Saruman, the White Hand (Commander) - Amass

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Benjamin Levin
Sep 9, 2025
How Fun Are All of the Grixis Commanders?
There are dozens of Grixis commanders available now. But which ones are fun to play? Let's break them all down.
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Mutinous Massacre
9% of 58 decks +7% synergy
Pain for All
5% of 57 decks +5% synergy
The Eternity Elevator
5% of 58 decks +4% synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
3% of 58 decks +2% synergy
Atomic Microsizer
2% of 54 decks +2% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Orcish Siegemaster
77% of 235 decks +70% synergy
Summons of Saruman
69% of 235 decks +63% synergy
Treason of Isengard
61% of 235 decks +56% synergy
Saruman's Trickery
61% of 235 decks +55% synergy
Foray of Orcs
59% of 235 decks +54% synergy
Barad-dûr
60% of 235 decks +52% synergy
Orcish Medicine
55% of 235 decks +50% synergy
Widespread Brutality
54% of 235 decks +50% synergy
Flame of Anor
54% of 235 decks +49% synergy
Rogue's Passage
70% of 235 decks +48% synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
71% of 235 decks +23% synergy
Feed the Swarm
58% of 235 decks +25% synergy
Arcane Denial
52% of 235 decks +23% synergy
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
52% of 235 decks +45% synergy
Corsairs of Umbar
51% of 235 decks +46% synergy
March from the Black Gate
49% of 235 decks +43% synergy
Sauron, the Dark Lord
47% of 235 decks +45% synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
46% of 235 decks +41% synergy
Fiery Inscription
46% of 235 decks +41% synergy
Guttersnipe
45% of 235 decks +40% synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
41% of 235 decks +23% synergy
The One Ring
22% of 235 decks +8% synergy
Rhystic Study
15% of 235 decks -10% synergy
Jeska's Will
14% of 235 decks -2% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
11% of 235 decks -8% synergy
Demonic Tutor
11% of 235 decks -11% synergy
Notion Thief
10% of 235 decks +2% synergy
Deflecting Swat
8% of 235 decks -9% synergy
Force of Will
6% of 235 decks -5% synergy
Mystical Tutor
6% of 235 decks -8% synergy
Creatures
Grishnákh, Brash Instigator
40% of 235 decks +35% synergy
Warg Rider
39% of 229 decks +35% synergy
Goblin Electromancer
36% of 235 decks +28% synergy
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
35% of 235 decks +30% synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
33% of 235 decks +28% synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
32% of 235 decks +23% synergy
Saruman the White
30% of 235 decks +27% synergy
Moria Scavenger
28% of 235 decks +22% synergy
Archmage Emeritus
27% of 235 decks +20% synergy
Nightscape Familiar
25% of 235 decks -1% synergy
Treasure Nabber
25% of 235 decks +21% synergy
Lord of the Nazgûl
24% of 235 decks +18% synergy
Sauron, Lord of the Rings
23% of 235 decks +17% synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
22% of 235 decks +13% synergy
Uglúk of the White Hand
21% of 235 decks +19% synergy
Gleaming Overseer
20% of 235 decks +18% synergy
Goblin Dark-Dwellers
19% of 235 decks +18% synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
19% of 235 decks +12% synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
17% of 235 decks +16% synergy
Dunland Crebain
16% of 235 decks +14% synergy
Archmage of Runes
15% of 146 decks +13% synergy
Veyran, Voice of Duality
14% of 235 decks +13% synergy
Gorbag of Minas Morgul
14% of 235 decks +13% synergy
Wizards of Thay
13% of 235 decks +10% synergy
Anger
12% of 235 decks +2% synergy
Eternal Skylord
12% of 235 decks +11% synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
11% of 169 decks +8% synergy
Mordor Trebuchet
11% of 235 decks +10% synergy
Warbeast of Gorgoroth
11% of 235 decks +10% synergy
Siege-Gang Commander
10% of 235 decks +9% synergy
Gandalf the Grey
10% of 235 decks +9% synergy
Moria Marauder
10% of 235 decks +9% synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
9% of 235 decks +8% synergy
Merciless Executioner
9% of 235 decks +8% synergy
The Balrog of Moria
9% of 235 decks +4% synergy
Pinnacle Monk
9% of 177 decks +6% synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
9% of 235 decks +5% synergy
Dreadhorde Twins
8% of 235 decks +7% synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
7% of 82 decks +0% synergy
Scourge of the Throne
7% of 235 decks +4% synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
7% of 235 decks +1% synergy
Thunderclap Drake
7% of 188 decks +5% synergy
Goblin Cratermaker
7% of 235 decks +6% synergy
Gríma Wormtongue
7% of 235 decks +5% synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
7% of 235 decks +5% synergy
Young Pyromancer
6% of 235 decks +5% synergy
Changeling Outcast
6% of 235 decks +1% synergy
Third Path Iconoclast
6% of 235 decks +4% synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
6% of 235 decks +2% synergy
Hostage Taker
5% of 235 decks -6% synergy
Instants
Fling
43% of 235 decks +41% synergy
Lazotep Plating
43% of 235 decks +39% synergy
Counterspell
42% of 235 decks -2% synergy
Consider
34% of 235 decks +29% synergy
Fact or Fiction
33% of 235 decks +24% synergy
Thrill of Possibility
31% of 235 decks +24% synergy
Negate
27% of 235 decks +3% synergy
Soul's Fire
26% of 235 decks +25% synergy
Frantic Search
26% of 235 decks +12% synergy
Commence the Endgame
26% of 235 decks +23% synergy
Dig Through Time
24% of 235 decks +20% synergy
Chaos Warp
21% of 235 decks -17% synergy
Dark Ritual
20% of 235 decks -12% synergy
Deceive the Messenger
20% of 235 decks +19% synergy
Kazuul's Fury
20% of 235 decks +18% synergy
Sauron's Ransom
20% of 235 decks +15% synergy
Brainstorm
18% of 235 decks +2% synergy
Terminate
18% of 235 decks -8% synergy
Bitter Downfall
16% of 235 decks +14% synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
15% of 235 decks +13% synergy
Temur Battle Rage
14% of 235 decks +13% synergy
Withering Torment
14% of 160 decks +1% synergy
Press the Enemy
14% of 235 decks +13% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
13% of 235 decks -12% synergy
Mana Drain
13% of 235 decks -3% synergy
Bedevil
13% of 235 decks -5% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
13% of 235 decks -12% synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13% of 179 decks +9% synergy
Go for the Throat
12% of 235 decks +6% synergy
Opt
12% of 235 decks +8% synergy
Big Score
12% of 235 decks +6% synergy
Fell the Profane
12% of 179 decks +4% synergy
Swan Song
12% of 235 decks -6% synergy
Deadly Rollick
12% of 235 decks -3% synergy
Mystic Confluence
11% of 235 decks +9% synergy
Nasty End
11% of 235 decks +9% synergy
Sink into Stupor
11% of 179 decks +2% synergy
Quick Study
9% of 235 decks +8% synergy
Glorious Gale
9% of 235 decks +6% synergy
Abrade
9% of 235 decks -0% synergy
Rakdos Charm
8% of 235 decks -7% synergy
Lightning Bolt
8% of 235 decks +1% synergy
Display of Power
7% of 235 decks +6% synergy
Unexpected Windfall
7% of 235 decks +3% synergy
Reality Shift
6% of 235 decks +0% synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
6% of 235 decks +5% synergy
Brainsurge
6% of 179 decks +5% synergy
Bolt Bend
6% of 235 decks +4% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
6% of 235 decks -11% synergy
Prismari Command
6% of 235 decks +1% synergy
Sorceries
Assault on Osgiliath
42% of 235 decks +39% synergy
Deep Analysis
40% of 235 decks +36% synergy
Ringsight
38% of 235 decks +30% synergy
Surrounded by Orcs
37% of 235 decks +35% synergy
Chandra's Ignition
34% of 235 decks +32% synergy
Mordor Muster
34% of 235 decks +31% synergy
Swarming of Moria
31% of 235 decks +28% synergy
Faithless Looting
29% of 235 decks +9% synergy
Wake the Dragon
25% of 235 decks +22% synergy
Invade the City
24% of 235 decks +23% synergy
Treasure Cruise
23% of 235 decks +19% synergy
Reanimate
21% of 235 decks -2% synergy
Languish
20% of 235 decks +17% synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
18% of 235 decks +17% synergy
Too Greedily, Too Deep
17% of 235 decks +13% synergy
Preordain
17% of 235 decks +10% synergy
Decree of Pain
17% of 235 decks +11% synergy
Extract from Darkness
17% of 235 decks +13% synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
17% of 230 decks +14% synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
16% of 235 decks +15% synergy
Toxic Deluge
16% of 235 decks -5% synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
14% of 235 decks +13% synergy
The Torment of Gollum
14% of 235 decks +13% synergy
Isengard Unleashed
14% of 229 decks +13% synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
13% of 235 decks +10% synergy
Night's Whisper
13% of 235 decks +8% synergy
Mana Geyser
12% of 235 decks +8% synergy
Lidless Gaze
12% of 235 decks +10% synergy
Lórien Revealed
12% of 235 decks +9% synergy
Ponder
11% of 235 decks +2% synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
11% of 235 decks +11% synergy
Enter the Enigma
11% of 160 decks +9% synergy
Vandalblast
11% of 235 decks -6% synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
11% of 235 decks +10% synergy
Sorcerous Squall
10% of 229 decks +10% synergy
Claim the Precious
10% of 235 decks +6% synergy
Birthday Escape
9% of 235 decks +6% synergy
Living Death
9% of 235 decks +3% synergy
Windfall
9% of 235 decks -15% synergy
Fire of Orthanc
9% of 235 decks +8% synergy
Essence Harvest
8% of 235 decks +8% synergy
Volcanic Salvo
8% of 235 decks +8% synergy
Gravitic Punch
7% of 235 decks +7% synergy
Rite of Consumption
7% of 235 decks +7% synergy
Callous Dismissal
7% of 235 decks +6% synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
6% of 235 decks +4% synergy
Sundering Eruption
6% of 179 decks +4% synergy
Read the Bones
6% of 235 decks +3% synergy
Relentless Advance
6% of 235 decks +6% synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
6% of 235 decks +5% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
33% of 235 decks +8% synergy
Lightning Greaves
21% of 235 decks -9% synergy
The Ozolith
20% of 235 decks +15% synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
18% of 235 decks +14% synergy
Glamdring
15% of 235 decks +14% synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
14% of 235 decks +12% synergy
Mithril Coat
13% of 235 decks +8% synergy
Primal Amulet
13% of 235 decks +11% synergy
Grond, the Gatebreaker
12% of 235 decks +11% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11% of 235 decks -3% synergy
Shadowspear
10% of 235 decks +6% synergy
Maskwood Nexus
9% of 235 decks +5% synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
9% of 235 decks +8% synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
8% of 235 decks +7% synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
8% of 235 decks +5% synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
7% of 235 decks +2% synergy
Team Pennant
6% of 235 decks +6% synergy
Embercleave
6% of 235 decks +4% synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
5% of 235 decks +3% synergy
Haunted Cloak
5% of 235 decks +5% synergy
Enchantments
Dreadhorde Invasion
43% of 235 decks +38% synergy
Fall of Cair Andros
37% of 235 decks +34% synergy
Book of Mazarbul
35% of 235 decks +32% synergy
Storm of Saruman
33% of 235 decks +31% synergy
In the Darkness Bind Them
19% of 235 decks +13% synergy
All Will Be One
17% of 235 decks +16% synergy
Call of the Ring
15% of 235 decks +5% synergy
Arcane Bombardment
14% of 235 decks +11% synergy
Shark Typhoon
13% of 235 decks +12% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13% of 235 decks +2% synergy
Spiteful Banditry
11% of 235 decks +8% synergy
Shiny Impetus
9% of 235 decks +7% synergy
There and Back Again
9% of 235 decks +7% synergy
Mystic Remora
8% of 235 decks -7% synergy
Black Market Connections
8% of 235 decks -5% synergy
Revenge of Ravens
7% of 235 decks +6% synergy
Propaganda
7% of 235 decks -7% synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
7% of 146 decks +6% synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
7% of 235 decks +2% synergy
Case of the Ransacked Lab
6% of 211 decks +5% synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
6% of 235 decks +5% synergy
Rising of the Day
5% of 235 decks +2% synergy
Planeswalkers
Angrath, Captain of Chaos
17% of 235 decks +16% synergy
Utility Lands
The Black Gate
52% of 235 decks +42% synergy
Reliquary Tower
25% of 235 decks -10% synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
24% of 235 decks +17% synergy
Field of Ruin
23% of 235 decks +20% synergy
Mines of Moria
17% of 235 decks +14% synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
16% of 230 decks +11% synergy
Bojuka Bog
16% of 235 decks -9% synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
13% of 235 decks +12% synergy
Rivendell
13% of 235 decks +10% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
8% of 235 decks -7% synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
7% of 235 decks +3% synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
6% of 83 decks +1% synergy
Temple of the False God
5% of 235 decks -4% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92% of 235 decks +2% synergy
Arcane Signet
91% of 235 decks +3% synergy
Relic of Sauron
70% of 235 decks +49% synergy
Commander's Sphere
47% of 235 decks +23% synergy
Mind Stone
38% of 235 decks +23% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
34% of 235 decks -10% synergy
Izzet Signet
32% of 235 decks -4% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
31% of 235 decks -17% synergy
Dimir Signet
31% of 235 decks -9% synergy
Rakdos Signet
25% of 235 decks -13% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
25% of 235 decks -17% synergy
Fellwar Stone
23% of 235 decks -11% synergy
Worn Powerstone
21% of 235 decks +15% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
18% of 235 decks +2% synergy
Thought Vessel
18% of 235 decks -4% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
15% of 235 decks +12% synergy
Inherited Envelope
9% of 235 decks +5% synergy
Basalt Monolith
6% of 235 decks +3% synergy
Lands
Island
99% of 235 decks +6% synergy
Mountain
99% of 235 decks +7% synergy
Swamp
97% of 235 decks +4% synergy
Command Tower
96% of 235 decks +4% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
79% of 235 decks +21% synergy
Sulfur Falls
73% of 235 decks +28% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
67% of 235 decks +23% synergy
Sunken Hollow
65% of 235 decks +23% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
63% of 235 decks +21% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
61% of 235 decks +22% synergy
Underground River
51% of 235 decks +25% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
49% of 235 decks +23% synergy
Evolving Wilds
44% of 235 decks +18% synergy
Frostboil Snarl
44% of 235 decks +28% synergy
Foreboding Ruins
43% of 235 decks +23% synergy
Choked Estuary
43% of 235 decks +23% synergy
Path of Ancestry
42% of 235 decks +9% synergy
Exotic Orchard
42% of 235 decks -15% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
34% of 235 decks +11% synergy
Shivan Reef
29% of 235 decks +2% synergy
Seething Landscape
27% of 177 decks +8% synergy
Xander's Lounge
26% of 235 decks -15% synergy
Watery Grave
23% of 235 decks -22% synergy
Steam Vents
22% of 235 decks -21% synergy
Stormcarved Coast
21% of 235 decks -4% synergy
Mount Doom
21% of 235 decks +13% synergy
Blood Crypt
20% of 235 decks -23% synergy
Luxury Suite
20% of 235 decks -13% synergy
Kazuul's Fury
20% of 235 decks +18% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
18% of 235 decks -7% synergy
Training Center
18% of 235 decks -16% synergy
Polluted Delta
17% of 235 decks -16% synergy
Morphic Pool
16% of 235 decks -17% synergy
Haunted Ridge
15% of 235 decks -6% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
15% of 235 decks -18% synergy
Scalding Tarn
14% of 235 decks -18% synergy
Myriad Landscape
13% of 235 decks +1% synergy
Temple of Epiphany
13% of 235 decks -3% synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
13% of 179 decks +9% synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
12% of 235 decks -1% synergy
Fell the Profane
12% of 179 decks +4% synergy
Temple of Deceit
12% of 235 decks -3% synergy
Sink into Stupor
11% of 179 decks +2% synergy
Cascade Bluffs
10% of 235 decks +0% synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
10% of 235 decks -3% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
10% of 235 decks -4% synergy
Temple of Malice
10% of 235 decks -3% synergy
Maestros Theater
9% of 235 decks -1% synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
9% of 235 decks -3% synergy
Pinnacle Monk
9% of 177 decks +6% synergy