Xande, Dark Mage
$0.23
$0.23Legendary 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
#2616
Current Rank
#2329
Last Week
#2417
Past 2 Years
Dimir Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketNew Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Xande, Dark Mage decks.
Glamdring, Foe-hammer+9% Synergy
$0.73
Plunder the Trollshaws+2% Synergy
$0.19
Elven Raft-Steerer+2% Synergy
$0.27
Confusticate and Bebother+2% Synergy
$0.21
The Master of Lake-town0% Synergy
$0.61
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Xande, Dark Mage's abilities and overall game plan.
Consider+41% Synergy
$0.28
Enter the Enigma+41% Synergy
$0.37
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian+39% Synergy
$0.33
Dreams of Laguna+38% Synergy
$0.17
Haughty Djinn+37% Synergy
$0.30
Resentful Revelation+35% Synergy
$0.15
Archmage Emeritus+32% Synergy
$0.59
Ripples of Undeath+32% Synergy
$7.62
Fact or Fiction+31% Synergy
$0.28
Opt+31% Synergy
$0.25
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Xande, Dark Mage decks.
Frantic Search+30% Synergy
$1.68
Preordain+29% Synergy
$0.69
Swiftfoot Boots+26% Synergy
$2.32
Windfall+25% Synergy
$5.17
Propaganda+19% Synergy
$2.74
An Offer You Can't Refuse+9% Synergy
$3.66
Brainstorm+9% Synergy
$1.39
Dark Ritual+5% Synergy
$6.17
Feed the Swarm+3% Synergy
$0.21
Counterspell-4% Synergy
$3.57
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Notion Thief0% Synergy
$1.68
Cyclonic Rift-2% Synergy
$39.46
Fierce Guardianship-5% Synergy
$63.89
Rhystic Study-5% Synergy
$71.11
Mystical Tutor-6% Synergy
$17.73
Demonic Tutor-10% Synergy
$66.72
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Xande, Dark Mage's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Archmage of Runes+29% Synergy
$3.60
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator+25% Synergy
$0.29
Talrand, Sky Summoner+23% Synergy
$1.92
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned+22% Synergy
$1.25
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful+20% Synergy
$0.11
Wonder+19% Synergy
$2.91
Baral, Chief of Compliance+18% Synergy
$3.36
Emet-Selch, Unsundered+16% Synergy
$2.54
Octavia, Living Thesis+16% Synergy
$1.12
Shinra Reinforcements+15% Synergy
$0.09
Locke Cole+13% Synergy
$0.21
Il Mheg Pixie+11% Synergy
$0.16
Sephiroth, Planet's Heir+11% Synergy
$0.60
Seymour Flux+11% Synergy
$0.20
Lord of the Nazgûl+11% Synergy
$3.53
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat+9% Synergy
$0.30
Ultimecia, Temporal Threat+9% Synergy
$0.57
Millikin+8% Synergy
$0.32
Silent Arbiter+8% Synergy
$10.65
Murmuring Mystic+7% Synergy
$1.56
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy+7% Synergy
$0.43
Sedgemoor Witch+7% Synergy
$4.67
Ultimecia, Time Sorceress+6% Synergy
$0.23
Deranged Assistant+6% Synergy
$0.25
Undercity Dire Rat+5% Synergy
$0.16
Symbiote Spider-Man+5% Synergy
$0.56
Quistis Trepe+5% Synergy
$0.31
Shambling Cie'th+5% Synergy
$0.07
Laboratory Maniac+5% Synergy
$2.43
Filth+5% Synergy
$6.89
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis+4% Synergy
$0.36
Al Bhed Salvagers+4% Synergy
$0.21
Kiora, the Rising Tide+3% Synergy
$0.40
Emry, Lurker of the Loch+2% Synergy
$0.67
Mocking Sprite+1% Synergy
$0.33
Hedron Crab+1% Synergy
$3.00
Matoya, Archon Elder+0% Synergy
$0.56
Baleful Strix+0% Synergy
$6.77
Solemn Simulacrum0% Synergy
$0.29
Consuming Aberration-7% Synergy
$0.26
Hullbreaker Horror-9% Synergy
$6.36
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Xande, Dark Mage safe.
Thought Scour+30% Synergy
$0.73
Overkill+29% Synergy
$0.34
Otherworldly Gaze+27% Synergy
$0.29
Transpose+25% Synergy
$0.32
Withering Torment+18% Synergy
$1.14
Forbidden Alchemy+17% Synergy
$0.29
Tainted Indulgence+17% Synergy
$0.32
Shadow Rift+16% Synergy
$3.12
Curate+14% Synergy
$0.30
Aetherize+14% Synergy
$0.53
Magic Damper+14% Synergy
$0.27
Waterlogged Teachings+14% Synergy
$0.62
Swallowed by Leviathan+13% Synergy
$0.30
Bitter Triumph+11% Synergy
$0.36
Fell the Profane+11% Synergy
$4.37
Sink into Stupor+11% Synergy
$7.88
Sephiroth's Intervention+11% Synergy
$0.16
Aphotic Wisps+10% Synergy
$0.39
Mana Sculpt+10% Synergy
$1.15
Snap+10% Synergy
$3.71
Refute+9% Synergy
$0.23
Infernal Grasp+9% Synergy
$0.34
Tainted Strike+9% Synergy
$2.50
Tolarian Winds+9% Synergy
$1.14
Leap+8% Synergy
$0.49
Shore Up+8% Synergy
$0.20
Slip Out the Back+8% Synergy
$5.17
Pongify+8% Synergy
$2.36
Silundi Vision+8% Synergy
$0.42
Fight On!+7% Synergy
$0.17
Confounding Riddle+7% Synergy
$0.30
Three Steps Ahead+7% Synergy
$6.12
Rapid Hybridization+7% Synergy
$1.01
Go for the Throat+6% Synergy
$0.62
Cryptic Command+6% Synergy
$8.10
Darkness+6% Synergy
$24.37
Soul Shatter+5% Synergy
$3.93
Swan Song+5% Synergy
$10.17
Mission Briefing+4% Synergy
$0.33
Resculpt+4% Synergy
$0.25
Price of Fame+3% Synergy
$0.30
Negate+2% Synergy
$0.25
Malakir Rebirth+2% Synergy
$13.63
Murder+2% Synergy
$0.30
Arcane Denial+2% Synergy
$2.10
Reality Shift+1% Synergy
$0.28
Deadly Rollick+1% Synergy
$29.14
Dig Through Time-1% Synergy
$0.31
Mana Drain-5% Synergy
$56.85
Drown in the Loch-10% Synergy
$2.35
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Xande, Dark Mage's game plan and control the board.
Slip Through Space+29% Synergy
$0.35
Mandate of Abaddon+28% Synergy
$3.93
Circle of Power+25% Synergy
$0.32
Artful Dodge+22% Synergy
$0.49
Pym Particles+19% Synergy
$0.32
Singularity Rupture+19% Synergy
$1.28
Ponder+16% Synergy
$3.66
Cornered by Black Mages+16% Synergy
$0.26
Evil Reawakened+15% Synergy
$0.21
Glimpse the Unthinkable+15% Synergy
$3.46
Relm's Sketching+15% Synergy
$0.25
Gitaxian Probe+12% Synergy
$3.60
Traumatize+12% Synergy
$4.04
Breach the Multiverse+12% Synergy
$10.74
Serum Visions+10% Synergy
$2.57
Lórien Revealed+10% Synergy
$5.22
Toxic Deluge+9% Synergy
$4.25
Combat Tutorial+8% Synergy
$0.21
Inspiration from Beyond+8% Synergy
$0.25
Whispering Madness+8% Synergy
$3.83
Night's Whisper+7% Synergy
$5.45
Diresight+7% Synergy
$0.18
Notion Rain+6% Synergy
$0.29
Careful Study+6% Synergy
$5.83
Retrieve the Esper+6% Synergy
$0.14
Deadly Embrace+6% Synergy
$0.24
Essence Harvest+6% Synergy
$0.36
Dark Deal+5% Synergy
$1.84
Rise from the Tides+5% Synergy
$0.23
Deep Analysis+5% Synergy
$0.20
Villainous Wrath+5% Synergy
$1.06
Nuclear Fallout+5% Synergy
$3.14
Chart a Course+4% Synergy
$0.15
Stock Up+4% Synergy
$1.38
Sign in Blood+4% Synergy
$3.64
Pilfered Plans+4% Synergy
$0.28
Decree of Pain+3% Synergy
$0.34
Exsanguinate+3% Synergy
$0.45
Reanimate+2% Synergy
$9.30
Damnation+2% Synergy
$21.16
Read the Bones+1% Synergy
$0.31
Cut Your Losses+1% Synergy
$2.20
Sea Gate Restoration-1% Synergy
$37.15
Treasure Cruise-2% Synergy
$0.26
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Wayfarer's Bauble+18% Synergy
$5.04
Brotherhood Regalia+15% Synergy
$9.39
Robe of the Archmagi+14% Synergy
$0.44
Black Mage's Rod+13% Synergy
$0.29
Perpetual Timepiece+13% Synergy
$0.30
Glamdring+13% Synergy
$3.47
Whispersilk Cloak+10% Synergy
$2.14
Winged Boots+9% Synergy
$8.57
Astrologian's Planisphere+9% Synergy
$0.31
Palantír of Orthanc+9% Synergy
$18.84
Shadowspear+7% Synergy
$35.56
Runechanter's Pike+6% Synergy
$0.34
Chariot of Victory+6% Synergy
$0.48
Key to the City+6% Synergy
$1.04
Haunted Cloak+5% Synergy
$0.37
Magitek Scythe+5% Synergy
$0.21
World Map+5% Synergy
$0.24
The Darkness Crystal+3% Synergy
$3.84
Mithril Coat+3% Synergy
$31.66
Codex Shredder+3% Synergy
$0.37
Mesmeric Orb+3% Synergy
$17.65
Lightning Greaves+3% Synergy
$4.61
Sapphire Medallion+3% Synergy
$7.39
Riverchurn Monument+2% Synergy
$2.21
Jet Medallion-1% Synergy
$12.77
The Water Crystal-3% Synergy
$4.54
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Xande, Dark Mage's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Aqueous Form+29% Synergy
$0.31
Stillness in Motion+18% Synergy
$0.26
Search for Azcanta+17% Synergy
$1.41
Shark Typhoon+7% Synergy
$1.99
Changing Loyalty+5% Synergy
$1.18
No Mercy+5% Synergy
$26.54
Stuck in Summoner's Sanctum+5% Synergy
$0.13
Dissipation Field+4% Synergy
$4.02
Witness Protection+3% Synergy
$0.24
Teferi's Ageless Insight+2% Synergy
$6.51
Imprisoned in the Moon+2% Synergy
$0.35
Fraying Sanity+1% Synergy
$0.98
Phyrexian Arena+0% Synergy
$4.65
Mystic Remora-4% Synergy
$12.92
Animate Dead-4% Synergy
$8.11
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Xande, Dark Mage to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Professor Onyx+12% Synergy
$5.23
Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator+2% Synergy
$1.86
Ashiok, Dream Render+1% Synergy
$1.31
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Rogue's Passage+24% Synergy
$0.36
Witch's Clinic+13% Synergy
$14.89
Mystic Sanctuary+11% Synergy
$1.18
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum+8% Synergy
$0.22
Shizo, Death's Storehouse+7% Synergy
$34.26
Agna Qel'a+5% Synergy
$1.39
Mistrise Village+4% Synergy
$8.81
Spymaster's Vault+3% Synergy
$1.99
Academy Ruins+2% Synergy
$8.41
Command Beacon+1% Synergy
$10.18
Restless Reef+0% Synergy
$3.01
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+0% Synergy
$11.09
Cephalid Coliseum0% Synergy
$0.36
Otawara, Soaring City0% Synergy
$29.17
Temple of the False God0% Synergy
$0.29
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-2% Synergy
$58.12
Nephalia Drownyard-2% Synergy
$0.29
Bojuka Bog-3% Synergy
$1.43
Reliquary Tower-10% Synergy
$3.79
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Mind Stone+13% Synergy
$0.30
Commander's Sphere+8% Synergy
$0.26
Blitzball+6% Synergy
$0.22
Bender's Waterskin+1% Synergy
$1.09
Sky Diamond+1% Synergy
$0.24
Charcoal Diamond+1% Synergy
$0.36
Thought Vessel-2% Synergy
$2.56
Talisman of Dominance-2% Synergy
$1.17
Arcane Signet-4% Synergy
$0.60
Fellwar Stone-4% Synergy
$0.90
Dimir Signet-7% Synergy
$1.20
Sol Ring-12% Synergy
$1.57
Lands
The mana base foundation for Xande, Dark Mage decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Treno, Dark City+19% Synergy
$0.21
Undercity Sewers+15% Synergy
$15.13
Waterlogged Teachings+14% Synergy
$0.62
Fell the Profane+11% Synergy
$4.37
Sink into Stupor+11% Synergy
$7.88
Silundi Vision+8% Synergy
$0.42
Surveillance Room+5% Synergy
$0.22
Gloomlake Verge+5% Synergy
$11.54
Thriving Moor+4% Synergy
$0.24
Sunken Ruins+4% Synergy
$5.84
Evolving Wilds+3% Synergy
$0.25
Hagra Mauling+3% Synergy
$1.03
Dismal Backwater+3% Synergy
$0.22
Terramorphic Expanse+2% Synergy
$0.25
Malakir Rebirth+2% Synergy
$13.63
Dimir Guildgate+1% Synergy
$0.14
Contaminated Aquifer+1% Synergy
$0.39
Submerged Boneyard+1% Synergy
$0.26
Ash Barrens+0% Synergy
$0.36
Fetid Pools+0% Synergy
$0.22
Drowned Catacomb0% Synergy
$1.23
Island0% Synergy
$0.06
Port of Karfell0% Synergy
$0.22
Swamp0% Synergy
$0.09
Shipwreck Marsh0% Synergy
$6.83
Sea Gate Restoration-1% Synergy
$37.15
Fabled Passage-1% Synergy
$1.12
Polluted Delta-1% Synergy
$20.52
Underground Sea-1% Synergy
Morphic Pool-1% Synergy
$29.04
Misty Rainforest-2% Synergy
$37.98
Flooded Strand-2% Synergy
$16.04
Underground River-4% Synergy
$2.30
Watery Grave-4% Synergy
$10.44
Myriad Landscape-5% Synergy
$0.24
Clearwater Pathway-5% Synergy
$4.84
Choked Estuary-6% Synergy
$0.32
Command Tower-7% Synergy
$0.30
Temple of Deceit-7% Synergy
$0.17
Darkslick Shores-7% Synergy
$3.25
Sunken Hollow-8% Synergy
$0.37
Exotic Orchard-8% Synergy
$0.19
Tainted Isle-10% Synergy
$2.62
Dimir Aqueduct-11% Synergy
$0.32
Darkwater Catacombs-14% Synergy
$0.33
Path of Ancestry-14% Synergy
$0.26
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