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
Cat-Gator
3.0%inclusion1 decks33 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
37%inclusion34 decks91 decks
34%synergy
Liliana's Contract
32%inclusion29 decks91 decks
30%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
31%inclusion28 decks91 decks
26%synergy
Dream Devourer
23%inclusion21 decks91 decks
22%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
23%inclusion21 decks91 decks
20%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
25%inclusion23 decks91 decks
19%synergy
Desecration Demon
20%inclusion18 decks91 decks
19%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
20%inclusion18 decks90 decks
17%synergy
Sickening Dreams
18%inclusion16 decks91 decks
17%synergy
Demonic Counsel
20%inclusion18 decks90 decks
17%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
79%inclusion72 decks91 decks
13%synergy
Feed the Swarm
46%inclusion42 decks91 decks
-5%synergy
Jet Medallion
43%inclusion39 decks91 decks
-17%synergy
Crypt Ghast
40%inclusion36 decks91 decks
-9%synergy
Reanimate
38%inclusion35 decks91 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
35%inclusion32 decks91 decks
-5%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
30%inclusion27 decks91 decks
-22%synergy
Toxic Deluge
30%inclusion27 decks91 decks
-8%synergy
Sign in Blood
30%inclusion27 decks91 decks
-7%synergy
Exsanguinate
29%inclusion26 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
23%inclusion21 decks91 decks
-6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
22%inclusion20 decks91 decks
-6%synergy
Ad Nauseam
19%inclusion17 decks91 decks
16%synergy
Opposition Agent
18%inclusion16 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
-2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
-10%synergy
Glacial Chasm
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Tomb
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
-5%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
-3%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
-8%synergy
Creatures
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
21%inclusion19 decks90 decks
16%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
21%inclusion19 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
19%inclusion17 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
19%inclusion17 decks91 decks
11%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
19%inclusion17 decks91 decks
0%synergy
Harvester of Souls
18%inclusion16 decks91 decks
11%synergy
Reaper from the Abyss
18%inclusion16 decks91 decks
15%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
16%inclusion15 decks91 decks
16%synergy
Indulgent Tormentor
16%inclusion15 decks91 decks
15%synergy
Burning-Rune Demon
16%inclusion15 decks91 decks
15%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
15%inclusion14 decks91 decks
10%synergy
Sower of Discord
15%inclusion14 decks91 decks
14%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
14%inclusion13 decks90 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
-9%synergy
Dread Presence
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
-1%synergy
Lord of the Void
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
13%synergy
Reiver Demon
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
12%synergy
Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
13%synergy
Demonlord Belzenlok
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Burnished Hart
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Blood Speaker
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
12%synergy
Plague Drone
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
11%synergy
Nightmare Shepherd
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
10%synergy
Ornithopter
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
11%synergy
Leaden Myr
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Demon of Wailing Agonies
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
10%synergy
Doom Whisperer
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Embodiment of Agonies
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
11%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Blood Pet
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
-1%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
9%synergy
Demon of Catastrophes
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
9%synergy
Demon of Loathing
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
9%synergy
Blood Artist
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
-21%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
-5%synergy
Memnite
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
9%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
-6%synergy
Rot-Curse Rakshasa
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Ancient Cellarspawn
8.9%inclusion8 decks90 decks
7%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
-8%synergy
Skirge Familiar
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Blade of the Oni
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Shelob, Dread Weaver
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Maralen of the Mornsong
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Imp's Mischief
27%inclusion25 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Defile
26%inclusion24 decks91 decks
-12%synergy
Withering Torment
26%inclusion23 decks90 decks
-6%synergy
Go for the Throat
22%inclusion20 decks91 decks
-1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
22%inclusion20 decks91 decks
-3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
20%inclusion18 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion17 decks91 decks
-4%synergy
Entomb
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Culling the Weak
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
0%synergy
Consuming Corruption
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
-2%synergy
Baleful Mastery
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
-5%synergy
Doom Blade
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Darkness
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Force of Despair
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Snuff Out
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
0%synergy
Soul Shatter
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
0%synergy
Slaughter Pact
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Rollick
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
-12%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
0%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Village Rites
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
-16%synergy
Tragic Slip
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
-12%synergy
Withering Boon
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Rain of Filth
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Dismember
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
-3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Sacrifice
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
-17%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
-4%synergy
Undying Malice
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
-3%synergy
Songs of the Damned
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Blood Pact
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Murder
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
-4%synergy
Overkill
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
-2%synergy
Malicious Affliction
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
3%synergy
March of Wretched Sorrow
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Feign Death
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Bubbling Muck
21%inclusion19 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
21%inclusion19 decks91 decks
0%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
19%inclusion17 decks91 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16%inclusion15 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Profane Tutor
16%inclusion15 decks91 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion14 decks91 decks
-9%synergy
Mutilate
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
-5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
-12%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
-3%synergy
Grim Tutor
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Kindred Dominance
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
-6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
0%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion9 decks90 decks
-7%synergy
Damnable Pact
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Persist
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Stitch Together
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
-2%synergy
Buried Alive
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
-3%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Duress
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Unearth
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
-1%synergy
Ambition's Cost
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
0%synergy
Fell
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Living Death
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
-4%synergy
Dark Deal
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
-5%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Temporal Extortion
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
3%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Corrupt
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Crippling Fear
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Final Parting
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
-8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion26 decks91 decks
-3%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion26 decks91 decks
-5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
20%inclusion18 decks91 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion15 decks91 decks
0%synergy
Expedition Map
16%inclusion15 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Whip of Erebos
15%inclusion14 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Bontu's Monument
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
-13%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
10%synergy
Sword of the Animist
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Spellbook
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
10%synergy
Elbrus, the Binding Blade
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
10%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Incubator
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
6%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-10%synergy
Vorpal Sword
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Demon's Horn
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
-1%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Sphere
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Pact Weapon
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Herald's Horn
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Mishra's Bauble
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Zuran Orb
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Plate
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Welding Jar
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Skullclamp
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
-16%synergy
Codex Shredder
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
19%inclusion17 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Black Market
16%inclusion15 decks91 decks
-5%synergy
Heartless Summoning
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Exquisite Blood
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
-2%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
-13%synergy
Demonic Covenant
7.8%inclusion7 decks90 decks
7%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Greed
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
-3%synergy
Underworld Dreams
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
1%synergy
No Mercy
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
0%synergy
Painful Quandary
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
-4%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
-4%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
-12%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
-5%synergy
Necromancy
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
-1%synergy
Leyline of the Void
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
23%inclusion21 decks91 decks
9%synergy
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
9%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Liliana Vess
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
41%inclusion37 decks91 decks
-15%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
32%inclusion29 decks91 decks
-4%synergy
Bojuka Bog
29%inclusion26 decks91 decks
-18%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion22 decks91 decks
-7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion19 decks91 decks
-17%synergy
Rogue's Passage
20%inclusion18 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
19%inclusion17 decks91 decks
-11%synergy
Westvale Abbey
16%inclusion15 decks91 decks
10%synergy
Witch's Cottage
16%inclusion15 decks91 decks
-8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
-3%synergy
Thespian's Stage
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
-12%synergy
Barren Moor
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
1%synergy
War Room
12%inclusion11 decks91 decks
-5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
-5%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
0%synergy
Memorial to Folly
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
-3%synergy
Vesuva
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
-3%synergy
The Black Gate
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Dark Depths
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Crystal Vein
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Access Tunnel
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion78 decks91 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
49%inclusion45 decks91 decks
-13%synergy
Mind Stone
30%inclusion27 decks91 decks
-2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
27%inclusion25 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion21 decks91 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion14 decks91 decks
0%synergy
Caged Sun
14%inclusion13 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
0%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Nyx Lotus
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
2%synergy
The Soul Stone
8.1%inclusion3 decks37 decks
-4%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
-3%synergy
Lotus Bloom
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
6%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Lens
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Mox Amber
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
-4%synergy
Paradise Mantle
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
93%inclusion85 decks91 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion20 decks91 decks
-5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion17 decks91 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion12 decks91 decks
-5%synergy
Cavern of Souls
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Cave
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.5%inclusion5 decks91 decks
2%synergy