Sauron, the Dark Lord (Commander) - Budget Amass

Sauron, the Dark Lord
52 decks (0.001%) Rank #6
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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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Archenemy's Charm
14% of 14 decks +14% synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Singularity Rupture
7% of 14 decks +5% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sauron, Lord of the Rings
85% of 52 decks +79% synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
83% of 52 decks +78% synergy
Grishnákh, Brash Instigator
83% of 52 decks +77% synergy
Saruman, the White Hand
81% of 52 decks +73% synergy
Saruman's Trickery
77% of 52 decks +71% synergy
Summons of Saruman
75% of 52 decks +69% synergy
Ringsight
77% of 52 decks +69% synergy
Treason of Isengard
73% of 52 decks +68% synergy
Orcish Medicine
71% of 52 decks +66% synergy
Foray of Orcs
71% of 52 decks +66% synergy
Top Cards
March from the Black Gate
69% of 52 decks +64% synergy
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
69% of 52 decks +64% synergy
Orcish Siegemaster
67% of 52 decks +60% synergy
Moria Scavenger
65% of 52 decks +60% synergy
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
63% of 52 decks +57% synergy
Corsairs of Umbar
63% of 52 decks +58% synergy
Claim the Precious
60% of 52 decks +56% synergy
Call of the Ring
58% of 52 decks +48% synergy
In the Darkness Bind Them
56% of 52 decks +49% synergy
Feed the Swarm
54% of 52 decks +21% synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
31% of 52 decks +23% synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
10% of 52 decks -9% synergy
Creatures
Dunland Crebain
50% of 52 decks +48% synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
48% of 52 decks +44% synergy
Saruman the White
46% of 52 decks +43% synergy
The Balrog of Moria
44% of 52 decks +39% synergy
Anger
44% of 52 decks +34% synergy
Treasure Nabber
40% of 52 decks +36% synergy
Warg Rider
37% of 52 decks +32% synergy
Gollum, Patient Plotter
37% of 52 decks +34% synergy
Gorbag of Minas Morgul
37% of 52 decks +35% synergy
Gleaming Overseer
37% of 52 decks +35% synergy
Lord of the Nazgûl
35% of 52 decks +28% synergy
Easterling Vanguard
33% of 52 decks +32% synergy
Eternal Skylord
33% of 52 decks +31% synergy
Lazotep Chancellor
33% of 52 decks +31% synergy
Scourge of the Throne
31% of 52 decks +28% synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
31% of 52 decks +25% synergy
Oliphaunt
29% of 52 decks +27% synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
29% of 52 decks +26% synergy
Voracious Fell Beast
29% of 52 decks +27% synergy
Nightscape Familiar
29% of 52 decks +3% synergy
Warbeast of Gorgoroth
29% of 52 decks +28% synergy
Gríma Wormtongue
29% of 52 decks +27% synergy
Uglúk of the White Hand
29% of 52 decks +27% synergy
Dreadhorde Twins
27% of 52 decks +26% synergy
Vizier of the Scorpion
27% of 52 decks +26% synergy
Moria Marauder
27% of 52 decks +26% synergy
Bilbo, Retired Burglar
25% of 52 decks +22% synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
25% of 52 decks +19% synergy
Wonder
23% of 52 decks +19% synergy
Ringwraiths
23% of 52 decks +21% synergy
Mirkwood Bats
21% of 52 decks +18% synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
21% of 52 decks +20% synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
21% of 52 decks +17% synergy
The Balrog, Durin's Bane
21% of 52 decks +19% synergy
Rampaging War Mammoth
19% of 52 decks +18% synergy
Shelob, Dread Weaver
19% of 52 decks +17% synergy
Hostage Taker
19% of 52 decks +8% synergy
Monstrosity of the Lake
19% of 52 decks +18% synergy
Shagrat, Loot Bearer
17% of 52 decks +17% synergy
Goblin Dark-Dwellers
17% of 52 decks +16% synergy
Guttersnipe
17% of 52 decks +12% synergy
Sauron, the Lidless Eye
15% of 52 decks +14% synergy
Uruk-hai Berserker
15% of 52 decks +15% synergy
Nazgûl
15% of 52 decks +10% synergy
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
15% of 52 decks +14% synergy
Mordor Trebuchet
13% of 52 decks +13% synergy
Merciless Executioner
13% of 52 decks +12% synergy
Siege-Gang Commander
13% of 52 decks +13% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12% of 52 decks -3% synergy
Inferno Titan
10% of 52 decks +9% synergy
Instants
Sauron's Ransom
44% of 52 decks +40% synergy
Thrill of Possibility
38% of 52 decks +31% synergy
Lazotep Plating
38% of 52 decks +34% synergy
Arcane Denial
33% of 52 decks +3% synergy
Fact or Fiction
29% of 52 decks +20% synergy
Glorious Gale
29% of 52 decks +27% synergy
Deceive the Messenger
29% of 52 decks +28% synergy
Commence the Endgame
29% of 52 decks +27% synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
27% of 52 decks +24% synergy
Consider
27% of 52 decks +22% synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
25% of 52 decks +23% synergy
Nasty End
25% of 52 decks +23% synergy
Terminate
21% of 52 decks -5% synergy
Bitter Downfall
19% of 52 decks +18% synergy
Bedevil
19% of 52 decks +1% synergy
Negate
17% of 52 decks -6% synergy
Isildur's Fateful Strike
17% of 52 decks +16% synergy
Counterspell
17% of 52 decks -27% synergy
Go for the Throat
15% of 52 decks +9% synergy
Dark Ritual
15% of 52 decks -16% synergy
Crush Dissent
12% of 52 decks +11% synergy
Cast into the Fire
12% of 52 decks +11% synergy
Withering Torment
10% of 29 decks -3% synergy
Frantic Search
10% of 52 decks -4% synergy
Abrade
10% of 52 decks +1% synergy
Chaos Warp
8% of 52 decks -30% synergy
Fling
8% of 52 decks +6% synergy
Dreadful as the Storm
8% of 52 decks +7% synergy
Village Rites
6% of 52 decks +2% synergy
Smite the Deathless
6% of 52 decks +5% synergy
Shelob's Ambush
6% of 52 decks +6% synergy
Mystic Confluence
6% of 52 decks +3% synergy
Gollum's Bite
6% of 52 decks +5% synergy
Sorceries
Widespread Brutality
46% of 52 decks +42% synergy
Blasphemous Act
46% of 52 decks -1% synergy
Too Greedily, Too Deep
46% of 52 decks +42% synergy
Swarming of Moria
46% of 52 decks +44% synergy
Faithless Looting
44% of 52 decks +25% synergy
Mordor Muster
44% of 52 decks +42% synergy
Deep Analysis
44% of 52 decks +40% synergy
Surrounded by Orcs
44% of 52 decks +42% synergy
Assault on Osgiliath
42% of 52 decks +39% synergy
Reanimate
35% of 52 decks +11% synergy
Invade the City
33% of 52 decks +31% synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
31% of 52 decks +28% synergy
Living Death
31% of 52 decks +24% synergy
Wake the Dragon
31% of 52 decks +28% synergy
Birthday Escape
29% of 52 decks +26% synergy
Languish
29% of 52 decks +26% synergy
Lidless Gaze
27% of 52 decks +25% synergy
Breaking of the Fellowship
27% of 52 decks +26% synergy
The Torment of Gollum
25% of 52 decks +24% synergy
Decree of Pain
25% of 52 decks +19% synergy
Extract from Darkness
23% of 52 decks +19% synergy
Victimize
21% of 52 decks +13% synergy
Lash of the Balrog
19% of 52 decks +18% synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
19% of 52 decks +18% synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
17% of 52 decks +16% synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
15% of 52 decks +14% synergy
Dread Return
13% of 52 decks +10% synergy
Ranger's Firebrand
13% of 52 decks +13% synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
12% of 52 decks +11% synergy
Night's Whisper
12% of 52 decks +7% synergy
Bleeding Edge
10% of 52 decks +9% synergy
Shadow of the Enemy
10% of 52 decks +9% synergy
Vandalblast
8% of 52 decks -10% synergy
Sinister Waltz
8% of 52 decks +7% synergy
Callous Dismissal
8% of 52 decks +7% synergy
Mana Geyser
8% of 52 decks +4% synergy
From the Catacombs
8% of 52 decks +7% synergy
Relentless Advance
8% of 52 decks +7% synergy
Evil Reawakened
6% of 17 decks +5% synergy
Visions of Ruin
6% of 52 decks +5% synergy
Painful Truths
6% of 52 decks +3% synergy
Wake to Slaughter
6% of 52 decks +5% synergy
Quiet Speculation
6% of 52 decks +6% synergy
Toxic Deluge
6% of 52 decks -15% synergy
Ghouls' Night Out
6% of 52 decks +5% synergy
Grave Upheaval
6% of 52 decks +6% synergy
Chandra's Ignition
6% of 52 decks +3% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Grond, the Gatebreaker
25% of 52 decks +24% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
23% of 52 decks +8% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12% of 52 decks -13% synergy
Lightning Greaves
10% of 52 decks -20% synergy
World Map
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Stone of Erech
6% of 52 decks +5% synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
6% of 52 decks +5% synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
48% of 52 decks +43% synergy
Fall of Cair Andros
48% of 52 decks +45% synergy
Book of Mazarbul
46% of 52 decks +43% synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
38% of 52 decks +34% synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
37% of 52 decks +31% synergy
Shiny Impetus
19% of 52 decks +17% synergy
Mindless Conscription
19% of 37 decks +18% synergy
There and Back Again
15% of 52 decks +13% synergy
Revenge of Ravens
13% of 52 decks +12% synergy
Scroll of Isildur
12% of 52 decks +11% synergy
Fires of Mount Doom
12% of 52 decks +11% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10% of 52 decks -1% synergy
Rising of the Day
8% of 52 decks +4% synergy
Storm of Saruman
8% of 52 decks +6% synergy
Morgul-Knife Wound
6% of 52 decks +5% synergy
Planeswalkers
Angrath, Captain of Chaos
23% of 52 decks +22% synergy
Utility Lands
Barad-dûr
69% of 52 decks +61% synergy
Rogue's Passage
52% of 52 decks +29% synergy
The Black Gate
33% of 52 decks +23% synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
27% of 52 decks +20% synergy
Field of Ruin
25% of 52 decks +22% synergy
Mines of Moria
15% of 52 decks +12% synergy
Great Hall of the Citadel
15% of 52 decks +14% synergy
Bojuka Bog
12% of 52 decks -13% synergy
Rivendell
12% of 52 decks +9% synergy
Reliquary Tower
8% of 52 decks -28% synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7% of 15 decks +4% synergy
Clive's Hideaway
6% of 16 decks +6% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
83% of 52 decks -5% synergy
Sol Ring
79% of 52 decks -12% synergy
Commander's Sphere
62% of 52 decks +38% synergy
Relic of Sauron
44% of 52 decks +23% synergy
Inherited Envelope
37% of 52 decks +33% synergy
Mind Stone
37% of 52 decks +21% synergy
Rakdos Signet
35% of 52 decks -3% synergy
Worn Powerstone
33% of 52 decks +27% synergy
Fellwar Stone
31% of 52 decks -4% synergy
Dimir Signet
29% of 52 decks -11% synergy
Izzet Signet
27% of 52 decks -9% synergy
Basalt Monolith
21% of 52 decks +19% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
19% of 52 decks -25% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
17% of 52 decks +14% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
13% of 52 decks -35% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
10% of 52 decks -32% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10% of 52 decks -7% synergy
Phial of Galadriel
8% of 52 decks +7% synergy
Lands
Swamp
100% of 52 decks +8% synergy
Mountain
100% of 52 decks +9% synergy
Island
100% of 52 decks +7% synergy
Command Tower
85% of 52 decks -7% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
75% of 52 decks +18% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
63% of 52 decks +24% synergy
Foreboding Ruins
62% of 52 decks +41% synergy
Sunken Hollow
62% of 52 decks +20% synergy
Evolving Wilds
60% of 52 decks +34% synergy
Frostboil Snarl
58% of 52 decks +42% synergy
Choked Estuary
58% of 52 decks +39% synergy
Sulfur Falls
52% of 52 decks +7% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
48% of 52 decks +4% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
46% of 52 decks +24% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
46% of 52 decks +4% synergy
Path of Ancestry
44% of 52 decks +12% synergy
Underground River
37% of 52 decks +10% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
37% of 52 decks +11% synergy
Exotic Orchard
35% of 52 decks -22% synergy
Temple of Malice
25% of 52 decks +12% synergy
Mount Doom
25% of 52 decks +17% synergy
Temple of Deceit
23% of 52 decks +8% synergy
Temple of Epiphany
23% of 52 decks +7% synergy
Seething Landscape
22% of 36 decks +4% synergy
Myriad Landscape
19% of 52 decks +7% synergy
Bloodfell Caves
17% of 52 decks +12% synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
15% of 52 decks +3% synergy
The Grey Havens
15% of 52 decks +14% synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
13% of 52 decks +0% synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
13% of 52 decks +7% synergy
Treno, Dark City
12% of 16 decks +11% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
12% of 52 decks -2% synergy
Shire Terrace
10% of 52 decks +9% synergy
Thriving Isle
10% of 52 decks +6% synergy
Dismal Backwater
10% of 52 decks +3% synergy
Geothermal Bog
10% of 52 decks +7% synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
8% of 52 decks -3% synergy
Molten Tributary
8% of 52 decks +5% synergy
Thriving Bluff
8% of 52 decks +4% synergy
Maestros Theater
8% of 52 decks -3% synergy
Izzet Guildgate
8% of 52 decks +5% synergy
Thriving Moor
8% of 52 decks +3% synergy
Port of Karfell
8% of 52 decks +5% synergy
Baron, Airship Kingdom
6% of 16 decks +5% synergy
Capital City
6% of 17 decks +5% synergy
Shivan Reef
6% of 52 decks -22% synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
6% of 52 decks +4% synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
6% of 52 decks -7% synergy
Dimir Guildgate
6% of 52 decks +4% synergy
Mirage Mesa
5% of 40 decks +5% synergy