Magic: The Gathering's Ardyn, the Usurper, card number 444 from the 2025 Final Fantasy crossover set. This legendary Elder Human Noble offers unique strategic depth for collectors and players.
Ardyn, the Usurper
2025 • Magic: The Gathering • Final Fantasy
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Ardyn, the Usurper represents a significant intersection of fantasy lore and strategic gameplay within Magic: The Gathering's 2025 Final Fantasy expansion. As card number 444 in the set, this legendary creature brings the distinctive flavor of the Final Fantasy universe to the battlefield, appealing to fans of both the trading card game and the iconic video game series. Classified as an Elder Human Noble with a mana value of eight, Ardyn commands attention as a high-impact unit. The card’s design focuses on amplifying the power of demon tribes, making it a cornerstone for decks built around demonic synergy. By granting menace, lifelink, and haste to demons you control, the card transforms your graveyard resources into immediate board presence. The Starscourge mechanic allows you to exile a creature from the graveyard to create a formidable 5/5 black Demon token, providing a potent recursive threat that rewards careful planning and resource management. Collectors value this piece for its artistic interpretation of a beloved character and its mechanical complexity. The card is illustrated by Russell Lu, whose work adds visual depth to the set's aesthetic. For enthusiasts of the Final Fantasy crossover, this card serves as a key component for set completion and a versatile option for competitive play. Whether you are building a thematic deck or expanding your collection of crossover artifacts, Ardyn offers both narrative intrigue and strategic utility.
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Ardyn, the Usurper
Game
Magic: The Gathering
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Russell Lu
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English
{5}{B}{B}{B}
Legendary Creature — Elder Human Noble
4 / 4
B
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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.
