Saruman of Many Colors (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

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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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Opt
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
69%synergy
Storm of Saruman
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
62%synergy
Press the Enemy
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
53%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
49%synergy
Singularity Rupture
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
48%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
45%synergy
Thought Scour
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
44%synergy
Consuming Aberration
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
44%synergy
Consider
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
43%synergy
The Water Crystal
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
41%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Frantic Search
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
38%synergy
Counterspell
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Propaganda
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Denial
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Alphinaud Leveilleur
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
35%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
37%synergy
The Council of Four
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Fractured Sanity
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
43%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-16%synergy
Creatures
Ruin Crab
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Saruman the White
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Alisaie Leveilleur
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Uthros Psionicist
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
28%synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Firja, Judge of Valor
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
7%synergy
The Mindskinner
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Baleful Strix
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
22%synergy
Halo Forager
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Archmage of Runes
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Lord of the Nazgûl
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Shadow Kin
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Oji, the Exquisite Blade
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Lavinia, Foil to Conspiracy
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Hedron Crab
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Burnished Hart
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Baird, Steward of Argive
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Tolarian Terror
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Pelargir Survivor
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Samwise the Stouthearted
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Windborn Muse
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Dunland Crebain
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Ledger Shredder
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Tomb of Horrors Adventurer
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Thief of Sanity
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Hostage Taker
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Clarion Spirit
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Final-Word Phantom
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Wrexial, the Risen Deep
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Ultimecia, Time Sorceress
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Jill, Shiva's Dominant
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Snap
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
39%synergy
Path to Exile
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Dark Ritual
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Void Rend
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Saruman's Trickery
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Negate
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Brainstorm
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Drown in the Loch
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Dig Through Time
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Mortify
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Rewind
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Reenact the Crime
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Memory Plunder
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Into the Story
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Reprieve
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Despark
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Quicken
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Generous Gift
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-12%synergy
Quick Study
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Aetherize
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Visions of Beyond
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Counterpoint
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Dovin's Veto
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Lost to Legend
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Long River's Pull
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Fracture
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Focus the Mind
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Forceful Denial
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Deliberate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Hindering Light
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Mission Briefing
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Psychic Strike
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Hithlain Knots
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Reality Shift
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Glorious Gale
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Siphon Insight
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Crush Contraband
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Nasty End
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Think Twice
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Bitter Downfall
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Orcish Medicine
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Fact or Fiction
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Deceive the Messenger
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Sorceries
Preordain
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Shadow of the Enemy
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Extract from Darkness
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Ringsight
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Ponder
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Supreme Verdict
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Cruise
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Reanimate
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Space-Time Anomaly
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Birthday Escape
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Time Wipe
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Surrounded by Orcs
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Treason of Isengard
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Lórien Revealed
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Bond of Insight
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Shadow Summoning
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Austere Command
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Deep Analysis
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Dread Summons
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Finale of Revelation
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Heist
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Mind Grind
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
The Torment of Gollum
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Damn
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Portent
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Sleight of Hand
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Mordor Muster
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Cut Your Losses
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Traumatize
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Unending Whisper
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Glamdring
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Mindcrank
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Folio of Fancies
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-14%synergy
Codex Shredder
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Specimen Freighter
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Monk Class
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
36%synergy
Ghostly Prison
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
22%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
The Bath Song
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
As Foretold
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Court of Cunning
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Memory Erosion
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Aligned Heart
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Indestructibility
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Telepathy
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Blind Obedience
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Monologue Tax
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Jace's Erasure
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tasha, the Witch Queen
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Rivendell
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Temple of the False God
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Bojuka Bog
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-14%synergy
Ghost Quarter
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Castle Vantress
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
The Black Gate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Field of Ruin
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Sol Ring
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Dimir Signet
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Orzhov Signet
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Azorius Signet
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-26%synergy
Mind Stone
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Progress
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-24%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-29%synergy
Sky Diamond
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Misleading Signpost
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Midnight Clock
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion21 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Exotic Orchard
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Sunken Hollow
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Glacial Fortress
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Prairie Stream
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Isolated Chapel
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Choked Estuary
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Port Town
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
24%synergy
Evolving Wilds
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Underground River
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Path of Ancestry
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Azorius Chancery
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Caves of Koilos
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-12%synergy
Tranquil Cove
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Deceit
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Scoured Barrens
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Watery Grave
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-31%synergy
Dismal Backwater
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Silence
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Fetid Pools
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Murky Sewer
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Obscura Storefront
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Shire Terrace
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
The Grey Havens
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Soured Springs
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy