The Ancient One
$2.61
$2.61Legendary Creature — Spirit God
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Ranking
#834
Current Rank
#854
Last Week
#716
Past 2 Years
Dimir Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring The Ancient One.
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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
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We Descend Into Lost Caverns of Ixalan! | Commander Clash S15 E26
More The Ancient One VideosNew Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in The Ancient One decks.
Grave Researcher+20% Synergy
$3.08
The Dawning Archaic+7% Synergy
$1.51
Exhibition Tidecaller+4% Synergy
$0.58
Doctor Doom, Unrivaled+2% Synergy
Emeritus of Woe+1% Synergy
$17.35
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with The Ancient One's abilities and overall game plan.
Training Grounds+48% Synergy
$7.26
Stitch Together+44% Synergy
$1.99
Wonder+44% Synergy
$1.54
Matzalantli, the Great Door+42% Synergy
$2.83
Cruel Somnophage+41% Synergy
$0.88
Terror Tide+39% Synergy
$0.29
Syr Konrad, the Grim+39% Synergy
$0.91
Likeness Looter+38% Synergy
$3.26
Dread Return+38% Synergy
$0.42
The Everflowing Well+34% Synergy
$0.33
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful The Ancient One decks.
Animate Dead+32% Synergy
$5.00
Victimize+32% Synergy
$1.70
Singularity Rupture+32% Synergy
$0.49
Breach the Multiverse+31% Synergy
$9.79
Reanimate+30% Synergy
$8.19
Consuming Aberration+29% Synergy
$0.23
Windfall+24% Synergy
$4.94
Frantic Search+21% Synergy
$1.10
Drown in the Loch+21% Synergy
$1.45
Counterspell-8% Synergy
$3.67
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Thassa's Oracle+5% Synergy
$22.52
Ancient Tomb0% Synergy
$129.20
Notion Thief-2% Synergy
$1.54
Demonic Tutor-3% Synergy
$72.10
Force of Will-3% Synergy
$64.63
Fierce Guardianship-4% Synergy
$58.52
Vampiric Tutor-4% Synergy
$60.87
Mystical Tutor-5% Synergy
$18.15
Rhystic Study-5% Synergy
$66.59
Cyclonic Rift-6% Synergy
$41.55
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement The Ancient One's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Obsessive Stitcher+34% Synergy
$0.33
Millikin+33% Synergy
$0.32
Dreadhound+31% Synergy
$0.35
Deranged Assistant+29% Synergy
$0.16
Laboratory Maniac+28% Synergy
$1.63
Souls of the Lost+28% Synergy
$0.30
Sheoldred, Whispering One+27% Synergy
$23.37
Starving Revenant+26% Synergy
$0.35
Fleet Swallower+26% Synergy
$1.31
Sepulchral Primordial+26% Synergy
$0.39
Terisian Mindbreaker+25% Synergy
$2.44
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator+24% Synergy
$0.30
Kiora, the Rising Tide+23% Synergy
$0.46
Shadow of Mortality+23% Synergy
$0.68
Stitcher's Supplier+19% Synergy
$0.29
Disciple of Bolas+19% Synergy
$0.35
Phenax, God of Deception+18% Synergy
$15.26
The Mindskinner+18% Synergy
$2.81
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur+17% Synergy
$12.26
Bringer of the Last Gift+17% Synergy
$0.63
Archon of Cruelty+16% Synergy
$9.67
Gyruda, Doom of Depths+16% Synergy
$0.45
Nezahal, Primal Tide+16% Synergy
$9.09
Valgavoth, Terror Eater+15% Synergy
$16.45
Ruin Crab+15% Synergy
$2.05
Shadowgrange Archfiend+15% Synergy
$5.68
Doomed Necromancer+15% Synergy
$0.43
Hedron Crab+13% Synergy
$2.70
Chupacabra Echo+13% Synergy
$0.22
Rona, Herald of Invasion+12% Synergy
$1.63
Screeching Scorchbeast+12% Synergy
$1.73
Overlord of the Balemurk+11% Synergy
$21.46
Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake+11% Synergy
$0.17
Bruvac the Grandiloquent+11% Synergy
$45.22
Abyssal Harvester+11% Synergy
$0.37
Huskburster Swarm+10% Synergy
$0.24
Dreadwing Scavenger+9% Synergy
$0.26
Massacre Wurm+9% Synergy
$1.17
Ruthless Technomancer+9% Synergy
$3.96
Nighthowler+7% Synergy
$0.31
Doom Whisperer+7% Synergy
$6.09
Hullbreaker Horror+7% Synergy
$5.92
Ancient Brass Dragon+6% Synergy
$43.91
Twilight Diviner+6% Synergy
$2.65
Duskmantle Guildmage+5% Synergy
$1.43
Nemesis of Reason+4% Synergy
$3.36
Solemn Simulacrum+3% Synergy
$0.31
Zellix, Sanity Flayer+2% Synergy
$26.35
Dauthi Voidwalker-2% Synergy
$5.36
Baleful Strix-11% Synergy
$3.04
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping The Ancient One safe.
Songs of the Damned+17% Synergy
$3.32
Another Chance+17% Synergy
$0.26
Overwhelming Remorse+15% Synergy
$0.18
Entomb+14% Synergy
$17.25
Dig Through Time+12% Synergy
$0.25
Join the Dead+12% Synergy
$0.19
Bitter Triumph+11% Synergy
$0.58
Stubborn Denial+10% Synergy
$4.37
Thought Scour+9% Synergy
$1.51
Circular Logic+7% Synergy
$0.27
Visions of Beyond+6% Synergy
$4.96
Fact or Fiction+6% Synergy
$0.25
Tainted Indulgence+6% Synergy
$0.36
Confounding Riddle+6% Synergy
$0.32
Kitsune's Technique+4% Synergy
$1.47
Cabal Ritual+4% Synergy
$14.52
Counterpoint+3% Synergy
$0.31
Archive Trap+3% Synergy
$1.74
Drown in Dreams+2% Synergy
$2.80
Otherworldly Gaze+1% Synergy
$0.33
Withering Torment+1% Synergy
$3.47
Didn't Say Please+1% Synergy
$0.36
Demonic Consultation0% Synergy
$7.72
Waterlogged Teachings-1% Synergy
$0.46
Consider-2% Synergy
$0.33
Malakir Rebirth-3% Synergy
$14.14
Deadly Rollick-3% Synergy
$28.12
Fell the Profane-3% Synergy
$3.79
Sink into Stupor-3% Synergy
$6.82
Mana Drain-4% Synergy
$55.81
Rapid Hybridization-4% Synergy
$0.50
Aetherize-4% Synergy
$0.41
Arcane Denial-5% Synergy
$2.01
Dark Ritual-5% Synergy
$3.90
Infernal Grasp-6% Synergy
$0.25
Swan Song-7% Synergy
$8.00
Reality Shift-7% Synergy
$0.26
Negate-7% Synergy
$0.20
Pongify-8% Synergy
$1.72
An Offer You Can't Refuse-8% Synergy
$2.27
Go for the Throat-10% Synergy
$0.57
Brainstorm-19% Synergy
$1.39
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance The Ancient One's game plan and control the board.
Wail of the Forgotten+33% Synergy
$0.23
Rise of the Dark Realms+24% Synergy
$7.39
Living Death+22% Synergy
$2.17
Persist+19% Synergy
$0.97
Extract from Darkness+18% Synergy
$0.23
Cut Your Losses+14% Synergy
$1.41
Treasure Cruise+14% Synergy
$0.24
Glimpse the Unthinkable+13% Synergy
$3.18
Maddening Cacophony+11% Synergy
$7.66
Coiling Rebirth+10% Synergy
$0.30
Buried Alive+9% Synergy
$0.88
Afterlife from the Loam+8% Synergy
$0.50
Incarnation Technique+8% Synergy
$9.79
Deep Analysis+6% Synergy
$0.27
Exhume+6% Synergy
$5.25
Traumatize+6% Synergy
$3.99
Defossilize+6% Synergy
$0.20
Winternight Stories+5% Synergy
$2.07
Fractured Sanity+5% Synergy
$3.14
Will of the Abzan+5% Synergy
$5.31
Zombify+5% Synergy
$0.27
Unearth+4% Synergy
$0.56
From the Catacombs+4% Synergy
$0.84
Demonic Counsel+4% Synergy
$1.85
Lively Dirge+3% Synergy
$1.41
Connive // Concoct+2% Synergy
$0.28
Mind Grind+1% Synergy
$4.78
Dream Harvest+1% Synergy
$0.35
Tasha's Hideous Laughter+1% Synergy
$3.90
Agadeem's Awakening+1% Synergy
$29.38
Damnation-2% Synergy
$20.99
Toxic Deluge-4% Synergy
$5.05
Feed the Swarm-5% Synergy
$0.21
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
The Cauldron of Eternity+30% Synergy
$1.33
Mesmeric Orb+20% Synergy
$18.39
Altar of the Wretched+18% Synergy
$0.81
Crucible of Worlds+14% Synergy
$34.13
Mindcrank+10% Synergy
$10.59
The Water Crystal+10% Synergy
$4.10
Riverchurn Monument+10% Synergy
$2.42
Perpetual Timepiece+9% Synergy
$0.30
Palantír of Orthanc+8% Synergy
$24.29
The Enigma Jewel+7% Synergy
$1.21
The Grim Captain's Locker+7% Synergy
$0.23
Altar of Dementia+5% Synergy
$17.16
Bonehoard+5% Synergy
$0.98
Extinguisher Battleship+5% Synergy
$0.38
Fell Gravship+5% Synergy
$0.22
Waterlogged Hulk+5% Synergy
$0.20
Entropic Battlecruiser+4% Synergy
$0.34
Mask of Griselbrand+4% Synergy
$0.62
Codex Shredder+4% Synergy
$0.36
Wayfarer's Bauble+1% Synergy
$0.30
Altar of the Brood+0% Synergy
$8.34
Lightning Greaves-3% Synergy
$4.44
Swiftfoot Boots-6% Synergy
$1.95
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support The Ancient One's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Ripples of Undeath+26% Synergy
$6.19
Fraying Sanity+17% Synergy
$0.58
Oversold Cemetery+15% Synergy
$2.69
Virtue of Persistence+13% Synergy
$7.96
Necromancy+12% Synergy
$19.84
Cemetery Tampering+9% Synergy
$0.36
Court of Cunning+8% Synergy
$4.44
Psychic Corrosion+8% Synergy
$6.90
Out of the Tombs+7% Synergy
$12.39
Phyrexian Reclamation+6% Synergy
$2.53
Case of the Shifting Visage+6% Synergy
$0.36
Dance of the Dead+5% Synergy
$17.18
Stillness in Motion+5% Synergy
$0.23
Search for Azcanta+4% Synergy
$1.81
One Ring to Rule Them All+4% Synergy
$2.97
Sphinx's Tutelage+3% Synergy
$2.88
Memory Erosion+3% Synergy
$9.00
Eaten by Piranhas+3% Synergy
$0.38
Bloodchief Ascension+3% Synergy
$20.52
Phyrexian Arena-2% Synergy
$4.22
Mystic Remora-2% Synergy
$12.00
Propaganda-7% Synergy
$3.11
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside The Ancient One to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries+17% Synergy
$8.80
Jace, the Perfected Mind+5% Synergy
$1.74
Ashiok, Dream Render+5% Synergy
$1.72
Jace, Memory Adept+4% Synergy
$2.66
Liliana, Death's Majesty+0% Synergy
$0.60
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Nephalia Drownyard+22% Synergy
$0.33
Restless Reef+21% Synergy
$2.86
Susur Secundi, Void Altar+12% Synergy
$4.50
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+12% Synergy
$10.74
Tomb Fortress+9% Synergy
$4.69
Drownyard Temple+8% Synergy
$0.25
Dakmor Salvage+8% Synergy
$0.37
Cephalid Coliseum+7% Synergy
$0.22
Echoing Deeps+7% Synergy
$0.84
Tyrite Sanctum+6% Synergy
$3.01
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital+5% Synergy
$1.46
Geier Reach Sanitarium+5% Synergy
$1.50
Lonely Sandbar+4% Synergy
$0.28
Sunken Palace+4% Synergy
$0.85
Hidden Necropolis+4% Synergy
$0.17
Barren Moor+4% Synergy
$0.32
Mystic Sanctuary+4% Synergy
$0.85
Witch's Cottage+3% Synergy
$0.87
Mortuary Mire+2% Synergy
$0.46
Academy Ruins+1% Synergy
$9.71
Rogue's Passage+1% Synergy
$0.38
Cabal Coffers0% Synergy
$33.04
Otawara, Soaring City-1% Synergy
$30.88
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-1% Synergy
$63.55
Bojuka Bog-1% Synergy
$0.70
Temple of the False God-2% Synergy
$0.33
Shizo, Death's Storehouse-2% Synergy
$39.40
Reliquary Tower-13% Synergy
$2.94
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
The Eternity Elevator+5% Synergy
$1.30
The Soul Stone+3% Synergy
$86.21
Mox Amber+2% Synergy
$73.96
Mind Stone+2% Synergy
$0.21
Thran Dynamo0% Synergy
$4.53
Lotus Petal-1% Synergy
$37.63
Charcoal Diamond-1% Synergy
$0.36
Commander's Sphere-1% Synergy
$0.33
Sky Diamond-1% Synergy
$0.30
Dimir Signet-3% Synergy
$1.20
Fellwar Stone-5% Synergy
$2.20
Arcane Signet-5% Synergy
$1.10
Talisman of Dominance-5% Synergy
$1.62
Sol Ring-6% Synergy
$1.13
Thought Vessel-11% Synergy
$2.51
Lands
The mana base foundation for The Ancient One decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Port of Karfell+11% Synergy
$0.29
Undercity Sewers+11% Synergy
$16.81
Evolving Wilds+8% Synergy
$0.12
Terramorphic Expanse+7% Synergy
$0.16
Fetid Pools+5% Synergy
$0.33
Ash Barrens+4% Synergy
$0.36
Fabled Passage+3% Synergy
$3.30
Shipwreck Marsh+1% Synergy
$6.71
Agadeem's Awakening+1% Synergy
$29.38
Contaminated Aquifer+0% Synergy
$0.31
Underground River+0% Synergy
$1.47
Boggart Trawler+0% Synergy
$0.87
Prismatic Vista+0% Synergy
$37.91
Gloomlake Verge+0% Synergy
$10.12
Polluted Delta+0% Synergy
$18.92
Drowned Catacomb0% Synergy
$1.77
Bloodstained Mire0% Synergy
$17.33
Scalding Tarn0% Synergy
$36.04
Myriad Landscape0% Synergy
$0.33
Dimir Aqueduct0% Synergy
$0.34
Verdant Catacombs0% Synergy
$32.02
Snow-Covered Island0% Synergy
$1.01
Misty Rainforest0% Synergy
$36.97
Darkslick Shores0% Synergy
$2.12
Snow-Covered Swamp0% Synergy
$0.70
Underground Sea0% Synergy
Dimir Guildgate0% Synergy
$0.12
Marsh Flats0% Synergy
$31.86
Waterlogged Teachings-1% Synergy
$0.46
Flooded Strand-1% Synergy
$16.02
Island-1% Synergy
$0.07
Morphic Pool-1% Synergy
$28.09
Watery Grave-1% Synergy
$10.77
Swamp-1% Synergy
$2.00
Tainted Isle-1% Synergy
$0.85
Darkwater Catacombs-1% Synergy
$0.37
Sunken Ruins-1% Synergy
$9.25
River of Tears-2% Synergy
$0.33
Hydroelectric Specimen-2% Synergy
$0.80
Clearwater Pathway-2% Synergy
$4.57
Sunken Hollow-2% Synergy
$0.34
Choked Estuary-3% Synergy
$0.31
Malakir Rebirth-3% Synergy
$14.14
Dismal Backwater-3% Synergy
$0.20
Fell the Profane-3% Synergy
$3.79
Sink into Stupor-3% Synergy
$6.82
Command Tower-4% Synergy
$0.25
Temple of Deceit-5% Synergy
$0.24
Exotic Orchard-7% Synergy
$0.82
Path of Ancestry-21% Synergy
$0.27
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