Art by Thanh Tuấn

Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness

Legendary Creature — Spirit Warrior

Whenever you cast a white spell, put a +1/+1 counter on each legendary creature you control. They gain vigilance until end of turn. Whenever you cast a black spell, put a +1/+1 counter on each legendary creature you control. They gain menace until end of turn.

Build a deck with Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness

Average Card Type Breakdown

Creature

33%

Instant

10%

Sorcery

Artifact

Enchantment

Planeswalker

Land

36%

Average Mana Curve

11%

34%

28%

15%

Jump to Section

Most Played New Cards Creatures Instants Sorceries Utility Artifacts Mana Artifacts Enchantments Planeswalkers Utility Lands Lands Public Decks Site Decks

Most Played With Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness (158)

Sol Ring

80% of decks · $1.38

Arcane Signet

79% of decks · $0.49

Ratadrabik of Urborg

65% of decks · $1.83

Primevals' Glorious Rebirth

64% of decks · $1.37

Liesa, Forgotten Archangel

64% of decks · $1.56

Mortify

64% of decks · $0.19

Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff

61% of decks · $9.62

Judge Magister Gabranth

61% of decks · $0.20

Aerith Gainsborough

61% of decks · $2.69

Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar

60% of decks · $0.40

Swords to Plowshares

60% of decks · $0.89

Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion

60% of decks · $4.05

Relic of Legends

59% of decks · $0.80

Flowering of the White Tree

58% of decks · $8.51

Kambal, Consul of Allocation

57% of decks · $10.35

Elenda, the Dusk Rose

56% of decks · $5.71

Talisman of Hierarchy

55% of decks · $0.57

Shadrix Silverquill

54% of decks · $0.33

Dire Tactics

53% of decks · $0.28

Vindicate

52% of decks · $0.93

Orzhov Signet

51% of decks · $0.37

Karlov of the Ghost Council

50% of decks · $14.10

Killian, Ink Duelist

49% of decks · $0.31

Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim

49% of decks · $0.28

Vanishing Verse

48% of decks · $0.32

Zack Fair

48% of decks · $0.29

Athreos, God of Passage

47% of decks · $15.33

Squall, SeeD Mercenary

47% of decks · $1.08

Damning Verdict

47% of decks · $7.99

Deathbringer Liege

47% of decks · $1.64

Tymna the Weaver

47% of decks · $31.47

Abigale, Poet Laureate

46% of decks

Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher

46% of decks · $7.30

Drana and Linvala

46% of decks · $7.45

Brigone, Soldier of Meletis

45% of decks · $1.74

Abigale, Eloquent First-Year

45% of decks · $0.27

Tomik, Wielder of Law

41% of decks · $0.36

Jirina, Dauntless General

41% of decks · $0.50

Boromir, Warden of the Tower

41% of decks · $4.60

Path to Exile

41% of decks · $0.64

Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle

40% of decks · $0.29

Killian's Confidence

38% of decks · $0.18

Loran of the Third Path

36% of decks · $7.25

Inkshield

36% of decks · $4.97

Barrensteppe Siege

33% of decks · $0.38

Lurrus of the Dream-Den

33% of decks · $2.13

Akroma's Will

32% of decks · $16.72

Papalymo Totolymo

30% of decks · $0.30

Mikaeus, the Lunarch

30% of decks · $0.85

Urdnan, Dromoka Warrior

29% of decks · $0.35

Glasswing Grace

29% of decks

Phyrexian Arena

29% of decks · $4.26

Kunoros, Hound of Athreos

29% of decks · $0.39

Night's Whisper

29% of decks · $6.25

Flawless Maneuver

28% of decks · $9.70

Legions to Ashes

28% of decks · $0.33

Colonel Autumn

28% of decks · $0.29

Swiftfoot Boots

27% of decks

Kambal, Profiteering Mayor

27% of decks · $6.53

Commissar Severina Raine

26% of decks · $15.51

Utter End

26% of decks · $0.31

The Ozolith

25% of decks · $61.76

Skrelv, Defector Mite

24% of decks · $3.43

Mangara, the Diplomat

24% of decks · $0.32

Teysa, Opulent Oligarch

24% of decks · $0.25

Kaya the Inexorable

23% of decks · $3.32

Wernog, Rider's Chaplain

22% of decks · $1.44

Amalia Benavides Aguirre

22% of decks · $0.41

Drana, Liberator of Malakir

22% of decks · $0.99

Cauldron Haze

21% of decks · $5.93

Lightning Greaves

21% of decks · $4.00

Cloak and Dagger, Entwined

21% of decks · $0.24

Edge of the Divinity

21% of decks · $0.36

Batwing Brume

20% of decks · $7.56

Estinien Varlineau

20% of decks · $0.22

20% of decks · $2.74

Elenda, Saint of Dusk

20% of decks · $0.34

Together Forever

20% of decks · $0.33

Ravos, Soultender

19% of decks · $10.91

Clever Concealment

19% of decks · $3.63

Flare of Fortitude

19% of decks · $4.84

Syr Vondam, the Lucent

19% of decks · $0.26

Black Market Connections

18% of decks · $10.47

Athreos, Shroud-Veiled

18% of decks · $1.12

Dawn's Truce

18% of decks · $9.99

Fellwar Stone

17% of decks

The Duke, Rebel Sentry

17% of decks · $0.27

Silverquill Charm

17% of decks · $0.32

Abzan Falconer

17% of decks · $0.84

Day of Destiny

17% of decks · $0.36

Fell the Profane

16% of decks

Damn

16% of decks · $1.84

Resourceful Defense

16% of decks · $0.34

War of the Last Alliance

16% of decks · $1.48

Kaya's Guile

16% of decks · $1.43

The Wind Crystal

16% of decks · $6.68

Can't Stay Away

15% of decks · $0.29

Dark Ritual

15% of decks · $7.19

The Darkness Crystal

14% of decks · $4.03

Nasty End

14% of decks · $0.22

Pearl Medallion

14% of decks · $7.45

Teferi's Protection

14% of decks · $46.16

The Seriema

14% of decks · $2.00

Smothering Tithe

14% of decks · $56.14

Lunar Convocation

13% of decks · $1.53

Fix What's Broken

13% of decks · $0.33

Deadly Rollick

12% of decks · $28.68

Authority of the Consuls

11% of decks · $5.18

Restoration Magic

11% of decks · $1.85

Mox Amber

11% of decks · $86.61

Jet Medallion

11% of decks · $14.56

Merciless Eviction

11% of decks · $0.53

Rite of Oblivion

11% of decks · $0.34

Mind Stone

11% of decks

Toxic Deluge

11% of decks · $5.17

Unmake

10% of decks · $0.44

Galadriel's Dismissal

10% of decks · $29.40

Reanimate

10% of decks · $10.11

Feast of the Victorious Dead

9% of decks · $0.28

Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord

9% of decks · $1.76

Zealous Persecution

9% of decks · $0.16

Tome of the Guildpact

9% of decks · $0.75

Land Tax

9% of decks · $16.88

Generous Gift

9% of decks · $0.92

Cut a Deal

9% of decks · $0.29

Malakir Rebirth

8% of decks

Honor-Worn Shaku

8% of decks · $0.46

We Ride at Dawn

8% of decks · $0.69

Read the Bones

8% of decks · $0.29

Archaeomancer's Map

8% of decks · $1.07

Trouble in Pairs

8% of decks · $25.56

Kaya's Wrath

8% of decks · $0.46

Commander's Sphere

8% of decks · $0.34

Farewell

8% of decks · $6.20

Orzhov Charm

8% of decks · $0.20

Avacyn's Memorial

8% of decks · $7.47

The Soul Stone

7% of decks · $84.20

Thought Vessel

7% of decks

Demonic Tutor

7% of decks · $69.17

Righteous War

7% of decks · $2.94

Reprieve

7% of decks · $1.51

Treacherous Greed

7% of decks · $0.19

Unbreakable Formation

7% of decks · $1.44

Retribution of the Ancients

7% of decks · $0.55

Wayfarer's Bauble

7% of decks · $5.61

Blitzball

7% of decks · $0.21

Stroke of Midnight

7% of decks · $0.28

Austere Command

7% of decks · $0.37

The One Ring

6% of decks · $116.27

One Ring to Rule Them All

6% of decks · $2.16

Final Payment

6% of decks · $0.07

Mithril Coat

6% of decks · $29.34

Sword of the Animist

6% of decks · $5.42

Champion's Helm

6% of decks · $3.08

Deadly Dispute

5% of decks · $0.26

Secret Rendezvous

5% of decks · $0.34

Beckon Apparition

5% of decks · $0.07

Excalibur, Sword of Eden

5% of decks · $18.28

New Cards

Yoshimaru, Beloved Companion

27% of decks · $0.29

Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel

10% of decks · $4.47

Bofur, Reliable Guardian

9% of decks

Edgar, Ancient Bloodlord

6% of decks · $0.23

Vindictive Triumph

6% of decks · $0.33

Creatures (50)

Ratadrabik of Urborg

65% of decks · $1.83

Liesa, Forgotten Archangel

64% of decks · $1.56

Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff

61% of decks · $9.62

Judge Magister Gabranth

61% of decks · $0.20

Aerith Gainsborough

61% of decks · $2.69

Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar

60% of decks · $0.40

Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion

60% of decks · $4.05

Kambal, Consul of Allocation

57% of decks · $10.35

Elenda, the Dusk Rose

56% of decks · $5.71

Shadrix Silverquill

54% of decks · $0.33

Karlov of the Ghost Council

50% of decks · $14.10

Killian, Ink Duelist

49% of decks · $0.31

Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim

49% of decks · $0.28

Zack Fair

48% of decks · $0.29

Athreos, God of Passage

47% of decks · $15.33

Squall, SeeD Mercenary

47% of decks · $1.08

Deathbringer Liege

47% of decks · $1.64

Tymna the Weaver

47% of decks · $31.47

Abigale, Poet Laureate

46% of decks

Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher

46% of decks · $7.30

Drana and Linvala

46% of decks · $7.45

Brigone, Soldier of Meletis

45% of decks · $1.74

Abigale, Eloquent First-Year

45% of decks · $0.27

Tomik, Wielder of Law

41% of decks · $0.36

Jirina, Dauntless General

41% of decks · $0.50

Boromir, Warden of the Tower

41% of decks · $4.60

Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle

40% of decks · $0.29

Loran of the Third Path

36% of decks · $7.25

Lurrus of the Dream-Den

33% of decks · $2.13

Papalymo Totolymo

30% of decks · $0.30

Mikaeus, the Lunarch

30% of decks · $0.85

Urdnan, Dromoka Warrior

29% of decks · $0.35

Kunoros, Hound of Athreos

29% of decks · $0.39

Colonel Autumn

28% of decks · $0.29

Kambal, Profiteering Mayor

27% of decks · $6.53

Commissar Severina Raine

26% of decks · $15.51

Skrelv, Defector Mite

24% of decks · $3.43

Mangara, the Diplomat

24% of decks · $0.32

Teysa, Opulent Oligarch

24% of decks · $0.25

Wernog, Rider's Chaplain

22% of decks · $1.44

Amalia Benavides Aguirre

22% of decks · $0.41

Drana, Liberator of Malakir

22% of decks · $0.99

Cloak and Dagger, Entwined

21% of decks · $0.24

Estinien Varlineau

20% of decks · $0.22

Elenda, Saint of Dusk

20% of decks · $0.34

Ravos, Soultender

19% of decks · $10.91

Syr Vondam, the Lucent

19% of decks · $0.26

Athreos, Shroud-Veiled

18% of decks · $1.12

The Duke, Rebel Sentry

17% of decks · $0.27

Abzan Falconer

17% of decks · $0.84

Instants (35)

Mortify

64% of decks · $0.19

Swords to Plowshares

60% of decks · $0.89

Dire Tactics

53% of decks · $0.28

Vanishing Verse

48% of decks · $0.32

Path to Exile

41% of decks · $0.64

Inkshield

36% of decks · $4.97

Akroma's Will

32% of decks · $16.72

Flawless Maneuver

28% of decks · $9.70

Utter End

26% of decks · $0.31

Cauldron Haze

21% of decks · $5.93

Batwing Brume

20% of decks · $7.56

Clever Concealment

19% of decks · $3.63

Flare of Fortitude

19% of decks · $4.84

Dawn's Truce

18% of decks · $9.99

Silverquill Charm

17% of decks · $0.32

Fell the Profane

16% of decks

Kaya's Guile

16% of decks · $1.43

Dark Ritual

15% of decks · $7.19

Nasty End

14% of decks · $0.22

Teferi's Protection

14% of decks · $46.16

Deadly Rollick

12% of decks · $28.68

Restoration Magic

11% of decks · $1.85

Unmake

10% of decks · $0.44

Galadriel's Dismissal

10% of decks · $29.40

Zealous Persecution

9% of decks · $0.16

Generous Gift

9% of decks · $0.92

Malakir Rebirth

8% of decks

Orzhov Charm

8% of decks · $0.20

Reprieve

7% of decks · $1.51

Treacherous Greed

7% of decks · $0.19

Unbreakable Formation

7% of decks · $1.44

Stroke of Midnight

7% of decks · $0.28

Final Payment

6% of decks · $0.07

Deadly Dispute

5% of decks · $0.26

Beckon Apparition

5% of decks · $0.07

Sorceries (21)

Primevals' Glorious Rebirth

64% of decks · $1.37

Vindicate

52% of decks · $0.93

Damning Verdict

47% of decks · $7.99

Killian's Confidence

38% of decks · $0.18

Night's Whisper

29% of decks · $6.25

Legions to Ashes

28% of decks · $0.33

20% of decks · $2.74

Damn

16% of decks · $1.84

Can't Stay Away

15% of decks · $0.29

Fix What's Broken

13% of decks · $0.33

Merciless Eviction

11% of decks · $0.53

Rite of Oblivion

11% of decks · $0.34

Toxic Deluge

11% of decks · $5.17

Reanimate

10% of decks · $10.11

Cut a Deal

9% of decks · $0.29

Read the Bones

8% of decks · $0.29

Kaya's Wrath

8% of decks · $0.46

Farewell

8% of decks · $6.20

Demonic Tutor

7% of decks · $69.17

Austere Command

7% of decks · $0.37

Secret Rendezvous

5% of decks · $0.34

Utility Artifacts (16)

Swiftfoot Boots

27% of decks

The Ozolith

25% of decks · $61.76

Lightning Greaves

21% of decks · $4.00

The Wind Crystal

16% of decks · $6.68

The Darkness Crystal

14% of decks · $4.03

Pearl Medallion

14% of decks · $7.45

The Seriema

14% of decks · $2.00

Jet Medallion

11% of decks · $14.56

Archaeomancer's Map

8% of decks · $1.07

Avacyn's Memorial

8% of decks · $7.47

Wayfarer's Bauble

7% of decks · $5.61

The One Ring

6% of decks · $116.27

Mithril Coat

6% of decks · $29.34

Sword of the Animist

6% of decks · $5.42

Champion's Helm

6% of decks · $3.08

Excalibur, Sword of Eden

5% of decks · $18.28

Mana Artifacts (14)

Sol Ring

80% of decks · $1.38

Arcane Signet

79% of decks · $0.49

Relic of Legends

59% of decks · $0.80

Talisman of Hierarchy

55% of decks · $0.57

Orzhov Signet

51% of decks · $0.37

Fellwar Stone

17% of decks

Mox Amber

11% of decks · $86.61

Mind Stone

11% of decks

Tome of the Guildpact

9% of decks · $0.75

Honor-Worn Shaku

8% of decks · $0.46

Commander's Sphere

8% of decks · $0.34

The Soul Stone

7% of decks · $84.20

Thought Vessel

7% of decks

Blitzball

7% of decks · $0.21

Enchantments (20)

Flowering of the White Tree

58% of decks · $8.51

Barrensteppe Siege

33% of decks · $0.38

Glasswing Grace

29% of decks

Phyrexian Arena

29% of decks · $4.26

Edge of the Divinity

21% of decks · $0.36

Together Forever

20% of decks · $0.33

Black Market Connections

18% of decks · $10.47

Day of Destiny

17% of decks · $0.36

Resourceful Defense

16% of decks · $0.34

War of the Last Alliance

16% of decks · $1.48

Smothering Tithe

14% of decks · $56.14

Lunar Convocation

13% of decks · $1.53

Authority of the Consuls

11% of decks · $5.18

Feast of the Victorious Dead

9% of decks · $0.28

Land Tax

9% of decks · $16.88

We Ride at Dawn

8% of decks · $0.69

Trouble in Pairs

8% of decks · $25.56

Righteous War

7% of decks · $2.94

Retribution of the Ancients

7% of decks · $0.55

One Ring to Rule Them All

6% of decks · $2.16

Planeswalkers (2)

Kaya the Inexorable

23% of decks · $3.32

Sorin, Vengeful Bloodlord

9% of decks · $1.76

Utility Lands (23)

Vault of the Archangel

54% of decks

Minas Tirith

47% of decks

Bojuka Bog

39% of decks

Great Hall of the Citadel

33% of decks

Monumental Henge

29% of decks

Shizo, Death's Storehouse

25% of decks

Rogue's Passage

23% of decks

Takenuma, Abandoned Mire

20% of decks

Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire

17% of decks

Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

16% of decks

Reliquary Tower

14% of decks

Abandoned Air Temple

9% of decks

The Black Gate

9% of decks

Castle Locthwain

9% of decks

Karn's Bastion

8% of decks

Windbrisk Heights

8% of decks

Eiganjo Castle

7% of decks

Barad-dûr

7% of decks

War Room

6% of decks

Bonders' Enclave

6% of decks

Cabal Coffers

6% of decks

Susur Secundi, Void Altar

5% of decks

Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx

5% of decks

Lands (40)

Plains

98% of decks

Swamp

98% of decks

Command Tower

90% of decks

Isolated Chapel

80% of decks

Caves of Koilos

62% of decks

Fetid Heath

59% of decks

Tainted Field

57% of decks

Godless Shrine

56% of decks

Shattered Sanctum

55% of decks

Shineshadow Snarl

49% of decks

Vault of Champions

46% of decks

Bleachbone Verge

43% of decks

Plaza of Heroes

43% of decks

Desolate Mire

39% of decks

Orzhov Basilica

35% of decks

Marsh Flats

31% of decks

Temple of Silence

30% of decks

Glasswing Grace

29% of decks

Brightclimb Pathway

27% of decks

Shadowy Backstreet

26% of decks

Exotic Orchard

24% of decks

Concealed Courtyard

19% of decks

Silent Clearing

18% of decks

The Grey Havens

17% of decks

Path of Ancestry

17% of decks

Fell the Profane

16% of decks

Evolving Wilds

14% of decks

Scoured Barrens

14% of decks

Sunlit Marsh

14% of decks

Turbulent Moor

13% of decks

Eclipsed Steppe

13% of decks

Scrubland

12% of decks

Myriad Landscape

10% of decks

Terramorphic Expanse

9% of decks

Fabled Passage

9% of decks

Malakir Rebirth

8% of decks

Witch Enchanter

8% of decks

Insomnia, Crown City

7% of decks

Reflecting Pool

6% of decks

Demolition Field

5% of decks

Play-rate data via EDHREC. Card images and prices via Scryfall.

Public Decks with Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness

33 Creatures, 38 Lands, 10 Instants, 4 Sorceries, 7 Artifacts, 6 Enchantments

2026-10-08

View decklist ↗$130.00

26 Creatures, 38 Lands, 14 Instants, 12 Sorceries, 9 Enchantments

2026-10-08

View decklist ↗$237.00

46 Creatures, 32 Lands, 13 Instants, 3 Sorceries, 2 Artifacts, 3 Enchantments

2026-10-08

View decklist ↗$643.00

27 Creatures, 35 Lands, 13 Instants, 7 Sorceries, 14 Artifacts, 2 Enchantments

2026-10-08

View decklist ↗$453.00

31 Creatures, 36 Lands, 11 Instants, 6 Sorceries, 7 Artifacts, 8 Enchantments

2026-10-08

View decklist ↗$615.00

30 Creatures, 34 Lands, 7 Instants, 4 Sorceries, 15 Artifacts, 8 Enchantments

2026-10-08

View decklist ↗$1749.00

39 Creatures, 38 Lands, 8 Instants, 5 Sorceries, 6 Artifacts, 3 Enchantments

2026-10-08

View decklist ↗$108.00

30 Creatures, 35 Lands, 10 Instants, 4 Sorceries, 17 Artifacts, 3 Enchantments

2026-10-08

View decklist ↗$507.00

43 Creatures, 32 Lands, 11 Instants, 7 Sorceries, 1 Artifacts, 5 Enchantments

2026-10-08

View decklist ↗$560.00

27 Creatures, 36 Lands, 10 Instants, 10 Sorceries, 12 Artifacts, 4 Enchantments

2026-10-08

View decklist ↗$142.00

29 Creatures, 35 Lands, 12 Instants, 6 Sorceries, 10 Artifacts, 7 Enchantments

2026-10-08

View decklist ↗$1688.00

30 Creatures, 37 Lands, 10 Instants, 7 Sorceries, 8 Artifacts, 6 Enchantments, 1 Planeswalkers

2026-10-08

View decklist ↗$479.00

33 Creatures, 36 Lands, 13 Instants, 3 Sorceries, 9 Artifacts, 5 Enchantments

2026-10-07

View decklist ↗$423.00

40 Creatures, 38 Lands, 9 Instants, 3 Sorceries, 4 Artifacts, 4 Enchantments, 1 Planeswalkers

2026-10-07

View decklist ↗$110.00

34 Creatures, 35 Lands, 10 Instants, 5 Sorceries, 10 Artifacts, 4 Enchantments

2026-10-07

View decklist ↗$1195.00

32 Creatures, 36 Lands, 4 Instants, 11 Sorceries, 8 Artifacts, 7 Enchantments, 1 Planeswalkers

2026-10-07

View decklist ↗$317.00

42 Creatures, 36 Lands, 5 Instants, 6 Sorceries, 7 Artifacts, 3 Enchantments

2026-10-07

View decklist ↗$261.00

27 Creatures, 38 Lands, 13 Instants, 13 Sorceries, 3 Artifacts, 4 Enchantments, 1 Planeswalkers

2026-10-07

View decklist ↗$120.00

34 Creatures, 35 Lands, 9 Instants, 7 Sorceries, 11 Artifacts, 3 Enchantments

2026-10-07

View decklist ↗$1579.00

30 Creatures, 38 Lands, 14 Instants, 8 Sorceries, 6 Artifacts, 3 Enchantments

2026-10-07

View decklist ↗$960.00

34 Creatures, 36 Lands, 14 Instants, 6 Sorceries, 5 Artifacts, 4 Enchantments

2026-10-07

View decklist ↗$162.00

32 Creatures, 35 Lands, 14 Instants, 7 Sorceries, 5 Artifacts, 6 Enchantments

2026-10-07

View decklist ↗$239.00

37 Creatures, 37 Lands, 4 Instants, 4 Sorceries, 11 Artifacts, 6 Enchantments

2026-10-07

View decklist ↗$1338.00

27 Creatures, 36 Lands, 20 Instants, 6 Sorceries, 5 Artifacts, 4 Enchantments, 1 Planeswalkers

2026-10-07

View decklist ↗$355.00

Real decks submitted by their original builders on Moxfield, Archidekt, and other deck sites — click through to credit and see the full list.

Decks built with Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness on Mana Forge (0)

No Mana Forge decks yet — be the first to build and publish one.