Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist // Barnabas Tharmr (Commander) - Expensive Core

Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist // Barnabas Tharmr
Rank #1,865
3decks
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Dana Roach
Feb 19, 2026
Archidekt Deckbuilding Contest Finalists - February 2026
Let's take a look at the three finalists for this month's Archidekt deckbuilding contest. Who made the coolest partner deck?
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Farewell
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
52%synergy
Creatures
Stoneforge Mystic
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
96%synergy
Esper Sentinel
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
81%synergy
Puresteel Paladin
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
94%synergy
The Reality Chip
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
96%synergy
Serra Ascendant
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Mother of Runes
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Sram, Senior Edificer
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Lion Sash
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Lizard Blades
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Witch Enchanter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Restoration Specialist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Dreadhorde Arcanist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Swiftblade Vindicator
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Sai, Master Thopterist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Skrelv, Defector Mite
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Triton Shorestalker
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Ornithopter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Selfless Spirit
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Plague Myr
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Memnite
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Phyrexian Walker
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Guardian of Faith
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Etherium Sculptor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Pollywog Prodigy
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Akiri, Fearless Voyager
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Phantasmal Image
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Bruenor Battlehammer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Mist-Cloaked Herald
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Krenko's Buzzcrusher
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Leonin Shikari
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Generous Plunderer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Halvar, God of Battle
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Goblin Engineer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Instants
An Offer You Can't Refuse
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
47%synergy
Dovin's Veto
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
48%synergy
Swan Song
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
50%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Denial
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
50%synergy
Sink into Stupor
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
57%synergy
Pongify
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Dispatch
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
19%synergy
Wild Magic Surge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Fork
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Tibalt's Trickery
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Boros Charm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
12%synergy
Negate
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Stubborn Denial
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Legion Leadership
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Counterspell
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-2%synergy
Path to Exile
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-16%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Slip Out the Back
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Deflecting Swat
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Inventory Management
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Generous Gift
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
12%synergy
Sorceries
Austere Command
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
55%synergy
Supreme Verdict
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
20%synergy
Wrath of God
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Doomskar
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Lórien Revealed
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Blasphemous Act
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
11%synergy
Cleansing Nova
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Steelshaper's Gift
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Colossus Hammer
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
95%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
97%synergy
Aettir and Priwen
100%inclusion2 decks2 decks
98%synergy
Shadowspear
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
96%synergy
Sword of Light and Shadow
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Mithril Coat
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Kaldra Compleat
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
The Key to the Vault
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Excalibur, Sword of Eden
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Batterskull
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Commander's Plate
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Robe of the Archmagi
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Sword of the Animist
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Skullclamp
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
56%synergy
Basilisk Collar
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Buster Sword
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
47%synergy
Nettlecyst
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Deathrender
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Chainsaw
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Vexing Bauble
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Embercleave
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Ghost Vacuum
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Bloodforged Battle-Axe
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Sword of War and Peace
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Champion's Helm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
9%synergy
Sword of Forge and Frontier
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Mask of Memory
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Argentum Armor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Sword of Body and Mind
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Helm of Awakening
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Sword of Sinew and Steel
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Enchantments
Sigarda's Aid
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Whirlwind of Thought
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
9%synergy
Storm the Vault
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Reconnaissance
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Mantle of the Ancients
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Mystic Remora
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
87%synergy
Fomori Vault
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Urza's Saga
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Uthros, Titanic Godcore
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
41%synergy
Ancient Den
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Seat of the Synod
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Minas Tirith
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Buried Ruin
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Archway of Innovation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
14%synergy
Great Furnace
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Command Beacon
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Inventors' Fair
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Academy Ruins
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Sequestered Stash
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
-22%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Thought Vessel
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
43%synergy
Izzet Signet
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
1%synergy
The Aetherspark
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-11%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Mox Opal
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
7%synergy
Steam Vents
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Sacred Foundry
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Arid Mesa
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
72%synergy
Scalding Tarn
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
73%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Strand
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
71%synergy
Battlefield Forge
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Mountain
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
-28%synergy
Island
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
-29%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Training Center
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
36%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Sink into Stupor
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
57%synergy
Spectator Seating
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
37%synergy
Mana Confluence
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Witch Enchanter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Misty Rainforest
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Shivan Reef
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
23%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Windswept Heath
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Azorius Chancery
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
21%synergy
Hengegate Pathway
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
11%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Prairie Stream
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-6%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Wooded Foothills
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Sea of Clouds
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-28%synergy
Boros Garrison
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Needleverge Pathway
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Legion Leadership
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Thundering Falls
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Marsh Flats
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Polluted Delta
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Deserted Beach
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
11%synergy
City of Brass
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
11%synergy
Demolition Field
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Elegant Parlor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Glimmervoid
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Meticulous Archive
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
24%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy