Ardbert B5 by ProfessorTuukar

Format: Commander

Commander: Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness

Bracket: 5

DeckCheck Threat Index: 68

Deck overview

This deck is an Orzhov Hatebear Combo strategy designed to slow down fast opponents with efficient tax creatures while assembling a game-winning two-card infinite combo. Led by Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness, the deck leverages fast mana acceleration (Chrome Mox, Mox Diamond, Sol Ring, Dark Ritual) and premium tutors (Demonic Tutor, Vampiric Tutor, Enlightened Tutor, Ranger-Captain of Eos) to consistently deploy Heliod, Sun-Crowned and Walking Ballista by Turn 4. Stax pieces like Drannith Magistrate, Opposition Agent, and Kunoros, Hound of Athreos restrict opponents from executing their own game plans, while proactive protection spells like Silence, Grand Abolisher, and Ranger-Captain of Eos ensure the combo resolves without interference. If the primary combo is disrupted, the deck can easily pivot into an aggressive legendary beatdown and life-drain plan powered by Ardbert and Commissar Severina Raine.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aerith Gainsborough
  • 1 Amalia Benavides Aguirre
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
  • 1 Athreos, God of Passage
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Barad-dûr
  • 1 Bleachbone Verge
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Boromir, Warden of the Tower
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Clive's Hideaway
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commissar Severina Raine
  • 1 Concealed Courtyard
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Dire Tactics
  • 1 Drannith Magistrate
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
  • 1 Elenda, the Dusk Rose
  • 1 Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Felisa, Fang of Silverquill
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Fiendish Panda
  • 1 Flare of Fortitude
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Flowering of the White Tree
  • 1 Fracture
  • 1 General's Enforcer
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Heliod, Sun-Crowned
  • 1 Imperial Seal
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Jirina, Dauntless General
  • 1 Kambal, Consul of Allocation
  • 1 Karlov of the Ghost Council
  • 1 Kunoros, Hound of Athreos
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Minas Tirith
  • 1 Monumental Henge
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Necropotence
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Opposition Agent
  • 6 Plains
  • 1 Ranger-Captain of Eos
  • 1 Ratadrabik of Urborg
  • 1 Relic of Legends
  • 1 Scrubland
  • 1 Serra Ascendant
  • 1 Shadrix Silverquill
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Shay Cormac
  • 1 Sheltered by Ghosts
  • 1 Shizo, Death's Storehouse
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Silent Clearing
  • 1 Skrelv, Defector Mite
  • 1 Snuff Out
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Squall, SeeD Mercenary
  • 2 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Tocasia's Welcome
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Tymna the Weaver
  • 1 Urza's Ruinous Blast
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Vanishing Verse
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Vault of the Archangel
  • 1 Venat, Heart of Hydaelyn // Hydaelyn, the Mothercrystal
  • 1 Volrath's Stronghold
  • 1 Walking Ballista
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
  • 1 Yawgmoth's Will
  • 1 Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful