Sauron, the Dark Lord (Commander) - Exhibition

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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
7% of 14 decks +6% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Barad-dûr
71% of 41 decks +62% synergy
Saruman, the White Hand
68% of 41 decks +60% synergy
Call of the Ring
68% of 41 decks +59% synergy
Sauron, Lord of the Rings
61% of 41 decks +55% synergy
Grishnákh, Brash Instigator
59% of 41 decks +53% synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
54% of 41 decks +50% synergy
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
56% of 41 decks +49% synergy
In the Darkness Bind Them
54% of 41 decks +47% synergy
Orcish Siegemaster
54% of 41 decks +47% synergy
Orcish Medicine
51% of 41 decks +46% synergy
Top Cards
March from the Black Gate
51% of 41 decks +46% synergy
Corsairs of Umbar
49% of 41 decks +43% synergy
Lord of the Nazgûl
49% of 41 decks +43% synergy
Nazgûl
46% of 41 decks +41% synergy
Ringsight
46% of 41 decks +38% synergy
Warg Rider
46% of 41 decks +42% synergy
Moria Scavenger
44% of 41 decks +39% synergy
Saruman's Trickery
44% of 41 decks +38% synergy
Treason of Isengard
44% of 41 decks +38% synergy
Summons of Saruman
41% of 41 decks +36% synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
29% of 41 decks +11% synergy
The One Ring
24% of 41 decks +11% synergy
Notion Thief
17% of 41 decks +9% synergy
Creatures
The Mouth of Sauron
41% of 41 decks +36% synergy
The Balrog of Moria
39% of 41 decks +33% synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
39% of 41 decks +33% synergy
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
39% of 41 decks +34% synergy
Anger
37% of 41 decks +26% synergy
Sauron, the Lidless Eye
34% of 41 decks +33% synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
34% of 41 decks +29% synergy
Gollum, Patient Plotter
29% of 41 decks +26% synergy
Ringwraiths
29% of 41 decks +27% synergy
Witch-king, Sky Scourge
29% of 41 decks +27% synergy
Gríma Wormtongue
29% of 41 decks +28% synergy
Dunland Crebain
29% of 41 decks +27% synergy
Uglúk of the White Hand
29% of 41 decks +27% synergy
Saruman the White
29% of 41 decks +26% synergy
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
29% of 41 decks +27% synergy
Bilbo, Retired Burglar
24% of 41 decks +22% synergy
Warbeast of Gorgoroth
24% of 41 decks +23% synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
24% of 41 decks +20% synergy
Merciless Executioner
22% of 41 decks +20% synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
22% of 41 decks +20% synergy
Shelob, Dread Weaver
20% of 41 decks +18% synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
20% of 41 decks +15% synergy
Easterling Vanguard
20% of 41 decks +19% synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
20% of 41 decks +17% synergy
Scourge of the Throne
17% of 41 decks +14% synergy
Hostage Taker
17% of 41 decks +6% synergy
Moria Marauder
17% of 41 decks +16% synergy
The Balrog, Durin's Bane
17% of 41 decks +15% synergy
Nightscape Familiar
17% of 41 decks -9% synergy
Gorbag of Minas Morgul
17% of 41 decks +16% synergy
Uruk-hai Berserker
15% of 41 decks +14% synergy
Voracious Fell Beast
15% of 41 decks +13% synergy
Treasure Nabber
15% of 41 decks +10% synergy
Fell Beast of Mordor
15% of 41 decks +14% synergy
Wonder
12% of 41 decks +8% synergy
Lazotep Chancellor
12% of 41 decks +10% synergy
Gleaming Overseer
12% of 41 decks +10% synergy
Oliphaunt
12% of 41 decks +11% synergy
Goblin Cratermaker
12% of 41 decks +11% synergy
Mirkwood Bats
10% of 41 decks +6% synergy
Rampaging War Mammoth
10% of 41 decks +8% synergy
Eternal Skylord
10% of 41 decks +8% synergy
Guttersnipe
10% of 41 decks +4% synergy
Mordor Trebuchet
10% of 41 decks +9% synergy
Port Razer
7% of 41 decks +1% synergy
Neheb, the Eternal
7% of 41 decks +6% synergy
Dire Fleet Ravager
7% of 41 decks +5% synergy
Goblin Dark-Dwellers
7% of 41 decks +6% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
7% of 41 decks -7% synergy
Dreadhorde Twins
7% of 41 decks +6% synergy
Instants
Sauron's Ransom
41% of 41 decks +37% synergy
Arcane Denial
29% of 41 decks -0% synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
22% of 41 decks +19% synergy
Counterspell
20% of 41 decks -25% synergy
Negate
17% of 41 decks -6% synergy
Isildur's Fateful Strike
17% of 41 decks +16% synergy
Thrill of Possibility
17% of 41 decks +10% synergy
Dark Ritual
17% of 41 decks -15% synergy
Glorious Gale
17% of 41 decks +15% synergy
Fact or Fiction
12% of 41 decks +3% synergy
Nasty End
12% of 41 decks +10% synergy
Lazotep Plating
12% of 41 decks +8% synergy
Consider
12% of 41 decks +7% synergy
Smite the Deathless
10% of 41 decks +9% synergy
Cast into the Fire
10% of 41 decks +9% synergy
Abrade
10% of 41 decks +1% synergy
Frantic Search
10% of 41 decks -4% synergy
Bitter Downfall
10% of 41 decks +8% synergy
Chaos Warp
7% of 41 decks -31% synergy
Go for the Throat
7% of 41 decks +1% synergy
Cancel
7% of 41 decks +6% synergy
Swan Song
7% of 41 decks -10% synergy
Brainstorm
7% of 41 decks -9% synergy
Aetherize
7% of 41 decks +4% synergy
Gollum's Bite
7% of 41 decks +7% synergy
Commence the Endgame
7% of 41 decks +5% synergy
Press the Enemy
7% of 41 decks +6% synergy
Deceive the Messenger
7% of 41 decks +6% synergy
Dihada's Ploy
7% of 41 decks +7% synergy
Sorceries
Foray of Orcs
41% of 41 decks +37% synergy
Claim the Precious
37% of 41 decks +33% synergy
Assault on Osgiliath
37% of 41 decks +34% synergy
Faithless Looting
34% of 41 decks +15% synergy
Mordor Muster
34% of 41 decks +32% synergy
Reanimate
34% of 41 decks +11% synergy
Feed the Swarm
32% of 41 decks -1% synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
32% of 41 decks +29% synergy
Blasphemous Act
29% of 41 decks -18% synergy
Extract from Darkness
24% of 41 decks +21% synergy
Surrounded by Orcs
24% of 41 decks +22% synergy
Too Greedily, Too Deep
24% of 41 decks +20% synergy
Swarming of Moria
22% of 41 decks +20% synergy
Widespread Brutality
22% of 41 decks +18% synergy
Birthday Escape
22% of 41 decks +19% synergy
Languish
20% of 41 decks +17% synergy
Lash of the Balrog
17% of 41 decks +16% synergy
Mordor on the March
15% of 41 decks +14% synergy
The Torment of Gollum
15% of 41 decks +14% synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
15% of 41 decks +13% synergy
Decree of Pain
15% of 41 decks +9% synergy
Living Death
15% of 41 decks +8% synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
15% of 41 decks +13% synergy
Wake the Dragon
15% of 41 decks +12% synergy
Isengard Unleashed
12% of 41 decks +11% synergy
Shadow of the Enemy
12% of 41 decks +11% synergy
Ranger's Firebrand
12% of 41 decks +11% synergy
Toxic Deluge
10% of 41 decks -11% synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
10% of 41 decks +9% synergy
Breaking of the Fellowship
10% of 41 decks +9% synergy
The Black Breath
10% of 41 decks +9% synergy
Fell Beast's Shriek
7% of 41 decks +7% synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
7% of 41 decks +6% synergy
Lidless Gaze
7% of 41 decks +5% synergy
Dread Return
7% of 41 decks +4% synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7% of 41 decks +5% synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7% of 41 decks +5% synergy
Victimize
7% of 41 decks -1% synergy
Deep Analysis
7% of 41 decks +3% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mithril Coat
29% of 41 decks +24% synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
27% of 41 decks +23% synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
20% of 41 decks +17% synergy
Shadowspear
17% of 41 decks +13% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17% of 41 decks -8% synergy
The Ozolith
15% of 41 decks +10% synergy
Grond, the Gatebreaker
15% of 41 decks +14% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12% of 41 decks -2% synergy
Bilbo's Ring
10% of 41 decks +10% synergy
Jet Medallion
10% of 41 decks +7% synergy
Monument to Endurance
8% of 39 decks +2% synergy
Team Pennant
7% of 41 decks +7% synergy
Darksteel Plate
7% of 41 decks +6% synergy
Ring of Thune
7% of 41 decks +7% synergy
Ring of Xathrid
7% of 41 decks +4% synergy
Enchantments
One Ring to Rule Them All
39% of 41 decks +35% synergy
Fiery Inscription
29% of 41 decks +24% synergy
Fall of Cair Andros
29% of 41 decks +26% synergy
Book of Mazarbul
22% of 41 decks +19% synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
20% of 41 decks +14% synergy
Spiteful Banditry
17% of 41 decks +15% synergy
There and Back Again
15% of 41 decks +13% synergy
Black Market Connections
10% of 41 decks -3% synergy
Mindless Conscription
10% of 41 decks +9% synergy
All Will Be One
7% of 41 decks +6% synergy
Fires of Mount Doom
7% of 41 decks +7% synergy
Rising of the Day
7% of 41 decks +4% synergy
Scroll of Isildur
7% of 41 decks +7% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7% of 41 decks -4% synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
51% of 41 decks +29% synergy
The Black Gate
49% of 41 decks +39% synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
37% of 41 decks +32% synergy
Mines of Moria
29% of 41 decks +26% synergy
Reliquary Tower
20% of 41 decks -16% synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
20% of 41 decks +13% synergy
Great Hall of the Citadel
15% of 41 decks +13% synergy
Bojuka Bog
15% of 41 decks -10% synergy
Rivendell
12% of 41 decks +9% synergy
Field of Ruin
12% of 41 decks +9% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
12% of 41 decks -3% synergy
Cabal Coffers
10% of 41 decks +4% synergy
Clive's Hideaway
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
78% of 41 decks -12% synergy
Relic of Sauron
73% of 41 decks +52% synergy
Arcane Signet
68% of 41 decks -20% synergy
Commander's Sphere
49% of 41 decks +25% synergy
Mind Stone
34% of 41 decks +19% synergy
Inherited Envelope
27% of 41 decks +24% synergy
Dimir Signet
24% of 41 decks -15% synergy
Worn Powerstone
24% of 41 decks +19% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
22% of 41 decks -26% synergy
Fellwar Stone
20% of 41 decks -15% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
17% of 41 decks -25% synergy
Rakdos Signet
17% of 41 decks -21% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
15% of 41 decks -29% synergy
Izzet Signet
15% of 41 decks -22% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10% of 41 decks -7% synergy
Phial of Galadriel
10% of 41 decks +9% synergy
Thought Vessel
10% of 41 decks -12% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10% of 41 decks +6% synergy
Ring of the Lucii
6% of 18 decks +5% synergy
Lands
Swamp
100% of 41 decks +8% synergy
Mountain
100% of 41 decks +9% synergy
Island
100% of 41 decks +7% synergy
Command Tower
83% of 41 decks -9% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
59% of 41 decks +1% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
56% of 41 decks +12% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
51% of 41 decks +12% synergy
Sulfur Falls
51% of 41 decks +6% synergy
Foreboding Ruins
49% of 41 decks +28% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
49% of 41 decks +7% synergy
Sunken Hollow
46% of 41 decks +4% synergy
Choked Estuary
44% of 41 decks +25% synergy
Evolving Wilds
41% of 41 decks +16% synergy
Exotic Orchard
41% of 41 decks -15% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
39% of 41 decks +17% synergy
Frostboil Snarl
39% of 41 decks +23% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
37% of 41 decks +11% synergy
Underground River
37% of 41 decks +10% synergy
Path of Ancestry
34% of 41 decks +1% synergy
Mount Doom
32% of 41 decks +24% synergy
Xander's Lounge
29% of 41 decks -12% synergy
Watery Grave
24% of 41 decks -20% synergy
Steam Vents
20% of 41 decks -24% synergy
Blood Crypt
20% of 41 decks -24% synergy
Temple of Epiphany
20% of 41 decks +4% synergy
Temple of Deceit
17% of 41 decks +2% synergy
Temple of Malice
15% of 41 decks +2% synergy
The Grey Havens
15% of 41 decks +13% synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
15% of 41 decks +2% synergy
Bloodfell Caves
15% of 41 decks +9% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
12% of 41 decks -21% synergy
Morphic Pool
12% of 41 decks -21% synergy
Reflecting Pool
12% of 41 decks +3% synergy
Training Center
12% of 41 decks -21% synergy
Cascade Bluffs
12% of 41 decks +3% synergy
Seething Landscape
10% of 41 decks -9% synergy
Haunted Ridge
10% of 41 decks -12% synergy
Polluted Delta
10% of 41 decks -23% synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
10% of 41 decks -1% synergy
Graven Cairns
10% of 41 decks +4% synergy
Scalding Tarn
10% of 41 decks -21% synergy
Fabled Passage
10% of 41 decks +2% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
10% of 41 decks -16% synergy
Luxury Suite
10% of 41 decks -23% synergy
Shire Terrace
7% of 41 decks +6% synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
7% of 41 decks +5% synergy
Gloomlake Verge
7% of 41 decks -1% synergy
Sunken Ruins
7% of 41 decks +3% synergy
Holdout Settlement
7% of 41 decks +7% synergy
Undercity Sewers
7% of 41 decks -4% synergy