Sauron, the Dark Lord (Commander) - Budget Zombies

Sauron, the Dark Lord
530 decks (0.008%) 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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Grishnákh, Brash Instigator
88% of 530 decks +83% synergy
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
89% of 530 decks +82% synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
87% of 530 decks +82% synergy
March from the Black Gate
87% of 530 decks +82% synergy
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
86% of 530 decks +81% synergy
Foray of Orcs
85% of 530 decks +80% synergy
Saruman, the White Hand
87% of 530 decks +79% synergy
Saruman's Trickery
83% of 530 decks +77% synergy
Treason of Isengard
80% of 530 decks +75% synergy
Orcish Medicine
78% of 530 decks +73% synergy
Top Cards
Sauron, Lord of the Rings
77% of 530 decks +71% synergy
Corsairs of Umbar
73% of 530 decks +67% synergy
Orcish Siegemaster
73% of 530 decks +66% synergy
Saruman the White
72% of 530 decks +69% synergy
Dunland Crebain
72% of 530 decks +70% synergy
Ringsight
71% of 530 decks +63% synergy
Book of Mazarbul
68% of 530 decks +66% synergy
Claim the Precious
65% of 530 decks +61% synergy
Summons of Saruman
64% of 530 decks +58% synergy
Swarming of Moria
62% of 530 decks +60% synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
17% of 530 decks +9% synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
8% of 530 decks -10% synergy
Creatures
Moria Scavenger
61% of 530 decks +56% synergy
Uglúk of the White Hand
57% of 530 decks +55% synergy
Warg Rider
49% of 515 decks +45% synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
48% of 530 decks +45% synergy
Gollum, Patient Plotter
47% of 530 decks +44% synergy
Bilbo, Retired Burglar
43% of 530 decks +40% synergy
Lazotep Chancellor
43% of 530 decks +41% synergy
Nightscape Familiar
41% of 530 decks +15% synergy
Gríma Wormtongue
40% of 530 decks +38% synergy
Gorbag of Minas Morgul
39% of 530 decks +38% synergy
The Balrog of Moria
38% of 530 decks +32% synergy
Gleaming Overseer
37% of 530 decks +35% synergy
Warbeast of Gorgoroth
37% of 530 decks +36% synergy
Easterling Vanguard
35% of 530 decks +35% synergy
Mirkwood Bats
34% of 530 decks +30% synergy
Anger
32% of 530 decks +21% synergy
Lord of the Nazgûl
31% of 530 decks +25% synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
28% of 530 decks +22% synergy
Eternal Skylord
28% of 530 decks +27% synergy
Mordor Trebuchet
26% of 530 decks +25% synergy
Treasure Nabber
24% of 530 decks +19% synergy
Dreadhorde Twins
24% of 530 decks +22% synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
23% of 530 decks +21% synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
22% of 530 decks +21% synergy
Ringwraiths
22% of 530 decks +20% synergy
Moria Marauder
21% of 530 decks +20% synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
20% of 530 decks +14% synergy
Uruk-hai Berserker
19% of 530 decks +19% synergy
The Balrog, Durin's Bane
19% of 530 decks +17% synergy
Vizier of the Scorpion
17% of 530 decks +16% synergy
Voracious Fell Beast
16% of 530 decks +15% synergy
Oliphaunt
16% of 530 decks +15% synergy
Nazgûl
16% of 530 decks +10% synergy
Witch-king, Sky Scourge
16% of 515 decks +14% synergy
Sauron, the Lidless Eye
15% of 530 decks +14% synergy
Scourge of the Throne
13% of 530 decks +10% synergy
Wonder
13% of 530 decks +9% synergy
Shagrat, Loot Bearer
13% of 530 decks +12% synergy
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
12% of 530 decks +11% synergy
Merciless Executioner
12% of 530 decks +10% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11% of 530 decks -4% synergy
Hostage Taker
11% of 530 decks -0% synergy
Guttersnipe
10% of 530 decks +5% synergy
Shelob, Dread Weaver
9% of 530 decks +7% synergy
Lazotep Reaver
8% of 530 decks +8% synergy
Grim Initiate
8% of 530 decks +7% synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
8% of 530 decks +4% synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
7% of 530 decks +3% synergy
Goblin Dark-Dwellers
7% of 530 decks +5% synergy
Goblin Cratermaker
6% of 530 decks +6% synergy
Instants
Lazotep Plating
48% of 530 decks +44% synergy
Sauron's Ransom
42% of 530 decks +38% synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
42% of 530 decks +39% synergy
Glorious Gale
41% of 530 decks +38% synergy
Deceive the Messenger
35% of 530 decks +34% synergy
Commence the Endgame
32% of 530 decks +30% synergy
Counterspell
32% of 530 decks -12% synergy
Nasty End
32% of 530 decks +29% synergy
Thrill of Possibility
28% of 530 decks +21% synergy
Arcane Denial
28% of 530 decks -2% synergy
Terminate
21% of 530 decks -6% synergy
Negate
20% of 530 decks -4% synergy
Fact or Fiction
18% of 530 decks +10% synergy
Bitter Downfall
18% of 530 decks +16% synergy
Dark Ritual
17% of 530 decks -15% synergy
Consider
15% of 530 decks +9% synergy
Siege Smash
14% of 253 decks +13% synergy
Isildur's Fateful Strike
13% of 530 decks +12% synergy
Chaos Warp
12% of 530 decks -26% synergy
Bedevil
12% of 530 decks -7% synergy
Refute
11% of 96 decks +10% synergy
Go for the Throat
10% of 530 decks +4% synergy
Cast into the Fire
9% of 530 decks +8% synergy
Gollum's Bite
8% of 530 decks +8% synergy
Crush Dissent
8% of 530 decks +8% synergy
Bulk Up
8% of 91 decks +6% synergy
Smite the Deathless
8% of 530 decks +7% synergy
Rush the Room
7% of 530 decks +7% synergy
Fling
7% of 530 decks +5% synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
7% of 530 decks +5% synergy
Frantic Search
6% of 530 decks -7% synergy
Don't Make a Sound
6% of 143 decks +5% synergy
Withering Torment
6% of 150 decks -7% synergy
Shelob's Ambush
6% of 530 decks +6% synergy
Abrade
5% of 530 decks -3% synergy
Hithlain Knots
5% of 530 decks +5% synergy
Flame of Anor
5% of 530 decks -0% synergy
Sorceries
Mordor Muster
61% of 530 decks +58% synergy
Widespread Brutality
59% of 530 decks +55% synergy
Surrounded by Orcs
58% of 530 decks +55% synergy
Blasphemous Act
51% of 530 decks +3% synergy
Feed the Swarm
48% of 530 decks +15% synergy
Assault on Osgiliath
45% of 530 decks +42% synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
44% of 530 decks +41% synergy
Birthday Escape
42% of 530 decks +39% synergy
Faithless Looting
32% of 530 decks +13% synergy
Too Greedily, Too Deep
27% of 530 decks +23% synergy
The Torment of Gollum
25% of 530 decks +24% synergy
Decree of Pain
24% of 530 decks +18% synergy
Invade the City
22% of 530 decks +21% synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
22% of 530 decks +20% synergy
Breaking of the Fellowship
19% of 530 decks +18% synergy
Lash of the Balrog
18% of 530 decks +17% synergy
Extract from Darkness
18% of 530 decks +14% synergy
Deep Analysis
17% of 530 decks +13% synergy
Reanimate
17% of 530 decks -6% synergy
Living Death
15% of 530 decks +8% synergy
Languish
15% of 530 decks +12% synergy
Wake the Dragon
14% of 530 decks +12% synergy
Callous Dismissal
12% of 530 decks +11% synergy
Honor the God-Pharaoh
12% of 530 decks +11% synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
11% of 530 decks +9% synergy
Lidless Gaze
11% of 530 decks +9% synergy
Ranger's Firebrand
11% of 530 decks +10% synergy
The Black Breath
11% of 530 decks +10% synergy
Shadow of the Enemy
9% of 530 decks +8% synergy
Victimize
9% of 530 decks +0% synergy
Fear, Fire, Foes!
9% of 530 decks +8% synergy
Fire of Orthanc
8% of 530 decks +8% synergy
Lórien Revealed
8% of 530 decks +5% synergy
Bleeding Edge
8% of 530 decks +7% synergy
Gandalf's Sanction
6% of 530 decks +6% synergy
Relentless Advance
6% of 530 decks +6% synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
6% of 530 decks +4% synergy
Dread Return
6% of 530 decks +2% synergy
Horses of the Bruinen
5% of 530 decks +5% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Grond, the Gatebreaker
24% of 530 decks +23% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14% of 530 decks -11% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12% of 530 decks -3% synergy
Stone of Erech
8% of 530 decks +8% synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
8% of 515 decks +6% synergy
Lightning Greaves
7% of 530 decks -22% synergy
Enchantments
Call of the Ring
59% of 530 decks +50% synergy
Fiery Inscription
54% of 530 decks +48% synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
52% of 530 decks +46% synergy
Fall of Cair Andros
48% of 530 decks +45% synergy
In the Darkness Bind Them
43% of 530 decks +36% synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
40% of 530 decks +35% synergy
There and Back Again
14% of 530 decks +12% synergy
Rising of the Day
12% of 530 decks +8% synergy
Mindless Conscription
11% of 272 decks +10% synergy
Storm of Saruman
11% of 530 decks +8% synergy
Morgul-Knife Wound
9% of 530 decks +8% synergy
Scroll of Isildur
8% of 530 decks +7% synergy
Shiny Impetus
7% of 530 decks +5% synergy
Revenge of Ravens
7% of 530 decks +6% synergy
Spiteful Banditry
7% of 530 decks +5% synergy
Fires of Mount Doom
6% of 530 decks +6% synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
6% of 339 decks +4% synergy
Planeswalkers
Angrath, Captain of Chaos
30% of 530 decks +29% synergy
Utility Lands
Barad-dûr
71% of 530 decks +63% synergy
Rogue's Passage
50% of 530 decks +28% synergy
Mines of Moria
21% of 530 decks +17% synergy
The Black Gate
21% of 530 decks +11% synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
20% of 530 decks +13% synergy
Field of Ruin
17% of 530 decks +14% synergy
Great Hall of the Citadel
14% of 530 decks +13% synergy
Bojuka Bog
12% of 530 decks -12% synergy
Rivendell
11% of 530 decks +8% synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
9% of 520 decks +4% synergy
Reliquary Tower
8% of 530 decks -28% synergy
Temple of the False God
7% of 530 decks -2% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
84% of 530 decks -6% synergy
Arcane Signet
82% of 530 decks -6% synergy
Commander's Sphere
61% of 530 decks +37% synergy
Inherited Envelope
47% of 530 decks +43% synergy
Rakdos Signet
46% of 530 decks +8% synergy
Relic of Sauron
46% of 530 decks +25% synergy
Dimir Signet
43% of 530 decks +3% synergy
Mind Stone
38% of 530 decks +23% synergy
Izzet Signet
34% of 530 decks -2% synergy
Worn Powerstone
22% of 530 decks +16% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
21% of 530 decks -28% synergy
Fellwar Stone
21% of 530 decks -14% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
16% of 530 decks -28% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
13% of 530 decks -28% synergy
Everflowing Chalice
12% of 530 decks +9% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
12% of 530 decks -5% synergy
Phial of Galadriel
7% of 530 decks +6% synergy
Basalt Monolith
7% of 530 decks +5% synergy
Thought Vessel
6% of 530 decks -15% synergy
Lands
Mountain
99% of 530 decks +8% synergy
Swamp
99% of 530 decks +7% synergy
Island
99% of 530 decks +6% synergy
Command Tower
85% of 530 decks -7% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
71% of 530 decks +14% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
60% of 530 decks +21% synergy
Evolving Wilds
59% of 530 decks +33% synergy
Sunken Hollow
57% of 530 decks +15% synergy
Foreboding Ruins
52% of 530 decks +32% synergy
Choked Estuary
52% of 530 decks +32% synergy
Sulfur Falls
48% of 530 decks +3% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
47% of 530 decks +25% synergy
Frostboil Snarl
46% of 530 decks +30% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
45% of 530 decks +1% synergy
Path of Ancestry
42% of 530 decks +9% synergy
Exotic Orchard
41% of 530 decks -15% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
35% of 530 decks -7% synergy
Seething Landscape
30% of 259 decks +11% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
21% of 530 decks -5% synergy
Underground River
19% of 530 decks -7% synergy
Temple of Epiphany
17% of 530 decks +1% synergy
Temple of Malice
16% of 530 decks +3% synergy
Temple of Deceit
16% of 530 decks +1% synergy
Myriad Landscape
15% of 530 decks +3% synergy
Dismal Backwater
15% of 530 decks +8% synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
14% of 530 decks +7% synergy
The Grey Havens
13% of 530 decks +12% synergy
Bloodfell Caves
13% of 530 decks +8% synergy
Mount Doom
12% of 530 decks +4% synergy
Shire Terrace
10% of 530 decks +9% synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
10% of 530 decks -2% synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
10% of 530 decks -3% synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
8% of 530 decks -5% synergy
Shivan Reef
8% of 530 decks -20% synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
8% of 530 decks +5% synergy
Maestros Theater
6% of 530 decks -4% synergy
Izzet Guildgate
6% of 530 decks +4% synergy
Molten Tributary
6% of 530 decks +3% synergy
Thriving Moor
6% of 530 decks +1% synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
6% of 530 decks -7% synergy
Dimir Guildgate
6% of 530 decks +4% synergy
Ash Barrens
6% of 530 decks +1% synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
5% of 530 decks +3% synergy