Average Deck for Sauron, the Dark Lord - Budget Core Control

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Nick Price
Oct 8, 2025
The Top 10 Most Played Grixis Cards in Commander
Which Grixis (blue, black, and red) cards see the most play in Commander? Let's find out, with our latest Top 10 Most Played.
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Benjamin Levin
Sep 9, 2025
How Fun Are All of the Grixis Commanders?
There are dozens of Grixis commanders available now. But which ones are fun to play? Let's break them all down.
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Average Decklist

Abyssal Harvester
Abyssal Harvester
Archfiend of Ifnir
Archfiend of Ifnir
Dack's Duplicate
Dack's Duplicate
Dreadhorde Twins
Dreadhorde Twins
Ertai Resurrected
Ertai Resurrected
Eternal Skylord
Eternal Skylord
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
Gríma Wormtongue
Gríma Wormtongue
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
Nightscape Familiar
Nightscape Familiar
Rhet-Tomb Mystic
Rhet-Tomb Mystic
Saruman the White
Saruman the White
Saruman, the White Hand
Saruman, the White Hand
Sauron, Lord of the Rings
Sauron, Lord of the Rings
Troll of Khazad-dûm
Troll of Khazad-dûm
Valgavoth's Faithful
Valgavoth's Faithful
Instants (16)
An Offer You Can't Refuse
An Offer You Can't Refuse
Brainstorm
Brainstorm
Chaos Warp
Chaos Warp
Counterspell
Counterspell
Defabricate
Defabricate
Doom Blade
Doom Blade
Fact or Fiction
Fact or Fiction
Fling
Fling
Glorious Gale
Glorious Gale
Go for the Throat
Go for the Throat
Heartless Act
Heartless Act
Negate
Negate
Orcish Medicine
Orcish Medicine
Saruman's Trickery
Saruman's Trickery
Smite the Deathless
Smite the Deathless
Terminate
Terminate
Sorceries (15)
Birthday Escape
Birthday Escape
Blasphemous Act
Blasphemous Act
Breaking of the Fellowship
Breaking of the Fellowship
Buried Alive
Buried Alive
Claim the Precious
Claim the Precious
Feed the Swarm
Feed the Swarm
Foray of Orcs
Foray of Orcs
Lash of the Balrog
Lash of the Balrog
Mastermind's Acquisition
Mastermind's Acquisition
Ranger's Firebrand
Ranger's Firebrand
Ringsight
Ringsight
Sam's Desperate Rescue
Sam's Desperate Rescue
Surrounded by Orcs
Surrounded by Orcs
Treasure Cruise
Treasure Cruise
Victimize
Victimize
Artifacts (12)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Darksteel Ingot
Darksteel Ingot
Dimir Signet
Dimir Signet
Fellwar Stone
Fellwar Stone
Gilded Lotus
Gilded Lotus
Inherited Envelope
Inherited Envelope
Midnight Clock
Midnight Clock
Mind Stone
Mind Stone
Rakdos Signet
Rakdos Signet
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Thought Vessel
Thought Vessel
Thran Dynamo
Thran Dynamo
Enchantments (3)
March from the Black Gate
March from the Black Gate
Metallurgic Summonings
Metallurgic Summonings
Phyresis
Phyresis
Lands (13)
Barad-dûr
Barad-dûr
Canyon Slough
Canyon Slough
Command Tower
Command Tower
Desolate Lighthouse
Desolate Lighthouse
Drowned Catacomb
Drowned Catacomb
Evolving Wilds
Evolving Wilds
Exotic Orchard
Exotic Orchard
Fiery Islet
Fiery Islet
Frostboil Snarl
Frostboil Snarl
Grixis Panorama
Grixis Panorama
Reliquary Tower
Reliquary Tower
Rogue's Passage
Rogue's Passage
Sulfur Falls
Sulfur Falls
Basics (3)
Island
8 Islands
Mountain
8 Mountains
Swamp
8 Swamps