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Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist

Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist

{2}{W}

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."

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Partner
Set
The List (PLST #CMR-10)
Rarity
Uncommon
Mana value
3
Released
2026-11-09
Artist
Jason Rainville
EDHREC rank
#1,682
Colour identity
{W}
Finishes
Nonfoil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

1 +
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.29
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commanderPartner

Combos 3

Godo, Bandit Warlord+Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist+Sword of Hearth and Home
{R}{W}
Infinite combat damageInfinite combat phasesInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite untap of Samurai you controlPut all basic lands from your library onto the battlefieldPut all Equipment cards from your library onto the battlefield
Combat Celebrant+Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist+Sword of Hearth and Home
{R}{W}
Infinite combat damageInfinite combat phasesInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite mana creatures you control can produceInfinite untap of creatures you controlPut all basic lands from your library onto the battlefield
Ares, God of War+Deathrender+Breath of Fury+Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
{R}{W}{B}
Infinite combat damageInfinite combat phasesInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite mana creatures you control can produceInfinite untap of creatures you control

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.

  1. Colossus Hammer 65 %+58.8 %
  2. Sram, Senior Edificer 72 %+56.4 %
  3. Open the Armory 69 %+55.5 %
  4. Puresteel Paladin 63 %+51.3 %
  5. Steelshaper's Gift 60 %+50.8 %
  6. Blackblade Reforged 56 %+49.2 %
  7. Sword of Vengeance 51 %+46.5 %
  8. Basilisk Collar 54 %+46.0 %
  9. Danitha Capashen, Paragon 56 %+43.2 %
  10. Argentum Armor 44 %+40.6 %
  11. Stoneforge Mystic 50 %+40.4 %
  12. Sigarda's Aid 50 %+39.4 %
  13. Bloodforged Battle-Axe 41 %+37.8 %
  14. Masterwork of Ingenuity 41 %+36.3 %
  15. All That Glitters 47 %+36.2 %
  16. Commander's Plate 49 %+35.9 %
  17. Loxodon Warhammer 40 %+34.0 %
  18. Mask of Memory 40 %+32.1 %
  19. Nahiri, the Lithomancer 32 %+31.1 %
  20. Foundry Inspector 37 %+30.9 %
  21. Sword of the Animist 50 %+30.7 %
  22. Forge Anew 37 %+30.5 %
  23. Swiftfoot Boots 66 %+30.3 %
  24. Sword of Feast and Famine 37 %+30.2 %
  25. Danitha, Benalia's Hope 32 %+29.9 %
  26. Sword of Fire and Ice 35 %+29.8 %
  27. Hammer of Nazahn 35 %+29.7 %
  28. Shadowspear 40 %+29.3 %
  29. Cloudsteel Kirin 31 %+28.3 %
  30. Nettlecyst 31 %+27.8 %
  31. Stone Haven Outfitter 28 %+26.9 %
  32. Kaldra Compleat 29 %+26.4 %
  33. Thran Power Suit 31 %+26.4 %
  34. Sword of Body and Mind 28 %+26.4 %
  35. Sword of Forge and Frontier 29 %+26.2 %
  36. Mithril Coat 34 %+26.0 %
  37. Maul of the Skyclaves 28 %+25.6 %
  38. Armored Skyhunter 29 %+25.5 %
  39. Starnheim Courser 29 %+24.7 %
  40. Stonehewer Giant 28 %+24.2 %
  41. Leyline Axe 27 %+23.9 %
  42. Plate Armor 25 %+23.8 %
  43. Sword of Hearth and Home 31 %+23.5 %
  44. Fireshrieker 25 %+23.0 %
  45. Explorer's Scope 25 %+23.0 %
  46. Trailblazer's Boots 26 %+22.7 %
  47. Excalibur, Sword of Eden 26 %+22.4 %
  48. Dispatch 29 %+21.7 %
  49. Halvar, God of Battle 25 %+21.3 %
  50. Spirit Mantle 28 %+21.1 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Plains 96 %+1.8 %
  2. Sol Ring 78 %-5.1 %
  3. Sram, Senior Edificer 72 %+56.4 %
  4. Open the Armory 69 %+55.5 %
  5. Swiftfoot Boots 66 %+30.3 %
  6. Colossus Hammer 65 %+58.8 %
  7. Puresteel Paladin 63 %+51.3 %
  8. Swords to Plowshares 62 %-13.3 %
  9. Steelshaper's Gift 60 %+50.8 %
  10. Danitha Capashen, Paragon 56 %+43.2 %
  11. Path to Exile 56 %-11.4 %
  12. Blackblade Reforged 56 %+49.2 %
  13. Basilisk Collar 54 %+46.0 %
  14. Sword of Vengeance 51 %+46.5 %
  15. Stoneforge Mystic 50 %+40.4 %
  16. Sigarda's Aid 50 %+39.4 %
  17. Sword of the Animist 50 %+30.7 %
  18. Commander's Plate 49 %+35.9 %
  19. All That Glitters 47 %+36.2 %
  20. Argentum Armor 44 %+40.6 %
  21. Bloodforged Battle-Axe 41 %+37.8 %
  22. Arcane Signet 41 %-16.5 %
  23. Rogue's Passage 41 %+13.8 %
  24. Masterwork of Ingenuity 41 %+36.3 %
  25. Mask of Memory 40 %+32.1 %
  26. Shadowspear 40 %+29.3 %
  27. Loxodon Warhammer 40 %+34.0 %
  28. Foundry Inspector 37 %+30.9 %
  29. Sword of Feast and Famine 37 %+30.2 %
  30. Forge Anew 37 %+30.5 %
  31. Generous Gift 35 %-5.9 %
  32. Sword of Fire and Ice 35 %+29.8 %
  33. Hammer of Nazahn 35 %+29.7 %
  34. Mithril Coat 34 %+26.0 %
  35. Danitha, Benalia's Hope 32 %+29.9 %
  36. Enlightened Tutor 32 %+9.9 %
  37. Nahiri, the Lithomancer 32 %+31.1 %
  38. Cloudsteel Kirin 31 %+28.3 %
  39. Nettlecyst 31 %+27.8 %
  40. Thran Power Suit 31 %+26.4 %
  41. Sword of Hearth and Home 31 %+23.5 %
  42. Sun Titan 29 %+8.0 %
  43. Esper Sentinel 29 %-4.2 %
  44. Starnheim Courser 29 %+24.7 %
  45. Dispatch 29 %+21.7 %
  46. Sword of Forge and Frontier 29 %+26.2 %
  47. Kaldra Compleat 29 %+26.4 %
  48. Armored Skyhunter 29 %+25.5 %
  49. Pearl Medallion 28 %-32.4 %
  50. Sword of Body and Mind 28 %+26.4 %

Format legality

Rulings

  • 2020-11-10

    An effect that checks whether you control your commander is satisfied if you control one or both of your two commanders.

  • 2020-11-10

    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.

  • 2020-11-10

    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.

  • 2020-11-10

    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.

  • 2020-11-10

    Once the game begins, your two commanders are tracked separately. If you cast one, you won't have to pay an additional {2} 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.

  • 2020-11-10

    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.

  • 2020-11-10

    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.

  • 2020-11-10

    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.

  • 2020-11-10

    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.

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