Saruman a billion

Format: Commander

Commander: Saruman, the White Hand

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

This is a Grixis 'noncreature spells matter' deck built around Saruman, the White Hand. The commander turns every instant, sorcery, and enchantment into Army counters, while a supporting cast of Wizards-Coruscation Mage, Black Waltz No. 3, and Transpose tokens-drains all opponents. Harmonic Prodigy, Roaming Throne, and Veyran multiply amass and noncreature triggers, so a few spells can create a lethal Army. The normal finish is a huge Army plus Chandra's Ignition or Soul Immolation; pings and hasty Gogo attacks soften or close out games. It has a strong interactive shell with five counterspells and many cheap answers, letting it control the table while developing its board.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 All Will Be One
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archmage Emeritus
  • 1 Black Mage's Rod
  • 1 Black Market Connections
  • 1 Black Waltz No. 3
  • 1 Blazemire Verge
  • 1 Blightstep Pathway // Searstep Pathway
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Bloodsoaked Insight // Sanguine Morass
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Chandra's Ignition
  • 1 Circle of Power
  • 1 Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cornered by Black Mages
  • 1 Coruscation Mage
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Decorum Dissertation
  • 1 Dimir Signet
  • 1 Dying Wish
  • 1 Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
  • 1 Eruth, Tormented Prophet
  • 1 Essence Harvest
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fell the Profane // Fell Mire
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Flame of Anor
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Glamdring, Foe-hammer // Gleam of Death
  • 1 Gleeful Arsonist
  • 1 Glimpse the Impossible
  • 1 Gloomlake Verge
  • 1 Gogo, Mysterious Mime
  • 1 Grab the Prize
  • 1 Harmonic Prodigy
  • 1 Hex Magic
  • 1 Isengard, Saruman's Fortress
  • 2 Island
  • 1 Izzet Signet
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Jori En, Ruin Diver
  • 1 Kazuul's Fury // Kazuul's Cliffs
  • 1 Kuja, Genome Sorcerer // Trance Kuja, Fate Defied
  • 1 Light Up the Stage
  • 1 Lindblum, Industrial Regency // Mage Siege
  • 1 Luxury Suite
  • 1 Lórien Revealed
  • 1 Midgar, City of Mako // Reactor Raid
  • 1 Mistrise Village
  • 1 Morphic Pool
  • 2 Mountain
  • 1 Multiversal Recruitment
  • 1 My Precious // Allure of Power
  • 1 Night's Whisper
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Quantum Misalignment
  • 1 Rakdos Signet
  • 1 Ral, Crackling Wit
  • 1 Reckless Impulse
  • 1 Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway
  • 1 Riverpyre Verge
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Saruman, the White Hand
  • 1 Saw in Half
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn
  • 1 Shatterskull Smashing // Shatterskull, the Hammer Pass
  • 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
  • 1 Snap
  • 1 Snuff Out
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul Immolation
  • 1 Steam Vents
  • 1 Sundering Eruption // Volcanic Fissure
  • 2 Swamp
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Talisman of Creativity
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Training Center
  • 1 Transpose
  • 1 Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge
  • 1 Veyran, Voice of Duality
  • 1 Vivi Ornitier
  • 1 Vivi's Persistence
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Wayfarer's Bauble
  • 1 Wizard's Lightning
  • 1 Wizard's Retort
  • 1 Wizard's Staff
  • 1 Wrenn's Resolve
  • 1 Xander's Lounge