Sauron, Lord of the Rings (Commander) - Optimized

Sauron, Lord of the Rings
53 decks (0.001%) Rank #497
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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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Anger
81% of 53 decks +71% synergy
Reanimate
91% of 53 decks +67% synergy
The Balrog of Moria
72% of 53 decks +66% synergy
Living Death
68% of 53 decks +61% synergy
Animate Dead
62% of 53 decks +53% synergy
The Black Gate
62% of 53 decks +53% synergy
Buried Alive
55% of 53 decks +51% synergy
Faithless Looting
68% of 53 decks +49% synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
53% of 53 decks +49% synergy
Moria Scavenger
51% of 53 decks +46% synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
72% of 53 decks +24% synergy
Dark Ritual
64% of 53 decks +32% synergy
Entomb
51% of 53 decks +45% synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
49% of 53 decks +45% synergy
Arcane Denial
49% of 53 decks +20% synergy
Toxic Deluge
47% of 53 decks +26% synergy
Feed the Swarm
45% of 53 decks +12% synergy
Sauron, the Dark Lord
43% of 53 decks +41% synergy
Archon of Cruelty
43% of 53 decks +41% synergy
Frantic Search
40% of 53 decks +26% synergy
Game Changers
The One Ring
70% of 53 decks +56% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
58% of 53 decks +34% synergy
Demonic Tutor
55% of 53 decks +33% synergy
Rhystic Study
53% of 53 decks +28% synergy
Ancient Tomb
49% of 53 decks +36% synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
49% of 53 decks +31% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
45% of 53 decks +44% synergy
Notion Thief
43% of 53 decks +35% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
43% of 53 decks +27% synergy
Mana Vault
26% of 53 decks +18% synergy
Creatures
Scourge of the Throne
38% of 53 decks +35% synergy
Rampaging War Mammoth
32% of 53 decks +30% synergy
Hostage Taker
30% of 53 decks +19% synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
30% of 53 decks +29% synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
26% of 53 decks +24% synergy
Lord of the Nazgûl
26% of 53 decks +20% synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
26% of 53 decks +25% synergy
Treasure Nabber
25% of 53 decks +20% synergy
Saruman, the White Hand
25% of 53 decks +17% synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
23% of 53 decks +17% synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
23% of 53 decks +22% synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
21% of 53 decks +19% synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
21% of 53 decks +12% synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
21% of 53 decks +20% synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
21% of 53 decks +15% synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
19% of 53 decks +16% synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
19% of 53 decks +16% synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
17% of 53 decks +13% synergy
Shelob, Dread Weaver
17% of 53 decks +15% synergy
Merciless Executioner
17% of 53 decks +15% synergy
Orcish Siegemaster
17% of 53 decks +10% synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
17% of 53 decks +12% synergy
Inferno Titan
17% of 53 decks +16% synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
15% of 53 decks +12% synergy
Terror of the Peaks
15% of 53 decks +13% synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
14% of 36 decks +10% synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
13% of 53 decks +11% synergy
Massacre Wurm
13% of 53 decks +11% synergy
Sheoldred
13% of 53 decks +12% synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
13% of 53 decks +12% synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
11% of 53 decks +9% synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
11% of 53 decks +9% synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
11% of 53 decks +8% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11% of 53 decks -3% synergy
Wonder
11% of 53 decks +7% synergy
Nazgûl
11% of 53 decks +6% synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
11% of 53 decks +6% synergy
Goldspan Dragon
11% of 53 decks +10% synergy
The Balrog, Durin's Bane
11% of 53 decks +9% synergy
Sauron, the Lidless Eye
11% of 53 decks +10% synergy
Olivia, Crimson Bride
11% of 53 decks +11% synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
11% of 53 decks +7% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
11% of 53 decks +10% synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
9% of 53 decks +4% synergy
Archpriest of Shadows
9% of 53 decks +8% synergy
Archfiend of Despair
9% of 53 decks +7% synergy
Monstrosity of the Lake
9% of 53 decks +8% synergy
Likeness Looter
9% of 53 decks +8% synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
9% of 53 decks +7% synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
9% of 53 decks +8% synergy
Instants
Thrill of Possibility
38% of 53 decks +30% synergy
Mana Drain
38% of 53 decks +22% synergy
Counterspell
36% of 53 decks -9% synergy
Fact or Fiction
30% of 53 decks +21% synergy
Swan Song
28% of 53 decks +11% synergy
Big Score
28% of 53 decks +22% synergy
Mystical Tutor
26% of 53 decks +13% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
25% of 53 decks +5% synergy
Force of Will
21% of 53 decks +10% synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
21% of 53 decks +19% synergy
Pact of Negation
19% of 53 decks +11% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
19% of 53 decks -7% synergy
Unexpected Windfall
19% of 53 decks +15% synergy
Consider
19% of 53 decks +14% synergy
Gifts Ungiven
17% of 53 decks +16% synergy
Sink into Stupor
15% of 53 decks +6% synergy
Sauron's Ransom
15% of 53 decks +10% synergy
Deflecting Swat
13% of 53 decks -4% synergy
Deadly Rollick
13% of 53 decks -1% synergy
Negate
11% of 53 decks -12% synergy
Terminate
11% of 53 decks -15% synergy
Force of Negation
11% of 53 decks +3% synergy
Chaos Warp
9% of 53 decks -29% synergy
Cabal Ritual
9% of 53 decks +2% synergy
Bitter Downfall
9% of 53 decks +8% synergy
Abrade
8% of 53 decks -1% synergy
Prismari Command
8% of 53 decks +3% synergy
Saruman's Trickery
8% of 53 decks +1% synergy
Not Dead After All
8% of 53 decks +6% synergy
Mindbreak Trap
8% of 53 decks +3% synergy
Demand Answers
8% of 53 decks +6% synergy
Chain of Vapor
8% of 53 decks +2% synergy
Izzet Charm
6% of 53 decks +3% synergy
Tainted Pact
6% of 53 decks -1% synergy
Brainstorm
6% of 53 decks -11% synergy
Thought Scour
6% of 53 decks +4% synergy
Demonic Consultation
6% of 53 decks -1% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6% of 53 decks -1% synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
6% of 53 decks +5% synergy
Bedevil
6% of 53 decks -13% synergy
Drown in the Loch
6% of 53 decks +2% synergy
Rakdos Charm
6% of 53 decks -10% synergy
Stifle
6% of 53 decks +5% synergy
Withering Torment
6% of 53 decks -7% synergy
Sorceries
Too Greedily, Too Deep
38% of 53 decks +34% synergy
Windfall
36% of 53 decks +13% synergy
Stitch Together
34% of 53 decks +32% synergy
Extract from Darkness
34% of 53 decks +30% synergy
Victimize
34% of 53 decks +25% synergy
Breach the Multiverse
34% of 53 decks +30% synergy
Dread Return
26% of 53 decks +23% synergy
Careful Study
25% of 53 decks +23% synergy
Persist
25% of 53 decks +21% synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
25% of 53 decks +20% synergy
Decree of Pain
21% of 53 decks +15% synergy
Damnation
21% of 53 decks +12% synergy
Languish
19% of 53 decks +16% synergy
Jeska's Will
19% of 53 decks +3% synergy
Summons of Saruman
17% of 53 decks +11% synergy
Incarnation Technique
17% of 53 decks +16% synergy
Imperial Seal
13% of 53 decks +6% synergy
Vandalblast
13% of 53 decks -4% synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13% of 53 decks +6% synergy
Exhume
13% of 53 decks +12% synergy
Unmarked Grave
13% of 53 decks +11% synergy
Deep Analysis
13% of 53 decks +9% synergy
Zombify
11% of 53 decks +11% synergy
Wheel of Fortune
11% of 53 decks +2% synergy
Treason of Isengard
11% of 53 decks +6% synergy
Ringsight
9% of 53 decks +1% synergy
Wake the Dragon
9% of 53 decks +7% synergy
Will of the Abzan
9% of 44 decks +8% synergy
Lidless Gaze
8% of 53 decks +6% synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
7% of 44 decks +6% synergy
Cathartic Reunion
6% of 53 decks +4% synergy
Foray of Orcs
6% of 53 decks +1% synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
6% of 53 decks +4% synergy
Gamble
6% of 53 decks -4% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Palantír of Orthanc
26% of 53 decks +23% synergy
Lightning Greaves
23% of 53 decks -7% synergy
Shadowspear
13% of 53 decks +9% synergy
Whip of Erebos
9% of 53 decks +4% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
9% of 53 decks -15% synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
8% of 53 decks +7% synergy
Mesmeric Orb
6% of 53 decks +5% synergy
The Ozolith
6% of 53 decks +1% synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6% of 53 decks +0% synergy
Ashnod's Altar
6% of 53 decks -1% synergy
Mindcrank
6% of 53 decks +3% synergy
Altar of Dementia
6% of 53 decks +4% synergy
Mithril Coat
6% of 53 decks +1% synergy
Phyrexian Altar
6% of 53 decks +2% synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
6% of 53 decks +4% synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
38% of 53 decks +35% synergy
Mystic Remora
26% of 53 decks +11% synergy
In the Darkness Bind Them
26% of 53 decks +20% synergy
Call of the Ring
21% of 53 decks +11% synergy
Sneak Attack
21% of 53 decks +16% synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
17% of 53 decks +13% synergy
Ripples of Undeath
11% of 53 decks +10% synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
11% of 53 decks +10% synergy
Dance of the Dead
9% of 53 decks +8% synergy
Fiery Inscription
9% of 53 decks +4% synergy
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker
9% of 53 decks +8% synergy
Shiny Impetus
8% of 53 decks +5% synergy
Spiteful Banditry
8% of 53 decks +5% synergy
Revenge of Ravens
6% of 53 decks +4% synergy
There and Back Again
6% of 53 decks +4% synergy
Rising of the Day
6% of 53 decks +2% synergy
Black Market Connections
6% of 53 decks -7% synergy
Fall of Cair Andros
6% of 53 decks +3% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6% of 53 decks -5% synergy
Planeswalkers
Dack Fayden
6% of 53 decks +4% synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6% of 53 decks +2% synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
36% of 53 decks +21% synergy
Rogue's Passage
32% of 53 decks +9% synergy
Barad-dûr
30% of 53 decks +22% synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
30% of 53 decks +23% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
28% of 53 decks +13% synergy
Reliquary Tower
23% of 53 decks -13% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
21% of 53 decks +15% synergy
Phyrexian Tower
17% of 53 decks +11% synergy
Field of Ruin
15% of 53 decks +12% synergy
Bojuka Bog
15% of 53 decks -9% synergy
Urza's Saga
13% of 53 decks +8% synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
13% of 53 decks +8% synergy
Cabal Coffers
13% of 53 decks +8% synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
11% of 53 decks +9% synergy
Temple of the False God
11% of 53 decks +2% synergy
Rivendell
8% of 53 decks +5% synergy
Arena of Glory
6% of 53 decks +2% synergy
Command Beacon
6% of 53 decks +1% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98% of 53 decks +8% synergy
Arcane Signet
92% of 53 decks +4% synergy
Relic of Sauron
85% of 53 decks +64% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
55% of 53 decks +6% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
49% of 53 decks +7% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
43% of 53 decks -0% synergy
Fellwar Stone
36% of 53 decks +1% synergy
Commander's Sphere
32% of 53 decks +8% synergy
Rakdos Signet
32% of 53 decks -6% synergy
Dimir Signet
30% of 53 decks -10% synergy
Mind Stone
30% of 53 decks +15% synergy
Basalt Monolith
26% of 53 decks +24% synergy
Worn Powerstone
25% of 53 decks +19% synergy
Izzet Signet
21% of 53 decks -16% synergy
Thran Dynamo
21% of 53 decks +15% synergy
Thought Vessel
19% of 53 decks -3% synergy
Chrome Mox
17% of 53 decks +8% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
17% of 53 decks +14% synergy
Mox Diamond
11% of 53 decks +5% synergy
Grim Monolith
9% of 53 decks +5% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9% of 53 decks -7% synergy
Lotus Petal
9% of 53 decks +0% synergy
Mox Opal
8% of 53 decks +0% synergy
Mox Amber
6% of 53 decks +1% synergy
Gilded Lotus
6% of 53 decks +2% synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
6% of 53 decks +0% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
98% of 53 decks +6% synergy
Island
96% of 53 decks +3% synergy
Swamp
92% of 53 decks -0% synergy
Mountain
92% of 53 decks +1% synergy
Watery Grave
81% of 53 decks +37% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
72% of 53 decks +28% synergy
Blood Crypt
70% of 53 decks +27% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
70% of 53 decks +28% synergy
Sulfur Falls
68% of 53 decks +23% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
64% of 53 decks +31% synergy
Steam Vents
64% of 53 decks +21% synergy
Underground River
62% of 53 decks +36% synergy
Scalding Tarn
60% of 53 decks +29% synergy
Polluted Delta
60% of 53 decks +28% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
60% of 53 decks +3% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
60% of 53 decks +35% synergy
Luxury Suite
57% of 53 decks +24% synergy
Morphic Pool
55% of 53 decks +22% synergy
Sunken Hollow
53% of 53 decks +11% synergy
Xander's Lounge
51% of 53 decks +10% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
49% of 53 decks +10% synergy
Training Center
49% of 53 decks +16% synergy
Exotic Orchard
38% of 53 decks -19% synergy
Mount Doom
38% of 53 decks +30% synergy
Choked Estuary
32% of 53 decks +13% synergy
Foreboding Ruins
30% of 53 decks +10% synergy
Raucous Theater
30% of 53 decks +20% synergy
Path of Ancestry
30% of 53 decks -3% synergy
Frostboil Snarl
26% of 53 decks +10% synergy
Undercity Sewers
25% of 53 decks +13% synergy
Shivan Reef
25% of 53 decks -3% synergy
City of Brass
23% of 53 decks +10% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
23% of 53 decks -3% synergy
Thundering Falls
23% of 53 decks +13% synergy
Badlands
21% of 53 decks +6% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21% of 53 decks -1% synergy
Blazemire Verge
21% of 53 decks +12% synergy
Evolving Wilds
21% of 53 decks -5% synergy
Haunted Ridge
21% of 53 decks -1% synergy
Stormcarved Coast
21% of 53 decks -4% synergy
Underground Sea
21% of 53 decks +6% synergy
Volcanic Island
19% of 53 decks +5% synergy
Mana Confluence
19% of 53 decks +8% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
19% of 53 decks +9% synergy
Gloomlake Verge
19% of 53 decks +10% synergy
Gemstone Caverns
17% of 53 decks +10% synergy
Reflecting Pool
17% of 53 decks +8% synergy
Sink into Stupor
15% of 53 decks +6% synergy
Marsh Flats
15% of 53 decks +5% synergy
Arid Mesa
15% of 53 decks +6% synergy