The Ancient One commander decks

{U}{B}Dimir commanders

We track 231 decks led by The Ancient One.

Deck numbers as of October 5, 2026 · refreshed weekly

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The card$1.73-16.4% in 30 daysas of Oct 5Price history for The Ancient One
Decks led
231

0.03% of the 787,845 legal decks we track.

Median deck price
$307

Most cost $78 to $1,631.

Median power
5.6

Most rate 4.1 to 8.0 on the 1 to 10 EDH power level scale.

Median salt
4.0

Most score 2.9 to 5.7 out of 10.

Most often built as mill (34%), then midrange (30%).

Real The Ancient One decks

Real decks from our database, picked from this commander's own price range and from every bracket people build it in. Open any of them for the full list. The picks rotate weekly.

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The Ancient One decks by price and bracket

Deck prices

$0 to $50: 8 decks.
$50 to $100: 23 decks.
$100 to $150: 23 decks.
$150 to $200: 19 decks.
$200 to $300: 40 decks.
$300 to $400: 29 decks.
$400 to $500: 19 decks.
$500 to $750: 27 decks.
$750 to $1,000: 12 decks.
$1,000 to $1,500: 4 decks.
$1,500 to $2,000: 12 decks.
$2,000 to $3,000: 10 decks.
$3,000 and up: 5 decks.

Decks per price band. The highlighted band, $300 to $400, holds the median deck at $307. 87 of these decks cost $250 or less.

WotC brackets

  • Bracket 1 (Exhibition)23% · 52
  • Bracket 2 (Core)10% · 22
  • Bracket 3 (Upgraded)32% · 75
  • Bracket 4 (Optimized)29% · 68
  • Bracket 5 (cEDH)6% · 14

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Under $100 (31) Under $250 (87) Bracket 3 builds (75)

What The Ancient One decks play

The 40 cards found most often across these 231 decks, with each card's current price. The bar is the share of decks running the card, and its green part is how far that share runs above the card's rate in every deck that could play it.

Creatures9

  • Syr Konrad, the Grim55%$1.20
    Run in 128 of these decks (55%), 8% of decks that could run it.
  • Wonder50%$2.07
    Run in 115 of these decks (50%), 4% of decks that could run it.
  • Cruel Somnophage // Can't Wake Up47%$0.47
    Run in 108 of these decks (47%), 1% of decks that could run it.
  • Likeness Looter46%$2.40
    Run in 105 of these decks (46%), 3% of decks that could run it.
  • Consuming Aberration43%$0.22
    Run in 99 of these decks (43%), 4% of decks that could run it.
  • Millikin37%$0.23
    Run in 86 of these decks (37%), 1% of decks that could run it.
3 more creatures

Instants4

  • Counterspell46%$1.62
    Run in 106 of these decks (46%), 46% of decks that could run it.
  • Frantic Search42%$0.78
    Run in 97 of these decks (42%), 17% of decks that could run it.
  • Drown in the Loch41%$1.14
    Run in 94 of these decks (41%), 5% of decks that could run it.
  • Dark Ritual38%$4.44
    Run in 87 of these decks (38%), 34% of decks that could run it.

Sorceries6

  • Victimize52%$0.55
    Run in 121 of these decks (52%), 13% of decks that could run it.
  • Reanimate50%$6.61
    Run in 115 of these decks (50%), 17% of decks that could run it.
  • Stitch Together47%$0.36
    Run in 109 of these decks (47%), 2% of decks that could run it.
  • Dread Return40%$0.46
    Run in 93 of these decks (40%), 5% of decks that could run it.
  • Breach the Multiverse37%$10.03
    Run in 86 of these decks (37%), 3% of decks that could run it.
  • Windfall37%$4.91
    Run in 85 of these decks (37%), 13% of decks that could run it.

Artifacts6

Enchantments2

  • Training Grounds54%$4.30
    Run in 125 of these decks (54%), 3% of decks that could run it.
  • Animate Dead45%$7.05
    Run in 104 of these decks (45%), 11% of decks that could run it.

Lands13

  • Command Tower85%$0.20
    Run in 197 of these decks (85%), 91% of decks that could run it.
  • Sunken Hollow62%$0.31
    Run in 142 of these decks (62%), 33% of decks that could run it.
  • Drowned Catacomb55%$0.37
    Run in 128 of these decks (55%), 31% of decks that could run it.
  • Watery Grave52%$9.67
    Run in 121 of these decks (52%), 49% of decks that could run it.
  • Underground River46%$0.49
    Run in 107 of these decks (46%), 29% of decks that could run it.
  • Shipwreck Marsh44%$1.47
    Run in 102 of these decks (44%), 18% of decks that could run it.
7 more lands
  • Choked Estuary42%$0.29
    Run in 98 of these decks (42%), 15% of decks that could run it.
  • Darkwater Catacombs40%$0.30
    Run in 92 of these decks (40%), 15% of decks that could run it.
  • Tainted Isle39%$1.63
    Run in 91 of these decks (39%), 11% of decks that could run it.
  • Morphic Pool38%$26.99
    Run in 88 of these decks (38%), 26% of decks that could run it.
  • Dimir Aqueduct37%$0.25
    Run in 86 of these decks (37%), 11% of decks that could run it.
  • Polluted Delta37%$20.50
    Run in 85 of these decks (37%), 19% of decks that could run it.
  • Bojuka Bog35%$0.93
    Run in 80 of these decks (35%), 31% of decks that could run it.

Cards that set The Ancient One decks apart

These show up in The Ancient One decks far more often than in other decks that could play them.

6 more signature cards

The Ancient One combos

149 of these decks (65%) run at least one combo listed on Commander Spellbook. These are the ones they run most.

  1. Fleet SwallowerplusFraying Sanity

    Infinite mill

    18%42 decks
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  2. Cut Your LossesplusFraying Sanity

    Infinite mill

    14%33 decks
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  3. Bruvac the GrandiloquentplusTerisian Mindbreaker

    Infinite mill

    13%31 decks
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  4. Syr Konrad, the GrimplusThe Mindskinner

    Infinite mill

    13%31 decks
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  5. Bruvac the GrandiloquentplusMaddening Cacophony

    Infinite mill

    12%27 decks
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  6. Fraying SanityplusTerisian Mindbreaker

    Infinite mill

    10%24 decks
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  7. Riverchurn MonumentplusSingularity Rupture

    Infinite mill

    10%23 decks
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  8. Demonic ConsultationplusThassa's Oracle

    Exiles your library and wins the game

    9%21 decks
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Commanders like The Ancient One

Their decks lean on many of the same signature cards as The Ancient One decks do.