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Astarion, the Decadent
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Jeff Girten
Jul 31, 2025
Jeff Girten
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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Exsanguinate
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
74%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
72%synergy
Indulging Patrician
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
70%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
65%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
62%synergy
Markov Purifier
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
60%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
58%synergy
Sanguine Bond
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
55%synergy
Chalice of Life
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
49%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
48%synergy
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Sign in Blood
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
38%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Blind Obedience
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Night's Whisper
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
32%synergy
Revival // Revenge
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
-14%synergy
Suture Priest
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
37%synergy
Drana's Emissary
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
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Soul Warden
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
33%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Shroudstomper
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Fiendish Panda
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Voice of the Blessed
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Tithe Drinker
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Essence Channeler
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Blood Artist
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Lifecreed Duo
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Drana and Linvala
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Witch of the Moors
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Malakir Bloodwitch
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Twilight Prophet
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Vampire Scrivener
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Dire Fleet Ravager
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Markov Baron
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Nullpriest of Oblivion
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Scourge of the Skyclaves
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Children of Korlis
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Arvad the Cursed
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Cordial Vampire
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
19%synergy
Scourge of the Undercity
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Exemplar of Light
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Soul-Shackled Zombie
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Mortify
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Dark Ritual
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
13%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Path to Exile
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-12%synergy
Murder
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Revitalize
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Despark
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Fracture
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Generous Gift
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Divine Resilience
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Hero's Downfall
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Stinging Study
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Fight as One
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cut Down
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Valorous Stance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Divine Offering
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Hazel's Nocturne
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Imp's Mischief
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Reckoning
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Not Dead After All
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Vraska's Contempt
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Consuming Corruption
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Gods Willing
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Vanishing Verse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Blacksmith's Skill
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Armor of Shadows
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dash Hopes
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bleed Dry
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Blessed Reversal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bitter Triumph
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Sanguine Sacrament
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Grave Endeavor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Riot Control
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Disenchant
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
You Are Already Dead
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Repel Calamity
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Offer Immortality
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Demon's Due
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Urge to Feed
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Utter End
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Cast Down
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Breathe Your Last
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Tribute to Hunger
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Erebos's Intervention
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Suffer the Past
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Harsh Sustenance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
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Rush of Dread
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Read the Bones
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
28%synergy
Vindicate
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
25%synergy
Blood Tribute
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Fumigate
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
30%synergy
Emerge from the Cocoon
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Bond of Discipline
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Austere Command
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-4%synergy
Mage Hunters' Onslaught
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Eldritch Pact
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Damnable Pact
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Season of Loss
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Late to Dinner
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Merciless Eviction
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Contract
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Killing Wave
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Craving
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Reanimate
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Death Grasp
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Diresight
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Cleansing Nova
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Reverse the Sands
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sever the Bloodline
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sanctify
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Zof Consumption
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Thoughtseize
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Taste of Death
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Tainted Sigil
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
47%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Quietus Spike
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
18%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Celestial Armor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Wedding Ring
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
0%synergy
Eye of Vecna
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Moonsilver Key
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Hand of Vecna
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Whip of Erebos
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Candy Trail
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Tithing Blade
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Bontu's Monument
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Norn's Annex
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Jet Medallion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Basilisk Collar
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
The Book of Vile Darkness
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Grievous Wound
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Polluted Bonds
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Greed
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Exquisite Blood
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Boon Reflection
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Painful Quandary
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Spirit Link
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Lunar Convocation
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
15%synergy
Kindred Boon
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Radiant Destiny
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Dark Tutelage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Axis of Mortality
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Wedding Announcement
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Trespasser's Curse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Dying Wish
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Underworld Connections
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Vampiric Link
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Life Insurance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Remedy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Light of Promise
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Spirit Loop
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Warlock Class
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Griffin Aerie
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Ill-Gotten Inheritance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Dogged Pursuit
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
March of the Canonized
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Angelic Accord
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Wound Reflection
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of Hope
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Gift of Orzhova
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Ghostly Prison
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-3%synergy
Petrify
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Rally the Ranks
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Cleric Class
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of the Void
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
True Conviction
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Test of Endurance
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin the Mirthless
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
36%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Kaya, Intangible Slayer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Sorin Markov
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Restless Fortress
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
43%synergy
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Witch's Cottage
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
34%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Shambling Vent
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Radiant Fountain
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
23%synergy
Memorial to Folly
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Castle Locthwain
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
-9%synergy
Arcane Signet
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
-18%synergy
Pristine Talisman
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
57%synergy
Orzhov Signet
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
35%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Replicating Ring
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Gilded Lotus
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-40%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion8 decks8 decks
2%synergy
Scoured Barrens
88%inclusion7 decks8 decks
65%synergy
Tainted Field
75%inclusion6 decks8 decks
24%synergy
Command Tower
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
-24%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
63%inclusion5 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Silence
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Forlorn Flats
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Voldaren Estate
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
45%synergy
Caves of Koilos
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-20%synergy
Isolated Chapel
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
-30%synergy
Path of Ancestry
38%inclusion3 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
-2%synergy
Silverquill Campus
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
20%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
17%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Neglected Manor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-13%synergy
Desolate Mire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-5%synergy
Fetid Heath
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-29%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Godless Shrine
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-39%synergy
Great Hall of Starnheim
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
1%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-24%synergy
Zof Consumption
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Obscura Storefront
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Vault of Champions
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-27%synergy
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