Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
$0.32
$0.32Legendary Creature — Spirit Warrior
New Cards
Recent-set cards that Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness players are trying out in Lifegain decks.
Abigale, Poet Laureate+57% Synergy
$0.27
Killian's Confidence+27% Synergy
$0.28
Silverquill Charm+10% Synergy
$0.25
Fix What's Broken+5% Synergy
$0.25
Turbulent Moor-13% Synergy
$6.85
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness's Lifegain builds — cards that lean hardest into the Lifegain theme.
Aerith Gainsborough+76% Synergy
$2.95
Venat, Heart of Hydaelyn+69% Synergy
$1.97
Felisa, Fang of Silverquill+65% Synergy
$2.11
Breena, the Demagogue+59% Synergy
$0.60
Urza's Ruinous Blast+57% Synergy
$0.94
Arvad the Cursed+55% Synergy
$0.38
Ratadrabik of Urborg+55% Synergy
$1.93
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar+54% Synergy
$0.37
Tymna the Weaver+54% Synergy
$29.36
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion+53% Synergy
$2.85
Top Cards
The staple cards most Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness Lifegain decks run as their core.
Flowering of the White Tree+52% Synergy
$11.57
Karlov of the Ghost Council+50% Synergy
$14.98
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim+47% Synergy
$3.03
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff+46% Synergy
$11.42
Elenda, the Dusk Rose+42% Synergy
$5.47
Fracture+40% Synergy
$0.32
Kambal, Consul of Allocation+39% Synergy
$8.93
Despark+36% Synergy
$0.37
Mortify+36% Synergy
$0.18
Anguished Unmaking+28% Synergy
$1.43
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness Lifegain game on their own.
The One Ring+5% Synergy
$115.22
Teferi's Protection-1% Synergy
$48.18
Bolas's Citadel-4% Synergy
$14.92
Farewell-4% Synergy
$6.08
Vampiric Tutor-5% Synergy
$54.82
Smothering Tithe-6% Synergy
$61.19
Demonic Tutor-9% Synergy
$61.95
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Lifegain plan in Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Judge Magister Gabranth+46% Synergy
$0.24
Shadrix Silverquill+45% Synergy
$0.35
Shay Cormac+45% Synergy
$0.33
Zack Fair+45% Synergy
$0.24
Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim+43% Synergy
$0.20
Rufus Shinra+43% Synergy
$0.17
Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful+41% Synergy
$7.63
Abigale, Eloquent First-Year+39% Synergy
$0.36
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel+38% Synergy
$1.79
Brigone, Soldier of Meletis+37% Synergy
$1.53
Athreos, God of Passage+36% Synergy
$14.62
Squall, SeeD Mercenary+35% Synergy
$1.23
Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle+34% Synergy
$0.30
Tomik, Wielder of Law+33% Synergy
$0.32
Commissar Severina Raine+33% Synergy
$18.35
Deathbringer Liege+32% Synergy
$1.12
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher+31% Synergy
$0.57
Drana and Linvala+28% Synergy
$7.35
Loran of the Third Path+26% Synergy
$5.35
Boromir, Warden of the Tower+26% Synergy
$7.07
Jirina, Dauntless General+26% Synergy
$0.55
Syr Vondam, the Lucent+26% Synergy
$0.24
Kunoros, Hound of Athreos+25% Synergy
$0.34
Teysa, Opulent Oligarch+24% Synergy
$0.34
Colonel Autumn+24% Synergy
$0.43
Vincent Valentine+24% Synergy
$1.55
Killian, Ink Duelist+23% Synergy
$0.29
Papalymo Totolymo+23% Synergy
$0.30
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor+22% Synergy
$0.53
Urdnan, Dromoka Warrior+22% Synergy
$0.38
Skrelv, Defector Mite+21% Synergy
$2.74
Mikaeus, the Lunarch+21% Synergy
$0.79
The Duke, Rebel Sentry+21% Synergy
$0.19
Lord Jyscal Guado+21% Synergy
$0.19
Elenda, Saint of Dusk+20% Synergy
$0.38
Estinien Varlineau+20% Synergy
$0.23
Mangara, the Diplomat+18% Synergy
$0.36
Amalia Benavides Aguirre+18% Synergy
$0.42
Wernog, Rider's Chaplain+18% Synergy
$1.36
Ravos, Soultender+18% Synergy
$11.39
King of the Oathbreakers+18% Synergy
$0.37
Drana, Liberator of Malakir+16% Synergy
$0.80
Verrak, Warped Sengir+16% Synergy
$0.94
Odric, Lunarch Marshal+15% Synergy
$1.03
Elena, Turk Recruit+14% Synergy
$0.26
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor+13% Synergy
$5.45
Lurrus of the Dream-Den+13% Synergy
$2.42
Haliya, Guided by Light+10% Synergy
$3.51
Bartolomé del Presidio0% Synergy
$0.35
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose-5% Synergy
$10.30
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness's Lifegain deck ahead.
Dire Tactics+37% Synergy
$0.27
Vanishing Verse+34% Synergy
$0.25
Akroma's Will+25% Synergy
$15.83
Batwing Brume+21% Synergy
$7.35
Flawless Maneuver+17% Synergy
$20.92
Cauldron Haze+16% Synergy
$5.37
Dawn's Truce+15% Synergy
$8.86
Restoration Magic+15% Synergy
$2.16
Kaya's Guile+15% Synergy
$1.37
Inkshield+13% Synergy
$5.76
Clever Concealment+12% Synergy
$4.53
Nasty End+12% Synergy
$0.20
Utter End+11% Synergy
$0.29
Flare of Fortitude+11% Synergy
$4.59
Unmake+10% Synergy
$0.49
Unbreakable Formation+8% Synergy
$1.44
Galadriel's Dismissal+8% Synergy
$28.85
Zealous Persecution+7% Synergy
$0.15
Overkill+5% Synergy
$0.35
Treacherous Greed+4% Synergy
$0.26
Fell the Profane+2% Synergy
$3.86
Imp's Mischief+2% Synergy
$7.39
Malakir Rebirth+1% Synergy
$13.47
Deadly Rollick-3% Synergy
$27.91
Stroke of Midnight-6% Synergy
$0.39
Swords to Plowshares-12% Synergy
$1.52
Dark Ritual-13% Synergy
$5.94
Deadly Dispute-13% Synergy
$0.34
Path to Exile-24% Synergy
$1.35
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Lifegain game plan forward for Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness.
Damning Verdict+46% Synergy
$10.01
Primevals' Glorious Rebirth+46% Synergy
$1.53
Vindicate+35% Synergy
$0.67
Legions to Ashes+19% Synergy
$0.33
Can't Stay Away+11% Synergy
$0.32
Silverquill Command+9% Synergy
$0.21
Rise of the Dark Realms+7% Synergy
$6.58
Kaya's Wrath+5% Synergy
$0.46
Cut a Deal+5% Synergy
$0.31
Merciless Eviction+3% Synergy
$0.65
Agadeem's Awakening+3% Synergy
$27.24
Rite of Oblivion+1% Synergy
$0.38
Night's Whisper0% Synergy
$5.42
Debt to the Deathless-1% Synergy
$0.41
Read the Bones-3% Synergy
$0.34
Sign in Blood-4% Synergy
$3.83
Reanimate-4% Synergy
$9.76
Toxic Deluge-5% Synergy
$4.37
Exsanguinate-7% Synergy
$0.39
Damn-22% Synergy
$2.02
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness Lifegain decks.
Heroes' Podium+32% Synergy
$0.52
The Wind Crystal+27% Synergy
$6.25
The Ozolith+24% Synergy
$64.33
The Darkness Crystal+19% Synergy
$4.44
Pearl Medallion+12% Synergy
$5.81
Mirror of Galadriel+10% Synergy
$0.21
The Seriema+8% Synergy
$1.24
Avacyn's Memorial+7% Synergy
$7.69
Archaeomancer's Map+6% Synergy
$1.18
Whip of Erebos+6% Synergy
$9.07
Jet Medallion+4% Synergy
$12.26
Buster Sword+4% Synergy
$52.43
Swiftfoot Boots-2% Synergy
$2.28
Lightning Greaves-3% Synergy
$4.52
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Lifegain strategy in Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness decks.
The Kenriths' Royal Funeral+41% Synergy
$0.31
Glasswing Grace+27% Synergy
$0.32
Barrensteppe Siege+27% Synergy
$0.29
Search for Dagger+21% Synergy
$2.46
Edge of the Divinity+18% Synergy
$0.34
Resourceful Defense+17% Synergy
$0.36
War of the Last Alliance+11% Synergy
$2.51
Day of Destiny+10% Synergy
$0.31
Together Forever+9% Synergy
$0.31
Trouble in Pairs+8% Synergy
$25.11
Gift of Orzhova+8% Synergy
$0.25
Authority of the Consuls+7% Synergy
$4.44
Feast of the Victorious Dead+6% Synergy
$0.30
Righteous War+6% Synergy
$2.86
Warrior's Resolve+6% Synergy
$1.52
Black Market Connections+5% Synergy
$10.16
Lunar Convocation+5% Synergy
$0.96
Brilliant Wings+4% Synergy
$24.17
Tocasia's Welcome+1% Synergy
$0.77
Phyrexian Arena-4% Synergy
$4.43
Bastion of Remembrance-9% Synergy
$0.35
Sanguine Bond-13% Synergy
$6.60
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness's Lifegain game plan.
Kaya the Inexorable+19% Synergy
$2.61
Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord+11% Synergy
$1.65
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting+4% Synergy
$0.96
Battles
Battles worth siding into a Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness Lifegain build for the payoff on the back face.
Invasion of Fiora+7% Synergy
$0.78
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness Lifegain decks.
Minas Tirith+44% Synergy
$6.89
Clive's Hideaway+39% Synergy
$0.30
Great Hall of the Citadel+33% Synergy
$0.35
Monumental Henge+31% Synergy
$0.38
Vault of the Archangel+28% Synergy
$0.76
Shizo, Death's Storehouse+24% Synergy
$33.75
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+13% Synergy
$10.89
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire+12% Synergy
$5.59
Command Beacon+10% Synergy
$9.73
The Black Gate+10% Synergy
$9.47
Scavenger Grounds+8% Synergy
$0.30
Bonders' Enclave+8% Synergy
$0.71
War Room+7% Synergy
$5.79
Abandoned Air Temple+7% Synergy
$6.57
Adventurer's Inn+7% Synergy
$0.31
Rogue's Passage+6% Synergy
$0.36
Karn's Bastion+6% Synergy
$2.57
Ishgard, the Holy See+6% Synergy
$2.07
Accursed Duneyard+6% Synergy
$0.45
Eiganjo Castle+5% Synergy
$15.30
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+4% Synergy
$53.41
Barad-dûr+4% Synergy
$2.72
Temple of the False God+3% Synergy
$0.26
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+2% Synergy
$54.58
Windbrisk Heights+2% Synergy
$0.21
Susur Secundi, Void Altar+2% Synergy
$4.36
Bojuka Bog+1% Synergy
$1.93
Cabal Coffers-4% Synergy
$29.97
Reliquary Tower-14% Synergy
$3.52
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness's Lifegain strategy.
Relic of Legends+57% Synergy
$1.00
Tome of the Guildpact+12% Synergy
$0.70
Mox Amber+11% Synergy
$81.06
Honor-Worn Shaku+8% Synergy
$0.40
White Auracite+5% Synergy
$0.20
Talisman of Hierarchy0% Synergy
$0.49
Fellwar Stone0% Synergy
$0.89
Arcane Signet-1% Synergy
$0.89
Sol Ring-5% Synergy
$1.55
Thought Vessel-6% Synergy
$2.59
Commander's Sphere-8% Synergy
$0.34
Mind Stone-12% Synergy
$0.31
Orzhov Signet-18% Synergy
$0.37
Lands
The mana base behind Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness's Lifegain decks.
Plaza of Heroes+41% Synergy
$4.66
The Grey Havens+28% Synergy
$0.30
Glasswing Grace+27% Synergy
$0.32
Bleachbone Verge+23% Synergy
$9.14
Shattered Sanctum+17% Synergy
$1.57
Isolated Chapel+16% Synergy
$0.40
Sunlit Marsh+16% Synergy
$0.26
Vault of Champions+15% Synergy
$17.27
Command Tower+14% Synergy
$0.31
Fetid Heath+14% Synergy
$0.42
Desolate Mire+11% Synergy
$0.28
Hidden Hideout+11% Synergy
$2.00
Godless Shrine+9% Synergy
$8.11
Shadowy Backstreet+9% Synergy
$10.70
Insomnia, Crown City+8% Synergy
$0.22
Caves of Koilos+7% Synergy
$0.70
Exotic Orchard+7% Synergy
$0.24
Marsh Flats+6% Synergy
$31.87
Silent Clearing+6% Synergy
$5.43
Shineshadow Snarl+5% Synergy
$0.26
Scrubland+5% Synergy
Reflecting Pool+5% Synergy
$14.88
Starting Town+5% Synergy
$10.19
Demolition Field+4% Synergy
$0.24
Agadeem's Awakening+3% Synergy
$27.24
Obscura Storefront+3% Synergy
$0.29
Swamp+2% Synergy
$0.08
Plains+2% Synergy
$0.09
Temple of Silence+2% Synergy
$0.35
Scoured Barrens+2% Synergy
$0.19
Fell the Profane+2% Synergy
$3.86
Malakir Rebirth+1% Synergy
$13.47
Fabled Passage0% Synergy
$1.11
Windswept Heath0% Synergy
$12.47
Verdant Catacombs0% Synergy
$28.70
Arid Mesa0% Synergy
$28.93
Bloodstained Mire0% Synergy
$18.20
Snowfield Sinkhole-1% Synergy
$0.33
Brightclimb Pathway-2% Synergy
$4.52
Path of Ancestry-2% Synergy
$0.23
Witch Enchanter-3% Synergy
$4.73
Concealed Courtyard-4% Synergy
$0.85
Tainted Field-5% Synergy
$0.39
Terramorphic Expanse-5% Synergy
$0.26
Evolving Wilds-7% Synergy
$0.25
Orzhov Basilica-9% Synergy
$0.25
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness: Lifegain.
Alharu, Solemn Ritualist // Tymna the Weaver
Breena, the Demagogue
Alharu, Solemn Ritualist // Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar
Alharu, Solemn Ritualist // Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel
Alharu, Solemn Ritualist // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Alharu, Solemn Ritualist // Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
Reyhan, Last of the Abzan // Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion // Agent of the Shadow Thieves
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion // Agent of the Iron Throne
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
Felisa, Fang of Silverquill
Akiri, Line-Slinger // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
Akroma, Vision of Ixidor // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
Lulu, Loyal Hollyphant // Faceless One
Daghatar the Adamant
Overseer of Vault 76
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
Colonel Autumn
Alharu, Solemn Ritualist // The Prismatic Piper
Lulu, Loyal Hollyphant // Criminal Past
Anafenza, the Foremost
Alharu, Solemn Ritualist // Tormod, the Desecrator
Alharu, Solemn Ritualist // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
Alharu, Solemn Ritualist // Keleth, Sunmane Familiar
Alharu, Solemn Ritualist // Rebbec, Architect of Ascension
Alharu, Solemn Ritualist // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
Alharu, Solemn Ritualist // Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
Gatta and Luzzu
Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate
Rose Tyler
Ravos, Soultender // Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
Zack Fair
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar // Noble Heritage
Aerith Gainsborough
Mikaeus, the Lunarch
Minwu, White Mage
Lulu, Loyal Hollyphant // Cultist of the Absolute
Nils, Discipline Enforcer
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion // Flaming Fist
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion // Noble Heritage