Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Expensive Core

Astarion, the Decadent
Rank #355
70decks
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
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Turbulent Moor
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
29%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sanguine Bond
86%inclusion60 decks70 decks
66%synergy
Exquisite Blood
76%inclusion53 decks70 decks
60%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
74%inclusion52 decks70 decks
54%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
60%inclusion42 decks70 decks
47%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
54%inclusion38 decks70 decks
47%synergy
Indulging Patrician
50%inclusion35 decks70 decks
45%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
46%inclusion32 decks70 decks
43%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
47%inclusion33 decks70 decks
43%synergy
Revival // Revenge
47%inclusion33 decks70 decks
43%synergy
Mortify
64%inclusion45 decks70 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Anguished Unmaking
73%inclusion51 decks70 decks
32%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
57%inclusion40 decks70 decks
-7%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
54%inclusion38 decks70 decks
40%synergy
Soul Warden
54%inclusion38 decks70 decks
37%synergy
Blood Artist
53%inclusion37 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
52%inclusion36 decks69 decks
41%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
51%inclusion36 decks70 decks
40%synergy
Path to Exile
51%inclusion36 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
49%inclusion29 decks59 decks
40%synergy
Exsanguinate
49%inclusion34 decks70 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Teferi's Protection
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Farewell
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Smothering Tithe
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-16%synergy
Demonic Tutor
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-10%synergy
Creatures
Twilight Prophet
49%inclusion34 decks70 decks
39%synergy
Soul's Attendant
47%inclusion33 decks70 decks
35%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
46%inclusion32 decks70 decks
41%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
38%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
36%synergy
Crypt Ghast
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
33%synergy
Drana's Emissary
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
36%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
26%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
31%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
24%synergy
The Gaffer
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
31%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
28%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
27%synergy
Tithe Drinker
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
27%synergy
Markov Purifier
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
27%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
-5%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
26%synergy
Suture Priest
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Starscape Cleric
26%inclusion18 decks68 decks
17%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
23%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Witch of the Moors
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Serra Ascendant
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Archangel of Thune
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Karlov of the Ghost Council
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Cordial Vampire
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Drana and Linvala
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Markov Baron
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Essence Channeler
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Esper Sentinel
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Celestine, the Living Saint
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Witch Enchanter
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Basilica Screecher
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Epicure of Blood
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Beacon of Immortality
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
30%synergy
Fracture
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Dark Ritual
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Dawn's Truce
26%inclusion18 decks68 decks
19%synergy
Despark
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
-8%synergy
Generous Gift
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Inkshield
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Stinging Study
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Utter End
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Personify
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Return to Dust
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Disenchant
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-15%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Akroma's Will
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Airbender's Reversal
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Overkill
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
4%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Judgment of Alexander
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Damn
41%inclusion29 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Sign in Blood
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
24%synergy
Blood Tribute
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
32%synergy
Fumigate
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
24%synergy
Rush of Dread
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
29%synergy
Night's Whisper
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Vindicate
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Austere Command
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
-6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Starfall Invocation
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
4%synergy
New Blood
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Kindred Dominance
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Wrath of God
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Grim Tutor
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Death Grasp
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Morningtide's Light
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Aetherflux Reservoir
39%inclusion27 decks70 decks
30%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
30%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
29%synergy
Lightning Greaves
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
2%synergy
The Wind Crystal
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
19%inclusion13 decks69 decks
16%synergy
Bontu's Monument
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Jet Medallion
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Quietus Spike
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Sigil
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Pearl Medallion
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Chalice of Life
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-11%synergy
Excalibur II
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Skullclamp
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-21%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
47%inclusion33 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Cleric Class
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
36%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
39%inclusion27 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Blind Obedience
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Wound Reflection
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
30%synergy
Boon Reflection
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
30%synergy
Ghostly Prison
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Lunar Convocation
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
18%synergy
Greed
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Grievous Wound
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
17%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Hope
14%inclusion10 decks69 decks
12%synergy
Tainted Remedy
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Life Insurance
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
11%synergy
March of the Canonized
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Land Tax
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Black Market
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Glasswing Grace
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Test of Endurance
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Axis of Mortality
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Bonds
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Warlock Class
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Dawn of Hope
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Smuggler's Share
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Light of Promise
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Painful Quandary
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-11%synergy
Airbender Ascension
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
The Legend of Yangchen
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Grave Pact
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
26%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
56%inclusion39 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Bojuka Bog
51%inclusion36 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
44%inclusion31 decks70 decks
24%synergy
Cabal Coffers
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
24%synergy
Reliquary Tower
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Restless Fortress
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Rogue's Passage
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
12%synergy
War Room
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Radiant Fountain
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Castle Locthwain
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Witch's Cottage
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Three Tree City
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
3%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Westvale Abbey
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Shambling Vent
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion64 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion61 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Orzhov Signet
69%inclusion48 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
64%inclusion45 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Pristine Talisman
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Thought Vessel
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Marble Diamond
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion69 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion69 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion62 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Isolated Chapel
76%inclusion53 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Godless Shrine
63%inclusion44 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Tainted Field
56%inclusion39 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Vault of Champions
53%inclusion37 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Caves of Koilos
51%inclusion36 decks70 decks
-6%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
46%inclusion32 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Silence
46%inclusion32 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Scoured Barrens
44%inclusion31 decks70 decks
21%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
44%inclusion31 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
-5%synergy
Fetid Heath
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
-6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Marsh Flats
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Desolate Mire
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Fabled Passage
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Scrubland
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
-4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Silent Clearing
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Voldaren Estate
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Witch Enchanter
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Glasswing Grace
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Windswept Heath
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Arid Mesa
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Obscura Storefront
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Demolition Field
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
2%synergy