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Archetype of Finality

Enchantment Creature — Gorgon

Creatures you control have deathtouch.
Creatures your opponents control lose deathtouch and can't have or gain deathtouch.

CMC
6
Mana cost
{4}{B}{B}
Color identity
B
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Born of the Gods
Price
$1.78
EDHREC rank
#5797
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Archetype of Finality card art
Archetype of Finality hands every creature you control deathtouch and strips that ability from every opponent's creature — a two-line text box that warps combat math the moment it lands. Six mana is the real cost, and at that price you need a deck that either protects it or closes the game quickly enough to justify the investment; Deathbringer Thoctar and Aphelia, Viper Whisperer both do exactly that.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Aphelia, Viper Whisperer

Aphelia, Viper Whisperer

48.2% of decks · synergy 0.47

Aphelia, Viper Whisperer generates a steady stream of snake tokens, and Archetype of Finality turns each of those tokens into a lethal blocker and attacker — the combination makes combat a losing proposition for opponents at every stage of the game.

02
Kelsien, the Plague

Kelsien, the Plague

28.6% of decks · synergy 0.28

Kelsien, the Plague pings creatures to grow himself, and Archetype of Finality means every ping is a kill shot regardless of toughness, collapsing the gap between Kelsien's small damage output and creatures with high toughness.

03
Vraska, the Silencer

Vraska, the Silencer

15.5% of decks · synergy 0.14

Vraska, the Silencer rewards eliminating opponents' creatures with Treasure and the threat of turning them into Relic tokens, and Archetype of Finality gives Vraska's own threats the deathtouch needed to make every attack a profitable trade.

04
Daxos the Returned

Daxos the Returned

14.2% of decks · synergy 0.14

Daxos the Returned builds a token army scaled by experience counters, and Archetype of Finality converts that army into a deathtouch wall that discourages any opponent from swinging into it.

05
Damia, Sage of Stone

Damia, Sage of Stone

13.0% of decks · synergy 0.13

Damia, Sage of Stone refills to seven cards each upkeep, giving the deck the gas to run a wide creature base — Archetype of Finality then upgrades the whole board without requiring any additional cards.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Archetype of Finality actually earns its slot — multiplayer combat is chaotic enough that blanket deathtouch and opponent deathtouch denial creates meaningful political and strategic leverage across three or more boards. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer it is legal but effectively absent; six mana for a creature that doesn't immediately win the game is nowhere near viable in those formats, where the game is usually decided by turn four. Vintage has the same problem compounded further. Oathbreaker is the only competitive-adjacent format where it sees fringe play, and only in deathtouch-matters builds that mirror what Commander shells already do.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$1.78 cheap tier

At $1.78, Archetype of Finality sits firmly in budget territory — you're getting a meaningful board-wide effect for less than a draft pick. The price has stayed low because the card sees almost no competitive play outside Commander, so expect it to remain accessible.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.