion58 decks117 decks
24%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
50%inclusion58 decks117 decks
39%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
50%inclusion58 decks117 decks
21%synergy
Path to Exile
48%inclusion56 decks117 decks
-2%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
47%inclusion55 decks117 decks
34%synergy
Smothering Tithe
38%inclusion44 decks117 decks
16%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
30%inclusion35 decks117 decks
19%synergy
Demonic Tutor
28%inclusion33 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Teferi's Protection
23%inclusion27 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Farewell
16%inclusion19 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Tomb
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Necropotence
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Creeping Bloodsucker
44%inclusion51 decks117 decks
39%synergy
Drana's Emissary
41%inclusion48 decks117 decks
37%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
40%inclusion47 decks117 decks
36%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
39%inclusion46 decks117 decks
35%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
28%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
36%inclusion42 decks117 decks
22%synergy
Twilight Prophet
36%inclusion42 decks117 decks
27%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
36%inclusion42 decks117 decks
32%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
33%inclusion39 decks117 decks
30%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
33%inclusion39 decks117 decks
-0%synergy
Markov Purifier
33%inclusion39 decks117 decks
30%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
30%inclusion35 decks117 decks
28%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
28%inclusion33 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
27%inclusion32 decks117 decks
25%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
27%inclusion32 decks117 decks
21%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
27%inclusion32 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
26%inclusion30 decks117 decks
21%synergy
Suture Priest
26%inclusion30 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Soul's Attendant
24%inclusion28 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
24%inclusion28 decks117 decks
22%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
24%inclusion28 decks117 decks
20%synergy
Cordial Vampire
23%inclusion27 decks117 decks
17%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
23%inclusion27 decks117 decks
17%synergy
Tithe Drinker
22%inclusion26 decks117 decks
19%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
22%inclusion26 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
21%inclusion25 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
21%inclusion25 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
21%inclusion24 decks117 decks
19%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
20%inclusion23 decks117 decks
17%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
19%inclusion22 decks117 decks
16%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
19%inclusion22 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Crypt Ghast
19%inclusion22 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Starscape Cleric
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
17%inclusion20 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Serra Ascendant
16%inclusion19 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Markov Baron
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Vein Ripper
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Witch of the Moors
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
10%synergy
The Gaffer
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Drana and Linvala
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Captivating Vampire
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Beacon of Immortality
32%inclusion37 decks117 decks
29%synergy
Fracture
26%inclusion31 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Despark
19%inclusion22 decks117 decks
-11%synergy
Inkshield
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
-6%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Village Rites
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
-9%synergy
Dawn's Truce
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Generous Gift
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
-12%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
-4%synergy
Murder
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Revitalize
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
-3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
-4%synergy
Deadly Dispute
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
-15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
-4%synergy
Reprieve
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
-1%synergy
Utter End
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
-5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Angel's Grace
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Ad Nauseam
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Snuff Out
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Silence
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
1%synergy
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Debt to the Deathless
44%inclusion51 decks117 decks
33%synergy
Revival // Revenge
44%inclusion51 decks117 decks
39%synergy
Damn
38%inclusion44 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Rush of Dread
34%inclusion40 decks117 decks
33%synergy
Fumigate
31%inclusion36 decks117 decks
24%synergy
Sign in Blood
30%inclusion35 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
25%inclusion29 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
22%inclusion26 decks117 decks
17%synergy
Pox Plague
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
19%synergy
Read the Bones
16%inclusion19 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
-3%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Sanctify
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Temporal Extortion
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Vindicate
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
-0%synergy
Grim Tutor
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
-5%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Austere Command
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
-7%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
6%synergy
New Blood
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Intent
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
-2%synergy
Feed the Swarm
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
-1%synergy
Death Grasp
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Vampire's Kiss
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
-12%synergy
Call to the Feast
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Wrath of God
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
-0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
-0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Aetherflux Reservoir
39%inclusion46 decks117 decks
32%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
38%inclusion44 decks117 decks
31%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
37%inclusion43 decks117 decks
12%synergy
The Wind Crystal
32%inclusion34 decks105 decks
25%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
31%inclusion36 decks117 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion29 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Quietus Spike
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
15%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
14%inclusion15 decks105 decks
10%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Jet Medallion
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Sigil
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Bontu's Monument
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Chalice of Life
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Pearl Medallion
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Scytheclaw
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Incubator
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Mindcrank
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
-7%synergy
Enchantments
Wound Reflection
42%inclusion49 decks117 decks
39%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
36%inclusion42 decks117 decks
20%synergy
Black Market Connections
32%inclusion38 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Blind Obedience
27%inclusion32 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Cleric Class
24%inclusion28 decks117 decks
17%synergy
Lunar Convocation
22%inclusion26 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Boon Reflection
21%inclusion24 decks117 decks
19%synergy
Grievous Wound
19%inclusion22 decks117 decks
16%synergy
Ghostly Prison
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
15%inclusion18 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Land Tax
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Remedy
12%inclusion14 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Greed
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Warlock Class
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
10%synergy
March of the Canonized
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
-1%synergy
Test of Endurance
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Life Insurance
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Painful Quandary
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Dawn of Hope
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Legion's Landing
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Leyline of Hope
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
-2%synergy
Light of Promise
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Axis of Mortality
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Black Market
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
21%inclusion25 decks117 decks
19%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
20%inclusion23 decks117 decks
18%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
19%inclusion22 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion55 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
41%inclusion48 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion39 decks117 decks
14%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
26%inclusion30 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion28 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
21%inclusion25 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Radiant Fountain
16%inclusion19 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Restless Fortress
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
5%synergy
War Room
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
8%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
-3%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
-1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
-2%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion110 decks117 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion101 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
54%inclusion63 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
50%inclusion59 decks117 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
26%inclusion30 decks117 decks
12%synergy
Pristine Talisman
23%inclusion27 decks117 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion23 decks117 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion19 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Patchwork Banner
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.8%inclusion8 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Marble Diamond
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
1%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.6%inclusion5 decks90 decks
0%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion117 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion117 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion107 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Isolated Chapel
72%inclusion84 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Godless Shrine
56%inclusion65 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Caves of Koilos
53%inclusion62 decks117 decks
-5%synergy
Tainted Field
52%inclusion61 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
52%inclusion61 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Scoured Barrens
49%inclusion57 decks117 decks
26%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
46%inclusion54 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Silence
46%inclusion54 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
41%inclusion48 decks117 decks
18%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
39%inclusion46 decks117 decks
-3%synergy
Vault of Champions
39%inclusion46 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Fetid Heath
33%inclusion39 decks117 decks
-9%synergy
Marsh Flats
31%inclusion36 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
27%inclusion32 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
26%inclusion30 decks117 decks
-1%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
21%inclusion25 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion25 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Desolate Mire
21%inclusion24 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion22 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
-5%synergy
Voldaren Estate
18%inclusion21 decks117 decks
13%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
-5%synergy
Forlorn Flats
16%inclusion19 decks117 decks
11%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
15%inclusion17 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
-13%synergy
Scrubland
14%inclusion16 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Silent Clearing
13%inclusion15 decks117 decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion13 decks117 decks
-1%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
-5%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
9.4%inclusion11 decks117 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Obscura Storefront
8.5%inclusion10 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
-4%synergy
Neglected Manor
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
5%synergy
Witch Enchanter
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
-6%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
-2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.0%inclusion7 decks117 decks
3%synergy
Turbulent Moor
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
-16%synergy
Thriving Heath
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
2%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
4%synergy
City of Brass
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
1%synergy
Mana Confluence
5.1%inclusion6 decks117 decks
2%synergy
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