Xande, Dark Mage
$0.26
$0.26Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Decent Pick
Moderately popular, encounter occasionally.
Ranking
#1994
Current Rank
#2167
Last Week
#2397
Last Month
Dimir Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketHigh Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Xande, Dark Mage's abilities and overall game plan.
Consider+42% Synergy
$0.22
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian+40% Synergy
$0.27
Enter the Enigma+39% Synergy
$0.15
Haughty Djinn+37% Synergy
$0.23
Resentful Revelation+36% Synergy
$0.05
Dreams of Laguna+36% Synergy
$0.06
Ripples of Undeath+35% Synergy
$6.26
Fact or Fiction+34% Synergy
$0.16
Archmage Emeritus+32% Synergy
$1.97
Preordain+32% Synergy
$0.58
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Xande, Dark Mage decks.
Frantic Search+31% Synergy
$0.42
Opt+30% Synergy
$0.12
Swiftfoot Boots+28% Synergy
$1.58
Windfall+28% Synergy
$4.14
Propaganda+21% Synergy
$3.23
Toxic Deluge+15% Synergy
$6.86
An Offer You Can't Refuse+12% Synergy
$2.29
Brainstorm+11% Synergy
$1.29
Dark Ritual+5% Synergy
$4.24
Counterspell-5% Synergy
$1.60
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Notion Thief+1% Synergy
$1.65
Ancient Tomb-2% Synergy
$98.84
The One Ring-2% Synergy
$99.32
Cyclonic Rift-3% Synergy
$40.86
Fierce Guardianship-4% Synergy
$45.55
Rhystic Study-5% Synergy
$53.63
Mystical Tutor-7% Synergy
$14.79
Demonic Tutor-12% Synergy
$57.52
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Xande, Dark Mage's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Archmage of Runes+31% Synergy
$3.54
Talrand, Sky Summoner+26% Synergy
$0.50
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator+25% Synergy
$0.12
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful+23% Synergy
$0.07
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned+22% Synergy
$0.87
Wonder+21% Synergy
$1.17
Baral, Chief of Compliance+21% Synergy
$2.34
Emet-Selch, Unsundered+21% Synergy
$1.83
Octavia, Living Thesis+18% Synergy
$0.46
Lord of the Nazgûl+15% Synergy
$3.58
Locke Cole+14% Synergy
$0.10
Shinra Reinforcements+14% Synergy
$0.07
Silent Arbiter+11% Synergy
$13.75
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat+11% Synergy
$0.40
Seymour Flux+11% Synergy
$0.23
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy+11% Synergy
$0.31
Il Mheg Pixie+10% Synergy
$0.10
Sephiroth, Planet's Heir+9% Synergy
$0.96
Murmuring Mystic+9% Synergy
$3.32
Symbiote Spider-Man+9% Synergy
$0.48
Millikin+8% Synergy
$0.12
Deranged Assistant+8% Synergy
$0.04
Ultimecia, Time Sorceress+8% Synergy
$0.16
Sedgemoor Witch+7% Synergy
$1.48
Ultimecia, Temporal Threat+7% Synergy
$0.71
Filth+7% Synergy
$10.68
Quistis Trepe+7% Synergy
$0.15
Angel of Suffering+7% Synergy
$3.66
Laboratory Maniac+6% Synergy
$0.97
Docent of Perfection+6% Synergy
$0.65
Academy Elite+6% Synergy
$0.16
Thunderclap Drake+5% Synergy
$10.15
Undercity Dire Rat+5% Synergy
$0.12
Al Bhed Salvagers+5% Synergy
$0.08
Snapcaster Mage+4% Synergy
$16.93
Kiora, the Rising Tide+4% Synergy
$0.56
Nashi, Searcher in the Dark+4% Synergy
$0.19
Emry, Lurker of the Loch+3% Synergy
$0.42
Hedron Crab+2% Synergy
$1.53
Rona, Herald of Invasion+2% Synergy
$1.28
Cruel Somnophage+1% Synergy
$0.51
Matoya, Archon Elder+1% Synergy
$0.39
Ledger Shredder+1% Synergy
$6.52
Baleful Strix0% Synergy
$1.38
Solemn Simulacrum0% Synergy
$0.23
Consuming Aberration-7% Synergy
$0.18
Hullbreaker Horror-9% Synergy
$5.13
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Xande, Dark Mage safe.
Thought Scour+30% Synergy
$0.47
Transpose+28% Synergy
$0.34
Overkill+27% Synergy
$0.22
Otherworldly Gaze+25% Synergy
$0.13
Withering Torment+20% Synergy
$3.91
Tainted Indulgence+20% Synergy
$0.24
Fell the Profane+18% Synergy
$3.81
Forbidden Alchemy+18% Synergy
$0.05
Sink into Stupor+17% Synergy
$7.56
Shadow Rift+17% Synergy
$1.46
Waterlogged Teachings+16% Synergy
$1.12
Swallowed by Leviathan+14% Synergy
$0.10
Magic Damper+14% Synergy
$0.10
Bitter Triumph+13% Synergy
$0.76
Curate+13% Synergy
$0.10
Aphotic Wisps+13% Synergy
$0.51
Aetherize+12% Synergy
$0.52
Tainted Strike+12% Synergy
$1.82
Pongify+11% Synergy
$1.74
Snap+11% Synergy
$2.41
Three Steps Ahead+11% Synergy
$3.87
Rapid Hybridization+10% Synergy
$0.86
Soul Shatter+10% Synergy
$3.60
Fight On!+10% Synergy
$0.09
Confounding Riddle+10% Synergy
$0.13
Tolarian Winds+10% Synergy
$0.94
Swan Song+9% Synergy
$7.83
Slip Out the Back+9% Synergy
$3.59
Refute+9% Synergy
$0.09
Silundi Vision+9% Synergy
$0.52
Sephiroth's Intervention+9% Synergy
$0.10
Shore Up+9% Synergy
$0.10
Leap+9% Synergy
$0.47
Infernal Grasp+8% Synergy
$0.15
Darkness+8% Synergy
$22.90
Cryptic Command+8% Synergy
$6.11
Octopus Form+8% Synergy
$0.06
Malakir Rebirth+5% Synergy
$8.50
Resculpt+5% Synergy
$0.34
Mission Briefing+5% Synergy
$0.14
Visions of Beyond+5% Synergy
$5.05
Deadly Rollick+4% Synergy
$21.94
Go for the Throat+4% Synergy
$0.53
Price of Fame+4% Synergy
$0.07
Arcane Denial+3% Synergy
$1.93
Reality Shift+3% Synergy
$0.14
Cabal Ritual+3% Synergy
$10.31
Murder+1% Synergy
$0.05
Negate-1% Synergy
$0.24
Mana Drain-5% Synergy
$52.65
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Xande, Dark Mage's game plan and control the board.
Slip Through Space+30% Synergy
$0.33
Mandate of Abaddon+30% Synergy
$4.77
Circle of Power+28% Synergy
$0.12
Artful Dodge+20% Synergy
$0.54
Ponder+17% Synergy
$1.29
Breach the Multiverse+17% Synergy
$5.83
Relm's Sketching+17% Synergy
$0.20
Singularity Rupture+16% Synergy
$0.59
Glimpse the Unthinkable+15% Synergy
$2.53
Cornered by Black Mages+15% Synergy
$0.14
Evil Reawakened+15% Synergy
$0.07
Gitaxian Probe+14% Synergy
$3.18
Lórien Revealed+13% Synergy
$2.43
Serum Visions+11% Synergy
$1.77
Traumatize+9% Synergy
$4.06
Villainous Wrath+9% Synergy
$1.05
Whispering Madness+8% Synergy
$2.57
Careful Study+8% Synergy
$2.16
Inspiration from Beyond+8% Synergy
$0.07
Reanimate+7% Synergy
$6.67
Night's Whisper+7% Synergy
$0.24
Diresight+7% Synergy
$0.14
Nuclear Fallout+7% Synergy
$0.92
Combat Tutorial+7% Synergy
$0.08
Dark Deal+6% Synergy
$3.59
Essence Harvest+6% Synergy
$0.29
Stock Up+6% Synergy
$5.89
Rise from the Tides+6% Synergy
$0.08
Decree of Pain+5% Synergy
$0.24
Notion Rain+5% Synergy
$0.09
Chart a Course+5% Synergy
$0.14
Deadly Embrace+5% Synergy
$0.29
Memories Returning+5% Synergy
$0.20
Contingency Plan+4% Synergy
$0.15
Damnation+3% Synergy
$18.65
Deep Analysis+3% Synergy
$0.14
Pilfered Plans+3% Synergy
$0.12
Exsanguinate+3% Synergy
$0.32
Sign in Blood+2% Synergy
$2.42
Read the Bones+2% Synergy
$0.23
Blasphemous Edict0% Synergy
$5.60
Feed the Swarm-1% Synergy
$0.20
Rise of the Dark Realms-3% Synergy
$3.62
Treasure Cruise-3% Synergy
$0.19
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Wayfarer's Bauble+17% Synergy
$0.23
Brotherhood Regalia+17% Synergy
$9.99
Perpetual Timepiece+16% Synergy
$0.63
Robe of the Archmagi+14% Synergy
$0.33
Palantír of Orthanc+13% Synergy
$17.69
Black Mage's Rod+13% Synergy
$0.11
Whispersilk Cloak+12% Synergy
$2.35
Glamdring+12% Synergy
$1.79
Winged Boots+10% Synergy
$11.84
Astrologian's Planisphere+10% Synergy
$0.30
Shadowspear+8% Synergy
$41.18
Key to the City+7% Synergy
$0.55
The Darkness Crystal+6% Synergy
$3.49
World Map+6% Synergy
$0.11
Chariot of Victory+6% Synergy
$0.55
Mesmeric Orb+5% Synergy
$26.32
Silver Shroud Costume+5% Synergy
$12.25
Lunatic Pandora+5% Synergy
$0.05
Champion's Helm+5% Synergy
$2.26
Sapphire Medallion+4% Synergy
$4.94
Mithril Coat+4% Synergy
$24.06
Sword of Once and Future+4% Synergy
$4.74
Lightning Greaves+1% Synergy
$4.38
Jet Medallion0% Synergy
$9.63
The Water Crystal-3% Synergy
$2.50
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Xande, Dark Mage's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Aqueous Form+28% Synergy
$0.42
Search for Azcanta+19% Synergy
$2.38
Stillness in Motion+18% Synergy
$0.12
Shark Typhoon+8% Synergy
$0.61
No Mercy+7% Synergy
$21.00
Dissipation Field+6% Synergy
$2.44
Stuck in Summoner's Sanctum+6% Synergy
$0.07
Nightmares and Daydreams+6% Synergy
$0.20
Out of the Tombs+5% Synergy
$11.62
Chronic Flooding+5% Synergy
$0.08
Teferi's Ageless Insight+4% Synergy
$3.14
Witness Protection+4% Synergy
$0.04
Combat Research+4% Synergy
$0.45
Imprisoned in the Moon+3% Synergy
$0.18
Fraying Sanity+2% Synergy
$1.13
Phyrexian Arena+1% Synergy
$3.28
Mystic Remora-3% Synergy
$8.92
Animate Dead-4% Synergy
$7.94
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Xande, Dark Mage to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Professor Onyx+14% Synergy
$1.86
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries+4% Synergy
$6.44
Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator+3% Synergy
$2.37
Ashiok, Dream Render0% Synergy
$1.84
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Rogue's Passage+25% Synergy
$0.27
Mystic Sanctuary+16% Synergy
$5.01
Witch's Clinic+16% Synergy
$9.32
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum+9% Synergy
$0.09
Shizo, Death's Storehouse+8% Synergy
$34.22
Mistrise Village+6% Synergy
$6.36
Adventurer's Inn+6% Synergy
$0.15
Agna Qel'a+5% Synergy
$0.98
Riptide Laboratory+5% Synergy
$0.49
Command Beacon+4% Synergy
$5.66
Academy Ruins+4% Synergy
$9.95
Spymaster's Vault+4% Synergy
$1.36
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+2% Synergy
$8.55
Restless Reef+2% Synergy
$1.06
Otawara, Soaring City+1% Synergy
$20.40
Temple of the False God+1% Synergy
$0.11
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital+1% Synergy
$0.56
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth0% Synergy
$53.21
Cephalid Coliseum0% Synergy
$0.18
Bojuka Bog-2% Synergy
$0.85
Nephalia Drownyard-2% Synergy
$0.15
Cabal Coffers-5% Synergy
$27.86
Reliquary Tower-11% Synergy
$3.28
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Mind Stone+9% Synergy
$0.23
Blitzball+9% Synergy
$0.10
Commander's Sphere+5% Synergy
$0.17
Bender's Waterskin+2% Synergy
$0.53
Talisman of Dominance+1% Synergy
$4.41
Charcoal Diamond-1% Synergy
$0.28
Sky Diamond-1% Synergy
$0.21
Arcane Signet-3% Synergy
$0.32
Fellwar Stone-4% Synergy
$0.72
Thought Vessel-6% Synergy
$1.71
Dimir Signet-8% Synergy
$0.87
Sol Ring-10% Synergy
$1.04
Lands
The mana base foundation for Xande, Dark Mage decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Undercity Sewers+20% Synergy
$18.24
Treno, Dark City+19% Synergy
$0.09
Fell the Profane+18% Synergy
$3.81
Sink into Stupor+17% Synergy
$7.56
Waterlogged Teachings+16% Synergy
$1.12
Silundi Vision+9% Synergy
$0.52
Gloomlake Verge+8% Synergy
$13.29
Sunken Ruins+7% Synergy
$8.38
Crossroads Village+6% Synergy
$0.11
Drowned Catacomb+5% Synergy
$2.86
Morphic Pool+5% Synergy
$18.51
Malakir Rebirth+5% Synergy
$8.50
Thriving Moor+5% Synergy
$0.10
Starting Town+5% Synergy
$7.44
Shipwreck Marsh+3% Synergy
$5.33
Polluted Delta+3% Synergy
$16.58
Dimir Guildgate+3% Synergy
$0.12
Hagra Mauling+3% Synergy
$0.89
Evolving Wilds+2% Synergy
$0.17
Watery Grave+1% Synergy
$9.01
Fetid Pools+1% Synergy
$0.16
Underground Sea+1% Synergy
Contaminated Aquifer+1% Synergy
$0.15
Submerged Boneyard+1% Synergy
$0.09
Island0% Synergy
$0.15
Terramorphic Expanse0% Synergy
$0.09
Fabled Passage0% Synergy
$4.93
Ash Barrens0% Synergy
$0.09
Swamp-1% Synergy
$0.14
Dismal Backwater-1% Synergy
$0.08
Port of Karfell-1% Synergy
$0.07
Flooded Strand-3% Synergy
$14.36
Misty Rainforest-3% Synergy
$25.95
Scalding Tarn-3% Synergy
$26.93
Marsh Flats-3% Synergy
$23.91
Bloodstained Mire-3% Synergy
$15.26
Underground River-4% Synergy
$1.12
Command Tower-5% Synergy
$0.23
Clearwater Pathway-5% Synergy
$4.94
Myriad Landscape-8% Synergy
$0.21
Darkslick Shores-8% Synergy
$2.24
Exotic Orchard-9% Synergy
$0.12
Choked Estuary-10% Synergy
$0.23
Temple of Deceit-10% Synergy
$0.19
Sunken Hollow-12% Synergy
$0.23
Tainted Isle-14% Synergy
$0.28
Dimir Aqueduct-16% Synergy
$0.18
Path of Ancestry-16% Synergy
$0.13
Darkwater Catacombs-19% Synergy
$0.20
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