Ardyn, the Usurper
$1.58
$1.58Legendary Creature — Elder Human Noble
New Cards
Recent-set cards that Ardyn, the Usurper players are trying out in Ramp decks.
Defiling Daemogoth+21% Synergy
$0.59
Decorum Dissertation+3% Synergy
$5.43
Emeritus of Woe0% Synergy
$12.25
Grave Researcher0% Synergy
$1.93
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for Ardyn, the Usurper's Ramp builds — cards that lean hardest into the Ramp theme.
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber+70% Synergy
$2.18
Archfiend of Depravity+69% Synergy
$3.25
Valgavoth, Terror Eater+61% Synergy
$18.44
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire+59% Synergy
$4.92
Liliana's Contract+55% Synergy
$4.40
Vilis, Broker of Blood+51% Synergy
$9.93
Sower of Discord+47% Synergy
$3.83
Rune-Scarred Demon+44% Synergy
$1.31
Lord of the Void+44% Synergy
$14.00
Doom Whisperer+42% Synergy
$6.48
Top Cards
The staple cards most Ardyn, the Usurper Ramp decks run as their core.
Liliana of the Dark Realms+35% Synergy
$9.67
Crypt Ghast+34% Synergy
$17.44
Bontu's Monument+32% Synergy
$4.60
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+32% Synergy
$1.05
Black Market Connections+27% Synergy
$10.53
Withering Torment+20% Synergy
$1.60
Jet Medallion+17% Synergy
$14.67
Dark Ritual+9% Synergy
$7.28
Phyrexian Arena+9% Synergy
$4.16
Feed the Swarm-5% Synergy
$0.24
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Ardyn, the Usurper Ramp game on their own.
Demonic Tutor+6% Synergy
$69.17
Bolas's Citadel+5% Synergy
$15.83
Ancient Tomb-2% Synergy
$119.25
Necropotence-5% Synergy
$38.23
Vampiric Tutor-6% Synergy
$54.03
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Ramp plan in Ardyn, the Usurper decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Reaper from the Abyss+40% Synergy
$0.89
Archfiend of Despair+34% Synergy
$3.15
Ancient Cellarspawn+34% Synergy
$6.27
Overseer of the Damned+34% Synergy
$0.39
Dream Devourer+32% Synergy
$1.18
Great Unclean One+31% Synergy
$4.13
Harvester of Souls+30% Synergy
$2.81
Demon of Wailing Agonies+30% Synergy
$1.65
Kothophed, Soul Hoarder+28% Synergy
$0.34
Indulgent Tormentor+28% Synergy
$0.68
Shadowgrange Archfiend+28% Synergy
$6.39
Plague Drone+28% Synergy
$2.36
Bloodgift Demon+27% Synergy
$0.78
Bloodletter of Aclazotz+26% Synergy
$36.69
Nirkana Revenant+26% Synergy
$6.94
Demonlord Belzenlok+26% Synergy
$0.41
Razaketh, the Foulblooded+25% Synergy
$14.47
Magus of the Coffers+21% Synergy
$4.93
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled+21% Synergy
$4.43
Embodiment of Agonies+21% Synergy
$0.44
Abyssal Harvester+20% Synergy
$0.33
Pestilence Demon+20% Synergy
$0.55
Burning-Rune Demon+20% Synergy
$5.45
Rakshasa Debaser+20% Synergy
$0.40
Madame Null, Power Broker+20% Synergy
$0.33
The Speed Demon+19% Synergy
$1.03
Vile Mutilator+17% Synergy
$0.20
Demon Wall+15% Synergy
$0.26
Blood Speaker+15% Synergy
$0.40
Blade of the Oni+15% Synergy
$1.06
Ob Nixilis, the Fallen+14% Synergy
$2.36
Rot-Curse Rakshasa+14% Synergy
$1.79
Sheoldred, Whispering One+13% Synergy
$20.76
Doomsday Excruciator+13% Synergy
$1.49
Solemn Simulacrum+12% Synergy
$0.31
Roaming Throne+12% Synergy
$52.83
Burnished Hart+11% Synergy
$0.30
Abhorrent Overlord+11% Synergy
$0.43
Savanti Romero, Time's Exile+10% Synergy
$0.29
Millikin+9% Synergy
$0.33
Summon: Primal Odin+9% Synergy
$1.60
Changeling Wayfinder+9% Synergy
$0.24
Dread Cacodemon+9% Synergy
$3.88
Skirge Familiar+7% Synergy
$0.31
Dark Confidant+5% Synergy
$3.59
Asmodeus the Archfiend+5% Synergy
$0.34
Grim Servant+4% Synergy
$0.23
Syr Konrad, the Grim-2% Synergy
$1.67
Dread Presence-2% Synergy
$3.39
Gray Merchant of Asphodel-24% Synergy
$4.20
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Ardyn, the Usurper's Ramp deck ahead.
Stinging Study+25% Synergy
$10.67
Songs of the Damned+13% Synergy
$2.91
Cabal Ritual+12% Synergy
$14.55
Zuko's Conviction+12% Synergy
$0.21
Bitter Triumph+11% Synergy
$0.32
Sephiroth's Intervention+7% Synergy
$0.16
Demon's Due+6% Synergy
$0.19
Fell the Profane+5% Synergy
$5.74
Darkness+5% Synergy
$23.83
Overkill+5% Synergy
$0.32
Dash Hopes+5% Synergy
$0.79
Overwhelming Remorse+5% Synergy
$0.24
Saw in Half+4% Synergy
$5.73
V.A.T.S.+4% Synergy
$1.30
Imp's Mischief+3% Synergy
$9.18
Infernal Grasp+2% Synergy
$0.32
Snuff Out+2% Synergy
$12.98
Hagra Mauling+2% Synergy
$1.00
Blood Pact+2% Synergy
$0.32
Vona's Hunger+2% Synergy
$6.16
Malakir Rebirth+1% Synergy
$13.30
Not Dead After All+1% Synergy
$1.65
Sacrifice+1% Synergy
$16.08
Defile0% Synergy
$1.43
Entomb0% Synergy
$18.32
Soul Shatter0% Synergy
$3.62
Liliana's Triumph0% Synergy
$0.30
Consuming Corruption-1% Synergy
$0.26
Hero's Downfall-1% Synergy
$0.29
Doom Blade-1% Synergy
$0.23
Archenemy's Charm-2% Synergy
$1.02
Force of Despair-2% Synergy
$7.17
Baleful Mastery-2% Synergy
$2.53
Sudden Spoiling-3% Synergy
$6.95
Culling the Weak-4% Synergy
$8.03
Go for the Throat-5% Synergy
$0.62
Flare of Malice-7% Synergy
$3.10
Sheoldred's Edict-9% Synergy
$1.44
Tragic Slip-11% Synergy
$0.26
Deadly Rollick-15% Synergy
$28.68
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Ramp game plan forward for Ardyn, the Usurper.
Demonic Counsel+39% Synergy
$2.18
Kindred Dominance+32% Synergy
$4.92
Buried Alive+18% Synergy
$3.55
Day of Black Sun+16% Synergy
$1.03
Bubbling Muck+15% Synergy
$4.87
Breach the Multiverse+15% Synergy
$10.03
Resentful Revelation+14% Synergy
$0.21
Night's Whisper+12% Synergy
$6.25
Rejoin the Fight+12% Synergy
$0.20
Rise of the Dark Realms+11% Synergy
$6.73
Crippling Fear+9% Synergy
$3.40
Cauldron's Gift+9% Synergy
$0.18
Reign of the Pit+9% Synergy
$0.20
Haunting Voyage+8% Synergy
$0.34
Diabolic Tutor+7% Synergy
$2.21
Decree of Pain+7% Synergy
$0.37
Exsanguinate+6% Synergy
$0.41
Syphon Mind+6% Synergy
$0.31
Will of the Abzan+6% Synergy
$4.65
Shared Trauma+6% Synergy
$0.43
Patriarch's Bidding+5% Synergy
$3.60
Incarnation Technique+5% Synergy
$9.35
Plague Wind+5% Synergy
$4.98
Evil Reawakened+5% Synergy
$0.21
Temporal Extortion+4% Synergy
$27.65
Ancient Craving+4% Synergy
$0.35
Toxic Deluge+3% Synergy
$5.02
Beseech the Queen+3% Synergy
$8.42
Come Back Wrong+3% Synergy
$0.39
Profane Tutor+2% Synergy
$4.02
Praetor's Grasp+2% Synergy
$10.39
Scheming Symmetry+2% Synergy
$8.75
Dark Petition+2% Synergy
$3.27
Final Parting+2% Synergy
$0.66
In Garruk's Wake+2% Synergy
$3.17
Insatiable Avarice+1% Synergy
$6.03
Black Sun's Zenith+1% Synergy
$0.38
Dread Return0% Synergy
$0.45
Vicious Rumors0% Synergy
$0.33
Reanimate-1% Synergy
$10.10
Sign in Blood-2% Synergy
$3.14
Read the Bones-4% Synergy
$0.30
Peer into the Abyss-4% Synergy
$3.59
Living Death-4% Synergy
$6.29
Damnation-5% Synergy
$21.01
Mutilate-5% Synergy
$2.19
Dark Deal-5% Synergy
$2.21
Torment of Hailfire-6% Synergy
$36.04
Victimize-9% Synergy
$1.25
Blasphemous Edict-10% Synergy
$4.24
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Ardyn, the Usurper Ramp decks.
The Darkness Crystal+22% Synergy
$4.28
Urza's Incubator+22% Synergy
$19.77
Herald's Horn+15% Synergy
$5.75
Elbrus, the Binding Blade+14% Synergy
$6.49
Mithril Coat+13% Synergy
$29.06
Mindcrank+13% Synergy
$13.37
Lithoform Engine+12% Synergy
$7.21
Strionic Resonator+11% Synergy
$7.28
Collector's Vault+11% Synergy
$0.58
Palantír of Orthanc+10% Synergy
$18.64
Akroma's Memorial+8% Synergy
$35.07
Champion's Helm+7% Synergy
$2.90
World Map+7% Synergy
$0.27
Swiftfoot Boots+5% Synergy
$1.98
Sword of the Animist+5% Synergy
$5.42
Genji Glove+5% Synergy
$8.22
Matzalantli, the Great Door+5% Synergy
$2.97
Wand of Orcus+4% Synergy
$13.63
Netherborn Altar+4% Synergy
$0.39
Gathering Stone+4% Synergy
$0.43
Tithing Blade+3% Synergy
$0.51
Chronicle of Victory+2% Synergy
$21.77
Whip of Erebos+1% Synergy
$9.52
Expedition Map0% Synergy
$1.43
Whispersilk Cloak0% Synergy
$2.18
Commander's Plate0% Synergy
$38.90
Wishclaw Talisman-1% Synergy
$2.47
Lightning Greaves-3% Synergy
$4.10
Wayfarer's Bauble-6% Synergy
$5.61
Skullclamp-16% Synergy
$5.18
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Ramp strategy in Ardyn, the Usurper decks.
Demonic Covenant+32% Synergy
$0.31
Heartless Summoning+25% Synergy
$1.81
Demonic Embrace+20% Synergy
$0.34
Kaya's Ghostform+11% Synergy
$1.71
Gift of Doom+8% Synergy
$4.25
Cemetery Tampering+8% Synergy
$0.38
Ripples of Undeath+7% Synergy
$8.64
Out of the Tombs+6% Synergy
$11.70
Demonic Rising+6% Synergy
$0.19
Inner Demon+6% Synergy
$0.24
Promise of Aclazotz+6% Synergy
$0.20
One Ring to Rule Them All+5% Synergy
$2.10
Cover of Darkness+3% Synergy
$21.67
Dark Prophecy+2% Synergy
$5.79
Virtue of Persistence+1% Synergy
$7.00
Black Market-3% Synergy
$6.30
Painful Quandary-4% Synergy
$1.79
Dictate of Erebos-5% Synergy
$16.92
Animate Dead-8% Synergy
$7.45
The Meathook Massacre-11% Synergy
$24.81
Grave Pact-13% Synergy
$30.52
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Ardyn, the Usurper's Ramp game plan.
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath+11% Synergy
$0.79
Liliana, Dreadhorde General-5% Synergy
$10.03
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Ardyn, the Usurper Ramp decks.
Cabal Coffers+21% Synergy
$28.81
Westvale Abbey+18% Synergy
$3.39
Cabal Stronghold+17% Synergy
$12.37
Crypt of Agadeem+16% Synergy
$3.78
Temple of the False God+16% Synergy
$0.32
Command Beacon+13% Synergy
$9.86
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+10% Synergy
$45.74
Barren Moor+9% Synergy
$0.66
Echoing Deeps+6% Synergy
$0.77
Three Tree City+4% Synergy
$29.95
Arcane Lighthouse+4% Synergy
$1.79
Terrain Generator+4% Synergy
$2.24
Desert of the Glorified+3% Synergy
$0.15
Ghost Quarter+3% Synergy
$0.92
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress+3% Synergy
$11.35
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+2% Synergy
$55.48
War Room+2% Synergy
$5.22
Tomb Fortress+2% Synergy
$5.04
Deserted Temple+2% Synergy
$0.83
Castle Locthwain+1% Synergy
$4.31
Midgar, City of Mako+1% Synergy
$1.77
Thespian's Stage+1% Synergy
$0.45
Witch's Cottage0% Synergy
$0.82
Bojuka Bog-1% Synergy
$1.40
Mortuary Mire-1% Synergy
$0.44
Spymaster's Vault-1% Synergy
$2.71
Reliquary Tower-3% Synergy
$4.23
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-3% Synergy
$10.64
Phyrexian Tower-13% Synergy
$30.16
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Ardyn, the Usurper's Ramp strategy.
Séance Board+28% Synergy
$3.09
Throne of Eldraine+27% Synergy
$29.40
Sceptre of Eternal Glory+25% Synergy
$20.16
Thran Dynamo+25% Synergy
$4.36
Caged Sun+19% Synergy
$3.87
Gilded Lotus+19% Synergy
$0.59
Extraplanar Lens+19% Synergy
$13.30
Worn Powerstone+17% Synergy
$0.37
Nyx Lotus+15% Synergy
$4.76
Hedron Archive+15% Synergy
$0.25
Arcane Signet+14% Synergy
$0.49
Gauntlet of Power+12% Synergy
$4.09
Ring of the Lucii+12% Synergy
$0.30
Sol Ring+11% Synergy
$1.34
Patchwork Banner+8% Synergy
$2.89
Thought Vessel+5% Synergy
$2.35
Unstable Obelisk+5% Synergy
$0.29
Fellwar Stone+4% Synergy
$1.04
Everflowing Chalice+4% Synergy
$0.30
Decanter of Endless Water+3% Synergy
$5.10
Commander's Sphere+1% Synergy
$0.31
Heraldic Banner+1% Synergy
$0.36
Mind Stone-1% Synergy
$0.34
Charcoal Diamond-4% Synergy
$0.35
The Soul Stone-4% Synergy
$60.43
Lands
The mana base behind Ardyn, the Usurper's Ramp decks.
Myriad Landscape+32% Synergy
$0.34
Urza's Cave+25% Synergy
$2.58
Cavern of Souls+21% Synergy
$51.06
Snow-Covered Swamp+6% Synergy
$0.66
Fell the Profane+5% Synergy
$5.74
Hagra Mauling+2% Synergy
$1.00
Malakir Rebirth+1% Synergy
$13.30
Demolition Field+1% Synergy
$0.31
Swamp-4% Synergy
$0.10
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Ardyn, the Usurper: Ramp.
Moira, Urborg Haunt
Myojin of Grim Betrayal
Fang, Fearless l'Cie
Volrath the Fallen
Sauron, the Necromancer
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
Sidisi, Regent of the Mire
Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker // Scion of Halaster
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Scion of Halaster
Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Tormod, the Desecrator
Iname, Death Aspect
Junji, the Midnight Sky
Illuminor Szeras
Lim-Dûl the Necromancer
Isareth the Awakener
Chainer, Dementia Master
Geth, Lord of the Vault
Haakon, Stromgald Scourge
Whisper, Blood Liturgist
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar // Scion of Halaster
Drana, the Last Bloodchief
Gaius van Baelsar
Geth, Thane of Contracts
Imotekh the Stormlord
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
Storrev, Devkarin Lich
Moira and Teshar
Visara the Dreadful
Kotis, Sibsig Champion
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Safana, Calimport Cutthroat // Haunted One
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
Karador, Ghost Chieftain
Bortuk Bonerattle
Celes, Rune Knight
Ebondeath, Dracolich
Old Rutstein
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
Old Stickfingers