Ardyn, the Usurper
FIN · rare · Released 2025-06-13
Power
brawl
trapGame-definingtrap
commander
trapGame-definingtrap
Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).
Derived from the 7 atoms below.
under
below rate
incremental
minor value alone
synergy
wants support
takes over
can take over a game
rigid
one mode
broad
broadly useful
fragile
easily answered
Commander Bracket
Not yet bracketed (or genuinely unplaceable).
Archetypes
positive:
reanimatorsacrificegraveyard-matters
negative:
No active conflicts.
Roles
recurring-threatreanimatortoken-producerlordattack-triggeretb-trigger
Risks
slow-setupremoval-magnetrequires-creature-densityrequires-graveyard-density
Mechanics
—
Typal
synergy:
demon
anti:
—
Structural
static-abilitytriggered-ability
Rationale
8cmc legendary demon lord with a static that pumps all demons with menace, lifelink, and haste. Starscourge ability exiles a creature card from a graveyard at combat to create a 5/5 demon token copy. Signature in reanimator and graveyard-matters shells that lean demons or heavy creature sacrifice. Lords all demons and generates recurring threats from the graveyard; requires setup and density to shine. Removal magnet as a commanding lord—dies to single removal and loses pump and reanimation engine.
Popularity
- EDHREC rank: #4,333