The Ancient One
$1.34
$1.34Legendary Creature — Spirit God
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
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Ranking
#775
Current Rank
#783
Last Week
#637
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Commander gameplay videos featuring The Ancient One.
The Ancient One enters the Idiot Gauntlet - CEDH 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.
Zuko's Conviction+3% Synergy
$0.10
Desperate Plea+2% Synergy
$0.42
Canyon Crawler+2% Synergy
$0.10
Koh, the Face Stealer+1% Synergy
$0.69
Agna Qel'a0% Synergy
$0.61
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with The Ancient One's abilities and overall game plan.
Training Grounds+51% Synergy
$4.56
Matzalantli, the Great Door+46% Synergy
$1.04
Wonder+44% Synergy
$1.08
Stitch Together+43% Synergy
$2.97
Cruel Somnophage+43% Synergy
$0.39
Terror Tide+42% Synergy
$0.21
Syr Konrad, the Grim+40% Synergy
$0.40
Likeness Looter+40% Synergy
$1.05
Dread Return+39% Synergy
$0.28
Wail of the Forgotten+37% Synergy
$0.10
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful The Ancient One decks.
The Everflowing Well+36% Synergy
$0.30
Animate Dead+35% Synergy
$7.75
Breach the Multiverse+35% Synergy
$5.74
Reanimate+32% Synergy
$5.32
Victimize+32% Synergy
$0.35
Consuming Aberration+28% Synergy
$0.20
Windfall+27% Synergy
$3.84
Drown in the Loch+22% Synergy
$1.00
Frantic Search+21% Synergy
$0.40
Counterspell-6% Synergy
$1.21
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Thassa's Oracle+7% Synergy
$17.51
Ancient Tomb-1% Synergy
$89.88
Notion Thief-2% Synergy
$1.56
Demonic Tutor-4% Synergy
$48.58
Force of Will-4% Synergy
$63.77
Cyclonic Rift-5% Synergy
$37.99
Rhystic Study-5% Synergy
$49.78
Fierce Guardianship-5% Synergy
$40.38
Vampiric Tutor-5% Synergy
$57.97
Mystical Tutor-6% Synergy
$13.35
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement The Ancient One's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Obsessive Stitcher+35% Synergy
$0.31
Dreadhound+33% Synergy
$0.19
Millikin+31% Synergy
$0.13
Sheoldred, Whispering One+30% Synergy
$16.24
Souls of the Lost+30% Synergy
$0.19
Starving Revenant+28% Synergy
$0.19
Laboratory Maniac+28% Synergy
$0.85
Deranged Assistant+28% Synergy
$0.04
Sepulchral Primordial+27% Synergy
$0.29
Fleet Swallower+27% Synergy
$1.21
Terisian Mindbreaker+26% Synergy
$0.84
Shadow of Mortality+24% Synergy
$0.59
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator+24% Synergy
$0.14
Kiora, the Rising Tide+21% Synergy
$0.43
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur+20% Synergy
$11.33
Phenax, God of Deception+20% Synergy
$13.12
Nezahal, Primal Tide+19% Synergy
$7.49
The Mindskinner+18% Synergy
$1.39
Bringer of the Last Gift+18% Synergy
$0.79
Disciple of Bolas+18% Synergy
$0.20
Stitcher's Supplier+17% Synergy
$0.16
Gyruda, Doom of Depths+17% Synergy
$0.41
Shadowgrange Archfiend+17% Synergy
$6.19
Archon of Cruelty+16% Synergy
$4.98
Rona, Herald of Invasion+16% Synergy
$1.05
Doomed Necromancer+16% Synergy
$0.36
Chupacabra Echo+16% Synergy
$0.11
Ruin Crab+15% Synergy
$1.30
Valgavoth, Terror Eater+15% Synergy
$13.05
Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake+15% Synergy
$0.06
Screeching Scorchbeast+14% Synergy
$0.23
Overlord of the Balemurk+13% Synergy
$22.77
Abyssal Harvester+13% Synergy
$0.42
Bruvac the Grandiloquent+12% Synergy
$43.52
Hedron Crab+12% Synergy
$0.89
Huskburster Swarm+11% Synergy
$0.15
Massacre Wurm+10% Synergy
$1.62
Dreadwing Scavenger+10% Synergy
$0.09
Ruthless Technomancer+10% Synergy
$3.58
Hollow Marauder+9% Synergy
$0.14
Hullbreaker Horror+8% Synergy
$5.41
Ancient Brass Dragon+8% Synergy
$28.39
Nighthowler+7% Synergy
$0.25
Doom Whisperer+7% Synergy
$1.76
Duskmantle Guildmage+7% Synergy
$0.71
Nemesis of Reason+6% Synergy
$3.79
Zellix, Sanity Flayer+5% Synergy
$20.94
Solemn Simulacrum+4% Synergy
$0.20
Toxrill, the Corrosive+4% Synergy
$13.79
Dauthi Voidwalker-1% Synergy
$3.82
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping The Ancient One safe.
Another Chance+20% Synergy
$0.04
Overwhelming Remorse+16% Synergy
$0.10
Entomb+15% Synergy
$13.68
Songs of the Damned+15% Synergy
$2.31
Join the Dead+15% Synergy
$0.09
Dig Through Time+13% Synergy
$0.18
Bitter Triumph+13% Synergy
$0.69
Stubborn Denial+10% Synergy
$3.81
Thought Scour+8% Synergy
$0.33
Confounding Riddle+7% Synergy
$0.09
Fact or Fiction+6% Synergy
$0.12
Visions of Beyond+6% Synergy
$5.60
Tainted Indulgence+6% Synergy
$0.21
Circular Logic+6% Synergy
$0.17
Cabal Ritual+4% Synergy
$10.97
Don't Make a Sound+3% Synergy
$0.06
Counterpoint+3% Synergy
$0.12
Drown in Dreams+2% Synergy
$0.57
Withering Torment+1% Synergy
$3.23
Otherworldly Gaze+1% Synergy
$0.08
Didn't Say Please+1% Synergy
$0.26
Curtains' Call+1% Synergy
$0.34
Waterlogged Teachings-1% Synergy
$1.44
Demonic Consultation-1% Synergy
$5.52
Resculpt-1% Synergy
$0.18
Deadly Rollick-3% Synergy
$18.26
Malakir Rebirth-3% Synergy
$8.43
Dark Ritual-4% Synergy
$3.45
Fell the Profane-4% Synergy
$5.63
Consider-4% Synergy
$0.29
Rapid Hybridization-4% Synergy
$0.67
Aetherize-4% Synergy
$0.34
Force of Negation-4% Synergy
$48.26
Arcane Denial-5% Synergy
$1.58
Mana Drain-5% Synergy
$45.83
Sink into Stupor-5% Synergy
$8.82
Swan Song-7% Synergy
$7.43
Infernal Grasp-7% Synergy
$0.18
Pongify-8% Synergy
$1.47
Reality Shift-8% Synergy
$0.24
Negate-9% Synergy
$0.25
An Offer You Can't Refuse-9% Synergy
$1.89
Go for the Throat-11% Synergy
$0.53
Brainstorm-20% Synergy
$1.19
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance The Ancient One's game plan and control the board.
Singularity Rupture+25% Synergy
$0.73
Living Death+23% Synergy
$1.17
Rise of the Dark Realms+22% Synergy
$3.80
Persist+19% Synergy
$1.97
Extract from Darkness+18% Synergy
$0.16
Treasure Cruise+16% Synergy
$0.19
Cut Your Losses+16% Synergy
$1.16
Glimpse the Unthinkable+13% Synergy
$2.60
Maddening Cacophony+12% Synergy
$6.67
Coiling Rebirth+12% Synergy
$0.21
Incarnation Technique+10% Synergy
$7.81
Buried Alive+8% Synergy
$0.99
Defossilize+8% Synergy
$0.07
Deep Analysis+7% Synergy
$0.07
Afterlife from the Loam+7% Synergy
$0.28
Fractured Sanity+6% Synergy
$3.64
Traumatize+6% Synergy
$4.34
From the Catacombs+6% Synergy
$0.94
Exhume+6% Synergy
$3.98
Unearth+5% Synergy
$0.42
Winternight Stories+5% Synergy
$1.22
Demonic Counsel+5% Synergy
$1.49
Lively Dirge+4% Synergy
$0.47
Will of the Abzan+4% Synergy
$1.60
Zombify+4% Synergy
$0.20
Mind Grind+3% Synergy
$6.38
Connive // Concoct+3% Synergy
$0.16
Tasha's Hideous Laughter+2% Synergy
$3.07
Agadeem's Awakening+1% Synergy
$19.27
Damnation-2% Synergy
$16.94
Blasphemous Edict-2% Synergy
$4.93
Toxic Deluge-3% Synergy
$6.57
Feed the Swarm-6% Synergy
$0.25
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
The Cauldron of Eternity+33% Synergy
$1.23
Mesmeric Orb+22% Synergy
$24.10
Altar of the Wretched+20% Synergy
$0.52
Crucible of Worlds+15% Synergy
$30.94
Mindcrank+13% Synergy
$11.23
Riverchurn Monument+11% Synergy
$1.43
The Water Crystal+10% Synergy
$2.66
Perpetual Timepiece+10% Synergy
$0.57
Palantír of Orthanc+9% Synergy
$15.90
Altar of Dementia+8% Synergy
$10.45
The Grim Captain's Locker+8% Synergy
$0.08
The Enigma Jewel+8% Synergy
$0.93
Fell Gravship+7% Synergy
$0.06
Entropic Battlecruiser+7% Synergy
$0.24
Waterlogged Hulk+6% Synergy
$0.03
Extinguisher Battleship+6% Synergy
$0.34
Bonehoard+5% Synergy
$0.44
Portal to Phyrexia+5% Synergy
$24.74
Codex Shredder+4% Synergy
$0.22
Wayfarer's Bauble+1% Synergy
$0.19
Altar of the Brood+1% Synergy
$7.12
Lightning Greaves0% Synergy
$3.86
Swiftfoot Boots-4% Synergy
$1.20
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support The Ancient One's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Ripples of Undeath+26% Synergy
$6.61
Fraying Sanity+17% Synergy
$0.42
Virtue of Persistence+16% Synergy
$6.17
Oversold Cemetery+15% Synergy
$1.09
Necromancy+14% Synergy
$10.57
Court of Cunning+11% Synergy
$3.21
Psychic Corrosion+10% Synergy
$4.65
Cemetery Tampering+9% Synergy
$0.14
Out of the Tombs+9% Synergy
$10.46
Case of the Shifting Visage+8% Synergy
$0.13
Phyrexian Reclamation+7% Synergy
$0.95
Dance of the Dead+7% Synergy
$14.01
One Ring to Rule Them All+6% Synergy
$1.63
Stillness in Motion+6% Synergy
$0.14
Bloodchief Ascension+4% Synergy
$11.44
Memory Erosion+4% Synergy
$7.09
Search for Azcanta+4% Synergy
$2.32
Sphinx's Tutelage+4% Synergy
$3.48
Eaten by Piranhas+4% Synergy
$0.25
Teferi's Ageless Insight+3% Synergy
$3.12
Teferi's Tutelage+3% Synergy
$0.30
Mystic Remora-2% Synergy
$9.06
Phyrexian Arena-2% Synergy
$3.36
Propaganda-7% Synergy
$2.77
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside The Ancient One to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries+17% Synergy
$6.02
Ashiok, Dream Render+6% Synergy
$1.64
Jace, the Perfected Mind+6% Synergy
$1.28
Jace, Memory Adept+4% Synergy
$2.53
Liliana, Death's Majesty+1% Synergy
$0.56
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Restless Reef+25% Synergy
$1.00
Nephalia Drownyard+23% Synergy
$0.13
Susur Secundi, Void Altar+15% Synergy
$3.51
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+14% Synergy
$7.14
Tomb Fortress+12% Synergy
$3.84
Echoing Deeps+9% Synergy
$0.56
Drownyard Temple+8% Synergy
$0.10
Dakmor Salvage+8% Synergy
$0.13
Tyrite Sanctum+8% Synergy
$2.77
Geier Reach Sanitarium+7% Synergy
$0.57
Hidden Necropolis+7% Synergy
$0.05
Mystic Sanctuary+6% Synergy
$6.48
Cephalid Coliseum+6% Synergy
$0.19
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital+6% Synergy
$0.68
Lonely Sandbar+5% Synergy
$0.07
Hidden Cataract+5% Synergy
$0.03
Witch's Cottage+4% Synergy
$0.63
Barren Moor+4% Synergy
$0.15
Duskmantle, House of Shadow+4% Synergy
$0.23
Sunken Palace+4% Synergy
$0.76
Academy Ruins+3% Synergy
$10.48
Mortuary Mire+2% Synergy
$0.28
Otawara, Soaring City+1% Synergy
$19.12
Rogue's Passage0% Synergy
$0.37
Bojuka Bog-1% Synergy
$0.63
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-1% Synergy
$46.26
Cabal Coffers-1% Synergy
$25.66
Shizo, Death's Storehouse-2% Synergy
$30.56
Temple of the False God-3% Synergy
$0.11
Reliquary Tower-14% Synergy
$2.26
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
The Eternity Elevator+6% Synergy
$1.54
Mind Stone+3% Synergy
$0.17
Mox Amber+2% Synergy
$61.28
The Soul Stone+1% Synergy
$60.19
Thran Dynamo0% Synergy
$3.16
Dimir Signet-1% Synergy
$0.59
Commander's Sphere-1% Synergy
$0.15
Charcoal Diamond-1% Synergy
$0.30
Sky Diamond-1% Synergy
$0.18
Lotus Petal-2% Synergy
$24.20
Arcane Signet-3% Synergy
$0.34
Fellwar Stone-3% Synergy
$0.92
Talisman of Dominance-5% Synergy
$2.87
Sol Ring-6% Synergy
$1.21
Thought Vessel-12% Synergy
$1.22
Lands
The mana base foundation for The Ancient One decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Port of Karfell+13% Synergy
$0.06
Undercity Sewers+11% Synergy
$17.19
Evolving Wilds+9% Synergy
$0.07
Terramorphic Expanse+8% Synergy
$0.11
Fetid Pools+5% Synergy
$0.17
Ash Barrens+4% Synergy
$0.09
Shipwreck Marsh+3% Synergy
$4.95
Fabled Passage+3% Synergy
$4.69
Prismatic Vista+1% Synergy
$30.82
Contaminated Aquifer+1% Synergy
$0.15
Agadeem's Awakening+1% Synergy
$19.27
Drowned Catacomb0% Synergy
$1.83
Underground River0% Synergy
$0.96
Morphic Pool0% Synergy
$17.24
Gloomlake Verge0% Synergy
$7.86
Myriad Landscape0% Synergy
$0.17
Darkslick Shores0% Synergy
$2.04
Scalding Tarn0% Synergy
$25.18
Misty Rainforest0% Synergy
$24.38
Bloodstained Mire0% Synergy
$13.30
Verdant Catacombs0% Synergy
$20.14
Boggart Trawler0% Synergy
$1.07
Island-1% Synergy
$0.08
Swamp-1% Synergy
$0.10
Sunken Hollow-1% Synergy
$0.23
Watery Grave-1% Synergy
$7.07
Dimir Aqueduct-1% Synergy
$0.17
Polluted Delta-1% Synergy
$14.85
Underground Sea-1% Synergy
Waterlogged Teachings-1% Synergy
$1.44
Flooded Strand-1% Synergy
$13.06
Marsh Flats-1% Synergy
$20.39
Snow-Covered Island-1% Synergy
$0.80
Snow-Covered Swamp-1% Synergy
$0.48
Dimir Guildgate-1% Synergy
$0.16
Sunken Ruins-2% Synergy
$8.61
River of Tears-2% Synergy
$0.15
Hydroelectric Specimen-2% Synergy
$1.32
Choked Estuary-3% Synergy
$0.22
Clearwater Pathway-3% Synergy
$4.06
Malakir Rebirth-3% Synergy
$8.43
Command Tower-4% Synergy
$0.20
Tainted Isle-4% Synergy
$0.28
Darkwater Catacombs-4% Synergy
$0.15
Dismal Backwater-4% Synergy
$0.08
Fell the Profane-4% Synergy
$5.63
Sink into Stupor-5% Synergy
$8.82
Temple of Deceit-7% Synergy
$0.24
Exotic Orchard-8% Synergy
$0.14
Path of Ancestry-22% Synergy
$0.16
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