Ardbert v4.0 by ProfessorTuukar

Format: Commander

Commander: Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness

Bracket: 5

DeckCheck Threat Index: 68

Deck overview

This Orzhov Stax-Combo deck combines efficient legendary creatures with a compact, game-ending two-card infinite combo. Led by Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness, the deck uses explosive fast mana and tutors to quickly establish either the Heliod, Sun-Crowned plus Walking Ballista win condition or an oppressive stax presence. Hatebears like Drannith Magistrate, Opposition Agent, and Rule of Law slow opponents down, creating space to assemble the win. The deck protects its combo attempts using absolute silence effects like Grand Abolisher, Silence, and Ranger-Captain of Eos. If the main combo is exiled, Ardbert coordinates an aggressive backup plan by buffing legendary creatures like Serra Ascendant and Commissar Severina Raine with +1/+1 counters, vigilance, and menace to overwhelm opposing life totals.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abstergo Entertainment
  • 1 Accursed Duneyard
  • 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 Cauldron Haze
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Cecil, Dark Knight // Cecil, Redeemed Paladin
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Clive's Hideaway
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commissar Severina Raine
  • 1 Concealed Courtyard
  • 1 Conqueror's Flail
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Darksteel Mutation
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Dire Tactics
  • 1 Drannith Magistrate
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight
  • 1 Elenda, Saint of Dusk
  • 1 Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Envoy of the Ancestors
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Excalibur, Sword of Eden
  • 1 Flare of Fortitude
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Frodo, Sauron's Bane
  • 1 Glasswing Grace // Age-Graced Chapel
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Heliod, Sun-Crowned
  • 1 Idyllic Tutor
  • 1 Imperial Seal
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 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 Opposition Agent
  • 6 Plains
  • 1 Plaza of Heroes
  • 1 Ranger-Captain of Eos
  • 1 Ratadrabik of Urborg
  • 1 Razorgrass Ambush // Razorgrass Field
  • 1 Relic of Legends
  • 1 Rule of Law
  • 1 Serra Ascendant
  • 1 Shay Cormac
  • 1 Sheltered by Ghosts
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Silent Clearing
  • 1 Skrelv, Defector Mite
  • 1 Snuff Out
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 6 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
  • 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 Verrak, Warped Sengir
  • 1 Walking Ballista
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
  • 1 Yawgmoth's Will
  • 1 Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful