Saruman of Many Colors (Commander) - Core

Kyle Massa
Jul 11, 2024
The Over/Under - A Review of The Lord of the Rings Commanders
Which Lord of the Rings commanders have been most popular in practice? Kyle reviews his predictions one year on!
Deck Filters
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Moxfield
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MTGStocks
Exhibition Tidecaller
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Mana Sculpt
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Flow State
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Storm of Saruman
65%inclusion229 decks352 decks
63%synergy
Consuming Aberration
52%inclusion182 decks352 decks
50%synergy
Opt
48%inclusion169 decks352 decks
44%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
45%inclusion157 decks352 decks
43%synergy
Thought Scour
44%inclusion155 decks352 decks
43%synergy
Ruin Crab
40%inclusion140 decks352 decks
39%synergy
Drown in the Loch
40%inclusion142 decks352 decks
38%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
40%inclusion142 decks352 decks
38%synergy
Singularity Rupture
40%inclusion62 decks154 decks
38%synergy
Press the Enemy
39%inclusion138 decks352 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
59%inclusion206 decks352 decks
-9%synergy
Frantic Search
51%inclusion178 decks352 decks
32%synergy
Path to Exile
49%inclusion172 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
47%inclusion167 decks352 decks
31%synergy
Brainstorm
46%inclusion163 decks352 decks
29%synergy
Void Rend
42%inclusion147 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
40%inclusion141 decks352 decks
34%synergy
Counterspell
39%inclusion136 decks352 decks
-3%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
38%inclusion133 decks352 decks
37%synergy
Consider
38%inclusion132 decks352 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
16%inclusion57 decks352 decks
9%synergy
Farewell
7.4%inclusion26 decks352 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
The Council of Four
35%inclusion123 decks352 decks
32%synergy
Saruman the White
30%inclusion107 decks352 decks
30%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
29%inclusion103 decks352 decks
24%synergy
Alisaie Leveilleur
28%inclusion47 decks169 decks
19%synergy
Alphinaud Leveilleur
26%inclusion44 decks169 decks
18%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
23%inclusion80 decks352 decks
22%synergy
Uthros Psionicist
22%inclusion33 decks152 decks
21%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
22%inclusion76 decks352 decks
21%synergy
Baleful Strix
21%inclusion74 decks352 decks
0%synergy
The Mindskinner
19%inclusion59 decks312 decks
18%synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
18%inclusion62 decks352 decks
17%synergy
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins
17%inclusion61 decks352 decks
17%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
16%inclusion32 decks198 decks
16%synergy
Archmage of Runes
16%inclusion45 decks280 decks
15%synergy
Halo Forager
16%inclusion55 decks352 decks
15%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
16%inclusion55 decks352 decks
15%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
15%inclusion54 decks352 decks
2%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
15%inclusion54 decks352 decks
15%synergy
Lavinia, Foil to Conspiracy
15%inclusion53 decks352 decks
14%synergy
Lord of the Nazgûl
15%inclusion52 decks352 decks
15%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
15%inclusion52 decks352 decks
13%synergy
Firja, Judge of Valor
13%inclusion44 decks352 decks
12%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
13%inclusion44 decks352 decks
12%synergy
Shadow Kin
12%inclusion42 decks352 decks
12%synergy
Pelargir Survivor
12%inclusion42 decks352 decks
12%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
12%inclusion41 decks352 decks
11%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
11%inclusion39 decks352 decks
11%synergy
Ledger Shredder
11%inclusion38 decks352 decks
2%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
11%inclusion37 decks352 decks
10%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
10%inclusion35 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
10%inclusion34 decks352 decks
4%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
9.1%inclusion32 decks352 decks
8%synergy
High Fae Trickster
9.0%inclusion25 decks279 decks
4%synergy
Thief of Sanity
8.8%inclusion31 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Torrential Gearhulk
8.5%inclusion30 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
8.5%inclusion30 decks352 decks
8%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
8.2%inclusion29 decks352 decks
8%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
8.2%inclusion29 decks352 decks
-1%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
8.2%inclusion29 decks352 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.1%inclusion28 decks346 decks
5%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
8.0%inclusion28 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
8.0%inclusion28 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Wizards of Thay
8.0%inclusion28 decks352 decks
8%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
8.0%inclusion28 decks352 decks
8%synergy
Tomb of Horrors Adventurer
7.4%inclusion26 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Oji, the Exquisite Blade
7.4%inclusion26 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Clarion Spirit
7.4%inclusion26 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Hostage Taker
7.1%inclusion25 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Witch Enchanter
6.6%inclusion23 decks350 decks
0%synergy
Emeritus of Ideation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
35%inclusion123 decks352 decks
15%synergy
Memory Plunder
34%inclusion118 decks352 decks
33%synergy
Dig Through Time
34%inclusion118 decks352 decks
28%synergy
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion87 decks352 decks
4%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
23%inclusion82 decks352 decks
-2%synergy
Negate
23%inclusion81 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Into the Story
22%inclusion78 decks352 decks
20%synergy
Snap
22%inclusion76 decks352 decks
20%synergy
Dovin's Veto
20%inclusion72 decks352 decks
-5%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
19%inclusion66 decks352 decks
14%synergy
Visions of Beyond
18%inclusion62 decks352 decks
17%synergy
Rewind
18%inclusion62 decks352 decks
12%synergy
Saruman's Trickery
17%inclusion61 decks352 decks
17%synergy
Despark
17%inclusion60 decks352 decks
1%synergy
Generous Gift
17%inclusion59 decks352 decks
3%synergy
Mortify
16%inclusion55 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15%inclusion52 decks348 decks
10%synergy
Unwind
15%inclusion52 decks352 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
14%inclusion49 decks352 decks
-14%synergy
Fact or Fiction
13%inclusion44 decks352 decks
9%synergy
Didn't Say Please
12%inclusion42 decks352 decks
11%synergy
Drown in Dreams
12%inclusion42 decks352 decks
11%synergy
Reenact the Crime
12%inclusion41 decks352 decks
11%synergy
Counterpoint
12%inclusion41 decks352 decks
11%synergy
See Double
11%inclusion39 decks352 decks
11%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
10%inclusion36 decks352 decks
9%synergy
Reprieve
10%inclusion35 decks352 decks
9%synergy
Inkshield
9.4%inclusion33 decks352 decks
0%synergy
Archive Trap
9.1%inclusion32 decks352 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.9%inclusion31 decks350 decks
0%synergy
Aetherize
8.8%inclusion31 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
8.5%inclusion30 decks352 decks
1%synergy
Siphon Insight
8.5%inclusion30 decks352 decks
8%synergy
Fracture
8.0%inclusion28 decks352 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.7%inclusion27 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Silundi Vision
7.1%inclusion25 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Swan Song
7.1%inclusion25 decks352 decks
-13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
6.9%inclusion24 decks350 decks
-6%synergy
Disenchant
6.3%inclusion22 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Confluence
6.0%inclusion21 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Focus the Mind
5.8%inclusion11 decks190 decks
6%synergy
Pongify
5.7%inclusion20 decks352 decks
3%synergy
Snuff Out
5.7%inclusion20 decks352 decks
-4%synergy
Reality Shift
5.4%inclusion19 decks352 decks
4%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
5.2%inclusion8 decks154 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Fractured Sanity
36%inclusion127 decks352 decks
35%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
36%inclusion126 decks352 decks
35%synergy
Preordain
33%inclusion117 decks352 decks
28%synergy
Ponder
32%inclusion112 decks352 decks
23%synergy
Treasure Cruise
30%inclusion104 decks352 decks
27%synergy
Extract from Darkness
28%inclusion99 decks352 decks
28%synergy
Windfall
28%inclusion97 decks352 decks
14%synergy
Supreme Verdict
23%inclusion82 decks352 decks
9%synergy
Ringsight
21%inclusion74 decks352 decks
20%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion67 decks352 decks
3%synergy
Shadow of the Enemy
18%inclusion65 decks352 decks
18%synergy
Space-Time Anomaly
18%inclusion28 decks152 decks
17%synergy
Mind Grind
18%inclusion63 decks352 decks
18%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
15%inclusion54 decks352 decks
12%synergy
Damn
14%inclusion51 decks352 decks
-6%synergy
Dream Harvest
14%inclusion12 decks87 decks
12%synergy
Time Wipe
13%inclusion45 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Lórien Revealed
13%inclusion45 decks352 decks
11%synergy
Birthday Escape
12%inclusion43 decks352 decks
12%synergy
Cut Your Losses
11%inclusion39 decks352 decks
11%synergy
Austere Command
11%inclusion37 decks352 decks
2%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
11%inclusion37 decks352 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
11%inclusion37 decks352 decks
-9%synergy
Treason of Isengard
10%inclusion36 decks352 decks
10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion35 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Traumatize
10%inclusion35 decks352 decks
9%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
10%inclusion19 decks196 decks
9%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
10%inclusion34 decks352 decks
8%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
10%inclusion34 decks352 decks
10%synergy
Deep Analysis
9.4%inclusion33 decks352 decks
8%synergy
Spelltwine
8.5%inclusion30 decks352 decks
8%synergy
Serum Visions
8.2%inclusion29 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Surrounded by Orcs
7.4%inclusion26 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
7.4%inclusion26 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.8%inclusion24 decks352 decks
4%synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
6.8%inclusion24 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Bond of Insight
6.5%inclusion23 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Heist
6.5%inclusion23 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Mind Funeral
6.3%inclusion22 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
5.7%inclusion20 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Claim the Precious
5.7%inclusion20 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
5.4%inclusion19 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Whispering Madness
5.4%inclusion19 decks352 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
38%inclusion63 decks168 decks
36%synergy
Mindcrank
23%inclusion82 decks352 decks
21%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
21%inclusion75 decks352 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion70 decks352 decks
13%synergy
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
20%inclusion70 decks352 decks
19%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
16%inclusion55 decks352 decks
15%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
12%inclusion43 decks352 decks
12%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
12%inclusion28 decks234 decks
12%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
11%inclusion40 decks352 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.5%inclusion30 decks352 decks
-16%synergy
Synthesis Pod
8.2%inclusion29 decks352 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.2%inclusion29 decks352 decks
-15%synergy
Altar of the Brood
8.0%inclusion28 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Strionic Resonator
6.0%inclusion21 decks352 decks
3%synergy
Glamdring
5.7%inclusion20 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.4%inclusion19 decks352 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
30%inclusion106 decks352 decks
2%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
28%inclusion98 decks352 decks
27%synergy
Monk Class
25%inclusion89 decks352 decks
25%synergy
Memory Erosion
24%inclusion85 decks352 decks
24%synergy
Ghostly Prison
22%inclusion78 decks352 decks
0%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
17%inclusion59 decks352 decks
16%synergy
As Foretold
16%inclusion58 decks352 decks
14%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
15%inclusion52 decks352 decks
10%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
14%inclusion48 decks352 decks
13%synergy
Court of Cunning
13%inclusion47 decks352 decks
12%synergy
Mind's Dilation
11%inclusion39 decks352 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion37 decks352 decks
-4%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
10%inclusion34 decks352 decks
9%synergy
Fraying Sanity
8.5%inclusion30 decks352 decks
8%synergy
Call of the Ring
7.4%inclusion26 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
7.4%inclusion26 decks352 decks
2%synergy
The Bath Song
7.4%inclusion26 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Shark Typhoon
7.1%inclusion25 decks352 decks
1%synergy
Animate Dead
7.1%inclusion25 decks352 decks
-2%synergy
Monologue Tax
7.1%inclusion25 decks352 decks
1%synergy
Aligned Heart
5.6%inclusion11 decks197 decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.4%inclusion19 decks352 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Remora
5.1%inclusion18 decks352 decks
-15%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tasha, the Witch Queen
17%inclusion59 decks352 decks
16%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
7.4%inclusion26 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
30%inclusion105 decks352 decks
-4%synergy
Bojuka Bog
21%inclusion75 decks352 decks
-6%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
21%inclusion35 decks169 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
15%inclusion53 decks352 decks
11%synergy
Rivendell
12%inclusion43 decks352 decks
11%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
11%inclusion40 decks352 decks
11%synergy
Barad-dûr
10%inclusion36 decks352 decks
10%synergy
Restless Reef
10%inclusion34 decks352 decks
9%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
8.2%inclusion29 decks352 decks
8%synergy
Minas Tirith
6.5%inclusion23 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.7%inclusion20 decks352 decks
-2%synergy
Great Hall of the Citadel
5.4%inclusion19 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
5.1%inclusion18 decks352 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion311 decks352 decks
1%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion282 decks352 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion177 decks352 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Signet
45%inclusion159 decks352 decks
15%synergy
Azorius Signet
43%inclusion151 decks352 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Progress
42%inclusion149 decks352 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
39%inclusion137 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
36%inclusion128 decks352 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
35%inclusion123 decks352 decks
-9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
29%inclusion101 decks352 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion96 decks352 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion89 decks352 decks
13%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
17%inclusion59 decks352 decks
4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
13%inclusion17 decks136 decks
7%synergy
Worn Powerstone
11%inclusion39 decks352 decks
10%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion37 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion36 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
10%inclusion34 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.3%inclusion22 decks352 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion347 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion343 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion341 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion312 decks352 decks
-4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
62%inclusion218 decks352 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
60%inclusion211 decks352 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
58%inclusion205 decks352 decks
4%synergy
Prairie Stream
56%inclusion197 decks352 decks
15%synergy
Glacial Fortress
46%inclusion162 decks352 decks
4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
46%inclusion162 decks352 decks
8%synergy
Isolated Chapel
39%inclusion139 decks352 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
37%inclusion130 decks352 decks
12%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
31%inclusion106 decks346 decks
17%synergy
Raffine's Tower
29%inclusion101 decks352 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
28%inclusion99 decks352 decks
12%synergy
Caves of Koilos
27%inclusion96 decks352 decks
-8%synergy
Underground River
27%inclusion96 decks352 decks
-7%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
27%inclusion95 decks352 decks
-24%synergy
Path of Ancestry
27%inclusion95 decks352 decks
-1%synergy
Choked Estuary
27%inclusion95 decks352 decks
11%synergy
Watery Grave
27%inclusion94 decks352 decks
-24%synergy
Temple of Deceit
26%inclusion93 decks352 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
26%inclusion93 decks352 decks
13%synergy
Port Town
26%inclusion92 decks352 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion89 decks352 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Silence
25%inclusion89 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Godless Shrine
25%inclusion87 decks352 decks
-27%synergy
Azorius Chancery
24%inclusion86 decks352 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion84 decks352 decks
16%synergy
Sea of Clouds
23%inclusion80 decks352 decks
-12%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
23%inclusion80 decks352 decks
2%synergy
Deserted Beach
22%inclusion77 decks352 decks
1%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
21%inclusion73 decks352 decks
-11%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
20%inclusion71 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Morphic Pool
18%inclusion65 decks352 decks
-15%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
17%inclusion59 decks352 decks
2%synergy
Vault of Champions
16%inclusion58 decks352 decks
-16%synergy
Polluted Delta
16%inclusion55 decks352 decks
-22%synergy
Flooded Strand
15%inclusion54 decks352 decks
-23%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15%inclusion52 decks348 decks
10%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
15%inclusion52 decks352 decks
0%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
14%inclusion51 decks352 decks
4%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion46 decks352 decks
-23%synergy
Obscura Storefront
13%inclusion45 decks352 decks
3%synergy
Tranquil Cove
12%inclusion42 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Dismal Backwater
11%inclusion40 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Scoured Barrens
11%inclusion38 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
11%inclusion38 decks352 decks
-6%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
10%inclusion31 decks315 decks
-1%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion34 decks352 decks
-1%synergy