sAURON aCTUAL by DrSchakall

Format: Commander

Commander: Sauron, the Dark Lord

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 41

Deck overview

This Grixis deck leverages Sauron, the Dark Lord to helm a powerful midrange strategy built around the Ring Temptation mechanic and the unique rule permitting nine copies of Nazgûl. Early turns focus on establishing mana rocks and fixing colors to deploy Sauron on turn 5. Sauron's ward ability taxes opponent removal while turning opposing spellcasts into an ever-growing Orc Army. When an Army connects in combat, the Ring tempts you, discarding your hand to draw four fresh cards and triggering +1/+1 counter placement across all Wraiths. The deck closes games around turn 8 using evasive enablers like Herald of Secret Streams and Wonder, or massive burn spells like Chandra's Ignition and All Will Be One. Robust interaction and protection spells keep the engine running smoothly against diverse pods.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Aetherize
• 1 All Will Be One
• 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Baleful Mastery
• 1 Barad-dûr
• 1 Blasphemous Act
• 1 Bolt Bend
• 1 Call of the Ring
• 1 Chandra's Ignition
• 1 Changeling Outcast
• 1 Chaos Warp
• 1 Choked Estuary
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Cool but Rude
• 1 Counterspell
• 1 Crumbling Necropolis
• 1 Dack Fayden
• 1 Dark Ritual
• 1 Darkslick Shores
• 1 Darkwater Catacombs
• 1 Dimir Signet
• 1 Dragonskull Summit
• 1 Exotic Orchard
• 1 Feed the Swarm
• 1 Fell the Profane // Fell Mire
• 1 Fellwar Stone
• 1 Foreboding Ruins
• 1 Graven Cairns
• 1 Herald of Secret Streams
• 1 In the Darkness Bind Them
• 4 Island
• 1 Kazuul's Fury // Kazuul's Cliffs
• 1 Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of Ruin
• 1 Lazotep Plating
• 1 Lórien Revealed
• 1 Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
• 1 Mithril Coat
• 3 Mountain
• 1 My Precious // Allure of Power
• 1 Mystic Remora
• 9 Nazgûl
• 1 Orcish Bowmasters
• 1 Palantír of Orthanc
• 1 Path of Ancestry
• 1 Propaganda
• 1 Reality Shift
• 1 Relic of Sauron
• 1 Reliquary Tower
• 1 Ringsight
• 1 Sam's Desperate Rescue
• 1 Saruman's Trickery
• 1 Sauron, Lord of the Rings
• 1 Sauron, the Dark Lord
• 1 Self-Destruct
• 1 Shadowblood Ridge
• 1 Shadowspear
• 1 Smaug, Wicked Worm
• 1 Smoldering Marsh
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Soothing of Sméagol
• 1 Steam Vents
• 1 Sulfur Falls
• 1 Sulfurous Springs
• 1 Sunken Hollow
• 1 Sunken Ruins
• 6 Swamp
• 1 Tainted Isle
• 1 Talisman of Dominance
• 1 Talisman of Indulgence
• 1 Temur Battle Rage
• 1 The Great Goblin
• 1 The One Ring
• 1 The Reaver Cleaver
• 1 Thriving Moor
• 1 Toxic Deluge
• 1 Troll of Khazad-dûm
• 1 Underground River
• 1 Victimize
• 1 Whip of Erebos
• 1 Witch-king of Angmar
• 1 Wonder