New Untitled Deck by user3973827

Format: Commander

Commander: Sauron, the Dark Lord

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 33

Deck overview

This deck leverages Sauron, the Dark Lord to command a potent blend of Amass Orcs, Wraith tribal synergy, and graveyard reanimation. In the early game, mana rocks and low-cost enablers like Call of the Ring establish mana velocity and early Ring-tempting triggers. Deploying Sauron on Turn 5 creates an immediate roadblock for opponents, as every spell they cast expands your Orc Army token while his Ward ability heavily penalizes targeted removal. On Turn 6, combat connections from your Army or Ring-bearer trigger Sauron's wheel ability, discarding your hand to draw four fresh cards. This churns through the library to grow multiple Nazgûl, fuel mass reanimation spells like Living Death and Rise of the Dark Realms, and trigger Archfiend of Ifnir to clear opposing creatures. The deck reliably closes games on Turn 8 through overwhelming combat damage and resilient recurring board states.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Anger
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archfiend of Ifnir
  • 1 Barad-dûr
  • 1 Bilbo, Retired Burglar
  • 1 Bolas's Citadel
  • 1 Cabal Coffers
  • 1 Call of the Ring
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 Claim the Precious
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commander's Sphere
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Dreadhorde Invasion
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Field of the Dead
  • 1 Fiery Inscription
  • 1 Foray of Orcs
  • 1 Grishnákh, Brash Instigator
  • 1 In the Darkness Bind Them
  • 9 Island
  • 1 Living Death
  • 1 Lord of the Nazgûl
  • 1 March from the Black Gate
  • 1 Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
  • 1 Moria Scavenger
  • 9 Mountain
  • 1 My Precious // Allure of Power
  • 9 Nazgûl
  • 1 One Ring to Rule Them All
  • 1 Orcish Medicine
  • 1 Orcish Siegemaster
  • 1 Palantír of Orthanc
  • 1 Phial of Galadriel
  • 1 Ranger's Firebrand
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Relic of Sauron
  • 1 Ringsight
  • 1 Rise of the Dark Realms
  • 1 Rivendell
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Sam's Desperate Rescue
  • 1 Saruman the White
  • 1 Saruman's Trickery
  • 1 Saruman, the White Hand
  • 1 Sauron's Ransom
  • 1 Sauron, Lord of the Rings
  • 1 Sauron, the Dark Lord
  • 1 Shadowspear
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soothing of Sméagol
  • 1 Storm of Saruman
  • 1 Summons of Saruman
  • 12 Swamp
  • 1 Talisman of Creativity
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 The Black Gate
  • 1 The Great Goblin
  • 1 Victimize
  • 1 Witch-king of Angmar