Sauron, Lord of the Rings (Commander) - Budget Zombies

Sauron, Lord of the Rings
24 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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Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
88% of 24 decks +83% synergy
Dunland Crebain
83% of 24 decks +81% synergy
Book of Mazarbul
83% of 24 decks +81% synergy
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
83% of 24 decks +77% synergy
Foray of Orcs
79% of 24 decks +74% synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
79% of 24 decks +74% synergy
Grishnákh, Brash Instigator
79% of 24 decks +74% synergy
March from the Black Gate
79% of 24 decks +74% synergy
Saruman's Trickery
79% of 24 decks +73% synergy
Treason of Isengard
75% of 24 decks +70% synergy
Top Cards
Swarming of Moria
71% of 24 decks +68% synergy
Saruman, the White Hand
67% of 24 decks +59% synergy
Saruman the White
67% of 24 decks +63% synergy
Orcish Medicine
62% of 24 decks +58% synergy
Fall of Cair Andros
62% of 24 decks +59% synergy
Mordor Muster
62% of 24 decks +60% synergy
Surrounded by Orcs
62% of 24 decks +60% synergy
Summons of Saruman
62% of 24 decks +57% synergy
Fiery Inscription
58% of 24 decks +53% synergy
Easterling Vanguard
58% of 24 decks +57% synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
12% of 24 decks +4% synergy
Creatures
Voracious Fell Beast
58% of 24 decks +57% synergy
Uglúk of the White Hand
58% of 24 decks +56% synergy
Warbeast of Gorgoroth
54% of 24 decks +53% synergy
Orcish Siegemaster
54% of 24 decks +47% synergy
Corsairs of Umbar
54% of 24 decks +48% synergy
Oliphaunt
50% of 24 decks +48% synergy
Gríma Wormtongue
46% of 24 decks +44% synergy
Moria Scavenger
46% of 24 decks +41% synergy
Mirkwood Bats
38% of 24 decks +34% synergy
Olog-hai Crusher
38% of 24 decks +37% synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
33% of 24 decks +31% synergy
Gollum, Scheming Guide
33% of 24 decks +33% synergy
Mordor Trebuchet
33% of 24 decks +32% synergy
Gorbag of Minas Morgul
33% of 24 decks +32% synergy
Uruk-hai Berserker
29% of 24 decks +28% synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
29% of 24 decks +25% synergy
Shagrat, Loot Bearer
25% of 24 decks +24% synergy
Sauron, the Lidless Eye
21% of 24 decks +19% synergy
Warg Rider
21% of 24 decks +17% synergy
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
21% of 24 decks +19% synergy
Gollum, Patient Plotter
21% of 24 decks +18% synergy
Cirith Ungol Patrol
21% of 24 decks +21% synergy
The Balrog, Durin's Bane
21% of 24 decks +19% synergy
The Balrog, Flame of Udûn
21% of 24 decks +21% synergy
Gleaming Overseer
21% of 24 decks +19% synergy
Abyssal Harvester
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Inferno Titan
17% of 24 decks +16% synergy
Treasure Nabber
17% of 24 decks +13% synergy
Shelob, Dread Weaver
17% of 24 decks +15% synergy
Sharkey, Tyrant of the Shire
17% of 24 decks +16% synergy
Moria Marauder
17% of 24 decks +16% synergy
Merciless Executioner
17% of 24 decks +15% synergy
Hostage Taker
17% of 24 decks +5% synergy
Monstrosity of the Lake
17% of 24 decks +15% synergy
Goblin Fireleaper
17% of 24 decks +17% synergy
Guttersnipe
17% of 24 decks +11% synergy
The Balrog of Moria
17% of 24 decks +11% synergy
Rampaging War Mammoth
12% of 24 decks +11% synergy
Herald of Hadar
12% of 24 decks +12% synergy
Bilbo, Retired Burglar
12% of 24 decks +10% synergy
Osseous Sticktwister
12% of 8 decks +12% synergy
Rangers of Ithilien
12% of 24 decks +12% synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
12% of 24 decks +11% synergy
Snarling Warg
12% of 24 decks +12% synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
12% of 24 decks +7% synergy
Balemurk Leech
12% of 8 decks +12% synergy
Lazotep Chancellor
12% of 24 decks +11% synergy
Siege-Gang Commander
12% of 24 decks +12% synergy
Ringwraiths
12% of 24 decks +10% synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Instants
Bitter Downfall
54% of 24 decks +53% synergy
Deceive the Messenger
50% of 24 decks +49% synergy
Nasty End
50% of 24 decks +48% synergy
Cast into the Fire
38% of 24 decks +37% synergy
Negate
33% of 24 decks +10% synergy
Thrill of Possibility
29% of 24 decks +22% synergy
Fact or Fiction
25% of 24 decks +16% synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
21% of 24 decks +18% synergy
Isildur's Fateful Strike
21% of 24 decks +20% synergy
Shelob's Ambush
21% of 24 decks +21% synergy
Counterspell
21% of 24 decks -24% synergy
Consider
17% of 24 decks +12% synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
17% of 24 decks +15% synergy
Sauron's Ransom
17% of 24 decks +12% synergy
Commence the Endgame
17% of 24 decks +15% synergy
Chaos Warp
12% of 24 decks -26% synergy
Frantic Search
12% of 24 decks -1% synergy
Rush the Room
12% of 24 decks +12% synergy
Glorious Gale
12% of 24 decks +10% synergy
Murder
12% of 24 decks +9% synergy
Lazotep Plating
12% of 24 decks +8% synergy
Diabolic Edict
8% of 24 decks +8% synergy
Disdainful Stroke
8% of 24 decks +7% synergy
Thirst for Discovery
8% of 24 decks +8% synergy
Improvised Club
8% of 24 decks +8% synergy
Hithlain Knots
8% of 24 decks +8% synergy
Go for the Throat
8% of 24 decks +2% synergy
Press the Enemy
8% of 24 decks +8% synergy
Village Rites
8% of 24 decks +4% synergy
Smite the Deathless
8% of 24 decks +8% synergy
Stern Scolding
8% of 24 decks +8% synergy
Crush Dissent
8% of 24 decks +8% synergy
Rakdos Charm
8% of 24 decks -7% synergy
Opt
8% of 24 decks +4% synergy
Sinister Sabotage
8% of 24 decks +8% synergy
Izzet Charm
8% of 24 decks +6% synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
8% of 24 decks +8% synergy
Dreadful as the Storm
8% of 24 decks +8% synergy
Mission Briefing
8% of 24 decks +8% synergy
Mystic Confluence
8% of 24 decks +6% synergy
Gollum's Bite
8% of 24 decks +8% synergy
Impulse
8% of 24 decks +7% synergy
Savor
8% of 13 decks +8% synergy
Consuming Corruption
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Unfathomable Truths
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Pyretic Rebirth
7% of 15 decks +6% synergy
Unfortunate Accident
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
This Town Ain't Big Enough
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Consuming Ashes
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
58% of 24 decks +25% synergy
The Torment of Gollum
54% of 24 decks +53% synergy
Assault on Osgiliath
50% of 24 decks +47% synergy
Widespread Brutality
33% of 24 decks +29% synergy
Fire of Orthanc
33% of 24 decks +33% synergy
Ringsight
29% of 24 decks +21% synergy
Claim the Precious
29% of 24 decks +25% synergy
Faithless Looting
25% of 24 decks +6% synergy
Lash of the Balrog
25% of 24 decks +24% synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
25% of 24 decks +24% synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
21% of 24 decks +20% synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
21% of 24 decks +18% synergy
Ranger's Firebrand
21% of 24 decks +20% synergy
Extract from Darkness
21% of 24 decks +17% synergy
Birthday Escape
17% of 24 decks +14% synergy
Deep Analysis
17% of 24 decks +12% synergy
Blasphemous Act
17% of 24 decks -31% synergy
Callous Dismissal
17% of 24 decks +16% synergy
Wake the Dragon
17% of 24 decks +14% synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
12% of 24 decks +11% synergy
Decree of Pain
12% of 24 decks +6% synergy
Grab the Prize
12% of 8 decks +12% synergy
Too Greedily, Too Deep
12% of 24 decks +8% synergy
Compulsive Research
12% of 24 decks +12% synergy
Chart a Course
8% of 24 decks +6% synergy
Chain Reaction
8% of 24 decks +6% synergy
Burn Down the House
8% of 24 decks +8% synergy
Victimize
8% of 24 decks -0% synergy
Dread Return
8% of 24 decks +5% synergy
Fiery Confluence
8% of 24 decks +8% synergy
Crash Through
8% of 24 decks +8% synergy
Curse of the Swine
8% of 24 decks +7% synergy
Invade the City
8% of 24 decks +7% synergy
Painful Truths
8% of 24 decks +6% synergy
Seize the Spoils
8% of 24 decks +7% synergy
Mordor on the March
8% of 24 decks +7% synergy
Breaking of the Fellowship
8% of 24 decks +7% synergy
Twisted Fealty
8% of 24 decks +8% synergy
Aether Gale
8% of 24 decks +8% synergy
Syphon Flesh
8% of 24 decks +8% synergy
Bontu's Last Reckoning
8% of 24 decks +8% synergy
The Black Breath
8% of 24 decks +8% synergy
Feast of Succession
8% of 24 decks +8% synergy
Macabre Waltz
8% of 24 decks +8% synergy
Ravenform
8% of 24 decks +8% synergy
Relentless Advance
8% of 24 decks +8% synergy
Notion Rain
8% of 24 decks +8% synergy
Coiling Rebirth
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Come Back Wrong
7% of 14 decks +5% synergy
Petty Larceny
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Grond, the Gatebreaker
25% of 24 decks +24% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12% of 24 decks -2% synergy
Mirror of Galadriel
12% of 24 decks +12% synergy
Ghost Vacuum
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8% of 24 decks -17% synergy
Short Bow
8% of 13 decks +8% synergy
The Everflowing Well
5% of 19 decks +5% synergy
Enchantments
Rising of the Day
38% of 24 decks +34% synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
29% of 24 decks +24% synergy
Fires of Mount Doom
25% of 24 decks +25% synergy
Shiny Impetus
21% of 24 decks +19% synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
21% of 24 decks +16% synergy
There and Back Again
21% of 24 decks +19% synergy
Morgul-Knife Wound
21% of 24 decks +20% synergy
Cracked Skull
12% of 8 decks +12% synergy
Call of the Ring
12% of 24 decks +3% synergy
In the Darkness Bind Them
12% of 24 decks +6% synergy
Outpost Siege
12% of 24 decks +12% synergy
Leyline of Resonance
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Bitter Reunion
8% of 24 decks +8% synergy
Scroll of Isildur
8% of 24 decks +8% synergy
The Bath Song
8% of 24 decks +8% synergy
Revenge of Ravens
8% of 24 decks +7% synergy
Blacksmith's Talent
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Ballad of the Black Flag
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
The Creation of Avacyn
7% of 15 decks +7% synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
6% of 16 decks +5% synergy
Stop Cold
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Planeswalkers
Angrath, Captain of Chaos
12% of 24 decks +11% synergy
Utility Lands
Barad-dûr
54% of 24 decks +46% synergy
Great Hall of the Citadel
29% of 24 decks +28% synergy
Rogue's Passage
25% of 24 decks +2% synergy
Mines of Moria
17% of 24 decks +13% synergy
Field of Ruin
17% of 24 decks +13% synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
12% of 24 decks +6% synergy
Rivendell
8% of 24 decks +6% synergy
Temple of the False God
8% of 24 decks -1% synergy
Arid Archway
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Restless Vents
5% of 19 decks +4% synergy
Hidden Necropolis
5% of 19 decks +5% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
75% of 24 decks -13% synergy
Commander's Sphere
62% of 24 decks +39% synergy
Sol Ring
58% of 24 decks -32% synergy
Inherited Envelope
46% of 24 decks +43% synergy
Mind Stone
46% of 24 decks +30% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
25% of 24 decks +22% synergy
Izzet Signet
25% of 24 decks -11% synergy
Rakdos Signet
25% of 24 decks -13% synergy
Dimir Signet
25% of 24 decks -15% synergy
Worn Powerstone
21% of 24 decks +15% synergy
Rakdos Locket
17% of 24 decks +16% synergy
Relic of Sauron
17% of 24 decks -4% synergy
Dimir Locket
12% of 24 decks +12% synergy
Séance Board
12% of 8 decks +10% synergy
Thought Vessel
12% of 24 decks -9% synergy
Thran Dynamo
12% of 24 decks +7% synergy
Hedron Archive
8% of 24 decks +6% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
8% of 24 decks -40% synergy
Izzet Locket
8% of 24 decks +8% synergy
Fellwar Stone
8% of 24 decks -26% synergy
Darksteel Ingot
8% of 24 decks +7% synergy
Stonespeaker Crystal
8% of 24 decks +8% synergy
Rakdos Cluestone
8% of 24 decks +8% synergy
Manalith
8% of 24 decks +8% synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
8% of 24 decks +6% synergy
Lands
Swamp
96% of 24 decks +3% synergy
Mountain
96% of 24 decks +4% synergy
Island
96% of 24 decks +3% synergy
Evolving Wilds
71% of 24 decks +45% synergy
Command Tower
67% of 24 decks -25% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
50% of 24 decks -7% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
42% of 24 decks +19% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
42% of 24 decks +3% synergy
Shire Terrace
42% of 24 decks +41% synergy
Choked Estuary
42% of 24 decks +23% synergy
Path of Ancestry
38% of 24 decks +5% synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
33% of 24 decks +27% synergy
Dismal Backwater
33% of 24 decks +27% synergy
Foreboding Ruins
29% of 24 decks +9% synergy
The Grey Havens
29% of 24 decks +28% synergy
Sunken Hollow
29% of 24 decks -13% synergy
Exotic Orchard
21% of 24 decks -36% synergy
Akoum Refuge
21% of 24 decks +19% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
21% of 24 decks +7% synergy
Dimir Guildgate
21% of 24 decks +19% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
21% of 24 decks -23% synergy
Bloodfell Caves
21% of 24 decks +16% synergy
Temple of Epiphany
21% of 24 decks +5% synergy
Seething Landscape
20% of 15 decks +1% synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
17% of 24 decks +4% synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
17% of 24 decks +15% synergy
Sulfur Falls
17% of 24 decks -28% synergy
Frostboil Snarl
17% of 24 decks +1% synergy
Temple of Malice
17% of 24 decks +4% synergy
Thriving Bluff
17% of 24 decks +13% synergy
Izzet Guildgate
17% of 24 decks +14% synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
12% of 24 decks -0% synergy
Eroded Canyon
12% of 16 decks +10% synergy
Maestros Theater
12% of 24 decks +2% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
12% of 24 decks -13% synergy
Razortrap Gorge
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
Shivan Reef
8% of 24 decks -20% synergy
Myriad Landscape
8% of 24 decks -3% synergy
Temple of Deceit
8% of 24 decks -6% synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
8% of 24 decks -4% synergy
Ash Barrens
8% of 24 decks +4% synergy
Molten Tributary
8% of 24 decks +6% synergy
Thriving Isle
8% of 24 decks +4% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
8% of 24 decks -34% synergy
Thriving Moor
8% of 24 decks +4% synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
8% of 24 decks +6% synergy
Highland Lake
8% of 24 decks +7% synergy
Tramway Station
8% of 24 decks +7% synergy
Jagged Barrens
6% of 16 decks +4% synergy
Mirage Mesa
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy