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Ben Macready
Jul 8, 2025
Ranking Which Final Fantasy Villains Got the Best Cards
Mad clown gods and power-hungry super SOLDIERs make the list in this rogue's gallery of the best Final Fantasy antagonist cards!
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Return to the Sewers
4.2%inclusion3 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Fast Forward
4.1%inclusion3 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Brilliance Unleashed
2.8%inclusion2 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Shellshock
2.7%inclusion2 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Coin of Mastery
2.7%inclusion2 decks74 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Pirate's Pillage
61%inclusion189 decks309 decks
55%synergy
Big Score
76%inclusion234 decks309 decks
53%synergy
Traumatize
52%inclusion162 decks309 decks
51%synergy
Protective Bubble
51%inclusion157 decks309 decks
50%synergy
Cut Your Losses
50%inclusion153 decks309 decks
49%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
61%inclusion190 decks309 decks
47%synergy
Drown in Dreams
46%inclusion142 decks309 decks
44%synergy
Channeled Force
46%inclusion141 decks309 decks
44%synergy
Full Throttle
45%inclusion140 decks309 decks
43%synergy
Zephid's Embrace
42%inclusion131 decks309 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Swiftfoot Boots
54%inclusion167 decks309 decks
25%synergy
Fact or Fiction
44%inclusion136 decks309 decks
37%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
44%inclusion136 decks309 decks
41%synergy
Aetherize
44%inclusion135 decks309 decks
32%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
42%inclusion130 decks309 decks
22%synergy
Clout of the Dominus
41%inclusion128 decks309 decks
39%synergy
Lightning Greaves
41%inclusion126 decks309 decks
17%synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
40%inclusion125 decks309 decks
38%synergy
Fateful Showdown
39%inclusion121 decks309 decks
37%synergy
Experimental Overload
39%inclusion119 decks309 decks
37%synergy
Creatures
Spellheart Chimera
35%inclusion109 decks309 decks
34%synergy
Shantotto, Tactician Magician
35%inclusion107 decks309 decks
32%synergy
Kinetic Augur
32%inclusion98 decks309 decks
31%synergy
Tellah, Great Sage
29%inclusion88 decks307 decks
26%synergy
Prompto Argentum
28%inclusion86 decks307 decks
27%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
23%inclusion72 decks309 decks
-11%synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
23%inclusion70 decks309 decks
-16%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
19%inclusion58 decks309 decks
1%synergy
Ultros, Obnoxious Octopus
17%inclusion51 decks307 decks
16%synergy
Guttersnipe
14%inclusion42 decks309 decks
-12%synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
13%inclusion41 decks309 decks
-4%synergy
Flaring Cinder
13%inclusion17 decks130 decks
12%synergy
Tanufel Rimespeaker
13%inclusion16 decks127 decks
10%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
12%inclusion37 decks309 decks
0%synergy
Dragon's Rage Channeler
12%inclusion36 decks309 decks
7%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
12%inclusion36 decks309 decks
-17%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
11%inclusion33 decks309 decks
0%synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
10%inclusion32 decks309 decks
-10%synergy
Enraged Flamecaster
10%inclusion13 decks127 decks
9%synergy
Sahagin
10%inclusion30 decks309 decks
9%synergy
Blazing Bomb
9.4%inclusion29 decks307 decks
9%synergy
Young Pyromancer
8.7%inclusion27 decks309 decks
-8%synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
8.7%inclusion27 decks309 decks
3%synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
8.7%inclusion27 decks309 decks
-12%synergy
Summon: G.F. Cerberus
8.5%inclusion26 decks307 decks
7%synergy
Crackling Drake
8.1%inclusion25 decks309 decks
6%synergy
Ashling, Rekindled
8.0%inclusion16 decks200 decks
6%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
7.8%inclusion24 decks307 decks
6%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
7.8%inclusion24 decks309 decks
-9%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
7.4%inclusion23 decks309 decks
-21%synergy
Queen Brahne
6.8%inclusion21 decks308 decks
5%synergy
Firebrand Archer
6.5%inclusion20 decks309 decks
-6%synergy
Coruscation Mage
6.5%inclusion20 decks309 decks
-14%synergy
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
6.1%inclusion19 decks309 decks
-4%synergy
Instants
Press the Enemy
37%inclusion114 decks309 decks
36%synergy
Careful Consideration
36%inclusion110 decks309 decks
35%synergy
Rewind
35%inclusion107 decks309 decks
28%synergy
Counterspell
32%inclusion98 decks309 decks
-21%synergy
Frantic Search
32%inclusion98 decks309 decks
-10%synergy
Occult Epiphany
27%inclusion83 decks309 decks
26%synergy
Negate
24%inclusion74 decks309 decks
-9%synergy
Decaying Time Loop
24%inclusion73 decks309 decks
21%synergy
Steam Augury
23%inclusion72 decks309 decks
22%synergy
Slip Out the Back
22%inclusion67 decks309 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Confluence
21%inclusion66 decks309 decks
17%synergy
Laughing Mad
21%inclusion66 decks309 decks
19%synergy
Read the Runes
21%inclusion64 decks309 decks
20%synergy
Chaos Warp
20%inclusion62 decks309 decks
-22%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion56 decks309 decks
-18%synergy
Access Denied
18%inclusion56 decks309 decks
15%synergy
Run for Your Life
18%inclusion55 decks309 decks
17%synergy
Magic Damper
17%inclusion51 decks307 decks
10%synergy
Brainstorm
17%inclusion51 decks309 decks
-27%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
16%inclusion50 decks309 decks
10%synergy
Thunder Magic
16%inclusion48 decks307 decks
13%synergy
Consider
16%inclusion48 decks309 decks
-7%synergy
Spellgyre
16%inclusion48 decks309 decks
14%synergy
Scattered Thoughts
15%inclusion47 decks309 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Epiphany
15%inclusion46 decks309 decks
14%synergy
Ice Magic
15%inclusion46 decks309 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Denial
15%inclusion45 decks309 decks
-14%synergy
Izzet Charm
14%inclusion44 decks309 decks
-5%synergy
Syncopate
14%inclusion42 decks309 decks
12%synergy
Spell Swindle
13%inclusion41 decks309 decks
8%synergy
Eject
13%inclusion40 decks307 decks
12%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
13%inclusion40 decks309 decks
12%synergy
Opt
12%inclusion36 decks309 decks
-24%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
11%inclusion35 decks309 decks
8%synergy
Thought Scour
11%inclusion35 decks309 decks
8%synergy
Cryptic Command
11%inclusion34 decks309 decks
9%synergy
Flame of Anor
11%inclusion34 decks309 decks
-1%synergy
Prismari Command
11%inclusion34 decks309 decks
-5%synergy
Abrade
10%inclusion32 decks309 decks
-9%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
10%inclusion31 decks309 decks
-4%synergy
Lightning Bolt
10%inclusion31 decks309 decks
-19%synergy
Reinterpret
10%inclusion31 decks309 decks
8%synergy
Fire Magic
10%inclusion31 decks309 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
10%inclusion30 decks309 decks
-18%synergy
Reality Shift
9.1%inclusion28 decks309 decks
-4%synergy
Dig Through Time
9.1%inclusion28 decks309 decks
-3%synergy
Electrodominance
9.1%inclusion28 decks309 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.7%inclusion27 decks309 decks
-8%synergy
Return the Favor
8.4%inclusion26 decks309 decks
3%synergy
Silundi Vision
7.8%inclusion24 decks309 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Summons of Saruman
38%inclusion116 decks309 decks
37%synergy
Bond of Insight
36%inclusion112 decks309 decks
35%synergy
Path of the Pyromancer
36%inclusion110 decks309 decks
34%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
35%inclusion108 decks309 decks
28%synergy
Rise from the Tides
35%inclusion108 decks309 decks
34%synergy
Immolating Gyre
35%inclusion107 decks309 decks
33%synergy
Tunnel Vision
34%inclusion105 decks309 decks
33%synergy
Faithless Looting
33%inclusion102 decks309 decks
0%synergy
Epic Experiment
33%inclusion102 decks309 decks
27%synergy
Seize the Storm
32%inclusion99 decks309 decks
31%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
32%inclusion98 decks307 decks
30%synergy
Aether Gale
30%inclusion94 decks309 decks
28%synergy
Increasing Confusion
29%inclusion91 decks309 decks
29%synergy
Mishra's Command
28%inclusion86 decks309 decks
27%synergy
Collective Defiance
27%inclusion83 decks309 decks
26%synergy
Breakthrough
27%inclusion82 decks309 decks
25%synergy
Illuminate History
26%inclusion79 decks309 decks
25%synergy
Mana Geyser
25%inclusion78 decks309 decks
4%synergy
Spelltwine
25%inclusion78 decks309 decks
24%synergy
Ancestral Memories
25%inclusion77 decks309 decks
25%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
24%inclusion73 decks309 decks
21%synergy
Weight of Memory
24%inclusion73 decks309 decks
23%synergy
Relentless Assault
23%inclusion70 decks309 decks
21%synergy
Mists of Lórien
22%inclusion68 decks309 decks
21%synergy
Blasphemous Act
20%inclusion62 decks309 decks
-18%synergy
Notorious Throng
18%inclusion57 decks309 decks
18%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
18%inclusion55 decks309 decks
14%synergy
Deep Analysis
18%inclusion55 decks309 decks
12%synergy
Relm's Sketching
17%inclusion53 decks309 decks
14%synergy
Vandalblast
17%inclusion53 decks309 decks
-10%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
17%inclusion52 decks309 decks
15%synergy
Combat Tutorial
16%inclusion48 decks307 decks
13%synergy
Snort
16%inclusion48 decks309 decks
15%synergy
Turbulent Dreams
15%inclusion46 decks309 decks
14%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
14%inclusion42 decks309 decks
7%synergy
Lórien Revealed
14%inclusion42 decks309 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
13%inclusion41 decks309 decks
-13%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
13%inclusion40 decks309 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Endeavor
12%inclusion38 decks309 decks
11%synergy
Isengard Unleashed
11%inclusion34 decks309 decks
10%synergy
Preordain
11%inclusion34 decks309 decks
-23%synergy
Memories Returning
11%inclusion33 decks307 decks
9%synergy
Wave Goodbye
11%inclusion33 decks309 decks
10%synergy
Curse of the Swine
11%inclusion33 decks309 decks
4%synergy
Disrupt Decorum
10%inclusion30 decks309 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
9.4%inclusion29 decks309 decks
-29%synergy
Seize the Day
9.1%inclusion28 decks309 decks
7%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.1%inclusion25 decks309 decks
3%synergy
Baral's Expertise
7.8%inclusion24 decks309 decks
4%synergy
Fiery Confluence
7.4%inclusion23 decks309 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Whispersilk Cloak
32%inclusion99 decks309 decks
29%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
22%inclusion69 decks309 decks
20%synergy
Astrologian's Planisphere
7.8%inclusion24 decks309 decks
5%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
6.5%inclusion20 decks309 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Drake Umbra
35%inclusion108 decks309 decks
35%synergy
Shark Typhoon
27%inclusion82 decks309 decks
19%synergy
Curator's Ward
23%inclusion70 decks309 decks
22%synergy
Propaganda
13%inclusion41 decks309 decks
-2%synergy
The Rollercrusher Ride
11%inclusion35 decks309 decks
11%synergy
Double Vision
8.1%inclusion25 decks309 decks
4%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
7.8%inclusion24 decks309 decks
-8%synergy
Sunbird's Invocation
7.8%inclusion24 decks309 decks
5%synergy
Curiosity
7.8%inclusion24 decks309 decks
-17%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
6.8%inclusion21 decks309 decks
-1%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
6.8%inclusion21 decks309 decks
3%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
6.5%inclusion20 decks309 decks
1%synergy
Fiery Emancipation
6.5%inclusion20 decks309 decks
4%synergy
Security Bypass
5.5%inclusion17 decks309 decks
5%synergy
Aboshan's Desire
5.2%inclusion16 decks309 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor
32%inclusion100 decks309 decks
32%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
31%inclusion96 decks309 decks
31%synergy
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
9.1%inclusion28 decks309 decks
7%synergy
Ral, Crackling Wit
8.7%inclusion27 decks309 decks
-4%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
46%inclusion143 decks309 decks
33%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
42%inclusion129 decks309 decks
17%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
23%inclusion72 decks309 decks
21%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion51 decks309 decks
-32%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
14%inclusion42 decks308 decks
4%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
13%inclusion40 decks309 decks
7%synergy
Mistrise Village
11%inclusion34 decks309 decks
-4%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
8.7%inclusion27 decks309 decks
-1%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
8.1%inclusion25 decks309 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.1%inclusion25 decks309 decks
-1%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
6.8%inclusion21 decks309 decks
6%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
5.5%inclusion17 decks309 decks
-13%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Hedron Archive
63%inclusion195 decks309 decks
57%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
60%inclusion184 decks307 decks
57%synergy
Sol Ring
59%inclusion181 decks309 decks
-28%synergy
Firemind Vessel
51%inclusion158 decks309 decks
48%synergy
Thran Dynamo
49%inclusion150 decks309 decks
40%synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
47%inclusion145 decks309 decks
45%synergy
Arcane Signet
45%inclusion139 decks309 decks
-38%synergy
Sisay's Ring
43%inclusion132 decks309 decks
41%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
41%inclusion127 decks309 decks
35%synergy
Ichor Elixir
28%inclusion87 decks309 decks
27%synergy
Izzet Signet
27%inclusion83 decks309 decks
-32%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
20%inclusion61 decks309 decks
-34%synergy
Gilded Lotus
19%inclusion60 decks309 decks
13%synergy
Ur-Golem's Eye
13%inclusion41 decks309 decks
12%synergy
Ether
11%inclusion35 decks307 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion31 decks309 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion31 decks309 decks
-22%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion31 decks309 decks
-14%synergy
Empowered Autogenerator
9.4%inclusion29 decks309 decks
9%synergy
Pyromancer's Goggles
7.8%inclusion24 decks309 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.5%inclusion20 decks309 decks
-30%synergy
Blitzball
5.5%inclusion17 decks307 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion307 decks309 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion306 decks309 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
79%inclusion243 decks309 decks
-8%synergy
Sulfur Falls
72%inclusion221 decks309 decks
6%synergy
Shivan Reef
67%inclusion206 decks309 decks
8%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
60%inclusion184 decks309 decks
16%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
44%inclusion137 decks309 decks
4%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
40%inclusion125 decks309 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
38%inclusion118 decks309 decks
-2%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
35%inclusion107 decks309 decks
-4%synergy
Ferrous Lake
35%inclusion107 decks309 decks
10%synergy
Fiery Islet
33%inclusion101 decks309 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion101 decks309 decks
-1%synergy
Steam Vents
28%inclusion85 decks309 decks
-21%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
25%inclusion77 decks309 decks
7%synergy
Training Center
23%inclusion71 decks309 decks
-20%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
17%inclusion54 decks309 decks
-4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion54 decks309 decks
0%synergy
Baron, Airship Kingdom
17%inclusion52 decks307 decks
13%synergy
Path of Ancestry
15%inclusion46 decks309 decks
1%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
14%inclusion43 decks309 decks
-10%synergy
Scalding Tarn
13%inclusion41 decks309 decks
-18%synergy
Thundering Falls
13%inclusion39 decks309 decks
-8%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
12%inclusion38 decks309 decks
3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
12%inclusion37 decks309 decks
0%synergy
Opal Palace
11%inclusion35 decks309 decks
10%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
11%inclusion35 decks309 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion32 decks309 decks
-1%synergy
Molten Tributary
10%inclusion32 decks309 decks
2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.7%inclusion27 decks309 decks
-8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.1%inclusion25 decks309 decks
-8%synergy
Sundering Eruption
8.1%inclusion25 decks309 decks
3%synergy
Hall of Oracles
7.8%inclusion24 decks309 decks
7%synergy
Eroded Canyon
7.8%inclusion24 decks309 decks
0%synergy
Silundi Vision
7.8%inclusion24 decks309 decks
2%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
7.8%inclusion24 decks309 decks
-2%synergy
Crossroads Village
7.2%inclusion22 decks307 decks
6%synergy
Rush of Inspiration
6.8%inclusion21 decks309 decks
4%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.2%inclusion16 decks309 decks
0%synergy
Thriving Isle
5.2%inclusion16 decks309 decks
2%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
5.2%inclusion16 decks309 decks
-3%synergy