Syr Vondam, the Lucent (Commander)

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
Joined Researchers
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Interjection
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Lecturing Scornmage
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Honorbound Page
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dawnstrike Vanguard
34%inclusion89 decks263 decks
33%synergy
Luxknight Breacher
33%inclusion87 decks266 decks
32%synergy
Knight Luminary
33%inclusion86 decks263 decks
32%synergy
Zealous Display
27%inclusion72 decks263 decks
27%synergy
Focus Fire
27%inclusion72 decks264 decks
27%synergy
Banishing Light
29%inclusion78 decks268 decks
27%synergy
Gravpack Monoist
26%inclusion69 decks263 decks
26%synergy
Flight-Deck Coordinator
26%inclusion68 decks263 decks
26%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
33%inclusion89 decks266 decks
26%synergy
Radiant Strike
25%inclusion67 decks263 decks
25%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
39%inclusion105 decks268 decks
-25%synergy
Path to Exile
37%inclusion99 decks268 decks
-13%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
29%inclusion77 decks268 decks
23%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
28%inclusion76 decks268 decks
22%synergy
Hullcarver
25%inclusion68 decks267 decks
25%synergy
Honored Knight-Captain
25%inclusion66 decks266 decks
24%synergy
Archetype of Courage
25%inclusion66 decks268 decks
24%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
24%inclusion65 decks268 decks
16%synergy
Honor
23%inclusion62 decks264 decks
23%synergy
Decode Transmissions
23%inclusion62 decks268 decks
22%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
10%inclusion26 decks268 decks
-12%synergy
Teferi's Protection
7.5%inclusion20 decks268 decks
-8%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
7.5%inclusion20 decks268 decks
-6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
6.3%inclusion17 decks268 decks
-9%synergy
Creatures
Rayblade Trooper
23%inclusion61 decks264 decks
22%synergy
Odric, Lunarch Marshal
22%inclusion60 decks268 decks
21%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
20%inclusion54 decks268 decks
17%synergy
Dual-Sun Adepts
20%inclusion52 decks263 decks
20%synergy
Sunstar Expansionist
18%inclusion49 decks267 decks
18%synergy
Beamsaw Prospector
18%inclusion47 decks263 decks
17%synergy
Perigee Beckoner
18%inclusion47 decks263 decks
17%synergy
Cosmogrand Zenith
18%inclusion47 decks268 decks
15%synergy
Susurian Voidborn
17%inclusion46 decks263 decks
16%synergy
Corpse Knight
17%inclusion46 decks268 decks
5%synergy
Starfield Shepherd
17%inclusion46 decks268 decks
14%synergy
Dockworker Drone
17%inclusion44 decks263 decks
16%synergy
Exosuit Savior
16%inclusion43 decks263 decks
16%synergy
Sunstar Lightsmith
16%inclusion42 decks263 decks
16%synergy
Gravblade Heavy
16%inclusion42 decks263 decks
16%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
16%inclusion42 decks268 decks
7%synergy
Brightspear Zealot
15%inclusion39 decks263 decks
15%synergy
Weftblade Enhancer
14%inclusion38 decks263 decks
14%synergy
Blood Artist
14%inclusion37 decks268 decks
-17%synergy
Insatiable Skittermaw
14%inclusion37 decks268 decks
14%synergy
Kinscaer Sentry
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
13%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
13%inclusion36 decks268 decks
-21%synergy
Astelli Reclaimer
13%inclusion36 decks268 decks
12%synergy
Starfighter Pilot
13%inclusion35 decks268 decks
13%synergy
Sunstar Chaplain
13%inclusion34 decks267 decks
12%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
13%inclusion34 decks268 decks
-2%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion31 decks268 decks
-4%synergy
Timeline Culler
12%inclusion31 decks268 decks
9%synergy
Virus Beetle
12%inclusion31 decks268 decks
11%synergy
Starport Security
11%inclusion30 decks267 decks
11%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
11%inclusion30 decks268 decks
-1%synergy
Comet Crawler
11%inclusion29 decks263 decks
11%synergy
Pulsar Squadron Ace
11%inclusion29 decks267 decks
11%synergy
Company Commander
11%inclusion29 decks268 decks
9%synergy
Hero of Bladehold
11%inclusion29 decks268 decks
10%synergy
Summon: Primal Odin
11%inclusion29 decks268 decks
10%synergy
Exalted Sunborn
11%inclusion29 decks268 decks
7%synergy
Faller's Faithful
11%inclusion28 decks263 decks
10%synergy
Dauntless Scrapbot
11%inclusion28 decks266 decks
10%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
10%inclusion28 decks268 decks
-9%synergy
Teysa Karlov
10%inclusion27 decks268 decks
-5%synergy
Adept Watershaper
10%inclusion11 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Lightless Evangel
10%inclusion26 decks266 decks
9%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
10%inclusion26 decks268 decks
-12%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
10%inclusion26 decks268 decks
-4%synergy
Massacre Wurm
10%inclusion26 decks268 decks
4%synergy
Knight Exemplar
9.3%inclusion25 decks268 decks
9%synergy
Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist
9.1%inclusion24 decks264 decks
7%synergy
Chrome Companion
9.0%inclusion24 decks268 decks
9%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
8.6%inclusion23 decks268 decks
-4%synergy
Instants
Dark Endurance
22%inclusion59 decks263 decks
22%synergy
Gravkill
21%inclusion56 decks267 decks
21%synergy
Mortify
20%inclusion54 decks268 decks
-2%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
17%inclusion45 decks268 decks
-24%synergy
Dual-Sun Technique
16%inclusion43 decks264 decks
16%synergy
Depressurize
16%inclusion42 decks263 decks
16%synergy
Generous Gift
16%inclusion42 decks268 decks
-7%synergy
Despark
15%inclusion39 decks268 decks
-16%synergy
Reroute Systems
14%inclusion38 decks267 decks
14%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
14%inclusion37 decks268 decks
12%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
12%inclusion33 decks268 decks
-1%synergy
Emergency Eject
12%inclusion33 decks268 decks
11%synergy
Inkshield
10%inclusion28 decks268 decks
-9%synergy
Akroma's Will
10%inclusion28 decks268 decks
4%synergy
Village Rites
10%inclusion27 decks268 decks
-12%synergy
Murder
9.3%inclusion25 decks268 decks
6%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
9.3%inclusion25 decks268 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
9.0%inclusion24 decks268 decks
-13%synergy
Secure the Wastes
8.6%inclusion23 decks268 decks
5%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
8.2%inclusion22 decks268 decks
6%synergy
Ephemerate
7.8%inclusion21 decks268 decks
1%synergy
Dark Ritual
7.8%inclusion21 decks268 decks
-17%synergy
Cloudshift
7.5%inclusion20 decks268 decks
2%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
7.5%inclusion20 decks268 decks
6%synergy
Harsh Sustenance
7.5%inclusion20 decks268 decks
7%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
7.1%inclusion19 decks268 decks
4%synergy
Disenchant
6.7%inclusion18 decks268 decks
3%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.3%inclusion17 decks268 decks
5%synergy
Rabid Attack
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Make Your Move
6.0%inclusion16 decks268 decks
5%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
6.0%inclusion16 decks268 decks
-3%synergy
Fracture
5.2%inclusion14 decks268 decks
-15%synergy
Sorceries
Embrace Oblivion
23%inclusion61 decks268 decks
22%synergy
Night's Whisper
22%inclusion59 decks268 decks
4%synergy
Scout for Survivors
19%inclusion52 decks267 decks
19%synergy
Scrounge for Eternity
16%inclusion43 decks263 decks
16%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
15%inclusion40 decks264 decks
14%synergy
Read the Bones
12%inclusion33 decks268 decks
3%synergy
Temporal Intervention
12%inclusion33 decks268 decks
12%synergy
Sign in Blood
12%inclusion31 decks268 decks
-6%synergy
Tragic Trajectory
11%inclusion29 decks268 decks
10%synergy
Beyond the Quiet
11%inclusion28 decks264 decks
10%synergy
Martial Coup
10%inclusion27 decks268 decks
7%synergy
Austere Command
8.6%inclusion23 decks268 decks
-9%synergy
Vote Out
8.4%inclusion22 decks263 decks
8%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
7.5%inclusion20 decks267 decks
7%synergy
Damn
7.1%inclusion19 decks268 decks
-26%synergy
Fumigate
7.1%inclusion19 decks268 decks
0%synergy
Hour of Reckoning
6.3%inclusion17 decks268 decks
4%synergy
Cost of Brilliance
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Render Speechless
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Fix What's Broken
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Killian's Confidence
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
1%synergy
Split Up
5.6%inclusion15 decks268 decks
4%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
5.6%inclusion15 decks268 decks
1%synergy
Lingering Souls
5.2%inclusion14 decks268 decks
2%synergy
Wrath of God
5.2%inclusion14 decks268 decks
-1%synergy
Victimize
5.2%inclusion14 decks268 decks
-13%synergy
Finale of Glory
5.2%inclusion14 decks268 decks
4%synergy
Increasing Devotion
5.2%inclusion14 decks268 decks
4%synergy
Exsanguinate
5.2%inclusion14 decks268 decks
-8%synergy
Reanimate
5.2%inclusion14 decks268 decks
-11%synergy
Cleansing Nova
5.2%inclusion14 decks268 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
22%inclusion60 decks268 decks
-3%synergy
Lumen-Class Frigate
20%inclusion54 decks266 decks
20%synergy
The Seriema
19%inclusion52 decks268 decks
18%synergy
Hylderblade
18%inclusion49 decks266 decks
18%synergy
Squire's Lightblade
18%inclusion48 decks263 decks
18%synergy
Pinnacle Kill-Ship
14%inclusion38 decks264 decks
14%synergy
Skullclamp
14%inclusion37 decks268 decks
-13%synergy
Rescue Skiff
13%inclusion35 decks267 decks
13%synergy
Auxiliary Boosters
13%inclusion33 decks263 decks
12%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
13%inclusion33 decks264 decks
12%synergy
Fell Gravship
12%inclusion31 decks267 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion30 decks268 decks
-9%synergy
Susurian Dirgecraft
11%inclusion28 decks263 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion28 decks268 decks
-2%synergy
Dubious Delicacy
10%inclusion27 decks264 decks
10%synergy
Requiem Monolith
10%inclusion26 decks264 decks
9%synergy
The Wind Crystal
10%inclusion26 decks268 decks
3%synergy
Wedgelight Rammer
8.7%inclusion23 decks264 decks
9%synergy
Nutrient Block
7.8%inclusion21 decks268 decks
8%synergy
Pearl Medallion
7.5%inclusion20 decks268 decks
1%synergy
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
6.7%inclusion18 decks268 decks
6%synergy
The Circle of Loyalty
6.0%inclusion16 decks268 decks
6%synergy
Wurmwall Sweeper
6.0%inclusion16 decks268 decks
6%synergy
Pinnacle Starcage
5.7%inclusion15 decks263 decks
5%synergy
Herald's Horn
5.6%inclusion15 decks268 decks
1%synergy
Vorpal Sword
5.2%inclusion14 decks268 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Bastion of Remembrance
21%inclusion55 decks268 decks
3%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
18%inclusion48 decks268 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion40 decks268 decks
-14%synergy
Chorale of the Void
14%inclusion38 decks267 decks
14%synergy
Hardlight Containment
11%inclusion29 decks266 decks
10%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
11%inclusion29 decks268 decks
7%synergy
Seam Rip
10%inclusion25 decks263 decks
9%synergy
Intangible Virtue
9.0%inclusion24 decks268 decks
4%synergy
Grave Venerations
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
7.8%inclusion21 decks268 decks
3%synergy
Felidar Retreat
7.5%inclusion20 decks268 decks
4%synergy
Knights' Charge
7.1%inclusion19 decks268 decks
7%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
6.7%inclusion18 decks268 decks
2%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
6.3%inclusion17 decks268 decks
-9%synergy
Kinbinding
6.1%inclusion7 decks115 decks
5%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.0%inclusion16 decks268 decks
-2%synergy
Smile at Death
6.0%inclusion16 decks268 decks
4%synergy
Virtue of Loyalty
6.0%inclusion16 decks268 decks
5%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
6.0%inclusion16 decks268 decks
1%synergy
Bleeding Effect
5.6%inclusion15 decks268 decks
5%synergy
Pacifism
5.6%inclusion15 decks268 decks
4%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.6%inclusion15 decks268 decks
-16%synergy
Chivalric Alliance
5.6%inclusion15 decks268 decks
5%synergy
Concerted Effort
5.6%inclusion15 decks268 decks
5%synergy
Reconnaissance
5.2%inclusion14 decks268 decks
4%synergy
Ghostly Prison
5.2%inclusion14 decks268 decks
-10%synergy
Sanguine Bond
5.2%inclusion14 decks268 decks
-15%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
15%inclusion41 decks268 decks
11%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
8.6%inclusion23 decks268 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
24%inclusion63 decks268 decks
-21%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
23%inclusion62 decks268 decks
-10%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
13%inclusion35 decks268 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion34 decks268 decks
-7%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
12%inclusion32 decks268 decks
9%synergy
Minas Tirith
12%inclusion31 decks268 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion29 decks268 decks
3%synergy
Shambling Vent
10%inclusion28 decks268 decks
5%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
10%inclusion27 decks268 decks
4%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
10%inclusion26 decks268 decks
4%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
9.3%inclusion25 decks268 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
9.3%inclusion25 decks268 decks
-14%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
8.6%inclusion23 decks268 decks
-12%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
5.6%inclusion15 decks268 decks
-4%synergy
Secluded Starforge
5.3%inclusion14 decks264 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
64%inclusion172 decks268 decks
-20%synergy
Arcane Signet
63%inclusion170 decks268 decks
-17%synergy
Orzhov Signet
36%inclusion97 decks268 decks
-19%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
24%inclusion65 decks268 decks
-29%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion36 decks268 decks
-10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion33 decks268 decks
-9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion31 decks268 decks
-3%synergy
All-Fates Scroll
10%inclusion28 decks267 decks
10%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
10%inclusion27 decks268 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.2%inclusion22 decks268 decks
-6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.0%inclusion16 decks268 decks
0%synergy
Heraldic Banner
6.0%inclusion16 decks268 decks
5%synergy
Marble Diamond
5.6%inclusion15 decks268 decks
0%synergy
White Auracite
5.2%inclusion14 decks268 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Plains
99%inclusion265 decks268 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion263 decks268 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
63%inclusion169 decks268 decks
-23%synergy
Isolated Chapel
47%inclusion126 decks268 decks
-20%synergy
Godless Shrine
41%inclusion109 decks268 decks
-10%synergy
Scoured Barrens
39%inclusion105 decks268 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Silence
31%inclusion84 decks268 decks
-8%synergy
Tainted Field
30%inclusion81 decks268 decks
-21%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
29%inclusion77 decks268 decks
-8%synergy
Caves of Koilos
27%inclusion73 decks268 decks
-30%synergy
Fetid Heath
27%inclusion73 decks268 decks
-14%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
27%inclusion72 decks268 decks
-15%synergy
Path of Ancestry
26%inclusion69 decks268 decks
3%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
25%inclusion67 decks268 decks
-15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion61 decks268 decks
3%synergy
Command Bridge
21%inclusion55 decks268 decks
20%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion50 decks268 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion46 decks268 decks
-8%synergy
Vault of Champions
17%inclusion46 decks268 decks
-23%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion43 decks268 decks
2%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
15%inclusion41 decks268 decks
-6%synergy
Desolate Mire
15%inclusion41 decks268 decks
-2%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
13%inclusion36 decks268 decks
-13%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
13%inclusion35 decks268 decks
-10%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
13%inclusion34 decks268 decks
-10%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
12%inclusion31 decks268 decks
1%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
11%inclusion30 decks268 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
10%inclusion27 decks268 decks
-20%synergy
Thriving Heath
9.3%inclusion25 decks268 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Moor
8.2%inclusion22 decks268 decks
5%synergy
Neglected Manor
7.5%inclusion20 decks268 decks
5%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
7.1%inclusion19 decks268 decks
5%synergy
Forlorn Flats
6.7%inclusion18 decks268 decks
2%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
6.3%inclusion17 decks268 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.0%inclusion16 decks268 decks
-5%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.0%inclusion16 decks268 decks
-2%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.0%inclusion16 decks268 decks
-1%synergy
Silent Clearing
5.6%inclusion15 decks268 decks
-9%synergy
Misty Palms Oasis
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
4%synergy