Sauron, Lord of the Rings (Commander) - Expensive Core

Sauron, Lord of the Rings
Rank #518
55decks
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Nick Price
Oct 8, 2025
The Top 10 Most Played Grixis Cards in Commander
Which Grixis (blue, black, and red) cards see the most play in Commander? Let's find out, with our latest Top 10 Most Played.
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Norman Osborn
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Ultimate Green Goblin
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
2%synergy
Spider-Man 2099, Miguel O'Hara
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Symbiote Spider-Man
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
The Balrog of Moria
69%inclusion38 decks55 decks
64%synergy
Anger
71%inclusion39 decks55 decks
60%synergy
Reanimate
80%inclusion44 decks55 decks
56%synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
58%inclusion32 decks55 decks
54%synergy
Living Death
60%inclusion33 decks55 decks
54%synergy
Sauron, the Dark Lord
55%inclusion30 decks55 decks
52%synergy
Faithless Looting
71%inclusion39 decks55 decks
51%synergy
Moria Scavenger
53%inclusion29 decks55 decks
48%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
51%inclusion28 decks55 decks
47%synergy
The Black Gate
53%inclusion29 decks55 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
78%inclusion43 decks55 decks
31%synergy
Arcane Denial
60%inclusion33 decks55 decks
31%synergy
Feed the Swarm
53%inclusion29 decks55 decks
20%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
45%inclusion25 decks55 decks
37%synergy
Animate Dead
44%inclusion24 decks55 decks
35%synergy
Too Greedily, Too Deep
44%inclusion24 decks55 decks
40%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
38%inclusion21 decks55 decks
32%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
32%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
32%synergy
Fact or Fiction
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
26%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Notion Thief
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
6%synergy
The One Ring
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-5%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-8%synergy
Jeska's Will
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-10%synergy
Rhystic Study
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-19%synergy
Creatures
Rampaging War Mammoth
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
33%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
30%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
28%synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
28%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
28%inclusion14 decks50 decks
25%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
26%synergy
Hostage Taker
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Nazgûl
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
20%synergy
Lord of the Nazgûl
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
20%synergy
Treasure Nabber
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
21%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Saruman, the White Hand
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
19%synergy
Summon: Bahamut
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Likeness Looter
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
15%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Sheoldred
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
19%synergy
Merciless Executioner
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
-8%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Oliphaunt
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
15%synergy
Olivia, Crimson Bride
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
15%synergy
Monstrosity of the Lake
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
15%synergy
The Balrog, Durin's Bane
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
15%synergy
Inferno Titan
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
15%synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Geode Golem
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Sauron, the Lidless Eye
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Voracious Fell Beast
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Orcish Siegemaster
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Grishnákh, Brash Instigator
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Massacre Wurm
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
14%inclusion7 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Witch-king, Sky Scourge
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Wonder
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Goblin Dark-Dwellers
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Shelob, Dread Weaver
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Goblin Cratermaker
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Consider
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
30%synergy
Dark Ritual
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Frantic Search
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
27%synergy
Big Score
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
20%synergy
Counterspell
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
-17%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
21%synergy
Chaos Warp
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
-16%synergy
Entomb
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion10 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
-5%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Swan Song
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
0%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
-10%synergy
Withering Torment
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Mana Drain
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
2%synergy
Three Steps Ahead
11%inclusion6 decks54 decks
9%synergy
Saruman's Trickery
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Stinging Study
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Soul Shatter
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Ritual
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Isildur's Fateful Strike
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Orcish Medicine
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Charm
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Nasty End
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-8%synergy
Brainstorm
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-9%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Hurl Through Hell
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Downfall
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Indulgence
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Dismember
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Terminate
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-21%synergy
Bedevil
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-13%synergy
Demand Answers
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Pact of Negation
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Valakut Awakening
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Extract from Darkness
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
29%synergy
Victimize
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
22%synergy
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Incarnation Technique
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
28%synergy
Buried Alive
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
25%synergy
Decree of Pain
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
20%synergy
Windfall
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
19%synergy
Deep Analysis
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Persist
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Stitch Together
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Damnation
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Wake the Dragon
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Summons of Saruman
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
16%inclusion7 decks45 decks
8%synergy
Ill-Timed Explosion
15%inclusion8 decks54 decks
14%synergy
Ringsight
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Languish
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Dread Return
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Exhume
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Lidless Gaze
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Vandalblast
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
-6%synergy
Treason of Isengard
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Lórien Revealed
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Imposing Grandeur
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Careful Study
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
7.8%inclusion4 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Ponder
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Will of the Abzan
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Winternight Stories
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Diresight
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Scrounge for Eternity
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Singularity Rupture
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Foray of Orcs
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Widespread Brutality
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Claim the Precious
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-4%synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Visions of Ruin
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Mordor on the March
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Stock Up
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Whip of Erebos
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
-17%synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Collector's Vault
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Mithril Coat
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-7%synergy
Jet Medallion
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Shadowspear
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Monument to Endurance
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
In the Darkness Bind Them
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
28%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
21%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
21%synergy
Necromancy
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
19%synergy
Sneak Attack
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
17%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
20%synergy
Call of the Ring
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
11%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Remora
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
-3%synergy
Shiny Impetus
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Black Market Connections
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
0%synergy
There and Back Again
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
7%synergy
March from the Black Gate
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
7.4%inclusion4 decks54 decks
6%synergy
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Heartless Summoning
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Fiery Inscription
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Propaganda
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-8%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Reunion
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Desolate Lighthouse
38%inclusion21 decks55 decks
31%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
38%inclusion21 decks55 decks
24%synergy
Rogue's Passage
35%inclusion19 decks55 decks
12%synergy
Barad-dûr
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
23%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
21%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion11 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
18%inclusion10 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Bojuka Bog
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
-10%synergy
Mines of Moria
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Field of Ruin
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Arena of Glory
9.4%inclusion5 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Rivendell
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Tomb Fortress
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-30%synergy
Great Hall of the Citadel
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion51 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Sol Ring
93%inclusion51 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Relic of Sauron
87%inclusion48 decks55 decks
67%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
49%inclusion27 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
49%inclusion27 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
47%inclusion26 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Signet
38%inclusion21 decks55 decks
-1%synergy
Worn Powerstone
38%inclusion21 decks55 decks
33%synergy
Rakdos Signet
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion17 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Thran Dynamo
27%inclusion15 decks55 decks
22%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
20%synergy
Izzet Signet
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
-14%synergy
Basalt Monolith
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
-7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Cursed Mirror
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
3%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
-16%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion53 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
96%inclusion53 decks55 decks
5%synergy
Island
96%inclusion53 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion53 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
75%inclusion41 decks55 decks
30%synergy
Sulfur Falls
75%inclusion41 decks55 decks
29%synergy
Watery Grave
69%inclusion38 decks55 decks
24%synergy
Blood Crypt
69%inclusion38 decks55 decks
26%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
69%inclusion38 decks55 decks
27%synergy
Steam Vents
62%inclusion34 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
60%inclusion33 decks55 decks
26%synergy
Polluted Delta
58%inclusion32 decks55 decks
25%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
58%inclusion32 decks55 decks
2%synergy
Xander's Lounge
56%inclusion31 decks55 decks
15%synergy
Sunken Hollow
55%inclusion30 decks55 decks
13%synergy
Training Center
55%inclusion30 decks55 decks
21%synergy
Luxury Suite
55%inclusion30 decks55 decks
22%synergy
Underground River
55%inclusion30 decks55 decks
28%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
55%inclusion30 decks55 decks
28%synergy
Scalding Tarn
53%inclusion29 decks55 decks
21%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
49%inclusion27 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Morphic Pool
49%inclusion27 decks55 decks
16%synergy
Raucous Theater
41%inclusion22 decks54 decks
30%synergy
Exotic Orchard
40%inclusion22 decks55 decks
-17%synergy
Thundering Falls
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
29%synergy
Undercity Sewers
39%inclusion21 decks54 decks
27%synergy
Mount Doom
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
25%synergy
Choked Estuary
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
14%synergy
Path of Ancestry
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
29%inclusion16 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Haunted Ridge
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Underground Sea
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Volcanic Island
24%inclusion13 decks55 decks
9%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
22%inclusion11 decks50 decks
13%synergy
Shivan Reef
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
-6%synergy
Badlands
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
22%inclusion12 decks55 decks
-4%synergy
Blazemire Verge
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion10 decks53 decks
11%synergy
Seething Landscape
15%inclusion8 decks53 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
-11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
8%synergy
Reflecting Pool
15%inclusion8 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
-9%synergy
Mana Confluence
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Graven Cairns
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
7%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
13%inclusion7 decks55 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion6 decks53 decks
2%synergy