Saruman of Many Colors (Commander) - Optimized

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
14%inclusion5 decks37 decks
13%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Mana Sculpt
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Erode
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Grave Researcher
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Storm of Saruman
69%inclusion134 decks193 decks
68%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
60%inclusion116 decks193 decks
59%synergy
Consuming Aberration
59%inclusion114 decks193 decks
58%synergy
The Water Crystal
58%inclusion82 decks141 decks
56%synergy
Mindcrank
56%inclusion109 decks193 decks
54%synergy
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
54%inclusion104 decks193 decks
53%synergy
Ruin Crab
53%inclusion103 decks193 decks
52%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
52%inclusion100 decks193 decks
50%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
52%inclusion101 decks193 decks
47%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
47%inclusion91 decks193 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
67%inclusion129 decks193 decks
-1%synergy
Counterspell
61%inclusion118 decks193 decks
19%synergy
Path to Exile
60%inclusion116 decks193 decks
18%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
59%inclusion113 decks193 decks
42%synergy
Dark Ritual
57%inclusion110 decks193 decks
37%synergy
Brainstorm
57%inclusion110 decks193 decks
40%synergy
Void Rend
50%inclusion96 decks193 decks
15%synergy
Frantic Search
49%inclusion94 decks193 decks
30%synergy
Propaganda
48%inclusion92 decks193 decks
19%synergy
Fractured Sanity
45%inclusion86 decks193 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
60%inclusion115 decks193 decks
29%synergy
Rhystic Study
60%inclusion115 decks193 decks
29%synergy
Notion Thief
44%inclusion85 decks193 decks
37%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
41%inclusion80 decks193 decks
18%synergy
The One Ring
36%inclusion70 decks193 decks
24%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
32%inclusion62 decks193 decks
12%synergy
Mystical Tutor
31%inclusion59 decks193 decks
20%synergy
Demonic Tutor
28%inclusion54 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
28%inclusion54 decks193 decks
11%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
27%inclusion53 decks193 decks
17%synergy
Creatures
Syr Konrad, the Grim
41%inclusion79 decks193 decks
35%synergy
The Mindskinner
33%inclusion64 decks192 decks
33%synergy
Esper Sentinel
31%inclusion60 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
26%inclusion51 decks193 decks
17%synergy
The Council of Four
25%inclusion49 decks193 decks
22%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
25%inclusion49 decks193 decks
25%synergy
Alisaie Leveilleur
25%inclusion36 decks143 decks
17%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
24%inclusion46 decks193 decks
18%synergy
Uthros Psionicist
22%inclusion26 decks119 decks
21%synergy
Alphinaud Leveilleur
22%inclusion31 decks143 decks
14%synergy
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
20%inclusion39 decks193 decks
20%synergy
Saruman the White
20%inclusion39 decks193 decks
20%synergy
Archmage of Runes
20%inclusion38 decks192 decks
18%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
20%inclusion38 decks193 decks
19%synergy
Ledger Shredder
19%inclusion36 decks193 decks
10%synergy
Opposition Agent
18%inclusion34 decks193 decks
9%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
17%inclusion33 decks193 decks
11%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
16%inclusion30 decks193 decks
15%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
13%inclusion26 decks193 decks
11%synergy
Baleful Strix
13%inclusion26 decks193 decks
-8%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
13%inclusion23 decks171 decks
13%synergy
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins
12%inclusion23 decks193 decks
12%synergy
Lord of the Nazgûl
11%inclusion22 decks193 decks
11%synergy
Hedron Crab
11%inclusion21 decks193 decks
10%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
11%inclusion21 decks193 decks
3%synergy
High Fae Trickster
10%inclusion20 decks192 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion19 decks193 decks
-4%synergy
Shadow Kin
10%inclusion19 decks193 decks
10%synergy
Talion, the Kindly Lord
9.3%inclusion18 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
9.3%inclusion18 decks193 decks
9%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
8.8%inclusion17 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
8.8%inclusion17 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred
8.8%inclusion17 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Grand Abolisher
8.8%inclusion17 decks193 decks
-6%synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
8.3%inclusion16 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
8.3%inclusion16 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Captain N'ghathrod
8.3%inclusion16 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Witch Enchanter
7.8%inclusion15 decks193 decks
1%synergy
Phenax, God of Deception
7.8%inclusion15 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
7.8%inclusion15 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Thief of Sanity
7.8%inclusion15 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
7.8%inclusion15 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Halo Forager
7.3%inclusion14 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
7.3%inclusion14 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
1%synergy
Dreamborn Muse
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
6.2%inclusion12 decks193 decks
-3%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
5.7%inclusion11 decks193 decks
-3%synergy
Instants
Drown in the Loch
44%inclusion85 decks193 decks
42%synergy
Mana Drain
40%inclusion77 decks193 decks
23%synergy
Dovin's Veto
39%inclusion76 decks193 decks
13%synergy
Thought Scour
39%inclusion76 decks193 decks
38%synergy
Arcane Denial
37%inclusion72 decks193 decks
17%synergy
Opt
35%inclusion67 decks193 decks
31%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
34%inclusion66 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Swan Song
32%inclusion61 decks193 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
27%inclusion53 decks193 decks
12%synergy
Press the Enemy
27%inclusion53 decks193 decks
26%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
27%inclusion53 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Consider
27%inclusion52 decks193 decks
25%synergy
Teferi's Protection
26%inclusion51 decks193 decks
10%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
26%inclusion50 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Memory Plunder
25%inclusion48 decks193 decks
24%synergy
Dig Through Time
24%inclusion46 decks193 decks
18%synergy
Visions of Beyond
23%inclusion45 decks193 decks
23%synergy
Force of Will
21%inclusion40 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Snap
20%inclusion39 decks193 decks
19%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion35 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
18%inclusion35 decks193 decks
13%synergy
Negate
18%inclusion34 decks193 decks
1%synergy
Force of Negation
17%inclusion32 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15%inclusion29 decks193 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion26 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Archive Trap
13%inclusion25 decks193 decks
13%synergy
Inkshield
12%inclusion24 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Into the Story
12%inclusion23 decks193 decks
10%synergy
Reprieve
12%inclusion23 decks193 decks
11%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion22 decks193 decks
9%synergy
Rewind
11%inclusion22 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Unwind
10%inclusion20 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Silence
10%inclusion20 decks193 decks
0%synergy
Didn't Say Please
8.8%inclusion17 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Despark
8.8%inclusion17 decks193 decks
-7%synergy
Drown in Dreams
8.8%inclusion17 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Saruman's Trickery
8.3%inclusion16 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Narset's Reversal
8.3%inclusion16 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Pact of Negation
7.8%inclusion15 decks193 decks
0%synergy
Generous Gift
7.8%inclusion15 decks193 decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.8%inclusion15 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Snuff Out
7.3%inclusion14 decks193 decks
-2%synergy
Brain Freeze
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.2%inclusion12 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Strix Serenade
6.2%inclusion12 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
5.7%inclusion11 decks193 decks
-2%synergy
Flusterstorm
5.2%inclusion10 decks193 decks
-3%synergy
Quicken
5.2%inclusion10 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Singularity Rupture
44%inclusion54 decks124 decks
41%synergy
Windfall
42%inclusion81 decks193 decks
29%synergy
Reanimate
40%inclusion78 decks193 decks
24%synergy
Ponder
38%inclusion73 decks193 decks
29%synergy
Supreme Verdict
33%inclusion63 decks193 decks
18%synergy
Toxic Deluge
27%inclusion53 decks193 decks
8%synergy
Preordain
26%inclusion51 decks193 decks
21%synergy
Damn
24%inclusion47 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
24%inclusion46 decks193 decks
21%synergy
Space-Time Anomaly
23%inclusion27 decks119 decks
21%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
22%inclusion42 decks193 decks
21%synergy
Farewell
21%inclusion41 decks193 decks
9%synergy
Extract from Darkness
19%inclusion37 decks193 decks
19%synergy
Treasure Cruise
17%inclusion33 decks193 decks
14%synergy
Traumatize
17%inclusion33 decks193 decks
17%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
16%inclusion31 decks193 decks
14%synergy
Mind Grind
13%inclusion26 decks193 decks
13%synergy
Shadow of the Enemy
13%inclusion25 decks193 decks
13%synergy
Cut Your Losses
12%inclusion23 decks193 decks
12%synergy
Glimpse the Unthinkable
11%inclusion22 decks193 decks
11%synergy
Ringsight
10%inclusion20 decks193 decks
9%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
10%inclusion20 decks193 decks
10%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
9.3%inclusion18 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
8.3%inclusion16 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.8%inclusion15 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Dream Harvest
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.2%inclusion12 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
6.2%inclusion12 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.2%inclusion12 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.7%inclusion11 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Solve the Equation
5.7%inclusion11 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
5.2%inclusion10 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Whispering Madness
5.2%inclusion10 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Mind Funeral
5.2%inclusion10 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Palantír of Orthanc
34%inclusion65 decks193 decks
33%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
31%inclusion59 decks193 decks
29%synergy
Riverchurn Monument
19%inclusion35 decks189 decks
18%synergy
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
17%inclusion32 decks193 decks
16%synergy
Altar of the Brood
17%inclusion32 decks193 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion28 decks193 decks
-8%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
12%inclusion23 decks193 decks
12%synergy
Isochron Scepter
12%inclusion23 decks193 decks
10%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
10%inclusion20 decks193 decks
1%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
10%inclusion19 decks193 decks
0%synergy
Mithril Coat
8.8%inclusion17 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
8.8%inclusion17 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.3%inclusion14 decks193 decks
-17%synergy
Sapphire Medallion
7.3%inclusion14 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Grindstone
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
5.7%inclusion11 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Strionic Resonator
5.7%inclusion11 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Psychic Corrosion
42%inclusion81 decks193 decks
41%synergy
Ghostly Prison
36%inclusion70 decks193 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Remora
35%inclusion68 decks193 decks
15%synergy
Memory Erosion
30%inclusion58 decks193 decks
29%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
26%inclusion51 decks193 decks
21%synergy
Monk Class
18%inclusion34 decks193 decks
17%synergy
As Foretold
18%inclusion34 decks193 decks
15%synergy
Fraying Sanity
15%inclusion28 decks193 decks
14%synergy
Blind Obedience
13%inclusion25 decks193 decks
1%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
13%inclusion25 decks193 decks
9%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion25 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Court of Cunning
11%inclusion22 decks193 decks
10%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
11%inclusion21 decks193 decks
11%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion19 decks193 decks
-5%synergy
Land Tax
10%inclusion19 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
10%inclusion19 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
9.3%inclusion18 decks193 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
9.3%inclusion18 decks193 decks
-5%synergy
Shark Typhoon
7.8%inclusion15 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Mind's Dilation
7.8%inclusion15 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
6.2%inclusion12 decks193 decks
-7%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.2%inclusion12 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
5.7%inclusion11 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Monologue Tax
5.7%inclusion11 decks193 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Teferi, Time Raveler
16%inclusion30 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Tasha, the Witch Queen
12%inclusion23 decks193 decks
11%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
5.7%inclusion11 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
54%inclusion104 decks193 decks
20%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
27%inclusion39 decks143 decks
26%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
25%inclusion49 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Bojuka Bog
21%inclusion40 decks193 decks
-6%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
21%inclusion40 decks193 decks
17%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
20%inclusion39 decks193 decks
20%synergy
Rivendell
20%inclusion39 decks193 decks
19%synergy
Ancient Tomb
20%inclusion38 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion34 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Saga
12%inclusion24 decks193 decks
1%synergy
Barad-dûr
11%inclusion22 decks193 decks
11%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
11%inclusion21 decks193 decks
10%synergy
Restless Reef
10%inclusion20 decks193 decks
10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion19 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
7.3%inclusion14 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
-1%synergy
Mistrise Village
6.5%inclusion11 decks170 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.7%inclusion11 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.7%inclusion11 decks193 decks
-4%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
5.2%inclusion10 decks193 decks
-8%synergy
Minas Tirith
5.2%inclusion10 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Command Beacon
5.2%inclusion10 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion183 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion173 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion97 decks193 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Progress
45%inclusion87 decks193 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
37%inclusion72 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
37%inclusion71 decks193 decks
-8%synergy
Dimir Signet
36%inclusion70 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Azorius Signet
32%inclusion62 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
30%inclusion58 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Signet
26%inclusion51 decks193 decks
-6%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
18%inclusion34 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion22 decks193 decks
-6%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion19 decks193 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Vault
9.3%inclusion18 decks193 decks
1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.8%inclusion17 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.3%inclusion16 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Midnight Clock
7.8%inclusion15 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Chrome Mox
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
-2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.7%inclusion13 decks193 decks
-1%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.2%inclusion12 decks193 decks
-4%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion187 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
95%inclusion183 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Plains
94%inclusion181 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion179 decks193 decks
0%synergy
Watery Grave
62%inclusion119 decks193 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
58%inclusion112 decks193 decks
-1%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
58%inclusion111 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Godless Shrine
56%inclusion108 decks193 decks
4%synergy
Raffine's Tower
52%inclusion101 decks193 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
47%inclusion90 decks193 decks
-7%synergy
Glacial Fortress
46%inclusion88 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
43%inclusion83 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Strand
43%inclusion83 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
42%inclusion82 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Morphic Pool
41%inclusion79 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Hollow
40%inclusion78 decks193 decks
1%synergy
Marsh Flats
39%inclusion76 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Prairie Stream
38%inclusion74 decks193 decks
-2%synergy
Sea of Clouds
38%inclusion73 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Vault of Champions
36%inclusion69 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Isolated Chapel
35%inclusion67 decks193 decks
-7%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
31%inclusion60 decks193 decks
11%synergy
Underground River
29%inclusion56 decks193 decks
-5%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
28%inclusion55 decks193 decks
-4%synergy
Deserted Beach
27%inclusion52 decks193 decks
6%synergy
Caves of Koilos
21%inclusion41 decks193 decks
-14%synergy
Reflecting Pool
20%inclusion38 decks193 decks
12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
18%inclusion35 decks193 decks
-6%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion35 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Underground Sea
18%inclusion34 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Scrubland
18%inclusion34 decks193 decks
2%synergy
Tundra
17%inclusion33 decks193 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
17%inclusion33 decks193 decks
1%synergy
Port Town
17%inclusion32 decks193 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Deceit
16%inclusion31 decks193 decks
-1%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
16%inclusion31 decks193 decks
-1%synergy
Choked Estuary
16%inclusion30 decks193 decks
-1%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
15%inclusion29 decks193 decks
10%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
15%inclusion28 decks193 decks
1%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
15%inclusion28 decks193 decks
1%synergy
Undercity Sewers
14%inclusion27 decks193 decks
-1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
14%inclusion27 decks193 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion26 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
13%inclusion26 decks193 decks
1%synergy
Meticulous Archive
13%inclusion26 decks193 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion25 decks193 decks
-15%synergy
Temple of Silence
13%inclusion25 decks193 decks
-6%synergy
Azorius Chancery
12%inclusion24 decks193 decks
-1%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
12%inclusion24 decks193 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion22 decks193 decks
4%synergy