sarumans baby goblins by user7248353

Format: Commander

Commander: Saruman, the White Hand

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 29

Deck overview

This deck is a hybrid Grixis spellslinger and Goblin tribal strategy led by Saruman, the White Hand. The primary game plan deploys Saruman on Turn 4, then casts noncreature spells such as counterspells, cantrips, and removal to rapidly amass a massive Orc Army creature token. Saruman provides built-in ward {2} to shield the Army and supporting Goblins from spot removal. Damage amplification from Isengard Unleashed and board control from Widespread Brutality enable the Army to knock out opponents through combat starting around Turn 6. As an alternate path, Krenko, Mob Boss and synergistic Goblins provide a wide token-swarm strategy that functions independently of the commander. The deck features strong stack interaction and protection, though it is vulnerable to mass creature bounce and sweepers.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aether Syphon
  • 1 Angrath, Captain of Chaos
  • 1 Annul
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Azog, Moria's Ruin
  • 1 Battle Squadron
  • 1 Bolg's Company
  • 1 Boneclub Berserker
  • 1 Borne Upon a Wind
  • 1 Bothersome Noisemaker
  • 1 Cascade Bluffs
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Consign to Memory
  • 1 Consult the Star Charts
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cryogen Relic
  • 1 Dark Confidant
  • 1 Deceive the Messenger
  • 1 Depower
  • 1 Distant Melody
  • 1 Fearsome Goblin Pair
  • 1 Foray of Orcs
  • 1 Gathering of Darkness
  • 1 Gitaxian Probe
  • 1 Glorious Gale
  • 1 Goblin Matron
  • 1 Goblin Motivator
  • 1 Goblin-town Flunkies
  • 1 Gorbag of Minas Morgul
  • 1 Hobgoblin Bandit Lord
  • 1 Isengard Unleashed
  • 10 Island
  • 1 Jace, Unraveler of Secrets
  • 1 Krenko, Mob Boss
  • 1 Lazotep Plating
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Loki, God of Mischief
  • 1 Misty Mountains Raider
  • 1 Mogg Salvage
  • 1 Mordor Muster
  • 1 Mordor Trebuchet
  • 9 Mountain
  • 1 Muddle the Mixture
  • 1 Orcish Medicine
  • 1 Preordain
  • 1 Pull from the Grave
  • 1 Rage into the Valley
  • 1 Riverpyre Verge
  • 1 Rundvelt Hordemaster
  • 1 Saruman the White
  • 1 Saruman's Trickery
  • 1 Saruman, the White Hand
  • 1 Sauron, Lord of the Rings
  • 1 Shakedown Heavy
  • 1 Shipwreck Marsh
  • 1 Shivan Reef
  • 1 Skirk Prospector
  • 1 Smoldering Marsh
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spell Pierce
  • 1 Stock Up
  • 1 Submerge
  • 1 Sulfur Falls
  • 10 Swamp
  • 1 Swarming of Moria
  • 1 Teferi's Ageless Insight
  • 1 Tezzeret's Gambit
  • 1 The Great Goblin
  • 1 The Torment of Gollum
  • 1 Uglúk of the White Hand
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Well of Ideas
  • 1 Widespread Brutality
  • 1 Wizard's Retort