Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness by HoleyCrusader

Format: Commander

Commander: Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness

Bracket: 2

Deck overview

This is an Orzhov (White/Black) legendary creature tribal deck commanded by Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness. The primary game plan is to deploy a critical mass of legendary creatures, using Ardbert's triggered abilities to buff them with +1/+1 counters and keywords (vigilance/menace) whenever you cast white or black spells. The deck wins through combat damage, amplified by numerous legendary lords (Arvad the Cursed, Deathbringer Liege, Heroes' Podium) and supported by aristocrats/value engines like Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim and Felisa, Fang of Silverquill. It lacks deterministic infinite combos but has strong recursive elements and board control.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abigale, Eloquent First-Year
  • 1 Amalia Benavides Aguirre
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
  • 1 Aron, Benalia's Ruin
  • 1 Arvad the Cursed
  • 1 Aryel, Knight of Windgrace
  • 1 Ash Barrens
  • 1 Athreos, Shroud-Veiled
  • 1 Austere Command
  • 1 Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim
  • 1 Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
  • 1 Colonel Autumn
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Deathbringer Liege
  • 1 Desolate Mire
  • 1 Despark
  • 1 Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
  • 1 Elenda, Saint of Dusk
  • 1 Escape Tunnel
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Felisa, Fang of Silverquill
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Heroes' Podium
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Jirina, Dauntless General
  • 1 Judge Magister Gabranth
  • 1 Killian, Ink Duelist
  • 1 Kunoros, Hound of Athreos
  • 1 Legions to Ashes
  • 1 Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
  • 1 Liesa, Shroud of Dusk
  • 1 Mangara, the Diplomat
  • 1 Metastatic Evangel
  • 1 Minthara, Merciless Soul
  • 1 Mirror of Galadriel
  • 1 Moira and Teshar
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Nasty End
  • 1 Night's Whisper
  • 1 Obscura Storefront
  • 1 Odric, Master Tactician
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 12 Plains
  • 1 Primevals' Glorious Rebirth
  • 1 Ratadrabik of Urborg
  • 1 Read the Bones
  • 1 Relic of Legends
  • 1 Ria Ivor, Bane of Bladehold
  • 1 Rufus Shinra
  • 1 Scoured Barrens
  • 1 Shadrix Silverquill
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Stargaze
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 1 Sunlit Marsh
  • 11 Swamp
  • 1 Syphon Mind
  • 1 Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
  • 1 Syr Vondam, the Lucent
  • 1 Tainted Field
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Temple of Silence
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts
  • 1 Teysa, Opulent Oligarch
  • 1 Teysa, Orzhov Scion
  • 1 The Kenriths' Royal Funeral
  • 1 The Seriema
  • 1 Urza's Ruinous Blast
  • 1 Venat, Heart of Hydaelyn // Hydaelyn, the Mothercrystal
  • 1 Verrak, Warped Sengir
  • 1 Vindicate
  • 1 Vona, Butcher of Magan
  • 1 Your Temple Is Under Attack
  • 1 Zahur, Glory's Past
  • 1 Zoraline, Cosmos Caller