Sauron, the Dark Lord (Commander) - Budget Reanimator

Sauron, the Dark Lord
84 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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Sauron, Lord of the Rings
82% of 84 decks +76% synergy
Moria Scavenger
75% of 84 decks +70% synergy
Too Greedily, Too Deep
73% of 84 decks +68% synergy
The Balrog of Moria
74% of 84 decks +68% synergy
Ringsight
76% of 84 decks +68% synergy
Living Death
73% of 84 decks +66% synergy
Anger
76% of 84 decks +66% synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
68% of 84 decks +65% synergy
Victimize
74% of 84 decks +65% synergy
Rampaging War Mammoth
67% of 84 decks +65% synergy
Top Cards
Faithless Looting
83% of 84 decks +64% synergy
Dread Return
65% of 84 decks +62% synergy
Nightscape Familiar
65% of 84 decks +40% synergy
Wonder
64% of 84 decks +60% synergy
Summons of Saruman
63% of 84 decks +57% synergy
Oliphaunt
62% of 84 decks +60% synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
61% of 84 decks +58% synergy
Gollum, Patient Plotter
61% of 84 decks +58% synergy
Bilbo, Retired Burglar
60% of 84 decks +57% synergy
Deep Analysis
58% of 84 decks +54% synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
25% of 84 decks +17% synergy
Creatures
Monstrosity of the Lake
57% of 84 decks +56% synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
56% of 84 decks +52% synergy
The Balrog, Durin's Bane
51% of 84 decks +49% synergy
Rakshasa Debaser
51% of 84 decks +50% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
49% of 84 decks +34% synergy
Gravebreaker Lamia
48% of 84 decks +47% synergy
Diluvian Primordial
45% of 84 decks +44% synergy
Corpse Connoisseur
44% of 84 decks +44% synergy
Saruman, the White Hand
43% of 84 decks +35% synergy
Daring Fiendbonder
42% of 84 decks +42% synergy
Amphin Mutineer
38% of 84 decks +34% synergy
Molten Primordial
38% of 84 decks +37% synergy
Scavenged Brawler
38% of 84 decks +37% synergy
Rangers of Ithilien
33% of 84 decks +33% synergy
Lord of the Forsaken
32% of 84 decks +32% synergy
Elvish Dreadlord
32% of 84 decks +32% synergy
Canoptek Tomb Sentinel
32% of 84 decks +32% synergy
Orcish Siegemaster
26% of 84 decks +19% synergy
Scourge of the Throne
23% of 84 decks +20% synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
21% of 84 decks +16% synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
20% of 84 decks +17% synergy
Grishnákh, Brash Instigator
19% of 84 decks +14% synergy
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
19% of 84 decks +12% synergy
Treasure Nabber
18% of 84 decks +14% synergy
Lord of the Nazgûl
18% of 84 decks +12% synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
17% of 84 decks +11% synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
15% of 84 decks +11% synergy
Corsairs of Umbar
15% of 84 decks +10% synergy
Massacre Wurm
14% of 84 decks +13% synergy
Hostage Taker
14% of 84 decks +3% synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
14% of 84 decks +13% synergy
Archpriest of Shadows
13% of 84 decks +12% synergy
Shelob, Dread Weaver
13% of 84 decks +11% synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
13% of 84 decks +9% synergy
Goblin Dark-Dwellers
13% of 84 decks +12% synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
12% of 84 decks +10% synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
12% of 84 decks +6% synergy
Vile Entomber
12% of 84 decks +11% synergy
Feldon of the Third Path
12% of 84 decks +9% synergy
Merciless Executioner
12% of 84 decks +10% synergy
Doomed Necromancer
11% of 84 decks +10% synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
11% of 84 decks +8% synergy
Knollspine Dragon
11% of 84 decks +10% synergy
Flayer of the Hatebound
11% of 84 decks +8% synergy
Guttersnipe
11% of 84 decks +5% synergy
Siege-Gang Commander
10% of 84 decks +9% synergy
Likeness Looter
10% of 84 decks +8% synergy
Lazotep Chancellor
8% of 84 decks +6% synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
8% of 84 decks +4% synergy
Inferno Titan
7% of 84 decks +6% synergy
Instants
Thrill of Possibility
29% of 84 decks +21% synergy
Frantic Search
26% of 84 decks +13% synergy
Fact or Fiction
26% of 84 decks +17% synergy
Arcane Denial
26% of 84 decks -3% synergy
Dark Ritual
24% of 84 decks -8% synergy
Sauron's Ransom
21% of 84 decks +17% synergy
Consider
19% of 84 decks +14% synergy
Chaos Warp
15% of 84 decks -23% synergy
Saruman's Trickery
15% of 84 decks +9% synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
15% of 84 decks +14% synergy
Negate
14% of 84 decks -9% synergy
Orcish Medicine
13% of 84 decks +8% synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
13% of 84 decks +10% synergy
Counterspell
13% of 84 decks -31% synergy
Terminate
12% of 84 decks -15% synergy
Glorious Gale
12% of 84 decks +10% synergy
Bedevil
11% of 84 decks -8% synergy
Nasty End
10% of 84 decks +7% synergy
Laughing Mad
9% of 11 decks +5% synergy
Lazotep Plating
8% of 84 decks +4% synergy
Go for the Throat
7% of 84 decks +1% synergy
Unexpected Windfall
7% of 84 decks +3% synergy
Big Score
7% of 84 decks +1% synergy
Live or Die
7% of 30 decks +6% synergy
Don't Make a Sound
7% of 30 decks +6% synergy
Untimely Malfunction
6% of 33 decks +1% synergy
Withering Torment
6% of 33 decks -7% synergy
Bitter Downfall
6% of 84 decks +4% synergy
Abrade
6% of 84 decks -3% synergy
Demand Answers
6% of 72 decks +4% synergy
Sorceries
Wake the Dragon
54% of 84 decks +51% synergy
Widespread Brutality
51% of 84 decks +47% synergy
Languish
51% of 84 decks +49% synergy
Lidless Gaze
50% of 84 decks +48% synergy
Visions of Ruin
45% of 84 decks +45% synergy
Reanimate
44% of 84 decks +21% synergy
From the Catacombs
44% of 84 decks +43% synergy
Wake to Slaughter
43% of 84 decks +43% synergy
Sinister Waltz
42% of 84 decks +41% synergy
Blasphemous Act
37% of 84 decks -11% synergy
Ghouls' Night Out
37% of 84 decks +37% synergy
Feed the Swarm
36% of 84 decks +3% synergy
Quiet Speculation
36% of 84 decks +36% synergy
Mana Geyser
36% of 84 decks +32% synergy
Extract from Darkness
35% of 84 decks +31% synergy
Grave Upheaval
33% of 84 decks +33% synergy
Visions of Duplicity
30% of 84 decks +30% synergy
Breach the Multiverse
24% of 84 decks +19% synergy
Claim the Precious
23% of 84 decks +19% synergy
Treason of Isengard
20% of 84 decks +15% synergy
Decree of Pain
18% of 84 decks +12% synergy
Stitch Together
18% of 84 decks +15% synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
17% of 84 decks +14% synergy
Persist
14% of 84 decks +11% synergy
Birthday Escape
14% of 84 decks +11% synergy
Buried Alive
14% of 84 decks +10% synergy
Foray of Orcs
13% of 84 decks +8% synergy
Coiling Rebirth
12% of 41 decks +11% synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
12% of 84 decks +10% synergy
Restart Sequence
11% of 45 decks +10% synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
11% of 84 decks +9% synergy
Assault on Osgiliath
11% of 84 decks +8% synergy
Unmarked Grave
10% of 84 decks +8% synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
9% of 22 decks +9% synergy
Evil Reawakened
9% of 11 decks +8% synergy
Windfall
8% of 84 decks -15% synergy
Breaking of the Fellowship
8% of 84 decks +7% synergy
Winternight Stories
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Incarnation Technique
7% of 84 decks +6% synergy
Painful Truths
7% of 84 decks +5% synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
7% of 84 decks +7% synergy
Blood for Bones
7% of 84 decks +7% synergy
Mordor Muster
6% of 84 decks +3% synergy
Night's Whisper
6% of 84 decks +1% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
39% of 84 decks +25% synergy
Monument to Endurance
12% of 17 decks +6% synergy
Essence Anchor
8% of 13 decks +8% synergy
Enchantments
Call of the Ring
51% of 84 decks +42% synergy
Scroll of Isildur
39% of 84 decks +39% synergy
Shiny Impetus
32% of 84 decks +30% synergy
In the Darkness Bind Them
31% of 84 decks +24% synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
26% of 84 decks +22% synergy
March from the Black Gate
20% of 84 decks +15% synergy
Fiery Inscription
18% of 84 decks +13% synergy
Animate Dead
14% of 84 decks +5% synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
13% of 61 decks +12% synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
11% of 84 decks +5% synergy
Revenge of Ravens
11% of 84 decks +9% synergy
Spiteful Banditry
7% of 84 decks +5% synergy
Book of Mazarbul
6% of 84 decks +3% synergy
Necromancy
6% of 84 decks +3% synergy
Planeswalkers
Angrath, Captain of Chaos
6% of 84 decks +4% synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
35% of 84 decks +12% synergy
Barad-dûr
23% of 84 decks +14% synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
21% of 84 decks +14% synergy
The Black Gate
18% of 84 decks +8% synergy
Field of Ruin
13% of 84 decks +10% synergy
Bojuka Bog
10% of 84 decks -15% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96% of 84 decks +6% synergy
Arcane Signet
95% of 84 decks +7% synergy
Dimir Signet
73% of 84 decks +33% synergy
Rakdos Signet
68% of 84 decks +30% synergy
Commander's Sphere
65% of 84 decks +42% synergy
Izzet Signet
64% of 84 decks +28% synergy
Inherited Envelope
60% of 84 decks +56% synergy
Fellwar Stone
60% of 84 decks +25% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
57% of 84 decks +13% synergy
Worn Powerstone
51% of 84 decks +45% synergy
Phial of Galadriel
44% of 84 decks +43% synergy
Relic of Sauron
39% of 84 decks +18% synergy
Mind Stone
24% of 84 decks +8% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
20% of 84 decks -28% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
17% of 84 decks -25% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10% of 84 decks +6% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6% of 84 decks -11% synergy
Basalt Monolith
6% of 84 decks +3% synergy
Lands
Swamp
98% of 84 decks +5% synergy
Mountain
98% of 84 decks +6% synergy
Command Tower
96% of 84 decks +5% synergy
Island
96% of 84 decks +3% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
90% of 84 decks +33% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
83% of 84 decks +44% synergy
Sunken Hollow
81% of 84 decks +39% synergy
Foreboding Ruins
80% of 84 decks +59% synergy
Exotic Orchard
73% of 84 decks +16% synergy
Frostboil Snarl
71% of 84 decks +56% synergy
Path of Ancestry
71% of 84 decks +39% synergy
Choked Estuary
71% of 84 decks +52% synergy
Port of Karfell
49% of 84 decks +46% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
48% of 84 decks +4% synergy
Sulfur Falls
46% of 84 decks +1% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
46% of 84 decks +4% synergy
Molten Tributary
40% of 84 decks +38% synergy
Evolving Wilds
36% of 84 decks +10% synergy
Geothermal Bog
35% of 84 decks +32% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
33% of 84 decks +8% synergy
Seething Landscape
30% of 50 decks +11% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
30% of 84 decks +8% synergy
Underground River
27% of 84 decks +1% synergy
Shivan Reef
23% of 84 decks -5% synergy
Temple of Epiphany
19% of 84 decks +3% synergy
Temple of Deceit
17% of 84 decks +2% synergy
Myriad Landscape
15% of 84 decks +4% synergy
Temple of Malice
14% of 84 decks +1% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
13% of 84 decks -0% synergy
Maestros Theater
11% of 84 decks -0% synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
10% of 84 decks +7% synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
8% of 84 decks -4% synergy
Fetid Pools
7% of 84 decks +3% synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
7% of 84 decks -5% synergy
Bloodfell Caves
7% of 84 decks +2% synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
6% of 84 decks -7% synergy
Mount Doom
6% of 84 decks -2% synergy
The Grey Havens
6% of 84 decks +5% synergy