Saruman of Many Colors (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

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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!
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Misty Palms Oasis
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Serpent's Pass
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
North Pole Gates
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Ozai's Cruelty
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Opt
65%inclusion17 decks26 decks
61%synergy
Singularity Rupture
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
59%synergy
The Water Crystal
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
54%synergy
Storm of Saruman
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
52%synergy
Sorcerous Squall
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
46%synergy
Consuming Aberration
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
45%synergy
Press the Enemy
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
45%synergy
Thought Scour
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
41%synergy
Saruman the White
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Frantic Search
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Counterspell
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
36%synergy
Alphinaud Leveilleur
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
31%synergy
Monk Class
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
38%synergy
Path to Exile
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Extract from Darkness
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
38%synergy
The Council of Four
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
35%synergy
Fractured Sanity
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
43%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-17%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Cruel Somnophage
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Ruin Crab
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Alisaie Leveilleur
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
25%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Uthros Psionicist
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
27%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
27%synergy
The Mindskinner
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
26%synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Firja, Judge of Valor
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Archmage of Runes
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
22%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Nemesis of Reason
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Baleful Strix
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Duskmantle Guildmage
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Halo Forager
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Highspire Bell-Ringer
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Mocking Sprite
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Pelargir Survivor
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Hedron Crab
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Lavinia, Foil to Conspiracy
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Terisian Mindbreaker
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Merfolk Secretkeeper
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Thief of Sanity
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Shadow Kin
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Burnished Hart
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Ultimecia, Time Sorceress
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Hope Estheim
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Samwise the Stouthearted
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Brainstealer Dragon
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
King of the Oathbreakers
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Fblthp, Lost on the Range
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Dunland Crebain
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Tolarian Terror
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Ledger Shredder
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Easterling Vanguard
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Lord of the Nazgûl
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Baird, Steward of Argive
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Windborn Muse
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Oji, the Exquisite Blade
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Void Rend
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Dig Through Time
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Saruman's Trickery
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Arcane Denial
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Snap
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
33%synergy
Consider
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
28%synergy
Dark Ritual
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Negate
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Brainstorm
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Mortify
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Rewind
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Drown in the Loch
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
21%synergy
Borne Upon a Wind
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Reenact the Crime
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Memory Plunder
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Generous Gift
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Despark
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Reprieve
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Long River's Pull
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Aetherize
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Quick Study
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Unwind
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Into the Story
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Think Twice
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Dovin's Veto
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Hindering Light
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Counterpoint
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Focus the Mind
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Orcish Medicine
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Fact or Fiction
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Isildur's Fateful Strike
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Deceive the Messenger
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Mission Briefing
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Gollum's Bite
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Quicken
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Fracture
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Nasty End
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Psychic Strike
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Forceful Denial
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Hithlain Knots
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Reality Shift
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Utter End
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Crush Contraband
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Preordain
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Shadow of the Enemy
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Ringsight
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
29%synergy
Space-Time Anomaly
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
26%synergy
Ponder
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Treasure Cruise
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
24%synergy
Time Wipe
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Birthday Escape
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Supreme Verdict
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Treason of Isengard
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Maddening Cacophony
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Cut Your Losses
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Heist
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Windfall
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Surrounded by Orcs
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Lórien Revealed
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Traumatize
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Tasha's Hideous Laughter
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Austere Command
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Deep Analysis
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Sleight of Hand
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Terror Tide
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Rise from the Grave
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Talent of the Telepath
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Portent
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Duress
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Bond of Insight
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Mists of Lórien
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Damn
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Despise
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Shadow Summoning
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Mordor Muster
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Dread Summons
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Finale of Revelation
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Mind Grind
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
The Torment of Gollum
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Zombify
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Poison the Waters
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Riverchurn Monument
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Rammas Echor, Ancient Shield
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
19%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Mindcrank
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Codex Shredder
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Synthesis Pod
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Folio of Fancies
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-15%synergy
Matzalantli, the Great Door
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Millstone
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Glamdring
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Specimen Freighter
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
The Endstone
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Dancer's Chakrams
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0%synergy
The Wind Crystal
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
8%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
27%synergy
Ghostly Prison
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
2%synergy
As Foretold
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Aligned Heart
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Psychic Corrosion
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
The Bath Song
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Teferi's Tutelage
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
King Narfi's Betrayal
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Curse of the Bloody Tome
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Fraying Sanity
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Jace's Erasure
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-6%synergy
Memory Erosion
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Court of Locthwain
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Fog on the Barrow-Downs
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Telepathy
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Sphinx's Tutelage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Court of Cunning
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Omniscience
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Shark Typhoon
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Painful Quandary
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Secrets
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Impostor Syndrome
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Chorale of the Void
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tasha, the Witch Queen
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Ashiok, Dream Render
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Jace, the Perfected Mind
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Jace, Memory Adept
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
32%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-11%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Rivendell
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Temple of the False God
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Bojuka Bog
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-16%synergy
Creeping Tar Pit
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Secluded Steppe
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Castle Vantress
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Ghost Quarter
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Nephalia Drownyard
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Hidden Cataract
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Sol Ring
88%inclusion23 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
23%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Signet
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
2%synergy
Orzhov Signet
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Azorius Signet
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
-26%synergy
Talisman of Progress
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-24%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-28%synergy
Midnight Clock
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Misleading Signpost
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Sky Diamond
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Ether
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion26 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Command Tower
85%inclusion22 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
69%inclusion18 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Sunken Hollow
58%inclusion15 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Prairie Stream
54%inclusion14 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion13 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Choked Estuary
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
30%synergy
Port Town
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Glacial Fortress
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Isolated Chapel
42%inclusion11 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
35%inclusion9 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Deceit
31%inclusion8 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
18%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
-4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
0%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
27%inclusion7 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Tranquil Cove
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
17%synergy
Azorius Chancery
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
23%inclusion6 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Underground River
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-13%synergy
Scoured Barrens
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
13%synergy
Caves of Koilos
19%inclusion5 decks26 decks
-16%synergy
Dismal Backwater
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
9%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Shire Terrace
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Murky Sewer
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
15%synergy
Watery Grave
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-34%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
The Grey Havens
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Silence
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
-8%synergy
Abandoned Campground
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
8%synergy
Soured Springs
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
11%synergy
Fetid Pools
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Desolate Mire
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
10%synergy
Obscura Storefront
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
1%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy