Saruman of Many Colors (Commander) - Budget Core

Kyle Massa
Jul 11, 2024
The Over/Under - A Review of The Lord of the Rings Commanders
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Opt
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
45%synergy
Press the Enemy
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
41%synergy
Negate
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
38%synergy
Consuming Aberration
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
36%synergy
Consider
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
35%synergy
Saruman the White
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Thought Scour
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Highspire Bell-Ringer
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
31%synergy
Storm of Saruman
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Mortify
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
25%synergy
The Council of Four
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Rewind
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Despark
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Into the Story
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Birthday Escape
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Ringsight
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
27%synergy
Treasure Cruise
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Pelargir Survivor
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
The Mouth of Sauron
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Halo Forager
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Baleful Strix
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Firja, Judge of Valor
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Ruin Crab
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Uthros Psionicist
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Alphinaud Leveilleur
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Alisaie Leveilleur
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Dunland Crebain
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Lavinia, Foil to Conspiracy
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Sharkey, Tyrant of the Shire
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Torrential Gearhulk
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
The Mindskinner
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Sunstar Lightsmith
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Shark Shredder, Killer Clone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Turncoat Kunoichi
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Leonardo, Cutting Edge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Donatello, Gadget Master
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Splinter, Radical Rat
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Hope Estheim
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Frodo, Sauron's Bane
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Shadow Kin
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Ethereal Forager
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Gollum, Patient Plotter
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Voracious Tome-Skimmer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Leonardo, Sewer Samurai
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Samwise the Stouthearted
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Geyser Drake
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Lord of the Nazgûl
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
-39%synergy
See Double
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Didn't Say Please
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Saruman's Trickery
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Memory Plunder
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Dig Through Time
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Void Rend
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-15%synergy
Snap
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Focus the Mind
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
19%synergy
Drown in the Loch
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Disenchant
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Murder
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Counterspell
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-25%synergy
Unwind
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Hithlain Knots
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Path to Exile
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-28%synergy
Glorious Gale
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Deceive the Messenger
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Quicken
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Counterpoint
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Brainstorm
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-9%synergy
Isolation at Orthanc
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Unsummon
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Siphon Insight
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Hide on the Ceiling
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Hurl into History
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Orcish Medicine
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Return to Dust
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Stern Scolding
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Gollum's Bite
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Drown in Dreams
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Reenact the Crime
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Reprieve
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Fracture
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Jwari Disruption
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Death Rattle
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Nasty End
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Glimmerburst
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Restoration Magic
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Reroute Systems
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Radiant Strike
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Get Out
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Unravel
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Unwanted Remake
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Bond of Insight
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Preordain
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Ponder
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Fractured Sanity
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Extract from Darkness
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Singularity Rupture
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Mordor Muster
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Time Wipe
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Shadow Summoning
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Cut Your Losses
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Deep Analysis
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Claim the Precious
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Pilfered Plans
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Space-Time Anomaly
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Leonardo's Technique
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Austere Command
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Duress
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Serum Visions
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Lash of the Balrog
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Shadow of the Enemy
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Treason of Isengard
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Day of Black Sun
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Fell
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Windfall
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Painful Truths
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Surrounded by Orcs
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Lórien Revealed
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Relm's Sketching
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Mind Spiral
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Cruelclaw's Heist
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Flood of Recollection
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Sleight of Hand
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Arwen's Gift
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Coerced Confession
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Mind Sculpt
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Rise from the Grave
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Cut a Deal
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Extract a Confession
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Unexplained Vision
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Synthesis Pod
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
8%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Wishing Well
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Mirran Safehouse
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Millstone
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Stone of Erech
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Grindstone
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Dune Drifter
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Monk Class
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
The Bath Song
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
As Foretold
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
March from the Black Gate
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Ninja Teen
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Banishing Light
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Trapped in the Screen
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Founding the Third Path
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Shark Typhoon
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Fraying Sanity
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Aligned Heart
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Sugar Coat
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Fall of the First Civilization
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Flowering of the White Tree
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Oath of the Grey Host
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Rogue Class
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
The Trickster-God's Heist
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Call of the Ring
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Witness Protection
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Jace's Erasure
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Momentum Breaker
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Flood the Engine
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tasha, the Witch Queen
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Great Hall of the Citadel
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
The Surgical Bay
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Barad-dûr
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-25%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Bojuka Bog
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-21%synergy
Arch of Orazca
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Rivendell
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
The Fair Basilica
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
The Biblioplex
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
71%inclusion25 decks35 decks
-16%synergy
Sol Ring
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
-44%synergy
Dimir Signet
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Orzhov Signet
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Azorius Signet
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
-18%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Progress
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
-18%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
23%inclusion3 decks13 decks
18%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-24%synergy
Worn Powerstone
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-16%synergy
Inherited Envelope
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Marble Diamond
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Locket
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Sky Diamond
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Obelisk of Esper
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Thran Dynamo
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Bandit's Haul
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
White Auracite
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Ether
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Mistvein Borderpost
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Azorius Cluestone
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Sisay's Ring
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Fieldmist Borderpost
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Fractured Powerstone
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Victory Chimes
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Azorius Locket
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Locket
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion35 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion35 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion35 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Command Tower
69%inclusion24 decks35 decks
-24%synergy
Evolving Wilds
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Prairie Stream
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Sunken Hollow
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Dismal Backwater
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Temple of Silence
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Deceit
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Port Town
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Choked Estuary
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Isolated Chapel
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-21%synergy
Scoured Barrens
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Glacial Fortress
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-25%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Tranquil Cove
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Obscura Storefront
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Soured Springs
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Azorius Chancery
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Caves of Koilos
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-27%synergy
Desolate Mire
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-29%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Jwari Disruption
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Murky Sewer
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Escape Tunnel
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Lonely Arroyo
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Skybridge Towers
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Meandering River
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Underground River
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-29%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Silundi Vision
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy