Ardyn Izunia (Commander) - cEDH

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Varragoth, Bloodsky SireVarragoth, Bloodsky Sire

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Jeremy Rowe
May 15, 2025
Building a Demon Typal Deck with Ardyn, the Usurper
Let's build a mono-black Demon typal Commander deck around Ardyn, the Usurper, a new legend from the upcoming Final Fantasy set.
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Sickening Dreams
78%inclusion47 decks60 decks
78%synergy
Ornithopter
78%inclusion47 decks60 decks
77%synergy
Dark Sphere
77%inclusion46 decks60 decks
76%synergy
Spellbook
75%inclusion45 decks60 decks
74%synergy
Memnite
73%inclusion44 decks60 decks
72%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
70%inclusion42 decks60 decks
69%synergy
Phyrexian Walker
70%inclusion42 decks60 decks
69%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
67%inclusion40 decks60 decks
66%synergy
Slaughter Pact
68%inclusion41 decks60 decks
66%synergy
Culling the Weak
80%inclusion48 decks60 decks
65%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
97%inclusion58 decks60 decks
30%synergy
Cabal Ritual
77%inclusion46 decks60 decks
59%synergy
Rain of Filth
65%inclusion39 decks60 decks
62%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
63%inclusion38 decks60 decks
63%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
63%inclusion38 decks60 decks
53%synergy
Endless One
63%inclusion38 decks60 decks
63%synergy
Shield Sphere
63%inclusion38 decks60 decks
63%synergy
Shifting Wall
62%inclusion37 decks60 decks
62%synergy
Walking Ballista
62%inclusion37 decks60 decks
60%synergy
Hangarback Walker
62%inclusion37 decks60 decks
61%synergy
Game Changers
Ad Nauseam
87%inclusion52 decks60 decks
84%synergy
Demonic Tutor
78%inclusion47 decks60 decks
51%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
72%inclusion43 decks60 decks
50%synergy
Mana Vault
63%inclusion38 decks60 decks
56%synergy
Chrome Mox
63%inclusion38 decks60 decks
57%synergy
Mox Diamond
60%inclusion36 decks60 decks
56%synergy
Ancient Tomb
58%inclusion35 decks60 decks
47%synergy
Glacial Chasm
57%inclusion34 decks60 decks
56%synergy
Opposition Agent
53%inclusion32 decks60 decks
43%synergy
Imperial Seal
53%inclusion32 decks60 decks
46%synergy
Creatures
Ugin's Conjurant
60%inclusion36 decks60 decks
60%synergy
Cryptic Trilobite
58%inclusion35 decks60 decks
58%synergy
Blood Pet
47%inclusion28 decks60 decks
39%synergy
Marketback Walker
26%inclusion12 decks47 decks
25%synergy
Skittering Cicada
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Marauder
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
Gravecrawler
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
-2%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
-7%synergy
Skirge Familiar
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Hope of Ghirapur
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
-1%synergy
Starscape Cleric
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Warren Soultrader
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
-6%synergy
Blood Artist
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-25%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-45%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-11%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-16%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-9%synergy
Carrion Feeder
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-6%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-21%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-7%synergy
Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Crypt Ghast
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-43%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-6%synergy
Instants
Sacrifice
58%inclusion35 decks60 decks
53%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
55%inclusion33 decks60 decks
53%synergy
Songs of the Damned
53%inclusion32 decks60 decks
48%synergy
Imp's Mischief
53%inclusion32 decks60 decks
30%synergy
Entomb
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
-15%synergy
Dismember
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Defile
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-29%synergy
Cut Down
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Dash Hopes
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Saw in Half
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-17%synergy
Demonic Consultation
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Fatal Push
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Withering Boon
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-18%synergy
Tragic Slip
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-16%synergy
Sorceries
Profane Tutor
58%inclusion35 decks60 decks
54%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
48%inclusion29 decks60 decks
45%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
47%inclusion28 decks60 decks
42%synergy
Bubbling Muck
33%inclusion20 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Thoughtseize
33%inclusion20 decks60 decks
28%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
25%inclusion14 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Duress
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
17%synergy
Diabolic Intent
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
-33%synergy
Reanimate
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
-24%synergy
Exsanguinate
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
-9%synergy
Grim Tutor
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Shrouded Lore
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Chain of Smog
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Victimize
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-17%synergy
Toxic Deluge
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-29%synergy
Cabal Therapy
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-9%synergy
Living End
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-10%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Buried Alive
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-7%synergy
Damnation
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-16%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Urza's Bauble
60%inclusion36 decks60 decks
60%synergy
Zuran Orb
57%inclusion34 decks60 decks
56%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
55%inclusion33 decks60 decks
47%synergy
Engineered Explosives
47%inclusion28 decks60 decks
47%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
33%inclusion20 decks60 decks
31%synergy
Expedition Map
27%inclusion16 decks60 decks
14%synergy
Lodestone Bauble
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
25%synergy
Welding Jar
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
25%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
22%inclusion13 decks60 decks
-8%synergy
Feldon's Cane
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Chalice of the Void
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Defense Grid
15%inclusion9 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Jet Medallion
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
-47%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
-22%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
-22%synergy
Clown Car
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
10%synergy
Vexing Bauble
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
8%synergy
Darksteel Relic
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Claws of Gix
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Voltaic Key
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Manifold Key
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Bone Saw
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Herbal Poultice
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Delif's Cone
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-14%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-8%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Briber's Purse
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Chimeric Mass
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Exquisite Blood
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
-5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
-7%synergy
Sanguine Bond
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-4%synergy
Bitterblossom
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-6%synergy
Underworld Dreams
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Contamination
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-18%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
68%inclusion41 decks60 decks
31%synergy
Crystal Vein
63%inclusion38 decks60 decks
61%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
62%inclusion37 decks60 decks
38%synergy
Reliquary Tower
58%inclusion35 decks60 decks
27%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
58%inclusion35 decks60 decks
57%synergy
Peat Bog
57%inclusion34 decks60 decks
55%synergy
Urza's Saga
55%inclusion33 decks60 decks
47%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
55%inclusion33 decks60 decks
54%synergy
Emergence Zone
55%inclusion33 decks60 decks
52%synergy
Lake of the Dead
53%inclusion32 decks60 decks
48%synergy
Barren Moor
42%inclusion25 decks60 decks
31%synergy
Polluted Mire
37%inclusion22 decks60 decks
33%synergy
City of Traitors
37%inclusion22 decks60 decks
35%synergy
Blasted Landscape
33%inclusion20 decks60 decks
33%synergy
Cabal Coffers
30%inclusion18 decks60 decks
-25%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
25%inclusion15 decks60 decks
22%synergy
Cabal Pit
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
22%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Homeward Path
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
15%synergy
Bojuka Bog
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
-37%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
-8%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-18%synergy
Scorched Ruins
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
-23%synergy
Deserted Temple
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Wasteland
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-3%synergy
Strip Mine
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Lotus Field
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Terrain Generator
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-13%synergy
Vault of Whispers
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion56 decks60 decks
7%synergy
Lotus Petal
82%inclusion49 decks60 decks
74%synergy
Mox Opal
67%inclusion40 decks60 decks
63%synergy
Mox Amber
65%inclusion39 decks60 decks
61%synergy
Paradise Mantle
63%inclusion38 decks60 decks
63%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
63%inclusion38 decks60 decks
57%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
57%inclusion34 decks60 decks
56%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
45%inclusion27 decks60 decks
44%synergy
Arcane Signet
23%inclusion14 decks60 decks
-39%synergy
Lotus Bloom
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
18%synergy
Springleaf Drum
18%inclusion11 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Sol Talisman
17%inclusion10 decks60 decks
16%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
-15%synergy
Grim Monolith
12%inclusion7 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Mox Tantalite
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-26%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion57 decks60 decks
0%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
57%inclusion34 decks60 decks
52%synergy
Urza's Cave
37%inclusion21 decks57 decks
28%synergy
Cavern of Souls
20%inclusion12 decks60 decks
13%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
6%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy