Ardyn Izunia (Commander) - Core

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Jeremy Rowe
May 15, 2025
Jeremy Rowe
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.
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Lamentation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mornsong Aria
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
22%inclusion21 decks96 decks
19%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
20%inclusion19 decks96 decks
17%synergy
Liliana's Contract
19%inclusion18 decks96 decks
16%synergy
Rogue's Passage
34%inclusion33 decks96 decks
16%synergy
Dream Devourer
15%inclusion14 decks96 decks
14%synergy
Vorpal Sword
17%inclusion16 decks96 decks
13%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
19%inclusion18 decks96 decks
12%synergy
Elbrus, the Binding Blade
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
12%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
11%synergy
Sower of Discord
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
11%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
61%inclusion59 decks96 decks
-5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
51%inclusion49 decks96 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
42%inclusion40 decks96 decks
1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
41%inclusion39 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Crypt Ghast
40%inclusion38 decks96 decks
-9%synergy
Sign in Blood
39%inclusion37 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Jet Medallion
35%inclusion34 decks96 decks
-25%synergy
Defile
35%inclusion34 decks96 decks
-2%synergy
Go for the Throat
32%inclusion31 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
32%inclusion31 decks96 decks
-1%synergy
Game Changers
Necropotence
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
-9%synergy
Creatures
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
30%inclusion29 decks96 decks
-21%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
19%inclusion18 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Harvester of Souls
18%inclusion17 decks96 decks
11%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
18%inclusion17 decks96 decks
11%synergy
Dread Presence
17%inclusion16 decks96 decks
2%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
16%inclusion15 decks96 decks
-3%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
-11%synergy
Blood Artist
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
-19%synergy
Reaper from the Abyss
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
1%synergy
Indulgent Tormentor
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Burnished Hart
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Demon of Loathing
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
-12%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
-15%synergy
Blade of the Oni
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
-3%synergy
Grave Titan
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Burning-Rune Demon
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
-11%synergy
Lord of the Void
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
8%synergy
Massacre Wurm
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
-8%synergy
Desecration Demon
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
8%synergy
Murderous Rider
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Accursed Marauder
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
-12%synergy
Pestilence Demon
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
-3%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
-2%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
-9%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
-7%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
5%synergy
Plague Drone
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Taborax, Hope's Demise
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Twilight Prophet
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
1%synergy
Nightmare Shepherd
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Rakshasa Debaser
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Doom Whisperer
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Relentless Rats
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Demonlord Belzenlok
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Infernal Grasp
32%inclusion31 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
20%inclusion16 decks79 decks
-11%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Doom Blade
17%inclusion16 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Consuming Corruption
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Tragic Slip
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
-7%synergy
Soul Shatter
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
0%synergy
Imp's Mischief
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
-12%synergy
Bitter Triumph
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Murder
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Hero's Downfall
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
-14%synergy
Force of Despair
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Village Rites
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
-15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
-13%synergy
Blood Pact
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
0%synergy
Baleful Mastery
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
-1%synergy
Tainted Strike
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Dismember
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
-3%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
-7%synergy
Undying Malice
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
-2%synergy
Curtains' Call
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Not Dead After All
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
-4%synergy
Feign Death
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
-1%synergy
Armor of Shadows
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
0%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
-12%synergy
Culling the Weak
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
-9%synergy
Withering Boon
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
0%synergy
Crypt Incursion
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Vayne's Treachery
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
-19%synergy
Slaughter Pact
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Rush of Vitality
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Darkness
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
-4%synergy
Offer Immortality
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
1%synergy
Demonic Gifts
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Gravepurge
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Professor's Warning
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Night's Whisper
29%inclusion28 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Bubbling Muck
22%inclusion21 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Exsanguinate
22%inclusion21 decks96 decks
-3%synergy
Read the Bones
19%inclusion18 decks96 decks
1%synergy
Mutilate
18%inclusion17 decks96 decks
-1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
16%inclusion15 decks96 decks
-22%synergy
Damnation
15%inclusion14 decks96 decks
-6%synergy
Dread Return
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
1%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
-14%synergy
Unearth
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
-2%synergy
Decree of Pain
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
-27%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
-5%synergy
Ambition's Cost
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
8%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Demonic Counsel
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Diresight
11%inclusion9 decks84 decks
7%synergy
Damnable Pact
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Blood Money
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Syphon Mind
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
-2%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
5%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
-4%synergy
Profane Command
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Tempest
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
-8%synergy
Fell
7.1%inclusion6 decks84 decks
3%synergy
Army of the Damned
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Gix's Command
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Living Death
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
-4%synergy
Corrupt
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Mandate of Abaddon
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Evil Reawakened
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Day of Black Sun
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Foggy Swamp Visions
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Circle of Power
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Necromantic Selection
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Kindred Dominance
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Craving
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Zombify
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Invoke Despair
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Echoing Return
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bontu's Monument
23%inclusion22 decks96 decks
-5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
21%inclusion20 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
17%inclusion16 decks96 decks
11%synergy
Expedition Map
16%inclusion15 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Whip of Erebos
13%inclusion12 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
8%synergy
Thrumming Stone
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
8%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Pact Weapon
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Nightmare Lash
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Hand of Vecna
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Sword of the Animist
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Basilisk Collar
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Lashwrithe
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Endless Atlas
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Champion's Helm
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Codex Shredder
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
4%synergy
The Fire Nation Drill
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Silver Shroud Costume
5.3%inclusion5 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Nettlecyst
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Eye of Vecna
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Skullclamp
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
-16%synergy
Fireshrieker
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Ring of Xathrid
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
5%synergy
The Book of Vile Darkness
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Mithril Coat
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
0%synergy
Haunted Cloak
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Demon's Horn
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
1%synergy
Quietus Spike
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Herald's Horn
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
19%inclusion18 decks96 decks
-5%synergy
Greed
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Sanguine Bond
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
1%synergy
Phyresis
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
8%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
-6%synergy
Exquisite Blood
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
-4%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
-1%synergy
Animate Dead
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
-8%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
6%synergy
Heartless Summoning
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Embrace
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
6%synergy
Underworld Connections
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
-10%synergy
Black Market
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
-14%synergy
Demonic Covenant
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
5%synergy
Bad Moon
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Grievous Wound
6.3%inclusion5 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Eternal Thirst
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Inner Demon
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion16 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
8%synergy
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion34 decks96 decks
-12%synergy
Cabal Coffers
33%inclusion32 decks96 decks
-22%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion21 decks96 decks
-9%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
21%inclusion20 decks96 decks
-14%synergy
Barren Moor
18%inclusion17 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Cottage
18%inclusion17 decks96 decks
-7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
17%inclusion16 decks96 decks
-1%synergy
War Room
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
-3%synergy
Access Tunnel
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
10%synergy
Buried Ruin
14%inclusion13 decks96 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
-26%synergy
Westvale Abbey
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
4%synergy
The Black Gate
10%inclusion10 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
-4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
-2%synergy
Thespian's Stage
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
0%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.9%inclusion6 decks87 decks
-3%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
-4%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
-24%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
-3%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Mire
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
1%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
2%synergy
The Dross Pits
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
76%inclusion73 decks96 decks
-10%synergy
Arcane Signet
58%inclusion56 decks96 decks
-4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
32%inclusion31 decks96 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion30 decks96 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion28 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion19 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Caged Sun
17%inclusion16 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
7%synergy
Nyx Lotus
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
-3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.3%inclusion7 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Séance Board
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
0%synergy
Blitzball
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Spectral Searchlight
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
5%synergy
Staff of Compleation
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Pristine Talisman
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion90 decks96 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion26 decks96 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
18%inclusion16 decks87 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
9.4%inclusion9 decks96 decks
-13%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.3%inclusion8 decks96 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
2%synergy
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