Ardyn Izunia (Commander) - Core

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Jeremy Rowe
May 15, 2025
Jeremy Rowe
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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Mornsong Aria
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Lamentation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
18%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
17%synergy
Liliana's Contract
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Rogue's Passage
35%inclusion34 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Dream Devourer
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Vorpal Sword
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Harvester of Souls
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Elbrus, the Binding Blade
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Sower of Discord
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
62%inclusion61 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion49 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
42%inclusion41 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
42%inclusion41 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Crypt Ghast
41%inclusion40 decks98 decks
-8%synergy
Sign in Blood
38%inclusion37 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Jet Medallion
37%inclusion36 decks98 decks
-24%synergy
Defile
36%inclusion35 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Lightning Greaves
34%inclusion33 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Go for the Throat
33%inclusion32 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Game Changers
Necropotence
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-9%synergy
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Gray Merchant of Asphodel
30%inclusion29 decks98 decks
-22%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Dread Presence
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
2%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
The Ghoul, Gunslinger
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
-10%synergy
Ardyn, the Usurper
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
10%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Blood Artist
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
-19%synergy
Reaper from the Abyss
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Indulgent Tormentor
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Burnished Hart
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
-12%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
-10%synergy
Demon of Loathing
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Blade of the Oni
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Burning-Rune Demon
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Abhorrent Overlord
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
-15%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Grave Titan
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
-6%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Doomsday Excruciator
9.2%inclusion8 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Murderous Rider
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Massacre Wurm
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-8%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Lord of the Void
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Overseer of the Damned
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Desecration Demon
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Accursed Marauder
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
-12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
-9%synergy
Pestilence Demon
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
2%synergy
Relentless Rats
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Demonlord Belzenlok
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Reiver Demon
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Plague Drone
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Rakshasa Debaser
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Doom Whisperer
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Infernal Grasp
32%inclusion31 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
21%inclusion17 decks81 decks
-11%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Doom Blade
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Consuming Corruption
16%inclusion14 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Imp's Mischief
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
-11%synergy
Tragic Slip
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
-7%synergy
Murder
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Bitter Triumph
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Soul Shatter
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
-11%synergy
Hero's Downfall
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Force of Despair
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
-14%synergy
Village Rites
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-16%synergy
Blood Pact
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Baleful Mastery
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Dismember
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Culling the Weak
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
-7%synergy
Undying Malice
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Cabal Ritual
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
-10%synergy
Tainted Strike
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Feign Death
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-7%synergy
Not Dead After All
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-17%synergy
Armor of Shadows
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Curtains' Call
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Darkness
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Withering Boon
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Drag to the Underworld
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Crypt Incursion
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Vayne's Treachery
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Slaughter Pact
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Rush of Vitality
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Offer Immortality
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Demonic Gifts
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Gravepurge
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Snuff Out
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-8%synergy
Professor's Warning
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Night's Whisper
29%inclusion28 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Bubbling Muck
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Exsanguinate
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Read the Bones
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Mutilate
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
-21%synergy
Damnation
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
-5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
-25%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
-13%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Decree of Pain
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Unearth
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Counsel
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
9%synergy
Ambition's Cost
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Diresight
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Blood Money
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Damnable Pact
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Syphon Mind
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-7%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Profane Command
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Tempest
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Living Death
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Fell
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Army of the Damned
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Mandate of Abaddon
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Gix's Command
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Corrupt
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Evil Reawakened
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Circle of Power
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Echoing Return
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Ancient Craving
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Invoke Despair
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Necromantic Selection
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Zombify
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Exhume
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Kindred Dominance
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Day of Black Sun
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Foggy Swamp Visions
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Bontu's Monument
23%inclusion23 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Expedition Map
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Whip of Erebos
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Thrumming Stone
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Pact Weapon
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Nightmare Lash
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
4%synergy
Quietus Spike
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Champion's Helm
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Basilisk Collar
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Lashwrithe
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Sword of the Animist
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Codex Shredder
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Hand of Vecna
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Endless Atlas
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Sword of Vengeance
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Silver Shroud Costume
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
-15%synergy
Illusionist's Bracers
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Skullclamp
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-16%synergy
Fireshrieker
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Eye of Vecna
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Demon's Horn
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Nettlecyst
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Mithril Coat
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Haunted Cloak
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Herald's Horn
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Ring of Xathrid
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
The Book of Vile Darkness
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
The Fire Nation Drill
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Sanguine Bond
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Greed
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Phyresis
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
-7%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
-6%synergy
Exquisite Blood
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
-9%synergy
Heartless Summoning
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Grievous Wound
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
5%synergy
Underworld Connections
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Black Market
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-14%synergy
Demonic Embrace
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Covenant
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
5%synergy
Bad Moon
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Eternal Thirst
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
No Mercy
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Inner Demon
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion34 decks98 decks
-12%synergy
Cabal Coffers
35%inclusion34 decks98 decks
-20%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
-14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
-10%synergy
Witch's Cottage
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
-5%synergy
Barren Moor
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Buried Ruin
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Access Tunnel
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
10%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
-25%synergy
The Black Gate
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Westvale Abbey
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Thespian's Stage
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-23%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
-3%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Command Beacon
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Polluted Mire
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
1%synergy
The Dross Pits
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
77%inclusion75 decks98 decks
-10%synergy
Arcane Signet
59%inclusion58 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
32%inclusion31 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion30 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
29%inclusion28 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Caged Sun
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Nyx Lotus
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
2%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
-6%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Séance Board
6.2%inclusion5 decks81 decks
4%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Blitzball
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Staff of Compleation
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Pristine Talisman
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Spectral Searchlight
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion92 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion26 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion17 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
-11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
0%synergy
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