The Ancient One
$1.03
$1.03Legendary Creature — Spirit God
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
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Ranking
#734
Current Rank
#650
Last Week
#573
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Commander gameplay videos featuring The Ancient One.
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Spelunking in Ixalan | Commander VS | Magic: the Gathering Gameplay
More The Ancient One VideosNew Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in The Ancient One decks.
Singularity Rupture+12% Synergy
$0.57
Susur Secundi, Void Altar+11% Synergy
$6.56
The Water Crystal+10% Synergy
$2.82
Entropic Battlecruiser+8% Synergy
$0.20
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital+7% Synergy
$1.61
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with The Ancient One's abilities and overall game plan.
Training Grounds+53% Synergy
$4.68
Matzalantli, the Great Door+46% Synergy
$0.90
Wonder+45% Synergy
$1.25
Cruel Somnophage+43% Synergy
$0.33
Stitch Together+42% Synergy
$3.36
Syr Konrad, the Grim+41% Synergy
$0.60
Likeness Looter+41% Synergy
$0.94
Dread Return+40% Synergy
$0.26
Terror Tide+40% Synergy
$0.21
Animate Dead+38% Synergy
$6.79
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful The Ancient One decks.
The Everflowing Well+37% Synergy
$0.26
Wail of the Forgotten+37% Synergy
$0.12
Breach the Multiverse+36% Synergy
$5.65
Reanimate+33% Synergy
$7.64
Victimize+30% Synergy
$0.56
Windfall+28% Synergy
$3.95
Consuming Aberration+28% Synergy
$0.24
Drown in the Loch+21% Synergy
$0.99
Frantic Search+19% Synergy
$0.34
Counterspell-7% Synergy
$1.65
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur+22% Synergy
$12.05
Thassa's Oracle+9% Synergy
$16.62
Consecrated Sphinx+3% Synergy
$33.99
Ancient Tomb0% Synergy
$94.69
Mana Vault0% Synergy
$71.05
The One Ring-1% Synergy
$67.99
Chrome Mox-1% Synergy
$92.16
Notion Thief-2% Synergy
$0.77
Orcish Bowmasters-2% Synergy
$25.95
Fierce Guardianship-3% Synergy
$42.63
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement The Ancient One's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Obsessive Stitcher+35% Synergy
$0.28
Dreadhound+33% Synergy
$0.16
Sheoldred, Whispering One+32% Synergy
$15.89
Millikin+28% Synergy
$0.16
Laboratory Maniac+28% Synergy
$0.68
Starving Revenant+28% Synergy
$0.17
Souls of the Lost+28% Synergy
$0.22
Sepulchral Primordial+27% Synergy
$0.77
Fleet Swallower+27% Synergy
$1.21
Terisian Mindbreaker+26% Synergy
$0.87
Deranged Assistant+26% Synergy
$0.07
Shadow of Mortality+24% Synergy
$0.43
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator+24% Synergy
$0.12
Kiora, the Rising Tide+21% Synergy
$0.44
Nezahal, Primal Tide+20% Synergy
$7.48
Phenax, God of Deception+20% Synergy
$10.05
Shadowgrange Archfiend+18% Synergy
$4.55
Bringer of the Last Gift+18% Synergy
$0.20
The Mindskinner+17% Synergy
$1.12
Gyruda, Doom of Depths+17% Synergy
$0.32
Rona, Herald of Invasion+17% Synergy
$0.90
Stitcher's Supplier+17% Synergy
$0.26
Chupacabra Echo+17% Synergy
$0.07
Disciple of Bolas+17% Synergy
$0.24
Archon of Cruelty+16% Synergy
$4.27
Valgavoth, Terror Eater+16% Synergy
$14.20
Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake+16% Synergy
$0.06
Doomed Necromancer+16% Synergy
$0.31
Ruin Crab+15% Synergy
$1.50
Overlord of the Balemurk+15% Synergy
$24.63
Screeching Scorchbeast+15% Synergy
$0.28
Abyssal Harvester+14% Synergy
$0.27
Bruvac the Grandiloquent+12% Synergy
$38.08
Dreadwing Scavenger+12% Synergy
$0.11
Hullbreaker Horror+11% Synergy
$2.18
Hedron Crab+11% Synergy
$2.85
Huskburster Swarm+11% Synergy
$0.10
Massacre Wurm+10% Synergy
$1.32
Ruthless Technomancer+10% Synergy
$1.34
Hollow Marauder+10% Synergy
$0.15
Doom Whisperer+9% Synergy
$1.51
Sheoldred+9% Synergy
$16.23
Ancient Brass Dragon+8% Synergy
$26.98
Nighthowler+7% Synergy
$0.28
Duskmantle Guildmage+7% Synergy
$0.70
Nemesis of Reason+6% Synergy
$1.85
Zellix, Sanity Flayer+6% Synergy
$17.07
Solemn Simulacrum+5% Synergy
$0.26
Toxrill, the Corrosive+5% Synergy
$13.19
Dauthi Voidwalker+1% Synergy
$5.30
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping The Ancient One safe.
Another Chance+21% Synergy
$0.04
Entomb+17% Synergy
$13.77
Overwhelming Remorse+15% Synergy
$0.11
Join the Dead+15% Synergy
$0.10
Songs of the Damned+14% Synergy
$2.15
Dig Through Time+13% Synergy
$0.34
Bitter Triumph+13% Synergy
$0.80
Stubborn Denial+10% Synergy
$3.64
Thought Scour+8% Synergy
$0.47
Confounding Riddle+8% Synergy
$0.11
Circular Logic+7% Synergy
$0.14
Visions of Beyond+6% Synergy
$5.53
Tainted Indulgence+6% Synergy
$0.27
Fact or Fiction+5% Synergy
$0.17
Cabal Ritual+4% Synergy
$12.97
Don't Make a Sound+4% Synergy
$0.05
Counterpoint+3% Synergy
$0.29
Curtains' Call+2% Synergy
$0.27
Drown in Dreams+2% Synergy
$0.45
Dramatic Reversal+2% Synergy
$15.68
Otherworldly Gaze+1% Synergy
$0.20
Didn't Say Please+1% Synergy
$0.26
Withering Torment0% Synergy
$2.59
Demonic Consultation0% Synergy
$10.83
Muddle the Mixture0% Synergy
$1.59
Tainted Pact0% Synergy
$22.45
Deadly Rollick-1% Synergy
$18.24
Waterlogged Teachings-2% Synergy
$0.41
Resculpt-2% Synergy
$0.29
Dark Ritual-3% Synergy
$2.94
Force of Will-3% Synergy
$57.48
Rapid Hybridization-3% Synergy
$1.15
Force of Negation-3% Synergy
$49.42
Malakir Rebirth-3% Synergy
$9.16
Mana Drain-4% Synergy
$42.96
Consider-4% Synergy
$0.46
Aetherize-4% Synergy
$0.29
Cyclonic Rift-5% Synergy
$48.08
Vampiric Tutor-5% Synergy
$50.85
Sink into Stupor-5% Synergy
$7.64
Fell the Profane-5% Synergy
$5.21
Arcane Denial-6% Synergy
$1.75
Swan Song-6% Synergy
$6.09
Mystical Tutor-6% Synergy
$11.92
Infernal Grasp-7% Synergy
$0.26
An Offer You Can't Refuse-8% Synergy
$1.46
Pongify-8% Synergy
$2.10
Reality Shift-9% Synergy
$0.25
Negate-10% Synergy
$0.24
Brainstorm-20% Synergy
$1.51
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance The Ancient One's game plan and control the board.
Living Death+24% Synergy
$2.36
Rise of the Dark Realms+20% Synergy
$3.07
Persist+19% Synergy
$1.32
Treasure Cruise+17% Synergy
$0.21
Extract from Darkness+17% Synergy
$0.16
Cut Your Losses+16% Synergy
$0.74
Coiling Rebirth+14% Synergy
$0.27
Maddening Cacophony+13% Synergy
$6.11
Glimpse the Unthinkable+13% Synergy
$2.59
Incarnation Technique+10% Synergy
$7.52
Defossilize+9% Synergy
$0.08
Buried Alive+8% Synergy
$0.83
Deep Analysis+8% Synergy
$0.13
From the Catacombs+7% Synergy
$0.89
Afterlife from the Loam+7% Synergy
$2.08
Winternight Stories+7% Synergy
$1.41
Fractured Sanity+6% Synergy
$2.24
Traumatize+6% Synergy
$3.83
Exhume+6% Synergy
$3.55
Lively Dirge+5% Synergy
$0.46
Will of the Abzan+5% Synergy
$6.45
Demonic Counsel+5% Synergy
$0.94
Unearth+4% Synergy
$0.46
Nuclear Fallout+4% Synergy
$0.84
Mind Grind+3% Synergy
$3.10
Connive // Concoct+3% Synergy
$0.12
Tasha's Hideous Laughter+2% Synergy
$2.57
Agadeem's Awakening+1% Synergy
$25.53
Toxic Deluge-2% Synergy
$5.30
Damnation-2% Synergy
$18.68
Blasphemous Edict-2% Synergy
$3.59
Demonic Tutor-4% Synergy
$58.30
Feed the Swarm-7% Synergy
$0.23
Ponder-11% Synergy
$1.65
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
The Cauldron of Eternity+35% Synergy
$1.00
Mesmeric Orb+25% Synergy
$20.02
Altar of the Wretched+20% Synergy
$0.46
Crucible of Worlds+15% Synergy
$27.08
Mindcrank+14% Synergy
$12.08
Palantír of Orthanc+10% Synergy
$11.69
Perpetual Timepiece+10% Synergy
$0.46
Altar of Dementia+9% Synergy
$11.38
Riverchurn Monument+9% Synergy
$0.70
The Grim Captain's Locker+8% Synergy
$0.26
The Enigma Jewel+8% Synergy
$0.98
Waterlogged Hulk+7% Synergy
$0.05
Pinnacle Kill-Ship+6% Synergy
$0.06
Bonehoard+5% Synergy
$0.29
Fell Gravship+5% Synergy
$0.07
Portal to Phyrexia+5% Synergy
$22.80
Extinguisher Battleship+5% Synergy
$0.43
Codex Shredder+4% Synergy
$0.21
Lightning Greaves+3% Synergy
$4.45
Isochron Scepter+3% Synergy
$14.41
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree+3% Synergy
$0.50
Wayfarer's Bauble+1% Synergy
$0.24
Altar of the Brood+1% Synergy
$9.78
Swiftfoot Boots-2% Synergy
$1.30
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support The Ancient One's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Ripples of Undeath+27% Synergy
$5.83
Virtue of Persistence+18% Synergy
$6.09
Fraying Sanity+17% Synergy
$0.44
Necromancy+14% Synergy
$6.98
Oversold Cemetery+14% Synergy
$0.98
Court of Cunning+12% Synergy
$2.80
Psychic Corrosion+10% Synergy
$4.58
Cemetery Tampering+10% Synergy
$0.27
Out of the Tombs+9% Synergy
$12.62
Case of the Shifting Visage+8% Synergy
$0.19
Dance of the Dead+8% Synergy
$17.25
Phyrexian Reclamation+8% Synergy
$2.64
One Ring to Rule Them All+6% Synergy
$0.79
Stillness in Motion+6% Synergy
$0.15
Bloodchief Ascension+5% Synergy
$17.12
Search for Azcanta+5% Synergy
$1.74
Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette+5% Synergy
$1.63
Demonic Embrace+5% Synergy
$0.26
Memory Erosion+4% Synergy
$6.29
Sphinx's Tutelage+4% Synergy
$1.43
Teferi's Ageless Insight+4% Synergy
$2.10
Eaten by Piranhas+4% Synergy
$0.29
Teferi's Tutelage+3% Synergy
$0.25
King Narfi's Betrayal+3% Synergy
$0.10
Mystic Remora0% Synergy
$8.34
Phyrexian Arena-2% Synergy
$1.55
Rhystic Study-4% Synergy
$48.94
Propaganda-7% Synergy
$2.01
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside The Ancient One to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries+18% Synergy
$6.28
Ashiok, Dream Render+7% Synergy
$0.89
Jace, the Perfected Mind+6% Synergy
$3.61
Jace, Memory Adept+3% Synergy
$2.68
Liliana, Death's Majesty+1% Synergy
$0.58
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Restless Reef+25% Synergy
$0.48
Nephalia Drownyard+23% Synergy
$0.16
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+15% Synergy
$6.61
Tomb Fortress+13% Synergy
$3.64
Tyrite Sanctum+9% Synergy
$2.02
Geier Reach Sanitarium+8% Synergy
$1.28
Dakmor Salvage+8% Synergy
$0.32
Echoing Deeps+8% Synergy
$0.45
Hidden Necropolis+8% Synergy
$0.06
Drownyard Temple+7% Synergy
$0.19
Hidden Cataract+6% Synergy
$0.06
Mystic Sanctuary+5% Synergy
$1.41
Cephalid Coliseum+5% Synergy
$0.20
Duskmantle, House of Shadow+5% Synergy
$0.22
Sunken Palace+5% Synergy
$0.49
Witch's Cottage+4% Synergy
$0.61
Barren Moor+4% Synergy
$0.19
Lonely Sandbar+4% Synergy
$0.23
Academy Ruins+3% Synergy
$7.74
Otawara, Soaring City+2% Synergy
$19.28
Mortuary Mire+1% Synergy
$0.28
Rogue's Passage0% Synergy
$0.27
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth0% Synergy
$47.16
Urza's Saga0% Synergy
$38.71
Bojuka Bog-1% Synergy
$0.57
Cabal Coffers-1% Synergy
$24.56
Shizo, Death's Storehouse-2% Synergy
$21.58
Temple of the False God-3% Synergy
$0.14
Reliquary Tower-14% Synergy
$1.98
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Mind Stone+3% Synergy
$0.22
Mox Amber+3% Synergy
$67.47
Thran Dynamo+1% Synergy
$2.44
Mana Crypt+1% Synergy
$55.47
Commander's Sphere0% Synergy
$0.16
Lotus Petal0% Synergy
$24.69
Dimir Signet-1% Synergy
$0.54
Everflowing Chalice-1% Synergy
$0.19
Arcane Signet-2% Synergy
$0.51
Fellwar Stone-2% Synergy
$1.12
Charcoal Diamond-2% Synergy
$0.26
Sky Diamond-2% Synergy
$0.14
Talisman of Dominance-4% Synergy
$0.90
Sol Ring-5% Synergy
$1.07
Thought Vessel-10% Synergy
$1.33
Lands
The mana base foundation for The Ancient One decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Port of Karfell+13% Synergy
$0.15
Undercity Sewers+11% Synergy
$20.14
Evolving Wilds+8% Synergy
$0.23
Terramorphic Expanse+7% Synergy
$0.28
Fetid Pools+5% Synergy
$0.19
Fabled Passage+4% Synergy
$3.53
Ash Barrens+4% Synergy
$0.15
Shipwreck Marsh+3% Synergy
$3.25
Drowned Catacomb+2% Synergy
$1.71
Morphic Pool+2% Synergy
$15.63
Underground River+1% Synergy
$1.37
Polluted Delta+1% Synergy
$15.21
Scalding Tarn+1% Synergy
$24.04
Verdant Catacombs+1% Synergy
$21.61
Bloodstained Mire+1% Synergy
$13.68
Prismatic Vista+1% Synergy
$30.44
Agadeem's Awakening+1% Synergy
$25.53
Watery Grave0% Synergy
$8.98
Gloomlake Verge0% Synergy
$8.84
Misty Rainforest0% Synergy
$25.51
Flooded Strand0% Synergy
$13.72
Marsh Flats0% Synergy
$22.75
Snow-Covered Swamp0% Synergy
$0.43
Contaminated Aquifer0% Synergy
$0.18
Island-1% Synergy
$0.05
Swamp-1% Synergy
$0.07
Myriad Landscape-1% Synergy
$0.11
Darkslick Shores-1% Synergy
$3.03
Sunken Ruins-1% Synergy
$9.82
Underground Sea-1% Synergy
Snow-Covered Island-1% Synergy
$0.83
City of Brass-1% Synergy
$17.11
Dimir Guildgate-1% Synergy
$0.15
Sunken Hollow-2% Synergy
$0.26
Waterlogged Teachings-2% Synergy
$0.41
River of Tears-2% Synergy
$0.14
Hydroelectric Specimen-2% Synergy
$0.98
Dimir Aqueduct-3% Synergy
$0.21
Clearwater Pathway-3% Synergy
$3.86
Malakir Rebirth-3% Synergy
$9.16
Choked Estuary-4% Synergy
$0.23
Command Tower-5% Synergy
$0.22
Tainted Isle-5% Synergy
$0.30
Dismal Backwater-5% Synergy
$0.07
Sink into Stupor-5% Synergy
$7.64
Fell the Profane-5% Synergy
$5.21
Darkwater Catacombs-6% Synergy
$0.26
Temple of Deceit-9% Synergy
$0.34
Exotic Orchard-9% Synergy
$0.45
Path of Ancestry-23% Synergy
$0.18
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