Ardyn Izunia (Commander) - Combo

Original Name:

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
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
Mornsong Aria
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dark Sphere
41%inclusion26 decks63 decks
41%synergy
Cabal Ritual
56%inclusion35 decks63 decks
38%synergy
Sickening Dreams
38%inclusion24 decks63 decks
37%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
38%inclusion24 decks63 decks
37%synergy
Spellbook
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
35%synergy
Ornithopter
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
35%synergy
Culling the Weak
49%inclusion31 decks63 decks
34%synergy
Sacrifice
38%inclusion24 decks63 decks
33%synergy
Zuran Orb
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
33%synergy
Memnite
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
32%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
90%inclusion57 decks63 decks
24%synergy
Imp's Mischief
46%inclusion29 decks63 decks
22%synergy
Feed the Swarm
41%inclusion26 decks63 decks
-10%synergy
Bubbling Muck
38%inclusion24 decks63 decks
22%synergy
Crypt Ghast
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
-12%synergy
Jet Medallion
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
-24%synergy
Profane Tutor
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
30%synergy
Rain of Filth
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
32%synergy
Cryptic Trilobite
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
31%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Ad Nauseam
54%inclusion34 decks63 decks
51%synergy
Demonic Tutor
43%inclusion27 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
38%inclusion24 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Ancient Tomb
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
21%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Opposition Agent
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
22%synergy
Imperial Seal
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
22%synergy
Mana Vault
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Glacial Chasm
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
25%synergy
Chrome Mox
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
19%synergy
Creatures
Ugin's Conjurant
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
32%synergy
Endless One
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
32%synergy
Phyrexian Walker
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
31%synergy
Hangarback Walker
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
31%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
-23%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
28%synergy
Blood Pet
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Shifting Wall
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
27%synergy
Walking Ballista
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
23%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
10%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Skirge Familiar
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Shield Sphere
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Gravecrawler
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Blood Artist
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
-14%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
-6%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
-6%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
Warren Soultrader
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
-6%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
-5%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
-9%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
-16%synergy
Harvester of Souls
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
-2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Marketback Walker
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Dread Presence
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-7%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-15%synergy
Phyrexian Marauder
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Doom Whisperer
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Lord of the Void
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Carrion Feeder
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
Skittering Cicada
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Reaper from the Abyss
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Viscera Seer
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-9%synergy
Instants
Slaughter Pact
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
29%synergy
Defile
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
-11%synergy
Withering Torment
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
-6%synergy
Songs of the Damned
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
20%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
24%synergy
Infernal Grasp
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
-5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
-5%synergy
Go for the Throat
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
-4%synergy
Entomb
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
-7%synergy
Force of Despair
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Cut Down
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
Darkness
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Baleful Mastery
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Dismember
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-10%synergy
Consuming Corruption
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-7%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Snuff Out
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-5%synergy
Saw in Half
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Flare of Malice
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-6%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
Undying Malice
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
Tragic Slip
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-14%synergy
Feign Death
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-2%synergy
Overkill
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Insatiable Avarice
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Reanimate
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
-10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
-10%synergy
Exsanguinate
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
19%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Sign in Blood
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
-14%synergy
Grim Tutor
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Duress
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
-9%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
-7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
-3%synergy
Demonic Counsel
13%inclusion7 decks54 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Intent
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
-2%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
Mutilate
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
-6%synergy
Buried Alive
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
-15%synergy
Thoughtseize
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
Chain of Smog
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
-8%synergy
Dark Petition
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Living Death
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-2%synergy
Beseech the Queen
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Rush of Dread
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sensei's Divining Top
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
25%synergy
Urza's Bauble
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
25%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Expedition Map
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
-10%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Engineered Explosives
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
-13%synergy
Bontu's Monument
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
-10%synergy
Whip of Erebos
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
-5%synergy
The One Ring
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Welding Jar
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
11%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-9%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
-10%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
Defense Grid
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Feldon's Cane
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Incubator
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Mindcrank
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Vexing Bauble
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Winter Moon
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
-10%synergy
Exquisite Blood
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Necropotence
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Sanguine Bond
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
-2%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
-7%synergy
Grave Pact
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
-8%synergy
Underworld Dreams
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Liliana's Contract
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
-8%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Necrodominance
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Greed
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Wound Reflection
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Black Market
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-13%synergy
Painful Quandary
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-4%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
Demonic Covenant
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
Professor Onyx
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
44%inclusion28 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
38%inclusion24 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
-19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
-14%synergy
Barren Moor
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
21%synergy
Crystal Vein
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
29%synergy
Emergence Zone
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
28%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
19%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
24%synergy
Lake of the Dead
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Rogue's Passage
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Peat Bog
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
19%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
-16%synergy
Witch's Cottage
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
-6%synergy
Polluted Mire
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Blasted Landscape
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
-17%synergy
Thespian's Stage
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
-5%synergy
Access Tunnel
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
-2%synergy
War Room
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
-5%synergy
Deserted Temple
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Westvale Abbey
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
7%synergy
City of Traitors
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Pit
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-8%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-3%synergy
Wasteland
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Homeward Path
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-2%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Arid Archway
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
84%inclusion53 decks63 decks
-2%synergy
Lotus Petal
44%inclusion28 decks63 decks
37%synergy
Arcane Signet
43%inclusion27 decks63 decks
-20%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
27%synergy
Mox Amber
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
26%synergy
Mox Diamond
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Paradise Mantle
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Mox Opal
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
-9%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
-7%synergy
The Soul Stone
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
-5%synergy
Lotus Bloom
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Caged Sun
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-4%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Mana Crypt
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-23%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
Sol Talisman
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Séance Board
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
92%inclusion58 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
21%synergy
Urza's Cave
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
-7%synergy
Cavern of Souls
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
-10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-19%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
3%synergy