Simply amass saruman by Ismur

Format: Commander

Commander: Saruman, the White Hand

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 28

Deck overview

This Grixis Spellslinger deck uses Saruman, the White Hand to convert noncreature spells into a towering Orc Army. By casting cantrips, removal, and mana rocks, the deck grows a single massive creature while triggering passive burn effects like Fiery Inscription and Black Waltz No. 3. Evasion tools such as The Black Gate, Shadowspear, and My Precious ensure the Army punches through blockers, while Chandra's Ignition turns the creature's high power into a one-sided board wipe and lethal table burn. The deck supports this aggressive mid-game clock with flexible interaction, including efficient counterspells and removal spells that trigger Saruman upon resolution. Backup engines such as Sauron, the Dark Lord and Archmage of Runes provide steady card advantage and alternative win conditions if Saruman is removed. With solid resilience from The Ozolith and equipment, the deck reliably closes games between Turns 6 and 8.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
• 1 Arcane Denial
• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Archmage of Runes
• 1 Artist's Talent
• 1 Bilbo, Thief in the Night
• 1 Black Waltz No. 3
• 1 Blasphemous Act
• 1 Blightstep Pathway // Searstep Pathway
• 1 Bojuka Bog
• 1 Bothersome Noisemaker
• 1 Chandra's Ignition
• 1 Chromatic Lantern
• 1 Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Commander's Sphere
• 1 Consider
• 1 Crumbling Necropolis
• 1 Damnation
• 1 Deep Analysis
• 1 Diabolic Intent
• 1 Dimir Signet
• 1 Dragonskull Summit
• 1 Dreadhorde Invasion
• 1 Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
• 1 Expropriate
• 1 Faithless Looting
• 1 Fall of Cair Andros
• 1 Fateful Discovery
• 1 Fiery Emancipation
• 1 Flame of Anor
• 1 Foreboding Ruins
• 1 Frostboil Snarl
• 1 Gandalf the Grey
• 1 Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape
• 1 Gríma, Saruman's Footman
• 1 Infernal Grasp
• 7 Island
• 1 Izzet Signet
• 1 Lich's Relic
• 1 Lightning Greaves
• 1 Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire
• 1 Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
• 1 Mithril Coat
• 8 Mountain
• 1 My Precious // Allure of Power
• 1 Night's Whisper
• 1 Orcish Bowmasters
• 1 Orcish Medicine
• 1 Palantír of Orthanc
• 1 Rakdos Signet
• 1 Reanimate
• 1 Relic of Sauron
• 1 Ringsight
• 1 Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway
• 1 Roaming Throne
• 1 Rogue's Passage
• 1 Saruman, the White Hand
• 1 Sauron's Ransom
• 1 Sauron, the Dark Lord
• 1 Shadowspear
• 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
• 1 Smoldering Marsh
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Sorcerous Squall
• 1 Spiteful Banditry
• 1 Storm of Saruman
• 1 Sulfur Falls
• 1 Sulfurous Springs
• 1 Summons of Saruman
• 1 Sunken Hollow
• 4 Swamp
• 1 Sword of Wealth and Power
• 1 Terminate
• 1 The Black Gate
• 1 The Ozolith
• 1 The Reaver Cleaver
• 1 Thrill of Possibility
• 1 Tidings of War
• 1 Uncover the Moon-Letters
• 1 Underground River
• 1 Widespread Brutality
• 1 Withering Torment
• 1 Wizard's Staff