The Ancient One
$2.05
$2.05Legendary Creature — Spirit God
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Ranking
#853
Current Rank
#835
Last Week
#727
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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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
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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
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.
The Master of Lake-town+3% Synergy
$6.51
Most Decrepit Old Bird+3% Synergy
Doctor Doom, Unrivaled+2% Synergy
$50.06
Taskmaster, Mercenary Mimic+0% Synergy
$0.41
Hidden Lair-2% Synergy
$3.02
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with The Ancient One's abilities and overall game plan.
Training Grounds+48% Synergy
$8.89
Stitch Together+45% Synergy
$1.85
Wonder+43% Synergy
$2.43
Matzalantli, the Great Door+41% Synergy
$2.78
Cruel Somnophage+40% Synergy
$0.97
Terror Tide+39% Synergy
$0.30
Syr Konrad, the Grim+39% Synergy
$1.18
Dread Return+37% Synergy
$0.42
Likeness Looter+37% Synergy
$3.32
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
$5.86
Singularity Rupture+32% Synergy
$0.56
Victimize+32% Synergy
$1.60
Breach the Multiverse+31% Synergy
$10.74
Reanimate+30% Synergy
$9.04
Consuming Aberration+30% Synergy
$0.36
Windfall+24% Synergy
$4.91
Frantic Search+21% Synergy
$1.40
Drown in the Loch+20% Synergy
$5.89
Counterspell-8% Synergy
$3.77
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Thassa's Oracle+5% Synergy
$23.22
Ancient Tomb0% Synergy
$134.88
Notion Thief-2% Synergy
$1.43
Demonic Tutor-2% Synergy
$72.36
Force of Will-3% Synergy
$62.64
Fierce Guardianship-4% Synergy
$55.95
Vampiric Tutor-4% Synergy
$58.03
Mystical Tutor-5% Synergy
$15.83
Rhystic Study-5% Synergy
$70.04
Cyclonic Rift-6% Synergy
$40.33
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement The Ancient One's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Obsessive Stitcher+33% Synergy
$0.36
Millikin+33% Synergy
$0.26
Dreadhound+30% Synergy
$0.27
Deranged Assistant+29% Synergy
$0.23
Laboratory Maniac+28% Synergy
$2.09
Souls of the Lost+27% Synergy
$0.33
Sheoldred, Whispering One+27% Synergy
$20.49
Starving Revenant+26% Synergy
$0.27
Fleet Swallower+26% Synergy
$1.36
Sepulchral Primordial+25% Synergy
$0.43
Terisian Mindbreaker+25% Synergy
$1.75
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator+24% Synergy
$0.25
Kiora, the Rising Tide+23% Synergy
$0.42
Shadow of Mortality+22% Synergy
$0.63
Grave Researcher+20% Synergy
$2.07
Stitcher's Supplier+20% Synergy
$0.33
Disciple of Bolas+19% Synergy
$0.35
Phenax, God of Deception+18% Synergy
$16.60
The Mindskinner+17% Synergy
$2.59
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur+17% Synergy
$12.43
Archon of Cruelty+16% Synergy
$11.98
Gyruda, Doom of Depths+16% Synergy
$0.46
Bringer of the Last Gift+16% Synergy
$0.51
Nezahal, Primal Tide+15% Synergy
$7.83
Valgavoth, Terror Eater+15% Synergy
$19.95
Ruin Crab+15% Synergy
$1.92
Shadowgrange Archfiend+15% Synergy
$5.64
Doomed Necromancer+14% Synergy
$0.37
Hedron Crab+14% Synergy
$2.90
Chupacabra Echo+12% Synergy
$0.18
Rona, Herald of Invasion+12% Synergy
$1.83
Screeching Scorchbeast+11% Synergy
$2.02
Overlord of the Balemurk+11% Synergy
$19.04
Bruvac the Grandiloquent+11% Synergy
$45.41
Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake+11% Synergy
$0.16
Abyssal Harvester+10% Synergy
$0.33
Huskburster Swarm+10% Synergy
$0.24
Massacre Wurm+9% Synergy
$1.27
Dreadwing Scavenger+9% Synergy
$0.26
Ruthless Technomancer+8% Synergy
$3.49
Nighthowler+7% Synergy
$0.32
The Dawning Archaic+7% Synergy
$1.26
Doom Whisperer+6% Synergy
$6.00
Hullbreaker Horror+6% Synergy
$5.92
Duskmantle Guildmage+5% Synergy
$0.68
Nemesis of Reason+4% Synergy
$3.17
Solemn Simulacrum+2% Synergy
$0.27
Zellix, Sanity Flayer+2% Synergy
$26.94
Dauthi Voidwalker-2% Synergy
$5.06
Baleful Strix-11% Synergy
$3.40
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping The Ancient One safe.
Songs of the Damned+17% Synergy
$3.82
Another Chance+16% Synergy
$0.29
Overwhelming Remorse+15% Synergy
$0.20
Entomb+14% Synergy
$16.66
Dig Through Time+12% Synergy
$0.28
Join the Dead+11% Synergy
$0.23
Bitter Triumph+10% Synergy
$0.32
Stubborn Denial+10% Synergy
$4.71
Thought Scour+9% Synergy
$1.26
Circular Logic+7% Synergy
$0.23
Visions of Beyond+6% Synergy
$5.19
Fact or Fiction+6% Synergy
$0.26
Tainted Indulgence+6% Synergy
$0.34
Confounding Riddle+6% Synergy
$0.24
Kitsune's Technique+4% Synergy
$1.13
Cabal Ritual+4% Synergy
$13.80
Archive Trap+3% Synergy
$1.79
Drown in Dreams+2% Synergy
$2.12
Otherworldly Gaze+2% Synergy
$0.34
Withering Torment+1% Synergy
$0.74
Didn't Say Please+1% Synergy
$0.35
Demonic Consultation0% Synergy
$7.49
Waterlogged Teachings0% Synergy
$0.33
Consider-2% Synergy
$0.28
Fell the Profane-3% Synergy
$3.28
Sink into Stupor-3% Synergy
$5.47
Malakir Rebirth-3% Synergy
$12.73
Deadly Rollick-3% Synergy
$25.73
Mana Drain-4% Synergy
$57.36
Aetherize-4% Synergy
$0.41
Rapid Hybridization-4% Synergy
$1.06
Arcane Denial-5% Synergy
$1.31
Dark Ritual-5% Synergy
$8.66
Infernal Grasp-5% Synergy
$0.35
Negate-7% Synergy
$0.16
Reality Shift-7% Synergy
$0.35
Swan Song-7% Synergy
$9.63
Pongify-8% Synergy
$1.79
An Offer You Can't Refuse-8% Synergy
$3.14
Go for the Throat-10% Synergy
$0.59
Brainstorm-18% Synergy
$1.50
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+25% Synergy
$6.09
Living Death+21% Synergy
$2.74
Persist+19% Synergy
$1.18
Extract from Darkness+18% Synergy
$0.30
Cut Your Losses+14% Synergy
$1.89
Glimpse the Unthinkable+14% Synergy
$3.35
Treasure Cruise+14% Synergy
$0.34
Maddening Cacophony+10% Synergy
$6.04
Coiling Rebirth+10% Synergy
$0.35
Buried Alive+9% Synergy
$1.03
Afterlife from the Loam+8% Synergy
$0.73
Incarnation Technique+7% Synergy
$9.75
Exhume+7% Synergy
$5.62
Traumatize+6% Synergy
$4.12
Deep Analysis+6% Synergy
$0.19
Defossilize+6% Synergy
$0.18
Will of the Abzan+5% Synergy
$4.90
Winternight Stories+5% Synergy
$1.37
Zombify+5% Synergy
$0.28
Fractured Sanity+5% Synergy
$3.32
Unearth+4% Synergy
$0.62
Demonic Counsel+4% Synergy
$2.08
From the Catacombs+4% Synergy
$0.91
Lively Dirge+3% Synergy
$1.93
Connive // Concoct+2% Synergy
$0.38
Mind Grind+1% Synergy
$2.89
Agadeem's Awakening+1% Synergy
$28.26
Dream Harvest+1% Synergy
$0.32
Tasha's Hideous Laughter+1% Synergy
$3.68
Damnation-2% Synergy
$20.60
Toxic Deluge-4% Synergy
$3.44
Feed the Swarm-6% Synergy
$0.19
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
The Cauldron of Eternity+30% Synergy
$1.36
Mesmeric Orb+19% Synergy
$16.92
Altar of the Wretched+18% Synergy
$1.34
Crucible of Worlds+14% Synergy
$34.01
The Water Crystal+11% Synergy
$3.19
Mindcrank+11% Synergy
$12.64
Riverchurn Monument+11% Synergy
$2.01
Perpetual Timepiece+10% Synergy
$0.26
Palantír of Orthanc+8% Synergy
$21.97
The Enigma Jewel+7% Synergy
$1.35
The Grim Captain's Locker+7% Synergy
$0.21
Bonehoard+5% Synergy
$1.02
Altar of Dementia+5% Synergy
$17.01
Extinguisher Battleship+5% Synergy
$0.47
Fell Gravship+5% Synergy
$0.18
Mask of Griselbrand+4% Synergy
$0.71
Entropic Battlecruiser+4% Synergy
$0.31
Codex Shredder+4% Synergy
$0.28
Wayfarer's Bauble+1% Synergy
$0.35
Altar of the Brood+0% Synergy
$8.30
Lightning Greaves-4% Synergy
$4.15
Swiftfoot Boots-7% Synergy
$1.93
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support The Ancient One's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Ripples of Undeath+26% Synergy
$6.25
Fraying Sanity+17% Synergy
$0.67
Oversold Cemetery+15% Synergy
$2.82
Virtue of Persistence+12% Synergy
$6.74
Necromancy+12% Synergy
$19.37
Cemetery Tampering+9% Synergy
$0.33
Court of Cunning+8% Synergy
$4.05
Psychic Corrosion+8% Synergy
$5.40
Out of the Tombs+7% Synergy
$14.37
Phyrexian Reclamation+6% Synergy
$2.76
Case of the Shifting Visage+6% Synergy
$0.34
Dance of the Dead+5% Synergy
$16.04
Stillness in Motion+5% Synergy
$0.21
Search for Azcanta+4% Synergy
$1.54
One Ring to Rule Them All+4% Synergy
$2.32
Sphinx's Tutelage+4% Synergy
$2.47
Memory Erosion+3% Synergy
$9.15
Bloodchief Ascension+3% Synergy
$20.42
Phyrexian Arena-2% Synergy
$3.96
Mystic Remora-3% Synergy
$12.59
Propaganda-7% Synergy
$2.26
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside The Ancient One to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries+16% Synergy
$9.14
Jace, the Perfected Mind+5% Synergy
$2.07
Ashiok, Dream Render+5% Synergy
$1.30
Jace, Memory Adept+4% Synergy
$3.04
Liliana, Death's Majesty+0% Synergy
$0.52
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Nephalia Drownyard+22% Synergy
$0.29
Restless Reef+21% Synergy
$1.72
Susur Secundi, Void Altar+12% Synergy
$3.80
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+11% Synergy
$11.88
Drownyard Temple+9% Synergy
$0.29
Tomb Fortress+8% Synergy
$4.55
Dakmor Salvage+8% Synergy
$0.30
Cephalid Coliseum+7% Synergy
$0.28
Echoing Deeps+7% Synergy
$0.71
Tyrite Sanctum+6% Synergy
$3.01
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital+6% Synergy
$1.90
Geier Reach Sanitarium+5% Synergy
$3.46
Sunken Palace+4% Synergy
$0.87
Lonely Sandbar+4% Synergy
$0.31
Barren Moor+4% Synergy
$0.35
Hidden Necropolis+4% Synergy
$0.16
Mystic Sanctuary+4% Synergy
$1.04
Witch's Cottage+3% Synergy
$1.01
Mortuary Mire+2% Synergy
$0.41
Academy Ruins+1% Synergy
$9.61
Rogue's Passage+1% Synergy
$0.40
Cabal Coffers0% Synergy
$28.93
Otawara, Soaring City-1% Synergy
$28.63
Bojuka Bog-1% Synergy
$1.21
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-1% Synergy
$63.16
Temple of the False God-1% Synergy
$0.31
Shizo, Death's Storehouse-2% Synergy
$34.17
Reliquary Tower-13% Synergy
$4.25
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
The Eternity Elevator+5% Synergy
$2.49
The Soul Stone+2% Synergy
$115.35
Mox Amber+2% Synergy
$76.73
Mind Stone+1% Synergy
$0.35
Lotus Petal-1% Synergy
$33.77
Charcoal Diamond-1% Synergy
$0.36
Commander's Sphere-1% Synergy
$0.29
Sky Diamond-1% Synergy
$0.25
Dimir Signet-4% Synergy
$1.20
Fellwar Stone-5% Synergy
$0.86
Arcane Signet-6% Synergy
$0.43
Talisman of Dominance-6% Synergy
$0.79
Sol Ring-6% Synergy
$1.42
Thought Vessel-11% Synergy
$2.45
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
$14.06
Evolving Wilds+8% Synergy
$0.28
Terramorphic Expanse+8% Synergy
$0.31
Fetid Pools+5% Synergy
$1.03
Ash Barrens+4% Synergy
$0.32
Fabled Passage+3% Synergy
$1.04
Shipwreck Marsh+1% Synergy
$7.22
Agadeem's Awakening+1% Synergy
$28.26
Contaminated Aquifer+1% Synergy
$0.29
Underground River+0% Synergy
$1.89
Boggart Trawler+0% Synergy
$0.82
Prismatic Vista+0% Synergy
$35.44
Gloomlake Verge+0% Synergy
$10.27
Myriad Landscape0% Synergy
$0.30
Polluted Delta0% Synergy
$19.73
Bloodstained Mire0% Synergy
$16.85
Scalding Tarn0% Synergy
$40.14
Darkslick Shores0% Synergy
$2.46
Drowned Catacomb0% Synergy
$0.84
Verdant Catacombs0% Synergy
$27.76
Snow-Covered Island0% Synergy
$1.21
Dimir Aqueduct0% Synergy
$0.39
Dimir Guildgate0% Synergy
$0.16
Misty Rainforest0% Synergy
$38.22
Underground Sea0% Synergy
Marsh Flats0% Synergy
$32.35
Snow-Covered Swamp0% Synergy
$0.74
Waterlogged Teachings0% Synergy
$0.33
Island0% Synergy
$0.08
Flooded Strand-1% Synergy
$16.42
Swamp-1% Synergy
$0.09
Watery Grave-1% Synergy
$9.39
Morphic Pool-1% Synergy
$29.26
Darkwater Catacombs-1% Synergy
$0.37
Tainted Isle-1% Synergy
$2.42
Sunken Ruins-1% Synergy
$8.33
Hydroelectric Specimen-2% Synergy
$0.82
River of Tears-2% Synergy
$0.40
Clearwater Pathway-2% Synergy
$4.17
Sunken Hollow-2% Synergy
$0.28
Dismal Backwater-3% Synergy
$0.20
Choked Estuary-3% Synergy
$0.24
Fell the Profane-3% Synergy
$3.28
Sink into Stupor-3% Synergy
$5.47
Malakir Rebirth-3% Synergy
$12.73
Command Tower-4% Synergy
$0.34
Temple of Deceit-4% Synergy
$0.20
Exotic Orchard-7% Synergy
$0.27
Path of Ancestry-21% Synergy
$0.29
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