Astarion, the Decadent (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
Scheming Silvertongue
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Stensian Sanguinist
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Umbral Expanse
4.4%inclusion2 decks45 decks
-7%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
4.4%inclusion2 decks45 decks
-16%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sanguine Bond
81%inclusion570 decks708 decks
61%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
53%inclusion376 decks708 decks
50%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
63%inclusion448 decks708 decks
50%synergy
Indulging Patrician
54%inclusion379 decks708 decks
48%synergy
Drana's Emissary
47%inclusion334 decks708 decks
43%synergy
Mortify
63%inclusion445 decks708 decks
41%synergy
Markov Purifier
44%inclusion308 decks708 decks
41%synergy
Exsanguinate
54%inclusion379 decks708 decks
40%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
45%inclusion316 decks708 decks
40%synergy
Exquisite Blood
56%inclusion396 decks708 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
56%inclusion397 decks708 decks
35%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
53%inclusion373 decks708 decks
-11%synergy
Blood Artist
50%inclusion357 decks708 decks
20%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
49%inclusion348 decks708 decks
8%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
47%inclusion330 decks708 decks
36%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
43%inclusion304 decks708 decks
39%synergy
Revival // Revenge
43%inclusion303 decks708 decks
38%synergy
Path to Exile
41%inclusion292 decks708 decks
-8%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
40%inclusion280 decks708 decks
37%synergy
Sign in Blood
39%inclusion276 decks708 decks
21%synergy
Game Changers
Farewell
9.3%inclusion66 decks708 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
37%inclusion264 decks708 decks
3%synergy
Soul Warden
37%inclusion261 decks708 decks
20%synergy
Tithe Drinker
37%inclusion259 decks708 decks
33%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
36%inclusion257 decks708 decks
34%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
36%inclusion255 decks708 decks
25%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
34%inclusion241 decks708 decks
23%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
34%inclusion241 decks708 decks
20%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
34%inclusion240 decks708 decks
9%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
31%inclusion154 decks495 decks
27%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
31%inclusion219 decks708 decks
27%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
31%inclusion216 decks708 decks
25%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
29%inclusion208 decks708 decks
23%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
29%inclusion206 decks708 decks
23%synergy
Twilight Prophet
29%inclusion206 decks708 decks
20%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
29%inclusion193 decks677 decks
17%synergy
Cordial Vampire
28%inclusion195 decks708 decks
21%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
27%inclusion135 decks504 decks
18%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
27%inclusion188 decks708 decks
19%synergy
Markov Baron
26%inclusion185 decks708 decks
24%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
26%inclusion183 decks706 decks
21%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
26%inclusion183 decks708 decks
22%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
25%inclusion180 decks708 decks
21%synergy
Starscape Cleric
25%inclusion168 decks669 decks
16%synergy
Suture Priest
25%inclusion175 decks708 decks
12%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
24%inclusion170 decks708 decks
5%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
24%inclusion168 decks708 decks
19%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
23%inclusion166 decks708 decks
18%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
20%inclusion142 decks708 decks
16%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
20%inclusion99 decks495 decks
18%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
19%inclusion137 decks708 decks
16%synergy
Essence Channeler
19%inclusion124 decks668 decks
13%synergy
Soul's Attendant
19%inclusion131 decks708 decks
6%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
18%inclusion109 decks597 decks
17%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
18%inclusion126 decks708 decks
3%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
17%inclusion122 decks708 decks
12%synergy
Epicure of Blood
17%inclusion120 decks708 decks
15%synergy
Wispdrinker Vampire
16%inclusion110 decks708 decks
12%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
15%inclusion109 decks708 decks
12%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
15%inclusion108 decks708 decks
12%synergy
Crypt Ghast
14%inclusion98 decks708 decks
7%synergy
Drana and Linvala
13%inclusion95 decks708 decks
6%synergy
The Gaffer
13%inclusion93 decks708 decks
10%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
13%inclusion89 decks708 decks
1%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion85 decks708 decks
-3%synergy
Witch of the Moors
12%inclusion83 decks708 decks
9%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
12%inclusion83 decks708 decks
9%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
12%inclusion82 decks708 decks
6%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
11%inclusion31 decks271 decks
9%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
11%inclusion80 decks708 decks
9%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
11%inclusion78 decks708 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Fracture
30%inclusion210 decks708 decks
10%synergy
Dark Ritual
27%inclusion191 decks708 decks
2%synergy
Despark
25%inclusion179 decks708 decks
-5%synergy
Revitalize
19%inclusion136 decks708 decks
17%synergy
Murder
19%inclusion131 decks708 decks
15%synergy
Utter End
16%inclusion113 decks708 decks
4%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
15%inclusion107 decks708 decks
12%synergy
Generous Gift
15%inclusion105 decks708 decks
-8%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
12%inclusion85 decks708 decks
7%synergy
Disenchant
12%inclusion84 decks708 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion75 decks708 decks
6%synergy
Village Rites
10%inclusion74 decks708 decks
-12%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion74 decks708 decks
-3%synergy
Inkshield
8.8%inclusion62 decks708 decks
-11%synergy
Return to Dust
8.3%inclusion59 decks708 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.2%inclusion58 decks708 decks
4%synergy
Dawn's Truce
7.8%inclusion52 decks670 decks
0%synergy
Consuming Corruption
6.8%inclusion48 decks701 decks
6%synergy
Riot Control
6.8%inclusion48 decks708 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.6%inclusion47 decks708 decks
-16%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.5%inclusion46 decks705 decks
-6%synergy
Treacherous Greed
5.8%inclusion41 decks708 decks
4%synergy
Withering Torment
5.3%inclusion31 decks588 decks
3%synergy
Stinging Study
5.2%inclusion37 decks708 decks
4%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
5.2%inclusion37 decks708 decks
5%synergy
Reprieve
5.2%inclusion37 decks708 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Blood Tribute
39%inclusion273 decks708 decks
37%synergy
Fumigate
32%inclusion224 decks708 decks
24%synergy
Rush of Dread
30%inclusion210 decks708 decks
28%synergy
Read the Bones
27%inclusion190 decks708 decks
17%synergy
Damn
25%inclusion174 decks708 decks
-8%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
19%inclusion136 decks708 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion121 decks708 decks
-1%synergy
Vindicate
15%inclusion106 decks708 decks
3%synergy
Austere Command
14%inclusion98 decks708 decks
-3%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
13%inclusion92 decks708 decks
9%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
13%inclusion91 decks708 decks
12%synergy
Death Grasp
12%inclusion85 decks708 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion83 decks708 decks
6%synergy
Call to the Feast
11%inclusion79 decks708 decks
10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion72 decks708 decks
3%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion68 decks708 decks
-8%synergy
Ambition's Cost
10%inclusion68 decks708 decks
7%synergy
Sanctify
9.3%inclusion66 decks708 decks
8%synergy
Toxic Deluge
8.9%inclusion63 decks708 decks
-8%synergy
New Blood
8.1%inclusion57 decks708 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.9%inclusion56 decks708 decks
7%synergy
Merciless Eviction
6.5%inclusion46 decks708 decks
2%synergy
Damnable Pact
5.8%inclusion41 decks708 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.7%inclusion28 decks495 decks
0%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
5.1%inclusion36 decks708 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
35%inclusion246 decks708 decks
10%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
32%inclusion229 decks708 decks
25%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
19%inclusion132 decks708 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Sigil
18%inclusion125 decks708 decks
15%synergy
Quietus Spike
17%inclusion121 decks708 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion117 decks708 decks
4%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
16%inclusion112 decks708 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion109 decks708 decks
-4%synergy
Chalice of Life
15%inclusion103 decks708 decks
14%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
14%inclusion101 decks708 decks
12%synergy
The Wind Crystal
13%inclusion29 decks218 decks
6%synergy
Bontu's Monument
12%inclusion85 decks708 decks
7%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
11%inclusion78 decks686 decks
9%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
11%inclusion78 decks708 decks
7%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
11%inclusion78 decks708 decks
6%synergy
Tithing Blade
8.2%inclusion58 decks708 decks
7%synergy
Jet Medallion
8.2%inclusion58 decks708 decks
2%synergy
Sinister Monolith
7.5%inclusion50 decks669 decks
6%synergy
Scytheclaw
6.4%inclusion45 decks708 decks
6%synergy
Pearl Medallion
5.6%inclusion40 decks708 decks
-1%synergy
Campfire
5.2%inclusion37 decks708 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Cleric Class
34%inclusion242 decks708 decks
27%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
34%inclusion240 decks708 decks
5%synergy
Lunar Convocation
33%inclusion223 decks669 decks
23%synergy
Wound Reflection
29%inclusion207 decks708 decks
26%synergy
Blind Obedience
24%inclusion171 decks708 decks
7%synergy
Grievous Wound
24%inclusion143 decks599 decks
21%synergy
Warlock Class
19%inclusion133 decks708 decks
18%synergy
Greed
19%inclusion132 decks708 decks
15%synergy
Boon Reflection
18%inclusion130 decks708 decks
17%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
16%inclusion115 decks708 decks
1%synergy
March of the Canonized
15%inclusion107 decks708 decks
9%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
14%inclusion99 decks708 decks
12%synergy
Ghostly Prison
13%inclusion92 decks708 decks
-2%synergy
Life Insurance
13%inclusion91 decks708 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion81 decks708 decks
-10%synergy
Glasswing Grace
11%inclusion78 decks705 decks
3%synergy
Dawn of Hope
11%inclusion75 decks708 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Hope
11%inclusion71 decks675 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Bonds
8.1%inclusion57 decks708 decks
6%synergy
Campaign of Vengeance
8.1%inclusion57 decks708 decks
7%synergy
Painful Quandary
7.9%inclusion56 decks708 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Rites
7.3%inclusion52 decks708 decks
0%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
7.3%inclusion52 decks708 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Remedy
6.5%inclusion46 decks708 decks
4%synergy
Light of Promise
6.5%inclusion46 decks708 decks
4%synergy
Test of Endurance
6.5%inclusion46 decks708 decks
5%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
6.1%inclusion43 decks708 decks
6%synergy
Axis of Mortality
5.8%inclusion41 decks708 decks
5%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.8%inclusion41 decks708 decks
-12%synergy
Legion's Landing
5.6%inclusion40 decks708 decks
3%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
5.4%inclusion38 decks708 decks
1%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
5.1%inclusion36 decks708 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
18%inclusion126 decks708 decks
13%synergy
Sorin Markov
17%inclusion123 decks708 decks
15%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
11%inclusion81 decks708 decks
7%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
11%inclusion76 decks708 decks
8%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
8.5%inclusion60 decks708 decks
7%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
7.5%inclusion53 decks708 decks
6%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
6.9%inclusion49 decks708 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
40%inclusion281 decks708 decks
7%synergy
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion251 decks708 decks
-9%synergy
Restless Fortress
28%inclusion198 decks708 decks
21%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion180 decks708 decks
6%synergy
Radiant Fountain
18%inclusion125 decks708 decks
14%synergy
Temple of the False God
17%inclusion123 decks708 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion114 decks708 decks
-7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion82 decks708 decks
7%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
10%inclusion73 decks708 decks
9%synergy
Witch's Cottage
10%inclusion72 decks708 decks
7%synergy
Shambling Vent
9.5%inclusion67 decks708 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
7.2%inclusion51 decks708 decks
-14%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
7.0%inclusion16 decks228 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.1%inclusion43 decks708 decks
-5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.1%inclusion43 decks708 decks
-3%synergy
War Room
6.1%inclusion43 decks708 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion608 decks708 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion548 decks708 decks
-3%synergy
Orzhov Signet
61%inclusion433 decks708 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
39%inclusion278 decks708 decks
-14%synergy
Pristine Talisman
34%inclusion241 decks708 decks
29%synergy
Commander's Sphere
33%inclusion237 decks708 decks
19%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion188 decks708 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion112 decks708 decks
-6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
16%inclusion111 decks708 decks
10%synergy
Marble Diamond
14%inclusion99 decks708 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion90 decks708 decks
-1%synergy
Orzhov Locket
7.6%inclusion54 decks708 decks
5%synergy
Patchwork Banner
7.5%inclusion50 decks669 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.1%inclusion43 decks708 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
5.5%inclusion39 decks708 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion706 decks708 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion706 decks708 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion590 decks708 decks
-3%synergy
Scoured Barrens
60%inclusion424 decks708 decks
37%synergy
Isolated Chapel
54%inclusion382 decks708 decks
-13%synergy
Tainted Field
53%inclusion372 decks708 decks
2%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
51%inclusion361 decks708 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Silence
49%inclusion349 decks708 decks
10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
42%inclusion300 decks708 decks
19%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
40%inclusion281 decks708 decks
-2%synergy
Caves of Koilos
39%inclusion279 decks708 decks
-18%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion233 decks708 decks
13%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
23%inclusion165 decks708 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion163 decks708 decks
5%synergy
Godless Shrine
23%inclusion162 decks708 decks
-28%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion161 decks708 decks
-3%synergy
Voldaren Estate
22%inclusion157 decks708 decks
17%synergy
Fetid Heath
21%inclusion148 decks708 decks
-20%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
19%inclusion136 decks708 decks
-2%synergy
Forlorn Flats
19%inclusion134 decks708 decks
14%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
18%inclusion127 decks708 decks
-19%synergy
Vault of Champions
18%inclusion127 decks708 decks
-22%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
17%inclusion122 decks708 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
17%inclusion121 decks708 decks
3%synergy
Desolate Mire
16%inclusion112 decks708 decks
-2%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
14%inclusion97 decks708 decks
-13%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
12%inclusion84 decks708 decks
7%synergy
Glasswing Grace
11%inclusion78 decks705 decks
3%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
11%inclusion78 decks708 decks
7%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
10%inclusion73 decks708 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Moor
9.2%inclusion65 decks708 decks
6%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
9.1%inclusion33 decks361 decks
-15%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
7.8%inclusion55 decks708 decks
-15%synergy
Thriving Heath
7.6%inclusion54 decks708 decks
5%synergy
Silverquill Campus
7.3%inclusion52 decks708 decks
2%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
7.3%inclusion52 decks708 decks
0%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
7.2%inclusion51 decks708 decks
6%synergy
Neglected Manor
7.0%inclusion42 decks599 decks
4%synergy
Obscura Storefront
6.6%inclusion47 decks708 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.5%inclusion46 decks705 decks
-6%synergy
Citadel Gate
6.5%inclusion46 decks708 decks
6%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
6.4%inclusion45 decks708 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.2%inclusion44 decks708 decks
-24%synergy
Fabled Passage
5.4%inclusion38 decks708 decks
-6%synergy