What are the best cards for The Ancient One?

Across 1,617 public decks, the most-played cards with The Ancient One are Command Tower (81%), Sol Ring (78%) and Arcane Signet (76%).

Which cards have the best synergy with The Ancient One?

The cards played far more often with The Ancient One than usual: Souls of the Lost (56× its usual rate), Altar of the Wretched // Wretched Bonemass (50× its usual rate) and The Cauldron of Eternity (45× its usual rate).

What colors is The Ancient One?

The Ancient One is Dimir (blue-black), so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.

How popular is The Ancient One?

The Ancient One leads 1,617 public decks in our corpus, #792 of 3,757 commanders.

The Ancient One

UBDimir commanders1,617 decks in the corpus

Legendary Creature — Spirit GodUB$1.71

The Ancient One appears in 1,617 public decks. The most-played cards are Command Tower, Sol Ring and Arcane Signet. The strongest synergies by lift are Souls of the Lost, Altar of the Wretched // Wretched Bonemass and The Cauldron of Eternity.

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Commander Brawl

Top cards

#1Island

Basic Land — Island

90.2%

1,458 decks-0.07$0.20

#2Swamp

Basic Land — Swamp

89.8%

1,452 decks-0.07$0.18

#3Command Tower

Land

80.6%

1,303 decks-0.08$0.27

#4Sol Ring

Artifact

78.2%

1,264 decks-0.10$1.51

#5Arcane Signet

Artifact

75.8%

1,226 decks-0.09$0.41

#6Sunken Hollow

Land — Island Swamp

59.9%

969 decks-0.05$0.34

#7Reanimate

Sorcery

54.2%

876 decks+0.69$10.40

#8Dimir Signet

Artifact

53.8%

870 decks-0.07$1.12

#9Drowned Catacomb

Land

52.5%

849 decks-0.03$3.55

#10Training Grounds

Enchantment

52.2%

844 decks+2.79$9.73

#11Syr Konrad, the Grim

Legendary Creature — Human Knight

3BB5

51.6%

834 decks+1.42$1.67

#12Stitch Together

Sorcery

BB2

51.0%

825 decks+2.53$1.42

#13Wonder

Creature — Incarnation

3U4

50.6%

819 decks+2.05$3.83

#14Talisman of Dominance

Artifact

50.6%

818 decks-0.16$1.92

#15Cruel Somnophage // Can't Wake Up

Creature — Nightmare // Sorcery — Adventure

1B1U2

47.1%

762 decks+2.25$0.53

#16Animate Dead

Enchantment — Aura

1B2

46.6%

753 decks+1.29$7.63

#17Watery Grave

Land — Island Swamp

46.4%

750 decks-0.13$9.48

#18Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core

Legendary Artifact // Legendary Land

44.7%

723 decks+3.02$2.22

#19Victimize

Sorcery

2B3

44.7%

723 decks+1.12$1.25

#20Underground River

Land

43.7%

706 decks-0.01$2.10

#21Likeness Looter

Creature — Faerie Shapeshifter

UB2

43.4%

702 decks+1.91$2.96

#22Consuming Aberration

Creature — Horror

3UB5

43.2%

698 decks+1.07$0.30

#23Dread Return

Sorcery

2BB4

43.0%

695 decks+1.85$0.66

#24Counterspell

Instant

UU2

42.1%

680 decks-0.24$4.38

#25Choked Estuary

Land

41.6%

672 decks-0.07$0.40

#26Tainted Isle

Land

40.3%

652 decks-0.01$2.09

#27Millikin

Artifact Creature — Construct

39.3%

635 decks+2.22$0.24

#28Terror Tide

Sorcery

2BB4

39.3%

635 decks+3.58$0.37

#29Shipwreck Marsh

Land

39.3%

635 decks-0.02$7.06

#30Breach the Multiverse

Sorcery

5BB7

39.2%

634 decks+1.50$11.73

#31Darkwater Catacombs

Land

37.2%

602 decks+0.00$0.33

#32Bojuka Bog

Land

36.9%

597 decks-0.01$1.64

#33Frantic Search

Instant

2U3

36.9%

596 decks+0.60$1.17

#34Drown in the Loch

Instant

UB2

36.2%

585 decks+0.70$1.70

#35Singularity Rupture

Sorcery

3UBB6

35.7%

578 decks+1.18$1.54

#36The Everflowing Well // The Myriad Pools

Legendary Artifact // Legendary Artifact Land

2U3

35.3%

571 decks+3.08$0.42

#37Deranged Assistant

Creature — Human Wizard

1U2

35.1%

567 decks+2.29$0.27

#38Obsessive Stitcher

Creature — Human Wizard

1UB3

34.7%

561 decks+2.66$0.34

#39Morphic Pool

Land

34.6%

560 decks-0.09$29.10

#40Windfall

Sorcery

2U3

34.3%

555 decks+0.82$6.12

#41Dimir Aqueduct

Land

34.3%

555 decks+0.03$0.37

#42Rise of the Dark Realms

Sorcery

7BB9

33.1%

535 decks+1.28$5.98

#43Sheoldred, Whispering One

Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor

5BB7

32.0%

518 decks+1.90$21.26

#44Wail of the Forgotten

Sorcery

UB2

31.9%

516 decks+3.45$0.34

#45Sepulchral Primordial

Creature — Avatar

5BB7

31.8%

515 decks+1.92$0.40

#46Polluted Delta

Land

31.2%

505 decks-0.13$19.95

#47Rogue's Passage

Land

30.8%

498 decks+0.24$0.43

#48Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator

Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Merfolk Wizard

UB2

30.2%

488 decks+1.94$0.29

#49Laboratory Maniac

Creature — Human Wizard

2U3

29.9%

484 decks+1.95$2.01

#50Dreadhound

Creature — Demon Dog

4BB6

29.8%

482 decks+3.29$0.26

#51The Cauldron of Eternity

Legendary Artifact

10BB12

29.8%

482 decks+3.80$1.46

#52Dark Ritual

Instant

29.6%

479 decks-0.26$5.41

#53Undercity Sewers

Land — Island Swamp

29.3%

474 decks+0.29$15.07

#54Living Death

Sorcery

3BB5

29.0%

469 decks+1.65$6.68

#55Temple of Deceit

Land

28.9%

468 decks-0.09$0.20

#56Feed the Swarm

Sorcery

1B2

27.8%

449 decks-0.25$0.35

#57Mind Stone

Artifact

27.2%

440 decks-0.03$0.41

#58Extract from Darkness

Sorcery

3UB5

26.7%

431 decks+1.35$0.31

#59Stitcher's Supplier

Creature — Zombie

26.6%

430 decks+1.64$0.39

#60Nephalia Drownyard

Land

26.2%

423 decks+1.17$0.33

Highest synergy

#1Souls of the Lost

Creature — Spirit

1B2

400 decks+4.03

In 25% of these decks, 56× its usual rate.

#2Altar of the Wretched // Wretched Bonemass

Artifact // Creature — Skeleton Horror

2B3

379 decks+3.90

In 23% of these decks, 50× its usual rate.

#3The Cauldron of Eternity

Legendary Artifact

10BB12

482 decks+3.80

In 30% of these decks, 45× its usual rate.

#4Terror Tide

Sorcery

2BB4

635 decks+3.58

In 39% of these decks, 36× its usual rate.

#5Another Chance

Instant

2B3

227 decks+3.54

In 14% of these decks, 35× its usual rate.

#6Disciple of Bolas

Creature — Human Wizard

3B4

400 decks+3.51

In 25% of these decks, 33× its usual rate.

#7Wail of the Forgotten

Sorcery

UB2

516 decks+3.45

In 32% of these decks, 32× its usual rate.

#8Dreadhound

Creature — Demon Dog

4BB6

482 decks+3.29

In 30% of these decks, 27× its usual rate.

#9Starving Revenant

Creature — Spirit Horror

2BB4

421 decks+3.13

In 26% of these decks, 23× its usual rate.

#10The Everflowing Well // The Myriad Pools

Legendary Artifact // Legendary Artifact Land

2U3

571 decks+3.08

In 35% of these decks, 22× its usual rate.

#11Bringer of the Last Gift

Creature — Vampire Demon

6BB8

291 decks+3.08

In 18% of these decks, 22× its usual rate.

#12Doomed Necromancer

Creature — Human Cleric Mercenary

2B3

244 decks+3.03

In 15% of these decks, 21× its usual rate.

Public decklists

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Questions about The Ancient One

What are the best cards for The Ancient One?: Across 1,617 public decks, the most-played cards with The Ancient One are Command Tower (81%), Sol Ring (78%) and Arcane Signet (76%).
Which cards have the best synergy with The Ancient One?: The cards played far more often with The Ancient One than usual: Souls of the Lost (56× its usual rate), Altar of the Wretched // Wretched Bonemass (50× its usual rate) and The Cauldron of Eternity (45× its usual rate).
What colors is The Ancient One?: The Ancient One is Dimir (blue-black), so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.
How popular is The Ancient One?: The Ancient One leads 1,617 public decks in our corpus, #792 of 3,757 commanders.