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!
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Moxfield
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MTGStocks
Decorum Dissertation
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
24%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
7%synergy
Flow State
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Brush Off
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Storm of Saruman
65%inclusion232 decks358 decks
63%synergy
Consuming Aberration
52%inclusion186 decks358 decks
50%synergy
Opt
48%inclusion172 decks358 decks
44%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
45%inclusion162 decks358 decks
44%synergy
Thought Scour
44%inclusion157 decks358 decks
43%synergy
Ruin Crab
40%inclusion143 decks358 decks
39%synergy
Press the Enemy
40%inclusion144 decks358 decks
38%synergy
Drown in the Loch
40%inclusion144 decks358 decks
38%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
40%inclusion143 decks358 decks
38%synergy
Singularity Rupture
40%inclusion61 decks152 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
58%inclusion209 decks358 decks
-10%synergy
Frantic Search
50%inclusion178 decks358 decks
32%synergy
Path to Exile
49%inclusion176 decks358 decks
7%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
47%inclusion169 decks358 decks
30%synergy
Brainstorm
45%inclusion162 decks358 decks
28%synergy
Void Rend
42%inclusion149 decks358 decks
7%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
40%inclusion142 decks358 decks
34%synergy
Counterspell
39%inclusion138 decks358 decks
-3%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
38%inclusion137 decks358 decks
37%synergy
The Water Crystal
38%inclusion63 decks166 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
17%inclusion61 decks358 decks
10%synergy
Farewell
7.0%inclusion25 decks358 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
The Council of Four
35%inclusion124 decks358 decks
31%synergy
Saruman the White
31%inclusion111 decks358 decks
31%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
30%inclusion106 decks358 decks
24%synergy
Alisaie Leveilleur
28%inclusion47 decks167 decks
20%synergy
Alphinaud Leveilleur
26%inclusion43 decks167 decks
18%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
23%inclusion84 decks358 decks
23%synergy
Uthros Psionicist
22%inclusion33 decks150 decks
21%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
22%inclusion78 decks358 decks
21%synergy
Baleful Strix
20%inclusion73 decks358 decks
-1%synergy
The Mindskinner
19%inclusion60 decks311 decks
18%synergy
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins
18%inclusion66 decks358 decks
18%synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
18%inclusion66 decks358 decks
18%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion58 decks358 decks
3%synergy
Halo Forager
16%inclusion58 decks358 decks
15%synergy
Archmage of Runes
16%inclusion44 decks279 decks
14%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
16%inclusion31 decks197 decks
15%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
16%inclusion56 decks358 decks
15%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
15%inclusion54 decks358 decks
14%synergy
Lord of the Nazgûl
15%inclusion53 decks358 decks
15%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
15%inclusion53 decks358 decks
13%synergy
Lavinia, Foil to Conspiracy
15%inclusion53 decks358 decks
14%synergy
Firja, Judge of Valor
13%inclusion47 decks358 decks
13%synergy
Pelargir Survivor
13%inclusion45 decks358 decks
12%synergy
Shadow Kin
13%inclusion45 decks358 decks
12%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
12%inclusion44 decks358 decks
11%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
11%inclusion41 decks358 decks
11%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
11%inclusion39 decks358 decks
10%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
11%inclusion39 decks358 decks
11%synergy
Ledger Shredder
11%inclusion39 decks358 decks
2%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
10%inclusion36 decks358 decks
6%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
10%inclusion36 decks358 decks
4%synergy
High Fae Trickster
9.0%inclusion25 decks278 decks
4%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
8.9%inclusion32 decks358 decks
8%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
8.9%inclusion32 decks358 decks
-1%synergy
Torrential Gearhulk
8.7%inclusion31 decks358 decks
6%synergy
Thief of Sanity
8.7%inclusion31 decks358 decks
6%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
8.4%inclusion30 decks358 decks
7%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
8.4%inclusion30 decks358 decks
8%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
8.4%inclusion30 decks358 decks
8%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.1%inclusion28 decks345 decks
5%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
8.1%inclusion29 decks358 decks
8%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
8.1%inclusion29 decks358 decks
8%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
7.8%inclusion28 decks358 decks
6%synergy
Wizards of Thay
7.8%inclusion28 decks358 decks
8%synergy
Clarion Spirit
7.8%inclusion28 decks358 decks
8%synergy
Tomb of Horrors Adventurer
7.5%inclusion27 decks358 decks
6%synergy
Hostage Taker
7.3%inclusion26 decks358 decks
5%synergy
Oji, the Exquisite Blade
7.0%inclusion25 decks358 decks
7%synergy
Witch Enchanter
6.9%inclusion24 decks349 decks
0%synergy
Hedron Crab
6.1%inclusion22 decks358 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Consider
37%inclusion134 decks358 decks
35%synergy
Dark Ritual
35%inclusion124 decks358 decks
15%synergy
Memory Plunder
34%inclusion121 decks358 decks
33%synergy
Dig Through Time
34%inclusion121 decks358 decks
28%synergy
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion90 decks358 decks
5%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
23%inclusion83 decks358 decks
-2%synergy
Negate
23%inclusion82 decks358 decks
6%synergy
Into the Story
22%inclusion80 decks358 decks
21%synergy
Snap
21%inclusion76 decks358 decks
20%synergy
Dovin's Veto
20%inclusion71 decks358 decks
-6%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
19%inclusion69 decks358 decks
14%synergy
Despark
18%inclusion64 decks358 decks
2%synergy
Rewind
18%inclusion63 decks358 decks
12%synergy
Saruman's Trickery
17%inclusion62 decks358 decks
17%synergy
Visions of Beyond
17%inclusion62 decks358 decks
17%synergy
Mortify
16%inclusion57 decks358 decks
7%synergy
Generous Gift
16%inclusion57 decks358 decks
2%synergy
Unwind
15%inclusion54 decks358 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15%inclusion52 decks347 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
14%inclusion49 decks358 decks
-14%synergy
Fact or Fiction
13%inclusion45 decks358 decks
9%synergy
Didn't Say Please
12%inclusion44 decks358 decks
12%synergy
Drown in Dreams
11%inclusion41 decks358 decks
11%synergy
Counterpoint
11%inclusion41 decks358 decks
11%synergy
Reenact the Crime
11%inclusion41 decks358 decks
11%synergy
See Double
11%inclusion39 decks358 decks
10%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
10%inclusion37 decks358 decks
9%synergy
Reprieve
10%inclusion35 decks358 decks
9%synergy
Inkshield
9.5%inclusion34 decks358 decks
0%synergy
Archive Trap
8.9%inclusion32 decks358 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.9%inclusion31 decks349 decks
0%synergy
Aetherize
8.7%inclusion31 decks358 decks
5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
8.7%inclusion31 decks358 decks
1%synergy
Siphon Insight
8.7%inclusion31 decks358 decks
8%synergy
Fracture
8.1%inclusion29 decks358 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.5%inclusion27 decks358 decks
6%synergy
Silundi Vision
7.5%inclusion27 decks358 decks
7%synergy
Swan Song
7.3%inclusion26 decks358 decks
-13%synergy
Sink into Stupor
6.9%inclusion24 decks349 decks
-6%synergy
Disenchant
6.1%inclusion22 decks358 decks
5%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
5.9%inclusion9 decks152 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Confluence
5.9%inclusion21 decks358 decks
5%synergy
Focus the Mind
5.9%inclusion11 decks188 decks
6%synergy
Snuff Out
5.6%inclusion20 decks358 decks
-4%synergy
Reality Shift
5.6%inclusion20 decks358 decks
4%synergy
Mana Sculpt
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
5.3%inclusion19 decks358 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Fractured Sanity
36%inclusion130 decks358 decks
35%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
36%inclusion130 decks358 decks
36%synergy
Preordain
34%inclusion122 decks358 decks
29%synergy
Ponder
31%inclusion112 decks358 decks
22%synergy
Treasure Cruise
30%inclusion109 decks358 decks
27%synergy
Extract from Darkness
29%inclusion103 decks358 decks
28%synergy
Windfall
28%inclusion99 decks358 decks
14%synergy
Supreme Verdict
24%inclusion86 decks358 decks
9%synergy
Ringsight
21%inclusion76 decks358 decks
20%synergy
Reanimate
20%inclusion70 decks358 decks
3%synergy
Shadow of the Enemy
18%inclusion66 decks358 decks
18%synergy
Mind Grind
18%inclusion64 decks358 decks
18%synergy
Space-Time Anomaly
17%inclusion26 decks150 decks
16%synergy
Damn
15%inclusion53 decks358 decks
-6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
15%inclusion53 decks358 decks
12%synergy
Dream Harvest
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
13%synergy
Time Wipe
13%inclusion48 decks358 decks
7%synergy
Lórien Revealed
13%inclusion45 decks358 decks
10%synergy
Birthday Escape
12%inclusion42 decks358 decks
12%synergy
Cut Your Losses
11%inclusion41 decks358 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
11%inclusion40 decks358 decks
-8%synergy
Austere Command
11%inclusion39 decks358 decks
2%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
11%inclusion38 decks358 decks
10%synergy
Treason of Isengard
11%inclusion38 decks358 decks
10%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion36 decks358 decks
7%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
10%inclusion36 decks358 decks
10%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
10%inclusion35 decks358 decks
8%synergy
Deep Analysis
10%inclusion35 decks358 decks
9%synergy
Traumatize
10%inclusion35 decks358 decks
9%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
10%inclusion19 decks195 decks
9%synergy
Spelltwine
8.4%inclusion30 decks358 decks
8%synergy
Serum Visions
8.1%inclusion29 decks358 decks
7%synergy
Surrounded by Orcs
7.8%inclusion28 decks358 decks
8%synergy
Bond of Insight
7.3%inclusion26 decks358 decks
7%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
7.3%inclusion26 decks358 decks
7%synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
7.3%inclusion26 decks358 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.0%inclusion25 decks358 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Heist
6.4%inclusion23 decks358 decks
6%synergy
Mind Funeral
6.4%inclusion23 decks358 decks
6%synergy
Whispering Madness
5.9%inclusion21 decks358 decks
4%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
5.6%inclusion20 decks358 decks
5%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
5.3%inclusion19 decks358 decks
5%synergy
Claim the Precious
5.3%inclusion19 decks358 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindcrank
23%inclusion84 decks358 decks
21%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
22%inclusion78 decks358 decks
21%synergy
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
21%inclusion74 decks358 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion71 decks358 decks
12%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
15%inclusion55 decks358 decks
14%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
13%inclusion45 decks358 decks
12%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
12%inclusion28 decks233 decks
12%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
11%inclusion40 decks358 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.7%inclusion31 decks358 decks
-14%synergy
Synthesis Pod
8.4%inclusion30 decks358 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.4%inclusion30 decks358 decks
-16%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
5.0%inclusion18 decks358 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
29%inclusion105 decks358 decks
1%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
28%inclusion100 decks358 decks
27%synergy
Monk Class
25%inclusion91 decks358 decks
25%synergy
Memory Erosion
23%inclusion84 decks358 decks
23%synergy
Ghostly Prison
22%inclusion78 decks358 decks
-1%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
17%inclusion62 decks358 decks
17%synergy
As Foretold
16%inclusion59 decks358 decks
14%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
15%inclusion54 decks358 decks
11%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
14%inclusion50 decks358 decks
14%synergy
Court of Cunning
14%inclusion49 decks358 decks
13%synergy
Mind's Dilation
11%inclusion39 decks358 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion38 decks358 decks
-3%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
10%inclusion36 decks358 decks
9%synergy
Fraying Sanity
8.4%inclusion30 decks358 decks
8%synergy
The Bath Song
7.5%inclusion27 decks358 decks
7%synergy
Call of the Ring
7.3%inclusion26 decks358 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
7.3%inclusion26 decks358 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
7.0%inclusion25 decks358 decks
1%synergy
Shark Typhoon
7.0%inclusion25 decks358 decks
1%synergy
Monologue Tax
6.7%inclusion24 decks358 decks
0%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.6%inclusion20 decks358 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tasha, the Witch Queen
17%inclusion60 decks358 decks
16%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
7.3%inclusion26 decks358 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
30%inclusion106 decks358 decks
-4%synergy
Bojuka Bog
22%inclusion77 decks358 decks
-5%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
21%inclusion35 decks167 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
15%inclusion53 decks358 decks
11%synergy
Rivendell
12%inclusion44 decks358 decks
11%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
12%inclusion43 decks358 decks
12%synergy
Barad-dûr
11%inclusion41 decks358 decks
11%synergy
Restless Reef
10%inclusion37 decks358 decks
9%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
8.1%inclusion29 decks358 decks
8%synergy
Minas Tirith
6.4%inclusion23 decks358 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.6%inclusion20 decks358 decks
-2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
5.3%inclusion19 decks358 decks
-8%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
5.0%inclusion18 decks358 decks
4%synergy
Great Hall of the Citadel
5.0%inclusion18 decks358 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion318 decks358 decks
1%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion288 decks358 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion178 decks358 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Signet
46%inclusion164 decks358 decks
15%synergy
Azorius Signet
44%inclusion156 decks358 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Progress
43%inclusion154 decks358 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
39%inclusion140 decks358 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
37%inclusion131 decks358 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
34%inclusion123 decks358 decks
-10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
29%inclusion105 decks358 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion98 decks358 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion91 decks358 decks
13%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
17%inclusion62 decks358 decks
4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
13%inclusion17 decks134 decks
8%synergy
Worn Powerstone
11%inclusion39 decks358 decks
9%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion39 decks358 decks
7%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion35 decks358 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
9.5%inclusion34 decks358 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.4%inclusion23 decks358 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Island
98%inclusion352 decks358 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion348 decks358 decks
6%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion346 decks358 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion318 decks358 decks
-4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
61%inclusion220 decks358 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
60%inclusion214 decks358 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
58%inclusion207 decks358 decks
4%synergy
Prairie Stream
56%inclusion199 decks358 decks
15%synergy
Glacial Fortress
46%inclusion163 decks358 decks
3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
46%inclusion163 decks358 decks
8%synergy
Isolated Chapel
39%inclusion138 decks358 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
37%inclusion132 decks358 decks
12%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
31%inclusion106 decks345 decks
17%synergy
Raffine's Tower
28%inclusion101 decks358 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
28%inclusion100 decks358 decks
12%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
27%inclusion98 decks358 decks
14%synergy
Choked Estuary
27%inclusion97 decks358 decks
11%synergy
Underground River
27%inclusion96 decks358 decks
-7%synergy
Port Town
27%inclusion96 decks358 decks
10%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
27%inclusion96 decks358 decks
-24%synergy
Caves of Koilos
27%inclusion95 decks358 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of Deceit
26%inclusion94 decks358 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
26%inclusion94 decks358 decks
-2%synergy
Watery Grave
26%inclusion93 decks358 decks
-25%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion89 decks358 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Silence
25%inclusion89 decks358 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
25%inclusion88 decks358 decks
17%synergy
Azorius Chancery
25%inclusion88 decks358 decks
11%synergy
Godless Shrine
24%inclusion87 decks358 decks
-27%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
23%inclusion81 decks358 decks
2%synergy
Sea of Clouds
23%inclusion81 decks358 decks
-12%synergy
Deserted Beach
22%inclusion78 decks358 decks
1%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
21%inclusion74 decks358 decks
-11%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
20%inclusion71 decks358 decks
5%synergy
Morphic Pool
18%inclusion66 decks358 decks
-15%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
17%inclusion60 decks358 decks
2%synergy
Vault of Champions
16%inclusion58 decks358 decks
-16%synergy
Flooded Strand
16%inclusion56 decks358 decks
-23%synergy
Polluted Delta
15%inclusion55 decks358 decks
-22%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
15%inclusion55 decks358 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15%inclusion52 decks347 decks
10%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
15%inclusion52 decks358 decks
0%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion47 decks358 decks
-23%synergy
Obscura Storefront
13%inclusion45 decks358 decks
3%synergy
Tranquil Cove
12%inclusion43 decks358 decks
6%synergy
Dismal Backwater
12%inclusion42 decks358 decks
6%synergy
Scoured Barrens
11%inclusion41 decks358 decks
5%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
11%inclusion39 decks358 decks
-6%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
10%inclusion31 decks314 decks
-1%synergy
Ash Barrens
9.5%inclusion34 decks358 decks
-1%synergy