Frodo, Sauron's Bane by nvater

Format: Commander

Commander: Frodo, Sauron's Bane

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 46

Deck overview

This deck is a specialized Orzhov Voltron deck helmed by Frodo, Sauron's Bane. The game plan revolves around deploying Frodo on Turn 1, advancing his levels to Scout and Rogue, and reaching Ring temptation level 4 through cards like Call of the Ring and Nazgûl. Once fully upgraded, Frodo's combat damage trigger causes defending players to lose the game on the spot. To ensure Frodo connects safely, the deck pairs redundant unblockable equipment with an extensive suite of 1-mana protection spells and phasing effects. While the deck possesses remarkable single-target lethality and compact mana requirements, it must eliminate opponents one at a time over consecutive turns, exposing its creature-centric engine to multi-turn attrition and board wipes.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Access Tunnel
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Bilbo's Ring
  • 1 Black Market Connections
  • 1 Blacksmith's Skill
  • 1 Bleachbone Verge
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Boromir, Warden of the Tower
  • 1 Brightclimb Pathway // Grimclimb Pathway
  • 1 Brotherhood Regalia
  • 1 Call of the Ring
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Claim the Precious
  • 1 Clever Concealment
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Concealed Courtyard
  • 1 Damn
  • 1 Dark Confidant
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Dauthi Voidwalker
  • 1 Deadly Dispute
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Despark
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Frodo, Sauron's Bane
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Giver of Runes
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Hall of the Bandit Lord
  • 1 Imp's Mischief
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Loran's Escape
  • 1 Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
  • 1 Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Minas Tirith
  • 1 Mother of Runes
  • 5 Nazgûl
  • 1 Night's Whisper
  • 1 Now for Wrath, Now for Ruin!
  • 1 One Ring to Rule Them All
  • 1 Open the Armory
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Plaza of Heroes
  • 1 Plumb the Forbidden
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Prismatic Vista
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Rebuff the Wicked
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Sam's Desperate Rescue
  • 1 Sejiri Shelter // Sejiri Glacier
  • 1 Selfless Spirit
  • 1 Shadowy Backstreet
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Shizo, Death's Storehouse
  • 1 Sign in Blood
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Silent Clearing
  • 1 Skrelv, Defector Mite
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Slip On the Ring
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Springleaf Drum
  • 1 Steelshaper's Gift
  • 1 Stoneforge Mystic
  • 1 Surge of Salvation
  • 5 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 The Black Breath
  • 1 The Black Gate
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Trailblazer's Boots
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Whispersilk Cloak