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
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Mana Sculpt
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Flow State
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Storm of Saruman
65%inclusion231 decks358 decks
63%synergy
Consuming Aberration
51%inclusion182 decks358 decks
49%synergy
Opt
48%inclusion171 decks358 decks
44%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
44%inclusion159 decks358 decks
43%synergy
Thought Scour
43%inclusion154 decks358 decks
42%synergy
Ruin Crab
39%inclusion141 decks358 decks
38%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
40%inclusion143 decks358 decks
38%synergy
Press the Enemy
40%inclusion142 decks358 decks
38%synergy
Drown in the Loch
40%inclusion142 decks358 decks
38%synergy
Singularity Rupture
40%inclusion65 decks163 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
58%inclusion208 decks358 decks
-10%synergy
Frantic Search
50%inclusion179 decks358 decks
32%synergy
Path to Exile
49%inclusion174 decks358 decks
6%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
47%inclusion169 decks358 decks
30%synergy
Brainstorm
46%inclusion165 decks358 decks
29%synergy
Void Rend
42%inclusion150 decks358 decks
7%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
40%inclusion142 decks358 decks
34%synergy
Consider
38%inclusion136 decks358 decks
36%synergy
The Water Crystal
38%inclusion67 decks177 decks
36%synergy
Counterspell
38%inclusion135 decks358 decks
-4%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
16%inclusion59 decks358 decks
10%synergy
Farewell
7.3%inclusion26 decks358 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
The Council of Four
35%inclusion125 decks358 decks
32%synergy
Saruman the White
32%inclusion113 decks358 decks
31%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
29%inclusion104 decks358 decks
23%synergy
Alisaie Leveilleur
29%inclusion51 decks178 decks
20%synergy
Alphinaud Leveilleur
26%inclusion47 decks178 decks
19%synergy
Uthros Psionicist
22%inclusion36 decks161 decks
22%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
22%inclusion79 decks358 decks
22%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
21%inclusion76 decks358 decks
21%synergy
Baleful Strix
21%inclusion75 decks358 decks
0%synergy
The Mindskinner
19%inclusion62 decks320 decks
19%synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
18%inclusion64 decks358 decks
18%synergy
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins
18%inclusion63 decks358 decks
17%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
17%inclusion34 decks206 decks
16%synergy
Archmage of Runes
16%inclusion47 decks288 decks
15%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
16%inclusion56 decks358 decks
15%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
16%inclusion56 decks358 decks
15%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
15%inclusion54 decks358 decks
2%synergy
Halo Forager
15%inclusion54 decks358 decks
14%synergy
Lord of the Nazgûl
15%inclusion54 decks358 decks
15%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
15%inclusion53 decks358 decks
13%synergy
Lavinia, Foil to Conspiracy
14%inclusion51 decks358 decks
14%synergy
Firja, Judge of Valor
12%inclusion44 decks358 decks
12%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
12%inclusion44 decks358 decks
11%synergy
Shadow Kin
12%inclusion43 decks358 decks
12%synergy
Pelargir Survivor
12%inclusion43 decks358 decks
12%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
11%inclusion40 decks358 decks
11%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
11%inclusion39 decks358 decks
10%synergy
Ledger Shredder
11%inclusion38 decks358 decks
2%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
10%inclusion37 decks358 decks
10%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
10%inclusion35 decks358 decks
4%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
9.5%inclusion34 decks358 decks
6%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
8.9%inclusion32 decks358 decks
8%synergy
High Fae Trickster
8.7%inclusion25 decks287 decks
4%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
8.7%inclusion31 decks358 decks
8%synergy
Thief of Sanity
8.7%inclusion31 decks358 decks
6%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
8.7%inclusion31 decks358 decks
-1%synergy
Torrential Gearhulk
8.4%inclusion30 decks358 decks
6%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
8.4%inclusion30 decks358 decks
8%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
8.1%inclusion29 decks358 decks
6%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
8.1%inclusion29 decks358 decks
8%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
8.1%inclusion29 decks358 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.9%inclusion28 decks354 decks
5%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
7.8%inclusion28 decks358 decks
6%synergy
Wizards of Thay
7.8%inclusion28 decks358 decks
8%synergy
Oji, the Exquisite Blade
7.5%inclusion27 decks358 decks
7%synergy
Clarion Spirit
7.5%inclusion27 decks358 decks
7%synergy
Tomb of Horrors Adventurer
7.3%inclusion26 decks358 decks
6%synergy
Hostage Taker
7.0%inclusion25 decks358 decks
5%synergy
Witch Enchanter
6.4%inclusion23 decks358 decks
-1%synergy
Hedron Crab
6.1%inclusion22 decks358 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
35%inclusion125 decks358 decks
15%synergy
Memory Plunder
33%inclusion118 decks358 decks
32%synergy
Dig Through Time
33%inclusion118 decks358 decks
27%synergy
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion88 decks358 decks
4%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
24%inclusion85 decks358 decks
-2%synergy
Negate
23%inclusion81 decks358 decks
6%synergy
Snap
22%inclusion79 decks358 decks
20%synergy
Into the Story
22%inclusion78 decks358 decks
20%synergy
Dovin's Veto
21%inclusion74 decks358 decks
-5%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
19%inclusion68 decks358 decks
14%synergy
Rewind
17%inclusion62 decks358 decks
12%synergy
Visions of Beyond
17%inclusion62 decks358 decks
17%synergy
Saruman's Trickery
17%inclusion61 decks358 decks
17%synergy
Despark
17%inclusion60 decks358 decks
1%synergy
Generous Gift
17%inclusion60 decks358 decks
3%synergy
Mortify
16%inclusion57 decks358 decks
7%synergy
Unwind
15%inclusion52 decks358 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion51 decks356 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
14%inclusion49 decks358 decks
-14%synergy
Fact or Fiction
12%inclusion44 decks358 decks
9%synergy
Didn't Say Please
12%inclusion43 decks358 decks
11%synergy
Drown in Dreams
12%inclusion42 decks358 decks
11%synergy
Counterpoint
11%inclusion41 decks358 decks
11%synergy
Reenact the Crime
11%inclusion40 decks358 decks
11%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
10%inclusion37 decks358 decks
9%synergy
See Double
10%inclusion36 decks358 decks
10%synergy
Reprieve
10%inclusion36 decks358 decks
9%synergy
Inkshield
9.5%inclusion34 decks358 decks
0%synergy
Archive Trap
8.9%inclusion32 decks358 decks
9%synergy
Aetherize
8.9%inclusion32 decks358 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.7%inclusion31 decks358 decks
0%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
8.7%inclusion31 decks358 decks
1%synergy
Siphon Insight
8.7%inclusion31 decks358 decks
8%synergy
Fracture
7.8%inclusion28 decks358 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.3%inclusion26 decks358 decks
5%synergy
Swan Song
7.3%inclusion26 decks358 decks
-13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.0%inclusion25 decks358 decks
-6%synergy
Silundi Vision
7.0%inclusion25 decks358 decks
6%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
6.4%inclusion6 decks94 decks
6%synergy
Disenchant
6.1%inclusion22 decks358 decks
5%synergy
Focus the Mind
6.1%inclusion12 decks198 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Confluence
5.9%inclusion21 decks358 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
5.6%inclusion20 decks358 decks
3%synergy
Snuff Out
5.6%inclusion20 decks358 decks
-4%synergy
Reality Shift
5.0%inclusion18 decks358 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Maddening Cacophony
37%inclusion132 decks358 decks
36%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
36%inclusion128 decks358 decks
35%synergy
Fractured Sanity
36%inclusion128 decks358 decks
35%synergy
Preordain
33%inclusion118 decks358 decks
28%synergy
Ponder
31%inclusion112 decks358 decks
22%synergy
Treasure Cruise
28%inclusion102 decks358 decks
26%synergy
Extract from Darkness
28%inclusion101 decks358 decks
28%synergy
Windfall
27%inclusion98 decks358 decks
14%synergy
Supreme Verdict
23%inclusion84 decks358 decks
9%synergy
Ringsight
21%inclusion76 decks358 decks
20%synergy
Reanimate
20%inclusion70 decks358 decks
3%synergy
Shadow of the Enemy
19%inclusion68 decks358 decks
19%synergy
Space-Time Anomaly
17%inclusion28 decks161 decks
16%synergy
Mind Grind
17%inclusion62 decks358 decks
17%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
15%inclusion55 decks358 decks
12%synergy
Damn
14%inclusion51 decks358 decks
-6%synergy
Dream Harvest
13%inclusion13 decks99 decks
12%synergy
Lórien Revealed
13%inclusion45 decks358 decks
10%synergy
Time Wipe
12%inclusion44 decks358 decks
6%synergy
Birthday Escape
12%inclusion43 decks358 decks
12%synergy
Cut Your Losses
11%inclusion40 decks358 decks
11%synergy
Treason of Isengard
11%inclusion39 decks358 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
11%inclusion38 decks358 decks
-9%synergy
Austere Command
10%inclusion37 decks358 decks
2%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
10%inclusion35 decks358 decks
9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion35 decks358 decks
7%synergy
Traumatize
10%inclusion35 decks358 decks
9%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
9.5%inclusion34 decks358 decks
8%synergy
Deep Analysis
9.5%inclusion34 decks358 decks
8%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
9.5%inclusion34 decks358 decks
9%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
9.3%inclusion19 decks204 decks
9%synergy
Spelltwine
8.4%inclusion30 decks358 decks
8%synergy
Serum Visions
8.1%inclusion29 decks358 decks
7%synergy
Surrounded by Orcs
7.3%inclusion26 decks358 decks
7%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
7.3%inclusion26 decks358 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.0%inclusion25 decks358 decks
4%synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
7.0%inclusion25 decks358 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Heist
6.4%inclusion23 decks358 decks
6%synergy
Bond of Insight
6.1%inclusion22 decks358 decks
6%synergy
Mind Funeral
6.1%inclusion22 decks358 decks
6%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
5.6%inclusion20 decks358 decks
5%synergy
Claim the Precious
5.6%inclusion20 decks358 decks
5%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
5.3%inclusion19 decks358 decks
5%synergy
Whispering Madness
5.0%inclusion18 decks358 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindcrank
23%inclusion82 decks358 decks
21%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
22%inclusion77 decks358 decks
20%synergy
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
20%inclusion71 decks358 decks
19%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion69 decks358 decks
12%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
15%inclusion55 decks358 decks
14%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
12%inclusion28 decks242 decks
11%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
11%inclusion41 decks358 decks
11%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
11%inclusion39 decks358 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.4%inclusion30 decks358 decks
-16%synergy
Synthesis Pod
8.1%inclusion29 decks358 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.1%inclusion29 decks358 decks
-15%synergy
Altar of the Brood
7.8%inclusion28 decks358 decks
6%synergy
Glamdring
5.9%inclusion21 decks358 decks
6%synergy
Strionic Resonator
5.9%inclusion21 decks358 decks
3%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.3%inclusion19 decks358 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
30%inclusion107 decks358 decks
1%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
28%inclusion99 decks358 decks
26%synergy
Monk Class
25%inclusion90 decks358 decks
25%synergy
Memory Erosion
24%inclusion85 decks358 decks
23%synergy
Ghostly Prison
22%inclusion80 decks358 decks
0%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
17%inclusion61 decks358 decks
17%synergy
As Foretold
16%inclusion58 decks358 decks
14%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
15%inclusion54 decks358 decks
11%synergy
Court of Cunning
13%inclusion47 decks358 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
13%inclusion47 decks358 decks
13%synergy
Mind's Dilation
11%inclusion38 decks358 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion36 decks358 decks
-4%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
10%inclusion35 decks358 decks
9%synergy
Fraying Sanity
8.4%inclusion30 decks358 decks
8%synergy
Call of the Ring
7.5%inclusion27 decks358 decks
7%synergy
Shark Typhoon
7.0%inclusion25 decks358 decks
1%synergy
Monologue Tax
7.0%inclusion25 decks358 decks
1%synergy
The Bath Song
7.0%inclusion25 decks358 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
6.7%inclusion24 decks358 decks
-3%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
6.7%inclusion24 decks358 decks
1%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.9%inclusion21 decks358 decks
4%synergy
Aligned Heart
5.9%inclusion12 decks205 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Remora
5.3%inclusion19 decks358 decks
-15%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tasha, the Witch Queen
17%inclusion60 decks358 decks
16%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
6.7%inclusion24 decks358 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
30%inclusion106 decks358 decks
-4%synergy
Bojuka Bog
21%inclusion76 decks358 decks
-6%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
21%inclusion37 decks178 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
15%inclusion55 decks358 decks
12%synergy
Rivendell
12%inclusion44 decks358 decks
11%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
11%inclusion40 decks358 decks
11%synergy
Barad-dûr
10%inclusion37 decks358 decks
10%synergy
Restless Reef
9.5%inclusion34 decks358 decks
9%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
8.1%inclusion29 decks358 decks
8%synergy
Minas Tirith
6.7%inclusion24 decks358 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.9%inclusion21 decks358 decks
-2%synergy
Great Hall of the Citadel
5.3%inclusion19 decks358 decks
5%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
5.0%inclusion18 decks358 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
5.0%inclusion18 decks358 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion316 decks358 decks
1%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion285 decks358 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion178 decks358 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Signet
45%inclusion162 decks358 decks
15%synergy
Azorius Signet
43%inclusion153 decks358 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Progress
42%inclusion152 decks358 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
39%inclusion141 decks358 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
36%inclusion130 decks358 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
35%inclusion124 decks358 decks
-10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
28%inclusion102 decks358 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion97 decks358 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion90 decks358 decks
13%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
17%inclusion61 decks358 decks
4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
12%inclusion17 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Worn Powerstone
11%inclusion40 decks358 decks
10%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion39 decks358 decks
7%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion37 decks358 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
9.2%inclusion33 decks358 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.1%inclusion22 decks358 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion353 decks358 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion349 decks358 decks
6%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion347 decks358 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion314 decks358 decks
-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
62%inclusion223 decks358 decks
4%synergy
Sunken Hollow
59%inclusion211 decks358 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
58%inclusion209 decks358 decks
4%synergy
Prairie Stream
55%inclusion197 decks358 decks
14%synergy
Glacial Fortress
46%inclusion166 decks358 decks
4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
46%inclusion166 decks358 decks
8%synergy
Isolated Chapel
39%inclusion140 decks358 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
36%inclusion129 decks358 decks
12%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
31%inclusion108 decks354 decks
17%synergy
Raffine's Tower
29%inclusion104 decks358 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
28%inclusion99 decks358 decks
12%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
27%inclusion98 decks358 decks
-23%synergy
Underground River
27%inclusion98 decks358 decks
-7%synergy
Path of Ancestry
27%inclusion97 decks358 decks
-1%synergy
Watery Grave
27%inclusion97 decks358 decks
-24%synergy
Caves of Koilos
27%inclusion96 decks358 decks
-9%synergy
Choked Estuary
27%inclusion95 decks358 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Deceit
26%inclusion93 decks358 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
26%inclusion93 decks358 decks
13%synergy
Port Town
26%inclusion92 decks358 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Silence
25%inclusion90 decks358 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion88 decks358 decks
9%synergy
Godless Shrine
25%inclusion88 decks358 decks
-27%synergy
Azorius Chancery
24%inclusion87 decks358 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion85 decks358 decks
16%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
23%inclusion82 decks358 decks
2%synergy
Sea of Clouds
23%inclusion82 decks358 decks
-12%synergy
Deserted Beach
22%inclusion80 decks358 decks
2%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
21%inclusion76 decks358 decks
-11%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
20%inclusion72 decks358 decks
5%synergy
Morphic Pool
19%inclusion67 decks358 decks
-15%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
16%inclusion59 decks358 decks
2%synergy
Vault of Champions
16%inclusion58 decks358 decks
-16%synergy
Flooded Strand
16%inclusion58 decks358 decks
-22%synergy
Polluted Delta
16%inclusion57 decks358 decks
-22%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
15%inclusion52 decks358 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion51 decks356 decks
10%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
14%inclusion50 decks358 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion47 decks358 decks
-23%synergy
Obscura Storefront
12%inclusion44 decks358 decks
3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
12%inclusion43 decks358 decks
6%synergy
Tranquil Cove
12%inclusion43 decks358 decks
6%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
11%inclusion40 decks358 decks
-6%synergy
Scoured Barrens
11%inclusion40 decks358 decks
5%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
10%inclusion32 decks323 decks
-1%synergy
Ash Barrens
9.5%inclusion34 decks358 decks
-1%synergy