The Ancient One
$1.98
$1.98Legendary Creature — Spirit God
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Ranking
#880
Current Rank
#836
Last Week
#752
Past 2 Years
Dimir Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring The Ancient One.
Death of cEDH
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The Ancient One enters the Idiot Gauntlet - CEDH Gameplay
TESTAMENT FEAT. JELLY MTG - cEDH - S20E3 - DEREVI v ANCIENT ONE v JIM/ELEVEN v MALCOLM/VIAL #mtg
DELTA FEAT. JELLY MTG - cEDH - S20E2 - ANCIENT ONE v MALCOLM/VIAL v SISAY v DEREVI - GAMEPLAY #mtg
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
More The Ancient One VideosNew Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in The Ancient One decks.
The Master of Lake-town+6% Synergy
$0.69
Glamdring, Foe-hammer+3% Synergy
$0.81
Most Decrepit Old Bird+3% Synergy
$0.32
Troop of Ponies+1% Synergy
$0.29
Master's Councillors+1% Synergy
$0.14
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with The Ancient One's abilities and overall game plan.
Training Grounds+48% Synergy
$9.64
Stitch Together+45% Synergy
$1.43
Wonder+43% Synergy
$2.94
Matzalantli, the Great Door+41% Synergy
$2.96
Cruel Somnophage+40% Synergy
$1.15
Terror Tide+39% Synergy
$0.28
Syr Konrad, the Grim+38% Synergy
$1.76
Dread Return+37% Synergy
$0.45
Likeness Looter+36% Synergy
$3.62
Millikin+34% Synergy
$0.31
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful The Ancient One decks.
Animate Dead+32% Synergy
$8.10
Victimize+32% Synergy
$1.25
Singularity Rupture+32% Synergy
$1.44
Breach the Multiverse+30% Synergy
$10.25
Consuming Aberration+30% Synergy
$0.30
Reanimate+29% Synergy
$9.23
Windfall+23% Synergy
$5.18
Frantic Search+21% Synergy
$1.69
Drown in the Loch+20% Synergy
$2.35
Counterspell-8% Synergy
$3.52
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Thassa's Oracle+5% Synergy
$23.36
Ancient Tomb0% Synergy
$132.61
Notion Thief-2% Synergy
$1.69
Demonic Tutor-2% Synergy
$66.72
Force of Will-3% Synergy
$60.18
Fierce Guardianship-4% Synergy
$64.38
Mystical Tutor-4% Synergy
$17.61
Vampiric Tutor-4% Synergy
$54.51
Rhystic Study-5% Synergy
$71.11
Cyclonic Rift-5% Synergy
$39.39
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement The Ancient One's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Obsessive Stitcher+33% Synergy
$0.37
Deranged Assistant+30% Synergy
$0.25
Dreadhound+29% Synergy
$0.24
Laboratory Maniac+28% Synergy
$2.46
Sheoldred, Whispering One+27% Synergy
$21.09
Souls of the Lost+27% Synergy
$0.28
Starving Revenant+25% Synergy
$0.29
Fleet Swallower+25% Synergy
$1.21
Sepulchral Primordial+25% Synergy
$0.40
Terisian Mindbreaker+24% Synergy
$1.48
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator+24% Synergy
$0.28
Kiora, the Rising Tide+23% Synergy
$0.37
Shadow of Mortality+22% Synergy
$0.72
Grave Researcher+20% Synergy
$1.94
Stitcher's Supplier+20% Synergy
$0.30
Disciple of Bolas+19% Synergy
$0.37
Phenax, God of Deception+18% Synergy
$15.25
The Mindskinner+17% Synergy
$2.49
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur+17% Synergy
$12.75
Archon of Cruelty+17% Synergy
$9.18
Bringer of the Last Gift+16% Synergy
$0.79
Gyruda, Doom of Depths+16% Synergy
$0.47
Valgavoth, Terror Eater+16% Synergy
$16.75
Ruin Crab+15% Synergy
$1.92
Nezahal, Primal Tide+15% Synergy
$8.70
Hedron Crab+14% Synergy
$2.98
Shadowgrange Archfiend+14% Synergy
$6.40
Doomed Necromancer+14% Synergy
$0.44
Chupacabra Echo+12% Synergy
$0.20
Rona, Herald of Invasion+11% Synergy
$2.00
Overlord of the Balemurk+11% Synergy
$19.68
Bruvac the Grandiloquent+11% Synergy
$46.19
Screeching Scorchbeast+11% Synergy
$1.97
Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake+10% Synergy
$0.15
Abyssal Harvester+10% Synergy
$0.33
Huskburster Swarm+9% Synergy
$0.32
Massacre Wurm+9% Synergy
$1.70
Dreadwing Scavenger+9% Synergy
$0.22
Ruthless Technomancer+8% Synergy
$4.02
The Dawning Archaic+8% Synergy
$1.07
Nighthowler+7% Synergy
$0.32
Doom Whisperer+6% Synergy
$6.16
Ancient Brass Dragon+6% Synergy
$43.11
Hullbreaker Horror+5% Synergy
$6.36
Duskmantle Guildmage+5% Synergy
$0.70
Nemesis of Reason+4% Synergy
$3.28
Solemn Simulacrum+2% Synergy
$0.37
Zellix, Sanity Flayer+2% Synergy
$27.25
Dauthi Voidwalker-2% Synergy
$5.81
Baleful Strix-10% Synergy
$7.64
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping The Ancient One safe.
Songs of the Damned+17% Synergy
$2.76
Another Chance+15% Synergy
$0.23
Overwhelming Remorse+14% Synergy
$0.24
Entomb+14% Synergy
$19.23
Dig Through Time+12% Synergy
$0.31
Join the Dead+11% Synergy
$0.18
Bitter Triumph+10% Synergy
$0.37
Stubborn Denial+9% Synergy
$4.43
Thought Scour+9% Synergy
$0.73
Circular Logic+6% Synergy
$0.22
Visions of Beyond+6% Synergy
$4.69
Fact or Fiction+6% Synergy
$0.28
Tainted Indulgence+5% Synergy
$0.32
Confounding Riddle+5% Synergy
$0.30
Cabal Ritual+4% Synergy
$14.66
Kitsune's Technique+4% Synergy
$1.11
Archive Trap+3% Synergy
$1.71
Otherworldly Gaze+2% Synergy
$0.30
Drown in Dreams+2% Synergy
$1.34
Withering Torment+1% Synergy
$1.52
Didn't Say Please+1% Synergy
$0.31
Demonic Consultation0% Synergy
$7.11
Waterlogged Teachings0% Synergy
$0.59
Consider-2% Synergy
$0.29
Fell the Profane-3% Synergy
$4.61
Sink into Stupor-3% Synergy
$7.81
Malakir Rebirth-3% Synergy
$15.04
Deadly Rollick-4% Synergy
$30.53
Mana Drain-4% Synergy
$56.80
Arcane Denial-4% Synergy
$2.10
Aetherize-4% Synergy
$0.51
Rapid Hybridization-4% Synergy
$0.97
Dark Ritual-5% Synergy
$6.31
Infernal Grasp-5% Synergy
$0.34
Reality Shift-7% Synergy
$0.28
Swan Song-7% Synergy
$10.21
Negate-7% Synergy
$0.27
Pongify-8% Synergy
$2.36
An Offer You Can't Refuse-9% Synergy
$3.36
Go for the Throat-10% Synergy
$0.62
Brainstorm-18% Synergy
$1.34
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance The Ancient One's game plan and control the board.
Wail of the Forgotten+32% Synergy
$0.22
Rise of the Dark Realms+25% Synergy
$6.80
Living Death+21% Synergy
$5.69
Persist+19% Synergy
$1.42
Extract from Darkness+17% Synergy
$0.31
Glimpse the Unthinkable+14% Synergy
$3.46
Cut Your Losses+14% Synergy
$2.20
Treasure Cruise+13% Synergy
$0.24
Maddening Cacophony+10% Synergy
$6.74
Buried Alive+10% Synergy
$2.67
Coiling Rebirth+9% Synergy
$0.33
Afterlife from the Loam+8% Synergy
$0.95
Incarnation Technique+7% Synergy
$10.85
Exhume+7% Synergy
$4.98
Traumatize+6% Synergy
$4.04
Deep Analysis+6% Synergy
$0.21
Defossilize+5% Synergy
$0.14
Zombify+5% Synergy
$0.25
Winternight Stories+5% Synergy
$1.57
Will of the Abzan+5% Synergy
$4.90
Fractured Sanity+5% Synergy
$3.28
Unearth+4% Synergy
$0.51
Demonic Counsel+4% Synergy
$2.95
From the Catacombs+4% Synergy
$0.91
Connive // Concoct+2% Synergy
$0.23
Mind Grind+1% Synergy
$3.31
Agadeem's Awakening+1% Synergy
$27.73
Dream Harvest+1% Synergy
$0.35
Tasha's Hideous Laughter+1% Synergy
$3.75
Damnation-2% Synergy
$21.24
Toxic Deluge-4% Synergy
$4.26
Feed the Swarm-6% Synergy
$0.21
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
The Everflowing Well+33% Synergy
$0.40
The Cauldron of Eternity+29% Synergy
$1.71
Mesmeric Orb+19% Synergy
$17.65
Altar of the Wretched+18% Synergy
$2.61
Crucible of Worlds+14% Synergy
$34.66
Riverchurn Monument+11% Synergy
$2.31
The Water Crystal+10% Synergy
$3.85
Mindcrank+10% Synergy
$11.75
Perpetual Timepiece+10% Synergy
$0.30
Palantír of Orthanc+7% Synergy
$19.39
The Grim Captain's Locker+6% Synergy
$0.23
The Enigma Jewel+6% Synergy
$1.50
Bonehoard+6% Synergy
$0.67
Extinguisher Battleship+5% Synergy
$0.56
Altar of Dementia+5% Synergy
$17.64
Fell Gravship+5% Synergy
$0.20
Mask of Griselbrand+4% Synergy
$0.93
Entropic Battlecruiser+4% Synergy
$0.36
Codex Shredder+4% Synergy
$0.36
Wayfarer's Bauble+1% Synergy
$5.04
Altar of the Brood+0% Synergy
$11.65
Lightning Greaves-4% Synergy
$4.55
Swiftfoot Boots-7% Synergy
$2.30
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support The Ancient One's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Ripples of Undeath+26% Synergy
$8.15
Fraying Sanity+17% Synergy
$0.98
Oversold Cemetery+14% Synergy
$2.76
Virtue of Persistence+12% Synergy
$6.69
Necromancy+12% Synergy
$20.08
Cemetery Tampering+9% Synergy
$0.37
Court of Cunning+8% Synergy
$4.50
Psychic Corrosion+8% Synergy
$5.98
Out of the Tombs+7% Synergy
$13.12
Phyrexian Reclamation+6% Synergy
$3.01
Dance of the Dead+5% Synergy
$18.81
Case of the Shifting Visage+5% Synergy
$0.31
Stillness in Motion+5% Synergy
$0.26
Search for Azcanta+4% Synergy
$1.48
Sphinx's Tutelage+3% Synergy
$1.71
Memory Erosion+3% Synergy
$9.29
Bloodchief Ascension+2% Synergy
$20.50
Phyrexian Arena-2% Synergy
$4.56
Mystic Remora-3% Synergy
$13.06
Propaganda-7% Synergy
$2.85
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside The Ancient One to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries+16% Synergy
$10.24
Jace, the Perfected Mind+5% Synergy
$2.35
Jace, Memory Adept+4% Synergy
$4.30
Ashiok, Dream Render+4% Synergy
$1.34
Liliana, Death's Majesty+0% Synergy
$0.43
Battles
Battles that give The Ancient One decks a second front to attack, plus a payoff for defeating them.
Invasion of Amonkhet+7% Synergy
$0.36
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Nephalia Drownyard+21% Synergy
$0.29
Restless Reef+20% Synergy
$2.99
Susur Secundi, Void Altar+12% Synergy
$4.90
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+11% Synergy
$11.21
Drownyard Temple+9% Synergy
$0.30
Dakmor Salvage+8% Synergy
$0.32
Cephalid Coliseum+8% Synergy
$0.35
Tomb Fortress+7% Synergy
$4.82
Echoing Deeps+7% Synergy
$0.88
Tyrite Sanctum+5% Synergy
$3.07
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital+5% Synergy
$1.35
Geier Reach Sanitarium+5% Synergy
$3.38
Sunken Palace+5% Synergy
$1.16
Lonely Sandbar+4% Synergy
$0.24
Barren Moor+4% Synergy
$0.30
Witch's Cottage+3% Synergy
$1.05
Mystic Sanctuary+3% Synergy
$1.14
Mortuary Mire+2% Synergy
$0.40
Academy Ruins+1% Synergy
$8.41
Rogue's Passage+1% Synergy
$0.43
Cabal Coffers0% Synergy
$32.75
Otawara, Soaring City-1% Synergy
$28.81
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-1% Synergy
$58.36
Bojuka Bog-1% Synergy
$1.46
Temple of the False God-2% Synergy
$0.27
Shizo, Death's Storehouse-2% Synergy
$34.57
Reliquary Tower-13% Synergy
$3.85
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
The Eternity Elevator+6% Synergy
$3.09
The Soul Stone+2% Synergy
$94.39
Mox Amber+2% Synergy
$87.50
Mind Stone+1% Synergy
$0.25
Lotus Petal-1% Synergy
$35.85
Charcoal Diamond-1% Synergy
$0.36
Sky Diamond-1% Synergy
$0.24
Commander's Sphere-1% Synergy
$0.26
Dimir Signet-4% Synergy
$1.19
Fellwar Stone-5% Synergy
$0.90
Arcane Signet-6% Synergy
$0.64
Talisman of Dominance-6% Synergy
$1.20
Sol Ring-7% Synergy
$1.56
Thought Vessel-11% Synergy
$2.38
Lands
The mana base foundation for The Ancient One decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Port of Karfell+11% Synergy
$0.22
Undercity Sewers+11% Synergy
$14.58
Evolving Wilds+8% Synergy
$0.25
Terramorphic Expanse+7% Synergy
$0.26
Fetid Pools+5% Synergy
$0.23
Ash Barrens+4% Synergy
$0.36
Fabled Passage+3% Synergy
$1.12
Agadeem's Awakening+1% Synergy
$27.73
Shipwreck Marsh+1% Synergy
$7.04
Contaminated Aquifer+1% Synergy
$0.40
Underground River+1% Synergy
$2.23
Boggart Trawler+0% Synergy
$1.28
Prismatic Vista+0% Synergy
$34.06
Gloomlake Verge+0% Synergy
$11.24
Myriad Landscape0% Synergy
$0.22
Bloodstained Mire0% Synergy
$18.14
Polluted Delta0% Synergy
$20.56
Scalding Tarn0% Synergy
$38.71
Underground Sea0% Synergy
Snow-Covered Island0% Synergy
$1.01
Dimir Aqueduct0% Synergy
$0.35
Verdant Catacombs0% Synergy
$30.27
Misty Rainforest0% Synergy
$37.87
Dimir Guildgate0% Synergy
$0.14
Darkslick Shores0% Synergy
$3.25
Waterlogged Teachings0% Synergy
$0.59
Marsh Flats0% Synergy
$32.77
Island0% Synergy
$0.06
Hidden Lair-1% Synergy
$2.31
Drowned Catacomb-1% Synergy
$1.23
Flooded Strand-1% Synergy
$15.86
Swamp-1% Synergy
$0.09
Tainted Isle-1% Synergy
$2.62
Darkwater Catacombs-1% Synergy
$0.34
Watery Grave-1% Synergy
$10.58
Morphic Pool-1% Synergy
$29.68
Sunken Ruins-1% Synergy
$5.84
Hydroelectric Specimen-2% Synergy
$0.98
Clearwater Pathway-2% Synergy
$4.83
River of Tears-2% Synergy
$0.31
Sunken Hollow-2% Synergy
$0.37
Fell the Profane-3% Synergy
$4.61
Dismal Backwater-3% Synergy
$0.22
Sink into Stupor-3% Synergy
$7.81
Choked Estuary-3% Synergy
$0.34
Malakir Rebirth-3% Synergy
$15.04
Temple of Deceit-4% Synergy
$0.16
Command Tower-5% Synergy
$0.30
Exotic Orchard-7% Synergy
$0.20
Path of Ancestry-20% Synergy
$0.26
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