Average Deck for Sauron, the Dark Lord - Budget Optimized Wheels

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Average Decklist

Ancient Brass Dragon
Ancient Brass Dragon
Anger
Anger
Archfiend of Ifnir
Archfiend of Ifnir
Bone Miser
Bone Miser
Changeling Outcast
Changeling Outcast
Corsairs of Umbar
Corsairs of Umbar
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
Jace's Archivist
Jace's Archivist
Magus of the Wheel
Magus of the Wheel
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
Nightscape Familiar
Nightscape Familiar
Notion Thief
Notion Thief
Orcish Bowmasters
Orcish Bowmasters
Orcish Siegemaster
Orcish Siegemaster
Psychosis Crawler
Psychosis Crawler
Rielle, the Everwise
Rielle, the Everwise
Saruman, the White Hand
Saruman, the White Hand
Sauron, the Necromancer
Sauron, the Necromancer
Taurean Mauler
Taurean Mauler
The Locust God
The Locust God
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
Instants (10)
An Offer You Can't Refuse
An Offer You Can't Refuse
Arcane Denial
Arcane Denial
Cyclonic Rift
Cyclonic Rift
Dark Ritual
Dark Ritual
Fact or Fiction
Fact or Fiction
Frantic Search
Frantic Search
Rakdos Charm
Rakdos Charm
Saruman's Trickery
Saruman's Trickery
Swan Song
Swan Song
Terminate
Terminate
Sorceries (14)
Blasphemous Act
Blasphemous Act
Dark Deal
Dark Deal
Demonic Tutor
Demonic Tutor
Faithless Looting
Faithless Looting
Feed the Swarm
Feed the Swarm
Living Death
Living Death
Reanimate
Reanimate
Reforge the Soul
Reforge the Soul
Ringsight
Ringsight
Summons of Saruman
Summons of Saruman
Victimize
Victimize
Wheel of Misfortune
Wheel of Misfortune
Whispering Madness
Whispering Madness
Windfall
Windfall
Artifacts (11)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Commander's Sphere
Commander's Sphere
Palantír of Orthanc
Palantír of Orthanc
Rakdos Signet
Rakdos Signet
Relic of Sauron
Relic of Sauron
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Talisman of Dominance
Talisman of Dominance
Talisman of Indulgence
Talisman of Indulgence
Teferi's Puzzle Box
Teferi's Puzzle Box
The One Ring
The One Ring
Thought Vessel
Thought Vessel
Enchantments (6)
Animate Dead
Animate Dead
Black Market Connections
Black Market Connections
Call of the Ring
Call of the Ring
Mystic Remora
Mystic Remora
Underworld Breach
Underworld Breach
Waste Not
Waste Not
Lands (20)
Barad-dûr
Barad-dûr
Bojuka Bog
Bojuka Bog
Choked Estuary
Choked Estuary
Command Tower
Command Tower
Crumbling Necropolis
Crumbling Necropolis
Dragonskull Summit
Dragonskull Summit
Drowned Catacomb
Drowned Catacomb
Evolving Wilds
Evolving Wilds
Foreboding Ruins
Foreboding Ruins
Frostboil Snarl
Frostboil Snarl
Mines of Moria
Mines of Moria
Path of Ancestry
Path of Ancestry
Rogue's Passage
Rogue's Passage
Smoldering Marsh
Smoldering Marsh
Sulfur Falls
Sulfur Falls
Sulfurous Springs
Sulfurous Springs
Sunken Hollow
Sunken Hollow
Terramorphic Expanse
Terramorphic Expanse
The Black Gate
The Black Gate
Underground River
Underground River
Basics (3)
Island
5 Islands
Mountain
5 Mountains
Swamp
6 Swamps