The Ancient One
$2.46
$2.46Legendary Creature — Spirit God
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
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#641
Current Rank
#420
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#699
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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
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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.
Twilight Diviner+6% Synergy
$3.05
Moonshadow+4% Synergy
$15.25
Aberrant Return+4% Synergy
$0.35
Kitsune's Technique+2% Synergy
$1.97
Dream Harvest+1% Synergy
$0.43
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with The Ancient One's abilities and overall game plan.
Training Grounds+49% Synergy
$6.32
Matzalantli, the Great Door+44% Synergy
$2.20
Wonder+44% Synergy
$1.32
Stitch Together+44% Synergy
$1.93
Cruel Somnophage+42% Synergy
$0.62
Terror Tide+40% Synergy
$0.30
Syr Konrad, the Grim+40% Synergy
$0.57
Likeness Looter+39% Synergy
$4.93
Dread Return+39% Synergy
$0.39
The Everflowing Well+35% Synergy
$0.34
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful The Ancient One decks.
Animate Dead+34% Synergy
$8.62
Victimize+33% Synergy
$0.53
Breach the Multiverse+33% Synergy
$7.26
Reanimate+32% Synergy
$8.54
Consuming Aberration+28% Synergy
$0.23
Singularity Rupture+28% Synergy
$0.77
Windfall+25% Synergy
$5.34
Frantic Search+21% Synergy
$0.45
Drown in the Loch+21% Synergy
$1.02
Counterspell-7% Synergy
$2.09
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Thassa's Oracle+6% Synergy
$22.42
Ancient Tomb-1% Synergy
$111.70
Notion Thief-3% Synergy
$1.77
Force of Will-3% Synergy
$68.48
Demonic Tutor-4% Synergy
$61.51
Fierce Guardianship-5% Synergy
$53.72
Vampiric Tutor-5% Synergy
$63.69
Rhystic Study-6% Synergy
$58.23
Cyclonic Rift-6% Synergy
$41.18
Mystical Tutor-6% Synergy
$15.93
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement The Ancient One's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Obsessive Stitcher+34% Synergy
$0.27
Millikin+32% Synergy
$0.26
Dreadhound+32% Synergy
$0.22
Souls of the Lost+28% Synergy
$0.28
Sheoldred, Whispering One+28% Synergy
$20.62
Laboratory Maniac+28% Synergy
$1.09
Deranged Assistant+28% Synergy
$0.08
Starving Revenant+27% Synergy
$0.21
Sepulchral Primordial+26% Synergy
$0.31
Fleet Swallower+26% Synergy
$1.31
Terisian Mindbreaker+25% Synergy
$1.25
Shadow of Mortality+24% Synergy
$0.63
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator+24% Synergy
$0.27
Kiora, the Rising Tide+23% Synergy
$0.50
Stitcher's Supplier+19% Synergy
$0.23
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur+19% Synergy
$11.36
Disciple of Bolas+19% Synergy
$0.30
The Mindskinner+18% Synergy
$2.03
Phenax, God of Deception+18% Synergy
$16.55
Bringer of the Last Gift+18% Synergy
$0.96
Gyruda, Doom of Depths+17% Synergy
$0.41
Nezahal, Primal Tide+17% Synergy
$9.56
Archon of Cruelty+16% Synergy
$7.95
Valgavoth, Terror Eater+16% Synergy
$15.00
Shadowgrange Archfiend+16% Synergy
$6.26
Doomed Necromancer+16% Synergy
$0.39
Ruin Crab+15% Synergy
$1.53
Rona, Herald of Invasion+14% Synergy
$1.46
Chupacabra Echo+14% Synergy
$0.16
Screeching Scorchbeast+14% Synergy
$0.92
Hedron Crab+13% Synergy
$1.91
Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake+13% Synergy
$0.11
Bruvac the Grandiloquent+12% Synergy
$41.33
Overlord of the Balemurk+12% Synergy
$27.84
Abyssal Harvester+11% Synergy
$0.48
Huskburster Swarm+11% Synergy
$0.25
Massacre Wurm+10% Synergy
$2.10
Dreadwing Scavenger+10% Synergy
$0.22
Ruthless Technomancer+10% Synergy
$4.65
Doom Whisperer+8% Synergy
$5.37
Hullbreaker Horror+7% Synergy
$5.60
Nighthowler+7% Synergy
$0.29
Ancient Brass Dragon+7% Synergy
$35.92
Duskmantle Guildmage+6% Synergy
$0.71
Nemesis of Reason+5% Synergy
$2.86
Solemn Simulacrum+3% Synergy
$0.27
Zellix, Sanity Flayer+3% Synergy
$31.70
Toxrill, the Corrosive+3% Synergy
$16.55
Dauthi Voidwalker-3% Synergy
$5.15
Baleful Strix-13% Synergy
$3.35
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping The Ancient One safe.
Another Chance+18% Synergy
$0.15
Songs of the Damned+16% Synergy
$2.96
Entomb+15% Synergy
$14.97
Overwhelming Remorse+15% Synergy
$0.15
Join the Dead+13% Synergy
$0.11
Dig Through Time+12% Synergy
$0.28
Bitter Triumph+12% Synergy
$1.31
Stubborn Denial+11% Synergy
$5.07
Thought Scour+9% Synergy
$0.48
Fact or Fiction+7% Synergy
$0.25
Visions of Beyond+7% Synergy
$5.06
Circular Logic+7% Synergy
$0.17
Confounding Riddle+7% Synergy
$0.24
Tainted Indulgence+6% Synergy
$0.32
Cabal Ritual+4% Synergy
$10.86
Archive Trap+4% Synergy
$1.79
Drown in Dreams+3% Synergy
$0.74
Don't Make a Sound+3% Synergy
$0.11
Counterpoint+3% Synergy
$0.31
Withering Torment+1% Synergy
$4.10
Otherworldly Gaze+1% Synergy
$0.27
Didn't Say Please+1% Synergy
$0.37
Curtains' Call+1% Synergy
$0.43
Waterlogged Teachings-1% Synergy
$1.39
Demonic Consultation-1% Synergy
$7.53
Resculpt-1% Synergy
$0.40
Consider-3% Synergy
$0.30
Deadly Rollick-4% Synergy
$24.44
Fell the Profane-4% Synergy
$4.85
Sink into Stupor-4% Synergy
$7.42
Malakir Rebirth-4% Synergy
$11.91
Rapid Hybridization-4% Synergy
$0.78
Force of Negation-4% Synergy
$44.88
Dark Ritual-5% Synergy
$4.43
Arcane Denial-5% Synergy
$2.06
Mana Drain-5% Synergy
$50.50
Aetherize-5% Synergy
$0.48
Infernal Grasp-6% Synergy
$0.31
Swan Song-7% Synergy
$8.40
Negate-8% Synergy
$0.06
An Offer You Can't Refuse-8% Synergy
$2.64
Pongify-8% Synergy
$1.95
Reality Shift-8% Synergy
$0.29
Go for the Throat-11% Synergy
$0.56
Brainstorm-19% Synergy
$1.35
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance The Ancient One's game plan and control the board.
Wail of the Forgotten+35% Synergy
$0.18
Rise of the Dark Realms+25% Synergy
$5.64
Living Death+23% Synergy
$2.39
Persist+19% Synergy
$0.58
Extract from Darkness+18% Synergy
$0.18
Treasure Cruise+15% Synergy
$0.26
Cut Your Losses+15% Synergy
$1.43
Glimpse the Unthinkable+13% Synergy
$2.61
Coiling Rebirth+12% Synergy
$0.24
Maddening Cacophony+11% Synergy
$6.42
Buried Alive+10% Synergy
$0.89
Incarnation Technique+9% Synergy
$8.70
Afterlife from the Loam+8% Synergy
$0.49
Deep Analysis+7% Synergy
$0.27
Exhume+7% Synergy
$4.95
Defossilize+7% Synergy
$0.15
Fractured Sanity+6% Synergy
$3.53
Traumatize+6% Synergy
$3.32
Winternight Stories+6% Synergy
$3.86
Unearth+5% Synergy
$0.48
From the Catacombs+5% Synergy
$0.89
Will of the Abzan+5% Synergy
$3.28
Zombify+5% Synergy
$0.25
Demonic Counsel+5% Synergy
$2.00
Lively Dirge+4% Synergy
$0.80
Connive // Concoct+3% Synergy
$0.29
Mind Grind+2% Synergy
$4.57
Tasha's Hideous Laughter+2% Synergy
$3.87
Agadeem's Awakening+1% Synergy
$20.74
Damnation-2% Synergy
$19.60
Toxic Deluge-4% Synergy
$7.91
Feed the Swarm-6% Synergy
$0.28
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
The Cauldron of Eternity+32% Synergy
$1.47
Mesmeric Orb+20% Synergy
$22.89
Altar of the Wretched+19% Synergy
$0.56
Crucible of Worlds+14% Synergy
$30.71
Mindcrank+11% Synergy
$13.11
Riverchurn Monument+11% Synergy
$2.32
The Water Crystal+10% Synergy
$3.30
Perpetual Timepiece+10% Synergy
$1.01
Palantír of Orthanc+9% Synergy
$18.77
The Enigma Jewel+8% Synergy
$1.11
The Grim Captain's Locker+7% Synergy
$0.26
Altar of Dementia+6% Synergy
$15.27
Entropic Battlecruiser+6% Synergy
$0.35
Waterlogged Hulk+6% Synergy
$0.07
Extinguisher Battleship+6% Synergy
$0.61
Bonehoard+5% Synergy
$0.97
Fell Gravship+5% Synergy
$0.11
Codex Shredder+4% Synergy
$0.25
Portal to Phyrexia+4% Synergy
$27.53
Wayfarer's Bauble+1% Synergy
$0.30
Altar of the Brood+1% Synergy
$10.49
Lightning Greaves-2% Synergy
$4.61
Swiftfoot Boots-6% Synergy
$2.00
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support The Ancient One's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Ripples of Undeath+26% Synergy
$6.53
Fraying Sanity+18% Synergy
$0.95
Oversold Cemetery+15% Synergy
$1.63
Virtue of Persistence+14% Synergy
$7.87
Necromancy+13% Synergy
$13.51
Court of Cunning+10% Synergy
$4.20
Psychic Corrosion+9% Synergy
$6.75
Cemetery Tampering+9% Synergy
$0.30
Out of the Tombs+8% Synergy
$12.94
Case of the Shifting Visage+7% Synergy
$0.33
Phyrexian Reclamation+7% Synergy
$1.91
Dance of the Dead+6% Synergy
$15.51
Stillness in Motion+5% Synergy
$0.18
One Ring to Rule Them All+5% Synergy
$2.18
Memory Erosion+4% Synergy
$7.70
Sphinx's Tutelage+4% Synergy
$2.94
Search for Azcanta+4% Synergy
$1.92
Bloodchief Ascension+3% Synergy
$19.77
Eaten by Piranhas+3% Synergy
$0.25
Teferi's Ageless Insight+2% Synergy
$3.41
Mystic Remora-2% Synergy
$10.69
Phyrexian Arena-2% Synergy
$4.29
Propaganda-7% Synergy
$3.22
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside The Ancient One to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries+17% Synergy
$8.00
Jace, the Perfected Mind+6% Synergy
$1.40
Ashiok, Dream Render+5% Synergy
$2.21
Jace, Memory Adept+5% Synergy
$2.64
Liliana, Death's Majesty+1% Synergy
$0.44
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Restless Reef+23% Synergy
$1.90
Nephalia Drownyard+22% Synergy
$0.33
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+13% Synergy
$10.56
Susur Secundi, Void Altar+13% Synergy
$4.22
Tomb Fortress+10% Synergy
$3.90
Drownyard Temple+9% Synergy
$0.16
Dakmor Salvage+8% Synergy
$0.27
Echoing Deeps+8% Synergy
$0.77
Cephalid Coliseum+7% Synergy
$0.33
Tyrite Sanctum+7% Synergy
$3.00
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital+6% Synergy
$1.15
Geier Reach Sanitarium+6% Synergy
$0.71
Mystic Sanctuary+5% Synergy
$4.55
Lonely Sandbar+5% Synergy
$0.12
Barren Moor+5% Synergy
$0.31
Hidden Necropolis+5% Synergy
$0.16
Sunken Palace+5% Synergy
$0.69
Witch's Cottage+4% Synergy
$0.94
Duskmantle, House of Shadow+4% Synergy
$0.21
Mortuary Mire+3% Synergy
$0.43
Academy Ruins+2% Synergy
$9.12
Rogue's Passage+1% Synergy
$1.16
Bojuka Bog-1% Synergy
$1.07
Otawara, Soaring City-1% Synergy
$25.26
Cabal Coffers-1% Synergy
$31.12
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-2% Synergy
$52.27
Shizo, Death's Storehouse-2% Synergy
$36.29
Temple of the False God-3% Synergy
$0.28
Reliquary Tower-13% Synergy
$3.70
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
The Eternity Elevator+5% Synergy
$1.51
Mind Stone+2% Synergy
$0.33
Mox Amber+2% Synergy
$70.64
The Soul Stone+2% Synergy
$61.24
Thran Dynamo0% Synergy
$4.33
Commander's Sphere-1% Synergy
$0.31
Charcoal Diamond-2% Synergy
$0.29
Sky Diamond-2% Synergy
$0.21
Lotus Petal-2% Synergy
$37.59
Dimir Signet-3% Synergy
$1.04
Fellwar Stone-4% Synergy
$1.08
Arcane Signet-5% Synergy
$0.44
Talisman of Dominance-5% Synergy
$2.81
Sol Ring-6% Synergy
$1.25
Thought Vessel-12% Synergy
$2.53
Lands
The mana base foundation for The Ancient One decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Port of Karfell+13% Synergy
$0.23
Undercity Sewers+11% Synergy
$25.79
Evolving Wilds+9% Synergy
$0.22
Terramorphic Expanse+8% Synergy
$0.29
Fetid Pools+6% Synergy
$0.22
Ash Barrens+4% Synergy
$1.03
Fabled Passage+3% Synergy
$2.43
Shipwreck Marsh+2% Synergy
$6.22
Underground River+1% Synergy
$1.26
Contaminated Aquifer+1% Synergy
$0.26
Prismatic Vista+1% Synergy
$35.68
Agadeem's Awakening+1% Synergy
$20.74
Drowned Catacomb0% Synergy
$4.16
Dimir Aqueduct0% Synergy
$0.29
Polluted Delta0% Synergy
$18.85
Gloomlake Verge0% Synergy
$15.00
Myriad Landscape0% Synergy
$0.30
Scalding Tarn0% Synergy
$30.84
Bloodstained Mire0% Synergy
$16.79
Verdant Catacombs0% Synergy
$28.68
Boggart Trawler0% Synergy
$1.29
Island-1% Synergy
$0.20
Sunken Hollow-1% Synergy
$0.34
Watery Grave-1% Synergy
$11.92
Morphic Pool-1% Synergy
$25.27
Darkslick Shores-1% Synergy
$1.91
Underground Sea-1% Synergy
Waterlogged Teachings-1% Synergy
$1.39
Flooded Strand-1% Synergy
$15.98
Misty Rainforest-1% Synergy
$30.79
Marsh Flats-1% Synergy
$26.47
Snow-Covered Island-1% Synergy
$1.26
Dimir Guildgate-1% Synergy
$0.10
Snow-Covered Swamp-1% Synergy
$0.58
Swamp-2% Synergy
$0.24
Choked Estuary-2% Synergy
$0.34
Tainted Isle-2% Synergy
$0.41
Darkwater Catacombs-2% Synergy
$0.25
Sunken Ruins-2% Synergy
$8.25
River of Tears-2% Synergy
$0.27
Hydroelectric Specimen-2% Synergy
$0.94
Clearwater Pathway-3% Synergy
$4.87
Dismal Backwater-4% Synergy
$0.16
Fell the Profane-4% Synergy
$4.85
Sink into Stupor-4% Synergy
$7.42
Malakir Rebirth-4% Synergy
$11.91
Command Tower-5% Synergy
$0.26
Temple of Deceit-5% Synergy
$0.25
Exotic Orchard-8% Synergy
$0.27
Path of Ancestry-22% Synergy
$0.17
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