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

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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

Ancient Brass Dragon
Ancient Brass Dragon
Anger
Anger
Bilbo, Retired Burglar
Bilbo, Retired Burglar
Gollum, Patient Plotter
Gollum, Patient Plotter
High Fae Trickster
High Fae Trickster
Junji, the Midnight Sky
Junji, the Midnight Sky
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
Nazgûl
Nazgûl
Nightscape Familiar
Nightscape Familiar
Notion Thief
Notion Thief
Orcish Bowmasters
Orcish Bowmasters
Phyrexian Metamorph
Phyrexian Metamorph
Ruthless Technomancer
Ruthless Technomancer
Saruman, the White Hand
Saruman, the White Hand
Sauron, Lord of the Rings
Sauron, Lord of the Rings
Shelob, Dread Weaver
Shelob, Dread Weaver
Simian Spirit Guide
Simian Spirit Guide
Talion, the Kindly Lord
Talion, the Kindly Lord
Thassa's Oracle
Thassa's Oracle
The Mouth of Sauron
The Mouth of Sauron
Treasure Nabber
Treasure Nabber
Instants (13)
An Offer You Can't Refuse
An Offer You Can't Refuse
Brain Freeze
Brain Freeze
Consider
Consider
Counterspell
Counterspell
Culling the Weak
Culling the Weak
Dark Ritual
Dark Ritual
Flare of Denial
Flare of Denial
Go for the Throat
Go for the Throat
Nasty End
Nasty End
Saruman's Trickery
Saruman's Trickery
Soothing of Sméagol
Soothing of Sméagol
Swan Song
Swan Song
Thrill of Possibility
Thrill of Possibility
Sorceries (11)
Birthday Escape
Birthday Escape
Dread Return
Dread Return
Faithless Looting
Faithless Looting
Feed the Swarm
Feed the Swarm
Jeska's Will
Jeska's Will
Lidless Gaze
Lidless Gaze
Living Death
Living Death
Praetor's Grasp
Praetor's Grasp
Reanimate
Reanimate
Ringsight
Ringsight
Shadow of the Enemy
Shadow of the Enemy
Artifacts (12)
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet
Commander's Sphere
Commander's Sphere
Fellwar Stone
Fellwar Stone
Lotus Petal
Lotus Petal
Relic of Sauron
Relic of Sauron
Sol Ring
Sol Ring
Talisman of Creativity
Talisman of Creativity
Talisman of Dominance
Talisman of Dominance
Talisman of Indulgence
Talisman of Indulgence
The Darkness Crystal
The Darkness Crystal
The One Ring
The One Ring
Wishclaw Talisman
Wishclaw Talisman
Enchantments (5)
Call of the Ring
Call of the Ring
Fiery Inscription
Fiery Inscription
March from the Black Gate
March from the Black Gate
Mystic Remora
Mystic Remora
Underworld Breach
Underworld Breach
Lands (26)
Barad-dûr
Barad-dûr
Blazemire Verge
Blazemire Verge
Cephalid Coliseum
Cephalid Coliseum
Choked Estuary
Choked Estuary
Command Tower
Command Tower
Crumbling Necropolis
Crumbling Necropolis
Dragonskull Summit
Dragonskull Summit
Drowned Catacomb
Drowned Catacomb
Gloomlake Verge
Gloomlake Verge
Haunted Ridge
Haunted Ridge
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
Mount Doom
Mount Doom
Path of Ancestry
Path of Ancestry
Rogue's Passage
Rogue's Passage
Smoldering Marsh
Smoldering Marsh
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
Steam Vents
Steam Vents
Sulfur Falls
Sulfur Falls
Sulfurous Springs
Sulfurous Springs
Sunken Hollow
Sunken Hollow
The Black Gate
The Black Gate
Thundering Falls
Thundering Falls
Training Center
Training Center
Underground River
Underground River
Watery Grave
Watery Grave
Xander's Lounge
Xander's Lounge
Basics (5)
Island
2 Islands
Mountain
3 Mountains
Snow-Covered Island
1 Snow-Covered Island
Snow-Covered Swamp
1 Snow-Covered Swamp
Swamp
3 Swamps