Ardyn Izunia (Commander) - Lifegain

Original Name:

Varragoth, Bloodsky SireVarragoth, Bloodsky Sire

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
Scheming Silvertongue
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
46%synergy
Shredder's Technique
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
16%synergy
Savanti Romero, Time's Exile
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Exquisite Blood
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
53%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
43%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Sanguine Bond
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
38%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
31%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Corrupt
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Gifted Aetherborn
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Jet Medallion
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
-16%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Exsanguinate
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Crypt Ghast
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
-10%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Rollick
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Demonic Tutor
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Necropotence
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Opposition Agent
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Ancient Tomb
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Imperial Seal
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Mana Vault
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Ad Nauseam
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Enduring Tenacity
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Blood Artist
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
19%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Dread Presence
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Epicure of Blood
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Sower of Discord
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Battlefly Swarm
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Walking Ballista
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Basilica Screecher
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Reiver Demon
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Shard of the Nightbringer
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Lamentation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Bile-Vial Boggart
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
13%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Witch of the Moors
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Sangromancer
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Massacre Wurm
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Twilight Prophet
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
The Speed Demon
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Blood Pet
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Viscera Seer
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Vein Ripper
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Vampire Hexmage
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Imp's Mischief
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Culling the Weak
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Cabal Ritual
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Withering Torment
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Go for the Throat
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Murder
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Sacrifice
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Blood Pact
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Feign Death
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Defile
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-24%synergy
Doom Blade
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Undying Malice
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Baleful Mastery
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Offer Immortality
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Crypt Incursion
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Saw in Half
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
The Spot's Portal
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-10%synergy
Bake into a Pie
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Cauldron
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Entomb
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Not Dead After All
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Songs of the Damned
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Slaughter Pact
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Tendrils of Corruption
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Darkness
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Shallow Grave
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Gravepurge
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Sorin's Thirst
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Overkill
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
1%synergy
Cruel Truths
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Wail of War
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Stab
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
-17%synergy
Bubbling Muck
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Sign in Blood
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Grim Tutor
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Victimize
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Counsel
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Dread Return
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Profane Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Profane Transfusion
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Sickening Dreams
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Decree of Pain
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Essence Pulse
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Rush of Dread
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Temporal Extortion
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Persist
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Mutilate
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Killing Wave
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Yawgmoth's Vile Offering
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Army of the Damned
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Buried Alive
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Consume Spirit
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Blood Tribute
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Blood Tithe
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Macabre Waltz
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Thoughtseize
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Plague of Vermin
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Strategic Betrayal
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Aggressive Negotiations
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bontu's Monument
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Whip of Erebos
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Prism Ring
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-15%synergy
Demon's Horn
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-5%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Eye of Vecna
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Chaos Shrine's Black Crystal
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
The One Ring
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Hand of Vecna
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Mithril Coat
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Spellbook
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Pact Weapon
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Reaper's Talisman
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Plate
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Elbrus, the Binding Blade
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Basilisk Collar
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
The Book of Vile Darkness
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Mornsong Aria
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Grave Pact
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Underworld Dreams
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Wound Reflection
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Vampiric Link
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Liliana's Contract
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Grave Venerations
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Waste Not
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Greed
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Remedy
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Painful Quandary
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Dark Prophecy
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Grievous Wound
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Nowhere to Run
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Bonds
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Dance of the Dead
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Quest for the Necropolis
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Rites
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Warlock Class
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Lich's Mastery
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Fool's Wisdom
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Attrition
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
The Witch's Vanity
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Professor Onyx
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-22%synergy
Witch's Cottage
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Barren Moor
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Thespian's Stage
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Dark Depths
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-13%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Westvale Abbey
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Memorial to Folly
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Buried Ruin
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Vesuva
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
The Black Gate
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Crystal Vein
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Radiant Fountain
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
War Room
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Glacial Chasm
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Emergence Zone
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Lake of the Dead
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Access Tunnel
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
0%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
-19%synergy
Arcane Signet
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
0%synergy
The Soul Stone
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Mox Amber
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Nyx Lotus
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-14%synergy
Pristine Talisman
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Hedron Archive
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Paradise Mantle
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-17%synergy
Cavern of Souls
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Maestros Theater
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Obscura Storefront
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Crystal Grotto
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy