Sauron, the Dark Lord (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

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Cooper Gottfried
Dec 15, 2025
The Top 40 Three-Colored Commanders
Who are the most popular three-colored commanders? Let's find out, with this list of the top 40, with data from EDHREC.
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Desperate Plea
2.1%inclusion1 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
0.9%inclusion1 decks117 decks
-2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Saruman, the White Hand
80%inclusion200 decks249 decks
73%synergy
Sauron, Lord of the Rings
74%inclusion185 decks249 decks
69%synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
69%inclusion173 decks249 decks
65%synergy
Summons of Saruman
67%inclusion167 decks249 decks
62%synergy
Grishnákh, Brash Instigator
65%inclusion163 decks249 decks
61%synergy
Moria Scavenger
64%inclusion160 decks249 decks
59%synergy
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
62%inclusion155 decks249 decks
56%synergy
Orcish Siegemaster
62%inclusion154 decks249 decks
55%synergy
The Balrog of Moria
60%inclusion149 decks249 decks
55%synergy
Corsairs of Umbar
60%inclusion149 decks249 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
66%inclusion165 decks249 decks
20%synergy
Faithless Looting
61%inclusion151 decks249 decks
41%synergy
Ringsight
60%inclusion149 decks249 decks
52%synergy
In the Darkness Bind Them
59%inclusion148 decks249 decks
53%synergy
Arcane Denial
58%inclusion144 decks249 decks
29%synergy
Feed the Swarm
57%inclusion142 decks249 decks
27%synergy
Treason of Isengard
57%inclusion141 decks249 decks
52%synergy
Anger
56%inclusion139 decks249 decks
45%synergy
Too Greedily, Too Deep
55%inclusion138 decks249 decks
52%synergy
March from the Black Gate
55%inclusion137 decks249 decks
50%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
49%inclusion123 decks249 decks
41%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
24%inclusion60 decks249 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
55%inclusion137 decks249 decks
50%synergy
Lord of the Nazgûl
49%inclusion123 decks249 decks
44%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
45%inclusion112 decks249 decks
40%synergy
Treasure Nabber
41%inclusion102 decks249 decks
37%synergy
Saruman the White
39%inclusion97 decks249 decks
36%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
37%inclusion92 decks249 decks
34%synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
35%inclusion87 decks249 decks
32%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
34%inclusion85 decks249 decks
28%synergy
Rampaging War Mammoth
33%inclusion83 decks249 decks
32%synergy
Dunland Crebain
33%inclusion83 decks249 decks
31%synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
32%inclusion79 decks249 decks
29%synergy
Hostage Taker
31%inclusion78 decks249 decks
21%synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
31%inclusion76 decks249 decks
27%synergy
Uglúk of the White Hand
29%inclusion73 decks249 decks
27%synergy
Gollum, Patient Plotter
29%inclusion73 decks249 decks
27%synergy
Voracious Fell Beast
27%inclusion67 decks249 decks
26%synergy
Guttersnipe
26%inclusion65 decks249 decks
20%synergy
Bilbo, Retired Burglar
26%inclusion65 decks249 decks
23%synergy
Merciless Executioner
25%inclusion63 decks249 decks
24%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
25%inclusion62 decks249 decks
-2%synergy
Goblin Dark-Dwellers
25%inclusion62 decks249 decks
24%synergy
Shelob, Dread Weaver
24%inclusion61 decks249 decks
23%synergy
Monstrosity of the Lake
24%inclusion61 decks249 decks
23%synergy
The Balrog, Durin's Bane
24%inclusion60 decks249 decks
22%synergy
Warg Rider
22%inclusion54 decks249 decks
18%synergy
Gríma Wormtongue
21%inclusion52 decks249 decks
20%synergy
Knollspine Dragon
20%inclusion51 decks249 decks
19%synergy
Oliphaunt
20%inclusion50 decks249 decks
19%synergy
Nazgûl
19%inclusion48 decks249 decks
14%synergy
Goblin Cratermaker
18%inclusion44 decks249 decks
17%synergy
Warbeast of Gorgoroth
17%inclusion43 decks249 decks
16%synergy
Ringwraiths
17%inclusion42 decks249 decks
15%synergy
Wonder
16%inclusion41 decks249 decks
12%synergy
Gorbag of Minas Morgul
16%inclusion41 decks249 decks
15%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
16%inclusion40 decks249 decks
11%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
16%inclusion39 decks249 decks
13%synergy
Inferno Titan
15%inclusion38 decks249 decks
14%synergy
Lazotep Chancellor
15%inclusion38 decks249 decks
14%synergy
Sauron, the Lidless Eye
15%inclusion37 decks249 decks
13%synergy
Siege-Gang Commander
14%inclusion34 decks249 decks
13%synergy
Mordor Trebuchet
13%inclusion32 decks249 decks
12%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
12%inclusion31 decks249 decks
11%synergy
Uruk-hai Berserker
12%inclusion30 decks249 decks
11%synergy
Easterling Vanguard
12%inclusion29 decks249 decks
11%synergy
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
11%inclusion28 decks249 decks
10%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
11%inclusion28 decks249 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion26 decks249 decks
-3%synergy
Eternal Skylord
10%inclusion25 decks249 decks
9%synergy
Moria Marauder
9.2%inclusion23 decks249 decks
8%synergy
Shagrat, Loot Bearer
7.6%inclusion19 decks249 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Saruman's Trickery
49%inclusion122 decks249 decks
43%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
42%inclusion104 decks249 decks
32%synergy
Orcish Medicine
40%inclusion100 decks249 decks
36%synergy
Consider
39%inclusion96 decks249 decks
33%synergy
Fact or Fiction
37%inclusion91 decks249 decks
29%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
34%inclusion84 decks249 decks
30%synergy
Bitter Downfall
28%inclusion70 decks249 decks
27%synergy
Counterspell
25%inclusion62 decks249 decks
-19%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
24%inclusion60 decks249 decks
22%synergy
Glorious Gale
22%inclusion54 decks249 decks
20%synergy
Nasty End
20%inclusion51 decks249 decks
18%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
19%inclusion47 decks249 decks
16%synergy
Lazotep Plating
19%inclusion47 decks249 decks
15%synergy
Dark Ritual
18%inclusion44 decks249 decks
-17%synergy
Chaos Warp
16%inclusion41 decks249 decks
-20%synergy
Deceive the Messenger
16%inclusion40 decks249 decks
15%synergy
Terminate
14%inclusion35 decks249 decks
-12%synergy
Negate
12%inclusion31 decks249 decks
-10%synergy
Isildur's Fateful Strike
12%inclusion30 decks249 decks
11%synergy
Commence the Endgame
11%inclusion27 decks249 decks
9%synergy
Bedevil
10%inclusion26 decks249 decks
-7%synergy
Frantic Search
10%inclusion25 decks249 decks
-8%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.2%inclusion18 decks249 decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
6.8%inclusion17 decks249 decks
-21%synergy
Rakdos Charm
6.4%inclusion16 decks249 decks
-9%synergy
Abrade
5.6%inclusion14 decks249 decks
-3%synergy
Cast into the Fire
5.2%inclusion13 decks249 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Confluence
5.2%inclusion13 decks249 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
53%inclusion132 decks249 decks
29%synergy
Foray of Orcs
53%inclusion131 decks249 decks
48%synergy
Living Death
52%inclusion130 decks249 decks
46%synergy
Extract from Darkness
47%inclusion118 decks249 decks
44%synergy
Decree of Pain
45%inclusion112 decks249 decks
40%synergy
Claim the Precious
39%inclusion98 decks249 decks
36%synergy
Deep Analysis
37%inclusion92 decks249 decks
33%synergy
Wake the Dragon
37%inclusion91 decks249 decks
34%synergy
Languish
36%inclusion89 decks249 decks
33%synergy
Lidless Gaze
30%inclusion75 decks249 decks
28%synergy
Widespread Brutality
29%inclusion72 decks249 decks
25%synergy
Swarming of Moria
29%inclusion71 decks249 decks
26%synergy
Surrounded by Orcs
27%inclusion68 decks249 decks
25%synergy
Assault on Osgiliath
27%inclusion67 decks249 decks
24%synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
26%inclusion64 decks249 decks
24%synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
25%inclusion63 decks249 decks
24%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
22%inclusion55 decks249 decks
20%synergy
Mordor Muster
21%inclusion53 decks249 decks
19%synergy
Birthday Escape
19%inclusion48 decks249 decks
17%synergy
Victimize
18%inclusion46 decks249 decks
10%synergy
The Torment of Gollum
14%inclusion35 decks249 decks
13%synergy
Dread Return
14%inclusion34 decks249 decks
11%synergy
Breaking of the Fellowship
12%inclusion30 decks249 decks
11%synergy
Shadow of the Enemy
10%inclusion25 decks249 decks
9%synergy
Ranger's Firebrand
8.8%inclusion22 decks249 decks
8%synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
7.6%inclusion19 decks249 decks
7%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
7.6%inclusion19 decks249 decks
5%synergy
Invade the City
7.6%inclusion19 decks249 decks
7%synergy
Lash of the Balrog
7.6%inclusion19 decks249 decks
7%synergy
Fire of Orthanc
6.8%inclusion17 decks249 decks
6%synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
6.4%inclusion16 decks249 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.6%inclusion14 decks249 decks
1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
5.2%inclusion13 decks249 decks
-16%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion36 decks249 decks
2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion34 decks249 decks
-12%synergy
Grond, the Gatebreaker
12%inclusion31 decks249 decks
12%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
11%inclusion27 decks249 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion27 decks249 decks
-19%synergy
Stone of Erech
6.8%inclusion17 decks249 decks
6%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
6.0%inclusion15 decks249 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Call of the Ring
51%inclusion128 decks249 decks
43%synergy
Fiery Inscription
51%inclusion127 decks249 decks
46%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
35%inclusion87 decks249 decks
31%synergy
Book of Mazarbul
31%inclusion76 decks249 decks
28%synergy
Fall of Cair Andros
29%inclusion73 decks249 decks
27%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
25%inclusion62 decks249 decks
20%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
21%inclusion52 decks249 decks
20%synergy
Shiny Impetus
19%inclusion47 decks249 decks
17%synergy
There and Back Again
14%inclusion36 decks249 decks
13%synergy
Rising of the Day
10%inclusion26 decks249 decks
7%synergy
Scroll of Isildur
10%inclusion26 decks249 decks
10%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
8.8%inclusion22 decks249 decks
7%synergy
Storm of Saruman
8.0%inclusion20 decks249 decks
6%synergy
Morgul-Knife Wound
6.4%inclusion16 decks249 decks
6%synergy
Mindless Conscription
5.2%inclusion13 decks248 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
5.2%inclusion13 decks249 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Angrath, Captain of Chaos
8.8%inclusion22 decks249 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
65%inclusion163 decks249 decks
43%synergy
Barad-dûr
57%inclusion143 decks249 decks
50%synergy
The Black Gate
54%inclusion135 decks249 decks
45%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
46%inclusion114 decks249 decks
39%synergy
Field of Ruin
38%inclusion95 decks249 decks
35%synergy
Mines of Moria
18%inclusion44 decks249 decks
15%synergy
Rivendell
12%inclusion30 decks249 decks
10%synergy
Bojuka Bog
12%inclusion29 decks249 decks
-13%synergy
Great Hall of the Citadel
10%inclusion26 decks249 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.4%inclusion16 decks249 decks
-29%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
5.6%inclusion14 decks249 decks
1%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.6%inclusion14 decks249 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion232 decks249 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion229 decks249 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
68%inclusion169 decks249 decks
46%synergy
Relic of Sauron
66%inclusion165 decks249 decks
46%synergy
Mind Stone
46%inclusion114 decks249 decks
32%synergy
Worn Powerstone
45%inclusion112 decks249 decks
40%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
33%inclusion83 decks249 decks
30%synergy
Inherited Envelope
33%inclusion81 decks249 decks
29%synergy
Rakdos Signet
32%inclusion79 decks249 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
30%inclusion74 decks249 decks
-8%synergy
Basalt Monolith
27%inclusion66 decks249 decks
24%synergy
Izzet Signet
24%inclusion61 decks249 decks
-10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion51 decks249 decks
-15%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
19%inclusion47 decks249 decks
-26%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
18%inclusion46 decks249 decks
-31%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
18%inclusion44 decks249 decks
-25%synergy
Phial of Galadriel
12%inclusion30 decks249 decks
11%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8.4%inclusion21 decks249 decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.0%inclusion20 decks249 decks
-13%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion249 decks249 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion249 decks249 decks
7%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion248 decks249 decks
8%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion228 decks249 decks
0%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
77%inclusion191 decks249 decks
22%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
76%inclusion188 decks249 decks
37%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
69%inclusion172 decks249 decks
25%synergy
Sulfur Falls
69%inclusion172 decks249 decks
23%synergy
Sunken Hollow
69%inclusion172 decks249 decks
29%synergy
Evolving Wilds
67%inclusion167 decks249 decks
43%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
66%inclusion165 decks249 decks
24%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
65%inclusion163 decks249 decks
46%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
65%inclusion163 decks249 decks
50%synergy
Choked Estuary
64%inclusion160 decks249 decks
46%synergy
Path of Ancestry
61%inclusion153 decks249 decks
30%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
59%inclusion147 decks249 decks
32%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
57%inclusion141 decks249 decks
36%synergy
Underground River
51%inclusion128 decks249 decks
24%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion81 decks249 decks
-24%synergy
Mount Doom
13%inclusion32 decks249 decks
6%synergy
Seething Landscape
13%inclusion31 decks248 decks
-5%synergy
The Grey Havens
12%inclusion31 decks249 decks
11%synergy
Dismal Backwater
11%inclusion28 decks249 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Malice
11%inclusion28 decks249 decks
-1%synergy
Shivan Reef
11%inclusion27 decks249 decks
-18%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
10%inclusion25 decks249 decks
5%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
10%inclusion24 decks249 decks
3%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
10%inclusion24 decks249 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
8.0%inclusion20 decks249 decks
-7%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
8.0%inclusion20 decks249 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Deceit
8.0%inclusion20 decks249 decks
-6%synergy
Molten Tributary
7.6%inclusion19 decks249 decks
5%synergy
Shire Terrace
7.2%inclusion18 decks249 decks
6%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
7.2%inclusion18 decks249 decks
-5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
6.8%inclusion17 decks249 decks
-4%synergy
Geothermal Bog
6.4%inclusion16 decks249 decks
4%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
6.0%inclusion15 decks249 decks
-4%synergy
Oscorp Industries
5.6%inclusion6 decks107 decks
-7%synergy
Canyon Slough
5.2%inclusion13 decks249 decks
1%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
5.2%inclusion13 decks249 decks
3%synergy