Wizards/Goblins Amass (1931) by smhufa

Format: Commander

Commander: Saruman, the White Hand

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 32

Deck overview

This deck is a Grixis Spellslinger Midrange strategy helmed by Saruman, the White Hand, focused on converting noncreature spells into a rapidly growing Orc Army token. The mana base leverages standard Talismans, shock lands, and utility ramp to deploy Saruman ahead of curve on turn 3 or 4. Once Saruman is operational, every instant and sorcery enhances board presence while triggering ward protection. Midgame plays revolve around leveraging the Army's size via Chandra's Ignition, Assault on Osgiliath, or evasion granters like Orcish Siegemaster and Corsairs of Umbar. Defensive free interaction such as Deflecting Swat, Deadly Rollick, and Force of Negation protects Saruman during critical deployment windows. While the list lacks infinite combos, it steadily generates substantial combat pressure, token burn with The Great Goblin, and burst damage to close out games by turn 8.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Assault on Osgiliath
  • 1 Azog, Moria's Ruin
  • 1 Barad-dûr
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Bothersome Noisemaker
  • 1 Chandra's Ignition
  • 1 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Corsairs of Umbar
  • 1 Crumbling Necropolis
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Defense Grid
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Dire Fleet Ravager
  • 1 Down, Down to Goblin-town
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Dreadhorde Invasion
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fall of Cair Andros
  • 1 Fearsome Goblin Pair
  • 1 Feed the Swarm
  • 1 Flame of Anor
  • 1 Fling
  • 1 Foray of Orcs
  • 1 Force of Negation
  • 1 Gathering of Darkness
  • 1 Glamdring, Foe-hammer // Gleam of Death
  • 1 Goblin Electromancer
  • 1 Goblin Matron
  • 1 Goblin Recruiter
  • 1 Goblin-town Flunkies
  • 1 Gorbag of Minas Morgul
  • 1 Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
  • 1 Grishnákh, Brash Instigator
  • 1 Guttersnipe
  • 1 Harmonic Prodigy
  • 1 Haunted Ridge
  • 2 Island
  • 1 Lazotep Plating
  • 1 Luxury Suite
  • 1 March from the Black Gate
  • 1 Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
  • 1 Mindbreak Trap
  • 1 Misty Mountains Raider
  • 1 Mordor Muster
  • 1 Moria Scavenger
  • 1 Morphic Pool
  • 7 Mountain
  • 1 Nightscape Familiar
  • 1 Orcish Medicine
  • 1 Orcish Siegemaster
  • 1 Pact of Negation
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Rage into the Valley
  • 1 Rakdos Charm
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Relic of Sauron
  • 1 Rhovanion Rampager
  • 1 Ringsight
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Saruman's Trickery
  • 1 Saruman, the White Hand
  • 1 Shipwreck Marsh
  • 1 Snuff Out
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Steam Vents
  • 1 Stormcarved Coast
  • 1 Subtlety
  • 1 Sulfur Falls
  • 1 Summons of Saruman
  • 1 Surrounded by Orcs
  • 8 Swamp
  • 1 Swarming of Moria
  • 1 Talisman of Creativity
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 The Great Goblin
  • 1 Tidings of War
  • 1 Training Center
  • 1 Treason of Isengard
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Wizard's Staff
  • 1 Xander's Lounge