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Sauron, Lord of the Rings deck
Legendary Creature — Avatar Horror · three-color
When you cast this spell, amass Orcs 5, mill five cards, then return a creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Trample Whenever a commander an opponent controls dies, the Ring tempts you.
Mana cost
5
U
B
R
Mana value
8
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$0.49
EDHREC rank
#5153
Decks
54
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What 56 Sauron decks play
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Creatures
What the deck puts on the table.
Saruman, the White Hand
in 88% of decks
Anger
in 84% of decks
Scourge of the Throne
in 82% of decks
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
in 82% of decks
Lord of the Nazgûl
in 82% of decks
GC
Notion Thief
in 80% of decks
Treasure Nabber
in 79% of decks
Orcish Siegemaster
in 79% of decks
The Balrog of Moria
in 77% of decks
Moria Scavenger
in 77% of decks
Hostage Taker
in 75% of decks
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
in 75% of decks
The Mouth of Sauron
in 75% of decks
Merciless Executioner
in 73% of decks
Shelob, Dread Weaver
in 73% of decks
Artifacts
Mana rocks, equipment, and the rest of the hardware.
Sol Ring
in 96% of decks
Arcane Signet
in 93% of decks
Relic of Sauron
in 86% of decks
Mind Stone
in 82% of decks
Commander's Sphere
in 80% of decks
Worn Powerstone
in 73% of decks
Everflowing Chalice
in 71% of decks
Basalt Monolith
in 71% of decks
Palantír of Orthanc
in 14% of decks
GC
The One Ring
in 7% of decks
Talisman of Dominance
in 7% of decks
Talisman of Indulgence
in 7% of decks
Dimir Signet
in 7% of decks
Rakdos Signet
in 7% of decks
Izzet Signet
in 7% of decks
Sorceries
One-shot effects, cast on your own turn.
Blasphemous Act
in 93% of decks
Reanimate
in 91% of decks
Feed the Swarm
in 84% of decks
Living Death
in 84% of decks
Faithless Looting
in 82% of decks
Extract from Darkness
in 80% of decks
Too Greedily, Too Deep
in 80% of decks
Wake the Dragon
in 80% of decks
Deep Analysis
in 79% of decks
Treason of Isengard
in 77% of decks
Decree of Pain
in 75% of decks
Languish
in 75% of decks
Summons of Saruman
in 73% of decks
Lidless Gaze
in 71% of decks
Subjugate the Hobbits
in 70% of decks
Instants
Answers and tricks, held up for anyone else’s turn.
Arcane Denial
in 86% of decks
Forbidden Alchemy
in 80% of decks
Thrill of Possibility
in 79% of decks
Consider
in 77% of decks
Fact or Fiction
in 77% of decks
Bitter Downfall
in 64% of decks
Dark Ritual
in 18% of decks
Counterspell
in 11% of decks
Saruman's Trickery
in 11% of decks
Big Score
in 7% of decks
Entomb
in 7% of decks
GC
Cyclonic Rift
in 5% of decks
Frantic Search
in 5% of decks
GC
Vampiric Tutor
in 5% of decks
Terminate
in 5% of decks
Lands
The mana base, basics aside — a deck may run as many of those as it likes, so nobody chooses them.
Command Tower
in 93% of decks
Dragonskull Summit
in 93% of decks
Smoldering Marsh
in 93% of decks
Drowned Catacomb
in 93% of decks
Crumbling Necropolis
in 93% of decks
Sulfur Falls
in 91% of decks
Sunken Hollow
in 91% of decks
Foreboding Ruins
in 91% of decks
Choked Estuary
in 88% of decks
Underground River
in 86% of decks
Frostboil Snarl
in 86% of decks
Path of Ancestry
in 84% of decks
Rogue's Passage
in 84% of decks
Sulfurous Springs
in 84% of decks
The Black Gate
in 84% of decks
Enchantments
Effects that stay on the table once they land.
In the Darkness Bind Them
in 84% of decks
Fiery Inscription
in 73% of decks
Shiny Impetus
in 68% of decks
Revenge of Ravens
in 61% of decks
Call of the Ring
in 12% of decks
Animate Dead
in 11% of decks
Fall of Cair Andros
in 9% of decks
There and Back Again
in 7% of decks
March from the Black Gate
in 7% of decks
Book of Mazarbul
in 7% of decks
Spiteful Banditry
in 5% of decks
One Ring to Rule Them All
in 5% of decks
Along the Crooked Way
in 5% of decks
Phyrexian Arena
in 4% of decks
Rising of the Day
in 4% of decks
Planeswalkers
Repeating effects, for as long as they are defended.
Jeska, Thrice Reborn
in 2% of decks
Angrath, Captain of Chaos
in 2% of decks
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears
in 2% of decks
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Not what Sauron decks were counted playing, but what the card itself wants — its own text, and the combos it turns up in.
Graveyard
Sauron works from the graveyard. These fill it and bring things back out.
GC
Underworld Breach
Reanimate
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
Breach the Multiverse
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
Woe Strider
The Scarab God
The Eldest Reborn
Animate Dead
Grave Researcher // Reanimate
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+1/+1 counters
Sauron cares about +1/+1 counters. These place them, move them, or get bigger for having them.
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
GC
Orcish Bowmasters
Aetheric Amplifier
Danny Pink
Arcbound Ravager
Lux Artillery
Marchesa, the Black Rose
Sword of Hours
Big Mother Mouser
Wizard Class
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Sacrifice
Sauron sacrifices things or profits when they die. These are the fodder, the outlets and the payoffs.
Lazotep Quarry
Toxrill, the Corrosive
Pashalik Mons
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
Solemn Simulacrum
Skullclamp
The Meathook Massacre
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
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Army tribal
Sauron leads a Army deck. These are the Armys worth a slot and the cards that reward running them.
Dreadhorde Invasion
Barad-dûr
Lazotep Plating
Gleaming Overseer
Sauron, the Dark Lord
Saruman, the White Hand
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
Eternal Skylord
Orcish Medicine
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