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Sauron, the Dark Lord (Commander) - Optimized +1/+1 Counters
Sauron, the Dark Lord
44 decks (0.001%)
Rank #6
Sep 9, 2025
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Deck Filters
The Soul Stone
6% of 18 decks
+4% synergy
Pain for All
5% of 22 decks
+4% synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
4% of 23 decks
+3% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nazgûl
93% of 44 decks
+87% synergy
Call of the Ring
93% of 44 decks
+84% synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
75% of 44 decks
+69% synergy
The Black Gate
77% of 44 decks
+68% synergy
Reanimate
84% of 44 decks
+61% synergy
The Ozolith
64% of 44 decks
+59% synergy
Saruman, the White Hand
66% of 44 decks
+58% synergy
Lord of the Nazgûl
64% of 44 decks
+58% synergy
In the Darkness Bind Them
64% of 44 decks
+57% synergy
Ringsight
64% of 44 decks
+55% synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
75% of 44 decks
+43% synergy
Shadowspear
57% of 44 decks
+53% synergy
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
57% of 44 decks
+50% synergy
Arcane Denial
52% of 44 decks
+23% synergy
Toxic Deluge
50% of 44 decks
+29% synergy
Orcish Siegemaster
50% of 44 decks
+43% synergy
Blasphemous Act
48% of 44 decks
+0% synergy
Mana Drain
45% of 44 decks
+29% synergy
Warg Rider
41% of 44 decks
+37% synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
41% of 44 decks
+37% synergy
Game Changers
The One Ring
95% of 44 decks
+82% synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
91% of 44 decks
+73% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
66% of 44 decks
+41% synergy
Ancient Tomb
50% of 44 decks
+37% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
48% of 44 decks
+29% synergy
Demonic Tutor
43% of 44 decks
+21% synergy
Rhystic Study
43% of 44 decks
+18% synergy
Deflecting Swat
34% of 44 decks
+17% synergy
Jeska's Will
30% of 44 decks
+14% synergy
Mana Vault
25% of 44 decks
+16% synergy
Creatures
Anger
41% of 44 decks
+31% synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
39% of 44 decks
+30% synergy
Sauron, Lord of the Rings
34% of 44 decks
+28% synergy
Corsairs of Umbar
32% of 44 decks
+26% synergy
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
30% of 44 decks
+25% synergy
Wonder
27% of 44 decks
+23% synergy
Moria Scavenger
27% of 44 decks
+22% synergy
Grishnákh, Brash Instigator
23% of 44 decks
+17% synergy
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
23% of 44 decks
+21% synergy
Bone Miser
20% of 44 decks
+18% synergy
Nightscape Familiar
20% of 44 decks
-5% synergy
Bilbo, Retired Burglar
18% of 44 decks
+15% synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
18% of 44 decks
+15% synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
16% of 44 decks
+11% synergy
Changeling Outcast
16% of 44 decks
+10% synergy
Gollum, Patient Plotter
16% of 44 decks
+13% synergy
The Balrog of Moria
16% of 44 decks
+10% synergy
Roaming Throne
14% of 44 decks
+4% synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
14% of 44 decks
+10% synergy
Ringwraiths
14% of 44 decks
+11% synergy
Notion Thief
14% of 44 decks
+5% synergy
Saruman the White
11% of 44 decks
+8% synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
11% of 44 decks
+6% synergy
Warren Soultrader
11% of 44 decks
+8% synergy
Marchesa, the Black Rose
9% of 44 decks
+7% synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
9% of 44 decks
+7% synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
9% of 44 decks
-2% synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
9% of 44 decks
+8% synergy
Witch-king, Sky Scourge
9% of 44 decks
+7% synergy
Dunland Crebain
9% of 44 decks
+7% synergy
Gleaming Overseer
9% of 44 decks
+7% synergy
Taurean Mauler
9% of 44 decks
+6% synergy
Mirkwood Bats
7% of 44 decks
+3% synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
7% of 44 decks
+5% synergy
Baleful Strix
7% of 44 decks
-3% synergy
Filth
7% of 44 decks
+6% synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
7% of 44 decks
+6% synergy
Boggart Trawler
7% of 44 decks
+5% synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
7% of 44 decks
+6% synergy
Grim Hireling
7% of 44 decks
+5% synergy
Spark Double
7% of 44 decks
-1% synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
7% of 44 decks
+3% synergy
Lazotep Chancellor
7% of 44 decks
+5% synergy
The Balrog, Durin's Bane
7% of 44 decks
+5% synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
7% of 44 decks
-1% synergy
Naga Fleshcrafter
5% of 40 decks
+5% synergy
Instants
Soothing of Sméagol
39% of 44 decks
+36% synergy
Saruman's Trickery
36% of 44 decks
+30% synergy
Deadly Rollick
34% of 44 decks
+20% synergy
Sauron's Ransom
34% of 44 decks
+29% synergy
Chaos Warp
32% of 44 decks
-6% synergy
Orcish Medicine
32% of 44 decks
+27% synergy
Swan Song
32% of 44 decks
+14% synergy
Entomb
30% of 44 decks
+23% synergy
Lazotep Plating
30% of 44 decks
+25% synergy
Counterspell
30% of 44 decks
-15% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
27% of 44 decks
+2% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
25% of 44 decks
+8% synergy
Withering Torment
17% of 42 decks
+4% synergy
Terminate
16% of 44 decks
-11% synergy
Strix Serenade
16% of 44 decks
+13% synergy
Glorious Gale
16% of 44 decks
+14% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16% of 44 decks
+10% synergy
Sink into Stupor
16% of 44 decks
+7% synergy
Bedevil
16% of 44 decks
-3% synergy
Fell the Profane
14% of 44 decks
+6% synergy
Force of Will
14% of 44 decks
+3% synergy
Cabal Ritual
11% of 44 decks
+3% synergy
Big Score
11% of 44 decks
+5% synergy
Pact of Negation
11% of 44 decks
+3% synergy
Dismember
11% of 44 decks
+10% synergy
Thrill of Possibility
9% of 44 decks
+2% synergy
Negate
9% of 44 decks
-14% synergy
Brainstorm
9% of 44 decks
-7% synergy
Commence the Endgame
9% of 44 decks
+7% synergy
Untimely Malfunction
7% of 42 decks
+3% synergy
Frantic Search
7% of 44 decks
-7% synergy
Chain of Vapor
7% of 44 decks
+1% synergy
Go for the Throat
7% of 44 decks
+0% synergy
Stubborn Denial
7% of 44 decks
+5% synergy
Lightning Bolt
7% of 44 decks
+0% synergy
Slip Out the Back
7% of 44 decks
+4% synergy
Cast into the Fire
7% of 44 decks
+6% synergy
Nasty End
7% of 44 decks
+5% synergy
Kazuul's Fury
7% of 44 decks
+5% synergy
Abrade
7% of 44 decks
-2% synergy
Mystical Tutor
7% of 44 decks
-7% synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
36% of 44 decks
+3% synergy
Living Death
34% of 44 decks
+28% synergy
Claim the Precious
32% of 44 decks
+28% synergy
Windfall
23% of 44 decks
-0% synergy
Birthday Escape
23% of 44 decks
+20% synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
23% of 44 decks
+20% synergy
Treason of Isengard
23% of 44 decks
+17% synergy
Chandra's Ignition
23% of 44 decks
+20% synergy
Victimize
20% of 44 decks
+12% synergy
Diabolic Intent
18% of 44 decks
+11% synergy
Widespread Brutality
18% of 44 decks
+14% synergy
Buried Alive
18% of 44 decks
+14% synergy
Foray of Orcs
16% of 44 decks
+11% synergy
Too Greedily, Too Deep
16% of 44 decks
+12% synergy
Summons of Saruman
14% of 44 decks
+8% synergy
Grim Tutor
14% of 44 decks
+9% synergy
Assault on Osgiliath
11% of 44 decks
+8% synergy
Extract from Darkness
11% of 44 decks
+8% synergy
Vandalblast
9% of 44 decks
-8% synergy
Faithless Looting
9% of 44 decks
-10% synergy
Ranger's Firebrand
9% of 44 decks
+8% synergy
Gamble
9% of 44 decks
-0% synergy
Wheel of Fortune
9% of 44 decks
+0% synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
9% of 44 decks
+5% synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7% of 44 decks
+1% synergy
Unearth
7% of 44 decks
+4% synergy
Shadow of the Enemy
7% of 44 decks
+6% synergy
Night's Whisper
7% of 44 decks
+2% synergy
Breaking of the Fellowship
7% of 44 decks
+6% synergy
From the Catacombs
7% of 44 decks
+6% synergy
Wake the Dragon
7% of 44 decks
+4% synergy
Damnation
7% of 44 decks
-2% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Palantír of Orthanc
36% of 44 decks
+33% synergy
Mithril Coat
34% of 44 decks
+29% synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
27% of 44 decks
+24% synergy
Lightning Greaves
27% of 44 decks
-2% synergy
Monument to Endurance
24% of 42 decks
+19% synergy
Maskwood Nexus
23% of 44 decks
+19% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16% of 44 decks
-9% synergy
Whip of Erebos
14% of 44 decks
+9% synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
11% of 44 decks
+9% synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
11% of 44 decks
+9% synergy
Cryptcaller Chariot
10% of 42 decks
+9% synergy
Embercleave
7% of 44 decks
+5% synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
7% of 44 decks
-1% synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
7% of 44 decks
+6% synergy
Jet Medallion
7% of 44 decks
+4% synergy
The Darkness Crystal
7% of 30 decks
+4% synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
34% of 44 decks
+25% synergy
March from the Black Gate
32% of 44 decks
+26% synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
30% of 44 decks
+25% synergy
Black Market Connections
27% of 44 decks
+15% synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
25% of 44 decks
+20% synergy
Spiteful Banditry
20% of 44 decks
+18% synergy
Underworld Breach
18% of 44 decks
+9% synergy
All Will Be One
18% of 44 decks
+16% synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
16% of 44 decks
+14% synergy
Fall of Cair Andros
16% of 44 decks
+13% synergy
Mystic Remora
14% of 44 decks
-2% synergy
There and Back Again
14% of 44 decks
+12% synergy
Fiery Inscription
9% of 44 decks
+4% synergy
Necromancy
9% of 44 decks
+6% synergy
Arcane Adaptation
7% of 44 decks
+5% synergy
Rising of the Day
7% of 44 decks
+3% synergy
Mindless Conscription
7% of 44 decks
+6% synergy
Virtue of Persistence
7% of 44 decks
+4% synergy
Utility Lands
Barad-dûr
61% of 44 decks
+53% synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
55% of 44 decks
+50% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
52% of 44 decks
+37% synergy
Rogue's Passage
48% of 44 decks
+25% synergy
Bojuka Bog
45% of 44 decks
+21% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
30% of 44 decks
+14% synergy
Rivendell
25% of 44 decks
+22% synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
23% of 44 decks
+19% synergy
Mines of Moria
23% of 44 decks
+19% synergy
Cabal Coffers
20% of 44 decks
+15% synergy
Urza's Saga
16% of 44 decks
+10% synergy
Command Beacon
16% of 44 decks
+11% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14% of 44 decks
+8% synergy
Reliquary Tower
14% of 44 decks
-22% synergy
Phyrexian Tower
11% of 44 decks
+6% synergy
Wasteland
9% of 44 decks
+8% synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
9% of 44 decks
+7% synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
9% of 44 decks
+8% synergy
Maze of Ith
7% of 44 decks
+4% synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
7% of 44 decks
-0% synergy
Temple of the False God
7% of 44 decks
-2% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100% of 44 decks
+10% synergy
Arcane Signet
98% of 44 decks
+10% synergy
Relic of Sauron
86% of 44 decks
+66% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
66% of 44 decks
+18% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
64% of 44 decks
+22% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
50% of 44 decks
+6% synergy
Fellwar Stone
41% of 44 decks
+6% synergy
Phial of Galadriel
25% of 44 decks
+24% synergy
Inherited Envelope
25% of 44 decks
+22% synergy
Dimir Signet
23% of 44 decks
-17% synergy
Commander's Sphere
18% of 44 decks
-6% synergy
Rakdos Signet
18% of 44 decks
-20% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
16% of 44 decks
-1% synergy
Worn Powerstone
16% of 44 decks
+10% synergy
Izzet Signet
14% of 44 decks
-23% synergy
Lotus Petal
14% of 44 decks
+4% synergy
Chrome Mox
14% of 44 decks
+5% synergy
Mind Stone
9% of 44 decks
-6% synergy
Basalt Monolith
7% of 44 decks
+4% synergy
Mox Amber
7% of 44 decks
+2% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
98% of 44 decks
+6% synergy
Island
98% of 44 decks
+5% synergy
Swamp
95% of 44 decks
+3% synergy
Mountain
93% of 44 decks
+2% synergy
Steam Vents
80% of 44 decks
+36% synergy
Blood Crypt
80% of 44 decks
+36% synergy
Watery Grave
80% of 44 decks
+35% synergy
Mount Doom
73% of 44 decks
+65% synergy
Xander's Lounge
68% of 44 decks
+27% synergy
Polluted Delta
66% of 44 decks
+33% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
61% of 44 decks
+19% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
61% of 44 decks
+29% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
59% of 44 decks
+15% synergy
Sulfur Falls
57% of 44 decks
+12% synergy
Luxury Suite
57% of 44 decks
+24% synergy
Underground River
57% of 44 decks
+31% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
57% of 44 decks
+31% synergy
Morphic Pool
55% of 44 decks
+22% synergy
Training Center
52% of 44 decks
+19% synergy
Scalding Tarn
50% of 44 decks
+19% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
45% of 44 decks
-12% synergy
Reflecting Pool
43% of 44 decks
+34% synergy
Exotic Orchard
39% of 44 decks
-18% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
34% of 44 decks
-5% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
34% of 44 decks
+8% synergy
Haunted Ridge
34% of 44 decks
+12% synergy
Sunken Hollow
30% of 44 decks
-12% synergy
City of Brass
30% of 44 decks
+17% synergy
Shivan Reef
27% of 44 decks
-1% synergy
Volcanic Island
25% of 44 decks
+11% synergy
Badlands
23% of 44 decks
+8% synergy
Stormcarved Coast
23% of 44 decks
-2% synergy
Underground Sea
23% of 44 decks
+8% synergy
Path of Ancestry
23% of 44 decks
-10% synergy
Mana Confluence
23% of 44 decks
+11% synergy
Frostboil Snarl
20% of 44 decks
+5% synergy
Choked Estuary
20% of 44 decks
+1% synergy
Foreboding Ruins
18% of 44 decks
-2% synergy
Blazemire Verge
17% of 42 decks
+8% synergy
Seething Landscape
16% of 44 decks
-3% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16% of 44 decks
+10% synergy
Sink into Stupor
16% of 44 decks
+7% synergy
Gemstone Caverns
16% of 44 decks
+9% synergy
Arid Mesa
16% of 44 decks
+7% synergy
Fell the Profane
14% of 44 decks
+6% synergy
Plaza of Heroes
14% of 44 decks
+12% synergy
Flooded Strand
14% of 44 decks
+3% synergy
Gloomlake Verge
12% of 42 decks
+3% synergy
Misty Rainforest
11% of 44 decks
+2% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
11% of 44 decks
+2% synergy