Ardyn Izunia (Commander) - Optimized

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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.
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Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
Mai, Scornful Striker
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Day of Black Sun
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
The Rise of Sozin
2.5%inclusion1 decks40 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Culling the Weak
43%inclusion32 decks75 decks
28%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
26%synergy
Rain of Filth
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
25%synergy
Ornithopter
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
25%synergy
Sickening Dreams
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
25%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
24%synergy
Bubbling Muck
40%inclusion30 decks75 decks
24%synergy
Dark Sphere
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
24%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
32%inclusion24 decks75 decks
24%synergy
Walking Ballista
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
23%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
87%inclusion65 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Imp's Mischief
43%inclusion32 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Jet Medallion
43%inclusion32 decks75 decks
-18%synergy
Reanimate
40%inclusion30 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Exsanguinate
37%inclusion28 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Toxic Deluge
35%inclusion26 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
35%inclusion26 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Exquisite Blood
35%inclusion26 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Crypt Ghast
32%inclusion24 decks75 decks
-16%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
59%inclusion44 decks75 decks
31%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
52%inclusion39 decks75 decks
30%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
44%inclusion33 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Ad Nauseam
40%inclusion30 decks75 decks
37%synergy
Opposition Agent
39%inclusion29 decks75 decks
29%synergy
Imperial Seal
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
26%synergy
Mana Vault
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Ancient Tomb
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Necropotence
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
-21%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
29%inclusion21 decks73 decks
20%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Memnite
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
23%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Endless One
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
21%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Stonecoil Serpent
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Walker
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Blood Pet
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Hangarback Walker
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Blood Artist
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
-13%synergy
Shield Sphere
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Gravecrawler
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Ugin's Conjurant
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
-9%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Skirge Familiar
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
-8%synergy
Marketback Walker
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Maralen of the Mornsong
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
-9%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Shifting Wall
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Cryptic Trilobite
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Warren Soultrader
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Reaper from the Abyss
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-8%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Starscape Cleric
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Carrion Feeder
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-16%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-9%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Doom Whisperer
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Dread Presence
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-7%synergy
Phyrexian Marauder
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Burnished Hart
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Slaughter Pact
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
23%synergy
Songs of the Damned
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Infernal Grasp
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Defile
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
-16%synergy
Sacrifice
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
-14%synergy
Entomb
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
-7%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Snuff Out
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Murder
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Darkness
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Force of Despair
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Withering Boon
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-14%synergy
Dismember
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Tragic Slip
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-13%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Dash Hopes
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Saw in Half
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Feign Death
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Fatal Push
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Consuming Corruption
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-10%synergy
Cut Down
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Heartless Act
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Overkill
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
-2%synergy
Village Rites
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-19%synergy
Deadly Dispute
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-19%synergy
Undying Malice
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Demonic Consultation
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Blood Pact
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-13%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-7%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
-21%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Sign in Blood
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
-8%synergy
Damnation
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Grim Tutor
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Profane Tutor
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Diabolic Intent
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Night's Whisper
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Duress
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Buried Alive
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
-15%synergy
Thoughtseize
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
-8%synergy
Demonic Counsel
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Mutilate
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-11%synergy
Beseech the Queen
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-10%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Persist
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Doomsday
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-6%synergy
Tendrils of Agony
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Dark Petition
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Living Death
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Villainous Wrath
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Expedition Map
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Spellbook
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Bontu's Monument
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
-8%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Zuran Orb
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Urza's Bauble
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Defense Grid
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Mithril Coat
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
6%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Welding Jar
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Whip of Erebos
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Lodestone Bauble
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Chalice of the Void
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Engineered Explosives
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Claws of Gix
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Vexing Bauble
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Feldon's Cane
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Clown Car
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Winter Moon
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Sword of the Animist
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Shadowspear
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Fountain of Youth
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Skullclamp
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-14%synergy
Accorder's Shield
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Incubator
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
5%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-14%synergy
Vorpal Sword
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Herald's Horn
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Chimeric Mass
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Altar of the Brood
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Mindcrank
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Altar of Dementia
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Darksteel Relic
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Herbal Poultice
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Briber's Purse
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Plate
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Sanguine Bond
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
-14%synergy
Black Market Connections
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Animate Dead
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Greed
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Bitterblossom
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Call of the Ring
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Underworld Dreams
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Grave Pact
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-12%synergy
Wound Reflection
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Painful Quandary
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Thran Vigil
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Feast of Sanity
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of the Void
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Liliana's Contract
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
1%synergy
No Mercy
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Black Market
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-16%synergy
Necromancy
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Conspiracy
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Heartless Summoning
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Professor Onyx
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
64%inclusion48 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
48%inclusion36 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
32%inclusion24 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Bojuka Bog
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
-19%synergy
Lake of the Dead
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
-10%synergy
Urza's Saga
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Crystal Vein
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
-10%synergy
Glacial Chasm
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Emergence Zone
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Peat Bog
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Witch's Cottage
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
-13%synergy
Rogue's Passage
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
-6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Barren Moor
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Thespian's Stage
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
4%synergy
War Room
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-7%synergy
Polluted Mire
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Vault of Whispers
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-10%synergy
Strip Mine
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Dark Depths
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
City of Traitors
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-8%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Deserted Temple
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Barad-dûr
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Pit
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Homeward Path
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion67 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
52%inclusion39 decks75 decks
-10%synergy
Lotus Petal
37%inclusion28 decks75 decks
30%synergy
Mox Amber
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
25%synergy
Mind Stone
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
-8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Paradise Mantle
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Chrome Mox
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
-8%synergy
Mox Diamond
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Mox Opal
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Lotus Bloom
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
-10%synergy
Mox Tantalite
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Springleaf Drum
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
9%synergy
The Soul Stone
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
-3%synergy
Sol Talisman
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Caged Sun
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Grim Monolith
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Nyx Lotus
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
89%inclusion67 decks75 decks
-5%synergy
Cavern of Souls
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
-12%synergy
Urza's Cave
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-14%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-13%synergy