Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Self-Damage

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Jeff Girten
Jul 31, 2025
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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Sanguine Bond
85%inclusion47 decks55 decks
64%synergy
Exquisite Blood
71%inclusion39 decks55 decks
53%synergy
Exsanguinate
60%inclusion33 decks55 decks
48%synergy
Indulging Patrician
51%inclusion28 decks55 decks
45%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
56%inclusion31 decks55 decks
43%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
64%inclusion35 decks55 decks
41%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
51%inclusion28 decks55 decks
41%synergy
Blood Tribute
42%inclusion23 decks55 decks
40%synergy
Revival // Revenge
42%inclusion23 decks55 decks
37%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
48%inclusion24 decks50 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
65%inclusion36 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
60%inclusion33 decks55 decks
20%synergy
Mortify
51%inclusion28 decks55 decks
28%synergy
Path to Exile
49%inclusion27 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Dark Ritual
44%inclusion24 decks55 decks
21%synergy
Soul Warden
44%inclusion24 decks55 decks
25%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
43%inclusion20 decks46 decks
34%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
42%inclusion23 decks55 decks
27%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
40%inclusion22 decks55 decks
31%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
40%inclusion22 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
40%inclusion22 decks55 decks
26%synergy
Smothering Tithe
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Tutor
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Teferi's Protection
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Necropotence
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Imperial Seal
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Tomb
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
2%synergy
The One Ring
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Rhox Faithmender
38%inclusion21 decks55 decks
34%synergy
Blood Artist
38%inclusion21 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Twilight Prophet
38%inclusion21 decks55 decks
27%synergy
Markov Purifier
38%inclusion21 decks55 decks
35%synergy
Drana's Emissary
38%inclusion21 decks55 decks
33%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
28%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
24%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
36%inclusion18 decks50 decks
31%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Suture Priest
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
24%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
23%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
27%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
22%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
20%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
22%synergy
Tithe Drinker
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
20%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Witch of the Moors
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
21%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
21%synergy
Cordial Vampire
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Starscape Cleric
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Voice of the Blessed
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
22%inclusion10 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
15%synergy
Crypt Ghast
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Markov Baron
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Children of Korlis
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Soul's Attendant
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Essence Channeler
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
11%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
5%synergy
The Gaffer
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Darkstar Augur
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
-5%synergy
Instants
Astarion's Thirst
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
33%synergy
Despark
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
-4%synergy
Fracture
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
19%synergy
Generous Gift
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
-7%synergy
Revitalize
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Inkshield
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Dawn's Truce
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Dispute
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
-10%synergy
Murder
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Stinging Study
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Utter End
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Village Rites
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-15%synergy
Mana Tithe
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-4%synergy
Disenchant
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Divine Resilience
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-5%synergy
Lapse of Certainty
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Imp's Mischief
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Gods Willing
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Get Lost
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Angel's Grace
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Ad Nauseam
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Riot Control
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-5%synergy
Suffer the Past
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
2%synergy
False Cure
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Batwing Brume
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Dismember
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Rush of Dread
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
33%synergy
Damn
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Fumigate
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
25%synergy
Sign in Blood
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Toxic Deluge
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Vindicate
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Temporal Extortion
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Farewell
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Death Grasp
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Sanctify
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Grim Tutor
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Intent
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Austere Command
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
-8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Villainous Wrath
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Victimize
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-11%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Cut a Deal
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Emerge from the Cocoon
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
New Blood
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Merciless Eviction
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Cleansing
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Craving
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Ambition's Cost
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Reanimate
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-9%synergy
Oketra's Last Mercy
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Honor
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Well of Lost Dreams
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
26%synergy
Quietus Spike
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
25%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
5%synergy
The Wind Crystal
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Sigil
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Chalice of Life
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Jet Medallion
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Pearl Medallion
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Whip of Erebos
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Bontu's Monument
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
5%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Scytheclaw
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Basilisk Collar
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Sinister Monolith
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Lithoform Engine
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Wedding Ring
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Tithing Blade
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Blind Obedience
38%inclusion21 decks55 decks
19%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
19%synergy
Lunar Convocation
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Wound Reflection
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
28%synergy
Cleric Class
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
23%synergy
Black Market Connections
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Remedy
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
22%synergy
Grievous Wound
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Boon Reflection
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Ghostly Prison
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
2%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Greed
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Warlock Class
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Painful Quandary
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Axis of Mortality
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Land Tax
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Test of Endurance
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Bonds
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Parker Luck
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Hope
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Dark Tutelage
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Life Insurance
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Light of Promise
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Black Market
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Wedding Announcement
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Trespasser's Curse
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Grave Pact
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-4%synergy
Griffin Aerie
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
0%synergy
March of the Canonized
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-12%synergy
Petrify
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of the Void
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
19%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
45%inclusion25 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Restless Fortress
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
25%synergy
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
-13%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Radiant Fountain
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Castle Locthwain
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
4%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Shambling Vent
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-6%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
87%inclusion48 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion45 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Orzhov Signet
62%inclusion34 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
49%inclusion27 decks55 decks
-4%synergy
Pristine Talisman
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Commander's Sphere
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-9%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion54 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion54 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion46 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Tainted Field
62%inclusion34 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Isolated Chapel
56%inclusion31 decks55 decks
-9%synergy
Scoured Barrens
49%inclusion27 decks55 decks
25%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
47%inclusion26 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
47%inclusion26 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Godless Shrine
45%inclusion25 decks55 decks
-4%synergy
Caves of Koilos
42%inclusion23 decks55 decks
-15%synergy
Fetid Heath
38%inclusion21 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
38%inclusion21 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Vault of Champions
38%inclusion21 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Silence
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
-5%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Marsh Flats
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Scrubland
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Voldaren Estate
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
-6%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
17%inclusion9 decks54 decks
-5%synergy
Forlorn Flats
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-7%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
-6%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Mire
13%inclusion7 decks53 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Mana Confluence
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Silent Clearing
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
-4%synergy
Witch Enchanter
10%inclusion5 decks50 decks
-1%synergy
Windswept Heath
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Cavern of Souls
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
-4%synergy
Silverquill Campus
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-4%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Arid Mesa
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
1%synergy
City of Brass
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Strand
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy