Ardyn, the Usurper
$0.51
$0.51Legendary Creature — Elder Human Noble
How it feels to play against
Fair Game
Interactive and enjoyable to play against.
Popularity
Meta Pick
Very popular, most players know the strategy.
Ranking
#555
Current Rank
#528
Last Week
#1041
Last Month
Mono-Black Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Ardyn, the Usurper.
New Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Ardyn, the Usurper decks.
The Soul Stone+2% Synergy
$124.55
The Eternity Elevator+2% Synergy
$2.33
Archenemy's Charm+1% Synergy
$1.29
Susur Secundi, Void Altar0% Synergy
$6.61
Zero Point Ballad0% Synergy
$0.33
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Ardyn, the Usurper's abilities and overall game plan.
Liliana's Contract+60% Synergy
$2.00
Archfiend of Depravity+59% Synergy
$8.18
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire+56% Synergy
$2.45
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber+55% Synergy
$1.88
Rune-Scarred Demon+55% Synergy
$0.47
Reaper from the Abyss+53% Synergy
$1.00
Demonic Counsel+53% Synergy
$1.34
Demonic Covenant+52% Synergy
$0.21
Harvester of Souls+50% Synergy
$0.86
Sower of Discord+49% Synergy
$1.96
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Ardyn, the Usurper decks.
Vilis, Broker of Blood+40% Synergy
$7.83
The Darkness Crystal+35% Synergy
$2.95
Bontu's Monument+32% Synergy
$4.86
Jet Medallion+22% Synergy
$8.26
Withering Torment+21% Synergy
$2.57
Crypt Ghast+19% Synergy
$13.56
Reanimate+16% Synergy
$5.15
Dark Ritual+10% Synergy
$3.59
Gray Merchant of Asphodel+2% Synergy
$1.18
Feed the Swarm+2% Synergy
$0.23
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Ancient Tomb0% Synergy
$95.04
Bolas's Citadel-1% Synergy
$12.41
The One Ring-3% Synergy
$82.70
Demonic Tutor-8% Synergy
$53.10
Necropotence-8% Synergy
$16.20
Vampiric Tutor-11% Synergy
$59.87
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Ardyn, the Usurper's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Doom Whisperer+47% Synergy
$1.49
Valgavoth, Terror Eater+46% Synergy
$13.13
Lord of the Void+46% Synergy
$10.81
Ancient Cellarspawn+42% Synergy
$2.40
Great Unclean One+42% Synergy
$4.74
Bloodgift Demon+41% Synergy
$1.05
Plague Drone+40% Synergy
$1.62
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled+39% Synergy
$2.44
Abyssal Harvester+38% Synergy
$0.42
Bloodletter of Aclazotz+36% Synergy
$26.93
Overseer of the Damned+36% Synergy
$0.22
The Speed Demon+36% Synergy
$1.74
Archfiend of Despair+36% Synergy
$18.96
Burning-Rune Demon+34% Synergy
$3.75
Dream Devourer+34% Synergy
$0.40
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+31% Synergy
$0.53
Rot-Curse Rakshasa+31% Synergy
$2.03
Indulgent Tormentor+28% Synergy
$0.51
Rakshasa Debaser+24% Synergy
$0.35
Demon of Loathing+21% Synergy
$0.35
Ob Nixilis, the Fallen+20% Synergy
$5.58
Desecration Demon+19% Synergy
$0.38
Demonlord Belzenlok+19% Synergy
$0.34
Razaketh, the Foulblooded+18% Synergy
$10.82
Demon Wall+18% Synergy
$0.18
Reiver Demon+17% Synergy
$0.90
Shadowgrange Archfiend+17% Synergy
$5.23
Blade of the Oni+17% Synergy
$0.72
Solemn Simulacrum+16% Synergy
$0.25
Stitcher's Supplier+15% Synergy
$0.28
Kothophed, Soul Hoarder+15% Synergy
$0.21
Doomsday Excruciator+14% Synergy
$0.34
Bog Witch+14% Synergy
$3.08
Blood Speaker+14% Synergy
$0.46
Demon of Wailing Agonies+13% Synergy
$1.75
Abhorrent Overlord+11% Synergy
$0.54
Vile Mutilator+11% Synergy
$0.12
Venomcrawler+11% Synergy
$0.60
Burnished Hart+10% Synergy
$0.09
Summon: Primal Odin+10% Synergy
$1.23
Millikin+10% Synergy
$0.18
Roaming Throne+10% Synergy
$29.88
Bringer of the Last Gift+10% Synergy
$0.27
Nirkana Revenant+9% Synergy
$5.08
Pestilence Demon+9% Synergy
$0.58
Taborax, Hope's Demise+9% Synergy
$0.19
Infernal Sovereign+9% Synergy
$0.53
Magus of the Coffers+8% Synergy
$4.18
Sheoldred, Whispering One+7% Synergy
$15.19
Syr Konrad, the Grim-7% Synergy
$0.48
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Ardyn, the Usurper safe.
Infernal Grasp+14% Synergy
$0.30
Overkill+14% Synergy
$0.24
Darkness+13% Synergy
$23.65
Cabal Ritual+12% Synergy
$12.62
Imp's Mischief+9% Synergy
$4.32
Fell the Profane+9% Synergy
$4.97
Songs of the Damned+9% Synergy
$1.96
Stinging Study+8% Synergy
$5.25
Entomb+7% Synergy
$15.82
Defile+6% Synergy
$0.60
Consuming Corruption+6% Synergy
$0.20
Bitter Triumph+6% Synergy
$2.86
Deadly Rollick+4% Synergy
$18.70
Soul Shatter+3% Synergy
$2.99
Go for the Throat+2% Synergy
$0.76
Not Dead After All+1% Synergy
$1.01
Hagra Mauling+1% Synergy
$1.09
Snuff Out0% Synergy
$16.57
Murder-1% Synergy
$0.04
Sudden Spoiling-1% Synergy
$4.33
Baleful Mastery-2% Synergy
$2.65
Feign Death-2% Synergy
$0.77
Force of Despair-2% Synergy
$2.54
Culling the Weak-3% Synergy
$11.00
Malakir Rebirth-4% Synergy
$8.42
Sheoldred's Edict-4% Synergy
$1.00
Flare of Malice-5% Synergy
$3.04
Corrupted Conviction-7% Synergy
$0.24
Tragic Slip-8% Synergy
$0.14
Village Rites-11% Synergy
$0.24
Deadly Dispute-12% Synergy
$0.40
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Ardyn, the Usurper's game plan and control the board.
Kindred Dominance+34% Synergy
$8.31
Buried Alive+19% Synergy
$0.93
Breach the Multiverse+17% Synergy
$6.10
Rise of the Dark Realms+15% Synergy
$3.50
Bubbling Muck+14% Synergy
$2.61
Rejoin the Fight+14% Synergy
$0.22
Victimize+11% Synergy
$0.44
Night's Whisper+10% Synergy
$0.40
Blasphemous Edict+9% Synergy
$4.65
Resentful Revelation+9% Synergy
$0.10
Incarnation Technique+8% Synergy
$7.94
Patriarch's Bidding+5% Synergy
$2.81
Diresight+5% Synergy
$0.10
Haunting Voyage+5% Synergy
$2.65
Reign of the Pit+5% Synergy
$0.18
Toxic Deluge+4% Synergy
$5.79
Damnation+3% Synergy
$20.12
Dread Return+3% Synergy
$0.32
Persist+3% Synergy
$2.32
Dread Summons+3% Synergy
$0.29
Sign in Blood+1% Synergy
$0.40
Living Death+1% Synergy
$2.37
Decree of Pain+1% Synergy
$0.23
In Garruk's Wake+1% Synergy
$1.36
Insatiable Avarice-2% Synergy
$1.95
Exsanguinate-4% Synergy
$0.28
Dark Deal-4% Synergy
$2.73
Mutilate-5% Synergy
$1.70
Read the Bones-5% Synergy
$0.25
Diabolic Tutor-5% Synergy
$1.72
Syphon Mind-5% Synergy
$0.48
Torment of Hailfire-6% Synergy
$20.49
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Urza's Incubator+38% Synergy
$12.13
Herald's Horn+32% Synergy
$3.34
Elbrus, the Binding Blade+11% Synergy
$4.32
Palantír of Orthanc+8% Synergy
$13.25
Mindcrank+7% Synergy
$16.33
World Map+7% Synergy
$0.15
Lightning Greaves+6% Synergy
$4.54
Mesmeric Orb+6% Synergy
$23.86
Wayfarer's Bauble+5% Synergy
$0.26
Whip of Erebos+5% Synergy
$6.99
Expedition Map+4% Synergy
$0.84
Altar of the Brood+3% Synergy
$10.68
Altar of Dementia0% Synergy
$12.29
Commander's Plate0% Synergy
$36.19
Swiftfoot Boots-1% Synergy
$1.32
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Ardyn, the Usurper's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Heartless Summoning+30% Synergy
$0.44
Black Market Connections+22% Synergy
$12.37
Ripples of Undeath+15% Synergy
$4.36
Demonic Embrace+10% Synergy
$0.28
Virtue of Persistence+9% Synergy
$6.00
Phyrexian Arena+8% Synergy
$2.48
Cemetery Tampering+8% Synergy
$0.28
Cover of Darkness+7% Synergy
$11.65
Inner Demon+7% Synergy
$0.23
Black Market+5% Synergy
$3.70
Animate Dead+5% Synergy
$6.56
Out of the Tombs+2% Synergy
$12.39
Meathook Massacre II-2% Synergy
$1.87
Kaya's Ghostform-3% Synergy
$0.96
Sanguine Bond-4% Synergy
$3.16
Phyrexian Reclamation-5% Synergy
$3.57
Exquisite Blood-6% Synergy
$22.70
The Meathook Massacre-8% Synergy
$21.30
Grave Pact-12% Synergy
$20.40
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Ardyn, the Usurper to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Liliana of the Dark Realms+22% Synergy
$5.31
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath+11% Synergy
$0.53
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Cabal Stronghold+15% Synergy
$12.26
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+13% Synergy
$35.87
Crypt of Agadeem+13% Synergy
$3.05
Command Beacon+13% Synergy
$5.97
Temple of the False God+11% Synergy
$0.15
Westvale Abbey+11% Synergy
$1.08
Cabal Coffers+9% Synergy
$25.99
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+4% Synergy
$49.13
War Room+4% Synergy
$2.90
Three Tree City+4% Synergy
$20.05
Thespian's Stage+3% Synergy
$0.49
Deserted Temple+2% Synergy
$1.06
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+1% Synergy
$7.25
Reliquary Tower0% Synergy
$2.59
Spymaster's Vault0% Synergy
$1.01
Rogue's Passage-1% Synergy
$0.33
Midgar, City of Mako-1% Synergy
$2.10
Shizo, Death's Storehouse-2% Synergy
$23.25
Castle Locthwain-3% Synergy
$3.91
Urza's Saga-3% Synergy
$42.14
Bojuka Bog-4% Synergy
$0.90
Witch's Cottage-4% Synergy
$1.50
Geier Reach Sanitarium-5% Synergy
$0.91
Mortuary Mire-6% Synergy
$0.30
Barren Moor-6% Synergy
$0.15
Phyrexian Tower-8% Synergy
$19.21
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Throne of Eldraine+22% Synergy
$20.31
Séance Board+22% Synergy
$0.80
Nyx Lotus+13% Synergy
$4.88
Thran Dynamo+13% Synergy
$2.69
Sceptre of Eternal Glory+12% Synergy
$15.81
Gilded Lotus+11% Synergy
$1.14
Patchwork Banner+10% Synergy
$4.32
Caged Sun+9% Synergy
$3.60
Extraplanar Lens+7% Synergy
$8.02
Gauntlet of Power+7% Synergy
$4.21
Arcane Signet+6% Synergy
$0.51
Worn Powerstone+6% Synergy
$0.20
Charcoal Diamond+5% Synergy
$0.23
Sol Ring+3% Synergy
$1.39
Heraldic Banner+2% Synergy
$0.23
Commander's Sphere-1% Synergy
$0.17
Fellwar Stone-2% Synergy
$1.38
Thought Vessel-3% Synergy
$1.15
Mind Stone-8% Synergy
$0.21
Lands
The mana base foundation for Ardyn, the Usurper decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Cavern of Souls+14% Synergy
$35.28
Urza's Cave+11% Synergy
$2.15
Fell the Profane+9% Synergy
$4.97
Myriad Landscape+8% Synergy
$0.21
Demolition Field+4% Synergy
$0.55
Command Tower+2% Synergy
$0.26
Snow-Covered Swamp+1% Synergy
$0.42
Hagra Mauling+1% Synergy
$1.09
Swamp-1% Synergy
$0.07
Boggart Trawler-3% Synergy
$1.08
Malakir Rebirth-4% Synergy
$8.42
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Faceless One // Scion of Halaster
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Terra, Herald of Hope
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Atris, Oracle of Half-Truths
Geth, Lord of the Vault
Garland, Knight of Cornelia
Fluros of Myra's Marvels // Keskit, the Flesh Sculptor
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
Carnage, Crimson Chaos
Teval, the Balanced Scale
Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Griselbrand
Keskit, the Flesh Sculptor // Tormod, the Desecrator
Imoen, Mystic Trickster // Scion of Halaster
Keskit, the Flesh Sculptor // Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
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Betor, Ancestor's Voice
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist
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Amber Gristle O'Maul // Cultist of the Absolute
Storrev, Devkarin Lich
Sin, Spira's Punishment
Amber Gristle O'Maul // Scion of Halaster
Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar // Kamahl, Heart of Krosa