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Sauron, the Dark Lord (Commander) - Budget Upgraded +1/+1 Counters
Sauron, the Dark Lord
9 decks (0.000%)
Rank #6

Sep 9, 2025
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Deck Filters
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
100% of 9 decks
+95% synergy
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
100% of 9 decks
+93% synergy
Orcish Medicine
89% of 9 decks
+84% synergy
Saruman, the White Hand
89% of 9 decks
+81% synergy
Treason of Isengard
78% of 9 decks
+72% synergy
March from the Black Gate
78% of 9 decks
+72% synergy
Barad-dûr
78% of 9 decks
+69% synergy
Dunland Crebain
67% of 9 decks
+64% synergy
Book of Mazarbul
67% of 9 decks
+64% synergy
Foray of Orcs
67% of 9 decks
+62% synergy
Top Cards
The Mouth of Sauron
67% of 9 decks
+62% synergy
Sauron, Lord of the Rings
67% of 9 decks
+61% synergy
Orcish Siegemaster
67% of 9 decks
+60% synergy
Sauron, the Lidless Eye
56% of 9 decks
+54% synergy
Oliphaunt
56% of 9 decks
+54% synergy
Feed the Swarm
56% of 9 decks
+22% synergy
Ringsight
56% of 9 decks
+47% synergy
Claim the Precious
56% of 9 decks
+52% synergy
Call of the Ring
56% of 9 decks
+46% synergy
Too Greedily, Too Deep
56% of 9 decks
+51% synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
67% of 9 decks
+48% synergy
Notion Thief
22% of 9 decks
+14% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
11% of 9 decks
-14% synergy
Rhystic Study
11% of 9 decks
-14% synergy
Creatures
The Balrog, Durin's Bane
56% of 9 decks
+54% synergy
The Balrog of Moria
56% of 9 decks
+50% synergy
Uglúk of the White Hand
56% of 9 decks
+53% synergy
Corsairs of Umbar
56% of 9 decks
+50% synergy
Easterling Vanguard
44% of 9 decks
+44% synergy
Lord of the Nazgûl
44% of 9 decks
+38% synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
44% of 9 decks
+38% synergy
Warg Rider
44% of 9 decks
+40% synergy
Saruman the White
44% of 9 decks
+41% synergy
Gríma Wormtongue
44% of 9 decks
+43% synergy
Moria Scavenger
44% of 9 decks
+39% synergy
Mirkwood Bats
33% of 9 decks
+30% synergy
Grishnákh, Brash Instigator
33% of 9 decks
+28% synergy
Treasure Nabber
33% of 9 decks
+29% synergy
Voracious Fell Beast
33% of 9 decks
+32% synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
33% of 9 decks
+29% synergy
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
33% of 9 decks
+31% synergy
Gollum, Patient Plotter
33% of 9 decks
+30% synergy
Anger
33% of 9 decks
+23% synergy
Gleaming Overseer
33% of 9 decks
+31% synergy
Scourge of the Throne
22% of 9 decks
+19% synergy
Haunt of the Dead Marshes
22% of 9 decks
+22% synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
22% of 9 decks
+20% synergy
Eternal Skylord
22% of 9 decks
+21% synergy
Fell Beast of Mordor
22% of 9 decks
+22% synergy
Gollum, Scheming Guide
22% of 9 decks
+22% synergy
Nazgûl
22% of 9 decks
+17% synergy
Dreadhorde Twins
22% of 9 decks
+21% synergy
Nightscape Familiar
22% of 9 decks
-4% synergy
Warbeast of Gorgoroth
22% of 9 decks
+21% synergy
Witch-king, Sky Scourge
22% of 9 decks
+20% synergy
Mordor Trebuchet
22% of 9 decks
+21% synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
22% of 9 decks
+19% synergy
Knollspine Dragon
22% of 9 decks
+21% synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
22% of 9 decks
+17% synergy
Dire Fleet Ravager
22% of 9 decks
+20% synergy
Gorbag of Minas Morgul
22% of 9 decks
+21% synergy
Rampaging War Mammoth
11% of 9 decks
+9% synergy
Uruk-hai Berserker
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Captain of Umbar
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Wonder
11% of 9 decks
+7% synergy
Shagrat, Loot Bearer
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Bilbo, Retired Burglar
11% of 9 decks
+8% synergy
Blood Artist
11% of 9 decks
+8% synergy
Battle-Scarred Goblin
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
11% of 9 decks
+7% synergy
Vizier of the Scorpion
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Chasm Skulker
11% of 9 decks
+9% synergy
Erebor Flamesmith
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
11% of 9 decks
+9% synergy
Instants
Saruman's Trickery
44% of 9 decks
+38% synergy
Arcane Denial
44% of 9 decks
+15% synergy
Thrill of Possibility
33% of 9 decks
+26% synergy
Deceive the Messenger
33% of 9 decks
+32% synergy
Lazotep Plating
33% of 9 decks
+29% synergy
Sauron's Ransom
33% of 9 decks
+29% synergy
Press the Enemy
22% of 9 decks
+21% synergy
Fact or Fiction
22% of 9 decks
+13% synergy
Consider
22% of 9 decks
+17% synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
22% of 9 decks
+20% synergy
Glorious Gale
22% of 9 decks
+20% synergy
Display of Power
22% of 9 decks
+21% synergy
Isildur's Fateful Strike
22% of 9 decks
+21% synergy
Mystic Confluence
22% of 9 decks
+20% synergy
Flame of Anor
22% of 9 decks
+17% synergy
Nasty End
22% of 9 decks
+20% synergy
Chaos Warp
11% of 9 decks
-27% synergy
Drown in the Loch
11% of 9 decks
+8% synergy
Go for the Throat
11% of 9 decks
+5% synergy
Negate
11% of 9 decks
-12% synergy
Village Rites
11% of 9 decks
+7% synergy
Smite the Deathless
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Stern Scolding
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Crush Dissent
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Battle-Rage Blessing
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Terminate
11% of 9 decks
-15% synergy
Isolation at Orthanc
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Opt
11% of 9 decks
+7% synergy
Swan Song
11% of 9 decks
-7% synergy
Saw It Coming
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Wash Away
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Shock
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Dark Withering
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Cast into the Fire
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Bedevil
11% of 9 decks
-8% synergy
Dreadful as the Storm
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Bolt Bend
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Shelob's Ambush
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Lethal Scheme
11% of 9 decks
+8% synergy
Tempt with Mayhem
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Prismari Command
11% of 9 decks
+6% synergy
Commence the Endgame
11% of 9 decks
+9% synergy
Sorceries
Swarming of Moria
56% of 9 decks
+53% synergy
Widespread Brutality
44% of 9 decks
+40% synergy
The Torment of Gollum
44% of 9 decks
+43% synergy
Living Death
44% of 9 decks
+38% synergy
Summons of Saruman
44% of 9 decks
+39% synergy
Extract from Darkness
44% of 9 decks
+41% synergy
Faithless Looting
33% of 9 decks
+14% synergy
Invade the City
33% of 9 decks
+32% synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
33% of 9 decks
+31% synergy
Surrounded by Orcs
33% of 9 decks
+31% synergy
Lórien Revealed
33% of 9 decks
+31% synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
33% of 9 decks
+32% synergy
Reanimate
33% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
The Black Breath
33% of 9 decks
+33% synergy
Assault on Osgiliath
33% of 9 decks
+30% synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
33% of 9 decks
+32% synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
22% of 9 decks
+21% synergy
Mordor Muster
22% of 9 decks
+20% synergy
Deep Analysis
22% of 9 decks
+18% synergy
Lash of the Balrog
22% of 9 decks
+21% synergy
Blasphemous Act
22% of 9 decks
-25% synergy
Decree of Pain
22% of 9 decks
+16% synergy
Breaking of the Fellowship
22% of 9 decks
+21% synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
11% of 9 decks
+9% synergy
Psionic Ritual
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Victimize
11% of 9 decks
+3% synergy
Lidless Gaze
11% of 9 decks
+9% synergy
Isengard Unleashed
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Bleeding Edge
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Final Act
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Toll of the Invasion
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Fire of Orthanc
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Shadow of the Enemy
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Birthday Escape
11% of 9 decks
+8% synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Mordor on the March
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Mists of Lórien
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Hex
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Plea for Power
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
In Garruk's Wake
11% of 9 decks
+9% synergy
Toxic Deluge
11% of 9 decks
-10% synergy
Welcome to the Fold
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Wake the Dragon
11% of 9 decks
+9% synergy
Rain of Daggers
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Crippling Fear
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Languish
11% of 9 decks
+9% synergy
Relentless Advance
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Raise the Palisade
11% of 9 decks
+9% synergy
Chandra's Ignition
11% of 9 decks
+8% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Palantír of Orthanc
33% of 9 decks
+30% synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
22% of 9 decks
+20% synergy
Stone of Erech
22% of 9 decks
+22% synergy
Bilbo's Ring
22% of 9 decks
+22% synergy
Lightning Greaves
22% of 9 decks
-7% synergy
Grond, the Gatebreaker
22% of 9 decks
+21% synergy
The Ozolith
11% of 9 decks
+6% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11% of 9 decks
-3% synergy
Manifold Key
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
11% of 9 decks
+8% synergy
Culling Dais
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Bag of Holding
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Mirror of Galadriel
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Library of Leng
11% of 9 decks
+9% synergy
Wings of Hubris
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
11% of 9 decks
+6% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11% of 9 decks
-14% synergy
Argentum Armor
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Dolmen Gate
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Blackblade Reforged
11% of 9 decks
+9% synergy
Monument to Endurance
11% of 9 decks
+6% synergy
Enchantments
One Ring to Rule Them All
56% of 9 decks
+51% synergy
Fiery Inscription
44% of 9 decks
+39% synergy
Fall of Cair Andros
44% of 9 decks
+41% synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
33% of 9 decks
+28% synergy
The Bath Song
33% of 9 decks
+33% synergy
In the Darkness Bind Them
33% of 9 decks
+27% synergy
There and Back Again
33% of 9 decks
+31% synergy
Rising of the Day
22% of 9 decks
+19% synergy
Fires of Mount Doom
22% of 9 decks
+22% synergy
Spiteful Banditry
22% of 9 decks
+20% synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
11% of 9 decks
+9% synergy
Black Market
11% of 9 decks
+9% synergy
Oath of the Grey Host
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Frogify
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
All Will Be One
11% of 9 decks
+9% synergy
Grievous Wound
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Retribution of the Ancients
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Zephyr Charge
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Vampiric Rites
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Improbable Alliance
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Storm of Saruman
11% of 9 decks
+9% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11% of 9 decks
+0% synergy
Bitterblossom
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Planeswalkers
Angrath, Captain of Chaos
33% of 9 decks
+32% synergy
Utility Lands
The Black Gate
56% of 9 decks
+46% synergy
Rogue's Passage
56% of 9 decks
+33% synergy
Mines of Moria
44% of 9 decks
+41% synergy
Rivendell
33% of 9 decks
+31% synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
33% of 9 decks
+26% synergy
Great Hall of the Citadel
33% of 9 decks
+32% synergy
Field of Ruin
33% of 9 decks
+30% synergy
Bojuka Bog
22% of 9 decks
-2% synergy
Mortuary Mire
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Ghost Quarter
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
11% of 9 decks
+6% synergy
Temple of the False God
11% of 9 decks
+2% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
78% of 9 decks
-10% synergy
Sol Ring
78% of 9 decks
-13% synergy
Relic of Sauron
56% of 9 decks
+35% synergy
Commander's Sphere
44% of 9 decks
+21% synergy
Inherited Envelope
44% of 9 decks
+41% synergy
Mind Stone
44% of 9 decks
+29% synergy
Phial of Galadriel
33% of 9 decks
+32% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
22% of 9 decks
+19% synergy
Rakdos Signet
22% of 9 decks
-16% synergy
Thought Vessel
22% of 9 decks
+1% synergy
Izzet Signet
11% of 9 decks
-25% synergy
Dimir Locket
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11% of 9 decks
-5% synergy
Basalt Monolith
11% of 9 decks
+9% synergy
Wizard's Rockets
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Dimir Signet
11% of 9 decks
-29% synergy
Fellwar Stone
11% of 9 decks
-24% synergy
Rakdos Locket
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Worn Powerstone
11% of 9 decks
+5% synergy
Lands
Swamp
100% of 9 decks
+8% synergy
Mountain
100% of 9 decks
+9% synergy
Island
100% of 9 decks
+7% synergy
Command Tower
89% of 9 decks
-3% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
78% of 9 decks
+20% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
67% of 9 decks
+23% synergy
Evolving Wilds
67% of 9 decks
+41% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
56% of 9 decks
+33% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
56% of 9 decks
+16% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
56% of 9 decks
+13% synergy
Sunken Hollow
56% of 9 decks
+14% synergy
Foreboding Ruins
44% of 9 decks
+24% synergy
Sulfur Falls
44% of 9 decks
-0% synergy
Frostboil Snarl
44% of 9 decks
+29% synergy
Underground River
44% of 9 decks
+18% synergy
The Grey Havens
44% of 9 decks
+43% synergy
Path of Ancestry
44% of 9 decks
+12% synergy
Choked Estuary
44% of 9 decks
+25% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
44% of 9 decks
+19% synergy
Exotic Orchard
33% of 9 decks
-23% synergy
Canyon Slough
22% of 9 decks
+18% synergy
Myriad Landscape
22% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Fetid Pools
22% of 9 decks
+18% synergy
Mount Doom
22% of 9 decks
+14% synergy
Geothermal Bog
22% of 9 decks
+20% synergy
Fabled Passage
11% of 9 decks
+4% synergy
Shivan Reef
11% of 9 decks
-17% synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
11% of 9 decks
-2% synergy
Seething Landscape
11% of 9 decks
-8% synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
11% of 9 decks
+4% synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
11% of 9 decks
+9% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
11% of 9 decks
-2% synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
11% of 9 decks
-1% synergy
Sunken Citadel
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy
Dimir Guildgate
11% of 9 decks
+9% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
11% of 9 decks
-15% synergy
Bloodfell Caves
11% of 9 decks
+6% synergy
Thriving Isle
11% of 9 decks
+7% synergy
Temple of Malice
11% of 9 decks
-2% synergy
Dismal Backwater
11% of 9 decks
+5% synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Thriving Bluff
11% of 9 decks
+7% synergy
Demolition Field
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Blazemire Verge
11% of 9 decks
+2% synergy
Tainted Peak
11% of 9 decks
+7% synergy
Izzet Guildgate
11% of 9 decks
+9% synergy
Scalding Tarn
11% of 9 decks
-20% synergy
Black Dragon Gate
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Submerged Boneyard
11% of 9 decks
+10% synergy
Jund Panorama
11% of 9 decks
+11% synergy