Syr Vondam, the Lucent (Commander)

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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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Kinscaer Sentry
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9%synergy
Abigale, Eloquent First-Year
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5%synergy
Adept Watershaper
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7%synergy
Grave Venerations
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3%synergy
Chronicle of Victory
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4%synergy
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Dawnstrike Vanguard
35%inclusion81 decks229 decks
35%synergy
Luxknight Breacher
32%inclusion75 decks232 decks
32%synergy
Knight Luminary
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31%synergy
Banishing Light
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28%synergy
Zealous Display
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26%synergy
Focus Fire
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26%synergy
Radiant Strike
26%inclusion59 decks229 decks
25%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
34%inclusion78 decks232 decks
25%synergy
Archetype of Courage
26%inclusion60 decks234 decks
25%synergy
Gravpack Monoist
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25%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
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-24%synergy
Path to Exile
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-13%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
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21%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
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22%synergy
Honored Knight-Captain
25%inclusion58 decks232 decks
24%synergy
Hullcarver
24%inclusion57 decks233 decks
24%synergy
Embrace Oblivion
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24%synergy
Honor
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24%synergy
Flight-Deck Coordinator
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24%synergy
Rayblade Trooper
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23%synergy
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Smothering Tithe
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-11%synergy
Teferi's Protection
8.5%inclusion20 decks234 decks
-7%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
8.5%inclusion20 decks234 decks
-5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
7.3%inclusion17 decks234 decks
-8%synergy
Creatures
Knight of the White Orchid
23%inclusion54 decks234 decks
15%synergy
Odric, Lunarch Marshal
22%inclusion52 decks234 decks
21%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
20%inclusion46 decks234 decks
16%synergy
Dual-Sun Adepts
19%inclusion44 decks229 decks
19%synergy
Susurian Voidborn
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17%synergy
Corpse Knight
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6%synergy
Cosmogrand Zenith
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17%synergy
Sunstar Expansionist
18%inclusion41 decks233 decks
17%synergy
Beamsaw Prospector
17%inclusion39 decks229 decks
16%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
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8%synergy
Starfield Shepherd
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13%synergy
Exosuit Savior
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16%synergy
Perigee Beckoner
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15%synergy
Brightspear Zealot
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16%synergy
Gravblade Heavy
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15%synergy
Blood Artist
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-16%synergy
Dockworker Drone
15%inclusion34 decks229 decks
14%synergy
Sunstar Lightsmith
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14%synergy
Astelli Reclaimer
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12%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
14%inclusion32 decks234 decks
-21%synergy
Weftblade Enhancer
14%inclusion31 decks229 decks
13%synergy
Insatiable Skittermaw
13%inclusion31 decks234 decks
13%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
12%inclusion29 decks234 decks
-2%synergy
Starfighter Pilot
12%inclusion28 decks234 decks
12%synergy
Summon: Primal Odin
12%inclusion28 decks234 decks
11%synergy
Teysa Karlov
12%inclusion27 decks234 decks
-4%synergy
Exalted Sunborn
12%inclusion27 decks234 decks
7%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
12%inclusion27 decks234 decks
-8%synergy
Starport Security
11%inclusion26 decks233 decks
11%synergy
Sunstar Chaplain
11%inclusion26 decks233 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion26 decks234 decks
-5%synergy
Virus Beetle
11%inclusion26 decks234 decks
11%synergy
Pulsar Squadron Ace
11%inclusion25 decks233 decks
11%synergy
Company Commander
11%inclusion25 decks234 decks
9%synergy
Timeline Culler
11%inclusion25 decks234 decks
8%synergy
Comet Crawler
10%inclusion24 decks229 decks
10%synergy
Dauntless Scrapbot
10%inclusion24 decks232 decks
10%synergy
Hero of Bladehold
10%inclusion24 decks234 decks
9%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
10%inclusion24 decks234 decks
-12%synergy
Lightless Evangel
10%inclusion23 decks232 decks
9%synergy
Massacre Wurm
10%inclusion23 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Faller's Faithful
10%inclusion22 decks229 decks
9%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
9.4%inclusion22 decks234 decks
-2%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
9.4%inclusion22 decks234 decks
-2%synergy
Moonshaker Cavalry
9.4%inclusion22 decks234 decks
7%synergy
Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist
9.1%inclusion21 decks230 decks
7%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
9.0%inclusion21 decks234 decks
-5%synergy
Summon: Knights of Round
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8%synergy
Knight Exemplar
9.0%inclusion21 decks234 decks
8%synergy
Alpharael, Stonechosen
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7%synergy
Instants
Dark Endurance
21%inclusion49 decks229 decks
21%synergy
Gravkill
21%inclusion49 decks233 decks
21%synergy
Mortify
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-2%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
17%inclusion40 decks234 decks
-23%synergy
Depressurize
16%inclusion36 decks229 decks
15%synergy
Dual-Sun Technique
15%inclusion35 decks230 decks
15%synergy
Despark
15%inclusion35 decks234 decks
-16%synergy
Generous Gift
15%inclusion34 decks234 decks
-9%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
13%inclusion31 decks234 decks
12%synergy
Reroute Systems
12%inclusion29 decks233 decks
12%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
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-2%synergy
Emergency Eject
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11%synergy
Inkshield
12%inclusion27 decks234 decks
-6%synergy
Akroma's Will
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5%synergy
Village Rites
11%inclusion25 decks234 decks
-11%synergy
Murder
9.4%inclusion22 decks234 decks
5%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
9.4%inclusion22 decks234 decks
5%synergy
Secure the Wastes
9.4%inclusion22 decks234 decks
6%synergy
Ephemerate
8.5%inclusion20 decks234 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.1%inclusion19 decks234 decks
-13%synergy
Cloudshift
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3%synergy
Harsh Sustenance
8.1%inclusion19 decks234 decks
7%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
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6%synergy
Disenchant
7.3%inclusion17 decks234 decks
3%synergy
Dark Ritual
6.8%inclusion16 decks234 decks
-17%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
6.8%inclusion16 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.0%inclusion14 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Make Your Move
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5%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
5.6%inclusion13 decks234 decks
-3%synergy
Fracture
5.6%inclusion13 decks234 decks
-13%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
5.1%inclusion12 decks234 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Night's Whisper
22%inclusion51 decks234 decks
5%synergy
Decode Transmissions
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19%synergy
Scout for Survivors
19%inclusion45 decks233 decks
19%synergy
Scrounge for Eternity
16%inclusion36 decks229 decks
15%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
16%inclusion36 decks230 decks
15%synergy
Read the Bones
12%inclusion29 decks234 decks
2%synergy
Sign in Blood
12%inclusion27 decks234 decks
-6%synergy
Temporal Intervention
12%inclusion27 decks234 decks
11%synergy
Beyond the Quiet
10%inclusion23 decks230 decks
9%synergy
Martial Coup
10%inclusion23 decks234 decks
7%synergy
Tragic Trajectory
10%inclusion23 decks234 decks
9%synergy
Austere Command
9.0%inclusion21 decks234 decks
-9%synergy
Vote Out
8.7%inclusion20 decks229 decks
9%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
7.7%inclusion18 decks233 decks
7%synergy
Damn
7.3%inclusion17 decks234 decks
-26%synergy
Wrath of God
6.0%inclusion14 decks234 decks
0%synergy
Victimize
6.0%inclusion14 decks234 decks
-12%synergy
Hour of Reckoning
6.0%inclusion14 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Reanimate
6.0%inclusion14 decks234 decks
-10%synergy
Exsanguinate
5.6%inclusion13 decks234 decks
-7%synergy
Finale of Glory
5.6%inclusion13 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
5.1%inclusion12 decks234 decks
1%synergy
Fumigate
5.1%inclusion12 decks234 decks
-3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion54 decks234 decks
-2%synergy
Lumen-Class Frigate
21%inclusion49 decks232 decks
21%synergy
The Seriema
21%inclusion48 decks234 decks
19%synergy
Hylderblade
18%inclusion41 decks232 decks
17%synergy
Squire's Lightblade
16%inclusion36 decks229 decks
16%synergy
Pinnacle Kill-Ship
14%inclusion33 decks230 decks
14%synergy
Skullclamp
14%inclusion33 decks234 decks
-13%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
13%inclusion30 decks230 decks
13%synergy
Auxiliary Boosters
12%inclusion28 decks229 decks
12%synergy
Rescue Skiff
12%inclusion27 decks233 decks
11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion27 decks234 decks
-8%synergy
The Wind Crystal
11%inclusion26 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Fell Gravship
11%inclusion25 decks233 decks
10%synergy
Susurian Dirgecraft
10%inclusion23 decks229 decks
10%synergy
Dubious Delicacy
10%inclusion23 decks230 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion23 decks234 decks
-4%synergy
Requiem Monolith
9.1%inclusion21 decks230 decks
8%synergy
Wedgelight Rammer
8.7%inclusion20 decks230 decks
9%synergy
Nutrient Block
7.7%inclusion18 decks234 decks
8%synergy
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
7.3%inclusion17 decks234 decks
7%synergy
The Circle of Loyalty
6.8%inclusion16 decks234 decks
6%synergy
Herald's Horn
6.0%inclusion14 decks234 decks
1%synergy
Pinnacle Starcage
5.7%inclusion13 decks229 decks
5%synergy
Vorpal Sword
5.6%inclusion13 decks234 decks
5%synergy
Oketra's Monument
5.1%inclusion12 decks234 decks
0%synergy
Pearl Medallion
5.1%inclusion12 decks234 decks
-1%synergy
Extinguisher Battleship
5.1%inclusion12 decks234 decks
5%synergy
Wurmwall Sweeper
5.1%inclusion12 decks234 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Bastion of Remembrance
21%inclusion48 decks234 decks
3%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
21%inclusion48 decks234 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion35 decks234 decks
-15%synergy
Chorale of the Void
14%inclusion33 decks233 decks
13%synergy
Hardlight Containment
12%inclusion27 decks232 decks
11%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
9.4%inclusion22 decks234 decks
6%synergy
Seam Rip
9.2%inclusion21 decks229 decks
9%synergy
Intangible Virtue
8.5%inclusion20 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
8.1%inclusion19 decks234 decks
3%synergy
Felidar Retreat
7.3%inclusion17 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Knights' Charge
7.3%inclusion17 decks234 decks
7%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
6.8%inclusion16 decks234 decks
2%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.4%inclusion15 decks234 decks
-1%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
6.4%inclusion15 decks234 decks
-9%synergy
Smile at Death
6.4%inclusion15 decks234 decks
5%synergy
Chivalric Alliance
6.4%inclusion15 decks234 decks
6%synergy
Ghostly Prison
6.0%inclusion14 decks234 decks
-8%synergy
Reconnaissance
5.6%inclusion13 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
5.6%inclusion13 decks234 decks
0%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.6%inclusion13 decks234 decks
-16%synergy
Concerted Effort
5.6%inclusion13 decks234 decks
5%synergy
Sanguine Bond
5.6%inclusion13 decks234 decks
-15%synergy
Virtue of Loyalty
5.6%inclusion13 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Hyena Umbra
5.1%inclusion12 decks234 decks
2%synergy
Land Tax
5.1%inclusion12 decks234 decks
-5%synergy
Bleeding Effect
5.1%inclusion12 decks234 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
15%inclusion35 decks234 decks
10%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
9.0%inclusion21 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
24%inclusion55 decks234 decks
-20%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
23%inclusion53 decks234 decks
-11%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
13%inclusion30 decks234 decks
8%synergy
Minas Tirith
13%inclusion30 decks234 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion30 decks234 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion28 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
12%inclusion28 decks234 decks
9%synergy
Shambling Vent
12%inclusion27 decks234 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion24 decks234 decks
-13%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
10%inclusion24 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
10%inclusion23 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
9.4%inclusion22 decks234 decks
-11%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
8.5%inclusion20 decks234 decks
6%synergy
Secluded Starforge
6.1%inclusion14 decks230 decks
6%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
5.6%inclusion13 decks234 decks
-4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.6%inclusion13 decks234 decks
-6%synergy
Secluded Steppe
5.1%inclusion12 decks234 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
65%inclusion153 decks234 decks
-19%synergy
Arcane Signet
63%inclusion148 decks234 decks
-17%synergy
Orzhov Signet
35%inclusion83 decks234 decks
-21%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
23%inclusion53 decks234 decks
-30%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion30 decks234 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion30 decks234 decks
-12%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
11%inclusion25 decks234 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion24 decks234 decks
-10%synergy
All-Fates Scroll
10%inclusion23 decks233 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
9.0%inclusion21 decks234 decks
-5%synergy
Heraldic Banner
6.0%inclusion14 decks234 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.6%inclusion13 decks234 decks
-1%synergy
Patchwork Banner
5.1%inclusion12 decks234 decks
0%synergy
White Auracite
5.1%inclusion12 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Plains
99%inclusion231 decks234 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion230 decks234 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
64%inclusion149 decks234 decks
-23%synergy
Isolated Chapel
46%inclusion108 decks234 decks
-20%synergy
Godless Shrine
42%inclusion98 decks234 decks
-8%synergy
Scoured Barrens
38%inclusion88 decks234 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Silence
31%inclusion73 decks234 decks
-9%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
29%inclusion69 decks234 decks
-5%synergy
Tainted Field
29%inclusion67 decks234 decks
-23%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
27%inclusion64 decks234 decks
-14%synergy
Path of Ancestry
27%inclusion63 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Fetid Heath
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-13%synergy
Caves of Koilos
26%inclusion61 decks234 decks
-31%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
26%inclusion60 decks234 decks
-15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
24%inclusion57 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion46 decks234 decks
0%synergy
Command Bridge
20%inclusion46 decks234 decks
19%synergy
Vault of Champions
19%inclusion45 decks234 decks
-21%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion43 decks234 decks
-6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion42 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
16%inclusion37 decks234 decks
-5%synergy
Desolate Mire
15%inclusion36 decks234 decks
0%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
14%inclusion33 decks234 decks
-13%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
13%inclusion31 decks234 decks
-9%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
13%inclusion31 decks234 decks
2%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
12%inclusion28 decks234 decks
-11%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
12%inclusion28 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Marsh Flats
11%inclusion26 decks234 decks
-19%synergy
Thriving Heath
8.5%inclusion20 decks234 decks
6%synergy
Neglected Manor
7.3%inclusion17 decks234 decks
5%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
6.8%inclusion16 decks234 decks
3%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.4%inclusion15 decks234 decks
-1%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.4%inclusion15 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
6.4%inclusion15 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Forlorn Flats
6.0%inclusion14 decks234 decks
1%synergy
Silent Clearing
6.0%inclusion14 decks234 decks
-9%synergy
Fabled Passage
5.6%inclusion13 decks234 decks
-4%synergy
Witch Enchanter
5.1%inclusion12 decks234 decks
-6%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
5.1%inclusion12 decks234 decks
-2%synergy
Misty Palms Oasis
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
3%synergy