Sauron the Dark Lord by Warlock_enjoyer

Format: Commander

Commander: Sauron, the Dark Lord

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 42

Deck overview

This deck is a high-synergy Grixis midrange build centered on Sauron, the Dark Lord. It uses early ramp and evasive creatures such as Changeling Outcast to establish combat connections that trigger the Ring tempt mechanic. Whenever the Ring tempts you, Sauron allows you to discard your hand and draw four fresh cards, creating exceptional card velocity. This wheel effect powers up nine copies of Nazgûl, triggers board-wide creature suppression via Archfiend of Ifnir, and generates direct damage through All Will Be One and The Great Goblin. Because Sauron continuously amasses Orc armies whenever opponents cast spells, the deck builds significant board presence passively while holding up efficient interaction like Fierce Guardianship, Deadly Rollick, and Mana Drain. Graveyard recursion spells like Living Death and Reanimate turn discarded threats into immediate second-wave pressure, enabling the deck to overwhelm the table in combat across Turns 6 and 7.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aetherize
  • 1 All Will Be One
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archfiend of Ifnir
  • 1 Barad-dûr
  • 1 Bilbo, Retired Burglar
  • 1 Black Market Connections
  • 1 Blazemire Verge
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Bothersome Noisemaker
  • 1 Call of the Ring
  • 1 Changeling Outcast
  • 1 Chasm Skulker
  • 1 Command Beacon
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cool but Rude
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cryptcaller Chariot
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Darkwater Catacombs
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Dimir Aqueduct
  • 1 Dreadhorde Invasion
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Gloomlake Verge
  • 1 Hexing Squelcher
  • 1 Hidden Hideout
  • 1 Infernal Grasp
  • 1 Inherited Envelope
  • 4 Island
  • 1 Lasting Tarfire
  • 1 Living Death
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 March from the Black Gate
  • 1 Maskwood Nexus
  • 1 Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
  • 1 Mistrise Village
  • 1 Monument to Endurance
  • 1 Mount Doom
  • 4 Mountain
  • 9 Nazgûl
  • 1 Norman Osborn // Green Goblin
  • 1 Orcish Bowmasters
  • 1 Orcish Siegemaster
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Phial of Galadriel
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Ringsight
  • 1 Riverpyre Verge
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Saruman, the White Hand
  • 1 Sauron, the Dark Lord
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Shadowspear
  • 1 Shivan Reef
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul Immolation
  • 1 Steam Vents
  • 1 Sulfurous Springs
  • 3 Swamp
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 Taurean Mauler
  • 1 Teferi's Ageless Insight
  • 1 Terminate
  • 1 The Black Gate
  • 1 The Great Goblin
  • 1 The Ozolith
  • 1 Trailblazer's Boots
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Unearth
  • 1 Victimize
  • 1 Warg Rider
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Witch-king of Angmar
  • 1 Wonder
  • 1 Xander's Lounge