New Sauron Commander by mjaspike

Format: Commander

Commander: Sauron, the Dark Lord

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 38

Deck overview

This deck is a Grixis midrange strategy led by Sauron, the Dark Lord. It leverages the Amass Orcs mechanic, Ring-tempting triggers, and a redundant core of nine Nazgûl. During the opening turns, the deck deploys two-mana acceleration such as Arcane Signet and Dimir Signet alongside setup engines like Call of the Ring. On Turn 5, it casts Sauron, whose formidable Ward ability demands the sacrifice of a legendary permanent from anyone attempting to target him. Opponents casting spells rapidly build an enormous Orc Army token. On Turn 6, attacking with the Army triggers the Ring tempting, activating Sauron's ability to discard your hand and draw four fresh cards each turn. This massive card velocity fuels graveyard synergies with Wonder and Anger, reanimation spells, and direct damage engines like All Will Be One. The deck closes games around Turn 8 through overwhelming combat damage and burn.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 All Will Be One
  • 1 Anger
  • 1 Arcane Denial
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archfiend of Ifnir
  • 1 Barad-dûr
  • 1 Birthday Escape
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Book of Mazarbul
  • 1 Call of the Ring
  • 1 Choked Estuary
  • 1 Claim the Precious
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commander's Sphere
  • 1 Corsairs of Umbar
  • 1 Crumbling Necropolis
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Desolate Lighthouse
  • 1 Dimir Signet
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Drowned Catacomb
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Faithless Looting
  • 1 Feed the Swarm
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Foreboding Ruins
  • 1 Frostboil Snarl
  • 1 Gollum, Patient Plotter
  • 1 Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
  • 1 Grishnákh, Brash Instigator
  • 1 In the Darkness Bind Them
  • 6 Island
  • 1 Izzet Signet
  • 1 Lord of the Nazgûl
  • 1 March from the Black Gate
  • 1 Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
  • 1 Moria Scavenger
  • 1 Mount Doom
  • 6 Mountain
  • 9 Nazgûl
  • 1 Nightscape Familiar
  • 1 Notion Thief
  • 1 One Ring to Rule Them All
  • 1 Orcish Bowmasters
  • 1 Orcish Medicine
  • 1 Orcish Siegemaster
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Rakdos Signet
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Relic of Sauron
  • 1 Ringsight
  • 1 Ringwraiths
  • 1 Saruman's Trickery
  • 1 Saruman, the White Hand
  • 1 Sauron, Lord of the Rings
  • 1 Sauron, the Dark Lord
  • 1 Sauron, the Necromancer
  • 1 Smoldering Marsh
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soothing of Sméagol
  • 1 Stitch Together
  • 1 Sulfur Falls
  • 1 Summons of Saruman
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 6 Swamp
  • 1 The Balrog of Moria
  • 1 The Black Gate
  • 1 The Great Goblin
  • 1 The Mouth of Sauron
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Treason of Isengard
  • 1 Witch-king of Angmar
  • 1 Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
  • 1 Witch-king, Sky Scourge
  • 1 Wonder
  • 1 Worn Powerstone