Sauron, the Dark Lord (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

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Andy Zupke
Mar 31, 2026
Cocktail Hour for the Top 10 Commanders, With mtgdemonictutor
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Pain 101
1.5%inclusion1 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Rat King, Pale Piper
1.4%inclusion1 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Irma, Part-Time Mutant
1.4%inclusion1 decks72 decks
-1%synergy
Armaggon, Future Shark
1.1%inclusion1 decks95 decks
1%synergy
Splinter, the Mentor
0.6%inclusion1 decks170 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Saruman, the White Hand
79%inclusion260 decks331 decks
72%synergy
Sauron, Lord of the Rings
72%inclusion237 decks331 decks
67%synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
70%inclusion232 decks331 decks
66%synergy
Summons of Saruman
68%inclusion225 decks331 decks
63%synergy
Grishnákh, Brash Instigator
66%inclusion220 decks331 decks
62%synergy
Moria Scavenger
66%inclusion220 decks331 decks
62%synergy
Orcish Siegemaster
65%inclusion214 decks331 decks
58%synergy
Treason of Isengard
60%inclusion200 decks331 decks
56%synergy
The Balrog of Moria
60%inclusion198 decks331 decks
55%synergy
In the Darkness Bind Them
61%inclusion201 decks331 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
66%inclusion218 decks331 decks
21%synergy
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
60%inclusion200 decks331 decks
55%synergy
Anger
60%inclusion198 decks331 decks
49%synergy
Corsairs of Umbar
59%inclusion196 decks331 decks
54%synergy
Arcane Denial
59%inclusion196 decks331 decks
31%synergy
Ringsight
59%inclusion196 decks331 decks
52%synergy
Faithless Looting
58%inclusion193 decks331 decks
39%synergy
Reanimate
58%inclusion191 decks331 decks
33%synergy
Feed the Swarm
57%inclusion189 decks331 decks
29%synergy
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
57%inclusion189 decks331 decks
53%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
53%inclusion176 decks331 decks
45%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
24%inclusion79 decks331 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Lord of the Nazgûl
48%inclusion159 decks331 decks
43%synergy
Treasure Nabber
44%inclusion147 decks331 decks
41%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
44%inclusion146 decks331 decks
39%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
40%inclusion134 decks331 decks
38%synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
37%inclusion121 decks331 decks
33%synergy
Saruman the White
36%inclusion118 decks331 decks
33%synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
35%inclusion117 decks331 decks
33%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
35%inclusion116 decks331 decks
30%synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
35%inclusion116 decks331 decks
32%synergy
Dunland Crebain
35%inclusion116 decks331 decks
33%synergy
Hostage Taker
34%inclusion113 decks331 decks
25%synergy
Uglúk of the White Hand
30%inclusion99 decks331 decks
28%synergy
Rampaging War Mammoth
28%inclusion94 decks331 decks
27%synergy
Gollum, Patient Plotter
27%inclusion91 decks331 decks
25%synergy
Merciless Executioner
27%inclusion90 decks331 decks
26%synergy
Voracious Fell Beast
27%inclusion89 decks331 decks
26%synergy
Shelob, Dread Weaver
26%inclusion86 decks331 decks
24%synergy
Guttersnipe
25%inclusion84 decks331 decks
19%synergy
Goblin Dark-Dwellers
25%inclusion83 decks331 decks
24%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
24%inclusion80 decks331 decks
-3%synergy
Bilbo, Retired Burglar
24%inclusion80 decks331 decks
22%synergy
Gríma Wormtongue
23%inclusion76 decks331 decks
22%synergy
Monstrosity of the Lake
23%inclusion75 decks331 decks
22%synergy
The Balrog, Durin's Bane
22%inclusion73 decks331 decks
21%synergy
Knollspine Dragon
21%inclusion71 decks331 decks
20%synergy
Warg Rider
21%inclusion70 decks331 decks
17%synergy
Nazgûl
21%inclusion68 decks331 decks
15%synergy
Oliphaunt
19%inclusion62 decks331 decks
17%synergy
Goblin Cratermaker
18%inclusion60 decks331 decks
17%synergy
Gorbag of Minas Morgul
17%inclusion56 decks331 decks
16%synergy
Wonder
17%inclusion55 decks331 decks
12%synergy
Ringwraiths
17%inclusion55 decks331 decks
15%synergy
Warbeast of Gorgoroth
16%inclusion54 decks331 decks
16%synergy
Inferno Titan
16%inclusion52 decks331 decks
15%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
16%inclusion52 decks331 decks
10%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
15%inclusion50 decks331 decks
12%synergy
Siege-Gang Commander
15%inclusion48 decks331 decks
14%synergy
Lazotep Chancellor
14%inclusion47 decks331 decks
13%synergy
Sauron, the Lidless Eye
14%inclusion45 decks331 decks
12%synergy
Easterling Vanguard
14%inclusion45 decks331 decks
13%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
13%inclusion43 decks331 decks
12%synergy
Mordor Trebuchet
13%inclusion42 decks331 decks
12%synergy
Uruk-hai Berserker
12%inclusion40 decks331 decks
12%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
12%inclusion39 decks331 decks
10%synergy
Eternal Skylord
9.4%inclusion31 decks331 decks
8%synergy
Moria Marauder
9.1%inclusion30 decks331 decks
8%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.8%inclusion29 decks331 decks
-3%synergy
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
8.8%inclusion29 decks331 decks
7%synergy
Witch-king, Sky Scourge
7.6%inclusion25 decks331 decks
6%synergy
Changeling Outcast
6.3%inclusion21 decks331 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Saruman's Trickery
51%inclusion170 decks331 decks
46%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
44%inclusion146 decks331 decks
33%synergy
Orcish Medicine
42%inclusion140 decks331 decks
38%synergy
Consider
42%inclusion138 decks331 decks
36%synergy
Fact or Fiction
39%inclusion128 decks331 decks
32%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
34%inclusion114 decks331 decks
31%synergy
Bitter Downfall
28%inclusion94 decks331 decks
27%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
28%inclusion92 decks331 decks
26%synergy
Counterspell
27%inclusion88 decks331 decks
-18%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
22%inclusion73 decks331 decks
20%synergy
Nasty End
20%inclusion67 decks331 decks
18%synergy
Glorious Gale
20%inclusion67 decks331 decks
18%synergy
Dark Ritual
19%inclusion64 decks331 decks
-17%synergy
Lazotep Plating
19%inclusion63 decks331 decks
15%synergy
Deceive the Messenger
17%inclusion55 decks331 decks
16%synergy
Chaos Warp
14%inclusion45 decks331 decks
-22%synergy
Negate
12%inclusion41 decks331 decks
-10%synergy
Terminate
12%inclusion41 decks331 decks
-13%synergy
Isildur's Fateful Strike
11%inclusion37 decks331 decks
10%synergy
Commence the Endgame
10%inclusion34 decks331 decks
9%synergy
Frantic Search
9.4%inclusion31 decks331 decks
-11%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.2%inclusion27 decks331 decks
2%synergy
Bedevil
7.9%inclusion26 decks331 decks
-8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
7.6%inclusion25 decks331 decks
-22%synergy
Rakdos Charm
6.0%inclusion20 decks331 decks
-9%synergy
Big Score
5.7%inclusion19 decks331 decks
-6%synergy
Mystic Confluence
5.4%inclusion18 decks331 decks
3%synergy
Cast into the Fire
5.4%inclusion18 decks331 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Too Greedily, Too Deep
55%inclusion182 decks331 decks
52%synergy
Living Death
51%inclusion170 decks331 decks
46%synergy
Foray of Orcs
49%inclusion163 decks331 decks
45%synergy
Extract from Darkness
49%inclusion161 decks331 decks
46%synergy
Decree of Pain
46%inclusion151 decks331 decks
41%synergy
Claim the Precious
39%inclusion129 decks331 decks
35%synergy
Deep Analysis
37%inclusion123 decks331 decks
33%synergy
Languish
36%inclusion119 decks331 decks
34%synergy
Wake the Dragon
35%inclusion115 decks331 decks
33%synergy
Surrounded by Orcs
29%inclusion97 decks331 decks
27%synergy
Lidless Gaze
29%inclusion95 decks331 decks
27%synergy
Swarming of Moria
27%inclusion91 decks331 decks
26%synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
27%inclusion90 decks331 decks
26%synergy
Widespread Brutality
26%inclusion86 decks331 decks
23%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
25%inclusion84 decks331 decks
23%synergy
Mordor Muster
24%inclusion79 decks331 decks
22%synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
24%inclusion79 decks331 decks
23%synergy
Assault on Osgiliath
24%inclusion78 decks331 decks
21%synergy
Victimize
21%inclusion70 decks331 decks
13%synergy
Birthday Escape
18%inclusion60 decks331 decks
16%synergy
The Torment of Gollum
14%inclusion45 decks331 decks
13%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion42 decks331 decks
10%synergy
Breaking of the Fellowship
10%inclusion32 decks331 decks
9%synergy
Shadow of the Enemy
9.4%inclusion31 decks331 decks
9%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
8.5%inclusion28 decks331 decks
6%synergy
Lash of the Balrog
7.3%inclusion24 decks331 decks
6%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
6.9%inclusion23 decks331 decks
7%synergy
Fire of Orthanc
6.9%inclusion23 decks331 decks
6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
6.6%inclusion22 decks331 decks
-14%synergy
Ranger's Firebrand
6.0%inclusion20 decks331 decks
5%synergy
Invade the City
6.0%inclusion20 decks331 decks
5%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
5.7%inclusion19 decks331 decks
1%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.7%inclusion19 decks331 decks
1%synergy
Buried Alive
5.4%inclusion18 decks331 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion47 decks331 decks
-12%synergy
Grond, the Gatebreaker
12%inclusion40 decks331 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion39 decks331 decks
1%synergy
Lightning Greaves
12%inclusion39 decks331 decks
-18%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
10%inclusion33 decks331 decks
6%synergy
Stone of Erech
7.3%inclusion24 decks331 decks
7%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
5.4%inclusion18 decks331 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
March from the Black Gate
55%inclusion181 decks331 decks
50%synergy
Fiery Inscription
52%inclusion173 decks331 decks
47%synergy
Call of the Ring
52%inclusion172 decks331 decks
44%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
37%inclusion122 decks331 decks
33%synergy
Book of Mazarbul
31%inclusion103 decks331 decks
29%synergy
Fall of Cair Andros
27%inclusion89 decks331 decks
24%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
23%inclusion76 decks331 decks
19%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
19%inclusion63 decks331 decks
18%synergy
Shiny Impetus
18%inclusion59 decks331 decks
16%synergy
There and Back Again
15%inclusion49 decks331 decks
13%synergy
Rising of the Day
11%inclusion38 decks331 decks
9%synergy
Scroll of Isildur
8.8%inclusion29 decks331 decks
8%synergy
Storm of Saruman
7.6%inclusion25 decks331 decks
6%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
7.3%inclusion24 decks331 decks
5%synergy
Morgul-Knife Wound
6.0%inclusion20 decks331 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
5.4%inclusion18 decks331 decks
-8%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
5.1%inclusion17 decks331 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Angrath, Captain of Chaos
8.8%inclusion29 decks331 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
68%inclusion224 decks331 decks
45%synergy
Barad-dûr
58%inclusion193 decks331 decks
51%synergy
The Black Gate
57%inclusion188 decks331 decks
48%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
46%inclusion151 decks331 decks
40%synergy
Field of Ruin
39%inclusion129 decks331 decks
36%synergy
Mines of Moria
21%inclusion70 decks331 decks
18%synergy
Rivendell
11%inclusion38 decks331 decks
9%synergy
Bojuka Bog
11%inclusion37 decks331 decks
-13%synergy
Great Hall of the Citadel
11%inclusion35 decks331 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.6%inclusion25 decks331 decks
-28%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion309 decks331 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion303 decks331 decks
3%synergy
Relic of Sauron
67%inclusion222 decks331 decks
48%synergy
Commander's Sphere
67%inclusion222 decks331 decks
48%synergy
Mind Stone
47%inclusion156 decks331 decks
34%synergy
Worn Powerstone
46%inclusion151 decks331 decks
41%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
34%inclusion111 decks331 decks
31%synergy
Inherited Envelope
31%inclusion101 decks331 decks
28%synergy
Dimir Signet
28%inclusion93 decks331 decks
-7%synergy
Rakdos Signet
27%inclusion90 decks331 decks
-6%synergy
Basalt Monolith
26%inclusion87 decks331 decks
24%synergy
Izzet Signet
23%inclusion76 decks331 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
20%inclusion65 decks331 decks
-30%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion65 decks331 decks
-16%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
19%inclusion64 decks331 decks
-24%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
18%inclusion61 decks331 decks
-26%synergy
Phial of Galadriel
10%inclusion33 decks331 decks
9%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion33 decks331 decks
-4%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.2%inclusion27 decks331 decks
-13%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion331 decks331 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion331 decks331 decks
7%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion330 decks331 decks
8%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion304 decks331 decks
0%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
76%inclusion253 decks331 decks
23%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
73%inclusion242 decks331 decks
36%synergy
Sulfur Falls
71%inclusion236 decks331 decks
25%synergy
Sunken Hollow
71%inclusion235 decks331 decks
31%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
71%inclusion235 decks331 decks
26%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
68%inclusion224 decks331 decks
25%synergy
Evolving Wilds
67%inclusion222 decks331 decks
43%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
67%inclusion221 decks331 decks
49%synergy
Choked Estuary
66%inclusion219 decks331 decks
49%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
64%inclusion213 decks331 decks
50%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
62%inclusion206 decks331 decks
35%synergy
Path of Ancestry
60%inclusion199 decks331 decks
30%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
58%inclusion191 decks331 decks
38%synergy
Underground River
55%inclusion183 decks331 decks
28%synergy
Exotic Orchard
30%inclusion100 decks331 decks
-26%synergy
The Grey Havens
13%inclusion44 decks331 decks
12%synergy
Shivan Reef
13%inclusion42 decks331 decks
-17%synergy
Mount Doom
11%inclusion38 decks331 decks
5%synergy
Seething Landscape
11%inclusion37 decks331 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Malice
11%inclusion36 decks331 decks
-1%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
11%inclusion35 decks331 decks
4%synergy
Dismal Backwater
10%inclusion34 decks331 decks
4%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
9.4%inclusion31 decks331 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
8.2%inclusion27 decks331 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
8.2%inclusion27 decks331 decks
-6%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
7.6%inclusion25 decks331 decks
-4%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
7.3%inclusion24 decks331 decks
-4%synergy
Shire Terrace
6.3%inclusion21 decks331 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
6.3%inclusion21 decks331 decks
-4%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
5.7%inclusion19 decks331 decks
-6%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
5.4%inclusion18 decks331 decks
-5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
5.1%inclusion17 decks331 decks
-4%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.1%inclusion17 decks331 decks
1%synergy
Geothermal Bog
5.1%inclusion17 decks331 decks
3%synergy