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Sauron, the Dark Lord deck
Legendary Creature — Avatar Horror · three-color
Ward—Sacrifice a legendary artifact or legendary creature. Whenever an opponent casts a spell, amass Orcs 1. Whenever an Army you control deals combat damage to a player, the Ring tempts you. Whenever the Ring tempts you, you may discard your hand. If you do, draw four cards.
Mana cost
3
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Mana value
6
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$19.82
EDHREC rank
#3204
Decks
342
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What 342 Sauron decks play
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Creatures
What the deck puts on the table.
Saruman, the White Hand
in 70% of decks
Orcish Siegemaster
in 58% of decks
GC
Orcish Bowmasters
in 58% of decks
Sauron, Lord of the Rings
in 57% of decks
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
in 54% of decks
Witch-king of Angmar
in 54% of decks
Nazgûl
in 53% of decks
Anger
in 50% of decks
Lord of the Nazgûl
in 49% of decks
The Mouth of Sauron
in 42% of decks
The Great Goblin
in 42% of decks
Grishnákh, Brash Instigator
in 41% of decks
Corsairs of Umbar
in 41% of decks
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
in 40% of decks
Moria Scavenger
in 39% of decks
Artifacts
Mana rocks, equipment, and the rest of the hardware.
Sol Ring
in 93% of decks
Arcane Signet
in 92% of decks
Relic of Sauron
in 73% of decks
GC
The One Ring
in 52% of decks
Talisman of Dominance
in 44% of decks
Fellwar Stone
in 37% of decks
Talisman of Indulgence
in 36% of decks
Talisman of Creativity
in 36% of decks
Commander's Sphere
in 35% of decks
Palantír of Orthanc
in 32% of decks
Mind Stone
in 29% of decks
Inherited Envelope
in 26% of decks
Rakdos Signet
in 25% of decks
Dimir Signet
in 25% of decks
Shadowspear
in 25% of decks
Sorceries
One-shot effects, cast on your own turn.
Reanimate
in 68% of decks
Blasphemous Act
in 64% of decks
Ringsight
in 54% of decks
Feed the Swarm
in 53% of decks
Living Death
in 51% of decks
Summons of Saruman
in 38% of decks
Faithless Looting
in 37% of decks
Claim the Precious
in 36% of decks
Treason of Isengard
in 35% of decks
Toxic Deluge
in 32% of decks
Foray of Orcs
in 32% of decks
Too Greedily, Too Deep
in 29% of decks
Victimize
in 29% of decks
Birthday Escape
in 27% of decks
Extract from Darkness
in 23% of decks
Instants
Answers and tricks, held up for anyone else’s turn.
Arcane Denial
in 53% of decks
Dark Ritual
in 49% of decks
Saruman's Trickery
in 41% of decks
Counterspell
in 39% of decks
Sauron's Ransom
in 31% of decks
Swan Song
in 29% of decks
Orcish Medicine
in 29% of decks
Soothing of Sméagol
in 24% of decks
An Offer You Can't Refuse
in 24% of decks
Lazotep Plating
in 20% of decks
Thrill of Possibility
in 20% of decks
Mana Drain
in 19% of decks
GC
Cyclonic Rift
in 19% of decks
Chaos Warp
in 17% of decks
Deadly Rollick
in 17% 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 94% of decks
The Black Gate
in 70% of decks
Barad-dûr
in 65% of decks
Sulfur Falls
in 63% of decks
Dragonskull Summit
in 62% of decks
Drowned Catacomb
in 62% of decks
Crumbling Necropolis
in 59% of decks
Sunken Hollow
in 57% of decks
Smoldering Marsh
in 52% of decks
Sulfurous Springs
in 52% of decks
Underground River
in 51% of decks
Rogue's Passage
in 50% of decks
Exotic Orchard
in 46% of decks
Mount Doom
in 46% of decks
Blood Crypt
in 42% of decks
Enchantments
Effects that stay on the table once they land.
Call of the Ring
in 74% of decks
In the Darkness Bind Them
in 55% of decks
March from the Black Gate
in 45% of decks
One Ring to Rule Them All
in 34% of decks
Animate Dead
in 27% of decks
Dreadhorde Invasion
in 27% of decks
Fiery Inscription
in 24% of decks
GC
Rhystic Study
in 19% of decks
Fall of Cair Andros
in 19% of decks
Book of Mazarbul
in 17% of decks
Black Market Connections
in 16% of decks
Mystic Remora
in 14% of decks
Spiteful Banditry
in 14% of decks
There and Back Again
in 11% of decks
Along the Crooked Way
in 11% of decks
Planeswalkers
Repeating effects, for as long as they are defended.
Angrath, Captain of Chaos
in 6% of decks
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
in 2% of decks
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
in 2% of decks
GC
Narset, Parter of Veils
in 1% of decks
Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh
in 1% of decks
Dack Fayden
in 1% of decks
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
in 1% of decks
Ashiok, Nightmare Muse
in 1% of decks
Nicol Bolas, the Deceiver
in 1% of decks
Tezzeret the Seeker
in <1% of decks
The Aetherspark
in <1% of decks
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
in <1% of decks
Ob Nixilis Reignited
in <1% of decks
Jeska, Thrice Reborn
in <1% of decks
Jace, Memory Adept
in <1% of decks
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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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Tokens
Sauron makes tokens or wants them. These make more, make them bigger, or turn them into something.
Beseech the Mirror
Fountainport
Black Market Connections
Dreadhorde Invasion
Idol of Oblivion
Mirkwood Bats
Academy Manufactor
Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer
Lich-Knights' Conquest
Helm of the Host
See all 630 →
Discard and draw
Sauron cycles hands. These wheel, punish discards, or turn a big hand into a win.
Windfall
Syr Konrad, the Grim
Faerie Mastermind
Psychosis Crawler
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge
Wheel of Fortune
Teferi's Ageless Insight
Midnight Clock
Chasm Skulker
See all 332 →
Army tribal
Sauron leads a Army deck. These are the Armys worth a slot and the cards that reward running them.
Barad-dûr
Lazotep Plating
Gleaming Overseer
Saruman, the White Hand
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
Eternal Skylord
Orcish Medicine
Saruman's Trickery
Sauron, Lord of the Rings
See all 71 →
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