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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Exhibition Tidecaller
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Mana Sculpt
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Flow State
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Grave Researcher
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Storm of Saruman
65%inclusion231 decks353 decks
64%synergy
Consuming Aberration
52%inclusion184 decks353 decks
51%synergy
Opt
48%inclusion170 decks353 decks
44%synergy
Thought Scour
44%inclusion155 decks353 decks
43%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
44%inclusion156 decks353 decks
43%synergy
Ruin Crab
41%inclusion143 decks353 decks
39%synergy
Drown in the Loch
41%inclusion143 decks353 decks
39%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
40%inclusion142 decks353 decks
38%synergy
Press the Enemy
40%inclusion140 decks353 decks
38%synergy
Singularity Rupture
40%inclusion61 decks153 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
58%inclusion206 decks353 decks
-10%synergy
Frantic Search
50%inclusion177 decks353 decks
32%synergy
Path to Exile
49%inclusion173 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
47%inclusion166 decks353 decks
30%synergy
Brainstorm
46%inclusion162 decks353 decks
29%synergy
Void Rend
42%inclusion148 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
41%inclusion143 decks353 decks
35%synergy
Counterspell
39%inclusion136 decks353 decks
-3%synergy
The Water Crystal
38%inclusion64 decks167 decks
37%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
38%inclusion133 decks353 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
17%inclusion59 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Farewell
7.4%inclusion26 decks353 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
The Council of Four
35%inclusion122 decks353 decks
31%synergy
Saruman the White
31%inclusion108 decks353 decks
30%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
30%inclusion105 decks353 decks
24%synergy
Alisaie Leveilleur
27%inclusion46 decks168 decks
19%synergy
Alphinaud Leveilleur
26%inclusion43 decks168 decks
18%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
23%inclusion81 decks353 decks
23%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
22%inclusion77 decks353 decks
21%synergy
Uthros Psionicist
21%inclusion32 decks151 decks
21%synergy
Baleful Strix
21%inclusion74 decks353 decks
0%synergy
The Mindskinner
19%inclusion59 decks311 decks
18%synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
18%inclusion65 decks353 decks
18%synergy
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins
18%inclusion63 decks353 decks
18%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
17%inclusion33 decks197 decks
16%synergy
Halo Forager
16%inclusion57 decks353 decks
15%synergy
Archmage of Runes
16%inclusion44 decks279 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion55 decks353 decks
2%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
16%inclusion55 decks353 decks
15%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
15%inclusion54 decks353 decks
15%synergy
Lavinia, Foil to Conspiracy
15%inclusion53 decks353 decks
14%synergy
Lord of the Nazgûl
14%inclusion51 decks353 decks
14%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
14%inclusion51 decks353 decks
13%synergy
Firja, Judge of Valor
13%inclusion45 decks353 decks
13%synergy
Shadow Kin
12%inclusion44 decks353 decks
12%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
12%inclusion44 decks353 decks
12%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
12%inclusion42 decks353 decks
11%synergy
Pelargir Survivor
12%inclusion42 decks353 decks
12%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
11%inclusion39 decks353 decks
11%synergy
Ledger Shredder
11%inclusion39 decks353 decks
2%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
11%inclusion38 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
10%inclusion37 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
10%inclusion34 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Thief of Sanity
9.1%inclusion32 decks353 decks
7%synergy
High Fae Trickster
9.0%inclusion25 decks278 decks
4%synergy
Torrential Gearhulk
8.8%inclusion31 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
8.8%inclusion31 decks353 decks
8%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
8.8%inclusion31 decks353 decks
9%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
8.2%inclusion29 decks353 decks
8%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
8.2%inclusion29 decks353 decks
8%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
8.2%inclusion29 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
8.2%inclusion29 decks353 decks
-1%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.1%inclusion28 decks345 decks
5%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
7.9%inclusion28 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Wizards of Thay
7.9%inclusion28 decks353 decks
8%synergy
Tomb of Horrors Adventurer
7.6%inclusion27 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
7.6%inclusion27 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Clarion Spirit
7.4%inclusion26 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Oji, the Exquisite Blade
7.4%inclusion26 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Hostage Taker
7.1%inclusion25 decks353 decks
5%synergy
The Dawning Archaic
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Witch Enchanter
6.6%inclusion23 decks349 decks
0%synergy
Instants
Consider
37%inclusion132 decks353 decks
35%synergy
Dark Ritual
35%inclusion123 decks353 decks
15%synergy
Memory Plunder
34%inclusion119 decks353 decks
33%synergy
Dig Through Time
34%inclusion119 decks353 decks
28%synergy
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion87 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
23%inclusion81 decks353 decks
-3%synergy
Negate
23%inclusion80 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Into the Story
23%inclusion80 decks353 decks
21%synergy
Snap
22%inclusion76 decks353 decks
20%synergy
Dovin's Veto
20%inclusion70 decks353 decks
-6%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
19%inclusion66 decks353 decks
14%synergy
Rewind
18%inclusion63 decks353 decks
13%synergy
Despark
18%inclusion62 decks353 decks
2%synergy
Visions of Beyond
18%inclusion62 decks353 decks
17%synergy
Saruman's Trickery
17%inclusion61 decks353 decks
17%synergy
Generous Gift
16%inclusion57 decks353 decks
2%synergy
Mortify
16%inclusion55 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15%inclusion52 decks347 decks
10%synergy
Unwind
15%inclusion52 decks353 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
14%inclusion49 decks353 decks
-14%synergy
Fact or Fiction
12%inclusion44 decks353 decks
9%synergy
Didn't Say Please
12%inclusion44 decks353 decks
12%synergy
Drown in Dreams
12%inclusion42 decks353 decks
11%synergy
Counterpoint
12%inclusion41 decks353 decks
11%synergy
Reenact the Crime
11%inclusion40 decks353 decks
11%synergy
See Double
11%inclusion39 decks353 decks
11%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
10%inclusion36 decks353 decks
9%synergy
Reprieve
10%inclusion35 decks353 decks
9%synergy
Inkshield
9.3%inclusion33 decks353 decks
0%synergy
Aetherize
9.1%inclusion32 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Archive Trap
9.1%inclusion32 decks353 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.9%inclusion31 decks349 decks
0%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
8.6%inclusion7 decks81 decks
8%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
8.5%inclusion30 decks353 decks
1%synergy
Siphon Insight
8.5%inclusion30 decks353 decks
8%synergy
Fracture
8.2%inclusion29 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.4%inclusion26 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Swan Song
7.1%inclusion25 decks353 decks
-13%synergy
Silundi Vision
7.1%inclusion25 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
6.9%inclusion24 decks349 decks
-6%synergy
Disenchant
6.2%inclusion22 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Confluence
5.9%inclusion21 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
5.9%inclusion9 decks153 decks
5%synergy
Focus the Mind
5.8%inclusion11 decks189 decks
6%synergy
Snuff Out
5.7%inclusion20 decks353 decks
-4%synergy
Pongify
5.4%inclusion19 decks353 decks
3%synergy
Reality Shift
5.4%inclusion19 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Fractured Sanity
36%inclusion128 decks353 decks
35%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
36%inclusion127 decks353 decks
35%synergy
Preordain
33%inclusion118 decks353 decks
28%synergy
Ponder
32%inclusion112 decks353 decks
23%synergy
Treasure Cruise
30%inclusion105 decks353 decks
27%synergy
Extract from Darkness
29%inclusion101 decks353 decks
28%synergy
Windfall
28%inclusion99 decks353 decks
15%synergy
Supreme Verdict
23%inclusion82 decks353 decks
9%synergy
Ringsight
21%inclusion75 decks353 decks
20%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion66 decks353 decks
2%synergy
Shadow of the Enemy
18%inclusion65 decks353 decks
18%synergy
Mind Grind
18%inclusion63 decks353 decks
17%synergy
Space-Time Anomaly
17%inclusion26 decks151 decks
16%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
15%inclusion54 decks353 decks
12%synergy
Damn
14%inclusion50 decks353 decks
-6%synergy
Dream Harvest
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Time Wipe
13%inclusion47 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Lórien Revealed
12%inclusion44 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Birthday Escape
12%inclusion43 decks353 decks
12%synergy
Cut Your Losses
11%inclusion39 decks353 decks
11%synergy
Austere Command
10%inclusion37 decks353 decks
2%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
10%inclusion37 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
10%inclusion37 decks353 decks
-9%synergy
Treason of Isengard
10%inclusion37 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
10%inclusion35 decks353 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion35 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
10%inclusion35 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
10%inclusion19 decks195 decks
9%synergy
Traumatize
10%inclusion34 decks353 decks
9%synergy
Deep Analysis
9.3%inclusion33 decks353 decks
8%synergy
Spelltwine
8.8%inclusion31 decks353 decks
9%synergy
Serum Visions
8.2%inclusion29 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Surrounded by Orcs
7.6%inclusion27 decks353 decks
8%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
7.4%inclusion26 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.1%inclusion25 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Bond of Insight
6.8%inclusion24 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
6.8%inclusion24 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Heist
6.5%inclusion23 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Mind Funeral
6.5%inclusion23 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
5.7%inclusion20 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Whispering Madness
5.7%inclusion20 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Claim the Precious
5.7%inclusion20 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
5.4%inclusion19 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindcrank
24%inclusion83 decks353 decks
21%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
22%inclusion76 decks353 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion70 decks353 decks
12%synergy
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
20%inclusion70 decks353 decks
19%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
16%inclusion55 decks353 decks
14%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
12%inclusion44 decks353 decks
12%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
12%inclusion29 decks233 decks
12%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
12%inclusion41 decks353 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.5%inclusion30 decks353 decks
-16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.5%inclusion30 decks353 decks
-14%synergy
Synthesis Pod
8.2%inclusion29 decks353 decks
8%synergy
Altar of the Brood
7.9%inclusion28 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Strionic Resonator
5.9%inclusion21 decks353 decks
3%synergy
Glamdring
5.7%inclusion20 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.1%inclusion18 decks353 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
30%inclusion106 decks353 decks
2%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
28%inclusion99 decks353 decks
27%synergy
Monk Class
25%inclusion90 decks353 decks
25%synergy
Memory Erosion
24%inclusion85 decks353 decks
23%synergy
Ghostly Prison
22%inclusion78 decks353 decks
0%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
17%inclusion61 decks353 decks
17%synergy
As Foretold
17%inclusion59 decks353 decks
14%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
15%inclusion52 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
14%inclusion49 decks353 decks
13%synergy
Court of Cunning
14%inclusion48 decks353 decks
13%synergy
Mind's Dilation
11%inclusion39 decks353 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion36 decks353 decks
-4%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
10%inclusion35 decks353 decks
9%synergy
Fraying Sanity
8.8%inclusion31 decks353 decks
8%synergy
Call of the Ring
7.6%inclusion27 decks353 decks
7%synergy
The Bath Song
7.4%inclusion26 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
7.4%inclusion26 decks353 decks
2%synergy
Shark Typhoon
7.1%inclusion25 decks353 decks
1%synergy
Monologue Tax
7.1%inclusion25 decks353 decks
1%synergy
Animate Dead
7.1%inclusion25 decks353 decks
-2%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.4%inclusion19 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Aligned Heart
5.1%inclusion10 decks196 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tasha, the Witch Queen
17%inclusion60 decks353 decks
16%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
7.4%inclusion26 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion104 decks353 decks
-4%synergy
Bojuka Bog
22%inclusion77 decks353 decks
-5%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
20%inclusion34 decks168 decks
19%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
15%inclusion52 decks353 decks
11%synergy
Rivendell
12%inclusion42 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
12%inclusion41 decks353 decks
11%synergy
Barad-dûr
10%inclusion36 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Restless Reef
10%inclusion34 decks353 decks
9%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
8.2%inclusion29 decks353 decks
8%synergy
Minas Tirith
6.5%inclusion23 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.7%inclusion20 decks353 decks
-2%synergy
Great Hall of the Citadel
5.4%inclusion19 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
5.1%inclusion18 decks353 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion313 decks353 decks
1%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion283 decks353 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
51%inclusion179 decks353 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Signet
46%inclusion161 decks353 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Progress
43%inclusion152 decks353 decks
-1%synergy
Azorius Signet
43%inclusion152 decks353 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
39%inclusion139 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
37%inclusion129 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
35%inclusion124 decks353 decks
-9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
29%inclusion101 decks353 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion95 decks353 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion89 decks353 decks
13%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
17%inclusion60 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
8%synergy
Worn Powerstone
11%inclusion39 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Midnight Clock
10%inclusion37 decks353 decks
7%synergy
Thran Dynamo
10%inclusion35 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
10%inclusion34 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.2%inclusion22 decks353 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion348 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion344 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion342 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion312 decks353 decks
-4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
62%inclusion218 decks353 decks
3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
60%inclusion213 decks353 decks
21%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
58%inclusion206 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Prairie Stream
56%inclusion197 decks353 decks
15%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
46%inclusion163 decks353 decks
8%synergy
Glacial Fortress
46%inclusion162 decks353 decks
3%synergy
Isolated Chapel
39%inclusion138 decks353 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
37%inclusion132 decks353 decks
13%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
31%inclusion106 decks345 decks
17%synergy
Raffine's Tower
28%inclusion100 decks353 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
28%inclusion99 decks353 decks
12%synergy
Choked Estuary
27%inclusion96 decks353 decks
11%synergy
Underground River
27%inclusion96 decks353 decks
-7%synergy
Caves of Koilos
27%inclusion95 decks353 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of Deceit
27%inclusion94 decks353 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
27%inclusion94 decks353 decks
14%synergy
Path of Ancestry
27%inclusion94 decks353 decks
-1%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
27%inclusion94 decks353 decks
-24%synergy
Port Town
26%inclusion93 decks353 decks
9%synergy
Watery Grave
26%inclusion92 decks353 decks
-25%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion90 decks353 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Silence
25%inclusion88 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Azorius Chancery
25%inclusion87 decks353 decks
11%synergy
Godless Shrine
24%inclusion86 decks353 decks
-27%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion85 decks353 decks
16%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
23%inclusion80 decks353 decks
2%synergy
Sea of Clouds
23%inclusion80 decks353 decks
-12%synergy
Deserted Beach
22%inclusion76 decks353 decks
1%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
21%inclusion73 decks353 decks
-11%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
20%inclusion70 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Morphic Pool
18%inclusion65 decks353 decks
-15%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
17%inclusion59 decks353 decks
2%synergy
Vault of Champions
16%inclusion58 decks353 decks
-16%synergy
Flooded Strand
15%inclusion54 decks353 decks
-23%synergy
Polluted Delta
15%inclusion54 decks353 decks
-23%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15%inclusion52 decks347 decks
10%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
15%inclusion52 decks353 decks
0%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
15%inclusion52 decks353 decks
4%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion46 decks353 decks
-23%synergy
Obscura Storefront
13%inclusion45 decks353 decks
3%synergy
Tranquil Cove
12%inclusion42 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Dismal Backwater
12%inclusion41 decks353 decks
6%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
11%inclusion38 decks353 decks
-6%synergy
Scoured Barrens
11%inclusion38 decks353 decks
5%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
10%inclusion31 decks314 decks
-1%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion34 decks353 decks
-1%synergy