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

Sauron, Lord of the Rings
5 decks (0.000%) 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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Animate Dead
100% of 5 decks +91% synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
80% of 5 decks +79% synergy
Necromancy
80% of 5 decks +77% synergy
Reanimate
100% of 5 decks +77% synergy
Urza's Saga
80% of 5 decks +75% synergy
The Balrog of Moria
80% of 5 decks +74% synergy
Entomb
80% of 5 decks +74% synergy
Anger
80% of 5 decks +70% synergy
Mana Drain
80% of 5 decks +64% synergy
Faithless Looting
80% of 5 decks +61% synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
80% of 5 decks +48% synergy
Game Changers
Mox Diamond
100% of 5 decks +94% synergy
Mana Vault
100% of 5 decks +91% synergy
Ancient Tomb
100% of 5 decks +87% synergy
The One Ring
100% of 5 decks +86% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
100% of 5 decks +75% synergy
Chrome Mox
80% of 5 decks +71% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
80% of 5 decks +63% synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
60% of 5 decks +57% synergy
Grim Monolith
60% of 5 decks +56% synergy
Force of Will
60% of 5 decks +49% synergy
Creatures
Kefka, Court Mage
75% of 4 decks +71% synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
60% of 5 decks +59% synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
60% of 5 decks +51% synergy
Archon of Cruelty
60% of 5 decks +57% synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
60% of 5 decks +59% synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
60% of 5 decks +42% synergy
Terror of the Peaks
60% of 5 decks +58% synergy
Marang River Regent
40% of 5 decks +40% synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
40% of 5 decks +35% synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
40% of 5 decks +39% synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
40% of 5 decks +37% synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
40% of 5 decks +37% synergy
Ledger Shredder
40% of 5 decks +38% synergy
Sheoldred
40% of 5 decks +38% synergy
Psychic Frog
40% of 5 decks +39% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
40% of 5 decks +38% synergy
Seasoned Pyromancer
20% of 5 decks +20% synergy
Karlach, Fury of Avernus
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Rampaging War Mammoth
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Displacer Kitten
20% of 5 decks +15% synergy
Oliphaunt
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
20% of 5 decks +17% synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Tidespout Tyrant
20% of 5 decks +20% synergy
Artisan of Kozilek
20% of 5 decks +20% synergy
Kozilek, the Great Distortion
20% of 5 decks +20% synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Kiora, the Rising Tide
20% of 5 decks +20% synergy
Snapcaster Mage
20% of 5 decks +17% synergy
Void Winnower
20% of 5 decks +20% synergy
Dack's Duplicate
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
20% of 5 decks +17% synergy
Gilded Drake
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Grim Hireling
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Olivia, Crimson Bride
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
20% of 5 decks +16% synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
20% of 5 decks +16% synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Moria Scavenger
20% of 5 decks +15% synergy
Lord of Change
20% of 5 decks +16% synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Phantasmal Image
20% of 5 decks +17% synergy
Feldon of the Third Path
20% of 5 decks +17% synergy
Glasspool Mimic
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Agent of Treachery
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Kaervek the Merciless
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Nightscape Familiar
20% of 5 decks -6% synergy
Likeness Looter
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Blightsteel Colossus
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Goldspan Dragon
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Instants
Sink into Stupor
80% of 5 decks +71% synergy
Chain of Vapor
40% of 5 decks +35% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
40% of 5 decks +14% synergy
Intuition
40% of 5 decks +38% synergy
Mindbreak Trap
40% of 5 decks +35% synergy
Gifts Ungiven
40% of 5 decks +39% synergy
Cabal Ritual
40% of 5 decks +32% synergy
Swan Song
40% of 5 decks +22% synergy
Force of Negation
40% of 5 decks +32% synergy
Pact of Negation
40% of 5 decks +32% synergy
Mystical Tutor
40% of 5 decks +27% synergy
Deadly Rollick
20% of 5 decks +5% synergy
Trickbind
20% of 5 decks +20% synergy
Frantic Search
20% of 5 decks +6% synergy
Consign to Memory
20% of 5 decks +20% synergy
Three Steps Ahead
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Untimely Malfunction
20% of 5 decks +15% synergy
Brainstorm
20% of 5 decks +4% synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Unexpected Windfall
20% of 5 decks +16% synergy
Culling the Weak
20% of 5 decks +15% synergy
Kozilek's Command
20% of 5 decks +20% synergy
Slip Out the Back
20% of 5 decks +17% synergy
Alchemist's Retrieval
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Catalog
20% of 5 decks +20% synergy
Big Score
20% of 5 decks +14% synergy
Baleful Mastery
20% of 5 decks +16% synergy
Fact or Fiction
20% of 5 decks +11% synergy
Brainsurge
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Misdirection
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Release to the Wind
20% of 5 decks +20% synergy
Resculpt
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Flusterstorm
20% of 5 decks +12% synergy
Deflecting Swat
20% of 5 decks +3% synergy
Stifle
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Demand Answers
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Dihada's Ploy
20% of 5 decks +20% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
20% of 5 decks +1% synergy
Miscast
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Pyroblast
20% of 5 decks +15% synergy
Sorceries
Jeska's Will
60% of 5 decks +44% synergy
Windfall
60% of 5 decks +37% synergy
Buried Alive
60% of 5 decks +56% synergy
Stitch Together
60% of 5 decks +58% synergy
Demonic Tutor
60% of 5 decks +38% synergy
Wheel of Fortune
60% of 5 decks +51% synergy
Toxic Deluge
60% of 5 decks +39% synergy
Incarnation Technique
40% of 5 decks +39% synergy
Will of the Abzan
40% of 5 decks +39% synergy
Imperial Seal
40% of 5 decks +33% synergy
Dread Return
40% of 5 decks +37% synergy
Unmarked Grave
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Echo of Eons
20% of 5 decks +17% synergy
Victimize
20% of 5 decks +11% synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
20% of 5 decks +17% synergy
Vandalblast
20% of 5 decks +3% synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Persist
20% of 5 decks +17% synergy
Writ of Return
20% of 5 decks +20% synergy
Ghastly Discovery
20% of 5 decks +20% synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Blasphemous Act
20% of 5 decks -28% synergy
Careful Study
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Living Death
20% of 5 decks +14% synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
20% of 5 decks +15% synergy
Show and Tell
20% of 5 decks +20% synergy
Time Spiral
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Winternight Stories
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Ancestral Reminiscence
20% of 5 decks +20% synergy
Mystic Meditation
20% of 5 decks +20% synergy
Breach the Multiverse
20% of 5 decks +16% synergy
Temporal Mastery
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Exhume
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Damnation
20% of 5 decks +11% synergy
Compulsive Research
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sensei's Divining Top
20% of 5 decks +16% synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
20% of 5 decks +17% synergy
Shadowspear
20% of 5 decks +16% synergy
Manifold Key
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Lightning Greaves
20% of 5 decks -9% synergy
Whip of Erebos
20% of 5 decks +15% synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
20% of 5 decks +16% synergy
Enchantments
Rhystic Study
60% of 5 decks +35% synergy
Mystic Remora
40% of 5 decks +25% synergy
Sneak Attack
20% of 5 decks +15% synergy
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Black Market Connections
20% of 5 decks +8% synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
20% of 5 decks +17% synergy
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Tezzeret the Seeker
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Dack Fayden
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Utility Lands
Otawara, Soaring City
60% of 5 decks +45% synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
40% of 5 decks +37% synergy
Phyrexian Tower
20% of 5 decks +14% synergy
Mistrise Village
20% of 5 decks +12% synergy
The Black Gate
20% of 5 decks +10% synergy
Arena of Glory
20% of 5 decks +16% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
20% of 5 decks +5% synergy
City of Traitors
20% of 5 decks +17% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100% of 5 decks +12% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
100% of 5 decks +58% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
100% of 5 decks +52% synergy
Sol Ring
100% of 5 decks +10% synergy
Relic of Sauron
80% of 5 decks +59% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
60% of 5 decks +16% synergy
Fellwar Stone
60% of 5 decks +25% synergy
Mox Opal
60% of 5 decks +53% synergy
Thran Dynamo
60% of 5 decks +55% synergy
Izzet Signet
40% of 5 decks +4% synergy
Rakdos Signet
40% of 5 decks +2% synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
40% of 5 decks +34% synergy
Dimir Signet
40% of 5 decks +0% synergy
Lotus Petal
20% of 5 decks +11% synergy
Liquimetal Torque
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Mox Amber
20% of 5 decks +15% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100% of 5 decks +8% synergy
Badlands
100% of 5 decks +85% synergy
Blood Crypt
100% of 5 decks +57% synergy
Underground Sea
100% of 5 decks +86% synergy
Island
100% of 5 decks +7% synergy
Volcanic Island
100% of 5 decks +86% synergy
Scalding Tarn
100% of 5 decks +69% synergy
Polluted Delta
100% of 5 decks +67% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
100% of 5 decks +67% synergy
Watery Grave
100% of 5 decks +55% synergy
Steam Vents
80% of 5 decks +37% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
80% of 5 decks +71% synergy
Luxury Suite
80% of 5 decks +47% synergy
Gemstone Caverns
80% of 5 decks +73% synergy
Morphic Pool
80% of 5 decks +47% synergy
Mana Confluence
80% of 5 decks +69% synergy
Marsh Flats
80% of 5 decks +70% synergy
City of Brass
80% of 5 decks +67% synergy
Sink into Stupor
80% of 5 decks +71% synergy
Raucous Theater
60% of 5 decks +50% synergy
Misty Rainforest
60% of 5 decks +50% synergy
Exotic Orchard
60% of 5 decks +3% synergy
Swamp
60% of 5 decks -32% synergy
Wooded Foothills
60% of 5 decks +52% synergy
Mountain
60% of 5 decks -31% synergy
Arid Mesa
60% of 5 decks +51% synergy
Flooded Strand
60% of 5 decks +50% synergy
Prismatic Vista
40% of 5 decks +36% synergy
Undercity Sewers
40% of 5 decks +28% synergy
Xander's Lounge
40% of 5 decks -1% synergy
Training Center
40% of 5 decks +7% synergy
Reflecting Pool
40% of 5 decks +31% synergy
Cavern of Souls
40% of 5 decks +33% synergy
Forbidden Orchard
40% of 5 decks +37% synergy
Fabled Passage
20% of 5 decks +13% synergy
Graven Cairns
20% of 5 decks +14% synergy
Spire of Industry
20% of 5 decks +15% synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Snow-Covered Island
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Underground River
20% of 5 decks -6% synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Plaza of Heroes
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Glasspool Mimic
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Thundering Falls
20% of 5 decks +10% synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Haunted Ridge
20% of 5 decks -2% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
20% of 5 decks -6% synergy
River of Tears
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Mount Doom
20% of 5 decks +12% synergy