Sauron, the Dark Lord (Commander) - Budget Optimized

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Benjamin Levin
Sep 9, 2025
Benjamin Levin
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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Requiem Monolith
3% of 34 decks +3% synergy
Consult the Star Charts
3% of 36 decks +2% synergy
Mutinous Massacre
3% of 36 decks +1% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Saruman, the White Hand
74% of 81 decks +66% synergy
Call of the Ring
70% of 81 decks +61% synergy
Barad-dûr
64% of 81 decks +56% synergy
Ringsight
63% of 81 decks +55% synergy
Sauron, Lord of the Rings
60% of 81 decks +55% synergy
The Black Gate
63% of 81 decks +53% synergy
Orcish Siegemaster
60% of 81 decks +53% synergy
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
57% of 81 decks +50% synergy
Saruman's Trickery
56% of 81 decks +50% synergy
Anger
59% of 81 decks +49% synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
72% of 81 decks +24% synergy
Arcane Denial
63% of 81 decks +34% synergy
Reanimate
63% of 81 decks +40% synergy
Feed the Swarm
54% of 81 decks +21% synergy
In the Darkness Bind Them
54% of 81 decks +48% synergy
Moria Scavenger
51% of 81 decks +45% synergy
Treason of Isengard
51% of 81 decks +45% synergy
Corsairs of Umbar
51% of 81 decks +45% synergy
Summons of Saruman
48% of 81 decks +42% synergy
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
48% of 81 decks +43% synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
57% of 81 decks +39% synergy
Notion Thief
51% of 81 decks +42% synergy
The One Ring
48% of 81 decks +34% synergy
Rhystic Study
22% of 81 decks -3% synergy
Bolas's Citadel
9% of 81 decks +3% synergy
Underworld Breach
9% of 81 decks -1% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
7% of 81 decks +6% synergy
Gamble
7% of 81 decks -2% synergy
Mystical Tutor
6% of 81 decks -7% synergy
Jeska's Will
6% of 81 decks -10% synergy
Creatures
Witch-king of Angmar
46% of 81 decks +40% synergy
Lord of the Nazgûl
46% of 81 decks +40% synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
44% of 81 decks +39% synergy
Nazgûl
44% of 81 decks +39% synergy
The Balrog of Moria
42% of 81 decks +36% synergy
Grishnákh, Brash Instigator
41% of 81 decks +35% synergy
Warg Rider
31% of 81 decks +27% synergy
Saruman the White
30% of 81 decks +26% synergy
Gollum, Patient Plotter
30% of 81 decks +27% synergy
Nightscape Familiar
30% of 81 decks +4% synergy
Treasure Nabber
28% of 81 decks +24% synergy
Bilbo, Retired Burglar
28% of 81 decks +26% synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
28% of 81 decks +25% synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
28% of 81 decks +24% synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
23% of 81 decks +18% synergy
Scourge of the Throne
22% of 81 decks +19% synergy
Hostage Taker
21% of 81 decks +10% synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
21% of 81 decks +17% synergy
Witch-king, Sky Scourge
17% of 81 decks +15% synergy
Uglúk of the White Hand
17% of 81 decks +15% synergy
Shelob, Dread Weaver
16% of 81 decks +14% synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
16% of 81 decks +15% synergy
Rampaging War Mammoth
15% of 81 decks +13% synergy
Dunland Crebain
15% of 81 decks +12% synergy
Sauron, the Lidless Eye
14% of 81 decks +12% synergy
Wonder
14% of 81 decks +10% synergy
Ringwraiths
14% of 81 decks +11% synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
12% of 81 decks +10% synergy
Monstrosity of the Lake
12% of 81 decks +11% synergy
The Balrog, Durin's Bane
12% of 81 decks +10% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11% of 81 decks -4% synergy
Lazotep Chancellor
11% of 81 decks +9% synergy
Gríma Wormtongue
11% of 81 decks +10% synergy
Guttersnipe
11% of 81 decks +6% synergy
Mirkwood Bats
10% of 81 decks +6% synergy
Voracious Fell Beast
10% of 81 decks +9% synergy
Merciless Executioner
10% of 81 decks +8% synergy
Gleaming Overseer
10% of 81 decks +8% synergy
Moria Marauder
9% of 81 decks +8% synergy
Changeling Outcast
9% of 81 decks +3% synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
9% of 81 decks +2% synergy
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
9% of 81 decks +7% synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
8% of 80 decks +5% synergy
Krenko, Mob Boss
7% of 81 decks +7% synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
7% of 81 decks +3% synergy
Baleful Strix
7% of 81 decks -3% synergy
Viscera Seer
7% of 81 decks +3% synergy
Goblin Dark-Dwellers
7% of 81 decks +6% synergy
Eternal Skylord
6% of 81 decks +5% synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
6% of 81 decks +4% synergy
Instants
Counterspell
47% of 81 decks +2% synergy
Dark Ritual
41% of 81 decks +9% synergy
Orcish Medicine
28% of 81 decks +24% synergy
Sauron's Ransom
28% of 81 decks +24% synergy
Chaos Warp
25% of 81 decks -13% synergy
Thrill of Possibility
25% of 81 decks +17% synergy
Consider
25% of 81 decks +20% synergy
Fact or Fiction
22% of 81 decks +13% synergy
Lazotep Plating
22% of 81 decks +18% synergy
Glorious Gale
21% of 81 decks +19% synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
21% of 81 decks +18% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
19% of 81 decks -7% synergy
Negate
16% of 81 decks -7% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
14% of 81 decks -11% synergy
Bitter Downfall
12% of 81 decks +11% synergy
Bedevil
11% of 81 decks -8% synergy
Nasty End
11% of 81 decks +9% synergy
Withering Torment
10% of 80 decks -3% synergy
Go for the Throat
9% of 81 decks +2% synergy
Brainstorm
9% of 81 decks -8% synergy
Terminate
9% of 81 decks -18% synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
9% of 81 decks +7% synergy
Fling
7% of 81 decks +5% synergy
Swan Song
7% of 81 decks -10% synergy
Isildur's Fateful Strike
7% of 81 decks +6% synergy
Commence the Endgame
7% of 81 decks +5% synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6% of 80 decks +2% synergy
Entomb
6% of 81 decks +0% synergy
Deadly Dispute
6% of 81 decks -1% synergy
Rakdos Charm
6% of 81 decks -9% synergy
Deceive the Messenger
6% of 81 decks +5% synergy
Sorceries
Faithless Looting
47% of 81 decks +28% synergy
Living Death
42% of 81 decks +36% synergy
Foray of Orcs
37% of 81 decks +32% synergy
Claim the Precious
37% of 81 decks +33% synergy
Too Greedily, Too Deep
33% of 81 decks +29% synergy
Extract from Darkness
30% of 81 decks +26% synergy
Decree of Pain
28% of 81 decks +22% synergy
Birthday Escape
26% of 81 decks +23% synergy
Widespread Brutality
23% of 81 decks +19% synergy
Deep Analysis
22% of 81 decks +18% synergy
Victimize
20% of 81 decks +11% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17% of 81 decks +12% synergy
Toxic Deluge
17% of 81 decks -4% synergy
Assault on Osgiliath
17% of 81 decks +14% synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
16% of 81 decks +13% synergy
Languish
16% of 81 decks +14% synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
14% of 81 decks +9% synergy
Surrounded by Orcs
14% of 81 decks +11% synergy
Windfall
12% of 81 decks -11% synergy
Dread Return
12% of 81 decks +9% synergy
Lidless Gaze
11% of 81 decks +9% synergy
Wake the Dragon
11% of 81 decks +9% synergy
Buried Alive
10% of 81 decks +6% synergy
Mordor Muster
10% of 81 decks +7% synergy
Breach the Multiverse
10% of 81 decks +6% synergy
Demonic Tutor
10% of 81 decks -12% synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
9% of 81 decks +7% synergy
Ranger's Firebrand
9% of 81 decks +8% synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
9% of 81 decks +7% synergy
Chandra's Ignition
9% of 81 decks +6% synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8% of 80 decks +5% synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8% of 80 decks +0% synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6% of 81 decks +0% synergy
Sign in Blood
6% of 81 decks +2% synergy
Reforge the Soul
6% of 81 decks +1% synergy
Swarming of Moria
6% of 81 decks +4% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Palantír of Orthanc
23% of 81 decks +20% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
22% of 81 decks -3% synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
17% of 81 decks +15% synergy
Lightning Greaves
16% of 81 decks -13% synergy
Mithril Coat
14% of 81 decks +9% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9% of 81 decks -6% synergy
Shadowspear
9% of 81 decks +5% synergy
Maskwood Nexus
9% of 81 decks +5% synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
7% of 81 decks +5% synergy
The Ozolith
7% of 81 decks +3% synergy
Ashnod's Altar
7% of 81 decks +1% synergy
Skullclamp
7% of 81 decks +2% synergy
Monument to Endurance
6% of 78 decks +1% synergy
Whip of Erebos
6% of 81 decks +1% synergy
Enchantments
March from the Black Gate
44% of 81 decks +39% synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
42% of 81 decks +37% synergy
Fiery Inscription
33% of 81 decks +28% synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
32% of 81 decks +27% synergy
Fall of Cair Andros
19% of 81 decks +15% synergy
Book of Mazarbul
14% of 81 decks +11% synergy
Animate Dead
12% of 81 decks +3% synergy
There and Back Again
12% of 81 decks +10% synergy
Storm of Saruman
9% of 81 decks +6% synergy
Rising of the Day
7% of 81 decks +4% synergy
All Will Be One
7% of 81 decks +6% synergy
Black Market
7% of 81 decks +6% synergy
Spiteful Banditry
7% of 81 decks +5% synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
6% of 80 decks +5% synergy
Mindless Conscription
6% of 80 decks +5% synergy
Revenge of Ravens
6% of 81 decks +5% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6% of 81 decks -5% synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
67% of 81 decks +44% synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
23% of 81 decks +16% synergy
Rivendell
22% of 81 decks +19% synergy
Field of Ruin
22% of 81 decks +19% synergy
Mines of Moria
21% of 81 decks +17% synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
21% of 81 decks +16% synergy
Bojuka Bog
15% of 81 decks -10% synergy
Reliquary Tower
14% of 81 decks -22% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94% of 81 decks +3% synergy
Arcane Signet
93% of 81 decks +4% synergy
Relic of Sauron
77% of 81 decks +56% synergy
Commander's Sphere
54% of 81 decks +31% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
40% of 81 decks -9% synergy
Mind Stone
38% of 81 decks +23% synergy
Rakdos Signet
36% of 81 decks -2% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
35% of 81 decks -9% synergy
Dimir Signet
33% of 81 decks -6% synergy
Fellwar Stone
31% of 81 decks -4% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
28% of 81 decks -13% synergy
Worn Powerstone
27% of 81 decks +21% synergy
Inherited Envelope
26% of 81 decks +23% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
23% of 81 decks +20% synergy
Izzet Signet
22% of 81 decks -14% synergy
Basalt Monolith
19% of 81 decks +16% synergy
Thought Vessel
14% of 81 decks -8% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
14% of 81 decks -3% synergy
Phial of Galadriel
12% of 81 decks +11% synergy
Obelisk of Grixis
6% of 81 decks +4% synergy
Lands
Swamp
100% of 81 decks +8% synergy
Mountain
99% of 81 decks +7% synergy
Island
99% of 81 decks +6% synergy
Command Tower
98% of 81 decks +6% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
74% of 81 decks +30% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
73% of 81 decks +15% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
70% of 81 decks +28% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
69% of 81 decks +30% synergy
Sulfur Falls
68% of 81 decks +23% synergy
Sunken Hollow
62% of 81 decks +20% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
59% of 81 decks +33% synergy
Underground River
57% of 81 decks +31% synergy
Foreboding Ruins
51% of 81 decks +30% synergy
Choked Estuary
51% of 81 decks +31% synergy
Path of Ancestry
48% of 81 decks +15% synergy
Evolving Wilds
44% of 81 decks +19% synergy
Frostboil Snarl
43% of 81 decks +27% synergy
Exotic Orchard
36% of 81 decks -21% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
35% of 81 decks +12% synergy
Mount Doom
33% of 81 decks +25% synergy
Seething Landscape
25% of 80 decks +6% synergy
Xander's Lounge
20% of 81 decks -21% synergy
The Grey Havens
20% of 81 decks +18% synergy
Watery Grave
16% of 81 decks -29% synergy
Shivan Reef
15% of 81 decks -13% synergy
Luxury Suite
15% of 81 decks -18% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
14% of 81 decks -12% synergy
Myriad Landscape
12% of 81 decks +1% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
12% of 81 decks -1% synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
12% of 81 decks -0% synergy
Steam Vents
11% of 81 decks -32% synergy
Blood Crypt
11% of 81 decks -32% synergy
Temple of Epiphany
11% of 81 decks -5% synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
10% of 81 decks -1% synergy
Haunted Ridge
10% of 81 decks -12% synergy
Temple of Malice
10% of 81 decks -3% synergy
Dismal Backwater
10% of 81 decks +3% synergy
Blazemire Verge
9% of 80 decks -0% synergy
Gloomlake Verge
9% of 80 decks +0% synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
9% of 81 decks -4% synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
9% of 81 decks -5% synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
9% of 81 decks +5% synergy
Temple of Deceit
9% of 81 decks -6% synergy
Stormcarved Coast
9% of 81 decks -16% synergy
Spirebluff Canal
9% of 81 decks +6% synergy
Polluted Delta
7% of 81 decks -25% synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
6% of 80 decks +2% synergy
Raucous Theater
6% of 81 decks -4% synergy
Ash Barrens
6% of 81 decks +1% synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
6% of 81 decks -0% synergy
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