Saruman, the White Hand (Commander) - Budget Core

Background image for How Fun Are All of the Grixis Commanders?
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.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Mutinous Massacre
6% of 16 decks +5% synergy
Pain for All
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Foray of Orcs
82% of 113 decks +77% synergy
Treason of Isengard
75% of 113 decks +70% synergy
Saruman's Trickery
71% of 113 decks +65% synergy
Swarming of Moria
66% of 113 decks +64% synergy
Orcish Medicine
64% of 113 decks +59% synergy
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
65% of 113 decks +58% synergy
Surrounded by Orcs
60% of 113 decks +58% synergy
Mordor Muster
58% of 113 decks +56% synergy
Grishnákh, Brash Instigator
59% of 113 decks +54% synergy
Summons of Saruman
58% of 113 decks +53% synergy
Top Cards
March from the Black Gate
58% of 113 decks +52% synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
56% of 113 decks +51% synergy
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
54% of 113 decks +49% synergy
Orcish Siegemaster
53% of 113 decks +46% synergy
Saruman the White
52% of 113 decks +49% synergy
Fiery Inscription
51% of 113 decks +46% synergy
Widespread Brutality
50% of 113 decks +46% synergy
Feed the Swarm
50% of 113 decks +16% synergy
Book of Mazarbul
48% of 113 decks +45% synergy
Guttersnipe
48% of 113 decks +42% synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
5% of 113 decks -3% synergy
Creatures
Corsairs of Umbar
47% of 113 decks +41% synergy
Goblin Electromancer
42% of 113 decks +34% synergy
Dunland Crebain
36% of 113 decks +34% synergy
Uglúk of the White Hand
36% of 113 decks +34% synergy
Gorbag of Minas Morgul
32% of 113 decks +30% synergy
Sauron, Lord of the Rings
31% of 113 decks +25% synergy
Moria Scavenger
30% of 113 decks +25% synergy
Nightscape Familiar
29% of 113 decks +3% synergy
Warbeast of Gorgoroth
26% of 113 decks +25% synergy
Gleaming Overseer
25% of 113 decks +23% synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
23% of 26 decks +16% synergy
Warg Rider
22% of 106 decks +17% synergy
Mordor Trebuchet
21% of 113 decks +20% synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
20% of 113 decks +15% synergy
Stormcatch Mentor
20% of 79 decks +18% synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
19% of 113 decks +18% synergy
Moria Marauder
19% of 113 decks +17% synergy
Gríma Wormtongue
18% of 113 decks +16% synergy
Goblin Dark-Dwellers
18% of 113 decks +16% synergy
Treasure Nabber
17% of 113 decks +13% synergy
Gandalf the Grey
17% of 113 decks +16% synergy
Eternal Skylord
16% of 113 decks +15% synergy
Dreadhorde Twins
15% of 113 decks +14% synergy
Easterling Vanguard
14% of 113 decks +13% synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
14% of 113 decks +14% synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
13% of 113 decks +4% synergy
Cormela, Glamour Thief
12% of 113 decks +8% synergy
Pelargir Survivor
12% of 113 decks +12% synergy
Sauron, the Dark Lord
12% of 113 decks +9% synergy
Young Pyromancer
12% of 113 decks +10% synergy
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
12% of 113 decks +11% synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
11% of 113 decks +7% synergy
Archmage Emeritus
11% of 113 decks +4% synergy
Siege-Gang Commander
10% of 113 decks +9% synergy
Mirkwood Bats
9% of 113 decks +5% synergy
Vizier of the Scorpion
9% of 113 decks +8% synergy
Merciless Executioner
9% of 113 decks +7% synergy
Uruk-hai Berserker
8% of 113 decks +7% synergy
Lord of the Nazgûl
8% of 113 decks +2% synergy
Grim Initiate
8% of 113 decks +8% synergy
Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
8% of 113 decks +8% synergy
Tellah, Great Sage
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
7% of 27 decks -0% synergy
Oliphaunt
7% of 113 decks +6% synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
7% of 113 decks +3% synergy
Aven Eternal
7% of 113 decks +7% synergy
Krenko, Mob Boss
6% of 113 decks +6% synergy
Lazotep Reaver
6% of 113 decks +6% synergy
Storm-Kiln Artist
6% of 113 decks -1% synergy
Hostage Taker
6% of 113 decks -5% synergy
Instants
Negate
45% of 113 decks +22% synergy
Fling
39% of 113 decks +37% synergy
Thrill of Possibility
35% of 113 decks +27% synergy
Lazotep Plating
34% of 113 decks +29% synergy
Commence the Endgame
34% of 113 decks +31% synergy
Deceive the Messenger
34% of 113 decks +33% synergy
Fact or Fiction
32% of 113 decks +23% synergy
Frantic Search
31% of 113 decks +17% synergy
Abrade
30% of 113 decks +22% synergy
Terminate
26% of 113 decks -1% synergy
Opt
23% of 113 decks +19% synergy
Consider
21% of 113 decks +16% synergy
Dig Through Time
21% of 113 decks +17% synergy
Nasty End
19% of 113 decks +17% synergy
Chaos Warp
18% of 113 decks -20% synergy
Bitter Downfall
18% of 113 decks +16% synergy
Soul's Fire
18% of 113 decks +17% synergy
Counterspell
18% of 113 decks -27% synergy
Glorious Gale
17% of 113 decks +14% synergy
Go for the Throat
16% of 113 decks +9% synergy
Temur Battle Rage
16% of 113 decks +15% synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15% of 81 decks +11% synergy
Press the Enemy
14% of 113 decks +13% synergy
Bedevil
14% of 113 decks -5% synergy
Kazuul's Fury
14% of 113 decks +13% synergy
Sauron's Ransom
13% of 113 decks +9% synergy
Arcane Denial
12% of 113 decks -17% synergy
Display of Power
12% of 113 decks +11% synergy
Quick Study
12% of 113 decks +11% synergy
Rakdos Charm
12% of 113 decks -4% synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
12% of 113 decks +10% synergy
Izzet Charm
12% of 113 decks +9% synergy
Unexpected Windfall
11% of 113 decks +7% synergy
Mystic Confluence
11% of 113 decks +8% synergy
Flame of Anor
11% of 113 decks +5% synergy
Refute
10% of 67 decks +9% synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
10% of 113 decks +7% synergy
Murder
9% of 113 decks +6% synergy
Crush Dissent
9% of 113 decks +8% synergy
Disdainful Stroke
8% of 113 decks +7% synergy
Essence Scatter
8% of 113 decks +7% synergy
Impulse
8% of 113 decks +7% synergy
Rush the Room
7% of 113 decks +7% synergy
Cast into the Fire
7% of 113 decks +6% synergy
Dark Ritual
6% of 113 decks -26% synergy
Reality Shift
6% of 113 decks +0% synergy
Hithlain Knots
6% of 113 decks +6% synergy
Cancel
6% of 113 decks +5% synergy
Maestros Charm
6% of 113 decks +2% synergy
Isildur's Fateful Strike
6% of 113 decks +5% synergy
Sorceries
Assault on Osgiliath
48% of 113 decks +45% synergy
Ringsight
39% of 113 decks +31% synergy
Deep Analysis
37% of 113 decks +33% synergy
Invade the City
36% of 113 decks +35% synergy
Blasphemous Act
27% of 113 decks -20% synergy
The Torment of Gollum
27% of 113 decks +26% synergy
Faithless Looting
25% of 113 decks +6% synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
23% of 113 decks +22% synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
23% of 113 decks +22% synergy
Treasure Cruise
21% of 113 decks +18% synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
19% of 113 decks +19% synergy
Languish
19% of 113 decks +16% synergy
Wake the Dragon
18% of 113 decks +15% synergy
Decree of Pain
17% of 113 decks +11% synergy
Extract from Darkness
17% of 113 decks +13% synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
15% of 113 decks +13% synergy
Claim the Precious
14% of 113 decks +10% synergy
Enter the Enigma
14% of 73 decks +11% synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
13% of 113 decks +12% synergy
Callous Dismissal
13% of 113 decks +13% synergy
Volcanic Salvo
12% of 113 decks +12% synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
12% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Lash of the Balrog
12% of 113 decks +11% synergy
Night's Whisper
12% of 113 decks +7% synergy
Breaking of the Fellowship
12% of 113 decks +10% synergy
Relentless Advance
12% of 113 decks +11% synergy
Lidless Gaze
11% of 113 decks +9% synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
11% of 113 decks +8% synergy
Too Greedily, Too Deep
11% of 113 decks +6% synergy
Chain Reaction
10% of 113 decks +7% synergy
Read the Bones
10% of 113 decks +7% synergy
Birthday Escape
10% of 113 decks +7% synergy
Chart a Course
9% of 113 decks +6% synergy
Fire of Orthanc
9% of 113 decks +8% synergy
Lórien Revealed
9% of 113 decks +6% synergy
Curse of the Swine
8% of 113 decks +7% synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
8% of 113 decks +8% synergy
Circle of Power
7% of 27 decks +3% synergy
Seize the Spoils
7% of 113 decks +6% synergy
Bleeding Edge
7% of 113 decks +7% synergy
Essence Harvest
7% of 113 decks +7% synergy
Chandra's Ignition
7% of 113 decks +4% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6% of 113 decks +1% synergy
Crash Through
6% of 113 decks +6% synergy
The Black Breath
6% of 113 decks +6% synergy
Notion Rain
6% of 113 decks +6% synergy
Compulsive Research
6% of 113 decks +6% synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
6% of 81 decks +4% synergy
Goblin Negotiation
6% of 65 decks +6% synergy
Isengard Unleashed
6% of 106 decks +5% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
25% of 113 decks -0% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
21% of 113 decks +7% synergy
Grond, the Gatebreaker
15% of 113 decks +14% synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
8% of 113 decks +6% synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
8% of 113 decks +7% synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
7% of 113 decks +6% synergy
Stone of Erech
5% of 113 decks +5% synergy
Glamdring
5% of 113 decks +4% synergy
Enchantments
Fall of Cair Andros
35% of 113 decks +32% synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
33% of 113 decks +27% synergy
Storm of Saruman
11% of 113 decks +8% synergy
Rising of the Day
9% of 113 decks +5% synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
9% of 113 decks +9% synergy
The Bath Song
9% of 113 decks +8% synergy
In the Darkness Bind Them
9% of 113 decks +2% synergy
Shark Typhoon
8% of 113 decks +7% synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
7% of 113 decks +3% synergy
Call of the Ring
6% of 113 decks -3% synergy
Shiny Impetus
6% of 113 decks +4% synergy
Aqueous Form
5% of 113 decks +1% synergy
Double Vision
5% of 113 decks +2% synergy
Morgul-Knife Wound
5% of 113 decks +5% synergy
Planeswalkers
Angrath, Captain of Chaos
21% of 113 decks +20% synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
35% of 113 decks +13% synergy
Barad-dûr
29% of 113 decks +21% synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
12% of 113 decks +5% synergy
Field of Ruin
7% of 113 decks +4% synergy
Great Hall of the Citadel
6% of 113 decks +5% synergy
Temple of the False God
6% of 113 decks -3% synergy
Reliquary Tower
5% of 113 decks -30% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
80% of 113 decks -9% synergy
Sol Ring
71% of 113 decks -20% synergy
Commander's Sphere
55% of 113 decks +31% synergy
Dimir Signet
38% of 113 decks -2% synergy
Izzet Signet
35% of 113 decks -1% synergy
Rakdos Signet
32% of 113 decks -6% synergy
Mind Stone
29% of 113 decks +14% synergy
Fellwar Stone
20% of 113 decks -14% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
15% of 113 decks -33% synergy
Inherited Envelope
13% of 113 decks +10% synergy
Worn Powerstone
13% of 113 decks +7% synergy
Sky Diamond
12% of 113 decks +11% synergy
Relic of Sauron
12% of 113 decks -8% synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12% of 113 decks +10% synergy
Fire Diamond
12% of 113 decks +10% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
11% of 113 decks -33% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10% of 113 decks +6% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
9% of 113 decks -33% synergy
Rakdos Locket
9% of 113 decks +8% synergy
Dimir Locket
8% of 113 decks +7% synergy
Blitzball
8% of 26 decks +7% synergy
Hedron Archive
6% of 113 decks +4% synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6% of 113 decks +1% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6% of 113 decks -10% synergy
Izzet Locket
6% of 113 decks +6% synergy
Midnight Clock
5% of 113 decks +2% synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
5% of 113 decks +3% synergy
Lands
Swamp
99% of 113 decks +7% synergy
Island
99% of 113 decks +6% synergy
Mountain
98% of 113 decks +7% synergy
Command Tower
76% of 113 decks -16% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
63% of 113 decks +5% synergy
Evolving Wilds
52% of 113 decks +26% synergy
Sunken Hollow
47% of 113 decks +5% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
45% of 113 decks +6% synergy
Path of Ancestry
42% of 113 decks +9% synergy
Foreboding Ruins
41% of 113 decks +20% synergy
Exotic Orchard
39% of 113 decks -18% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
38% of 113 decks +16% synergy
Choked Estuary
36% of 113 decks +17% synergy
Frostboil Snarl
33% of 113 decks +17% synergy
Sulfur Falls
30% of 113 decks -15% synergy
Temple of Epiphany
24% of 113 decks +8% synergy
Seething Landscape
23% of 81 decks +5% synergy
Temple of Malice
23% of 113 decks +10% synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
22% of 113 decks +15% synergy
Dismal Backwater
22% of 113 decks +16% synergy
Bloodfell Caves
21% of 113 decks +16% synergy
Maestros Theater
20% of 113 decks +10% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
19% of 113 decks -25% synergy
Temple of Deceit
19% of 113 decks +4% synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
16% of 113 decks +3% synergy
Izzet Guildgate
16% of 113 decks +14% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
15% of 113 decks -11% synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15% of 81 decks +11% synergy
Shivan Reef
14% of 113 decks -14% synergy
Kazuul's Fury
14% of 113 decks +13% synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
13% of 113 decks +0% synergy
Myriad Landscape
13% of 113 decks +1% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
13% of 113 decks -29% synergy
Thriving Bluff
13% of 113 decks +10% synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
12% of 113 decks +10% synergy
Baron, Airship Kingdom
12% of 26 decks +10% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
12% of 113 decks -2% synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
12% of 113 decks +9% synergy
Dimir Guildgate
12% of 113 decks +9% synergy
Thriving Isle
12% of 113 decks +7% synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
11% of 113 decks -2% synergy
Molten Tributary
11% of 113 decks +8% synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
10% of 113 decks -1% synergy
Underground River
10% of 113 decks -17% synergy
Thriving Moor
10% of 113 decks +5% synergy
Highland Lake
10% of 113 decks +9% synergy
Ash Barrens
9% of 113 decks +4% synergy
The Grey Havens
9% of 113 decks +7% synergy
Tramway Station
9% of 113 decks +8% synergy
Waterfront District
8% of 113 decks +7% synergy