---
name: "Ardyn, the Usurper"
mana_cost: "{5}{B}{B}{B}"
cmc: 8
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Elder Human Noble"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Starscourge"]
set: "FIN"
set_name: "Final Fantasy"
collector_number: "315"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Roberto Ferrari"
oracle_id: "9ae13026-960a-4d31-b775-d47209a1e313"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ardyn-the-usurper-fin"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Ardyn, the Usurper
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{B}{B}{B}` (CMC: 8)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Elder Human Noble
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4
- **Keywords:** Starscourge

## Oracle Text
Demons you control have menace, lifelink, and haste.
Starscourge — At the beginning of combat on your turn, exile up to one target creature card from a graveyard. If you exiled a card this way, create a token that's a copy of that card, except it's a 5/5 black Demon.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [The Beast, Deathless Prince](/printing/the-beast-deathless-prince-who.md) — Legendary Creature — Demon
2. [Be'lakor, the Dark Master](/printing/belakor-the-dark-master-40k.md) — Legendary Creature — Demon Noble
3. [Sarevok, Ferocious Usurper](/printing/sarevok-ferocious-usurper-hbg.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Knight
4. [Aspiring Champion](/printing/aspiring-champion-40k.md) — Creature — Astartes Warrior
5. [Demonlord Belzenlok](/printing/demonlord-belzenlok-sld.md) — Legendary Creature — Elder Demon
6. [Demon of Dark Schemes](/printing/demon-of-dark-schemes-klr.md) — Creature — Demon

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Final Fantasy (FIN) #315
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Roberto Ferrari
- **Total Printings:** 27 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`