Ardyn Izunia (Commander) - Expensive Core

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Varragoth, Bloodsky SireVarragoth, Bloodsky Sire

Ardyn Izunia
Rank #986
9decks
Background image for Building a Demon Typal Deck with Ardyn, the Usurper
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
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bubbling Muck
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
51%synergy
Cabal Coffers
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
45%synergy
Imp's Mischief
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
42%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
35%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
35%synergy
Black Market Connections
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
32%synergy
Crypt Ghast
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Top Cards
Jet Medallion
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
-11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Rollick
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Ritual
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Toxic Deluge
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
27%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Opposition Agent
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Necropotence
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Tomb
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-10%synergy
Creatures
The Ghoul, Gunslinger
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Dread Presence
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Blood Artist
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-9%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-29%synergy
Blade of the Oni
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
Black Cat, Cunning Thief
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
Malboro
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Sinkhole Surveyor
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
The Speed Demon
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Maralen of the Mornsong
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Dream Devourer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Battlefly Swarm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
The Raven Man
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Silent Arbiter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Flitting Guerrilla
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Wall of Souls
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Burglar Rat
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Gollum, Scheming Guide
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fog of Gnats
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Uncle Istvan
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Doom Whisperer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Eye Collector
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Ornithopter
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Thieves' Guild Enforcer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Sheoldred
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Bladegriff Prototype
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Platinum Angel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Ancient Cellarspawn
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Fell the Profane
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Withering Torment
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Defile
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Force of Despair
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Outrageous Robbery
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Soul Shatter
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Go for the Throat
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Snuff Out
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Consuming Corruption
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Rain of Filth
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Culling the Weak
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Sacrifice
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Hatred
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Slaughter Pact
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
V.A.T.S.
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Rush of Vitality
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Strike
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Word of Command
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Dismember
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Flare of Malice
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Damnation
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Night's Whisper
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Demonic Counsel
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Cruelclaw's Heist
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Exsanguinate
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Sign in Blood
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-14%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Duress
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Grim Tutor
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Shared Trauma
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Mandate of Abaddon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Xander's Pact
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Unearth
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Make an Example
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Dread Summons
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mind Twist
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Tempest
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Dark Deal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Drown in Ichor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Thoughtseize
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Arterial Flow
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Intent
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-15%synergy
Profane Tutor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Blood on the Snow
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Thought Distortion
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Heartless Conscription
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Extinction
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Petty Larceny
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Vicious Rumors
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Mastermind's Acquisition
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Gix's Command
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Cruel Tutor
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Shrouded Lore
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Commander's Plate
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Mithril Coat
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Vorpal Sword
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Expedition Map
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
21%synergy
World Map
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Mindcrank
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Mask of Memory
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Sword of the Animist
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Lantern of Insight
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Bontu's Monument
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Wand of Orcus
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Darksteel Plate
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Haunted Cloak
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Fishing Gear
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
-7%synergy
Sword of Light and Shadow
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Lashwrithe
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Unwinding Clock
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Defense Grid
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Sword of Fire and Ice
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Dark Sphere
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ornate Kanzashi
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Skullclamp
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-11%synergy
Sculpting Steel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Tithing Blade
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Mystic Forge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Fireshrieker
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Altar of the Brood
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Sword of Sinew and Steel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Elbrus, the Binding Blade
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Nettlecyst
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Lithoform Engine
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
4%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
No Mercy
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
26%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Black Market
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Season of the Witch
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Sanguine Bond
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Bonds
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Trespasser's Curse
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Demonic Covenant
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Vampiric Link
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Liliana's Contract
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Exquisite Blood
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Phyresis
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Necrodominance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Embrace
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Curse of the Restless Dead
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Price of Knowledge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Eldrazi Conscription
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Remedy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Shade's Form
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Curse of Fool's Wisdom
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Underworld Dreams
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Agent of the Shadow Thieves
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Painful Quandary
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Oubliette
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Unhallowed Pact
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Infernal Darkness
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Bad Moon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Curse of Thirst
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Contamination
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Wound Reflection
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Heartless Summoning
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Sorin Markov
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Ashiok, Wicked Manipulator
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Liliana, the Necromancer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Stronghold
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Witch's Cottage
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Castle Locthwain
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Maze of Ith
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
The Black Gate
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of the False God
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Bojuka Bog
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-25%synergy
Thespian's Stage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Field of Ruin
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
12%synergy
War Room
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Westvale Abbey
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Buried Ruin
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Vesuva
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Fountainport
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Urborg
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Crystal Vein
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Inventors' Fair
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Lake of the Dead
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Dust Bowl
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Havengul Laboratory
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Access Tunnel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Sol Ring
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
-8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Lotus Petal
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
The Soul Stone
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mox Amber
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Springleaf Drum
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Paradise Mantle
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mox Opal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Lantern of Revealing
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-18%synergy
Nyx Lotus
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Fell the Profane
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Myriad Landscape
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Urza's Cave
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Boggart Trawler
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Marsh Flats
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Polluted Delta
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Maestros Theater
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Thawing Glaciers
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Cavern of Souls
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Mana Confluence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Obscura Storefront
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
City of Brass
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy