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Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar

Legendary Creature — Human Knight

Vigilance, menace
Whenever another creature you control dies or is put into exile, put a +1/+1 counter on Syr Vondam and you gain 1 life.
When Syr Vondam dies or is put into exile while its power is 4 or greater, destroy up to one target nonland permanent.

CMC
2
Mana cost
{W}{B}
Color identity
BW
Rarity
rare
Set
Edge of Eternities Promos
Price
—
EDHREC rank
#5192
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Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar card art
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar puts a repeatable life-loss engine on board that turns every creature death into a trigger, and the payoff in decks built around it is enormous. The cost is real — five mana is a significant ask — but alongside pieces like Mikaeus, the Unhallowed and Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness, Vondam doesn't just support the engine, it becomes the engine.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness

Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness

59.1% of decks · synergy 0.51

Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness cares deeply about opponents losing life on your turn, and Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar converts every creature death into exactly that — the two cards form the core of a damage-without-combat loop that the deck is built to assemble as fast as possible.

03
Felisa, Fang of Silverquill

Felisa, Fang of Silverquill

34.0% of decks · synergy 0.26

Felisa, Fang of Silverquill generates tokens whenever creatures with counters die, and Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar's triggers layer on top of that death event, turning a single creature death into both tokens and a life-loss ping.

04
Ratadrabik of Urborg

Ratadrabik of Urborg

32.5% of decks · synergy 0.25

Ratadrabik of Urborg copies legendary creatures as they die and those token copies die freely without legendary-rule problems, giving Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar repeated death triggers to convert into life-loss hits.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar lives — three opponents means three targets for every life-loss trigger, and the multiplayer math turns modest incremental damage into a real clock. In 1v1 Oathbreaker the card still functions, but the density of value drops sharply when there's only one opponent absorbing each ping. Competitive Legacy and Vintage have no interest here; five mana for a value engine that doesn't immediately close the game is too slow against those fields. Modern and Pioneer are theoretically legal but practically unlikely homes — the effect is too incremental for formats where games end on turn four. Standard is the one context worth monitoring if Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar sees reprint support or a companion piece emerges in a future set.

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Price Context

Current price

unknown tier

Pricing data for Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar isn't confirmed at time of writing, so treat any current listing as subject to early-market volatility. New cards with clear combo potential tend to spike immediately on release and settle lower once supply catches up — if the price looks high right now, waiting a few weeks is usually the right call.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.