Ardyn, the Usurper: Lifegain
$0.87
$0.87Legendary Creature — Elder Human Noble
New Cards
Recent-set cards that Ardyn, the Usurper players are trying out in Lifegain decks.
Defiling Daemogoth+14% Synergy
$2.22
Emeritus of Woe+10% Synergy
$23.13
Sneering Shadewriter+10% Synergy
$0.09
Grave Researcher+9% Synergy
$3.39
Scheming Silvertongue+2% Synergy
$1.20
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for Ardyn, the Usurper's Lifegain builds — cards that lean hardest into the Lifegain theme.
Archfiend of Depravity+70% Synergy
$4.14
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire+63% Synergy
$3.51
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber+57% Synergy
$2.54
Rune-Scarred Demon+56% Synergy
$0.66
Sower of Discord+56% Synergy
$4.72
Valgavoth, Terror Eater+56% Synergy
$16.74
Reaper from the Abyss+53% Synergy
$0.97
Lord of the Void+50% Synergy
$12.02
Urza's Incubator+50% Synergy
$15.56
Liliana's Contract+49% Synergy
$4.99
Top Cards
The staple cards most Ardyn, the Usurper Lifegain decks run as their core.
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled+49% Synergy
$3.76
Herald's Horn+43% Synergy
$4.72
Black Market Connections+37% Synergy
$18.31
Bontu's Monument+36% Synergy
$5.36
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+36% Synergy
$0.63
Imp's Mischief+24% Synergy
$6.49
Crypt Ghast+23% Synergy
$17.79
Jet Medallion+19% Synergy
$10.47
Phyrexian Arena+18% Synergy
$4.02
Dark Ritual+11% Synergy
$4.19
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Ardyn, the Usurper Lifegain game on their own.
Bolas's Citadel+17% Synergy
$17.35
Ancient Tomb+5% Synergy
$125.34
Opposition Agent0% Synergy
$23.76
Mana Vault0% Synergy
$105.77
Demonic Tutor-1% Synergy
$70.03
The One Ring-3% Synergy
$101.75
Necropotence-5% Synergy
$37.03
Vampiric Tutor-11% Synergy
$62.01
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Lifegain plan in Ardyn, the Usurper decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Plague Drone+44% Synergy
$2.86
Ob Nixilis, the Fallen+38% Synergy
$0.83
Razaketh, the Foulblooded+37% Synergy
$13.31
Ancient Cellarspawn+37% Synergy
$6.53
Doom Whisperer+36% Synergy
$6.24
Archfiend of Despair+36% Synergy
$24.27
Overseer of the Damned+36% Synergy
$0.36
Bloodletter of Aclazotz+35% Synergy
$36.33
Dream Devourer+34% Synergy
$1.37
Burning-Rune Demon+34% Synergy
$5.34
Harvester of Souls+32% Synergy
$2.21
Bloodgift Demon+32% Synergy
$0.90
Demonlord Belzenlok+31% Synergy
$0.43
Indulgent Tormentor+30% Synergy
$0.53
Vilis, Broker of Blood+28% Synergy
$9.30
Abyssal Harvester+28% Synergy
$0.40
Demon of Loathing+28% Synergy
$0.58
Shadowgrange Archfiend+28% Synergy
$4.78
Nirkana Revenant+25% Synergy
$6.56
Kothophed, Soul Hoarder+24% Synergy
$0.31
The Speed Demon+21% Synergy
$1.14
Great Unclean One+21% Synergy
$5.05
Doomsday Excruciator+20% Synergy
$0.77
Reiver Demon+17% Synergy
$0.86
Magus of the Coffers+16% Synergy
$4.87
Blood Speaker+16% Synergy
$0.44
Desecration Demon+15% Synergy
$0.22
Roaming Throne+13% Synergy
$52.17
Millikin+13% Synergy
$0.30
Spawn of Mayhem+13% Synergy
$0.53
Burnished Hart+12% Synergy
$0.32
Abhorrent Overlord+12% Synergy
$0.53
Vile Mutilator+12% Synergy
$0.27
Demon of Wailing Agonies+12% Synergy
$2.07
Venomcrawler+12% Synergy
$0.94
Sheoldred, Whispering One+11% Synergy
$22.85
Archon of Cruelty+11% Synergy
$7.97
Metamorphosis Fanatic+11% Synergy
$4.84
Rot-Curse Rakshasa+11% Synergy
$1.85
Bringer of the Last Gift+9% Synergy
$0.51
Dread Cacodemon+9% Synergy
$4.04
Demon of Catastrophes+9% Synergy
$0.33
Pestilence Demon+8% Synergy
$0.52
Solemn Simulacrum+7% Synergy
$0.26
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed+5% Synergy
$26.95
Enduring Tenacity+5% Synergy
$14.16
Phyrexian Obliterator+2% Synergy
$8.72
Gray Merchant of Asphodel-6% Synergy
$4.18
Syr Konrad, the Grim-11% Synergy
$0.74
Ayara, First of Locthwain-13% Synergy
$9.63
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Ardyn, the Usurper's Lifegain deck ahead.
Darkness+19% Synergy
$23.67
Overkill+17% Synergy
$0.33
Stinging Study+10% Synergy
$20.88
Zuko's Conviction+9% Synergy
$0.21
Cruel Truths+9% Synergy
$0.16
Demon's Due+9% Synergy
$0.10
Wander Off+9% Synergy
$0.13
Masterful Flourish+8% Synergy
$0.19
Bitter Triumph+6% Synergy
$1.28
Deadly Rollick+5% Synergy
$26.21
Saw in Half+5% Synergy
$4.44
Sudden Spoiling+4% Synergy
$7.76
Songs of the Damned+4% Synergy
$2.89
Sephiroth's Intervention+4% Synergy
$0.16
Breathe Your Last+4% Synergy
$0.21
Defile+3% Synergy
$1.37
Cabal Ritual+1% Synergy
$15.78
Fell the Profane0% Synergy
$3.00
Snuff Out0% Synergy
$9.76
Flare of Malice0% Synergy
$1.70
Hero's Downfall0% Synergy
$0.26
Force of Despair-1% Synergy
$6.33
Entomb-2% Synergy
$16.75
Not Dead After All-2% Synergy
$1.73
Archenemy's Charm-2% Synergy
$0.84
Baleful Mastery-2% Synergy
$4.03
Culling the Weak-4% Synergy
$14.73
Murder-4% Synergy
$0.12
Dismember-4% Synergy
$5.37
Sheoldred's Edict-5% Synergy
$1.26
Consuming Corruption-6% Synergy
$0.32
Withering Torment-9% Synergy
$3.27
Go for the Throat-10% Synergy
$0.61
Malakir Rebirth-10% Synergy
$12.67
Tragic Slip-13% Synergy
$0.28
Infernal Grasp-15% Synergy
$0.28
Village Rites-19% Synergy
$0.74
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Lifegain game plan forward for Ardyn, the Usurper.
Demonic Counsel+39% Synergy
$2.01
Kindred Dominance+24% Synergy
$16.88
Temporal Extortion+20% Synergy
$23.95
Breach the Multiverse+17% Synergy
$9.77
Night's Whisper+11% Synergy
$0.31
Exsanguinate+11% Synergy
$0.38
Torment of Hailfire+10% Synergy
$39.44
Bubbling Muck+10% Synergy
$2.59
Rise of the Dark Realms+10% Synergy
$7.08
Patriarch's Bidding+9% Synergy
$5.14
Buried Alive+7% Synergy
$0.76
Blasphemous Edict+6% Synergy
$4.22
Bloodline Bidding+6% Synergy
$2.70
Praetor's Grasp+6% Synergy
$12.35
In Garruk's Wake+6% Synergy
$2.36
Diresight+6% Synergy
$0.31
Cauldron's Gift+6% Synergy
$0.22
Shared Trauma+6% Synergy
$0.42
Reanimate+5% Synergy
$8.59
Evil Reawakened+5% Synergy
$0.21
Haunting Voyage+5% Synergy
$0.34
Black Sun's Zenith+4% Synergy
$0.31
Pox Plague+4% Synergy
$0.33
Corrupt+4% Synergy
$0.11
Deadly Tempest+4% Synergy
$0.67
Read the Bones+3% Synergy
$0.31
Mutilate+3% Synergy
$1.97
Will of the Abzan+3% Synergy
$4.81
Blood Money+3% Synergy
$0.91
Dark Petition+3% Synergy
$4.07
Beacon of Unrest+3% Synergy
$0.40
Mire in Misery+3% Synergy
$0.72
Crippling Fear+3% Synergy
$2.44
Splinter's Technique+3% Synergy
$2.46
Profane Tutor+2% Synergy
$3.68
Dread Return+1% Synergy
$0.47
Decree of Pain+1% Synergy
$0.27
Living Death0% Synergy
$2.19
Beseech the Mirror0% Synergy
$20.04
Beseech the Queen0% Synergy
$5.85
Damnation-1% Synergy
$21.38
Diabolic Tutor-1% Synergy
$2.09
Insatiable Avarice-2% Synergy
$5.63
Toxic Deluge-4% Synergy
$4.98
Peer into the Abyss-4% Synergy
$3.51
Sign in Blood-6% Synergy
$2.85
Feed the Swarm-12% Synergy
$0.33
Victimize-17% Synergy
$2.02
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Ardyn, the Usurper Lifegain decks.
The Darkness Crystal+28% Synergy
$4.97
Elbrus, the Binding Blade+22% Synergy
$7.82
Mindcrank+11% Synergy
$10.64
Door of Destinies+11% Synergy
$10.94
Whip of Erebos+8% Synergy
$6.79
World Map+8% Synergy
$0.27
Mithril Coat+7% Synergy
$26.78
Tithing Blade+7% Synergy
$0.46
Sword of the Animist+6% Synergy
$8.14
The Immortal Sun+6% Synergy
$12.18
Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus+6% Synergy
$4.81
Cosmos Elixir+6% Synergy
$2.92
Cloud Key+5% Synergy
$1.37
Strionic Resonator+5% Synergy
$9.59
Palantír of Orthanc+4% Synergy
$22.53
Banner of Kinship+4% Synergy
$5.68
Resurrection Orb+4% Synergy
$14.32
Champion's Helm+4% Synergy
$2.14
Alhammarret's Archive+3% Synergy
$11.35
Shadowspear+2% Synergy
$31.83
Chronicle of Victory+2% Synergy
$19.63
Aetherflux Reservoir0% Synergy
$23.88
Wishclaw Talisman0% Synergy
$1.86
Commander's Plate0% Synergy
$46.52
Swiftfoot Boots-2% Synergy
$2.99
Wayfarer's Bauble-2% Synergy
$0.32
Expedition Map-2% Synergy
$0.74
Lightning Greaves-5% Synergy
$3.93
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Lifegain strategy in Ardyn, the Usurper decks.
Heartless Summoning+31% Synergy
$2.01
Demonic Covenant+31% Synergy
$0.31
Sanguine Bond+20% Synergy
$5.63
Demonic Embrace+12% Synergy
$0.35
Exquisite Blood+9% Synergy
$36.84
Cemetery Tampering+8% Synergy
$0.23
Ripples of Undeath+7% Synergy
$5.82
No Mercy+6% Synergy
$25.85
Gift of Doom+6% Synergy
$5.43
Conspiracy+6% Synergy
$2.16
Black Market+5% Synergy
$5.25
Oversold Cemetery+4% Synergy
$2.58
Polluted Bonds+4% Synergy
$8.12
Kaya's Ghostform+3% Synergy
$2.79
Painful Quandary+3% Synergy
$0.95
Contamination+3% Synergy
$16.28
Cover of Darkness+3% Synergy
$18.09
Dictate of Erebos+2% Synergy
$18.56
Virtue of Persistence+2% Synergy
$7.23
Grave Pact0% Synergy
$29.50
Bitterblossom-7% Synergy
$35.19
Animate Dead-8% Synergy
$4.74
Bastion of Remembrance-11% Synergy
$0.35
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Ardyn, the Usurper's Lifegain game plan.
Liliana of the Dark Realms+25% Synergy
$11.60
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath+12% Synergy
$0.90
Sorin Markov+4% Synergy
$9.40
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Ardyn, the Usurper Lifegain decks.
Temple of the False God+34% Synergy
$0.32
Crypt of Agadeem+27% Synergy
$1.85
Westvale Abbey+19% Synergy
$2.85
Command Beacon+14% Synergy
$6.42
Cabal Coffers+10% Synergy
$29.69
Reliquary Tower+9% Synergy
$2.76
Secret Tunnel+9% Synergy
$2.74
Bojuka Bog+8% Synergy
$0.63
Witch's Cottage+8% Synergy
$1.00
Cabal Stronghold+7% Synergy
$13.47
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+6% Synergy
$49.84
Shizo, Death's Storehouse+6% Synergy
$38.10
Barren Moor+6% Synergy
$0.37
Echoing Deeps+6% Synergy
$0.79
Urza's Saga+5% Synergy
$39.67
Deserted Temple+5% Synergy
$0.44
Three Tree City+5% Synergy
$24.13
Arcane Lighthouse+5% Synergy
$1.41
Thespian's Stage+4% Synergy
$0.59
Ghost Quarter+4% Synergy
$0.94
Spymaster's Vault+3% Synergy
$0.77
Maze of Ith+3% Synergy
$10.35
The Black Gate+3% Synergy
$8.36
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress+3% Synergy
$17.43
Polluted Mire+3% Synergy
$0.26
Midgar, City of Mako+2% Synergy
$2.05
Realm of Koh+2% Synergy
$0.34
Rogue's Passage0% Synergy
$0.36
Mortuary Mire0% Synergy
$0.35
Castle Locthwain-1% Synergy
$4.00
War Room-3% Synergy
$1.99
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-6% Synergy
$11.57
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-8% Synergy
$57.13
Phyrexian Tower-16% Synergy
$26.16
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Ardyn, the Usurper's Lifegain strategy.
Thran Dynamo+30% Synergy
$4.03
Gilded Lotus+27% Synergy
$0.54
Throne of Eldraine+23% Synergy
$36.37
Caged Sun+18% Synergy
$3.83
Séance Board+18% Synergy
$2.93
Nyx Lotus+16% Synergy
$6.16
Sol Ring+14% Synergy
$1.40
Commander's Sphere+14% Synergy
$0.25
Arcane Signet+13% Synergy
$0.46
Thought Vessel+13% Synergy
$2.60
Patchwork Banner+12% Synergy
$1.91
Worn Powerstone+12% Synergy
$0.36
Extraplanar Lens+11% Synergy
$11.33
Gauntlet of Power+10% Synergy
$3.70
Potioner's Trove+9% Synergy
$0.14
Sceptre of Eternal Glory+8% Synergy
$19.24
Charcoal Diamond+7% Synergy
$0.32
Unstable Obelisk+5% Synergy
$0.23
Decanter of Endless Water+4% Synergy
$4.11
Lotus Petal-1% Synergy
$38.08
Fellwar Stone-5% Synergy
$0.60
Mind Stone-6% Synergy
$0.34
Lands
The mana base behind Ardyn, the Usurper's Lifegain decks.
Cavern of Souls+19% Synergy
$49.78
Myriad Landscape+13% Synergy
$0.24
Path of Ancestry+11% Synergy
$0.32
Sunken Citadel+6% Synergy
$0.42
Command Tower+4% Synergy
$0.25
Urza's Cave+1% Synergy
$0.93
Fell the Profane0% Synergy
$3.00
Snow-Covered Swamp0% Synergy
$0.54
Swamp-2% Synergy
$0.07
Malakir Rebirth-10% Synergy
$12.67
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Ardyn, the Usurper: Lifegain.
Fang, Fearless l'Cie
Volrath the Fallen
Sauron, the Necromancer
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
Sidisi, Regent of the Mire
Geth, Thane of Contracts
Moira, Urborg Haunt
Myojin of Grim Betrayal
Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed
Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker // Scion of Halaster
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Scion of Halaster
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Tormod, the Desecrator
Isareth the Awakener
Whisper, Blood Liturgist
Chainer, Dementia Master
Drana, the Last Bloodchief
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar // Scion of Halaster
Gaius van Baelsar
Kotis, Sibsig Champion
Visara the Dreadful
Safana, Calimport Cutthroat // Haunted One
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
Iname, Death Aspect
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Celes, Rune Knight
Junji, the Midnight Sky
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
Bortuk Bonerattle
Geth, Lord of the Vault
Illuminor Szeras
Old Stickfingers
Imotekh the Stormlord
Lim-Dûl the Necromancer
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
Tariel, Reckoner of Souls
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Cultist of the Absolute
Egon, God of Death
Karador, Ghost Chieftain
Vanille, Cheerful l'Cie