The Ancient One
$2.42
$2.42Legendary Creature — Spirit God
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
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#733
Current Rank
#771
Last Week
#704
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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.
Grave Researcher+15% Synergy
$3.83
Kitsune's Technique+5% Synergy
$1.59
The Dawning Archaic+5% Synergy
$2.50
Armaggon, Future Shark+3% Synergy
$0.41
Exhibition Tidecaller+1% Synergy
$0.76
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with The Ancient One's abilities and overall game plan.
Training Grounds+49% Synergy
$7.37
Stitch Together+45% Synergy
$1.76
Wonder+45% Synergy
$1.36
Matzalantli, the Great Door+43% Synergy
$2.18
Cruel Somnophage+42% Synergy
$0.66
Syr Konrad, the Grim+40% Synergy
$0.57
Terror Tide+40% Synergy
$0.30
Likeness Looter+39% Synergy
$4.64
Dread Return+39% Synergy
$0.47
The Everflowing Well+35% Synergy
$0.35
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful The Ancient One decks.
Victimize+33% Synergy
$1.20
Animate Dead+33% Synergy
$3.92
Breach the Multiverse+33% Synergy
$8.42
Singularity Rupture+32% Synergy
$0.74
Reanimate+31% Synergy
$9.18
Consuming Aberration+30% Synergy
$0.27
Windfall+25% Synergy
$4.79
Frantic Search+21% Synergy
$0.46
Drown in the Loch+21% Synergy
$1.15
Counterspell-7% Synergy
$2.48
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Thassa's Oracle+5% Synergy
$24.05
Ancient Tomb-1% Synergy
$122.46
Demonic Tutor-3% Synergy
$68.04
Notion Thief-3% Synergy
$1.58
Force of Will-3% Synergy
$69.23
Fierce Guardianship-5% Synergy
$56.28
Vampiric Tutor-5% Synergy
$64.98
Mystical Tutor-5% Synergy
$17.27
Rhystic Study-6% Synergy
$67.17
Cyclonic Rift-6% Synergy
$41.42
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement The Ancient One's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Obsessive Stitcher+35% Synergy
$0.30
Millikin+33% Synergy
$0.34
Dreadhound+32% Synergy
$0.34
Deranged Assistant+28% Synergy
$0.09
Souls of the Lost+28% Synergy
$0.37
Sheoldred, Whispering One+28% Synergy
$20.07
Laboratory Maniac+28% Synergy
$1.84
Sepulchral Primordial+27% Synergy
$0.36
Fleet Swallower+27% Synergy
$1.35
Starving Revenant+27% Synergy
$0.27
Terisian Mindbreaker+26% Synergy
$1.71
Shadow of Mortality+24% Synergy
$0.65
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator+24% Synergy
$0.34
Kiora, the Rising Tide+23% Synergy
$0.42
The Mindskinner+19% Synergy
$2.39
Stitcher's Supplier+19% Synergy
$0.23
Phenax, God of Deception+19% Synergy
$15.72
Disciple of Bolas+19% Synergy
$0.26
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur+18% Synergy
$13.50
Gyruda, Doom of Depths+17% Synergy
$0.44
Nezahal, Primal Tide+17% Synergy
$9.57
Bringer of the Last Gift+17% Synergy
$0.65
Ruin Crab+16% Synergy
$1.76
Archon of Cruelty+16% Synergy
$7.94
Valgavoth, Terror Eater+16% Synergy
$14.60
Shadowgrange Archfiend+16% Synergy
$5.34
Doomed Necromancer+16% Synergy
$0.39
Hedron Crab+13% Synergy
$2.14
Rona, Herald of Invasion+13% Synergy
$1.71
Screeching Scorchbeast+13% Synergy
$2.54
Chupacabra Echo+13% Synergy
$0.20
Bruvac the Grandiloquent+12% Synergy
$43.74
Overlord of the Balemurk+12% Synergy
$22.90
Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake+12% Synergy
$0.09
Abyssal Harvester+11% Synergy
$0.38
Massacre Wurm+10% Synergy
$4.55
Dreadwing Scavenger+10% Synergy
$0.18
Huskburster Swarm+10% Synergy
$0.25
Ruthless Technomancer+9% Synergy
$3.56
Nighthowler+8% Synergy
$0.34
Hullbreaker Horror+7% Synergy
$5.88
Doom Whisperer+7% Synergy
$5.31
Twilight Diviner+7% Synergy
$2.39
Ancient Brass Dragon+7% Synergy
$41.57
Duskmantle Guildmage+6% Synergy
$1.08
Nemesis of Reason+5% Synergy
$3.10
Solemn Simulacrum+3% Synergy
$0.31
Zellix, Sanity Flayer+3% Synergy
$30.58
Dauthi Voidwalker-3% Synergy
$4.88
Baleful Strix-12% Synergy
$2.05
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping The Ancient One safe.
Another Chance+18% Synergy
$0.21
Songs of the Damned+17% Synergy
$3.06
Entomb+15% Synergy
$16.82
Overwhelming Remorse+15% Synergy
$0.11
Join the Dead+13% Synergy
$0.15
Dig Through Time+12% Synergy
$0.35
Bitter Triumph+11% Synergy
$1.62
Stubborn Denial+11% Synergy
$4.37
Thought Scour+10% Synergy
$0.54
Fact or Fiction+7% Synergy
$0.25
Visions of Beyond+7% Synergy
$4.99
Tainted Indulgence+7% Synergy
$0.32
Circular Logic+7% Synergy
$0.29
Confounding Riddle+7% Synergy
$0.26
Cabal Ritual+4% Synergy
$14.23
Archive Trap+4% Synergy
$1.93
Counterpoint+4% Synergy
$0.31
Drown in Dreams+3% Synergy
$2.82
Don't Make a Sound+3% Synergy
$0.11
Withering Torment+2% Synergy
$3.32
Otherworldly Gaze+2% Synergy
$0.29
Didn't Say Please+1% Synergy
$0.33
Waterlogged Teachings-1% Synergy
$0.41
Demonic Consultation-1% Synergy
$6.52
Deadly Rollick-3% Synergy
$26.08
Consider-3% Synergy
$0.24
Sink into Stupor-4% Synergy
$5.53
Fell the Profane-4% Synergy
$3.22
Malakir Rebirth-4% Synergy
$13.31
Rapid Hybridization-4% Synergy
$0.49
Dark Ritual-5% Synergy
$6.80
Arcane Denial-5% Synergy
$1.30
Mana Drain-5% Synergy
$52.04
Aetherize-5% Synergy
$0.39
Infernal Grasp-6% Synergy
$0.30
Swan Song-7% Synergy
$6.97
Negate-8% Synergy
$0.20
An Offer You Can't Refuse-8% Synergy
$2.10
Pongify-8% Synergy
$1.73
Reality Shift-8% Synergy
$0.42
Go for the Throat-11% Synergy
$0.59
Brainstorm-19% Synergy
$1.37
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance The Ancient One's game plan and control the board.
Wail of the Forgotten+34% Synergy
$0.21
Rise of the Dark Realms+25% Synergy
$4.84
Living Death+22% Synergy
$1.90
Extract from Darkness+19% Synergy
$0.19
Persist+19% Synergy
$0.75
Treasure Cruise+15% Synergy
$0.36
Cut Your Losses+15% Synergy
$1.32
Glimpse the Unthinkable+14% Synergy
$2.96
Maddening Cacophony+11% Synergy
$7.67
Coiling Rebirth+11% Synergy
$0.16
Buried Alive+9% Synergy
$0.76
Incarnation Technique+8% Synergy
$10.31
Afterlife from the Loam+8% Synergy
$0.31
Deep Analysis+7% Synergy
$0.24
Exhume+7% Synergy
$5.87
Fractured Sanity+6% Synergy
$3.33
Traumatize+6% Synergy
$4.01
Winternight Stories+6% Synergy
$2.31
Defossilize+6% Synergy
$0.14
Unearth+5% Synergy
$0.56
From the Catacombs+5% Synergy
$0.82
Will of the Abzan+5% Synergy
$4.02
Zombify+5% Synergy
$0.29
Lively Dirge+4% Synergy
$1.04
Demonic Counsel+4% Synergy
$2.02
Connive // Concoct+3% Synergy
$0.34
Mind Grind+2% Synergy
$5.09
Dream Harvest+2% Synergy
$0.36
Tasha's Hideous Laughter+2% Synergy
$4.34
Agadeem's Awakening+1% Synergy
$25.35
Damnation-2% Synergy
$20.74
Toxic Deluge-5% Synergy
$4.69
Feed the Swarm-6% Synergy
$0.38
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
The Cauldron of Eternity+31% Synergy
$1.32
Mesmeric Orb+20% Synergy
$21.06
Altar of the Wretched+19% Synergy
$0.64
Crucible of Worlds+15% Synergy
$30.56
Mindcrank+11% Synergy
$13.66
The Water Crystal+11% Synergy
$3.80
Riverchurn Monument+11% Synergy
$2.55
Perpetual Timepiece+10% Synergy
$0.33
Palantír of Orthanc+8% Synergy
$21.43
The Grim Captain's Locker+7% Synergy
$0.20
The Enigma Jewel+7% Synergy
$1.29
Altar of Dementia+6% Synergy
$16.70
Extinguisher Battleship+6% Synergy
$0.60
Bonehoard+5% Synergy
$2.06
Waterlogged Hulk+5% Synergy
$0.10
Entropic Battlecruiser+5% Synergy
$0.31
Fell Gravship+5% Synergy
$0.12
Mask of Griselbrand+5% Synergy
$0.50
Codex Shredder+4% Synergy
$0.23
Wayfarer's Bauble+1% Synergy
$0.31
Altar of the Brood0% Synergy
$8.97
Lightning Greaves-3% Synergy
$3.57
Swiftfoot Boots-6% Synergy
$1.85
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support The Ancient One's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Ripples of Undeath+26% Synergy
$5.79
Fraying Sanity+18% Synergy
$0.50
Oversold Cemetery+15% Synergy
$1.97
Virtue of Persistence+14% Synergy
$7.40
Necromancy+13% Synergy
$16.30
Court of Cunning+10% Synergy
$4.20
Psychic Corrosion+9% Synergy
$5.32
Cemetery Tampering+9% Synergy
$0.21
Out of the Tombs+8% Synergy
$13.82
Case of the Shifting Visage+7% Synergy
$0.30
Phyrexian Reclamation+7% Synergy
$2.02
Dance of the Dead+6% Synergy
$16.70
Stillness in Motion+5% Synergy
$0.22
One Ring to Rule Them All+5% Synergy
$2.82
Bloodchief Ascension+4% Synergy
$21.02
Memory Erosion+4% Synergy
$8.28
Sphinx's Tutelage+4% Synergy
$3.20
Search for Azcanta+4% Synergy
$1.92
Eaten by Piranhas+3% Synergy
$0.25
Phyrexian Arena-2% Synergy
$3.79
Mystic Remora-3% Synergy
$10.56
Propaganda-7% Synergy
$3.42
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside The Ancient One to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries+17% Synergy
$8.80
Ashiok, Dream Render+5% Synergy
$2.33
Jace, the Perfected Mind+5% Synergy
$1.44
Jace, Memory Adept+5% Synergy
$2.46
Liliana, Death's Majesty+1% Synergy
$0.40
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Nephalia Drownyard+22% Synergy
$0.30
Restless Reef+22% Synergy
$1.89
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+13% Synergy
$11.19
Susur Secundi, Void Altar+13% Synergy
$4.67
Drownyard Temple+9% Synergy
$0.20
Tomb Fortress+9% Synergy
$4.75
Dakmor Salvage+8% Synergy
$0.19
Echoing Deeps+8% Synergy
$0.81
Cephalid Coliseum+7% Synergy
$0.24
Tyrite Sanctum+7% Synergy
$3.26
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital+6% Synergy
$1.83
Geier Reach Sanitarium+6% Synergy
$1.09
Lonely Sandbar+5% Synergy
$0.28
Barren Moor+5% Synergy
$0.31
Sunken Palace+5% Synergy
$0.78
Hidden Necropolis+5% Synergy
$0.14
Mystic Sanctuary+4% Synergy
$0.81
Witch's Cottage+4% Synergy
$0.75
Mortuary Mire+3% Synergy
$0.41
Duskmantle, House of Shadow+3% Synergy
$0.20
Academy Ruins+2% Synergy
$9.05
Rogue's Passage+1% Synergy
$0.30
Bojuka Bog-1% Synergy
$0.53
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-1% Synergy
$58.63
Otawara, Soaring City-1% Synergy
$28.46
Cabal Coffers-1% Synergy
$29.65
Temple of the False God-2% Synergy
$1.11
Shizo, Death's Storehouse-2% Synergy
$29.75
Reliquary Tower-13% Synergy
$2.51
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
The Eternity Elevator+6% Synergy
$1.71
The Soul Stone+3% Synergy
$67.27
Mind Stone+2% Synergy
$0.34
Mox Amber+2% Synergy
$69.59
Thran Dynamo0% Synergy
$4.35
Commander's Sphere-1% Synergy
$0.34
Charcoal Diamond-1% Synergy
$0.36
Lotus Petal-1% Synergy
$38.55
Sky Diamond-2% Synergy
$0.24
Dimir Signet-4% Synergy
$1.18
Arcane Signet-5% Synergy
$0.39
Fellwar Stone-5% Synergy
$0.65
Sol Ring-6% Synergy
$1.17
Talisman of Dominance-6% Synergy
$2.69
Thought Vessel-12% Synergy
$2.90
Lands
The mana base foundation for The Ancient One decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Undercity Sewers+12% Synergy
$18.91
Port of Karfell+12% Synergy
$0.25
Evolving Wilds+9% Synergy
$0.23
Terramorphic Expanse+8% Synergy
$0.26
Fetid Pools+5% Synergy
$0.29
Fabled Passage+4% Synergy
$1.00
Ash Barrens+4% Synergy
$0.26
Shipwreck Marsh+2% Synergy
$6.74
Underground River+1% Synergy
$1.34
Contaminated Aquifer+1% Synergy
$0.24
Prismatic Vista+1% Synergy
$39.10
Agadeem's Awakening+1% Synergy
$25.35
Drowned Catacomb0% Synergy
$3.13
Dimir Aqueduct0% Synergy
$0.33
Polluted Delta0% Synergy
$18.44
Gloomlake Verge0% Synergy
$10.57
Myriad Landscape0% Synergy
$0.27
Scalding Tarn0% Synergy
$34.87
Bloodstained Mire0% Synergy
$16.20
Verdant Catacombs0% Synergy
$28.90
Boggart Trawler0% Synergy
$0.91
Island-1% Synergy
$0.21
Swamp-1% Synergy
$0.11
Watery Grave-1% Synergy
$11.88
Morphic Pool-1% Synergy
$30.66
Darkslick Shores-1% Synergy
$2.32
Underground Sea-1% Synergy
Waterlogged Teachings-1% Synergy
$0.41
Misty Rainforest-1% Synergy
$32.67
Flooded Strand-1% Synergy
$15.07
Marsh Flats-1% Synergy
$28.81
Snow-Covered Island-1% Synergy
$1.23
Dimir Guildgate-1% Synergy
$0.11
Snow-Covered Swamp-1% Synergy
$0.64
Sunken Hollow-2% Synergy
$0.38
Tainted Isle-2% Synergy
$0.56
Darkwater Catacombs-2% Synergy
$0.28
Sunken Ruins-2% Synergy
$9.29
River of Tears-2% Synergy
$0.33
Hydroelectric Specimen-2% Synergy
$0.86
Choked Estuary-3% Synergy
$0.33
Clearwater Pathway-3% Synergy
$5.00
Command Tower-4% Synergy
$0.30
Dismal Backwater-4% Synergy
$0.17
Sink into Stupor-4% Synergy
$5.53
Fell the Profane-4% Synergy
$3.22
Malakir Rebirth-4% Synergy
$13.31
Temple of Deceit-5% Synergy
$0.23
Exotic Orchard-8% Synergy
$0.30
Path of Ancestry-21% Synergy
$0.28
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