Saruman of Many Colors (Commander) - Core

Kyle Massa
Jul 11, 2024
The Over/Under - A Review of The Lord of the Rings Commanders
Which Lord of the Rings commanders have been most popular in practice? Kyle reviews his predictions one year on!
Deck Filters
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Exhibition Tidecaller
28%inclusion13 decks47 decks
27%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
21%inclusion9 decks43 decks
17%synergy
Mana Sculpt
8.9%inclusion4 decks45 decks
6%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
8.5%inclusion4 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Flow State
7.0%inclusion3 decks43 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Storm of Saruman
65%inclusion226 decks350 decks
63%synergy
Consuming Aberration
51%inclusion180 decks350 decks
50%synergy
Opt
48%inclusion167 decks350 decks
44%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
45%inclusion158 decks350 decks
44%synergy
Thought Scour
43%inclusion149 decks350 decks
42%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
41%inclusion143 decks350 decks
39%synergy
Singularity Rupture
41%inclusion67 decks163 decks
39%synergy
Press the Enemy
40%inclusion141 decks350 decks
38%synergy
Ruin Crab
39%inclusion138 decks350 decks
38%synergy
The Water Crystal
40%inclusion70 decks177 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
59%inclusion208 decks350 decks
-8%synergy
Frantic Search
50%inclusion176 decks350 decks
32%synergy
Path to Exile
49%inclusion170 decks350 decks
6%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
48%inclusion168 decks350 decks
31%synergy
Brainstorm
47%inclusion164 decks350 decks
30%synergy
Void Rend
43%inclusion149 decks350 decks
8%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
40%inclusion139 decks350 decks
34%synergy
Drown in the Loch
39%inclusion137 decks350 decks
37%synergy
Counterspell
37%inclusion131 decks350 decks
-5%synergy
Consider
37%inclusion130 decks350 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
16%inclusion56 decks350 decks
9%synergy
Farewell
6.9%inclusion24 decks350 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
The Council of Four
35%inclusion122 decks350 decks
32%synergy
Saruman the White
31%inclusion109 decks350 decks
31%synergy
Alisaie Leveilleur
29%inclusion51 decks178 decks
20%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
29%inclusion100 decks350 decks
23%synergy
Alphinaud Leveilleur
26%inclusion47 decks178 decks
19%synergy
Uthros Psionicist
23%inclusion37 decks161 decks
22%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
22%inclusion77 decks350 decks
22%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
21%inclusion74 decks350 decks
21%synergy
Baleful Strix
21%inclusion72 decks350 decks
0%synergy
The Mindskinner
19%inclusion61 decks320 decks
18%synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
17%inclusion61 decks350 decks
17%synergy
Archmage of Runes
17%inclusion49 decks288 decks
16%synergy
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins
17%inclusion59 decks350 decks
17%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
17%inclusion34 decks206 decks
16%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
16%inclusion55 decks350 decks
15%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
16%inclusion55 decks350 decks
15%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
15%inclusion54 decks350 decks
2%synergy
Lord of the Nazgûl
15%inclusion54 decks350 decks
15%synergy
Halo Forager
15%inclusion52 decks350 decks
14%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
14%inclusion50 decks350 decks
12%synergy
Lavinia, Foil to Conspiracy
14%inclusion49 decks350 decks
13%synergy
Firja, Judge of Valor
12%inclusion43 decks350 decks
12%synergy
Shadow Kin
12%inclusion42 decks350 decks
12%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
12%inclusion42 decks350 decks
11%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
11%inclusion40 decks350 decks
11%synergy
Pelargir Survivor
11%inclusion40 decks350 decks
11%synergy
Ledger Shredder
11%inclusion39 decks350 decks
2%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
11%inclusion38 decks350 decks
10%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
10%inclusion36 decks350 decks
4%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
10%inclusion35 decks350 decks
10%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
10%inclusion34 decks350 decks
6%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
9.1%inclusion32 decks350 decks
8%synergy
High Fae Trickster
9.1%inclusion26 decks287 decks
5%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
8.9%inclusion31 decks350 decks
-1%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
8.6%inclusion30 decks350 decks
7%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
8.6%inclusion30 decks350 decks
8%synergy
Thief of Sanity
8.6%inclusion30 decks350 decks
6%synergy
Torrential Gearhulk
8.6%inclusion30 decks350 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.0%inclusion28 decks350 decks
5%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
8.0%inclusion28 decks350 decks
8%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
7.7%inclusion27 decks350 decks
8%synergy
Wizards of Thay
7.7%inclusion27 decks350 decks
8%synergy
Oji, the Exquisite Blade
7.7%inclusion27 decks350 decks
7%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
7.7%inclusion27 decks350 decks
7%synergy
Clarion Spirit
7.7%inclusion27 decks350 decks
8%synergy
Tomb of Horrors Adventurer
7.4%inclusion26 decks350 decks
6%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
7.4%inclusion26 decks350 decks
6%synergy
Hostage Taker
7.1%inclusion25 decks350 decks
5%synergy
Witch Enchanter
6.9%inclusion24 decks350 decks
0%synergy
The Dawning Archaic
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
35%inclusion124 decks350 decks
15%synergy
Memory Plunder
33%inclusion116 decks350 decks
32%synergy
Dig Through Time
33%inclusion116 decks350 decks
27%synergy
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion87 decks350 decks
5%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
24%inclusion83 decks350 decks
-2%synergy
Snap
23%inclusion79 decks350 decks
21%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion78 decks350 decks
6%synergy
Into the Story
22%inclusion77 decks350 decks
20%synergy
Dovin's Veto
21%inclusion72 decks350 decks
-6%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
19%inclusion68 decks350 decks
15%synergy
Visions of Beyond
18%inclusion63 decks350 decks
18%synergy
Rewind
17%inclusion60 decks350 decks
12%synergy
Saruman's Trickery
17%inclusion58 decks350 decks
16%synergy
Despark
17%inclusion58 decks350 decks
1%synergy
Generous Gift
16%inclusion57 decks350 decks
2%synergy
Mortify
15%inclusion53 decks350 decks
6%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15%inclusion52 decks350 decks
10%synergy
Unwind
15%inclusion51 decks350 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
14%inclusion48 decks350 decks
-14%synergy
Fact or Fiction
12%inclusion42 decks350 decks
8%synergy
Didn't Say Please
12%inclusion42 decks350 decks
11%synergy
Drown in Dreams
12%inclusion42 decks350 decks
12%synergy
Reenact the Crime
11%inclusion40 decks350 decks
11%synergy
Counterpoint
11%inclusion39 decks350 decks
10%synergy
See Double
10%inclusion36 decks350 decks
10%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
10%inclusion36 decks350 decks
9%synergy
Reprieve
10%inclusion35 decks350 decks
9%synergy
Archive Trap
9.4%inclusion33 decks350 decks
9%synergy
Inkshield
9.4%inclusion33 decks350 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.9%inclusion31 decks350 decks
0%synergy
Aetherize
8.9%inclusion31 decks350 decks
5%synergy
Siphon Insight
8.9%inclusion31 decks350 decks
8%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
8.3%inclusion29 decks350 decks
1%synergy
Fracture
8.0%inclusion28 decks350 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.4%inclusion26 decks350 decks
-6%synergy
Swan Song
7.4%inclusion26 decks350 decks
-13%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.1%inclusion25 decks350 decks
5%synergy
Silundi Vision
6.9%inclusion24 decks350 decks
6%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
6.3%inclusion6 decks95 decks
6%synergy
Focus the Mind
6.1%inclusion12 decks198 decks
6%synergy
Disenchant
6.0%inclusion21 decks350 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
5.7%inclusion20 decks350 decks
3%synergy
Mystic Confluence
5.7%inclusion20 decks350 decks
5%synergy
Snuff Out
5.4%inclusion19 decks350 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Maddening Cacophony
37%inclusion130 decks350 decks
36%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
36%inclusion125 decks350 decks
35%synergy
Fractured Sanity
35%inclusion124 decks350 decks
35%synergy
Preordain
32%inclusion113 decks350 decks
27%synergy
Ponder
32%inclusion112 decks350 decks
23%synergy
Treasure Cruise
28%inclusion98 decks350 decks
25%synergy
Windfall
28%inclusion97 decks350 decks
15%synergy
Extract from Darkness
27%inclusion96 decks350 decks
27%synergy
Supreme Verdict
23%inclusion82 decks350 decks
9%synergy
Ringsight
20%inclusion71 decks350 decks
19%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion67 decks350 decks
3%synergy
Shadow of the Enemy
19%inclusion65 decks350 decks
18%synergy
Mind Grind
18%inclusion63 decks350 decks
18%synergy
Space-Time Anomaly
17%inclusion28 decks161 decks
16%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
16%inclusion56 decks350 decks
13%synergy
Dream Harvest
15%inclusion15 decks99 decks
14%synergy
Damn
15%inclusion51 decks350 decks
-6%synergy
Time Wipe
13%inclusion44 decks350 decks
6%synergy
Lórien Revealed
13%inclusion44 decks350 decks
10%synergy
Birthday Escape
12%inclusion41 decks350 decks
12%synergy
Cut Your Losses
11%inclusion38 decks350 decks
10%synergy
Austere Command
11%inclusion37 decks350 decks
2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
11%inclusion37 decks350 decks
-9%synergy
Treason of Isengard
10%inclusion36 decks350 decks
10%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
10%inclusion35 decks350 decks
10%synergy
Traumatize
10%inclusion35 decks350 decks
10%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
10%inclusion34 decks350 decks
8%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
9.3%inclusion19 decks204 decks
9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
9.1%inclusion32 decks350 decks
6%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
9.1%inclusion32 decks350 decks
9%synergy
Deep Analysis
8.6%inclusion30 decks350 decks
7%synergy
Serum Visions
8.3%inclusion29 decks350 decks
7%synergy
Spelltwine
8.0%inclusion28 decks350 decks
8%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
7.4%inclusion26 decks350 decks
7%synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
6.9%inclusion24 decks350 decks
7%synergy
Surrounded by Orcs
6.6%inclusion23 decks350 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.6%inclusion23 decks350 decks
4%synergy
Bond of Insight
6.3%inclusion22 decks350 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Heist
6.3%inclusion22 decks350 decks
6%synergy
Mind Funeral
6.3%inclusion22 decks350 decks
6%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
5.4%inclusion19 decks350 decks
5%synergy
Claim the Precious
5.4%inclusion19 decks350 decks
5%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
5.4%inclusion19 decks350 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindcrank
23%inclusion82 decks350 decks
21%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
21%inclusion73 decks350 decks
20%synergy
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
20%inclusion71 decks350 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion67 decks350 decks
12%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
15%inclusion54 decks350 decks
14%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
12%inclusion28 decks242 decks
11%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
11%inclusion39 decks350 decks
11%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
10%inclusion36 decks350 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.9%inclusion31 decks350 decks
-15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.6%inclusion30 decks350 decks
-14%synergy
Synthesis Pod
8.3%inclusion29 decks350 decks
8%synergy
Altar of the Brood
8.0%inclusion28 decks350 decks
7%synergy
Glamdring
6.0%inclusion21 decks350 decks
6%synergy
Strionic Resonator
6.0%inclusion21 decks350 decks
3%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.1%inclusion18 decks350 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
30%inclusion104 decks350 decks
1%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
28%inclusion99 decks350 decks
27%synergy
Memory Erosion
25%inclusion87 decks350 decks
24%synergy
Monk Class
24%inclusion85 decks350 decks
24%synergy
Ghostly Prison
22%inclusion78 decks350 decks
0%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
17%inclusion60 decks350 decks
17%synergy
As Foretold
16%inclusion55 decks350 decks
13%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
15%inclusion53 decks350 decks
11%synergy
Court of Cunning
13%inclusion46 decks350 decks
12%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
13%inclusion46 decks350 decks
13%synergy
Mind's Dilation
11%inclusion38 decks350 decks
8%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
10%inclusion36 decks350 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion36 decks350 decks
-4%synergy
Fraying Sanity
8.3%inclusion29 decks350 decks
8%synergy
Call of the Ring
7.7%inclusion27 decks350 decks
7%synergy
Shark Typhoon
7.1%inclusion25 decks350 decks
1%synergy
Monologue Tax
7.1%inclusion25 decks350 decks
1%synergy
Animate Dead
6.9%inclusion24 decks350 decks
-3%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
6.9%inclusion24 decks350 decks
1%synergy
The Bath Song
6.9%inclusion24 decks350 decks
6%synergy
Aligned Heart
5.9%inclusion12 decks205 decks
6%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.7%inclusion20 decks350 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Remora
5.4%inclusion19 decks350 decks
-15%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tasha, the Witch Queen
17%inclusion60 decks350 decks
16%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
6.9%inclusion24 decks350 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion103 decks350 decks
-5%synergy
Bojuka Bog
21%inclusion75 decks350 decks
-5%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
21%inclusion37 decks178 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
15%inclusion53 decks350 decks
11%synergy
Rivendell
12%inclusion42 decks350 decks
10%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
11%inclusion37 decks350 decks
10%synergy
Barad-dûr
10%inclusion34 decks350 decks
9%synergy
Restless Reef
8.9%inclusion31 decks350 decks
8%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
8.0%inclusion28 decks350 decks
7%synergy
Minas Tirith
6.3%inclusion22 decks350 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.4%inclusion19 decks350 decks
-2%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
5.1%inclusion18 decks350 decks
5%synergy
Great Hall of the Citadel
5.1%inclusion18 decks350 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion310 decks350 decks
1%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion280 decks350 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion176 decks350 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Signet
46%inclusion161 decks350 decks
16%synergy
Azorius Signet
43%inclusion151 decks350 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Progress
43%inclusion150 decks350 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
39%inclusion138 decks350 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
36%inclusion127 decks350 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
35%inclusion121 decks350 decks
-10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
29%inclusion101 decks350 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion95 decks350 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion90 decks350 decks
14%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
17%inclusion61 decks350 decks
5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
12%inclusion17 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Worn Powerstone
11%inclusion40 decks350 decks
10%synergy
Thran Dynamo
11%inclusion38 decks350 decks
7%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion38 decks350 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
10%inclusion35 decks350 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.0%inclusion21 decks350 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion345 decks350 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion341 decks350 decks
6%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion339 decks350 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion310 decks350 decks
-4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
63%inclusion222 decks350 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
59%inclusion208 decks350 decks
20%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
59%inclusion206 decks350 decks
5%synergy
Prairie Stream
55%inclusion194 decks350 decks
15%synergy
Glacial Fortress
48%inclusion168 decks350 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
47%inclusion165 decks350 decks
9%synergy
Isolated Chapel
40%inclusion141 decks350 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
37%inclusion128 decks350 decks
12%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
31%inclusion109 decks350 decks
17%synergy
Raffine's Tower
29%inclusion103 decks350 decks
-11%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
28%inclusion99 decks350 decks
-23%synergy
Underground River
28%inclusion98 decks350 decks
-7%synergy
Watery Grave
28%inclusion98 decks350 decks
-23%synergy
Caves of Koilos
28%inclusion97 decks350 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
27%inclusion96 decks350 decks
12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
27%inclusion96 decks350 decks
0%synergy
Choked Estuary
27%inclusion93 decks350 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Deceit
26%inclusion90 decks350 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
26%inclusion90 decks350 decks
13%synergy
Port Town
25%inclusion89 decks350 decks
8%synergy
Godless Shrine
25%inclusion89 decks350 decks
-26%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion88 decks350 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Silence
25%inclusion88 decks350 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion85 decks350 decks
17%synergy
Azorius Chancery
24%inclusion84 decks350 decks
11%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
23%inclusion82 decks350 decks
3%synergy
Sea of Clouds
23%inclusion81 decks350 decks
-12%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
22%inclusion78 decks350 decks
-10%synergy
Deserted Beach
22%inclusion78 decks350 decks
1%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
20%inclusion70 decks350 decks
5%synergy
Morphic Pool
19%inclusion67 decks350 decks
-14%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
17%inclusion59 decks350 decks
2%synergy
Vault of Champions
16%inclusion57 decks350 decks
-16%synergy
Polluted Delta
16%inclusion57 decks350 decks
-22%synergy
Flooded Strand
16%inclusion57 decks350 decks
-22%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15%inclusion52 decks350 decks
10%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
15%inclusion51 decks350 decks
-1%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
14%inclusion49 decks350 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion46 decks350 decks
-23%synergy
Obscura Storefront
12%inclusion43 decks350 decks
3%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
12%inclusion42 decks350 decks
-5%synergy
Tranquil Cove
11%inclusion40 decks350 decks
5%synergy
Dismal Backwater
11%inclusion39 decks350 decks
5%synergy
Scoured Barrens
11%inclusion37 decks350 decks
4%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
10%inclusion32 decks323 decks
-1%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion34 decks350 decks
-1%synergy