Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness: Legendary Creature - Spirit Warrior, Final Fantasy Commander. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{W}{B}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Legendary Creature - Spirit Warrior
- Colour identity
- White and black (WB)
- Power / toughness
- 2/2
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Final Fantasy Commander (FIC)
- Released
- 2025-06-13
- Collector number
- 77
- Artist
- Thanh Tuấn
- Commander rank
- 5,067 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Commander
- Can be your commander
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About Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white and black legendary creature from Final Fantasy Commander (FIC), a Commander product released in June 2025. It is collector number 77 in that set, with art by Thanh Tuấn. It costs {1}{W}{B} (one generic, one white and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 2/2 creature. Its colour identity is white and black. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. Final Fantasy Commander is its only printing so far. It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.40 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
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.
"Always we took the burden of fighting upon ourselves. That's what heroes do, isn't it?"
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.40 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Legal |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
Other printings of Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Final Fantasy Commander (FIC) #164 | Rare | 2025 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness.
- Each of Ardbert's abilities resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered or otherwise leaves the stack.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a white and black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.