Sauron, the Dark Lord (Commander) - Expensive Upgraded Reanimator

Sauron, the Dark Lord
13 decks (0.000%) 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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The Soul Stone
29% of 7 decks +27% synergy
All-Fates Scroll
11% of 9 decks +11% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Call of the Ring
100% of 13 decks +90% synergy
Nazgûl
85% of 13 decks +79% synergy
Reanimate
100% of 13 decks +77% synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
77% of 13 decks +72% synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
77% of 13 decks +71% synergy
Animate Dead
77% of 13 decks +68% synergy
Living Death
69% of 13 decks +63% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
77% of 13 decks +62% synergy
Victimize
69% of 13 decks +61% synergy
Anger
69% of 13 decks +59% synergy
Top Cards
Toxic Deluge
69% of 13 decks +48% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
62% of 13 decks +36% synergy
Dark Ritual
62% of 13 decks +30% synergy
Mana Drain
62% of 13 decks +45% synergy
Blasphemous Act
62% of 13 decks +14% synergy
Shadowspear
62% of 13 decks +58% synergy
Archon of Cruelty
62% of 13 decks +59% synergy
The Balrog of Moria
62% of 13 decks +56% synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
54% of 13 decks +50% synergy
Ringsight
54% of 13 decks +46% synergy
Game Changers
The One Ring
77% of 13 decks +63% synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
69% of 13 decks +51% synergy
Ancient Tomb
31% of 13 decks +18% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
31% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
23% of 13 decks +4% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
15% of 13 decks -1% synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Notion Thief
8% of 13 decks -1% synergy
Deflecting Swat
8% of 13 decks -9% synergy
Demonic Tutor
8% of 13 decks -14% synergy
Creatures
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
46% of 13 decks +37% synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
46% of 13 decks +42% synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
38% of 13 decks +37% synergy
Saruman, the White Hand
38% of 13 decks +31% synergy
Bilbo, Retired Burglar
38% of 13 decks +36% synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
38% of 13 decks +37% synergy
Warren Soultrader
38% of 13 decks +35% synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
31% of 13 decks +29% synergy
Wonder
31% of 13 decks +27% synergy
Lord of the Nazgûl
31% of 13 decks +25% synergy
Sauron, Lord of the Rings
31% of 13 decks +25% synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
31% of 13 decks +27% synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
23% of 13 decks +22% synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
23% of 13 decks +19% synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
23% of 13 decks +22% synergy
Sheoldred
23% of 13 decks +22% synergy
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
23% of 13 decks +16% synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
23% of 13 decks +21% synergy
Moria Scavenger
23% of 13 decks +18% synergy
Orcish Siegemaster
23% of 13 decks +16% synergy
Terror of the Peaks
23% of 13 decks +21% synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
17% of 12 decks +13% synergy
Treasure Nabber
15% of 13 decks +11% synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
15% of 13 decks +13% synergy
Roaming Throne
15% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Baleful Strix
15% of 13 decks +5% synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
15% of 13 decks +13% synergy
Warg Rider
15% of 13 decks +11% synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
15% of 13 decks +13% synergy
Doom Whisperer
15% of 13 decks +14% synergy
Nightscape Familiar
15% of 13 decks -10% synergy
Dragonlord Kolaghan
15% of 13 decks +15% synergy
Witch-king, Sky Scourge
15% of 13 decks +13% synergy
Gríma Wormtongue
15% of 13 decks +14% synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
15% of 13 decks +10% synergy
Gollum, Patient Plotter
15% of 13 decks +12% synergy
Hostage Taker
15% of 13 decks +4% synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
15% of 13 decks +14% synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
15% of 13 decks +13% synergy
The Balrog, Durin's Bane
15% of 13 decks +13% synergy
Accursed Marauder
15% of 13 decks +14% synergy
Gleaming Overseer
15% of 13 decks +13% synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Sauron, the Lidless Eye
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
8% of 13 decks +4% synergy
Rampaging War Mammoth
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Scourge of the Throne
8% of 13 decks +5% synergy
Oliphaunt
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
54% of 13 decks +25% synergy
Entomb
38% of 13 decks +32% synergy
Swan Song
38% of 13 decks +21% synergy
Fell the Profane
31% of 13 decks +23% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31% of 13 decks +25% synergy
Withering Torment
31% of 13 decks +18% synergy
Deadly Rollick
23% of 13 decks +9% synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
23% of 13 decks +20% synergy
Terminate
23% of 13 decks -3% synergy
Counterspell
23% of 13 decks -21% synergy
Saw in Half
23% of 13 decks +20% synergy
Pact of Negation
23% of 13 decks +15% synergy
Chaos Warp
15% of 13 decks -23% synergy
Saruman's Trickery
15% of 13 decks +9% synergy
Snuff Out
15% of 13 decks +12% synergy
Lightning Bolt
15% of 13 decks +9% synergy
Consider
15% of 13 decks +10% synergy
Strix Serenade
15% of 13 decks +13% synergy
Glorious Gale
15% of 13 decks +13% synergy
Baleful Mastery
15% of 13 decks +11% synergy
Sink into Stupor
15% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15% of 13 decks +12% synergy
Dismember
15% of 13 decks +14% synergy
Sauron's Ransom
15% of 13 decks +11% synergy
Hagra Mauling
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Frantic Search
8% of 13 decks -6% synergy
Thrill of Possibility
8% of 13 decks +0% synergy
Fling
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Go for the Throat
8% of 13 decks +1% synergy
Negate
8% of 13 decks -16% synergy
Brainstorm
8% of 13 decks -9% synergy
Deadly Dispute
8% of 13 decks +0% synergy
Defile
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Flare of Malice
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Rakdos Charm
8% of 13 decks -8% synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Dispel
8% of 13 decks +4% synergy
Mystical Teachings
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Slip Out the Back
8% of 13 decks +5% synergy
Flusterstorm
8% of 13 decks +0% synergy
Burnt Offering
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Into the Flood Maw
8% of 13 decks +4% synergy
Tale's End
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Delay
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Delayed Blast Fireball
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Isildur's Fateful Strike
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Big Score
8% of 13 decks +1% synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
8% of 13 decks +5% synergy
Lazotep Plating
8% of 13 decks +3% synergy
Sorceries
Faithless Looting
46% of 13 decks +27% synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
46% of 13 decks +42% synergy
Diabolic Intent
38% of 13 decks +31% synergy
Too Greedily, Too Deep
38% of 13 decks +34% synergy
Stitch Together
38% of 13 decks +36% synergy
Vandalblast
31% of 13 decks +13% synergy
Persist
31% of 13 decks +28% synergy
Buried Alive
23% of 13 decks +19% synergy
Extract from Darkness
23% of 13 decks +19% synergy
Breach the Multiverse
23% of 13 decks +19% synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
15% of 13 decks +13% synergy
Windfall
15% of 13 decks -8% synergy
Incarnation Technique
15% of 13 decks +15% synergy
Peer into the Abyss
15% of 13 decks +9% synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
15% of 13 decks +13% synergy
Blasphemous Edict
15% of 13 decks +8% synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
15% of 13 decks +14% synergy
Decree of Pain
15% of 13 decks +9% synergy
Summons of Saruman
15% of 13 decks +10% synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
8% of 12 decks +7% synergy
Ponder
8% of 13 decks -1% synergy
Unmarked Grave
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Stock Up
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Isengard Unleashed
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Torment of Hailfire
8% of 13 decks +4% synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
8% of 13 decks +5% synergy
Dread Return
8% of 13 decks +4% synergy
Widespread Brutality
8% of 13 decks +3% synergy
Seize the Spotlight
8% of 13 decks +5% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
8% of 13 decks +5% synergy
Unearth
8% of 13 decks +5% synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Feed the Swarm
8% of 13 decks -25% synergy
Treasure Cruise
8% of 13 decks +4% synergy
Mordor on the March
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Infernal Tutor
8% of 13 decks +8% synergy
Dark Petition
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Insurrection
8% of 13 decks +5% synergy
Claim the Precious
8% of 13 decks +4% synergy
Final Parting
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Wheel of Fortune
8% of 13 decks -1% synergy
Mana Geyser
8% of 13 decks +4% synergy
Beacon of Unrest
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight
8% of 13 decks +5% synergy
Beseech the Mirror
8% of 13 decks +3% synergy
Damnation
8% of 13 decks -1% synergy
Molten Collapse
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Rite of Replication
8% of 13 decks +4% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Palantír of Orthanc
54% of 13 decks +50% synergy
The Ozolith
23% of 13 decks +18% synergy
Whip of Erebos
23% of 13 decks +18% synergy
Monument to Endurance
23% of 13 decks +18% synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
15% of 13 decks +13% synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
15% of 13 decks +13% synergy
Mithril Coat
15% of 13 decks +10% synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
15% of 13 decks +11% synergy
Jet Medallion
15% of 13 decks +13% synergy
Lightning Greaves
15% of 13 decks -14% synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
15% of 13 decks +12% synergy
The Darkness Crystal
8% of 12 decks +6% synergy
Buster Sword
8% of 12 decks +8% synergy
Campfire
8% of 13 decks +8% synergy
Elixir of Immortality
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Cori-Steel Cutter
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8% of 13 decks +0% synergy
Helm of the Host
8% of 13 decks +5% synergy
Phyrexian Altar
8% of 13 decks +4% synergy
Torpor Orb
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Maskwood Nexus
8% of 13 decks +4% synergy
Silver Shroud Costume
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8% of 13 decks -17% synergy
Commander's Plate
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Helm of Awakening
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Enchantments
In the Darkness Bind Them
46% of 13 decks +40% synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
38% of 13 decks +33% synergy
Necromancy
31% of 13 decks +28% synergy
Black Market Connections
31% of 13 decks +18% synergy
Spiteful Banditry
31% of 13 decks +29% synergy
Bitter Reunion
15% of 13 decks +15% synergy
Mystic Remora
15% of 13 decks +0% synergy
March from the Black Gate
15% of 13 decks +10% synergy
Scroll of Isildur
15% of 13 decks +15% synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
15% of 13 decks +11% synergy
Leyline of Transformation
15% of 13 decks +13% synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Descent into Avernus
8% of 13 decks +4% synergy
Dance of the Dead
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
8% of 13 decks +5% synergy
Ripples of Undeath
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Rhystic Study
8% of 13 decks -17% synergy
Meathook Massacre II
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Grave Pact
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Impact Tremors
8% of 13 decks +3% synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
No Mercy
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Curse of Opulence
8% of 13 decks +4% synergy
Mindless Conscription
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Oubliette
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Cover of Darkness
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
There and Back Again
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Oversold Cemetery
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Virtue of Persistence
8% of 13 decks +4% synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Utility Lands
The Black Gate
54% of 13 decks +44% synergy
Phyrexian Tower
46% of 13 decks +40% synergy
Cabal Coffers
46% of 13 decks +41% synergy
Barad-dûr
38% of 13 decks +30% synergy
Bojuka Bog
31% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Mines of Moria
23% of 13 decks +20% synergy
Witch's Clinic
15% of 13 decks +15% synergy
Urza's Saga
15% of 13 decks +10% synergy
Urborg
15% of 13 decks +15% synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8% of 12 decks +5% synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
8% of 13 decks +5% synergy
Rivendell
8% of 13 decks +5% synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
8% of 13 decks +0% synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Deserted Temple
8% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
8% of 13 decks +6% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
8% of 13 decks -7% synergy
Rogue's Passage
8% of 13 decks -15% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100% of 13 decks +12% synergy
Sol Ring
100% of 13 decks +10% synergy
Relic of Sauron
85% of 13 decks +64% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
62% of 13 decks +20% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
62% of 13 decks +13% synergy
Dimir Signet
54% of 13 decks +14% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
46% of 13 decks +2% synergy
Izzet Signet
38% of 13 decks +2% synergy
Rakdos Signet
38% of 13 decks +1% synergy
Fellwar Stone
31% of 13 decks -4% synergy
Phial of Galadriel
15% of 13 decks +14% synergy
Inherited Envelope
15% of 13 decks +12% synergy
Mind Stone
15% of 13 decks +0% synergy
Commander's Sphere
8% of 13 decks -16% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8% of 13 decks -9% synergy
Thought Vessel
8% of 13 decks -14% synergy
Worn Powerstone
8% of 13 decks +2% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100% of 13 decks +8% synergy
Swamp
92% of 13 decks -0% synergy
Blood Crypt
85% of 13 decks +41% synergy
Island
85% of 13 decks -8% synergy
Steam Vents
77% of 13 decks +34% synergy
Mountain
77% of 13 decks -15% synergy
Watery Grave
77% of 13 decks +32% synergy
Badlands
69% of 13 decks +55% synergy
Underground Sea
69% of 13 decks +55% synergy
Xander's Lounge
69% of 13 decks +28% synergy
Mount Doom
69% of 13 decks +61% synergy
Volcanic Island
69% of 13 decks +55% synergy
Scalding Tarn
69% of 13 decks +38% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
69% of 13 decks +36% synergy
Luxury Suite
62% of 13 decks +29% synergy
Morphic Pool
62% of 13 decks +29% synergy
Training Center
62% of 13 decks +28% synergy
Polluted Delta
62% of 13 decks +29% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
54% of 13 decks +10% synergy
Arid Mesa
54% of 13 decks +45% synergy
Misty Rainforest
46% of 13 decks +36% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
46% of 13 decks +4% synergy
Marsh Flats
46% of 13 decks +36% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
46% of 13 decks +20% synergy
Wooded Foothills
38% of 13 decks +30% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
38% of 13 decks +29% synergy
Reflecting Pool
38% of 13 decks +29% synergy
Underground River
38% of 13 decks +12% synergy
Cavern of Souls
38% of 13 decks +31% synergy
Mana Confluence
38% of 13 decks +27% synergy
Flooded Strand
38% of 13 decks +28% synergy
Raucous Theater
31% of 13 decks +21% synergy
Fell the Profane
31% of 13 decks +23% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
31% of 13 decks -27% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31% of 13 decks +25% synergy
Thundering Falls
31% of 13 decks +21% synergy
City of Brass
31% of 13 decks +18% synergy
Undercity Sewers
23% of 13 decks +11% synergy
Sulfur Falls
23% of 13 decks -22% synergy
Shivan Reef
15% of 13 decks -12% synergy
Exotic Orchard
15% of 13 decks -41% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
15% of 13 decks -24% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
15% of 13 decks -10% synergy
Frostboil Snarl
15% of 13 decks -1% synergy
Shatterskull Smashing
15% of 13 decks +14% synergy
Blazemire Verge
15% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Sink into Stupor
15% of 13 decks +7% synergy
Sunken Hollow
15% of 13 decks -26% synergy
Choked Estuary
15% of 13 decks -4% synergy
Gloomlake Verge
15% of 13 decks +7% synergy