Sauron's Dark Reign by smahon90

Format: Commander

Commander: Sauron, the Dark Lord

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 35

Deck overview

This deck is an Amass and Wraith midrange strategy commanded by Sauron, the Dark Lord. Its primary game plan revolves around deploying Sauron on Turn 5, using opponents' spells to rapidly grow a massive Orc Army token. Once combat begins, connected attacks trigger the Ring tempts you mechanic, allowing the pilot to discard spent hands and draw four fresh cards each turn cycle. This massive card velocity fuels spellcasting payoffs, board control, and creature buffs. Supported by nine copies of Nazgûl and Lord of the Nazgûl, the deck transitions seamlessly between tall Army beats and wide Wraith tokens with menace. Built-in Ward protection on Sauron shields the central engine from spot removal, while efficient Grixis interaction keeps opposing threats in check. The deck closes games around Turn 8 through overwhelming combat damage powered by Assault on Osgiliath, trample enablers, and scaling Wraith power.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Anger
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archmage Emeritus
  • 1 Assault on Osgiliath
  • 1 Barad-dûr
  • 1 Bitter Downfall
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Shelters All
  • 1 Call of the Ring
  • 1 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 Claim the Precious
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Consider
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Crumbling Necropolis
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Dunland Crebain
  • 1 Fiery Inscription
  • 1 Flame of Anor
  • 1 Foray of Orcs
  • 1 Foreboding Ruins
  • 1 Frostboil Snarl
  • 1 Gandalf the Grey
  • 1 Glorious Gale
  • 1 Goblin Electromancer
  • 1 Gorbag of Minas Morgul
  • 1 Grishnákh, Brash Instigator
  • 1 Gríma Wormtongue
  • 1 Guttersnipe
  • 1 In the Darkness Bind Them
  • 1 Invade the City
  • 4 Island
  • 1 Lord of the Nazgûl
  • 1 March from the Black Gate
  • 1 Maskwood Nexus
  • 1 Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
  • 1 Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
  • 1 Mines of Moria
  • 1 Mordor Muster
  • 1 Moria Marauder
  • 1 Moria Scavenger
  • 1 Mount Doom
  • 7 Mountain
  • 9 Nazgûl
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 One Ring to Rule Them All
  • 1 Orcish Bowmasters
  • 1 Orcish Medicine
  • 1 Orcish Siegemaster
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Relic of Sauron
  • 1 Ringsight
  • 1 Saruman the White
  • 1 Saruman's Trickery
  • 1 Saruman, the White Hand
  • 1 Sauron's Ransom
  • 1 Sauron, Lord of the Rings
  • 1 Sauron, the Dark Lord
  • 1 Sauron, the Necromancer
  • 1 Smoldering Marsh
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sulfur Falls
  • 1 Sulfurous Springs
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 6 Swamp
  • 1 Swarming of Moria
  • 1 The Balrog of Moria
  • 1 The Balrog, Durin's Bane
  • 1 The Black Gate
  • 1 The Mouth of Sauron
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Turbulent Springs
  • 1 Uglúk of the White Hand
  • 1 Warg Rider
  • 1 Witch-king of Angmar
  • 1 Witch-king, Sky Scourge