Ardyn, the Usurper (Commander) - Lifegain

Julia Maddalena
Oct 31, 2025
Fire and Ice: Which Cards Are Hot and Cold for Oct. 31?
This week on Fire and Ice, our Duchess of Data shows us cards heating up and cooling down for Ms Bumbleflower and Raphael, Fiendish Savior.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Grave Researcher
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
15%synergy
Defiling Daemogoth
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
21%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Sneering Shadewriter
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Tragedy Feaster
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Archfiend of Depravity
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
70%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
67%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
59%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
58%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
53%synergy
Sower of Discord
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
53%synergy
Reaper from the Abyss
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
53%synergy
Liliana's Contract
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
53%synergy
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
52%synergy
Urza's Incubator
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Jet Medallion
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Dark Ritual
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Crypt Ghast
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Bontu's Monument
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Black Market Connections
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
22%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
32%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Imp's Mischief
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Lord of the Void
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Demonic Tutor
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Opposition Agent
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
The One Ring
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Vault
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-0%synergy
Creatures
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Harvester of Souls
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Plague Drone
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Ancient Cellarspawn
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Dream Devourer
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Doom Whisperer
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Demonlord Belzenlok
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Indulgent Tormentor
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Burning-Rune Demon
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Demon of Loathing
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Shadowgrange Archfiend
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
14%synergy
The Speed Demon
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Burnished Hart
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Reiver Demon
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Great Unclean One
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Blood Speaker
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Roaming Throne
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Rot-Curse Rakshasa
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Desecration Demon
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Millikin
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Vile Mutilator
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Dread Cacodemon
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Demon of Wailing Agonies
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Spawn of Mayhem
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Bog Witch
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Venomcrawler
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Changeling Wayfinder
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Savanti Romero, Time's Exile
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Bringer of the Last Gift
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Instants
Defile
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Darkness
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Withering Torment
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Overkill
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Cabal Ritual
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Not Dead After All
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Flare of Malice
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-0%synergy
Culling the Weak
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Saw in Half
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Zuko's Conviction
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Stinging Study
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Entomb
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Snuff Out
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Songs of the Damned
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Consuming Corruption
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Baleful Mastery
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Wander Off
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Masterful Flourish
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-0%synergy
Force of Despair
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Cruel Truths
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Village Rites
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-19%synergy
Murder
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Demon's Due
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Breathe Your Last
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Tragic Slip
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Dismember
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Demonic Counsel
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Night's Whisper
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Exsanguinate
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Sign in Blood
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Kindred Dominance
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Bubbling Muck
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Temporal Extortion
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Read the Bones
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Mutilate
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Buried Alive
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Damnation
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
6%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Living Death
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Diresight
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Pox Plague
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Evil Reawakened
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Cauldron's Gift
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Will of the Abzan
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Profane Tutor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Haunting Voyage
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Blood Money
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Dark Petition
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Decree of Pain
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Corrupt
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Tempest
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-0%synergy
Beseech the Queen
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Mire in Misery
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Crippling Fear
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Shared Trauma
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Splinter's Technique
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Herald's Horn
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
43%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Whip of Erebos
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Elbrus, the Binding Blade
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
1%synergy
World Map
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Mithril Coat
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Door of Destinies
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Mindcrank
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Tithing Blade
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Expedition Map
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Sword of the Animist
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Cloud Key
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Shadowspear
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Banner of Kinship
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Netherborn Altar
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Resurrection Orb
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Plate
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Cosmos Elixir
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Heartless Summoning
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Demonic Covenant
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Sanguine Bond
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Black Market
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Exquisite Blood
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Grave Pact
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-0%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
No Mercy
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Painful Quandary
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Embrace
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Polluted Bonds
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Gift of Doom
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Contamination
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Conspiracy
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Bitterblossom
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Sorin Markov
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Bojuka Bog
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Temple of the False God
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Witch's Cottage
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Westvale Abbey
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Command Beacon
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Barren Moor
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-0%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Thespian's Stage
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Secret Tunnel
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-0%synergy
Deserted Temple
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Three Tree City
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Ghost Quarter
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Echoing Deeps
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
The Black Gate
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Mire
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Realm of Koh
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Gilded Lotus
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Thran Dynamo
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Caged Sun
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Commander's Sphere
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Séance Board
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Nyx Lotus
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Patchwork Banner
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Worn Powerstone
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Potioner's Trove
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Unstable Obelisk
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion29 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Cavern of Souls
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Cave
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Command Tower
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Citadel
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-0%synergy