Orzhov

Format: Commander

Commander: Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness leads a legendary-heavy Orzhov midrange deck focused on aggressive board development and aristocrat synergies. Casting white and black spells triggers Ardbert to pump legendary creatures with +1/+1 counters while granting vigilance and menace for evasive attacks. The primary win condition is closing out games through wide combat damage bolstered by anthem effects like Heroes' Podium and counter distributors like Breena, the Demagogue. A secondary victory path relies on life-drain engines from Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim and Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz, or assembling the infinite sacrifice loop with Painter's Servant and Teysa, Orzhov Scion to generate infinite spirits and drain the table.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Access Tunnel
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
• 1 Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim
• 1 Banishing Light
• 1 Bartolomé del Presidio
• 1 Basilica Bell-Haunt
• 1 Bojuka Bog
• 1 Breena, the Demagogue
• 1 Charcoal Diamond
• 1 Clive's Hideaway
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Commander's Sphere
• 1 Consuming Corruption
• 1 Dark Tutelage
• 1 Death Denied
• 1 Despark
• 1 Drana and Linvala
• 1 Dread Return
• 1 Duress
• 1 Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
• 1 Eliminate
• 1 Evolving Wilds
• 1 Exhilarating Elocution
• 1 Feast of the Victorious Dead
• 1 Felisa, Fang of Silverquill
• 1 Fell
• 1 Fell the Profane // Fell Mire
• 1 Fetid Heath
• 1 Firja, Judge of Valor
• 1 Goldmire Bridge
• 1 Great Hall of the Citadel
• 1 Heroes' Podium
• 1 High Ground
• 1 Humiliate
• 1 Insomnia, Crown City
• 1 Judge Magister Gabranth
• 1 Karn's Bastion
• 1 Kaya the Inexorable
• 1 Kaya's Guile
• 1 Kaya, Intangible Slayer
• 1 Kill Shot
• 1 Killian, Ink Duelist
• 1 Lavaspur Boots
• 1 Merciless Eviction
• 1 Mind Stone
• 1 Moira and Teshar
• 1 Moonrise Cleric
• 1 Mortify
• 1 Naomi, Pillar of Order
• 1 Nasty End
• 1 Neva, Stalked by Nightmares
• 1 Orzhov Guildgate
• 1 Painter's Servant
• 6 Plains
• 1 Profane Procession // Tomb of the Dusk Rose
• 1 Revitalize
• 1 Ring of Xathrid
• 1 Rufus Shinra
• 1 Sanctify
• 1 Sanguine Bond
• 1 Scoured Barrens
• 1 Shineshadow Snarl
• 1 Silverquill Campus
• 1 Silverquill Pledgemage
• 1 Sinister Monolith
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Solemn Simulacrum
• 1 Spiteful Squad
• 1 Starseer Mentor
• 1 Sunlit Marsh
• 6 Swamp
• 1 Swords to Plowshares
• 1 Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
• 1 Temple of Silence
• 1 Terramorphic Expanse
• 1 Teysa, Orzhov Scion
• 1 The Grey Havens
• 1 The Kenriths' Royal Funeral
• 1 Thespian's Stage
• 1 Thieves' Tools
• 1 Thriving Heath
• 1 Thriving Moor
• 1 Urn of Godfire
• 1 Vampiric Rites
• 1 Vault of the Archangel
• 1 Venat, Heart of Hydaelyn // Hydaelyn, the Mothercrystal
• 1 Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz
• 1 Wispdrinker Vampire
• 1 You Cannot Pass!