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Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist - Decklist

Creatures 10$5.69

  1. Armored Skyhunter1Armored Skyhunter$0.44
  2. Brass Squire1Brass Squire$1.24
  3. Cloudsteel Kirin1Cloudsteel Kirin$0.37
  4. Danitha Capashen, Paragon1Danitha Capashen, Paragon$0.35
  5. Foundry Inspector1Foundry Inspector$0.26
  6. Kor Blademaster1Kor Blademaster$0.23
  7. Puresteel Paladin1Puresteel Paladin$0.66
  8. Relic Seeker1Relic Seeker$0.19
  9. Sram, Senior Edificer1Sram, Senior Edificer$1.65
  10. Stone Haven Outfitter1Stone Haven Outfitter$0.30

Instants 5$1.32

  1. Dispatch1Dispatch$0.40
  2. Patrician's Scorn1Patrician's Scorn$0.22
  3. Resolute Strike1Resolute Strike$0.25
  4. Valorous Stance1Valorous Stance$0.13
  5. Winnow1Winnow$0.32

Sorceries 3$1.93

  1. Divine Reckoning1Divine Reckoning$0.74
  2. Single Combat1Single Combat$0.50
  3. Slash the Ranks1Slash the Ranks$0.69

Artifacts 38$21.65

  1. Arcane Signet1Arcane Signet$0.38
  2. Armory of Iroas1Armory of Iroas$0.23
  3. Avarice Amulet1Avarice Amulet$0.26
  4. Bloodthirsty Blade1Bloodthirsty Blade$0.37
  5. Bronze Sword1Bronze Sword$0.23
  6. Captain's Hook1Captain's Hook$0.29
  7. Colossus Hammer1Colossus Hammer$0.79
  8. Conqueror's Flail1Conqueror's Flail$0.57
  9. Explorer's Scope1Explorer's Scope$0.17
  10. Fellwar Stone1Fellwar Stone$0.59

Artifacts continued

  1. Fireshrieker1Fireshrieker$0.21
  2. Goldvein Pick1Goldvein Pick$0.20
  3. Golem-Skin Gauntlets1Golem-Skin Gauntlets$0.17
  4. Grappling Hook1Grappling Hook$0.77
  5. Greataxe1Greataxe$0.24
  6. Hero's Blade1Hero's Blade$0.18
  7. Infiltration Lens1Infiltration Lens$1.90
  8. Inspiring Statuary1Inspiring Statuary$0.21
  9. Lothlórien Blade1Lothlórien Blade$0.30
  10. Loxodon Warhammer1Loxodon Warhammer$1.21

Artifacts continued

  1. Mask of Avacyn1Mask of Avacyn$0.70
  2. Mask of Memory1Mask of Memory$0.32
  3. Masterwork of Ingenuity1Masterwork of Ingenuity$1.41
  4. Maul of the Skyclaves1Maul of the Skyclaves$0.30
  5. Mirror Shield1Mirror Shield$0.47
  6. Nettlecyst1Nettlecyst$1.11
  7. Ogre's Cleaver1Ogre's Cleaver$0.24
  8. Prying Blade1Prying Blade$0.24
  9. Rogue's Gloves1Rogue's Gloves$0.29
  10. Spy Kit1Spy Kit$0.20

Artifacts continued

  1. Strength-Testing Hammer1Strength-Testing Hammer$1.25
  2. Swiftfoot Boots1Swiftfoot Boots$1.54
  3. Sword of Vengeance1Sword of Vengeance$1.19
  4. The Irencrag1The Irencrag$0.48
  5. Thran Power Suit1Thran Power Suit$0.99
  6. Tome of Legends1Tome of Legends$0.24
  7. Trailblazer's Boots1Trailblazer's Boots$1.06
  8. Zephyr Boots1Zephyr Boots$0.35

Enchantments 5$2.74

  1. All That Glitters1All That Glitters$0.52
  2. Curse of Conformity1Curse of Conformity$0.36
  3. Curse of Exhaustion1Curse of Exhaustion$0.36
  4. Martial Impetus1Martial Impetus$0.13
  5. Unquestioned Authority1Unquestioned Authority$1.37

Lands 38 / 38$13.60

  1. Ancient Den1Ancient Den$1.42
  2. Ash Barrens1Ash Barrens$0.15
  3. Blinkmoth Nexus1Blinkmoth Nexus$1.47
  4. Bonders' Enclave1Bonders' Enclave$0.21
  5. Buried Ruin1Buried Ruin$0.36
  6. Castle Ardenvale1Castle Ardenvale$0.26
  7. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  8. Darksteel Citadel1Darksteel Citadel$0.45
  9. Demolition Field1Demolition Field$0.23
  10. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09
  11. Exotic Orchard1Exotic Orchard$0.20

Lands continued

  1. Fabled Passage1Fabled Passage$0.77
  2. Ghost Quarter1Ghost Quarter$0.44
  3. Ishgard, the Holy See // Faith & Grief1Ishgard, the Holy See // Faith & Grief$1.54
  4. Mishra's Factory1Mishra's Factory$0.19
  5. Mistveil Plains1Mistveil Plains$0.26
  6. Monumental Henge1Monumental Henge$0.56
  7. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  8. Opal Palace1Opal Palace$0.13
  9. Path of Ancestry1Path of Ancestry$0.17
  10. Plains×55Plains$0.25
  11. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34

Lands continued

  1. Scavenger Grounds1Scavenger Grounds$0.21
  2. Secluded Steppe1Secluded Steppe$0.11
  3. Snow-Covered Plains×44Snow-Covered Plains$1.52
  4. Spire of Industry1Spire of Industry$0.21
  5. Temple of the False God1Temple of the False God$0.19
  6. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  7. The Mycosynth Gardens1The Mycosynth Gardens$0.39
  8. Thriving Heath1Thriving Heath$0.09
  9. War Room1War Room$0.82

About this Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $49.76 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Colossus Hammer, Sram, Senior Edificer and Arcane Signet. The picks most particular to this commander are Puresteel Paladin, Masterwork of Ingenuity and Nettlecyst, which turn up here far more often than in other Mono-White decks.

Its average mana value is 2.39. It runs no Game Changers.

The most expensive cards are Infiltration Lens ($1.90), Sram, Senior Edificer ($1.65) and Swiftfoot Boots ($1.54); 40 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $35.40, and with no limit $1082.37; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value2.39
Game Changers0
Combos0
Deck match54%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 12 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 26 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 15 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 6 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 3 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 0 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 0 cards

The curve and the average cover Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist and every nonland card in the draft. Game Changers are the cards on the official Commander Game Changers list. Combos are the two- to four-card combos from Commander Spellbook that these 100 cards hold every piece of.

Deck match measures similarity to commonly played nonland cards for this commander, weighted by how often they are played. It does not measure power or predict wins.

Command Zone template

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Draft compared with the Command Zone deck-building template
RoleTargetYour draftDifference
Ramp1010+0
Card advantage1212+0
Targeted disruption1215+3
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3838+0
Plan3021-9

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 3 of your cards count in multiple rows. Modal spell/land cards count as whole lands here; the card-type sections use the front face. Your commander is excluded from these counts.

Roles use imported classifications or curated sample labels. 0 cards lack role data, so counts may be incomplete. Plan counts the cards that fill none of the rows above: the ones this commander’s decks play most distinctively, taken best first once the role targets are met.

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Targets from The Command Zone’s deck-building template. Card mapping and draft selection are by Budget Bauble. This is guidance, not a guarantee of deck strength.

Cards are selected from decks with this commander. Basic lands are split across the available colors; check the mana you need before playing. A complete list is not a guarantee of deck strength.

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Full deck price by per-card cap

Each bar is the complete Command Zone template deck for Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist at that per-card cap, with the commander and basic lands included and no overall budget. Gold is your current cap, blue reaches 100 cards within the cap, and gray either runs out of eligible cards or has a commander that costs more than the cap. Select a bar to build that deck; your budget changes to its price. The percentage under each cap is that deck’s match with what Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist decks usually play.

Format

With printings adds the set and collector number of the printing each price is based on. Both text formats list the commander first and work on most deck sites.

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