The Ancient One
$1.60
$1.60Legendary Creature — Spirit God
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Ranking
#718
Current Rank
#743
Last Week
#576
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CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring The Ancient One.
The Ancient One enters the Idiot Gauntlet - CEDH Gameplay
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How Many Treasures??? - Cedh Gameplay - Master Multiplied Vs Ancient One Vs Tivit Vs Bruse Thrasios
The Master v Ashnod v the Ancient One v Kutzil | Commander Melee E58 | EDH Gameplay MTG
Lost Caverns of Ixalan Home Brew Edition EP 26: Ojer Axonil v Gishath v Don Andres v Ancient One
RE-MATCH! Don Andres, Ancient One, Sovereign Okinec, Tetzin | Lost Caverns Commander Gameplay
Don Andres, Ancient One, Sovereign Okinec, Tetzin | Lost Caverns Commander Gameplay
We Descend Into Lost Caverns of Ixalan! | Commander Clash S15 E26
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.
Superior Spider-Man+2% Synergy
$1.75
Symbiote Spider-Man+1% Synergy
$0.68
The Soul Stone0% Synergy
$62.47
Sinister Hideout0% Synergy
$0.04
Behold the Sinister Six!0% Synergy
$2.42
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with The Ancient One's abilities and overall game plan.
Training Grounds+52% Synergy
$4.50
Matzalantli, the Great Door+45% Synergy
$1.38
Wonder+44% Synergy
$1.58
Stitch Together+43% Synergy
$3.00
Cruel Somnophage+42% Synergy
$0.41
Syr Konrad, the Grim+41% Synergy
$0.40
Likeness Looter+40% Synergy
$1.69
Terror Tide+40% Synergy
$0.20
Dread Return+40% Synergy
$0.31
Animate Dead+36% Synergy
$7.45
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful The Ancient One decks.
The Everflowing Well+36% Synergy
$0.24
Wail of the Forgotten+36% Synergy
$0.10
Breach the Multiverse+35% Synergy
$5.92
Reanimate+32% Synergy
$5.15
Victimize+30% Synergy
$0.49
Consuming Aberration+28% Synergy
$0.19
Windfall+28% Synergy
$3.98
Drown in the Loch+21% Synergy
$1.27
Frantic Search+19% Synergy
$0.58
Counterspell-7% Synergy
$1.60
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Thassa's Oracle+8% Synergy
$17.54
Consecrated Sphinx+3% Synergy
$37.35
Ancient Tomb0% Synergy
$94.95
Notion Thief-1% Synergy
$0.95
The One Ring-1% Synergy
$78.29
Chrome Mox-1% Synergy
$109.39
Orcish Bowmasters-2% Synergy
$30.57
Demonic Tutor-3% Synergy
$48.71
Fierce Guardianship-3% Synergy
$44.22
Force of Will-3% Synergy
$64.58
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement The Ancient One's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Obsessive Stitcher+35% Synergy
$0.27
Dreadhound+33% Synergy
$0.15
Sheoldred, Whispering One+31% Synergy
$15.65
Millikin+30% Synergy
$0.11
Souls of the Lost+28% Synergy
$0.22
Laboratory Maniac+28% Synergy
$0.96
Starving Revenant+28% Synergy
$0.23
Fleet Swallower+27% Synergy
$1.35
Sepulchral Primordial+26% Synergy
$0.30
Deranged Assistant+26% Synergy
$0.05
Terisian Mindbreaker+26% Synergy
$0.94
Shadow of Mortality+24% Synergy
$0.57
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator+24% Synergy
$0.25
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur+21% Synergy
$10.98
Kiora, the Rising Tide+21% Synergy
$0.53
Nezahal, Primal Tide+20% Synergy
$7.63
Phenax, God of Deception+20% Synergy
$11.12
The Mindskinner+18% Synergy
$1.45
Shadowgrange Archfiend+18% Synergy
$5.81
Bringer of the Last Gift+18% Synergy
$0.47
Stitcher's Supplier+17% Synergy
$0.28
Gyruda, Doom of Depths+17% Synergy
$0.39
Rona, Herald of Invasion+17% Synergy
$0.97
Disciple of Bolas+17% Synergy
$0.36
Archon of Cruelty+16% Synergy
$6.30
Chupacabra Echo+16% Synergy
$0.05
Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake+16% Synergy
$0.03
Doomed Necromancer+16% Synergy
$0.37
Ruin Crab+15% Synergy
$1.42
Valgavoth, Terror Eater+15% Synergy
$14.11
Screeching Scorchbeast+15% Synergy
$0.21
Overlord of the Balemurk+14% Synergy
$21.14
Abyssal Harvester+13% Synergy
$0.39
Bruvac the Grandiloquent+12% Synergy
$44.00
Hedron Crab+12% Synergy
$3.38
Dreadwing Scavenger+11% Synergy
$0.08
Huskburster Swarm+11% Synergy
$0.11
Hullbreaker Horror+10% Synergy
$3.87
Massacre Wurm+10% Synergy
$1.67
Ruthless Technomancer+10% Synergy
$1.41
Sheoldred+9% Synergy
$12.25
Doom Whisperer+8% Synergy
$1.28
Ancient Brass Dragon+8% Synergy
$29.54
Nighthowler+7% Synergy
$0.27
Duskmantle Guildmage+7% Synergy
$0.59
Nemesis of Reason+6% Synergy
$3.15
Zellix, Sanity Flayer+6% Synergy
$17.66
Toxrill, the Corrosive+5% Synergy
$14.31
Solemn Simulacrum+4% Synergy
$0.26
Dauthi Voidwalker+1% Synergy
$5.78
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping The Ancient One safe.
Another Chance+20% Synergy
$0.07
Entomb+16% Synergy
$18.03
Overwhelming Remorse+15% Synergy
$0.14
Songs of the Damned+15% Synergy
$2.28
Join the Dead+15% Synergy
$0.06
Dig Through Time+13% Synergy
$0.20
Bitter Triumph+13% Synergy
$2.17
Stubborn Denial+10% Synergy
$3.81
Thought Scour+8% Synergy
$0.47
Confounding Riddle+7% Synergy
$0.10
Fact or Fiction+6% Synergy
$0.12
Visions of Beyond+6% Synergy
$5.73
Tainted Indulgence+6% Synergy
$0.22
Circular Logic+6% Synergy
$0.16
Cabal Ritual+4% Synergy
$13.78
Don't Make a Sound+3% Synergy
$0.06
Counterpoint+3% Synergy
$0.15
Drown in Dreams+2% Synergy
$0.48
Curtains' Call+2% Synergy
$0.30
Dramatic Reversal+2% Synergy
$10.54
Withering Torment+1% Synergy
$2.52
Otherworldly Gaze+1% Synergy
$0.20
Didn't Say Please+1% Synergy
$0.21
Demonic Consultation0% Synergy
$10.82
Muddle the Mixture0% Synergy
$1.85
Deadly Rollick-1% Synergy
$19.11
Waterlogged Teachings-1% Synergy
$0.75
Resculpt-1% Synergy
$0.26
Malakir Rebirth-2% Synergy
$8.78
Rapid Hybridization-3% Synergy
$1.52
Force of Negation-3% Synergy
$45.90
Dark Ritual-4% Synergy
$3.43
Cyclonic Rift-4% Synergy
$43.88
Mana Drain-4% Synergy
$46.95
Vampiric Tutor-4% Synergy
$54.04
Sink into Stupor-4% Synergy
$7.76
Consider-4% Synergy
$0.36
Fell the Profane-5% Synergy
$4.36
Mystical Tutor-5% Synergy
$13.26
Aetherize-5% Synergy
$0.36
Arcane Denial-6% Synergy
$1.83
Swan Song-6% Synergy
$8.48
Infernal Grasp-7% Synergy
$0.26
An Offer You Can't Refuse-8% Synergy
$1.36
Pongify-8% Synergy
$1.81
Reality Shift-8% Synergy
$0.24
Negate-10% Synergy
$0.26
Go for the Throat-11% Synergy
$0.74
Brainstorm-20% Synergy
$1.27
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance The Ancient One's game plan and control the board.
Singularity Rupture+24% Synergy
$0.58
Living Death+24% Synergy
$2.40
Rise of the Dark Realms+20% Synergy
$3.45
Persist+19% Synergy
$2.48
Extract from Darkness+17% Synergy
$0.18
Treasure Cruise+16% Synergy
$0.24
Cut Your Losses+16% Synergy
$1.05
Maddening Cacophony+13% Synergy
$6.97
Glimpse the Unthinkable+13% Synergy
$2.76
Coiling Rebirth+12% Synergy
$0.23
Incarnation Technique+10% Synergy
$7.41
Buried Alive+8% Synergy
$0.93
Deep Analysis+8% Synergy
$0.08
Defossilize+8% Synergy
$0.04
From the Catacombs+7% Synergy
$1.00
Fractured Sanity+6% Synergy
$3.27
Traumatize+6% Synergy
$3.91
Afterlife from the Loam+6% Synergy
$0.91
Exhume+6% Synergy
$3.35
Winternight Stories+5% Synergy
$1.35
Unearth+4% Synergy
$0.47
Lively Dirge+4% Synergy
$0.44
Will of the Abzan+4% Synergy
$6.53
Demonic Counsel+4% Synergy
$1.38
Mind Grind+3% Synergy
$3.30
Tasha's Hideous Laughter+2% Synergy
$2.82
Connive // Concoct+2% Synergy
$0.09
Agadeem's Awakening+1% Synergy
$24.15
Damnation-1% Synergy
$18.91
Blasphemous Edict-2% Synergy
$4.97
Toxic Deluge-3% Synergy
$5.94
Feed the Swarm-6% Synergy
$0.22
Ponder-11% Synergy
$1.67
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
The Cauldron of Eternity+34% Synergy
$1.05
Mesmeric Orb+24% Synergy
$22.23
Altar of the Wretched+19% Synergy
$0.32
Crucible of Worlds+15% Synergy
$28.62
Mindcrank+14% Synergy
$15.56
Riverchurn Monument+11% Synergy
$1.03
The Water Crystal+10% Synergy
$3.69
Palantír of Orthanc+10% Synergy
$15.12
Perpetual Timepiece+10% Synergy
$0.48
Altar of Dementia+8% Synergy
$11.90
The Grim Captain's Locker+8% Synergy
$0.08
The Enigma Jewel+8% Synergy
$1.01
Fell Gravship+8% Synergy
$0.17
Entropic Battlecruiser+7% Synergy
$0.20
Waterlogged Hulk+7% Synergy
$0.04
Extinguisher Battleship+6% Synergy
$0.57
Bonehoard+5% Synergy
$0.30
Portal to Phyrexia+5% Synergy
$25.18
Codex Shredder+4% Synergy
$0.26
Isochron Scepter+3% Synergy
$16.26
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree+3% Synergy
$0.41
Lightning Greaves+2% Synergy
$4.12
Wayfarer's Bauble+1% Synergy
$0.21
Altar of the Brood+1% Synergy
$9.06
Swiftfoot Boots-3% Synergy
$1.14
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support The Ancient One's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Ripples of Undeath+27% Synergy
$5.38
Fraying Sanity+18% Synergy
$0.39
Virtue of Persistence+17% Synergy
$6.76
Oversold Cemetery+14% Synergy
$1.05
Necromancy+13% Synergy
$8.21
Court of Cunning+12% Synergy
$2.62
Psychic Corrosion+10% Synergy
$4.52
Cemetery Tampering+10% Synergy
$0.20
Out of the Tombs+9% Synergy
$11.14
Case of the Shifting Visage+8% Synergy
$0.10
Phyrexian Reclamation+8% Synergy
$3.20
Dance of the Dead+8% Synergy
$14.69
One Ring to Rule Them All+6% Synergy
$1.99
Bloodchief Ascension+5% Synergy
$20.04
Search for Azcanta+5% Synergy
$1.90
Stillness in Motion+5% Synergy
$0.13
Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette+5% Synergy
$0.41
Memory Erosion+4% Synergy
$7.05
Sphinx's Tutelage+4% Synergy
$1.49
Teferi's Ageless Insight+4% Synergy
$1.89
Eaten by Piranhas+4% Synergy
$0.27
Teferi's Tutelage+3% Synergy
$0.33
King Narfi's Betrayal+3% Synergy
$0.14
Mystic Remora-1% Synergy
$10.49
Phyrexian Arena-2% Synergy
$2.32
Rhystic Study-3% Synergy
$51.13
Propaganda-8% Synergy
$2.29
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside The Ancient One to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries+18% Synergy
$6.62
Ashiok, Dream Render+7% Synergy
$1.74
Jace, the Perfected Mind+6% Synergy
$1.39
Jace, Memory Adept+4% Synergy
$2.34
Liliana, Death's Majesty+1% Synergy
$0.62
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Restless Reef+25% Synergy
$1.01
Nephalia Drownyard+24% Synergy
$0.14
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+16% Synergy
$7.03
Susur Secundi, Void Altar+15% Synergy
$4.92
Tomb Fortress+13% Synergy
$3.87
Tyrite Sanctum+9% Synergy
$1.89
Echoing Deeps+9% Synergy
$0.46
Geier Reach Sanitarium+8% Synergy
$0.68
Dakmor Salvage+8% Synergy
$0.18
Drownyard Temple+7% Synergy
$0.12
Hidden Necropolis+7% Synergy
$0.07
Cephalid Coliseum+6% Synergy
$0.18
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital+6% Synergy
$1.74
Hidden Cataract+6% Synergy
$0.05
Mystic Sanctuary+5% Synergy
$1.70
Duskmantle, House of Shadow+5% Synergy
$0.23
Witch's Cottage+4% Synergy
$1.04
Lonely Sandbar+4% Synergy
$0.11
Barren Moor+4% Synergy
$0.13
Sunken Palace+4% Synergy
$0.69
Academy Ruins+3% Synergy
$10.89
Otawara, Soaring City+2% Synergy
$18.45
Mortuary Mire+2% Synergy
$0.27
Rogue's Passage0% Synergy
$0.31
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth0% Synergy
$48.20
Cabal Coffers0% Synergy
$22.81
Urza's Saga0% Synergy
$35.36
Bojuka Bog-1% Synergy
$0.93
Shizo, Death's Storehouse-2% Synergy
$25.21
Temple of the False God-3% Synergy
$0.13
Reliquary Tower-14% Synergy
$1.99
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
The Eternity Elevator+5% Synergy
$1.96
Mind Stone+3% Synergy
$0.13
Mox Amber+3% Synergy
$64.47
Mana Crypt+2% Synergy
$38.46
Thran Dynamo+1% Synergy
$2.63
Dimir Signet0% Synergy
$0.49
Commander's Sphere0% Synergy
$0.17
Lotus Petal-1% Synergy
$26.71
Charcoal Diamond-1% Synergy
$0.21
Everflowing Chalice-1% Synergy
$0.25
Arcane Signet-2% Synergy
$0.49
Fellwar Stone-2% Synergy
$1.05
Sky Diamond-2% Synergy
$0.24
Talisman of Dominance-4% Synergy
$1.01
Sol Ring-5% Synergy
$1.46
Thought Vessel-11% Synergy
$1.04
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
$19.92
Evolving Wilds+8% Synergy
$0.12
Terramorphic Expanse+7% Synergy
$0.16
Fetid Pools+5% Synergy
$0.19
Fabled Passage+4% Synergy
$4.81
Ash Barrens+4% Synergy
$0.07
Shipwreck Marsh+3% Synergy
$4.38
Morphic Pool+2% Synergy
$17.98
Prismatic Vista+2% Synergy
$32.18
Drowned Catacomb+1% Synergy
$1.38
Scalding Tarn+1% Synergy
$23.54
Misty Rainforest+1% Synergy
$26.43
Verdant Catacombs+1% Synergy
$19.30
Agadeem's Awakening+1% Synergy
$24.15
Watery Grave0% Synergy
$7.35
Underground River0% Synergy
$0.83
Polluted Delta0% Synergy
$15.26
Myriad Landscape0% Synergy
$0.16
Gloomlake Verge0% Synergy
$7.67
Underground Sea0% Synergy
Flooded Strand0% Synergy
$13.38
Bloodstained Mire0% Synergy
$12.90
Marsh Flats0% Synergy
$21.48
Snow-Covered Island0% Synergy
$0.97
Snow-Covered Swamp0% Synergy
$0.43
Contaminated Aquifer0% Synergy
$0.13
Boggart Trawler0% Synergy
$1.03
Island-1% Synergy
$0.06
Darkslick Shores-1% Synergy
$1.80
Sunken Ruins-1% Synergy
$8.18
Waterlogged Teachings-1% Synergy
$0.75
Dimir Guildgate-1% Synergy
$0.17
Swamp-2% Synergy
$0.06
Sunken Hollow-2% Synergy
$0.26
Dimir Aqueduct-2% Synergy
$0.20
Clearwater Pathway-2% Synergy
$3.91
River of Tears-2% Synergy
$0.17
Malakir Rebirth-2% Synergy
$8.78
Hydroelectric Specimen-2% Synergy
$1.73
Choked Estuary-4% Synergy
$0.19
Dismal Backwater-4% Synergy
$0.07
Sink into Stupor-4% Synergy
$7.76
Command Tower-5% Synergy
$0.27
Tainted Isle-5% Synergy
$0.24
Fell the Profane-5% Synergy
$4.36
Darkwater Catacombs-6% Synergy
$1.03
Temple of Deceit-8% Synergy
$0.24
Exotic Orchard-8% Synergy
$0.21
Path of Ancestry-22% Synergy
$0.16
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