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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9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Mornsong Aria
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
22%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
24%inclusion24 decks100 decks
21%synergy
Liliana's Contract
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
19%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
18%synergy
Dream Devourer
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Harvester of Souls
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
44%inclusion44 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Go for the Throat
35%inclusion35 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Indulgent Tormentor
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
11%synergy
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Dark Ritual
61%inclusion61 decks100 decks
-6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
48%inclusion48 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Crypt Ghast
43%inclusion43 decks100 decks
-5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
43%inclusion43 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Jet Medallion
36%inclusion36 decks100 decks
-26%synergy
Sign in Blood
35%inclusion35 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Defile
34%inclusion34 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Lightning Greaves
32%inclusion32 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
32%inclusion32 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
28%inclusion28 decks100 decks
-23%synergy
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Necropotence
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-10%synergy
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Nirkana Revenant
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Dread Presence
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
-6%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
-4%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
-9%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
10%synergy
Reaper from the Abyss
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
-8%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Sower of Discord
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Blood Artist
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
-21%synergy
Burnished Hart
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Lord of the Void
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Blade of the Oni
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Burning-Rune Demon
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Desecration Demon
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Grave Titan
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
6%synergy
Ahriman
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Accursed Marauder
9.5%inclusion9 decks95 decks
-12%synergy
Murderous Rider
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Pestilence Demon
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Demon of Loathing
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-17%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-4%synergy
Massacre Wurm
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-8%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-7%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Relentless Rats
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-9%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Reiver Demon
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Taborax, Hope's Demise
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Pirate Peddlers
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
7.4%inclusion7 decks94 decks
5%synergy
Demon Wall
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Iron Giant
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Withering Torment
19%inclusion17 decks88 decks
-12%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion18 decks96 decks
0%synergy
Doom Blade
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Consuming Corruption
15%inclusion14 decks95 decks
-1%synergy
Tragic Slip
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
-6%synergy
Imp's Mischief
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
-12%synergy
Murder
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
-10%synergy
Bitter Triumph
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Hero's Downfall
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Soul Shatter
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Dispute
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
-15%synergy
Village Rites
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
-15%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Force of Despair
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-16%synergy
Cabal Ritual
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-10%synergy
Culling the Weak
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-8%synergy
Blood Pact
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Undying Malice
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Dismember
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Zuko's Conviction
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
-8%synergy
Armor of Shadows
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Withering Boon
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Not Dead After All
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
-4%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Feign Death
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Snuff Out
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-7%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Curtains' Call
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Strike
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Offer Immortality
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Crypt Incursion
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Demonic Gifts
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Outrageous Robbery
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Rush of Vitality
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Undying Evil
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Slaughter Pact
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Professor's Warning
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Abnormal Endurance
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Gravepurge
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Night's Whisper
26%inclusion26 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Exsanguinate
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
-4%synergy
Bubbling Muck
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Mutilate
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Reanimate
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
-25%synergy
Damnation
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
-6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
-22%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
-13%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Damnable Pact
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Counsel
11%inclusion10 decks90 decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Decree of Pain
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Syphon Mind
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion9 decks82 decks
-6%synergy
Diresight
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
-6%synergy
Unearth
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Ambition's Cost
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Blood Money
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
5%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Tempest
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-5%synergy
Profane Command
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Army of the Damned
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Fell
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Foreboding Fruit
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Gix's Command
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Living Death
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-4%synergy
Zombify
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Corrupt
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Duress
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Echoing Return
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Mastermind's Acquisition
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Ancient Craving
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Blood on the Snow
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Necromantic Selection
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Kindred Dominance
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Grim Tutor
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-7%synergy
Invoke Despair
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Exhume
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Consume Spirit
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bontu's Monument
24%inclusion24 decks100 decks
-4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Expedition Map
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Vorpal Sword
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Whip of Erebos
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Elbrus, the Binding Blade
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Thrumming Stone
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Pact Weapon
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
4%synergy
Quietus Spike
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Skullclamp
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-16%synergy
Hand of Vecna
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Mithril Coat
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Endless Atlas
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Codex Shredder
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Basilisk Collar
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Sword of the Animist
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Nettlecyst
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Lashwrithe
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Eye of Vecna
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Nightmare Lash
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Silver Shroud Costume
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Champion's Helm
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Lantern of Insight
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Haunted Cloak
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Demon's Horn
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
1%synergy
The Book of Vile Darkness
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
-5%synergy
Greed
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Sanguine Bond
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
10%inclusion9 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
-7%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
-7%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Heartless Summoning
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Exquisite Blood
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-4%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-9%synergy
Phyresis
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Black Market
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
-14%synergy
Underworld Connections
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Bad Moon
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Embrace
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Covenant
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
5%synergy
Grievous Wound
5.6%inclusion5 decks89 decks
3%synergy
No Mercy
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Eternal Thirst
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Painful Quandary
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
38%inclusion38 decks100 decks
-17%synergy
Bojuka Bog
31%inclusion31 decks100 decks
-16%synergy
Rogue's Passage
30%inclusion30 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
-13%synergy
Witch's Cottage
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
-4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
-10%synergy
Castle Locthwain
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Barren Moor
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Buried Ruin
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
-24%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Access Tunnel
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Thespian's Stage
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
6%synergy
The Black Gate
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Westvale Abbey
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
-23%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
-3%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Command Beacon
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
3%synergy
The Dross Pits
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Mire
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-6%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
77%inclusion77 decks100 decks
-9%synergy
Arcane Signet
60%inclusion60 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
32%inclusion32 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion31 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
28%inclusion28 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Caged Sun
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Nyx Lotus
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Blitzball
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Firdoch Core
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-9%synergy
Séance Board
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Staff of Compleation
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Pristine Talisman
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
93%inclusion93 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion26 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion18 decks96 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
-10%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.4%inclusion8 decks95 decks
0%synergy
Escape Tunnel
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Cave
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
0%synergy
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