Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Upgraded

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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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Airbender's Reversal
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1%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
1.4%inclusion1 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Enter the Avatar State
1.4%inclusion1 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Sokka's Charge
1.4%inclusion1 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Sandbenders' Storm
1.4%inclusion1 decks72 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sanguine Bond
90%inclusion316 decks353 decks
68%synergy
Exquisite Blood
78%inclusion276 decks353 decks
61%synergy
Exsanguinate
66%inclusion232 decks353 decks
54%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
74%inclusion261 decks353 decks
52%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
54%inclusion191 decks353 decks
51%synergy
Blood Tribute
48%inclusion171 decks353 decks
46%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
60%inclusion211 decks353 decks
46%synergy
Revival // Revenge
50%inclusion176 decks353 decks
45%synergy
Indulging Patrician
50%inclusion178 decks353 decks
45%synergy
Mortify
66%inclusion234 decks353 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Anguished Unmaking
67%inclusion237 decks353 decks
27%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
65%inclusion231 decks353 decks
1%synergy
Blood Artist
57%inclusion200 decks353 decks
25%synergy
Path to Exile
53%inclusion187 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
49%inclusion174 decks353 decks
38%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
47%inclusion167 decks353 decks
18%synergy
Soul Warden
46%inclusion163 decks353 decks
28%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
46%inclusion160 decks347 decks
36%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
43%inclusion152 decks353 decks
31%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
42%inclusion150 decks353 decks
34%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
33%inclusion117 decks353 decks
19%synergy
Smothering Tithe
21%inclusion73 decks353 decks
-3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
16%inclusion58 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
15%inclusion52 decks353 decks
-1%synergy
Teferi's Protection
13%inclusion46 decks353 decks
-3%synergy
Necropotence
8.8%inclusion31 decks353 decks
2%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
8.8%inclusion31 decks353 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
41%inclusion146 decks353 decks
26%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
41%inclusion145 decks353 decks
37%synergy
Twilight Prophet
39%inclusion139 decks353 decks
29%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
37%inclusion130 decks353 decks
30%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
36%inclusion128 decks353 decks
31%synergy
Markov Purifier
36%inclusion128 decks353 decks
33%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
36%inclusion127 decks353 decks
30%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
35%inclusion122 decks347 decks
30%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
35%inclusion124 decks353 decks
0%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
34%inclusion119 decks353 decks
28%synergy
Drana's Emissary
34%inclusion119 decks353 decks
29%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
33%inclusion118 decks353 decks
23%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
31%inclusion109 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Cordial Vampire
30%inclusion106 decks353 decks
22%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
29%inclusion104 decks353 decks
27%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
29%inclusion101 decks353 decks
9%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
28%inclusion98 decks353 decks
25%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
27%inclusion94 decks353 decks
22%synergy
Tithe Drinker
26%inclusion92 decks353 decks
22%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
25%inclusion90 decks353 decks
22%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
25%inclusion90 decks353 decks
21%synergy
Suture Priest
24%inclusion86 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
24%inclusion83 decks353 decks
18%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
23%inclusion80 decks350 decks
21%synergy
Soul's Attendant
23%inclusion80 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Crypt Ghast
22%inclusion79 decks353 decks
15%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
22%inclusion78 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
22%inclusion77 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
22%inclusion77 decks353 decks
17%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
22%inclusion76 decks353 decks
16%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
21%inclusion75 decks353 decks
15%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
21%inclusion73 decks353 decks
13%synergy
Starscape Cleric
21%inclusion73 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
20%inclusion72 decks353 decks
17%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
19%inclusion68 decks353 decks
15%synergy
Essence Channeler
18%inclusion63 decks353 decks
11%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
17%inclusion60 decks353 decks
15%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
16%inclusion56 decks353 decks
12%synergy
Witch of the Moors
15%inclusion54 decks353 decks
12%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
15%inclusion41 decks275 decks
12%synergy
Captivating Vampire
14%inclusion51 decks353 decks
12%synergy
Serra Ascendant
14%inclusion51 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Drana and Linvala
14%inclusion49 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Markov Baron
14%inclusion49 decks353 decks
12%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion46 decks353 decks
-3%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
13%inclusion46 decks353 decks
6%synergy
The Gaffer
13%inclusion45 decks353 decks
9%synergy
Exemplar of Light
13%inclusion44 decks347 decks
5%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
12%inclusion41 decks347 decks
10%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
12%inclusion41 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
40%inclusion140 decks353 decks
17%synergy
Fracture
29%inclusion101 decks353 decks
9%synergy
Despark
24%inclusion84 decks353 decks
-7%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
21%inclusion73 decks353 decks
18%synergy
Inkshield
16%inclusion56 decks353 decks
-1%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
15%inclusion54 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Revitalize
13%inclusion46 decks353 decks
11%synergy
Generous Gift
13%inclusion45 decks353 decks
-12%synergy
Dawn's Truce
12%inclusion43 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
12%inclusion42 decks353 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion40 decks353 decks
-1%synergy
Utter End
11%inclusion40 decks353 decks
-2%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion38 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Murder
10%inclusion34 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Return to Dust
9.1%inclusion32 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Village Rites
9.1%inclusion32 decks353 decks
-13%synergy
Deadly Dispute
9.1%inclusion32 decks353 decks
-12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.6%inclusion27 decks353 decks
-3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.8%inclusion24 decks353 decks
3%synergy
Stinging Study
6.5%inclusion23 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Disenchant
6.2%inclusion22 decks353 decks
2%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
5.7%inclusion20 decks353 decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
5.4%inclusion19 decks353 decks
-5%synergy
Riot Control
5.4%inclusion19 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.1%inclusion18 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Reprieve
5.1%inclusion18 decks353 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
39%inclusion138 decks353 decks
21%synergy
Damn
39%inclusion136 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
37%inclusion132 decks353 decks
27%synergy
Rush of Dread
27%inclusion95 decks353 decks
26%synergy
Fumigate
27%inclusion95 decks353 decks
19%synergy
Read the Bones
23%inclusion82 decks353 decks
13%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion71 decks353 decks
3%synergy
Farewell
20%inclusion70 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
19%inclusion68 decks353 decks
2%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
18%inclusion63 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16%inclusion56 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Austere Command
16%inclusion55 decks353 decks
-3%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
16%inclusion55 decks353 decks
11%synergy
Vindicate
15%inclusion53 decks353 decks
3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
13%inclusion45 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion39 decks353 decks
-4%synergy
New Blood
11%inclusion38 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
10%inclusion37 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Temporal Extortion
10%inclusion37 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion34 decks353 decks
-8%synergy
Death Grasp
10%inclusion34 decks353 decks
9%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10%inclusion34 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
9.1%inclusion32 decks353 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.6%inclusion30 decks347 decks
3%synergy
Sanctify
7.4%inclusion26 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.4%inclusion26 decks353 decks
3%synergy
Merciless Eviction
7.1%inclusion25 decks353 decks
2%synergy
Ambition's Cost
5.7%inclusion20 decks353 decks
3%synergy
Call to the Feast
5.1%inclusion18 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
39%inclusion138 decks353 decks
13%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
36%inclusion128 decks353 decks
27%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
35%inclusion125 decks353 decks
27%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
26%inclusion91 decks353 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion76 decks353 decks
2%synergy
The Wind Crystal
19%inclusion41 decks219 decks
11%synergy
Quietus Spike
17%inclusion59 decks353 decks
16%synergy
Jet Medallion
16%inclusion56 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Bontu's Monument
15%inclusion53 decks353 decks
9%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
15%inclusion52 decks353 decks
12%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
14%inclusion50 decks353 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Sigil
14%inclusion50 decks353 decks
11%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
13%inclusion45 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion45 decks353 decks
-2%synergy
Pearl Medallion
10%inclusion37 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Chalice of Life
10%inclusion35 decks353 decks
9%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
9.0%inclusion20 decks223 decks
4%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
7.9%inclusion28 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Whip of Erebos
7.6%inclusion27 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Herald's Horn
5.7%inclusion20 decks353 decks
1%synergy
Sinister Monolith
5.4%inclusion19 decks353 decks
3%synergy
Scytheclaw
5.1%inclusion18 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Wound Reflection
37%inclusion129 decks353 decks
34%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
33%inclusion116 decks353 decks
18%synergy
Blind Obedience
29%inclusion103 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Cleric Class
28%inclusion98 decks353 decks
20%synergy
Lunar Convocation
27%inclusion96 decks353 decks
16%synergy
Black Market Connections
27%inclusion96 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Boon Reflection
22%inclusion77 decks353 decks
20%synergy
Grievous Wound
19%inclusion68 decks350 decks
16%synergy
Ghostly Prison
16%inclusion56 decks353 decks
1%synergy
Greed
14%inclusion48 decks353 decks
9%synergy
Land Tax
11%inclusion40 decks353 decks
1%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
11%inclusion38 decks353 decks
6%synergy
March of the Canonized
10%inclusion37 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Warlock Class
10%inclusion36 decks353 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of Hope
10%inclusion36 decks353 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Bonds
10%inclusion35 decks353 decks
8%synergy
Life Insurance
10%inclusion34 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
8.2%inclusion29 decks353 decks
0%synergy
Test of Endurance
7.9%inclusion28 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Painful Quandary
7.6%inclusion27 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Legion's Landing
7.6%inclusion27 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Remedy
7.4%inclusion26 decks353 decks
5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
7.1%inclusion25 decks353 decks
-3%synergy
Dawn of Hope
7.1%inclusion25 decks353 decks
3%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
6.5%inclusion23 decks353 decks
-1%synergy
Light of Promise
6.2%inclusion22 decks353 decks
3%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
6.2%inclusion22 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Rites
5.9%inclusion21 decks353 decks
-2%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.1%inclusion18 decks353 decks
-12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
23%inclusion80 decks353 decks
20%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
18%inclusion63 decks353 decks
16%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
16%inclusion57 decks353 decks
11%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
16%inclusion57 decks353 decks
11%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
10%inclusion34 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
8.5%inclusion30 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
7.6%inclusion27 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion177 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
44%inclusion157 decks353 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
38%inclusion135 decks353 decks
18%synergy
Restless Fortress
22%inclusion76 decks353 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion76 decks353 decks
-1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion64 decks353 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of the False God
16%inclusion57 decks353 decks
8%synergy
Radiant Fountain
16%inclusion57 decks353 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Coffers
16%inclusion57 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
13%inclusion46 decks353 decks
3%synergy
War Room
10%inclusion37 decks353 decks
3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion36 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
9.4%inclusion21 decks223 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.6%inclusion27 decks353 decks
-4%synergy
Shambling Vent
7.6%inclusion27 decks353 decks
2%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.1%inclusion25 decks353 decks
3%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
6.5%inclusion23 decks353 decks
-3%synergy
Command Beacon
5.9%inclusion21 decks353 decks
3%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
5.7%inclusion20 decks353 decks
-1%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
5.7%inclusion20 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion335 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion305 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
64%inclusion226 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
48%inclusion171 decks353 decks
-4%synergy
Pristine Talisman
26%inclusion93 decks353 decks
20%synergy
Commander's Sphere
24%inclusion86 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion76 decks353 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion67 decks353 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion56 decks353 decks
2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12%inclusion43 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Marble Diamond
11%inclusion39 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
10%inclusion35 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.2%inclusion22 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion347 decks353 decks
1%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion346 decks353 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion317 decks353 decks
3%synergy
Isolated Chapel
65%inclusion229 decks353 decks
0%synergy
Tainted Field
54%inclusion191 decks353 decks
2%synergy
Scoured Barrens
54%inclusion190 decks353 decks
30%synergy
Temple of Silence
48%inclusion169 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
47%inclusion167 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Caves of Koilos
46%inclusion161 decks353 decks
-11%synergy
Godless Shrine
44%inclusion154 decks353 decks
-6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
44%inclusion154 decks353 decks
20%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
40%inclusion142 decks353 decks
-1%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
35%inclusion122 decks353 decks
1%synergy
Vault of Champions
33%inclusion117 decks353 decks
-7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion107 decks353 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
28%inclusion100 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Fetid Heath
25%inclusion89 decks353 decks
-13%synergy
Voldaren Estate
25%inclusion88 decks353 decks
19%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion84 decks353 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
21%inclusion75 decks353 decks
-8%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
18%inclusion64 decks353 decks
-9%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
18%inclusion64 decks353 decks
9%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
17%inclusion61 decks353 decks
-5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion58 decks353 decks
2%synergy
Desolate Mire
16%inclusion57 decks353 decks
1%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
16%inclusion55 decks353 decks
-5%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
16%inclusion55 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
15%inclusion54 decks353 decks
8%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
13%inclusion45 decks340 decks
-8%synergy
Forlorn Flats
12%inclusion41 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
11%inclusion40 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion40 decks353 decks
-1%synergy
Silent Clearing
10%inclusion37 decks353 decks
-5%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion34 decks353 decks
0%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
9.1%inclusion32 decks353 decks
8%synergy
Scrubland
9.1%inclusion32 decks353 decks
-2%synergy
Glasswing Grace
8.2%inclusion29 decks353 decks
0%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
7.9%inclusion28 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.6%inclusion27 decks353 decks
-3%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.4%inclusion26 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Obscura Storefront
7.4%inclusion26 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Citadel Gate
7.1%inclusion25 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Heath
6.5%inclusion23 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.7%inclusion20 decks353 decks
2%synergy