Saruman of Many Colors by stepelle

Format: Commander

Commander: Saruman of Many Colors

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 38

Deck overview

This deck is an Esper Spellslinger and Mill Reanimator strategy commanded by Saruman of Many Colors. It blends a reactive control shell with continuous asymmetric graveyard theft. Early turns focus on establishing mana rocks, pillowfort enchantments like Ghostly Prison, and low-cost mill enablers such as Hedron Crab and Mesmeric Orb. Once Saruman of Many Colors enters the battlefield, the deck leverages cheap cantrips to trigger Saruman's second-spell ability on both your turn and opponents' turns, stealing high-impact spells from opposing graveyards at zero mana cost. In the mid-to-late game, the deck pivots into mass reanimation with Breach the Multiverse and Rise of the Dark Realms, or establishes overwhelming board dominance via Hullbreaker Horror and Lord of the Nazgûl. Supported by free interaction and premium removal, the deck controls table tempo while turning opponents' best cards against them.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Alisaie Leveilleur
  • 1 Alphinaud Leveilleur
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archmage Emeritus
  • 1 Archmage of Runes
  • 1 Bender's Waterskin
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Breach the Multiverse
  • 1 Bruvac the Grandiloquent
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Consider
  • 1 Consuming Aberration
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cruel Somnophage // Can't Wake Up
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Deserted Beach
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Drown in the Loch
  • 1 Exhibition Tidecaller
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Gríma, Saruman's Footman
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Hedron Crab
  • 1 Hullbreaker Horror
  • 8 Island
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lord of the Nazgûl
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Mesmeric Orb
  • 1 Mindcrank
  • 1 Mithril Coat
  • 1 Monologue Tax
  • 1 Morphic Pool
  • 1 Mystic Sanctuary
  • 1 Opt
  • 1 Palantír of Orthanc
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 6 Plains
  • 1 Preordain
  • 1 Propaganda
  • 1 Psychic Corrosion
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rise of the Dark Realms
  • 1 Rivendell
  • 1 Ruin Crab
  • 1 Saruman of Many Colors
  • 1 Sea of Clouds
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Shipwreck Marsh
  • 1 Singularity Rupture
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Snapcaster Mage
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Storm of Saruman
  • 1 Supreme Verdict
  • 7 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Temple of the False God
  • 1 The Council of Four
  • 1 The Master of Lake-town
  • 1 The Mindskinner
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 The Water Crystal
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Uthros Psionicist
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Visions of Beyond
  • 1 Void Rend
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Windfall
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
  • 1 Zellix, Sanity Flayer