Saruman of Many Colors (Commander) - Budget Core

Kyle Massa
Jul 11, 2024
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Opt
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
45%synergy
Press the Enemy
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
41%synergy
Saruman the White
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
40%synergy
Negate
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
38%synergy
Highspire Bell-Ringer
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
35%synergy
Consider
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
35%synergy
Thought Scour
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Consuming Aberration
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Storm of Saruman
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
32%synergy
Treasure Cruise
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Ringsight
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Rewind
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Despark
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Into the Story
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Mortify
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
-39%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
28%synergy
The Council of Four
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Birthday Escape
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Pelargir Survivor
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Uthros Psionicist
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
24%synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
14%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
Voracious Tome-Skimmer
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Alisaie Leveilleur
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Alphinaud Leveilleur
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Halo Forager
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Baleful Strix
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Sharkey, Tyrant of the Shire
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Dunland Crebain
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Lavinia, Foil to Conspiracy
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
The Mindskinner
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Sunstar Lightsmith
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Hope Estheim
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Geyser Drake
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Shadow Kin
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Ethereal Forager
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Torrential Gearhulk
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Clarion Spirit
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Turncoat Kunoichi
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Donatello, Gadget Master
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Shark Shredder, Killer Clone
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Leonardo, Cutting Edge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Splinter, Radical Rat
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Raven Eagle
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Frodo, Sauron's Bane
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Gollum, Patient Plotter
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Dig Through Time
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
20%synergy
See Double
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Snap
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Didn't Say Please
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Unwind
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Counterspell
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-22%synergy
Focus the Mind
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
17%synergy
Drown in the Loch
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Saruman's Trickery
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Memory Plunder
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Disenchant
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Void Rend
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-17%synergy
Brainstorm
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Murder
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Deceive the Messenger
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Quicken
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Counterpoint
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Path to Exile
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-28%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-9%synergy
Hithlain Knots
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Isolation at Orthanc
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Glorious Gale
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Nasty End
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Siphon Insight
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Hurl into History
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Forceful Denial
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Run Away Together
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Orcish Medicine
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Return to Dust
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Dispel
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Unsummon
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
You Cannot Pass!
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Jwari Disruption
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Shore Up
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Drown in Dreams
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
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
Death Rattle
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Tyrant's Scorn
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Hide on the Ceiling
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Get Out
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Unwanted Remake
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Reroute Systems
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Unravel
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
23%synergy
Preordain
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Bond of Insight
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Extract from Darkness
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Ponder
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Deep Analysis
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Fractured Sanity
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Mordor Muster
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Shadow of the Enemy
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Time Wipe
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Treason of Isengard
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Shadow Summoning
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 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Austere Command
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Duress
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Cut Your Losses
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Serum Visions
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Claim the Precious
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Leonardo's Technique
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Fell
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Dream Harvest
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Windfall
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%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
Lash of the Balrog
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Day of Black Sun
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Mind Spiral
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Cruelclaw's Heist
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Relm's Sketching
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%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
Debt to the Deathless
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Compelling Argument
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Cut a Deal
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Extract a Confession
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
16%synergy
Synthesis Pod
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
7%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
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
Grindstone
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Monk Class
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
22%synergy
As Foretold
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
The Bath Song
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Banishing Light
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
March from the Black Gate
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Ninja Teen
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Founding the Third Path
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
Trapped in the Screen
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Sugar Coat
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Aligned Heart
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Oath of the Grey Host
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
Swarm Intelligence
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%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
Telepathy
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Call of the Ring
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-23%synergy
Great Hall of the Citadel
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
The Surgical Bay
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Barad-dûr
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Bojuka Bog
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-21%synergy
Rivendell
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Arch of Orazca
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
The Fair Basilica
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Minas Tirith
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
69%inclusion24 decks35 decks
-19%synergy
Sol Ring
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
-41%synergy
Azorius Signet
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Signet
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Orzhov Signet
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
-16%synergy
Commander's Sphere
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Progress
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
-18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Mind Stone
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-24%synergy
Thought Vessel
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Inherited Envelope
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Sky Diamond
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%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
Gilded Lotus
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Obelisk of Esper
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Thran Dynamo
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
White Auracite
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
1%synergy
Ether
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Azorius Cluestone
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Locket
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Sisay's Ring
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Victory Chimes
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Azorius Locket
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Bandit's Haul
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Fractured Powerstone
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%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
66%inclusion23 decks35 decks
-27%synergy
Evolving Wilds
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
35%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
29%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Sunken Hollow
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Prairie Stream
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Temple of Deceit
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Silence
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Scoured Barrens
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Port Town
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Isolated Chapel
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-21%synergy
Choked Estuary
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Glacial Fortress
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-25%synergy
Tranquil Cove
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Obscura Storefront
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Soured Springs
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Azorius Chancery
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Caves of Koilos
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-27%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Desolate Mire
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Jwari Disruption
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-29%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%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
Fetid Pools
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Lonely Arroyo
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Fetid Heath
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Skybridge Towers
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Meandering River
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Shire Terrace
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy