Ardyn Izunia (Commander) - Upgraded

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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
MTGStocks
Twilight Diviner
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Lamentation
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
2.7%inclusion1 decks37 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
35%inclusion37 decks106 decks
32%synergy
Liliana's Contract
29%inclusion31 decks106 decks
27%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
27%inclusion29 decks106 decks
23%synergy
Dream Devourer
23%inclusion24 decks106 decks
22%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
18%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
24%inclusion25 decks106 decks
17%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
19%inclusion20 decks105 decks
16%synergy
Demonic Counsel
19%inclusion20 decks105 decks
16%synergy
Desecration Demon
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
22%inclusion23 decks106 decks
16%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
79%inclusion84 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Feed the Swarm
49%inclusion52 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Jet Medallion
43%inclusion46 decks106 decks
-17%synergy
Crypt Ghast
41%inclusion43 decks106 decks
-8%synergy
Reanimate
37%inclusion39 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
32%inclusion34 decks106 decks
-20%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
32%inclusion34 decks106 decks
-8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
31%inclusion33 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Toxic Deluge
30%inclusion32 decks106 decks
-7%synergy
Sign in Blood
29%inclusion31 decks106 decks
-7%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
24%inclusion25 decks106 decks
-5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
23%inclusion24 decks106 decks
-5%synergy
Opposition Agent
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Ad Nauseam
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Necropotence
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
-8%synergy
Glacial Chasm
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-6%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Creatures
Vilis, Broker of Blood
19%inclusion20 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
18%inclusion19 decks105 decks
13%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
10%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Reaper from the Abyss
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Harvester of Souls
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Indulgent Tormentor
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Burning-Rune Demon
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
15%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
-9%synergy
Dread Presence
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Sower of Discord
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
13%inclusion14 decks105 decks
9%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Demonlord Belzenlok
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Lord of the Void
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Blood Speaker
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Doom Whisperer
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Reiver Demon
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Burnished Hart
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Nightmare Shepherd
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Plague Drone
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
10%synergy
The Ghoul, Gunslinger
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Demon of Wailing Agonies
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Blood Artist
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
-21%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Blood Pet
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
-11%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
-5%synergy
Embodiment of Agonies
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
-16%synergy
Skirge Familiar
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
-6%synergy
Leaden Myr
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Ornithopter
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Cellarspawn
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
6%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Demon of Catastrophes
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Demon of Loathing
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
-11%synergy
Rot-Curse Rakshasa
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
7.6%inclusion8 decks105 decks
-1%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Defile
26%inclusion28 decks106 decks
-11%synergy
Imp's Mischief
25%inclusion26 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Withering Torment
24%inclusion25 decks105 decks
-8%synergy
Go for the Throat
23%inclusion24 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
23%inclusion24 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
22%inclusion23 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
Consuming Corruption
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
-6%synergy
Snuff Out
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Culling the Weak
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
-12%synergy
Force of Despair
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Entomb
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Baleful Mastery
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Darkness
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Doom Blade
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Soul Shatter
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Slaughter Pact
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Village Rites
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
-15%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Tragic Slip
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
-11%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Songs of the Damned
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Murder
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
-17%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Undying Malice
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Sacrifice
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Withering Boon
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
Rain of Filth
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Dismember
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
-4%synergy
Malicious Affliction
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Feign Death
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Blood Pact
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Exsanguinate
28%inclusion30 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Bubbling Muck
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
-7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Profane Tutor
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
11%synergy
Sickening Dreams
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Mutilate
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
-12%synergy
Grim Tutor
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
Dread Return
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion12 decks105 decks
-6%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
-6%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Kindred Dominance
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Persist
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Buried Alive
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Stitch Together
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Damnable Pact
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Duress
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Unearth
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Deal
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
-5%synergy
Ambition's Cost
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Fell
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Living Death
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
-4%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Corrupt
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
3%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
27%inclusion29 decks106 decks
-6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Expedition Map
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Bontu's Monument
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
-13%synergy
Whip of Erebos
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Sword of the Animist
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Vorpal Sword
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Elbrus, the Binding Blade
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
10%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
-10%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Pact Weapon
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Demon's Horn
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Spellbook
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Incubator
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Dark Sphere
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
-6%synergy
Zuran Orb
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Mithril Coat
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-14%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Skullclamp
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-16%synergy
Herald's Horn
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Darksteel Plate
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
Animate Dead
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Heartless Summoning
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
-11%synergy
Exquisite Blood
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
Demonic Covenant
8.6%inclusion9 decks105 decks
8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
-9%synergy
Greed
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
No Mercy
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
0%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Grave Pact
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
-12%synergy
Underworld Dreams
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
-4%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
5.7%inclusion6 decks105 decks
-1%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-5%synergy
Painful Quandary
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-5%synergy
Leyline of the Void
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
24%inclusion25 decks106 decks
9%synergy
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Liliana Vess
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
42%inclusion44 decks106 decks
-14%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
31%inclusion33 decks106 decks
-4%synergy
Bojuka Bog
28%inclusion30 decks106 decks
-19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion24 decks106 decks
-8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion24 decks106 decks
-15%synergy
Rogue's Passage
22%inclusion23 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
21%inclusion22 decks106 decks
-9%synergy
Witch's Cottage
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
-8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
17%inclusion18 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Westvale Abbey
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
10%synergy
Barren Moor
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Thespian's Stage
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
-12%synergy
War Room
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
-4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion12 decks106 decks
-5%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Memorial to Folly
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Vesuva
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
6%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
-4%synergy
The Black Gate
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Crystal Vein
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Mire
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Access Tunnel
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85%inclusion90 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
52%inclusion55 decks106 decks
-10%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion34 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
25%inclusion27 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion20 decks106 decks
-8%synergy
Caged Sun
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion15 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
10%inclusion11 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Nyx Lotus
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
1%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
-6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Lotus Bloom
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion100 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion23 decks106 decks
-5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion14 decks106 decks
-6%synergy
Cavern of Souls
9.4%inclusion10 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.5%inclusion9 decks106 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Cave
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
-1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.6%inclusion7 decks106 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.7%inclusion6 decks106 decks
2%synergy