Blitzwing, Cruel Tormentor (Commander) - Core

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!
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Shredder, Shadow Master
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Warlock Class
67%inclusion24 decks36 decks
65%synergy
Quietus Spike
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
63%synergy
Scourge of the Skyclaves
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
55%synergy
Wound Reflection
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
55%synergy
Dire Fleet Ravager
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
49%synergy
Rush of Dread
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
47%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
45%synergy
Great Unclean One
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
43%synergy
Grievous Wound
43%inclusion12 decks28 decks
41%synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
67%inclusion24 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Go for the Throat
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
35%synergy
Dark Ritual
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
-11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Exsanguinate
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Sign in Blood
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Defile
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Crypt Ghast
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Painful Quandary
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Loyal Subordinate
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
38%synergy
Blood Artist
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
26%synergy
Torgaar, Famine Incarnate
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
35%synergy
Plague Drone
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
35%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
29%synergy
Dread Presence
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Twilight Diviner
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
32%inclusion9 decks28 decks
27%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
26%synergy
Raving Dead
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Virtus the Veiled
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
27%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Leaden Myr
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
17%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Starscream, Power Hungry
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Burnished Hart
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Massacre Wurm
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Keen Duelist
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Tree of Perdition
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Crypt Rats
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Barbed Servitor
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Sengir, the Dark Baron
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Twilight Prophet
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Graveblade Marauder
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Jecht, Reluctant Guardian
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Arbiter of Woe
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
13%synergy
Battlefield Butcher
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Gollum, Obsessed Stalker
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Epicure of Blood
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Pontiff of Blight
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Consuming Corruption
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
24%synergy
Doom Blade
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Hero's Downfall
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Infernal Grasp
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Murder
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
-10%synergy
Deadly Rollick
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Darkness
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Imp's Mischief
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Armor of Shadows
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Undying Malice
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Baleful Mastery
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-9%synergy
Cabal Ritual
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-7%synergy
Crushing Disappointment
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Grave Endeavor
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Bitter Triumph
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Village Rites
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-17%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-17%synergy
Dash Hopes
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Saw in Half
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Cast Down
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Blood Pact
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Bitter Downfall
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Snuff Out
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-7%synergy
Soul Shatter
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Altar's Reap
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Rush of Vitality
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Terror
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Corpse Churn
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Professor's Warning
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Aphotic Wisps
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Peer into the Abyss
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Read the Bones
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Mutilate
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Profane Command
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
29%synergy
Night's Whisper
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Damnable Pact
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Toxic Deluge
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
-15%synergy
Corrupt
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
20%synergy
Zof Consumption
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Ambition's Cost
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Consume Spirit
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Bubbling Muck
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Blood Tribute
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
-2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Killing Wave
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-26%synergy
Deadly Tempest
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-9%synergy
Feed the Infection
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Blood Money
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Illicit Shipment
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Their Name Is Death
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Risky Shortcut
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Blood Tithe
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Intimidation Tactics
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Come Back Wrong
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Victimize
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-21%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Profane Transfusion
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Innocent Blood
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Ancient Craving
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Cut of the Profits
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-7%synergy
Dreams of Steel and Oil
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Atrocious Experiment
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Final Parting
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Scytheclaw
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
39%synergy
Jet Medallion
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
-23%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Bontu's Monument
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Strionic Resonator
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Fireshrieker
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
20%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Prowler's Helm
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Cryptolith Fragment
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
16%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Mithril Coat
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Tithing Blade
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Lashwrithe
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Mindcrank
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Lithoform Engine
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Grim Bauble
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Fleetfeather Sandals
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Doubling Cube
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Mask of Memory
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Psychic Paper
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Manifold Key
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Gavel of the Righteous
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Whip of Erebos
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Vorpal Sword
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Shadowspear
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Brass Knuckles
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Staff of the Death Magus
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Blood Fountain
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Assault Suit
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Sanguine Bond
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Underworld Dreams
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Exquisite Blood
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-7%synergy
Black Market
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-7%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Triskaidekaphobia
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Bonds
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
11%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-9%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Greed
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Court of Ambition
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Feast on the Fallen
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Baneful Omen
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Bitterblossom
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Protection Racket
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Biotransference
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Vampiric Rites
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Underworld Connections
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Eternal Thirst
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
No Mercy
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Pestilence
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Animate Dead
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-12%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
39%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
-16%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of the False God
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Mortuary Mire
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Access Tunnel
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-21%synergy
War Room
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Tomb Fortress
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Castle Locthwain
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Witch's Cottage
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-13%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-19%synergy
Blast Zone
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
The Black Gate
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Barren Moor
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Avishkar Raceway
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Westvale Abbey
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-20%synergy
Hostile Hostel
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Polluted Mire
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Barad-dûr
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Deserted Temple
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion30 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion24 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Thought Vessel
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Caged Sun
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Hedron Archive
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Idol
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Pristine Talisman
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Nyx Lotus
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Pyramid of the Pantheon
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion34 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Command Tower
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Zof Consumption
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Demolition Field
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-9%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Crystal Grotto
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy