Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Expensive 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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Shredder, Shadow Master
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
8%synergy
Killian, Decisive Mentor
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
93%inclusion40 decks43 decks
72%synergy
Exquisite Blood
81%inclusion35 decks43 decks
65%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
72%inclusion31 decks43 decks
64%synergy
Sanguine Bond
79%inclusion34 decks43 decks
59%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
67%inclusion29 decks43 decks
58%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
65%inclusion28 decks43 decks
57%synergy
Revival // Revenge
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
54%synergy
Blood Tribute
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
51%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
51%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Anguished Unmaking
74%inclusion32 decks43 decks
34%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
74%inclusion32 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
34%synergy
Dark Ritual
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
34%synergy
Exsanguinate
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
43%synergy
Path to Exile
56%inclusion24 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Serra Ascendant
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
47%synergy
Black Market Connections
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Twilight Prophet
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
41%synergy
Blood Artist
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
51%inclusion22 decks43 decks
37%synergy
Demonic Tutor
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Smothering Tithe
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Teferi's Protection
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Farewell
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
14%synergy
The One Ring
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Ancient Tomb
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Necropotence
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Creatures
Soul Warden
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Esper Sentinel
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
37%synergy
Crypt Ghast
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
35%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
33%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Soul's Attendant
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Indulging Patrician
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
30%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
29%synergy
Markov Purifier
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
29%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
27%inclusion10 decks37 decks
25%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
24%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Suture Priest
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
-13%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
Drana's Emissary
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
2%synergy
The Gaffer
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Cordial Vampire
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Roaming Throne
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Drana and Linvala
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Starscape Cleric
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Grand Abolisher
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Tymna the Weaver
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Mister Negative
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Archangel of Thune
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Scourge of the Skyclaves
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Mortify
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Despark
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
32%synergy
Fracture
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Inkshield
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Generous Gift
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Dawn's Truce
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Revitalize
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Ritual
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Dispute
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-10%synergy
Disenchant
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Reprieve
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Stinging Study
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Orim's Chant
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Batwing Brume
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Mana Tithe
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Dismember
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Utter End
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-5%synergy
Akroma's Will
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Enter the Avatar State
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Damn
44%inclusion19 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Sign in Blood
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Night's Whisper
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Reanimate
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Fumigate
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Grim Tutor
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
19%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Temporal Extortion
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Read the Bones
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Austere Command
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-4%synergy
Feed the Swarm
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Vindicate
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Rush of Dread
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Idyllic Tutor
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-9%synergy
Diabolic Intent
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
3%synergy
New Blood
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Well of Lost Dreams
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
34%synergy
Lightning Greaves
42%inclusion18 decks43 decks
22%synergy
The Wind Crystal
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
30%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
12%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
25%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
20%synergy
Bontu's Monument
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Quietus Spike
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Sigil
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Jet Medallion
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Lithoform Engine
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Scytheclaw
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Aettir and Priwen
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Mithril Coat
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Whip of Erebos
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
The Endstone
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Pearl Medallion
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-12%synergy
Sword of Light and Shadow
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Land Tax
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
38%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
47%inclusion20 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Wound Reflection
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
34%synergy
Boon Reflection
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
31%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
21%synergy
Ghostly Prison
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Blind Obedience
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Lunar Convocation
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Cleric Class
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Grievous Wound
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Greed
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Axis of Mortality
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Ajani's Welcome
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Black Market
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Remedy
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Test of Endurance
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Bonds
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Life Insurance
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Brilliant Wings
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
March of the Canonized
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Animate Dead
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Leyline of Hope
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-11%synergy
Sokka's Charge
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
42%synergy
Cabal Coffers
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
47%synergy
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
5%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion14 decks43 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
7%synergy
War Room
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
16%synergy
Command Beacon
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
18%synergy
Restless Fortress
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Castle Locthwain
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Radiant Fountain
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion41 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion36 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Orzhov Signet
70%inclusion30 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
58%inclusion25 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Pristine Talisman
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
-3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
The Soul Stone
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Thran Dynamo
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
91%inclusion39 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
Plains
91%inclusion39 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
Godless Shrine
91%inclusion39 decks43 decks
40%synergy
Command Tower
79%inclusion34 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
Vault of Champions
74%inclusion32 decks43 decks
35%synergy
Isolated Chapel
72%inclusion31 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Scrubland
70%inclusion30 decks43 decks
58%synergy
Marsh Flats
67%inclusion29 decks43 decks
37%synergy
Caves of Koilos
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
63%inclusion27 decks43 decks
27%synergy
Tainted Field
53%inclusion23 decks43 decks
2%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
49%inclusion21 decks43 decks
22%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
-1%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
40%inclusion17 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Silence
37%inclusion16 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Scoured Barrens
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
35%inclusion15 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Fetid Heath
30%inclusion13 decks43 decks
-10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
26%inclusion11 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion10 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
9%synergy
City of Brass
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Silent Clearing
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Desolate Mire
16%inclusion7 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
-6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Cavern of Souls
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
7%synergy
Mana Confluence
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
8%synergy
Voldaren Estate
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Reflecting Pool
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Flooded Strand
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
9.3%inclusion4 decks43 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
-7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Arid Mesa
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Obscura Storefront
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
1%synergy
Starting Town
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy