Astarion, the Decadent (Commander) - Upgraded Lifegain

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
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Moseo, Vein's New Dean
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Potioner's Trove
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Fix What's Broken
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sanguine Bond
92%inclusion99 decks108 decks
72%synergy
Exsanguinate
76%inclusion82 decks108 decks
63%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
81%inclusion87 decks108 decks
60%synergy
Exquisite Blood
75%inclusion81 decks108 decks
59%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
70%inclusion76 decks108 decks
57%synergy
Blood Tribute
56%inclusion60 decks108 decks
54%synergy
Astarion's Thirst
55%inclusion59 decks108 decks
52%synergy
Mortify
72%inclusion78 decks108 decks
50%synergy
Revival // Revenge
55%inclusion59 decks108 decks
50%synergy
Indulging Patrician
55%inclusion59 decks108 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Anguished Unmaking
69%inclusion75 decks108 decks
28%synergy
Blood Artist
66%inclusion71 decks108 decks
36%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
66%inclusion71 decks108 decks
2%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
53%inclusion57 decks108 decks
42%synergy
Path to Exile
51%inclusion55 decks108 decks
1%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
49%inclusion53 decks108 decks
38%synergy
Cordial Vampire
47%inclusion51 decks108 decks
41%synergy
Soul Warden
46%inclusion50 decks108 decks
29%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
45%inclusion49 decks108 decks
17%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
45%inclusion49 decks108 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
37%inclusion40 decks108 decks
24%synergy
Smothering Tithe
19%inclusion20 decks108 decks
-3%synergy
Demonic Tutor
12%inclusion13 decks108 decks
-3%synergy
Farewell
11%inclusion12 decks108 decks
-1%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
11%inclusion12 decks108 decks
0%synergy
Teferi's Protection
8.3%inclusion9 decks108 decks
-7%synergy
Necropotence
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
1%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Amalia Benavides Aguirre
44%inclusion48 decks108 decks
38%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
43%inclusion46 decks107 decks
34%synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
42%inclusion45 decks107 decks
38%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
39%inclusion42 decks108 decks
31%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
39%inclusion42 decks108 decks
25%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
39%inclusion42 decks108 decks
34%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
38%inclusion41 decks108 decks
33%synergy
Cliffhaven Vampire
38%inclusion41 decks108 decks
33%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
38%inclusion41 decks108 decks
36%synergy
Markov Purifier
38%inclusion41 decks108 decks
35%synergy
Twilight Prophet
37%inclusion40 decks108 decks
28%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
37%inclusion40 decks108 decks
18%synergy
Drana's Emissary
37%inclusion40 decks108 decks
33%synergy
Edgar, Charmed Groom
36%inclusion39 decks108 decks
32%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
32%inclusion35 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
31%inclusion34 decks108 decks
-2%synergy
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
30%inclusion32 decks108 decks
24%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
30%inclusion32 decks108 decks
26%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
30%inclusion32 decks108 decks
15%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
29%inclusion31 decks108 decks
27%synergy
Tithe Drinker
28%inclusion30 decks108 decks
24%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
26%inclusion28 decks108 decks
15%synergy
Legion Lieutenant
26%inclusion28 decks108 decks
21%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
25%inclusion27 decks108 decks
21%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
25%inclusion27 decks108 decks
13%synergy
Bloodline Keeper
24%inclusion26 decks108 decks
21%synergy
Soul's Attendant
22%inclusion24 decks108 decks
10%synergy
Sanctum Seeker
22%inclusion24 decks108 decks
17%synergy
Suture Priest
22%inclusion24 decks108 decks
9%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
21%inclusion23 decks108 decks
15%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
20%inclusion22 decks108 decks
16%synergy
Starscape Cleric
19%inclusion21 decks108 decks
10%synergy
Vampire of the Dire Moon
19%inclusion20 decks108 decks
17%synergy
Crossway Troublemakers
18%inclusion19 decks108 decks
14%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
18%inclusion19 decks108 decks
15%synergy
Captivating Vampire
18%inclusion19 decks108 decks
15%synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
17%inclusion18 decks108 decks
14%synergy
Essence Channeler
16%inclusion17 decks108 decks
10%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
15%inclusion16 decks108 decks
12%synergy
Stromkirk Bloodthief
15%inclusion16 decks108 decks
14%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
12%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
14%inclusion15 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Patron of the Vein
14%inclusion15 decks108 decks
11%synergy
Markov Baron
14%inclusion15 decks108 decks
12%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
13%inclusion14 decks108 decks
7%synergy
Indulgent Aristocrat
13%inclusion14 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Serra Ascendant
12%inclusion13 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
12%inclusion13 decks108 decks
10%synergy
Drana and Linvala
12%inclusion13 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Master of Dark Rites
12%inclusion13 decks108 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
41%inclusion44 decks108 decks
16%synergy
Fracture
30%inclusion32 decks108 decks
10%synergy
Despark
26%inclusion28 decks108 decks
-4%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
18%inclusion19 decks108 decks
13%synergy
Revitalize
15%inclusion16 decks108 decks
13%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
14%inclusion15 decks108 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion14 decks108 decks
0%synergy
Village Rites
12%inclusion13 decks108 decks
-10%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion11 decks108 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion11 decks108 decks
-12%synergy
Murder
10%inclusion11 decks108 decks
6%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion11 decks108 decks
-3%synergy
Generous Gift
10%inclusion11 decks108 decks
-12%synergy
Return to Dust
9.3%inclusion10 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Riot Control
8.3%inclusion9 decks108 decks
7%synergy
Disenchant
8.3%inclusion9 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Utter End
8.3%inclusion9 decks108 decks
-4%synergy
Inkshield
8.3%inclusion9 decks108 decks
-12%synergy
Dawn's Truce
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
-5%synergy
Overkill
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Breathe Your Last
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Tragic Slip
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
42%inclusion45 decks108 decks
24%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
41%inclusion44 decks108 decks
31%synergy
Damn
40%inclusion43 decks108 decks
7%synergy
Fumigate
34%inclusion37 decks108 decks
27%synergy
Rush of Dread
29%inclusion31 decks108 decks
28%synergy
Night's Whisper
21%inclusion23 decks108 decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
19%inclusion20 decks108 decks
9%synergy
Olivia's Wrath
16%inclusion17 decks108 decks
12%synergy
New Blood
15%inclusion16 decks108 decks
12%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
15%inclusion16 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion15 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Vindicate
14%inclusion15 decks108 decks
2%synergy
Temporal Extortion
13%inclusion14 decks108 decks
12%synergy
Death Grasp
12%inclusion13 decks108 decks
11%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
12%inclusion13 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
11%inclusion12 decks108 decks
4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
11%inclusion12 decks108 decks
-6%synergy
Austere Command
10%inclusion11 decks108 decks
-7%synergy
Victimize
10%inclusion11 decks108 decks
-7%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
10%inclusion11 decks108 decks
10%synergy
Sanctify
10%inclusion11 decks108 decks
9%synergy
Sanguine Indulgence
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
-8%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Call to the Feast
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Killing Wave
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
6%synergy
Ambition's Cost
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Well of Lost Dreams
35%inclusion38 decks108 decks
28%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
33%inclusion36 decks108 decks
25%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
30%inclusion32 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Jet Medallion
19%inclusion20 decks108 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion20 decks108 decks
-1%synergy
The Wind Crystal
18%inclusion16 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
18%inclusion19 decks108 decks
14%synergy
Blade of the Bloodchief
17%inclusion18 decks108 decks
12%synergy
Quietus Spike
14%inclusion15 decks108 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion15 decks108 decks
1%synergy
Bontu's Monument
14%inclusion15 decks108 decks
9%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
14%inclusion15 decks108 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Sigil
14%inclusion15 decks108 decks
11%synergy
Chalice of Life
13%inclusion14 decks108 decks
12%synergy
Pearl Medallion
12%inclusion13 decks108 decks
6%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
11%inclusion12 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Glass-Cast Heart
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
4%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Sinister Monolith
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Incubator
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
4%synergy
Excalibur II
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
4%synergy
Whip of Erebos
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
3%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Authority of the Consuls
36%inclusion39 decks108 decks
20%synergy
Wound Reflection
31%inclusion34 decks108 decks
28%synergy
Cleric Class
31%inclusion33 decks108 decks
23%synergy
Lunar Convocation
29%inclusion31 decks108 decks
18%synergy
Black Market Connections
28%inclusion30 decks108 decks
6%synergy
Blind Obedience
24%inclusion26 decks108 decks
7%synergy
Grievous Wound
23%inclusion25 decks108 decks
20%synergy
Ghostly Prison
19%inclusion20 decks108 decks
3%synergy
Greed
18%inclusion19 decks108 decks
13%synergy
Boon Reflection
17%inclusion18 decks108 decks
15%synergy
Land Tax
14%inclusion15 decks108 decks
2%synergy
March of the Canonized
13%inclusion14 decks108 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Hope
12%inclusion13 decks108 decks
10%synergy
Glasswing Grace
11%inclusion12 decks108 decks
3%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
11%inclusion12 decks108 decks
9%synergy
Light of Promise
10%inclusion11 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Legion's Landing
10%inclusion11 decks108 decks
7%synergy
Warlock Class
9.3%inclusion10 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
9.3%inclusion10 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Bonds
8.3%inclusion9 decks108 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Remedy
8.3%inclusion9 decks108 decks
6%synergy
Etchings of the Chosen
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
1%synergy
Life Insurance
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
4%synergy
Vampiric Rites
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
0%synergy
Kindred Boon
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Wedding Announcement
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Dawn of Hope
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
2%synergy
Parasitic Impetus
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
-1%synergy
Test of Endurance
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord
24%inclusion26 decks108 decks
22%synergy
Sorin Markov
22%inclusion24 decks108 decks
20%synergy
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
19%inclusion21 decks108 decks
15%synergy
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord
15%inclusion16 decks108 decks
10%synergy
Sorin the Mirthless
10%inclusion11 decks108 decks
9%synergy
Sorin, Grim Nemesis
9.3%inclusion10 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion52 decks108 decks
4%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
47%inclusion51 decks108 decks
14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
36%inclusion39 decks108 decks
17%synergy
Restless Fortress
20%inclusion22 decks108 decks
14%synergy
Radiant Fountain
18%inclusion19 decks108 decks
14%synergy
Temple of the False God
18%inclusion19 decks108 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion17 decks108 decks
-7%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
13%inclusion11 decks88 decks
11%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
12%inclusion13 decks108 decks
-9%synergy
Castle Locthwain
11%inclusion12 decks108 decks
2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
9.3%inclusion10 decks108 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
9.3%inclusion10 decks108 decks
-2%synergy
Shambling Vent
8.3%inclusion9 decks108 decks
3%synergy
War Room
8.3%inclusion9 decks108 decks
0%synergy
Kabira Crossroads
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion102 decks108 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion97 decks108 decks
10%synergy
Orzhov Signet
65%inclusion70 decks108 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
54%inclusion58 decks108 decks
1%synergy
Pristine Talisman
28%inclusion30 decks108 decks
22%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion27 decks108 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion24 decks108 decks
-1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
11%inclusion12 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion12 decks108 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion12 decks108 decks
-3%synergy
Patchwork Banner
10%inclusion11 decks108 decks
6%synergy
Marble Diamond
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion108 decks108 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion108 decks108 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion98 decks108 decks
4%synergy
Isolated Chapel
70%inclusion76 decks108 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Field
62%inclusion67 decks108 decks
11%synergy
Scoured Barrens
59%inclusion64 decks108 decks
36%synergy
Caves of Koilos
54%inclusion58 decks108 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Silence
50%inclusion54 decks108 decks
11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
47%inclusion51 decks108 decks
24%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
46%inclusion50 decks108 decks
7%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
46%inclusion50 decks108 decks
4%synergy
Godless Shrine
43%inclusion46 decks108 decks
-9%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
37%inclusion40 decks108 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
35%inclusion38 decks108 decks
15%synergy
Fetid Heath
31%inclusion33 decks108 decks
-11%synergy
Vault of Champions
31%inclusion33 decks108 decks
-9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
29%inclusion31 decks108 decks
3%synergy
Voldaren Estate
27%inclusion29 decks108 decks
22%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion28 decks108 decks
8%synergy
Desolate Mire
24%inclusion26 decks108 decks
7%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
22%inclusion24 decks108 decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion20 decks108 decks
4%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
19%inclusion20 decks108 decks
-2%synergy
Marsh Flats
19%inclusion20 decks108 decks
-11%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
18%inclusion19 decks108 decks
10%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
18%inclusion19 decks108 decks
11%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
17%inclusion18 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
15%inclusion16 decks108 decks
-8%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
13%inclusion14 decks107 decks
-11%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion14 decks108 decks
0%synergy
Glasswing Grace
11%inclusion12 decks108 decks
3%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
11%inclusion12 decks108 decks
6%synergy
Scrubland
8.3%inclusion9 decks108 decks
-3%synergy
Silent Clearing
8.3%inclusion9 decks108 decks
-7%synergy
Thriving Moor
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
-5%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
3%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
-5%synergy
Silverquill Campus
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
1%synergy
Thriving Heath
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
3%synergy
Obscura Storefront
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
2%synergy
Forlorn Flats
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
0%synergy
Foot Headquarters
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
2%synergy