Saruman of Many Colors (Commander) - Core

Kyle Massa
Jul 11, 2024
The Over/Under - A Review of The Lord of the Rings Commanders
Which Lord of the Rings commanders have been most popular in practice? Kyle reviews his predictions one year on!
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Exhibition Tidecaller
23%inclusion13 decks57 decks
22%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
13%synergy
Mana Sculpt
9.1%inclusion5 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Extract Power
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Surveillance Room
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Storm of Saruman
64%inclusion227 decks352 decks
63%synergy
Consuming Aberration
51%inclusion180 decks352 decks
50%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
46%inclusion161 decks352 decks
44%synergy
Opt
47%inclusion164 decks352 decks
43%synergy
Thought Scour
42%inclusion147 decks352 decks
41%synergy
Singularity Rupture
41%inclusion70 decks170 decks
39%synergy
Press the Enemy
41%inclusion143 decks352 decks
39%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
40%inclusion142 decks352 decks
38%synergy
Ruin Crab
39%inclusion139 decks352 decks
38%synergy
Drown in the Loch
39%inclusion139 decks352 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
59%inclusion206 decks352 decks
-9%synergy
Frantic Search
50%inclusion175 decks352 decks
31%synergy
Path to Exile
49%inclusion171 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
47%inclusion167 decks352 decks
30%synergy
Brainstorm
46%inclusion162 decks352 decks
29%synergy
Void Rend
41%inclusion146 decks352 decks
7%synergy
The Water Crystal
39%inclusion71 decks183 decks
37%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
39%inclusion136 decks352 decks
33%synergy
Consider
37%inclusion131 decks352 decks
35%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
37%inclusion131 decks352 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
15%inclusion54 decks352 decks
9%synergy
Farewell
6.8%inclusion24 decks352 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
The Council of Four
35%inclusion124 decks352 decks
32%synergy
Saruman the White
31%inclusion109 decks352 decks
31%synergy
Alisaie Leveilleur
29%inclusion53 decks184 decks
20%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
28%inclusion100 decks352 decks
23%synergy
Alphinaud Leveilleur
27%inclusion49 decks184 decks
19%synergy
Uthros Psionicist
23%inclusion38 decks168 decks
22%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
22%inclusion77 decks352 decks
21%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
21%inclusion74 decks352 decks
21%synergy
Baleful Strix
21%inclusion73 decks352 decks
-0%synergy
The Mindskinner
19%inclusion61 decks325 decks
18%synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
17%inclusion61 decks352 decks
17%synergy
Archmage of Runes
17%inclusion49 decks293 decks
15%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
17%inclusion35 decks212 decks
16%synergy
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins
16%inclusion58 decks352 decks
16%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
16%inclusion57 decks352 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
16%inclusion55 decks352 decks
3%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
15%inclusion54 decks352 decks
15%synergy
Lord of the Nazgûl
15%inclusion54 decks352 decks
15%synergy
Halo Forager
15%inclusion52 decks352 decks
14%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
14%inclusion50 decks352 decks
12%synergy
Lavinia, Foil to Conspiracy
14%inclusion49 decks352 decks
13%synergy
Firja, Judge of Valor
13%inclusion44 decks352 decks
12%synergy
Shadow Kin
12%inclusion43 decks352 decks
12%synergy
Pelargir Survivor
12%inclusion41 decks352 decks
12%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
12%inclusion41 decks352 decks
11%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
11%inclusion39 decks352 decks
11%synergy
Ledger Shredder
11%inclusion38 decks352 decks
2%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
11%inclusion37 decks352 decks
10%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
10%inclusion36 decks352 decks
4%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
10%inclusion35 decks352 decks
10%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
10%inclusion34 decks352 decks
6%synergy
High Fae Trickster
8.9%inclusion26 decks292 decks
4%synergy
Thief of Sanity
8.8%inclusion31 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Torrential Gearhulk
8.8%inclusion31 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
8.8%inclusion31 decks352 decks
-1%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
8.8%inclusion31 decks352 decks
8%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
8.5%inclusion30 decks352 decks
8%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
8.2%inclusion29 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
8.0%inclusion28 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
7.7%inclusion27 decks352 decks
8%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
7.7%inclusion27 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Clarion Spirit
7.7%inclusion27 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
7.7%inclusion27 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Wizards of Thay
7.7%inclusion27 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
7.7%inclusion27 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Oji, the Exquisite Blade
7.4%inclusion26 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Tomb of Horrors Adventurer
7.4%inclusion26 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Hostage Taker
7.1%inclusion25 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Witch Enchanter
6.8%inclusion24 decks352 decks
-0%synergy
Hedron Crab
6.5%inclusion23 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
37%inclusion130 decks352 decks
-5%synergy
Dark Ritual
36%inclusion127 decks352 decks
16%synergy
Memory Plunder
33%inclusion117 decks352 decks
32%synergy
Dig Through Time
33%inclusion115 decks352 decks
27%synergy
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion88 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
24%inclusion83 decks352 decks
-2%synergy
Snap
23%inclusion80 decks352 decks
21%synergy
Into the Story
22%inclusion78 decks352 decks
20%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion77 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Dovin's Veto
21%inclusion73 decks352 decks
-5%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
20%inclusion69 decks352 decks
15%synergy
Visions of Beyond
18%inclusion64 decks352 decks
18%synergy
Rewind
17%inclusion60 decks352 decks
12%synergy
Despark
17%inclusion59 decks352 decks
1%synergy
Saruman's Trickery
16%inclusion58 decks352 decks
16%synergy
Generous Gift
16%inclusion56 decks352 decks
2%synergy
Mortify
16%inclusion55 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15%inclusion52 decks352 decks
10%synergy
Unwind
14%inclusion51 decks352 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
14%inclusion48 decks352 decks
-14%synergy
Fact or Fiction
12%inclusion43 decks352 decks
9%synergy
Didn't Say Please
12%inclusion43 decks352 decks
12%synergy
Drown in Dreams
12%inclusion42 decks352 decks
12%synergy
Counterpoint
11%inclusion39 decks352 decks
10%synergy
Reenact the Crime
11%inclusion39 decks352 decks
11%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
10%inclusion36 decks352 decks
9%synergy
Reprieve
10%inclusion36 decks352 decks
9%synergy
See Double
10%inclusion35 decks352 decks
10%synergy
Inkshield
9.4%inclusion33 decks352 decks
-0%synergy
Archive Trap
9.1%inclusion32 decks352 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.8%inclusion31 decks352 decks
-0%synergy
Aetherize
8.8%inclusion31 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Siphon Insight
8.2%inclusion29 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Fracture
8.2%inclusion29 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Swan Song
8.0%inclusion28 decks352 decks
-12%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
8.0%inclusion28 decks352 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
7.4%inclusion26 decks352 decks
-6%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.1%inclusion25 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
6.9%inclusion7 decks102 decks
6%synergy
Silundi Vision
6.8%inclusion24 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Disenchant
6.0%inclusion21 decks352 decks
4%synergy
Focus the Mind
5.9%inclusion12 decks204 decks
6%synergy
Snuff Out
5.4%inclusion19 decks352 decks
-4%synergy
Mystic Confluence
5.4%inclusion19 decks352 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
5.1%inclusion18 decks352 decks
3%synergy
Psychic Strike
5.1%inclusion18 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Sorcerous Squall
36%inclusion125 decks352 decks
35%synergy
Fractured Sanity
35%inclusion123 decks352 decks
34%synergy
Preordain
32%inclusion112 decks352 decks
27%synergy
Ponder
31%inclusion110 decks352 decks
22%synergy
Treasure Cruise
28%inclusion99 decks352 decks
25%synergy
Windfall
28%inclusion97 decks352 decks
14%synergy
Extract from Darkness
27%inclusion96 decks352 decks
27%synergy
Supreme Verdict
22%inclusion79 decks352 decks
8%synergy
Ringsight
20%inclusion72 decks352 decks
19%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion67 decks352 decks
3%synergy
Shadow of the Enemy
18%inclusion65 decks352 decks
18%synergy
Mind Grind
18%inclusion63 decks352 decks
18%synergy
Space-Time Anomaly
17%inclusion29 decks168 decks
16%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
16%inclusion57 decks352 decks
13%synergy
Dream Harvest
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
14%synergy
Damn
15%inclusion52 decks352 decks
-5%synergy
Time Wipe
13%inclusion45 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Lórien Revealed
13%inclusion44 decks352 decks
10%synergy
Birthday Escape
12%inclusion41 decks352 decks
11%synergy
Austere Command
11%inclusion39 decks352 decks
3%synergy
Cut Your Losses
11%inclusion39 decks352 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
11%inclusion38 decks352 decks
-9%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
11%inclusion37 decks352 decks
10%synergy
Treason of Isengard
10%inclusion36 decks352 decks
10%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
10%inclusion35 decks352 decks
8%synergy
Traumatize
10%inclusion35 decks352 decks
9%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
9.1%inclusion32 decks352 decks
9%synergy
Feed the Swarm
8.8%inclusion31 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
8.6%inclusion18 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Deep Analysis
8.5%inclusion30 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Serum Visions
8.0%inclusion28 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Spelltwine
8.0%inclusion28 decks352 decks
8%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
7.4%inclusion26 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
6.8%inclusion24 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.8%inclusion24 decks352 decks
4%synergy
Bond of Insight
6.5%inclusion23 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Surrounded by Orcs
6.5%inclusion23 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Heist
6.3%inclusion22 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Mind Funeral
6.3%inclusion22 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Flow State
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Claim the Precious
5.4%inclusion19 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
5.4%inclusion19 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Mnemonic Deluge
5.1%inclusion18 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Whispering Madness
5.1%inclusion18 decks352 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Mindcrank
24%inclusion84 decks352 decks
22%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
21%inclusion74 decks352 decks
20%synergy
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
20%inclusion71 decks352 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion66 decks352 decks
12%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
16%inclusion55 decks352 decks
15%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
11%inclusion39 decks352 decks
11%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
11%inclusion27 decks247 decks
10%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
10%inclusion36 decks352 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.8%inclusion31 decks352 decks
-15%synergy
Altar of the Brood
8.5%inclusion30 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.5%inclusion30 decks352 decks
-14%synergy
Synthesis Pod
8.2%inclusion29 decks352 decks
8%synergy
Glamdring
6.0%inclusion21 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Strionic Resonator
5.7%inclusion20 decks352 decks
3%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
5.1%inclusion18 decks352 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
30%inclusion104 decks352 decks
1%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
29%inclusion101 decks352 decks
27%synergy
Memory Erosion
25%inclusion87 decks352 decks
24%synergy
Monk Class
24%inclusion86 decks352 decks
24%synergy
Ghostly Prison
23%inclusion80 decks352 decks
-0%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
17%inclusion61 decks352 decks
17%synergy
As Foretold
15%inclusion52 decks352 decks
12%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
14%inclusion51 decks352 decks
10%synergy
Court of Cunning
14%inclusion48 decks352 decks
13%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
13%inclusion46 decks352 decks
13%synergy
Mind's Dilation
11%inclusion40 decks352 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion38 decks352 decks
-3%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
10%inclusion36 decks352 decks
10%synergy
Fraying Sanity
8.5%inclusion30 decks352 decks
8%synergy
Call of the Ring
7.7%inclusion27 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Shark Typhoon
7.1%inclusion25 decks352 decks
1%synergy
Monologue Tax
7.1%inclusion25 decks352 decks
1%synergy
The Bath Song
7.1%inclusion25 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
6.8%inclusion24 decks352 decks
-3%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
6.5%inclusion23 decks352 decks
1%synergy
Aligned Heart
5.7%inclusion12 decks211 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Remora
5.7%inclusion20 decks352 decks
-15%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.7%inclusion20 decks352 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tasha, the Witch Queen
17%inclusion59 decks352 decks
16%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
6.8%inclusion24 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion103 decks352 decks
-5%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
22%inclusion40 decks184 decks
21%synergy
Bojuka Bog
22%inclusion76 decks352 decks
-5%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
15%inclusion53 decks352 decks
11%synergy
Rivendell
13%inclusion45 decks352 decks
11%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
11%inclusion40 decks352 decks
11%synergy
Barad-dûr
11%inclusion37 decks352 decks
10%synergy
Restless Reef
8.8%inclusion31 decks352 decks
8%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
8.0%inclusion28 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Minas Tirith
6.5%inclusion23 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.0%inclusion21 decks352 decks
-2%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
5.1%inclusion18 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Great Hall of the Citadel
5.1%inclusion18 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion312 decks352 decks
1%synergy
Sol Ring
80%inclusion280 decks352 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion175 decks352 decks
-0%synergy
Dimir Signet
46%inclusion161 decks352 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Progress
43%inclusion151 decks352 decks
-1%synergy
Azorius Signet
43%inclusion150 decks352 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
39%inclusion137 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
36%inclusion128 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
35%inclusion122 decks352 decks
-10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
29%inclusion101 decks352 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion96 decks352 decks
2%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion89 decks352 decks
13%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
18%inclusion62 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
12%inclusion18 decks153 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
11%inclusion40 decks352 decks
8%synergy
Worn Powerstone
11%inclusion39 decks352 decks
10%synergy
Midnight Clock
11%inclusion39 decks352 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
10%inclusion34 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.0%inclusion21 decks352 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion348 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion344 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion342 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion311 decks352 decks
-4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
63%inclusion222 decks352 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
59%inclusion209 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Sunken Hollow
59%inclusion208 decks352 decks
19%synergy
Prairie Stream
54%inclusion191 decks352 decks
14%synergy
Glacial Fortress
47%inclusion167 decks352 decks
4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
47%inclusion164 decks352 decks
8%synergy
Isolated Chapel
40%inclusion141 decks352 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
37%inclusion129 decks352 decks
12%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
31%inclusion108 decks352 decks
17%synergy
Raffine's Tower
30%inclusion104 decks352 decks
-11%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
28%inclusion100 decks352 decks
-23%synergy
Underground River
28%inclusion98 decks352 decks
-7%synergy
Watery Grave
28%inclusion98 decks352 decks
-23%synergy
Caves of Koilos
28%inclusion97 decks352 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
27%inclusion96 decks352 decks
12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
26%inclusion93 decks352 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
26%inclusion92 decks352 decks
13%synergy
Choked Estuary
26%inclusion92 decks352 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
26%inclusion90 decks352 decks
10%synergy
Godless Shrine
26%inclusion90 decks352 decks
-26%synergy
Temple of Deceit
25%inclusion89 decks352 decks
8%synergy
Port Town
25%inclusion89 decks352 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Silence
25%inclusion87 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Azorius Chancery
24%inclusion85 decks352 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
24%inclusion85 decks352 decks
17%synergy
Sea of Clouds
24%inclusion84 decks352 decks
-11%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
23%inclusion82 decks352 decks
3%synergy
Deserted Beach
22%inclusion78 decks352 decks
1%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
22%inclusion78 decks352 decks
-10%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
20%inclusion71 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Morphic Pool
19%inclusion68 decks352 decks
-14%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
17%inclusion61 decks352 decks
3%synergy
Vault of Champions
17%inclusion59 decks352 decks
-15%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion59 decks352 decks
-21%synergy
Flooded Strand
16%inclusion58 decks352 decks
-22%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
15%inclusion54 decks352 decks
0%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15%inclusion52 decks352 decks
10%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
14%inclusion48 decks352 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
14%inclusion48 decks352 decks
-22%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
12%inclusion43 decks352 decks
-5%synergy
Obscura Storefront
12%inclusion43 decks352 decks
3%synergy
Dismal Backwater
12%inclusion42 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Tranquil Cove
12%inclusion41 decks352 decks
6%synergy
Scoured Barrens
11%inclusion39 decks352 decks
5%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
10%inclusion34 decks328 decks
-1%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
10%inclusion32 decks328 decks
-1%synergy