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Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist

First printed in Commander Legends (2020)

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Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist

Legendary Creature — Kor Scout

At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may attach any number of Auras and Equipment you control to target permanent or player.
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)

"With the right tools, even the sky is within reach."

2/2

Illustrated by
Jason Rainville

Legality

Rulings (9)

  • You can choose two commanders with partner that are the same color or colors. In Commander Draft, you can even choose two of the same commander with partner if you drafted them. If you do this, make sure you keep the number of times you've cast each from the command zone clear for "commander tax" purposes.
  • Both commanders start in the command zone, and the remaining 98 cards (or 58 cards in a Commander Draft game) of your deck are shuffled to become your library.
  • You choose which Auras and Equipment to move as Ardenn's ability resolves. Players can't take actions between the time you choose what to move and the time they're attached to the target permanent or player.
  • If your Commander deck has two commanders, you can only include cards whose own color identities are also found in your commanders' combined color identities. If Falthis and Kediss are your commanders, your deck may contain cards with black and/or red in their color identity, but not cards with green, white, or blue.
  • If something refers to your commander while you have two commanders, it refers to one of them of your choice. If you are instructed to perform an action on your commander (e.g. put it from the command zone into your hand due to Command Beacon), you choose one of your commanders at the time the effect happens.
  • An effect that checks whether you control your commander is satisfied if you control one or both of your two commanders.
  • Other players and permanents controlled by other players can be targeted by Ardenn's ability. This can cause Equipment under your control to be attached to a creature an opponent controls. Auras and Equipment that say "you" still refer to you, as you still control them. Ardenn's ability can't cause an Aura or Equipment to be attached to something it couldn't be attached to.
  • Once the game begins, your two commanders are tracked separately. If you cast one, you won't have to pay an additional 2 generic the first time you cast the other. A player loses the game after having been dealt 21 damage from any one of them, not from both of them combined.
  • To have two commanders, both must have the partner ability as the game begins. Losing the ability during the game doesn't cause either to cease to be your commander.

Prices

MTGO price: 3.27 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).

Combos

3 combos, the most popular first:

Commander In 5 of 6520 decks (0.1%), most in Killian, Decisive Mentor

Share of decks
0.1%
= vs previous 30 days
2026-08-17: 0.2% 2026-08-24: 0.1% 2026-08-31: 0.1% 2026-09-07: 0.0% 2026-09-14: 0.0% 2026-09-21: 0.2% 2026-09-28: 0.0% 2026-10-05: 0.1% 2026-10-12: 0.0% 2026-10-19: 0.2% 2026-10-26: 0.1%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
5
5 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
33%
1 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Killian, Decisive Mentor 0.1% 25%
Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist + Thrasios, Triton Hero 0.0% 100%
Cloud, Midgar Mercenary 0.0% 50%
Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh 0.0% 100%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Sol Ring100%1.0
Voice of Victory80%3.1
Command Tower80%0.9
Sigarda's Aid60%353.1
Open the Armory60%31.1
Swords to Plowshares60%3.2
The One Ring60%3.1
Urza's Saga60%2.5
Ranger-Captain of Eos60%1.9
Smothering Tithe60%1.6

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
Toby Wilcox in BATTLE BY THE BAY 28 - CEDH - Green Bay, WI USA
2-4
33%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
Sho Sato,
1 main #25
of 28
0-2
Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
Toby Wilcox,
1 main #13
of 59
2-4
Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist + Thrasios, Triton Hero
Tyler Kiesner,
1 main #23
of 59
1-3
Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist + Thrasios, Triton Hero
Tyler Kiesner,
1 main #37
of 72
1-3
Killian, Decisive Mentor
gvadillo,
1 main #7 (top 8)
of 34
0-3