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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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Astarion's Thirst
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
84%synergy
Sanguine Bond
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
79%synergy
Blood Tribute
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
73%synergy
Markov Purifier
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
72%synergy
Revival // Revenge
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
70%synergy
Exquisite Blood
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
70%synergy
Indulging Patrician
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
70%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
69%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
66%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
65%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Dark Ritual
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
64%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
58%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
61%synergy
Exsanguinate
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
63%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
63%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Mortify
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
52%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
54%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
52%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Smothering Tithe
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Teferi's Protection
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
The One Ring
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Demonic Tutor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Necropotence
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
53%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Blood Artist
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
38%synergy
Soul Warden
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Tithe Drinker
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Serra Ascendant
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
26%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Cordial Vampire
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Caustic Bronco
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Esper Sentinel
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Twilight Prophet
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Drana's Emissary
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Mister Negative
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Soul's Attendant
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Bishop of Rebirth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Reverence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Henrika Domnathi
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Starseer Mentor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Asmodeus the Archfiend
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Liesa, Shroud of Dusk
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Despark
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Fracture
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Inkshield
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Generous Gift
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Stinging Study
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Snuff Out
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Blossoming Calm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Flare of Malice
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Vanishing Verse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Necrologia
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Murder
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Urge to Feed
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Breathe Your Last
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Kill Shot
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tragic Slip
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Dismember
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sorceries
Night's Whisper
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Damn
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Sign in Blood
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Temporal Extortion
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Read the Bones
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Fumigate
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Austere Command
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Rush of Dread
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Split Up
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Call to the Feast
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Farewell
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
One Last Job
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Feed the Swarm
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Vindicate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Sorin's Vengeance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Blood Money
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cut a Deal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Reanimate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Death Grasp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Cleansing Nova
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Pointed Discussion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Well of Lost Dreams
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
54%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
The Endstone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
The Wind Crystal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Aettir and Priwen
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Lithoform Engine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Quietus Spike
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Bontu's Monument
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Incubator
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Jet Medallion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Mindcrank
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
41%synergy
Cleric Class
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
55%synergy
Greed
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Wound Reflection
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Land Tax
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
27%synergy
Ghostly Prison
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Life Insurance
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Boon Reflection
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Lunar Convocation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Dark Tutelage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Axis of Mortality
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sunbond
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Wedding Announcement
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Underworld Connections
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Ajani's Welcome
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Grievous Wound
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Remedy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Blind Obedience
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Light of Promise
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Cradle of Vitality
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Painful Quandary
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of Hope
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Cover of Darkness
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
38%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Radiant Fountain
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
War Room
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Restless Fortress
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Field
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Winding Canyons
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Emergence Zone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Deserted Temple
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Castle Locthwain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Sol Ring
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Orzhov Signet
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Pristine Talisman
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
31%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
0%synergy
The Soul Stone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Patchwork Banner
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Sol Talisman
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Godless Shrine
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
50%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flats
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
70%synergy
Command Tower
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
-11%synergy
Isolated Chapel
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Scrubland
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
64%synergy
Vault of Champions
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Exotic Orchard
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
38%synergy
Tainted Field
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
29%synergy
Scoured Barrens
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
38%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Caves of Koilos
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Fell the Profane
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Desolate Mire
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Fetid Heath
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Silence
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
4%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Cavern of Souls
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-8%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-29%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Arid Mesa
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Mana Confluence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
City of Brass
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
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