Saruman of Many Colors (Commander) - Budget Core

Kyle Massa
Jul 11, 2024
The Over/Under - A Review of The Lord of the Rings Commanders
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Opt
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
50%synergy
Press the Enemy
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
41%synergy
Negate
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
41%synergy
Highspire Bell-Ringer
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
35%synergy
Consuming Aberration
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Storm of Saruman
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Consider
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
32%synergy
Saruman the White
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Thought Scour
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Into the Story
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Top Cards
Frantic Search
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Despark
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Mortify
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Rewind
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
29%synergy
Treasure Cruise
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
-39%synergy
The Council of Four
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Ringsight
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Prince Imrahil the Fair
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Pelargir Survivor
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
21%synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Ruin Crab
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Uthros Psionicist
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
18%synergy
Alisaie Leveilleur
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Alphinaud Leveilleur
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Firja, Judge of Valor
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Sharkey, Tyrant of the Shire
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-3%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Halo Forager
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Baleful Strix
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
The Mindskinner
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Leonardo, Cutting Edge
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Splinter, Radical Rat
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Sunstar Lightsmith
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
12%synergy
Shark Shredder, Killer Clone
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Donatello, Gadget Master
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Turncoat Kunoichi
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Hope Estheim
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Geyser Drake
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Shadow Kin
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Dunland Crebain
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Frodo, Sauron's Bane
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Torrential Gearhulk
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Lavinia, Foil to Conspiracy
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Voracious Tome-Skimmer
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Dreadhound
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Ethereal Forager
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Krydle of Baldur's Gate
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Clarion Spirit
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Gríma Wormtongue
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Brineborn Cutthroat
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Meneldor, Swift Savior
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Didn't Say Please
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
25%synergy
See Double
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Dig Through Time
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Counterspell
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-19%synergy
Disenchant
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Unwind
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Focus the Mind
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
17%synergy
Memory Plunder
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Brainstorm
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Void Rend
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-18%synergy
Snap
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Path to Exile
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-25%synergy
Drown in the Loch
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Saruman's Trickery
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Quicken
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Murder
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Siphon Insight
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Isolation at Orthanc
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Deceive the Messenger
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Behold the Multiverse
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Reenact the Crime
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Counterpoint
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Hurl into History
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Psychic Strike
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Hithlain Knots
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Forceful Denial
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Return to Dust
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Dark Ritual
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-12%synergy
Thought Collapse
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Dispel
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
You Cannot Pass!
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Thirst for Knowledge
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Jwari Disruption
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Baleful Mastery
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Death Rattle
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Shore Up
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Drown in Dreams
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Dream Twist
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Nasty End
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Unsummon
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Generous Gift
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Glorious Gale
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Devious Cover-Up
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Reprieve
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Spider-Sense
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Hide on the Ceiling
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Birthday Escape
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Singularity Rupture
25%inclusion4 decks16 decks
23%synergy
Bond of Insight
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Extract from Darkness
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Preordain
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Time Wipe
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Deep Analysis
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Fractured Sanity
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Austere Command
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Serum Visions
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Pilfered Plans
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Shadow Summoning
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
10%synergy
Space-Time Anomaly
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
11%synergy
Leonardo's Technique
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Duress
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Mordor Muster
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Shadow of the Enemy
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Cut Your Losses
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Treason of Isengard
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Claim the Precious
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Windfall
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Fell
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Painful Truths
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Cut a Deal
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Day of Black Sun
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Beyond the Quiet
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Relm's Sketching
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Poison the Waters
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Flood of Recollection
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Sleight of Hand
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Mind Spiral
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Command the Dreadhorde
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Mind Sculpt
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Rise from the Grave
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Forever Young
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Coerced Confession
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Predators' Hour
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Lash of the Balrog
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Surrounded by Orcs
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Compelling Argument
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Water Crystal
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
16%synergy
Synthesis Pod
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
7%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Cryogen Relic
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Millstone
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Stone of Erech
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Grindstone
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Wishing Well
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Monk Class
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
As Foretold
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
The Bath Song
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Banishing Light
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Ninja Teen
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
March from the Black Gate
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Founding the Third Path
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Intimidation Campaign
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Fraying Sanity
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Shark Typhoon
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Trapped in the Screen
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Sheltered by Ghosts
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Aligned Heart
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Sugar Coat
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Oath of the Grey Host
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Wizard Class
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Swarm Intelligence
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Planar Disruption
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Prison Realm
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Righteous War
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Jace's Erasure
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Telepathy
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Rogue Class
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
The Trickster-God's Heist
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Realmbreaker's Grasp
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Borrowed Time
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Call of the Ring
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Witness Protection
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Fall of the First Civilization
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Patient Rebuilding
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Propaganda
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-23%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-20%synergy
Great Hall of the Citadel
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
The Surgical Bay
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Bojuka Bog
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-18%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Arch of Orazca
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
The Fair Basilica
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Barad-dûr
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
69%inclusion24 decks35 decks
-19%synergy
Sol Ring
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
-41%synergy
Orzhov Signet
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Azorius Signet
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Signet
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
-19%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Talisman of Progress
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-21%synergy
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Worn Powerstone
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
-27%synergy
Sky Diamond
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Locket
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Marble Diamond
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Inherited Envelope
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Obelisk of Esper
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Thran Dynamo
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Hedron Archive
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Midnight Clock
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
White Auracite
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
1%synergy
Ether
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Azorius Cluestone
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Locket
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Bandit's Haul
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Victory Chimes
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Firemind Vessel
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Sisay's Ring
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Fractured Powerstone
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Azorius Locket
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion35 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion35 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion35 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Command Tower
71%inclusion25 decks35 decks
-21%synergy
Evolving Wilds
69%inclusion24 decks35 decks
44%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Exotic Orchard
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Sunken Hollow
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Prairie Stream
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Temple of Silence
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Dismal Backwater
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Temple of Deceit
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Port Town
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Isolated Chapel
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-19%synergy
Glacial Fortress
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-23%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Scoured Barrens
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Obscura Storefront
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Choked Estuary
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Azorius Chancery
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Tranquil Cove
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Caves of Koilos
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-24%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-27%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Skybridge Towers
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Desolate Mire
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Jwari Disruption
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Soured Springs
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Murky Sewer
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Command Bridge
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Starting Town
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Fetid Pools
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Meandering River
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Mistvault Bridge
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Fetid Heath
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Lonely Arroyo
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy