The Dark Lord by Rowdy_Runaround

Format: Commander

Commander: Sauron, the Dark Lord

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 35

Deck overview

This deck is a Grixis Amass Midrange strategy commanded by Sauron, the Dark Lord. The deck focuses on ramping into Sauron on Turn 5, taking advantage of opponent spellcasts to automatically create and expand a massive Orc Army token. Once the Army attacks and damages an opponent, Sauron's Ring-tempting ability triggers a repeatable wheel effect, discarding the pilot's hand to draw four fresh cards each turn. This overwhelming card advantage feeds a strong suite of free interaction spells like Deflecting Swat and Deadly Rollick, while cards like Orcish Siegemaster, Book of Mazarbul, and Assault on Osgiliath grant evasion, trample, and double strike to close out games through combat. The deck leverages high individual card quality, resilient ward protection on its commander, and potent reanimation backup to dominate the mid-to-late game.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Assault on Osgiliath
  • 1 Badlands
  • 1 Barad-dûr
  • 1 Battle-Scarred Goblin
  • 1 Bilbo, Retired Burglar
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Book of Mazarbul
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Dunland Crebain
  • 1 Feed the Swarm
  • 1 Foray of Orcs
  • 1 Force of Negation
  • 1 Go for the Throat
  • 1 Goblin Cratermaker
  • 1 Goblin Dark-Dwellers
  • 1 Gorbag of Minas Morgul
  • 1 Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
  • 1 Grishnákh, Brash Instigator
  • 1 Grond, the Gatebreaker
  • 1 Grub's Command
  • 1 Gríma Wormtongue
  • 1 Isildur's Fateful Strike
  • 3 Island
  • 1 Knollspine Dragon
  • 1 Lash of the Balrog
  • 1 March from the Black Gate
  • 1 Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
  • 1 Merciless Executioner
  • 1 Mordor Muster
  • 1 Mordor Trebuchet
  • 1 Mordor on the March
  • 1 Morgul-Knife Wound
  • 1 Moria Scavenger
  • 10 Mountain
  • 1 Oliphaunt
  • 1 Olog-hai Crusher
  • 1 Orcish Bowmasters
  • 1 Orcish Medicine
  • 1 Orcish Siegemaster
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Relic of Sauron
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Ringsight
  • 1 Saruman's Trickery
  • 1 Saruman, the White Hand
  • 1 Sauron's Ransom
  • 1 Sauron, the Dark Lord
  • 1 Sauron, the Necromancer
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Siege-Gang Commander
  • 1 Smite the Deathless
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Summons of Saruman
  • 17 Swamp
  • 1 Swarming of Moria
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 The Balrog of Moria
  • 1 The Torment of Gollum
  • 1 Too Greedily, Too Deep
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Treasure Nabber
  • 1 Troll of Khazad-dûm
  • 1 Uglúk of the White Hand
  • 1 Underground Sea
  • 1 Volcanic Island
  • 1 Voracious Fell Beast
  • 1 Wake the Dragon