The Ancient One
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$1.00Legendary Creature — Spirit God
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
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#683
Current Rank
#744
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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.
Singularity Rupture+21% Synergy
$0.72
Susur Secundi, Void Altar+16% Synergy
$6.79
Entropic Battlecruiser+8% Synergy
$0.32
Fell Gravship+8% Synergy
$0.09
Starwinder+5% Synergy
$0.90
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with The Ancient One's abilities and overall game plan.
Training Grounds+52% Synergy
$4.36
Matzalantli, the Great Door+45% Synergy
$1.37
Wonder+44% Synergy
$1.54
Cruel Somnophage+43% Synergy
$0.31
Stitch Together+42% Synergy
$3.20
Syr Konrad, the Grim+42% Synergy
$0.49
Likeness Looter+40% Synergy
$0.77
Terror Tide+40% Synergy
$0.22
Dread Return+40% Synergy
$0.32
Animate Dead+37% Synergy
$6.56
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful The Ancient One decks.
Breach the Multiverse+36% Synergy
$6.10
The Everflowing Well+36% Synergy
$0.23
Wail of the Forgotten+36% Synergy
$0.13
Reanimate+33% Synergy
$5.14
Victimize+30% Synergy
$0.44
Consuming Aberration+28% Synergy
$0.19
Windfall+28% Synergy
$4.82
Drown in the Loch+21% Synergy
$2.45
Frantic Search+19% Synergy
$0.44
Counterspell-7% Synergy
$1.25
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur+21% Synergy
$10.89
Thassa's Oracle+8% Synergy
$19.02
Consecrated Sphinx+3% Synergy
$35.46
Ancient Tomb0% Synergy
$95.44
Mana Vault0% Synergy
$77.64
Notion Thief-1% Synergy
$0.78
The One Ring-1% Synergy
$82.60
Chrome Mox-1% Synergy
$103.74
Orcish Bowmasters-2% Synergy
$31.96
Fierce Guardianship-3% Synergy
$42.02
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement The Ancient One's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Obsessive Stitcher+35% Synergy
$0.26
Dreadhound+34% Synergy
$0.14
Sheoldred, Whispering One+32% Synergy
$15.31
Millikin+30% Synergy
$0.18
Souls of the Lost+28% Synergy
$0.23
Laboratory Maniac+28% Synergy
$0.85
Starving Revenant+28% Synergy
$0.20
Sepulchral Primordial+27% Synergy
$0.57
Fleet Swallower+27% Synergy
$1.01
Deranged Assistant+26% Synergy
$0.05
Terisian Mindbreaker+26% Synergy
$0.94
Shadow of Mortality+25% Synergy
$0.47
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator+24% Synergy
$0.11
Kiora, the Rising Tide+21% Synergy
$0.56
Nezahal, Primal Tide+20% Synergy
$6.86
Phenax, God of Deception+20% Synergy
$10.08
The Mindskinner+18% Synergy
$1.68
Shadowgrange Archfiend+18% Synergy
$5.14
Bringer of the Last Gift+18% Synergy
$0.28
Gyruda, Doom of Depths+17% Synergy
$0.33
Stitcher's Supplier+17% Synergy
$0.28
Rona, Herald of Invasion+17% Synergy
$0.85
Disciple of Bolas+17% Synergy
$0.29
Chupacabra Echo+17% Synergy
$0.07
Archon of Cruelty+16% Synergy
$8.30
Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake+16% Synergy
$0.05
Doomed Necromancer+16% Synergy
$0.36
Ruin Crab+15% Synergy
$1.52
Valgavoth, Terror Eater+15% Synergy
$13.15
Screeching Scorchbeast+15% Synergy
$0.24
Overlord of the Balemurk+14% Synergy
$22.95
Abyssal Harvester+13% Synergy
$0.42
Bruvac the Grandiloquent+12% Synergy
$43.27
Hedron Crab+12% Synergy
$2.63
Dreadwing Scavenger+11% Synergy
$0.07
Huskburster Swarm+11% Synergy
$0.13
Hullbreaker Horror+10% Synergy
$3.54
Massacre Wurm+10% Synergy
$1.41
Ruthless Technomancer+10% Synergy
$1.45
Hollow Marauder+10% Synergy
$0.12
Doom Whisperer+8% Synergy
$1.52
Sheoldred+8% Synergy
$16.02
Ancient Brass Dragon+8% Synergy
$28.86
Nemesis of Reason+7% Synergy
$1.89
Nighthowler+7% Synergy
$0.30
Duskmantle Guildmage+7% Synergy
$0.64
Zellix, Sanity Flayer+6% Synergy
$19.12
Toxrill, the Corrosive+5% Synergy
$14.25
Solemn Simulacrum+4% Synergy
$0.25
Dauthi Voidwalker+1% Synergy
$5.85
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping The Ancient One safe.
Another Chance+20% Synergy
$0.05
Entomb+16% Synergy
$15.82
Overwhelming Remorse+15% Synergy
$0.11
Join the Dead+15% Synergy
$0.05
Songs of the Damned+14% Synergy
$1.94
Dig Through Time+13% Synergy
$0.27
Bitter Triumph+13% Synergy
$2.92
Stubborn Denial+10% Synergy
$2.93
Thought Scour+8% Synergy
$0.40
Confounding Riddle+8% Synergy
$0.12
Circular Logic+7% Synergy
$0.17
Visions of Beyond+6% Synergy
$6.48
Tainted Indulgence+6% Synergy
$0.19
Fact or Fiction+5% Synergy
$0.17
Cabal Ritual+4% Synergy
$12.66
Don't Make a Sound+4% Synergy
$0.06
Counterpoint+3% Synergy
$0.18
Curtains' Call+2% Synergy
$0.28
Drown in Dreams+2% Synergy
$0.47
Dramatic Reversal+2% Synergy
$13.39
Didn't Say Please+1% Synergy
$0.24
Withering Torment0% Synergy
$2.64
Demonic Consultation0% Synergy
$12.54
Otherworldly Gaze0% Synergy
$0.22
Muddle the Mixture0% Synergy
$1.83
Deadly Rollick-1% Synergy
$18.91
Resculpt-1% Synergy
$0.28
Waterlogged Teachings-2% Synergy
$0.62
Malakir Rebirth-2% Synergy
$8.35
Dark Ritual-3% Synergy
$3.59
Force of Will-3% Synergy
$61.91
Rapid Hybridization-3% Synergy
$1.38
Force of Negation-3% Synergy
$51.18
Vampiric Tutor-4% Synergy
$59.87
Mana Drain-4% Synergy
$44.85
Consider-4% Synergy
$0.44
Cyclonic Rift-5% Synergy
$46.53
Sink into Stupor-5% Synergy
$7.87
Fell the Profane-5% Synergy
$5.02
Mystical Tutor-5% Synergy
$15.45
Aetherize-5% Synergy
$0.45
Arcane Denial-6% Synergy
$1.82
Swan Song-6% Synergy
$8.03
Infernal Grasp-7% Synergy
$0.29
An Offer You Can't Refuse-8% Synergy
$1.45
Pongify-8% Synergy
$2.22
Reality Shift-9% Synergy
$0.25
Negate-10% Synergy
$0.26
Go for the Throat-11% Synergy
$0.76
Brainstorm-20% Synergy
$1.34
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance The Ancient One's game plan and control the board.
Living Death+24% Synergy
$2.43
Rise of the Dark Realms+20% Synergy
$3.53
Persist+19% Synergy
$2.34
Treasure Cruise+17% Synergy
$0.22
Extract from Darkness+17% Synergy
$0.14
Cut Your Losses+16% Synergy
$0.82
Maddening Cacophony+13% Synergy
$6.82
Glimpse the Unthinkable+13% Synergy
$2.66
Coiling Rebirth+13% Synergy
$0.26
Incarnation Technique+10% Synergy
$7.88
Defossilize+9% Synergy
$0.05
Buried Alive+8% Synergy
$0.97
Deep Analysis+8% Synergy
$0.10
From the Catacombs+7% Synergy
$1.18
Afterlife from the Loam+7% Synergy
$1.63
Fractured Sanity+6% Synergy
$2.51
Traumatize+6% Synergy
$5.37
Exhume+6% Synergy
$3.43
Winternight Stories+6% Synergy
$1.34
Unearth+4% Synergy
$0.45
Lively Dirge+4% Synergy
$0.39
Will of the Abzan+4% Synergy
$6.65
Demonic Counsel+4% Synergy
$1.30
Nuclear Fallout+4% Synergy
$0.51
Mind Grind+3% Synergy
$2.80
Connive // Concoct+3% Synergy
$0.12
Tasha's Hideous Laughter+2% Synergy
$2.86
Agadeem's Awakening+1% Synergy
$26.07
Toxic Deluge-2% Synergy
$5.54
Damnation-2% Synergy
$20.12
Blasphemous Edict-2% Synergy
$4.51
Demonic Tutor-4% Synergy
$52.72
Feed the Swarm-7% Synergy
$0.20
Ponder-11% Synergy
$1.33
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
The Cauldron of Eternity+35% Synergy
$0.99
Mesmeric Orb+24% Synergy
$23.86
Altar of the Wretched+19% Synergy
$0.40
Crucible of Worlds+15% Synergy
$29.61
Mindcrank+14% Synergy
$16.33
The Water Crystal+11% Synergy
$2.13
Riverchurn Monument+10% Synergy
$1.23
Palantír of Orthanc+10% Synergy
$13.33
Perpetual Timepiece+10% Synergy
$0.55
Altar of Dementia+9% Synergy
$12.24
The Grim Captain's Locker+8% Synergy
$0.14
The Enigma Jewel+8% Synergy
$1.76
Extinguisher Battleship+7% Synergy
$0.52
Waterlogged Hulk+7% Synergy
$0.05
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought+6% Synergy
$6.87
Bonehoard+5% Synergy
$0.25
Susurian Dirgecraft+5% Synergy
$0.06
Portal to Phyrexia+5% Synergy
$23.53
Codex Shredder+4% Synergy
$0.21
Isochron Scepter+3% Synergy
$17.19
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree+3% Synergy
$0.49
Lightning Greaves+2% Synergy
$4.54
Wayfarer's Bauble+1% Synergy
$0.26
Altar of the Brood+1% Synergy
$10.28
Swiftfoot Boots-3% Synergy
$1.32
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support The Ancient One's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Ripples of Undeath+27% Synergy
$4.47
Fraying Sanity+18% Synergy
$0.37
Virtue of Persistence+17% Synergy
$6.08
Oversold Cemetery+14% Synergy
$1.06
Necromancy+13% Synergy
$7.37
Court of Cunning+12% Synergy
$2.49
Psychic Corrosion+10% Synergy
$4.51
Cemetery Tampering+10% Synergy
$0.28
Out of the Tombs+9% Synergy
$12.34
Case of the Shifting Visage+8% Synergy
$0.12
Phyrexian Reclamation+8% Synergy
$3.56
Dance of the Dead+8% Synergy
$16.19
One Ring to Rule Them All+6% Synergy
$1.57
Stillness in Motion+6% Synergy
$0.14
Bloodchief Ascension+5% Synergy
$18.15
Search for Azcanta+5% Synergy
$1.77
Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette+5% Synergy
$1.15
Demonic Embrace+5% Synergy
$0.27
Memory Erosion+4% Synergy
$6.95
Sphinx's Tutelage+4% Synergy
$1.29
Teferi's Ageless Insight+4% Synergy
$2.00
Eaten by Piranhas+4% Synergy
$0.27
Teferi's Tutelage+3% Synergy
$0.32
King Narfi's Betrayal+3% Synergy
$0.12
Mystic Remora0% Synergy
$8.45
Phyrexian Arena-2% Synergy
$2.62
Rhystic Study-4% Synergy
$49.29
Propaganda-7% Synergy
$2.35
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside The Ancient One to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries+18% Synergy
$6.72
Ashiok, Dream Render+7% Synergy
$1.13
Jace, the Perfected Mind+6% Synergy
$2.57
Jace, Memory Adept+4% Synergy
$2.15
Liliana, Death's Majesty+1% Synergy
$0.48
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Restless Reef+25% Synergy
$1.05
Nephalia Drownyard+23% Synergy
$0.13
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+15% Synergy
$7.19
Tomb Fortress+13% Synergy
$3.60
Tyrite Sanctum+9% Synergy
$1.67
Geier Reach Sanitarium+8% Synergy
$0.89
Dakmor Salvage+8% Synergy
$0.16
Echoing Deeps+8% Synergy
$0.39
Hidden Necropolis+8% Synergy
$0.06
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital+7% Synergy
$1.15
Drownyard Temple+7% Synergy
$0.13
Cephalid Coliseum+6% Synergy
$0.19
Hidden Cataract+6% Synergy
$0.04
Mystic Sanctuary+5% Synergy
$1.39
Duskmantle, House of Shadow+5% Synergy
$0.23
Sunken Palace+5% Synergy
$0.56
Witch's Cottage+4% Synergy
$1.62
Lonely Sandbar+4% Synergy
$0.09
Barren Moor+4% Synergy
$0.14
Academy Ruins+3% Synergy
$10.78
Otawara, Soaring City+2% Synergy
$18.65
Mortuary Mire+1% Synergy
$0.30
Rogue's Passage0% Synergy
$0.32
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth0% Synergy
$49.13
Cabal Coffers0% Synergy
$25.71
Urza's Saga0% Synergy
$41.89
Bojuka Bog-1% Synergy
$0.89
Shizo, Death's Storehouse-2% Synergy
$23.29
Temple of the False God-3% Synergy
$0.15
Reliquary Tower-14% Synergy
$2.59
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
The Eternity Elevator+6% Synergy
$2.36
Mind Stone+3% Synergy
$0.21
Mox Amber+3% Synergy
$65.92
Thran Dynamo+1% Synergy
$2.70
Mana Crypt+1% Synergy
$39.82
Commander's Sphere0% Synergy
$0.17
Dimir Signet-1% Synergy
$0.51
Lotus Petal-1% Synergy
$26.29
Everflowing Chalice-1% Synergy
$0.24
Arcane Signet-2% Synergy
$0.52
Fellwar Stone-2% Synergy
$1.34
Charcoal Diamond-2% Synergy
$0.24
Sky Diamond-2% Synergy
$0.17
Talisman of Dominance-4% Synergy
$0.87
Sol Ring-5% Synergy
$1.24
Thought Vessel-10% Synergy
$1.15
Lands
The mana base foundation for The Ancient One decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Port of Karfell+13% Synergy
$0.08
Undercity Sewers+11% Synergy
$20.95
Evolving Wilds+8% Synergy
$0.07
Terramorphic Expanse+7% Synergy
$0.18
Fetid Pools+5% Synergy
$0.20
Fabled Passage+4% Synergy
$5.01
Ash Barrens+4% Synergy
$0.16
Shipwreck Marsh+3% Synergy
$5.02
Morphic Pool+2% Synergy
$16.75
Prismatic Vista+2% Synergy
$30.82
Drowned Catacomb+1% Synergy
$1.44
Scalding Tarn+1% Synergy
$24.05
Misty Rainforest+1% Synergy
$27.41
Verdant Catacombs+1% Synergy
$20.83
Agadeem's Awakening+1% Synergy
$26.07
Watery Grave0% Synergy
$7.60
Underground River0% Synergy
$0.87
Polluted Delta0% Synergy
$15.70
Myriad Landscape0% Synergy
$0.21
Gloomlake Verge0% Synergy
$11.76
Underground Sea0% Synergy
Flooded Strand0% Synergy
$13.93
Bloodstained Mire0% Synergy
$13.64
Marsh Flats0% Synergy
$23.61
Snow-Covered Swamp0% Synergy
$0.43
Contaminated Aquifer0% Synergy
$0.18
Island-1% Synergy
$0.04
Swamp-1% Synergy
$0.07
Darkslick Shores-1% Synergy
$2.34
Sunken Ruins-1% Synergy
$9.11
Snow-Covered Island-1% Synergy
$0.80
Dimir Guildgate-1% Synergy
$0.18
City of Brass-1% Synergy
$18.89
Sunken Hollow-2% Synergy
$0.26
Waterlogged Teachings-2% Synergy
$0.62
River of Tears-2% Synergy
$0.14
Malakir Rebirth-2% Synergy
$8.35
Hydroelectric Specimen-2% Synergy
$1.16
Dimir Aqueduct-3% Synergy
$0.23
Clearwater Pathway-3% Synergy
$4.03
Choked Estuary-4% Synergy
$0.19
Dismal Backwater-4% Synergy
$0.04
Command Tower-5% Synergy
$0.30
Tainted Isle-5% Synergy
$0.33
Sink into Stupor-5% Synergy
$7.87
Fell the Profane-5% Synergy
$5.02
Darkwater Catacombs-6% Synergy
$0.21
Temple of Deceit-8% Synergy
$0.25
Exotic Orchard-8% Synergy
$0.27
Path of Ancestry-22% Synergy
$0.15
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