Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist // Vial Smasher the Fierce
$3.59
$3.59Legendary Creature — Kor Scout Goblin Berserker
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Niche Pick
Less common, brings surprise factor.
Ranking
#2263
Current Rank
#2017
Last Week
#2074
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Partner Commanders
This combination consists of these two partner commanders:
New Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist // Vial Smasher the Fierce decks.
Cloud, Midgar Mercenary+12% Synergy
$24.76
Buster Sword+11% Synergy
$39.31
Eye of Nidhogg+11% Synergy
$0.25
Freya Crescent+8% Synergy
$0.12
Lightning, Army of One+5% Synergy
$10.68
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist // Vial Smasher the Fierce's abilities and overall game plan.
Sram, Senior Edificer+61% Synergy
$2.50
Curse of Misfortunes+56% Synergy
$0.70
Curse of Bloodletting+56% Synergy
$1.38
Trespasser's Curse+56% Synergy
$0.40
Curse of Opulence+55% Synergy
$0.77
Mesa Enchantress+51% Synergy
$0.33
Curse of Shaken Faith+51% Synergy
$0.25
Curse of Exhaustion+48% Synergy
$0.40
Curse of Thirst+48% Synergy
$0.17
Curse of Disturbance+48% Synergy
$1.57
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist // Vial Smasher the Fierce decks.
Curse of Fool's Wisdom+48% Synergy
$3.56
Cruel Reality+48% Synergy
$0.91
Overwhelming Splendor+45% Synergy
$5.46
Torment of Scarabs+44% Synergy
$0.29
Sphere of Safety+43% Synergy
$2.19
Curse of Hospitality+43% Synergy
$0.26
Maddening Hex+42% Synergy
$4.36
Open the Armory+39% Synergy
$1.95
Swords to Plowshares-1% Synergy
$1.38
Path to Exile-2% Synergy
$1.14
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Enlightened Tutor+17% Synergy
$32.03
Ancient Tomb+9% Synergy
$94.95
Jeska's Will+8% Synergy
$28.63
Chrome Mox+8% Synergy
$109.39
Imperial Seal+8% Synergy
$125.49
Orcish Bowmasters+7% Synergy
$30.57
Opposition Agent+7% Synergy
$19.90
Mox Diamond+7% Synergy
$716.12
Grim Monolith+7% Synergy
$383.77
Deflecting Swat+6% Synergy
$52.81
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist // Vial Smasher the Fierce's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Danitha Capashen, Paragon+40% Synergy
$0.26
Starfield Mystic+38% Synergy
$0.46
Ghen, Arcanum Weaver+37% Synergy
$0.25
Ondu Spiritdancer+36% Synergy
$2.90
Eriette of the Charmed Apple+36% Synergy
$1.42
Transcendent Envoy+33% Synergy
$0.15
Tiana, Ship's Caretaker+33% Synergy
$0.08
Bitterheart Witch+32% Synergy
$0.15
Heliod's Pilgrim+32% Synergy
$0.09
Kor Spiritdancer+31% Synergy
$2.18
Accursed Witch+30% Synergy
$0.20
Starnheim Courser+28% Synergy
$0.18
Archon of Sun's Grace+28% Synergy
$0.73
Faithbound Judge+27% Synergy
$0.66
Armored Skyhunter+23% Synergy
$4.43
Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor+22% Synergy
$0.51
Kellan, the Fae-Blooded+21% Synergy
$6.47
Stoneforge Mystic+17% Synergy
$30.27
Godo, Bandit Warlord+15% Synergy
$0.77
Doomwake Giant+15% Synergy
$0.26
Esper Sentinel+14% Synergy
$41.79
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent+13% Synergy
$1.91
Grim Guardian+13% Synergy
$0.32
Puresteel Paladin+12% Synergy
$1.34
Auramancer+12% Synergy
$0.06
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos+10% Synergy
$0.44
Archivist of Oghma+9% Synergy
$5.29
Armory Paladin+9% Synergy
$0.11
Kardur, Doomscourge+8% Synergy
$0.50
Simian Spirit Guide+8% Synergy
$2.02
Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser+8% Synergy
$0.21
Demon of Fate's Design+8% Synergy
$0.18
Ghostly Dancers+8% Synergy
$0.26
Moon-Blessed Cleric+8% Synergy
$0.28
Ranger-Captain of Eos+7% Synergy
$18.27
Windborn Muse+7% Synergy
$0.23
Silent Sentinel+7% Synergy
$0.14
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer+6% Synergy
$31.65
Dualcaster Mage+6% Synergy
$3.31
Grand Abolisher+5% Synergy
$10.08
Dockside Extortionist+5% Synergy
$13.05
Witch Enchanter+4% Synergy
$4.13
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant+4% Synergy
$5.81
Drannith Magistrate+4% Synergy
$13.27
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff+2% Synergy
$8.60
Mangara, the Diplomat+2% Synergy
$0.61
Sun Titan+1% Synergy
$0.28
Breena, the Demagogue0% Synergy
$2.70
Solemn Simulacrum-2% Synergy
$0.26
Voice of Victory-8% Synergy
$12.53
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist // Vial Smasher the Fierce safe.
Deflecting Palm+13% Synergy
$2.34
Silence+9% Synergy
$8.01
Chaos Warp+8% Synergy
$0.50
Rakdos Charm+8% Synergy
$0.37
Red Elemental Blast+8% Synergy
$9.63
Pyroblast+7% Synergy
$6.79
Take the Bait+7% Synergy
$0.45
Final Fortune+7% Synergy
$13.39
Generous Gift+6% Synergy
$0.68
Despark+6% Synergy
$0.47
Deadly Rollick+6% Synergy
$19.11
Cabal Ritual+6% Synergy
$13.78
Tainted Pact+6% Synergy
$23.69
Chance for Glory+6% Synergy
$1.48
Immortal Obligation+6% Synergy
$0.14
Fracture+5% Synergy
$0.82
Reprieve+5% Synergy
$1.36
Culling the Weak+5% Synergy
$13.91
Ad Nauseam+5% Synergy
$20.19
Crackling Doom+4% Synergy
$0.28
Vampiric Tutor+4% Synergy
$54.04
Comeuppance+4% Synergy
$0.39
Entomb+3% Synergy
$18.03
Utter End+3% Synergy
$0.18
Legion Leadership+3% Synergy
$0.48
Clever Concealment+3% Synergy
$6.87
Dark Ritual+2% Synergy
$3.43
Inevitable Defeat+2% Synergy
$0.42
Tibalt's Trickery+2% Synergy
$9.52
Untimely Malfunction+1% Synergy
$4.14
Wear // Tear0% Synergy
$0.97
Inkshield0% Synergy
$8.82
Terminate-3% Synergy
$0.59
Teferi's Protection-4% Synergy
$50.09
Anguished Unmaking-5% Synergy
$2.07
Stroke of Midnight-6% Synergy
$0.40
Boros Charm-12% Synergy
$5.23
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist // Vial Smasher the Fierce's game plan and control the board.
Open the Vaults+24% Synergy
$0.54
Resurgent Belief+20% Synergy
$0.70
Steelshaper's Gift+17% Synergy
$9.01
Three Dreams+16% Synergy
$2.27
Blasphemous Act+14% Synergy
$1.83
Idyllic Tutor+13% Synergy
$10.23
Brilliant Restoration+9% Synergy
$1.06
Disrupt Decorum+8% Synergy
$0.83
Replenish+8% Synergy
$122.66
Molten Duplication+7% Synergy
$13.23
Sevinne's Reclamation+6% Synergy
$0.44
Wheel of Fortune+6% Synergy
$1486.43
Promise of Loyalty+6% Synergy
$0.12
Rite of Flame+6% Synergy
$4.32
Praetor's Grasp+5% Synergy
$8.75
Painful Truths+4% Synergy
$0.26
Gamble+4% Synergy
$11.61
Taunt from the Rampart+4% Synergy
$2.75
Sundering Eruption+4% Synergy
$0.93
Damn+3% Synergy
$1.22
Vanquish the Horde+3% Synergy
$0.24
Austere Command+2% Synergy
$0.21
Grim Tutor+2% Synergy
$21.95
Merciless Eviction+2% Synergy
$0.45
Demonic Tutor+1% Synergy
$48.71
Wrath of God+1% Synergy
$2.26
Night's Whisper0% Synergy
$0.42
Vandalblast0% Synergy
$4.78
Sign in Blood0% Synergy
$0.43
Read the Bones-1% Synergy
$0.21
Reanimate-2% Synergy
$5.15
Farewell-2% Synergy
$3.33
Toxic Deluge-2% Synergy
$5.94
Diabolic Intent-4% Synergy
$11.31
Faithless Looting-10% Synergy
$0.23
Ruinous Ultimatum-14% Synergy
$1.20
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Colossus Hammer+21% Synergy
$1.52
Helm of the Host+18% Synergy
$9.98
Masterwork of Ingenuity+17% Synergy
$1.10
Bloodthirsty Blade+14% Synergy
$0.21
Conqueror's Flail+14% Synergy
$4.24
Assault Suit+13% Synergy
$0.16
Sunforger+12% Synergy
$3.42
Mask of Memory+11% Synergy
$0.34
Sword of Fire and Ice+10% Synergy
$42.00
Crystal Chimes+10% Synergy
$1.09
Bloodforged Battle-Axe+9% Synergy
$1.02
Pip-Boy 3000+9% Synergy
$2.82
Blackblade Reforged+7% Synergy
$2.02
Chainsaw+7% Synergy
$0.48
Wishclaw Talisman+6% Synergy
$3.66
Genji Glove+6% Synergy
$5.74
Nettlecyst+6% Synergy
$1.49
Sword of Forge and Frontier+6% Synergy
$8.52
Captain's Hook+6% Synergy
$0.14
The One Ring+5% Synergy
$78.29
Argentum Armor+5% Synergy
$2.16
Sword of Hearth and Home+5% Synergy
$17.29
Grinding Station+5% Synergy
$10.19
Kaldra Compleat+5% Synergy
$8.07
Pariah's Shield+5% Synergy
$5.57
Infiltration Lens+5% Synergy
$1.48
Cloud Key+5% Synergy
$1.97
Wayfarer's Bauble+4% Synergy
$0.21
Sword of Feast and Famine+4% Synergy
$32.02
Hammer of Nazahn+4% Synergy
$15.81
Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus+4% Synergy
$23.74
Norn's Annex+4% Synergy
$5.78
Shadowspear+3% Synergy
$36.97
Strength-Testing Hammer+3% Synergy
$0.68
Sword of the Animist+2% Synergy
$5.22
Vorpal Sword+2% Synergy
$1.10
Basilisk Collar+1% Synergy
$5.40
The Reaver Cleaver0% Synergy
$8.46
Skullclamp-6% Synergy
$3.92
Infantry Shield-8% Synergy
$2.50
Swiftfoot Boots-13% Synergy
$1.14
Lightning Greaves-23% Synergy
$4.12
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist // Vial Smasher the Fierce's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Curse of Death's Hold+40% Synergy
$0.76
Grievous Wound+35% Synergy
$0.32
Curse of Obsession+35% Synergy
$0.24
Curse of the Restless Dead+35% Synergy
$1.65
Curse of Vengeance+32% Synergy
$5.03
Curse of the Nightly Hunt+32% Synergy
$0.29
Curse of Vitality+31% Synergy
$0.71
Ghostly Prison+30% Synergy
$4.88
Curse of Shallow Graves+28% Synergy
$0.59
Curse of Stalked Prey+27% Synergy
$0.48
Darksteel Mutation+23% Synergy
$1.50
Curse of Chaos+23% Synergy
$0.33
Sigil of the Empty Throne+22% Synergy
$0.42
Captive Audience+21% Synergy
$4.99
Curse of the Pierced Heart+21% Synergy
$0.18
Shiny Impetus+20% Synergy
$0.09
Ghoulish Impetus+20% Synergy
$6.65
Curse of Silence+19% Synergy
$0.24
Curse of Conformity+18% Synergy
$1.01
Sigarda's Aid+17% Synergy
$16.11
Radiant Grace+17% Synergy
$0.10
Parasitic Impetus+14% Synergy
$0.20
Tenuous Truce+13% Synergy
$0.42
The Sound of Drums+13% Synergy
$0.97
Karmic Justice+13% Synergy
$1.08
Curse of Leeches+13% Synergy
$0.20
Greater Auramancy+12% Synergy
$12.62
Starfield of Nyx+11% Synergy
$16.69
Redemption Arc+10% Synergy
$0.32
Curse of Oblivion+9% Synergy
$0.08
Curse of the Forsaken+8% Synergy
$0.32
Martial Impetus+8% Synergy
$0.08
Overencumbered+8% Synergy
$0.09
Incriminating Impetus+7% Synergy
$0.21
Underworld Breach+6% Synergy
$8.47
Fighter Class+6% Synergy
$7.81
Forge Anew+6% Synergy
$4.21
Glasswing Grace+6% Synergy
$0.40
Acquired Mutation+6% Synergy
$0.10
Blind Obedience+5% Synergy
$3.00
Touch the Spirit Realm+5% Synergy
$0.41
All That Glitters+5% Synergy
$0.22
Trouble in Pairs+3% Synergy
$24.39
Duelist's Heritage+3% Synergy
$1.15
Phyrexian Arena+2% Synergy
$2.32
Animate Dead+1% Synergy
$7.45
Land Tax+1% Synergy
$22.02
Necropotence+1% Synergy
$17.41
Smothering Tithe-3% Synergy
$36.64
Black Market Connections-7% Synergy
$11.69
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist // Vial Smasher the Fierce to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Lukka, Coppercoat Outcast+7% Synergy
$0.44
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Hall of Heliod's Generosity+37% Synergy
$5.98
Axgard Armory+27% Synergy
$0.46
Urza's Saga+15% Synergy
$35.36
City of Traitors+7% Synergy
$357.43
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire+2% Synergy
$3.80
Buried Ruin+2% Synergy
$0.29
Bojuka Bog0% Synergy
$0.93
Reliquary Tower-1% Synergy
$1.99
Temple of the False God-1% Synergy
$0.13
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-3% Synergy
$48.20
Rogue's Passage-15% Synergy
$0.31
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Fellwar Stone+13% Synergy
$1.05
Lotus Petal+7% Synergy
$26.71
Mox Opal+7% Synergy
$181.24
Mana Vault+6% Synergy
$78.39
Mox Amber+6% Synergy
$64.47
Jeweled Lotus+6% Synergy
$32.95
Lion's Eye Diamond+6% Synergy
$478.33
Boros Signet+4% Synergy
$0.58
Mana Crypt+4% Synergy
$38.46
Mind Stone+3% Synergy
$0.13
Thought Vessel+1% Synergy
$1.04
Commander's Sphere0% Synergy
$0.17
Talisman of Conviction-2% Synergy
$0.29
Orzhov Signet-2% Synergy
$0.23
Arcane Signet-3% Synergy
$0.49
Talisman of Indulgence-3% Synergy
$1.30
Rakdos Signet-4% Synergy
$0.73
Chromatic Lantern-4% Synergy
$2.19
Sol Ring-5% Synergy
$1.46
Talisman of Hierarchy-5% Synergy
$0.70
Lands
The mana base foundation for Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist // Vial Smasher the Fierce decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Exotic Orchard+15% Synergy
$0.21
Gemstone Caverns+9% Synergy
$38.48
Scrubland+8% Synergy
Plateau+8% Synergy
$326.81
Badlands+8% Synergy
City of Brass+8% Synergy
$19.64
Mana Confluence+8% Synergy
$24.01
Scalding Tarn+8% Synergy
$23.54
Verdant Catacombs+8% Synergy
$19.30
Flooded Strand+8% Synergy
$13.38
Polluted Delta+7% Synergy
$15.26
Windswept Heath+7% Synergy
$8.50
Wooded Foothills+7% Synergy
$12.77
Forbidden Orchard+7% Synergy
$7.10
Spectator Seating+6% Synergy
$13.07
Spire of Industry+6% Synergy
$0.18
Vault of Champions+5% Synergy
$12.60
Bloodstained Mire+5% Synergy
$12.90
Arid Mesa+4% Synergy
$22.31
Clifftop Retreat+3% Synergy
$0.24
Marsh Flats+3% Synergy
$21.48
Boros Garrison+3% Synergy
$0.19
Luxury Suite+2% Synergy
$19.55
Evolving Wilds+2% Synergy
$0.12
Blood Crypt+1% Synergy
$17.58
Sacred Foundry+1% Synergy
$6.70
Fetid Heath0% Synergy
$0.67
Orzhov Basilica0% Synergy
$0.17
Rugged Prairie0% Synergy
$0.26
Godless Shrine-1% Synergy
$6.84
Savai Triome-1% Synergy
$17.72
Sulfurous Springs-1% Synergy
$0.57
Sundown Pass-1% Synergy
$5.28
Shattered Landscape-1% Synergy
$0.19
Command Tower-2% Synergy
$0.27
Temple of Triumph-2% Synergy
$0.17
Terramorphic Expanse-2% Synergy
$0.16
Myriad Landscape-2% Synergy
$0.16
Caves of Koilos-3% Synergy
$0.75
Haunted Ridge-3% Synergy
$4.64
Temple of Malice-3% Synergy
$0.30
Temple of Silence-4% Synergy
$0.20
Shattered Sanctum-4% Synergy
$4.59
Shadowblood Ridge-4% Synergy
$0.18
Isolated Chapel-5% Synergy
$0.33
Battlefield Forge-5% Synergy
$0.24
Rakdos Carnarium-5% Synergy
$0.33
Nomad Outpost-6% Synergy
$0.19
Dragonskull Summit-7% Synergy
$0.71
Smoldering Marsh-15% Synergy
$0.20
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