Ardyn Izunia (Commander) - Demons

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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
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
Liliana's Contract
80%inclusion80 decks100 decks
78%synergy
Harvester of Souls
78%inclusion78 decks100 decks
71%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
73%inclusion73 decks100 decks
70%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
74%inclusion74 decks100 decks
69%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
69%inclusion69 decks100 decks
66%synergy
Indulgent Tormentor
67%inclusion67 decks100 decks
65%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
70%inclusion70 decks100 decks
63%synergy
Reaper from the Abyss
65%inclusion65 decks100 decks
63%synergy
Burning-Rune Demon
61%inclusion61 decks100 decks
60%synergy
Sower of Discord
56%inclusion56 decks100 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
76%inclusion76 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Jet Medallion
72%inclusion72 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
60%inclusion60 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
57%inclusion57 decks100 decks
54%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
57%inclusion57 decks100 decks
43%synergy
Desecration Demon
54%inclusion54 decks100 decks
53%synergy
Demonic Counsel
53%inclusion33 decks62 decks
50%synergy
Dream Devourer
52%inclusion52 decks100 decks
51%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
51%inclusion51 decks100 decks
40%synergy
Demonlord Belzenlok
50%inclusion50 decks100 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
43%inclusion43 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
37%inclusion37 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Necropotence
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Opposition Agent
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Tomb
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Imperial Seal
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Crypt Ghast
50%inclusion50 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
48%inclusion48 decks100 decks
-4%synergy
Great Unclean One
47%inclusion47 decks100 decks
45%synergy
Lord of the Void
45%inclusion45 decks100 decks
43%synergy
Demon of Wailing Agonies
43%inclusion43 decks100 decks
42%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
42%inclusion26 decks62 decks
37%synergy
Reiver Demon
39%inclusion39 decks100 decks
37%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
38%inclusion38 decks100 decks
33%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
34%inclusion34 decks100 decks
30%synergy
Plague Drone
34%inclusion34 decks100 decks
33%synergy
Doom Whisperer
33%inclusion33 decks100 decks
30%synergy
Pestilence Demon
32%inclusion32 decks100 decks
30%synergy
Demon of Loathing
32%inclusion32 decks100 decks
31%synergy
Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
32%inclusion32 decks100 decks
31%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
31%inclusion31 decks100 decks
28%synergy
Blood Speaker
30%inclusion30 decks100 decks
30%synergy
Demon of Dark Schemes
29%inclusion29 decks100 decks
28%synergy
Blade of the Oni
29%inclusion29 decks100 decks
28%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
28%inclusion28 decks100 decks
27%synergy
Ancient Cellarspawn
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
24%synergy
Nightmare Shepherd
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
23%synergy
Rakshasa Debaser
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
24%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
24%inclusion18 decks76 decks
21%synergy
Monoist Sentry
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Shadowgrange Archfiend
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
19%synergy
Taborax, Hope's Demise
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
18%synergy
Archfiend of Spite
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Demon Wall
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Infernal Sovereign
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Dread Cacodemon
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Embodiment of Agonies
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Scourge of the Skyclaves
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Venomcrawler
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Jecht, Reluctant Guardian
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Dread Presence
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Shelob, Dread Weaver
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Burnished Hart
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
-10%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Spawn of Mayhem
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
13%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
-6%synergy
Nefarox, Overlord of Grixis
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Demon of Death's Gate
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Soulcage Fiend
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Rot-Curse Rakshasa
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Demon of Catastrophes
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Instants
Infernal Grasp
45%inclusion45 decks100 decks
20%synergy
Go for the Throat
40%inclusion40 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Defile
40%inclusion40 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Withering Torment
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Hero's Downfall
31%inclusion31 decks100 decks
24%synergy
Deadly Rollick
28%inclusion28 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Murder
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Baleful Mastery
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Bitter Triumph
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Ritual
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Tragic Slip
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Doom Blade
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Force of Despair
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Soul Shatter
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Power Word Kill
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Imp's Mischief
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
-9%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion11 decks78 decks
-5%synergy
Entomb
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Cruel Truths
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Slaughter Pact
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
-12%synergy
Consuming Corruption
10%inclusion8 decks78 decks
-6%synergy
Darkness
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Hagra Mauling
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Village Rites
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-16%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Feign Death
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
-7%synergy
Blood Pact
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Not Dead After All
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
-4%synergy
Demonic Gifts
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Songs of the Damned
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Heartless Act
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Culling the Weak
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-10%synergy
Dismember
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-6%synergy
Sorceries
Sign in Blood
46%inclusion46 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Exsanguinate
39%inclusion39 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Reanimate
39%inclusion39 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
32%inclusion32 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Damnation
32%inclusion32 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Mutilate
30%inclusion30 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion29 decks100 decks
-8%synergy
Victimize
28%inclusion28 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Bubbling Muck
28%inclusion28 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Read the Bones
27%inclusion27 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Kindred Dominance
27%inclusion27 decks100 decks
22%synergy
Night's Whisper
26%inclusion26 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
22%inclusion8 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Grim Tutor
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Haunting Voyage
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
14%inclusion12 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Persist
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Crippling Fear
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Fell
11%inclusion8 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Profane Tutor
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Living Death
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Buried Alive
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Diabolic Intent
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-7%synergy
Reign of the Pit
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Ambition's Cost
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Invoke Despair
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Promise of Power
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
-4%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
1%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Rush of Dread
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
3%synergy
Finale of Eternity
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Craving
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Corrupt
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Beseech the Queen
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Unmarked Grave
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Damnable Pact
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Sickening Dreams
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-8%synergy
Stitch Together
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bontu's Monument
49%inclusion49 decks100 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
49%inclusion49 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
40%inclusion40 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Incubator
39%inclusion39 decks100 decks
37%synergy
Whip of Erebos
39%inclusion39 decks100 decks
28%synergy
Herald's Horn
27%inclusion27 decks100 decks
22%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Elbrus, the Binding Blade
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
19%synergy
Expedition Map
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Quicksilver Amulet
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
16%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Vorpal Sword
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Demon's Horn
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Pact Weapon
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Sword of the Animist
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Plate
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Mithril Coat
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
42%inclusion42 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
33%synergy
Demonic Covenant
26%inclusion15 decks57 decks
25%synergy
Heartless Summoning
26%inclusion26 decks100 decks
21%synergy
Black Market
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Black Market Connections
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Exquisite Blood
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Sanguine Bond
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Painful Quandary
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Mark of the Oni
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Underworld Dreams
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Greed
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
-7%synergy
Necromancy
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
3%synergy
No Mercy
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Grave Pact
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
-12%synergy
Grievous Wound
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Underworld Connections
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Oubliette
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
35%inclusion35 decks100 decks
21%synergy
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
19%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Liliana Vess
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
59%inclusion59 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion52 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
42%inclusion42 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
41%inclusion41 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion41 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
35%inclusion35 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
34%inclusion34 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Westvale Abbey
24%inclusion24 decks100 decks
18%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Mortuary Mire
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Witch's Cottage
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
-4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
0%synergy
War Room
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Thespian's Stage
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Vesuva
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Access Tunnel
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Barren Moor
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-18%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Three Tree City
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Lake of the Dead
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion95 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
53%inclusion53 decks100 decks
-9%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion32 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
30%inclusion30 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
26%inclusion26 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Nyx Lotus
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Thran Dynamo
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Séance Board
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Caged Sun
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Mana Crypt
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion95 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
34%inclusion34 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Cavern of Souls
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion11 decks78 decks
-5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
-12%synergy
Hagra Mauling
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
1%synergy