The Ancient One
$1.45
$1.45Legendary Creature — Spirit God
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
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#820
Current Rank
#888
Last Week
#683
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Commander gameplay videos featuring The Ancient One.
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More The Ancient One VideosNew Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in The Ancient One decks.
Moonshadow+4% Synergy
$20.25
Twilight Diviner+2% Synergy
$1.58
Aberrant Return+2% Synergy
$0.32
Dream Harvest0% Synergy
$0.46
Thirst for Identity0% Synergy
$0.28
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with The Ancient One's abilities and overall game plan.
Training Grounds+50% Synergy
$4.63
Matzalantli, the Great Door+45% Synergy
$1.39
Wonder+44% Synergy
$1.20
Stitch Together+43% Synergy
$2.43
Cruel Somnophage+42% Synergy
$0.50
Terror Tide+41% Synergy
$0.19
Syr Konrad, the Grim+40% Synergy
$0.53
Likeness Looter+39% Synergy
$3.49
Dread Return+39% Synergy
$0.40
The Everflowing Well+36% Synergy
$0.27
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful The Ancient One decks.
Animate Dead+35% Synergy
$8.15
Breach the Multiverse+34% Synergy
$5.80
Reanimate+32% Synergy
$6.61
Victimize+32% Synergy
$0.47
Consuming Aberration+28% Synergy
$0.18
Singularity Rupture+27% Synergy
$0.58
Windfall+26% Synergy
$4.26
Drown in the Loch+21% Synergy
$0.90
Frantic Search+21% Synergy
$0.42
Counterspell-7% Synergy
$1.60
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Thassa's Oracle+6% Synergy
$18.92
Ancient Tomb-1% Synergy
$100.35
Notion Thief-2% Synergy
$1.64
Demonic Tutor-4% Synergy
$57.74
Force of Will-4% Synergy
$62.81
Cyclonic Rift-5% Synergy
$40.86
Fierce Guardianship-5% Synergy
$46.80
Vampiric Tutor-5% Synergy
$61.04
Rhystic Study-6% Synergy
$54.27
Mystical Tutor-6% Synergy
$15.02
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement The Ancient One's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Obsessive Stitcher+34% Synergy
$0.26
Dreadhound+32% Synergy
$0.13
Millikin+31% Synergy
$0.12
Sheoldred, Whispering One+28% Synergy
$18.14
Souls of the Lost+28% Synergy
$0.22
Laboratory Maniac+28% Synergy
$0.98
Starving Revenant+28% Synergy
$0.21
Deranged Assistant+27% Synergy
$0.04
Sepulchral Primordial+26% Synergy
$0.33
Fleet Swallower+26% Synergy
$1.30
Terisian Mindbreaker+26% Synergy
$0.98
Shadow of Mortality+24% Synergy
$0.60
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator+24% Synergy
$0.14
Kiora, the Rising Tide+22% Synergy
$0.59
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur+20% Synergy
$11.58
Phenax, God of Deception+19% Synergy
$17.47
Disciple of Bolas+19% Synergy
$0.26
The Mindskinner+18% Synergy
$1.72
Nezahal, Primal Tide+18% Synergy
$8.51
Stitcher's Supplier+18% Synergy
$0.18
Bringer of the Last Gift+18% Synergy
$1.11
Gyruda, Doom of Depths+17% Synergy
$0.40
Shadowgrange Archfiend+17% Synergy
$6.15
Archon of Cruelty+16% Synergy
$7.14
Valgavoth, Terror Eater+16% Synergy
$13.25
Doomed Necromancer+16% Synergy
$0.40
Ruin Crab+15% Synergy
$1.27
Rona, Herald of Invasion+15% Synergy
$1.27
Chupacabra Echo+15% Synergy
$0.08
Screeching Scorchbeast+14% Synergy
$0.29
Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake+14% Synergy
$0.06
Overlord of the Balemurk+13% Synergy
$26.26
Bruvac the Grandiloquent+12% Synergy
$41.22
Hedron Crab+12% Synergy
$1.54
Abyssal Harvester+12% Synergy
$0.55
Massacre Wurm+11% Synergy
$1.68
Ruthless Technomancer+10% Synergy
$3.07
Dreadwing Scavenger+10% Synergy
$0.06
Huskburster Swarm+10% Synergy
$0.14
Doom Whisperer+8% Synergy
$3.21
Hullbreaker Horror+7% Synergy
$5.13
Ancient Brass Dragon+7% Synergy
$30.65
Nighthowler+6% Synergy
$0.27
Duskmantle Guildmage+6% Synergy
$0.80
Nemesis of Reason+5% Synergy
$2.93
Zellix, Sanity Flayer+4% Synergy
$37.41
Solemn Simulacrum+3% Synergy
$0.23
Toxrill, the Corrosive+3% Synergy
$15.62
Dauthi Voidwalker-2% Synergy
$4.59
Baleful Strix-14% Synergy
$1.38
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping The Ancient One safe.
Another Chance+19% Synergy
$0.05
Songs of the Damned+16% Synergy
$3.00
Entomb+15% Synergy
$13.77
Overwhelming Remorse+15% Synergy
$0.11
Join the Dead+14% Synergy
$0.08
Dig Through Time+13% Synergy
$0.23
Bitter Triumph+12% Synergy
$0.79
Stubborn Denial+11% Synergy
$4.05
Thought Scour+9% Synergy
$0.47
Circular Logic+7% Synergy
$0.19
Confounding Riddle+7% Synergy
$0.13
Fact or Fiction+6% Synergy
$0.16
Visions of Beyond+6% Synergy
$5.05
Tainted Indulgence+6% Synergy
$0.24
Cabal Ritual+4% Synergy
$10.37
Don't Make a Sound+3% Synergy
$0.04
Counterpoint+3% Synergy
$0.18
Archive Trap+3% Synergy
$2.01
Drown in Dreams+2% Synergy
$0.97
Withering Torment+1% Synergy
$3.26
Otherworldly Gaze+1% Synergy
$0.13
Didn't Say Please+1% Synergy
$0.21
Curtains' Call+1% Synergy
$0.37
Waterlogged Teachings-1% Synergy
$1.12
Demonic Consultation-1% Synergy
$6.50
Resculpt-1% Synergy
$0.34
Consider-3% Synergy
$0.21
Malakir Rebirth-3% Synergy
$8.76
Deadly Rollick-4% Synergy
$22.09
Fell the Profane-4% Synergy
$3.54
Sink into Stupor-4% Synergy
$7.26
Force of Negation-4% Synergy
$47.03
Dark Ritual-5% Synergy
$4.24
Arcane Denial-5% Synergy
$1.95
Mana Drain-5% Synergy
$52.76
Aetherize-5% Synergy
$0.51
Rapid Hybridization-5% Synergy
$0.88
Swan Song-7% Synergy
$7.47
Infernal Grasp-7% Synergy
$0.15
Negate-8% Synergy
$0.24
Pongify-8% Synergy
$1.67
Reality Shift-8% Synergy
$0.13
An Offer You Can't Refuse-9% Synergy
$2.15
Go for the Throat-11% Synergy
$0.53
Brainstorm-19% Synergy
$1.28
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance The Ancient One's game plan and control the board.
Wail of the Forgotten+35% Synergy
$0.14
Rise of the Dark Realms+24% Synergy
$3.66
Living Death+23% Synergy
$2.04
Persist+19% Synergy
$0.50
Extract from Darkness+18% Synergy
$0.17
Treasure Cruise+16% Synergy
$0.19
Cut Your Losses+15% Synergy
$1.20
Glimpse the Unthinkable+13% Synergy
$2.53
Maddening Cacophony+12% Synergy
$5.59
Coiling Rebirth+12% Synergy
$0.29
Incarnation Technique+10% Synergy
$7.71
Buried Alive+9% Synergy
$0.90
Deep Analysis+8% Synergy
$0.14
Exhume+7% Synergy
$4.73
Afterlife from the Loam+7% Synergy
$0.53
Defossilize+7% Synergy
$0.09
Fractured Sanity+6% Synergy
$1.74
Traumatize+6% Synergy
$4.06
From the Catacombs+6% Synergy
$0.95
Winternight Stories+6% Synergy
$0.95
Unearth+5% Synergy
$0.52
Will of the Abzan+5% Synergy
$2.20
Lively Dirge+4% Synergy
$0.61
Demonic Counsel+4% Synergy
$1.47
Zombify+4% Synergy
$0.11
Mind Grind+3% Synergy
$5.08
Connive // Concoct+3% Synergy
$0.08
Tasha's Hideous Laughter+2% Synergy
$3.13
Agadeem's Awakening+1% Synergy
$19.68
Damnation-2% Synergy
$18.59
Blasphemous Edict-2% Synergy
$5.65
Toxic Deluge-4% Synergy
$6.95
Feed the Swarm-6% Synergy
$0.20
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
The Cauldron of Eternity+32% Synergy
$1.30
Mesmeric Orb+21% Synergy
$26.32
Altar of the Wretched+20% Synergy
$0.58
Crucible of Worlds+15% Synergy
$31.64
Mindcrank+12% Synergy
$11.37
Riverchurn Monument+11% Synergy
$2.13
Perpetual Timepiece+10% Synergy
$0.63
The Water Crystal+9% Synergy
$2.66
Palantír of Orthanc+9% Synergy
$17.64
The Grim Captain's Locker+8% Synergy
$0.16
The Enigma Jewel+8% Synergy
$0.88
Altar of Dementia+7% Synergy
$11.90
Entropic Battlecruiser+6% Synergy
$0.19
Fell Gravship+6% Synergy
$0.05
Waterlogged Hulk+6% Synergy
$0.03
Extinguisher Battleship+6% Synergy
$0.58
Bonehoard+5% Synergy
$0.66
Portal to Phyrexia+5% Synergy
$25.49
Codex Shredder+4% Synergy
$0.32
Wayfarer's Bauble+1% Synergy
$0.23
Altar of the Brood+1% Synergy
$7.21
Lightning Greaves-1% Synergy
$4.37
Swiftfoot Boots-5% Synergy
$1.53
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support The Ancient One's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Ripples of Undeath+26% Synergy
$6.30
Fraying Sanity+18% Synergy
$1.13
Virtue of Persistence+15% Synergy
$7.07
Oversold Cemetery+15% Synergy
$1.24
Necromancy+14% Synergy
$10.93
Court of Cunning+10% Synergy
$3.85
Psychic Corrosion+9% Synergy
$5.85
Cemetery Tampering+9% Synergy
$0.17
Out of the Tombs+8% Synergy
$11.81
Case of the Shifting Visage+7% Synergy
$0.14
Phyrexian Reclamation+7% Synergy
$1.30
Dance of the Dead+7% Synergy
$14.97
Stillness in Motion+6% Synergy
$0.11
One Ring to Rule Them All+5% Synergy
$1.80
Bloodchief Ascension+4% Synergy
$16.53
Memory Erosion+4% Synergy
$7.82
Sphinx's Tutelage+4% Synergy
$3.20
Search for Azcanta+4% Synergy
$2.38
Teferi's Ageless Insight+3% Synergy
$3.18
Eaten by Piranhas+3% Synergy
$0.24
Teferi's Tutelage+3% Synergy
$0.35
Mystic Remora-2% Synergy
$9.09
Phyrexian Arena-2% Synergy
$3.46
Propaganda-7% Synergy
$3.38
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside The Ancient One to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries+18% Synergy
$6.66
Ashiok, Dream Render+6% Synergy
$1.78
Jace, the Perfected Mind+6% Synergy
$1.23
Jace, Memory Adept+5% Synergy
$2.78
Liliana, Death's Majesty+1% Synergy
$0.49
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Restless Reef+24% Synergy
$1.15
Nephalia Drownyard+22% Synergy
$0.14
Susur Secundi, Void Altar+14% Synergy
$3.83
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+13% Synergy
$9.08
Tomb Fortress+10% Synergy
$3.94
Echoing Deeps+9% Synergy
$0.69
Drownyard Temple+8% Synergy
$0.11
Dakmor Salvage+8% Synergy
$0.13
Cephalid Coliseum+7% Synergy
$0.18
Tyrite Sanctum+7% Synergy
$3.28
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital+6% Synergy
$0.53
Geier Reach Sanitarium+6% Synergy
$0.69
Hidden Necropolis+6% Synergy
$0.08
Mystic Sanctuary+5% Synergy
$5.28
Lonely Sandbar+5% Synergy
$0.10
Barren Moor+5% Synergy
$0.10
Witch's Cottage+4% Synergy
$0.69
Duskmantle, House of Shadow+4% Synergy
$0.21
Hidden Cataract+4% Synergy
$0.06
Sunken Palace+4% Synergy
$0.66
Mortuary Mire+2% Synergy
$0.36
Academy Ruins+2% Synergy
$10.26
Rogue's Passage0% Synergy
$0.26
Otawara, Soaring City0% Synergy
$20.52
Bojuka Bog-1% Synergy
$0.82
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-1% Synergy
$53.21
Cabal Coffers-1% Synergy
$27.77
Shizo, Death's Storehouse-2% Synergy
$35.02
Temple of the False God-3% Synergy
$0.12
Reliquary Tower-14% Synergy
$3.67
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
The Eternity Elevator+6% Synergy
$1.75
Mind Stone+2% Synergy
$0.23
Mox Amber+2% Synergy
$65.77
The Soul Stone+2% Synergy
$56.53
Thran Dynamo0% Synergy
$3.49
Commander's Sphere-1% Synergy
$0.16
Dimir Signet-2% Synergy
$0.82
Charcoal Diamond-2% Synergy
$0.28
Sky Diamond-2% Synergy
$0.22
Lotus Petal-2% Synergy
$33.73
Fellwar Stone-3% Synergy
$0.72
Arcane Signet-4% Synergy
$0.35
Talisman of Dominance-4% Synergy
$4.41
Sol Ring-6% Synergy
$1.23
Thought Vessel-12% Synergy
$1.71
Lands
The mana base foundation for The Ancient One decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Port of Karfell+13% Synergy
$0.07
Undercity Sewers+11% Synergy
$18.32
Evolving Wilds+9% Synergy
$0.19
Terramorphic Expanse+8% Synergy
$0.09
Fetid Pools+6% Synergy
$0.16
Ash Barrens+4% Synergy
$0.08
Fabled Passage+3% Synergy
$5.00
Shipwreck Marsh+2% Synergy
$5.32
Underground River+1% Synergy
$1.11
Contaminated Aquifer+1% Synergy
$0.14
Prismatic Vista+1% Synergy
$30.45
Agadeem's Awakening+1% Synergy
$19.68
Drowned Catacomb0% Synergy
$2.94
Dimir Aqueduct0% Synergy
$0.18
Gloomlake Verge0% Synergy
$13.66
Myriad Landscape0% Synergy
$0.22
Darkslick Shores0% Synergy
$2.28
Scalding Tarn0% Synergy
$26.95
Bloodstained Mire0% Synergy
$15.30
Verdant Catacombs0% Synergy
$23.53
Boggart Trawler0% Synergy
$1.22
Island-1% Synergy
$0.15
Swamp-1% Synergy
$0.14
Sunken Hollow-1% Synergy
$0.23
Watery Grave-1% Synergy
$9.07
Morphic Pool-1% Synergy
$18.54
Polluted Delta-1% Synergy
$16.84
Underground Sea-1% Synergy
Waterlogged Teachings-1% Synergy
$1.12
Misty Rainforest-1% Synergy
$25.87
Flooded Strand-1% Synergy
$14.76
Marsh Flats-1% Synergy
$23.91
Snow-Covered Island-1% Synergy
$0.82
Snow-Covered Swamp-1% Synergy
$0.47
Dimir Guildgate-1% Synergy
$0.12
Choked Estuary-2% Synergy
$0.23
Sunken Ruins-2% Synergy
$8.62
River of Tears-2% Synergy
$0.15
Hydroelectric Specimen-2% Synergy
$1.27
Tainted Isle-3% Synergy
$0.29
Darkwater Catacombs-3% Synergy
$0.21
Clearwater Pathway-3% Synergy
$4.98
Malakir Rebirth-3% Synergy
$8.76
Dismal Backwater-4% Synergy
$0.06
Fell the Profane-4% Synergy
$3.54
Sink into Stupor-4% Synergy
$7.26
Command Tower-5% Synergy
$0.26
Temple of Deceit-6% Synergy
$0.19
Exotic Orchard-8% Synergy
$0.16
Path of Ancestry-22% Synergy
$0.13
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