Sauron, the Dark Lord (Commander) - cEDH Control

Sauron, the Dark Lord
10 decks (0.000%) 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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Demonic Consultation
90% of 10 decks +83% synergy
Mystic Remora
90% of 10 decks +75% synergy
Tainted Pact
80% of 10 decks +73% synergy
Flusterstorm
80% of 10 decks +72% synergy
Cabal Ritual
80% of 10 decks +72% synergy
Pact of Negation
80% of 10 decks +72% synergy
Mental Misstep
70% of 10 decks +64% synergy
Swan Song
80% of 10 decks +62% synergy
Call of the Ring
70% of 10 decks +60% synergy
Dark Ritual
90% of 10 decks +58% synergy
Top Cards
An Offer You Can't Refuse
80% of 10 decks +54% synergy
Demonic Tutor
80% of 10 decks +58% synergy
Toxic Deluge
70% of 10 decks +49% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
70% of 10 decks +45% synergy
Chain of Vapor
60% of 10 decks +55% synergy
Mindbreak Trap
60% of 10 decks +55% synergy
Mana Drain
60% of 10 decks +44% synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
60% of 10 decks +54% synergy
Necropotence
60% of 10 decks +54% synergy
Ad Nauseam
60% of 10 decks +55% synergy
Game Changers
Opposition Agent
90% of 10 decks +84% synergy
Thassa's Oracle
90% of 10 decks +82% synergy
The One Ring
90% of 10 decks +76% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
90% of 10 decks +73% synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
90% of 10 decks +72% synergy
Rhystic Study
90% of 10 decks +65% synergy
Gamble
80% of 10 decks +71% synergy
Mystical Tutor
80% of 10 decks +67% synergy
Underworld Breach
70% of 10 decks +61% synergy
Force of Will
70% of 10 decks +59% synergy
Creatures
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
50% of 10 decks +39% synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
50% of 10 decks +48% synergy
Birgi, God of Storytelling
40% of 10 decks +36% synergy
Valley Floodcaller
33% of 9 decks +29% synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
30% of 10 decks +25% synergy
Changeling Outcast
30% of 10 decks +25% synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
30% of 10 decks +22% synergy
Notion Thief
30% of 10 decks +22% synergy
Lord of the Nazgûl
20% of 10 decks +14% synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
20% of 10 decks +14% synergy
Nazgûl
20% of 10 decks +14% synergy
Krenko, Mob Boss
20% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
20% of 10 decks +11% synergy
Dualcaster Mage
20% of 10 decks +14% synergy
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
20% of 10 decks +13% synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
20% of 10 decks +11% synergy
Vivi Ornitier
17% of 6 decks +10% synergy
Enduring Curiosity
11% of 9 decks +9% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10% of 10 decks -5% synergy
Mirkwood Bats
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Gravecrawler
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Uruk-hai Berserker
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Flesh Duplicate
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Saruman, the White Hand
10% of 10 decks +2% synergy
Bilbo, Retired Burglar
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Roaming Throne
10% of 10 decks +0% synergy
Baleful Strix
10% of 10 decks +0% synergy
Warg Rider
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
River Song
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Spellseeker
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Gilded Drake
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Grim Hireling
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Imperial Recruiter
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
10% of 10 decks +4% synergy
Faerie Mastermind
10% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Malevolent Hermit
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Mothdust Changeling
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Heartless Hidetsugu
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Phantasmal Image
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Gollum, Patient Plotter
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Master of Cruelties
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Sauron, Lord of the Rings
10% of 10 decks +4% synergy
Orcish Siegemaster
10% of 10 decks +3% synergy
Corsairs of Umbar
10% of 10 decks +4% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Laboratory Maniac
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Instants
Force of Negation
60% of 10 decks +52% synergy
Brain Freeze
50% of 10 decks +43% synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
50% of 10 decks +45% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
50% of 10 decks +31% synergy
Pyroblast
50% of 10 decks +45% synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
40% of 10 decks +37% synergy
Lightning Bolt
40% of 10 decks +33% synergy
Red Elemental Blast
40% of 10 decks +34% synergy
Into the Flood Maw
33% of 9 decks +30% synergy
Brainstorm
30% of 10 decks +14% synergy
Dispel
30% of 10 decks +26% synergy
Final Fortune
30% of 10 decks +25% synergy
Deflecting Swat
30% of 10 decks +13% synergy
Culling the Weak
30% of 10 decks +25% synergy
Counterspell
30% of 10 decks -14% synergy
Dismember
30% of 10 decks +28% synergy
Sink into Stupor
22% of 9 decks +14% synergy
Fire Covenant
20% of 10 decks +18% synergy
Stubborn Denial
20% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Intuition
20% of 10 decks +18% synergy
Dramatic Reversal
20% of 10 decks +18% synergy
Delay
20% of 10 decks +18% synergy
Abrade
20% of 10 decks +11% synergy
Strix Serenade
11% of 9 decks +8% synergy
Deadly Rollick
10% of 10 decks -5% synergy
Chaos Warp
10% of 10 decks -28% synergy
Muddle the Mixture
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Pongify
10% of 10 decks +3% synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Disrupting Shoal
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Entomb
10% of 10 decks +4% synergy
Whir of Invention
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Negate
10% of 10 decks -14% synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Fork
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Terminate
10% of 10 decks -17% synergy
Orcish Medicine
10% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Countersquall
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Slip Out the Back
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Glorious Gale
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Infernal Grasp
10% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Arcane Denial
10% of 10 decks -19% synergy
Snap
10% of 10 decks +4% synergy
Baleful Mastery
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Gifts Ungiven
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Lazotep Plating
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Liliana's Triumph
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Bedevil
10% of 10 decks -9% synergy
Miscast
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
60% of 10 decks +37% synergy
Imperial Seal
50% of 10 decks +43% synergy
Birthday Escape
50% of 10 decks +47% synergy
Rite of Flame
50% of 10 decks +45% synergy
Windfall
40% of 10 decks +17% synergy
Jeska's Will
40% of 10 decks +24% synergy
Wheel of Fortune
40% of 10 decks +31% synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
40% of 10 decks +35% synergy
Diabolic Intent
30% of 10 decks +23% synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
30% of 10 decks +27% synergy
Praetor's Grasp
30% of 10 decks +26% synergy
Ranger's Firebrand
30% of 10 decks +29% synergy
Ponder
20% of 10 decks +11% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
20% of 10 decks +15% synergy
Gitaxian Probe
20% of 10 decks +14% synergy
Ringsight
20% of 10 decks +12% synergy
Blasphemous Act
20% of 10 decks -28% synergy
Molten Duplication
20% of 10 decks +18% synergy
Beseech the Mirror
20% of 10 decks +15% synergy
Chain Reaction
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Last Chance
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Faithless Looting
10% of 10 decks -9% synergy
Feed the Swarm
10% of 10 decks -23% synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Heat Shimmer
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Doomsday
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Whispering Madness
10% of 10 decks +3% synergy
Twinflame
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Claim the Precious
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Personal Tutor
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Krenko's Command
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Hordeling Outburst
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
In Garruk's Wake
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Syphon Mind
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Warrior's Oath
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Stitch Together
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
River's Rebuke
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Timetwister
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Dragon Fodder
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Mire in Misery
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Grim Tutor
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Extract a Confession
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wishclaw Talisman
50% of 10 decks +43% synergy
Defense Grid
30% of 10 decks +27% synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
20% of 10 decks +16% synergy
Bolas's Citadel
20% of 10 decks +14% synergy
Cursed Totem
20% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Maskwood Nexus
20% of 10 decks +16% synergy
Manifold Key
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Veilstone Amulet
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Skullclamp
10% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Mithril Coat
10% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Weathered Runestone
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Bontu's Monument
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Conqueror's Flail
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Jet Medallion
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Champion's Helm
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Herald's Horn
10% of 10 decks +2% synergy
Lightning Greaves
10% of 10 decks -19% synergy
Commander's Plate
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Altar of Dementia
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Isochron Scepter
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10% of 10 decks -15% synergy
Imposter Mech
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Enchantments
Necrodominance
33% of 9 decks +32% synergy
Counterbalance
20% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Propaganda
20% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Ripples of Undeath
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Powerbalance
11% of 9 decks +10% synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
10% of 10 decks +5% synergy
The Meathook Massacre
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Fiery Inscription
10% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Gift of Doom
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
The Eldest Reborn
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Koskun Falls
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Scroll of Isildur
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Insight
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Dress Down
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Painful Quandary
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
In the Darkness Bind Them
10% of 10 decks +3% synergy
Black Market Connections
10% of 10 decks -2% synergy
Cover of Darkness
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
There and Back Again
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Diplomatic Immunity
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Goblin Bombardment
10% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Planeswalkers
Narset, Parter of Veils
40% of 10 decks +37% synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Angrath, Captain of Chaos
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Teferi, Master of Time
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Utility Lands
Ancient Tomb
60% of 10 decks +47% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
60% of 10 decks +45% synergy
Reliquary Tower
30% of 10 decks -6% synergy
Bojuka Bog
20% of 10 decks -5% synergy
Urza's Saga
20% of 10 decks +15% synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
20% of 10 decks +18% synergy
City of Traitors
20% of 10 decks +17% synergy
Mistrise Village
12% of 8 decks +5% synergy
Phyrexian Tower
10% of 10 decks +4% synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Maze of Ith
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
The Black Gate
10% of 10 decks +0% synergy
Cabal Coffers
10% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
10% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Barad-dûr
10% of 10 decks +1% synergy
Academy Ruins
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
10% of 10 decks -5% synergy
Rogue's Passage
10% of 10 decks -13% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100% of 10 decks +12% synergy
Sol Ring
100% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
90% of 10 decks +42% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
80% of 10 decks +36% synergy
Fellwar Stone
80% of 10 decks +45% synergy
Lotus Petal
70% of 10 decks +61% synergy
Mana Vault
60% of 10 decks +51% synergy
Chrome Mox
60% of 10 decks +51% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
50% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Grim Monolith
50% of 10 decks +46% synergy
Mox Opal
40% of 10 decks +33% synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
40% of 10 decks +34% synergy
Mox Diamond
40% of 10 decks +34% synergy
Inherited Envelope
20% of 10 decks +17% synergy
Mox Amber
20% of 10 decks +15% synergy
Izzet Signet
10% of 10 decks -26% synergy
Rakdos Signet
10% of 10 decks -28% synergy
Dimir Signet
10% of 10 decks -30% synergy
Relic of Sauron
10% of 10 decks -11% synergy
Mind Stone
10% of 10 decks -5% synergy
Mox Tantalite
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Jeweled Amulet
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Steam Vents
90% of 10 decks +47% synergy
Blood Crypt
90% of 10 decks +47% synergy
Scalding Tarn
90% of 10 decks +59% synergy
Polluted Delta
90% of 10 decks +57% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
90% of 10 decks +57% synergy
Watery Grave
90% of 10 decks +45% synergy
Exotic Orchard
80% of 10 decks +23% synergy
Island
70% of 10 decks -23% synergy
City of Brass
70% of 10 decks +57% synergy
Misty Rainforest
60% of 10 decks +50% synergy
Swamp
60% of 10 decks -32% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
60% of 10 decks +51% synergy
Flooded Strand
60% of 10 decks +50% synergy
Mountain
60% of 10 decks -31% synergy
Arid Mesa
60% of 10 decks +51% synergy
Marsh Flats
60% of 10 decks +50% synergy
Badlands
50% of 10 decks +35% synergy
Underground Sea
50% of 10 decks +36% synergy
Wooded Foothills
50% of 10 decks +42% synergy
Morphic Pool
50% of 10 decks +17% synergy
Gemstone Caverns
50% of 10 decks +43% synergy
Volcanic Island
50% of 10 decks +36% synergy
Mana Confluence
50% of 10 decks +39% synergy
Luxury Suite
50% of 10 decks +17% synergy
Training Center
50% of 10 decks +17% synergy
Spire of Industry
40% of 10 decks +35% synergy
Gloomlake Verge
33% of 9 decks +25% synergy
Fabled Passage
30% of 10 decks +23% synergy
Shivan Reef
30% of 10 decks +2% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
30% of 10 decks -14% synergy
Xander's Lounge
30% of 10 decks -11% synergy
Cavern of Souls
30% of 10 decks +23% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
30% of 10 decks -12% synergy
Sink into Stupor
22% of 9 decks +14% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
20% of 10 decks -19% synergy
Reflecting Pool
20% of 10 decks +11% synergy
Sulfur Falls
20% of 10 decks -25% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
20% of 10 decks -37% synergy
Underground River
20% of 10 decks -6% synergy
Path of Ancestry
20% of 10 decks -13% synergy
Mount Doom
20% of 10 decks +12% synergy
Choked Estuary
20% of 10 decks +1% synergy
Blazemire Verge
11% of 9 decks +2% synergy
Fiery Islet
10% of 10 decks +4% synergy
Raucous Theater
10% of 10 decks -0% synergy
Prismatic Vista
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Undercity Sewers
10% of 10 decks -2% synergy
Clearwater Pathway
10% of 10 decks +2% synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
10% of 10 decks -1% synergy