Sauron, the Dark Lord (Commander) - Budget Control

Sauron, the Dark Lord
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Bennie Smith
Aug 18, 2026
Bennie Smith
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The Great Goblin
50%inclusion4 decks8 decks
46%synergy
Bothersome Noisemaker
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Smaug, Wicked Worm
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
22%synergy
Tidings of War
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Azog, Moria's Ruin
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Saruman, the White Hand
79%inclusion30 decks38 decks
72%synergy
Call of the Ring
76%inclusion29 decks38 decks
68%synergy
Barad-dûr
68%inclusion26 decks38 decks
61%synergy
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
63%inclusion24 decks38 decks
57%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
61%inclusion23 decks38 decks
57%synergy
Orcish Siegemaster
63%inclusion24 decks38 decks
57%synergy
Sauron, Lord of the Rings
61%inclusion23 decks38 decks
55%synergy
Claim the Precious
58%inclusion22 decks38 decks
54%synergy
Moria Scavenger
58%inclusion22 decks38 decks
53%synergy
The Balrog of Moria
58%inclusion22 decks38 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
71%inclusion27 decks38 decks
26%synergy
Faithless Looting
61%inclusion23 decks38 decks
40%synergy
Feed the Swarm
58%inclusion22 decks38 decks
30%synergy
Summons of Saruman
58%inclusion22 decks38 decks
53%synergy
Anger
55%inclusion21 decks38 decks
44%synergy
Corsairs of Umbar
55%inclusion21 decks38 decks
50%synergy
Ringsight
53%inclusion20 decks38 decks
46%synergy
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
46%synergy
In the Darkness Bind Them
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
44%synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
40%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Underworld Breach
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
The One Ring
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Bilbo, Retired Burglar
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
40%synergy
Grishnákh, Brash Instigator
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
38%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
34%synergy
Lord of the Nazgûl
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
31%synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
34%synergy
Treasure Nabber
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
31%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
29%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
27%synergy
Lazotep Chancellor
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
30%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
26%synergy
Saruman the White
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
26%synergy
Uglúk of the White Hand
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
25%synergy
Warg Rider
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Hostage Taker
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Oliphaunt
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Monstrosity of the Lake
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Gollum, Patient Plotter
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Merciless Executioner
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Wonder
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Changeling Outcast
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Dunland Crebain
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Gríma Wormtongue
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Shelob, Dread Weaver
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
17%synergy
The Scarlet Witch
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
18%synergy
Goblin Dark-Dwellers
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Knollspine Dragon
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Rampaging War Mammoth
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
15%synergy
Guttersnipe
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Sauron, the Lidless Eye
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Eternal Skylord
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
The Balrog, Durin's Bane
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Ringwraiths
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Fearsome Goblin Pair
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Goblin-town Flunkies
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Head of the Hunt
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bolg, Erebor's Reckoning
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Great Goblin, Foul-Hearted
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Misty Mountains Raider
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Troop of Ponies
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bolg of the North
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Goblin Cratermaker
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Inferno Titan
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Surly Badgersaur
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
47%inclusion18 decks38 decks
44%synergy
Orcish Medicine
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
38%synergy
Dark Ritual
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Saruman's Trickery
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
32%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
34%synergy
Glorious Gale
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
35%synergy
Counterspell
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
-8%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Chaos Warp
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
-8%synergy
Consider
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Fact or Fiction
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Negate
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Terminate
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
Lazotep Plating
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Frantic Search
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Bitter Downfall
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Nasty End
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Withering Torment
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Reverent Howl
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Supper for Spiders
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-21%synergy
Fling
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Isildur's Fateful Strike
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Big Score
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Smite the Deathless
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Stubborn Denial
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Charm
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-7%synergy
Countersquall
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Dihada's Ploy
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Spell Pierce
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Riddles in the Dark
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Mana Sculpt
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Refute
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
4%synergy
Fatal Push
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
You Find the Villains' Lair
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Price of Fame
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Armor of Shadows
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Swan Song
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-14%synergy
Deceive the Messenger
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Circular Logic
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Whirlwind Denial
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Bedevil
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-10%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Treason of Isengard
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
40%synergy
Foray of Orcs
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
38%synergy
Living Death
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
36%synergy
Birthday Escape
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
34%synergy
Too Greedily, Too Deep
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
33%synergy
Widespread Brutality
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
28%synergy
Victimize
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
17%synergy
Decree of Pain
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Extract from Darkness
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Lidless Gaze
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Deep Analysis
24%inclusion9 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
-0%synergy
Wake the Dragon
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Assault on Osgiliath
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Languish
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Mordor Muster
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Surrounded by Orcs
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Buried Alive
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Stitch Together
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Windfall
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-10%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Vandalblast
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
Visions of Ruin
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Swarming of Moria
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Gathering of Darkness
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Inside Information
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Rage into the Valley
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Breaking of the Fellowship
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Dreadbore
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Singularity Rupture
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Invade the City
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Seize the Spoils
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Lórien Revealed
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Ranger's Firebrand
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Whispering Madness
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Terminal Agony
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Stock Up
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Intent
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Rush of Dread
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Horses of the Bruinen
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Palantír of Orthanc
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
15%synergy
My Precious
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-14%synergy
Wizard's Staff
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
7%synergy
Goblin Plate Mail
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Glamdring, Foe-hammer
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Grond, the Gatebreaker
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Monument to Endurance
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
Mithril Coat
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Stone of Erech
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Lightning Greaves
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-24%synergy
Enchantments
Dreadhorde Invasion
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
38%synergy
March from the Black Gate
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
35%synergy
Fiery Inscription
37%inclusion14 decks38 decks
32%synergy
Fall of Cair Andros
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
24%synergy
Book of Mazarbul
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Lasting Tarfire
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Along the Crooked Way
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Rising of the Day
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Mindless Conscription
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Propaganda
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-4%synergy
Fires of Mount Doom
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Scroll of Isildur
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Storm of Saruman
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Waste Not
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-7%synergy
All Will Be One
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Remora
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-10%synergy
Faith of the Devoted
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Feast of Sanity
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-8%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Morgul-Knife Wound
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
63%inclusion24 decks38 decks
41%synergy
The Black Gate
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
41%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
20%synergy
Rivendell
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
19%synergy
Field of Ruin
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
18%synergy
Bojuka Bog
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-22%synergy
Mines of Moria
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Great Hall of the Citadel
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion38 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
97%inclusion37 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Relic of Sauron
66%inclusion25 decks38 decks
47%synergy
Rakdos Signet
45%inclusion17 decks38 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Signet
42%inclusion16 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Inherited Envelope
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
37%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
-11%synergy
Mind Stone
39%inclusion15 decks38 decks
27%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
-10%synergy
Worn Powerstone
34%inclusion13 decks38 decks
29%synergy
Commander's Sphere
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion11 decks38 decks
-7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
23%synergy
Izzet Signet
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
Basalt Monolith
18%inclusion7 decks38 decks
16%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
-5%synergy
Phial of Galadriel
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Relic of Legends
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion38 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion38 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion38 decks38 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion38 decks38 decks
7%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
89%inclusion34 decks38 decks
43%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
89%inclusion34 decks38 decks
37%synergy
Sulfur Falls
87%inclusion33 decks38 decks
39%synergy
Sunken Hollow
76%inclusion29 decks38 decks
36%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
74%inclusion28 decks38 decks
36%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
74%inclusion28 decks38 decks
30%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
66%inclusion25 decks38 decks
38%synergy
Underground River
63%inclusion24 decks38 decks
35%synergy
Choked Estuary
63%inclusion24 decks38 decks
45%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
61%inclusion23 decks38 decks
45%synergy
Evolving Wilds
58%inclusion22 decks38 decks
35%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
55%inclusion21 decks38 decks
37%synergy
Path of Ancestry
53%inclusion20 decks38 decks
22%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
31%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion19 decks38 decks
-7%synergy
Shivan Reef
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Mount Doom
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
25%synergy
Seething Landscape
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
5%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Blood Crypt
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-33%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
-0%synergy
Hobbit Hole
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Ferrous Lake
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Temple of Malice
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
-0%synergy
The Grey Havens
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
9%synergy
Dark Fortress
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Lair
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
5%synergy
A.I.M. Labs
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Steam Vents
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-38%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
3%synergy
Maestros Theater
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Crypt of the Eternals
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
6%synergy
Watery Grave
7.9%inclusion3 decks38 decks
-40%synergy
Coastal Peak
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Spectacle Summit
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Canyon Slough
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
0%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-1%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-21%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
1%synergy
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