Saruman the White (Commander)

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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Chase Inspiration
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Exhibition Tidecaller
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Harmonized Trio
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Potioner's Trove
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Emeritus of Ideation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Saruman's Trickery
73%inclusion80 decks110 decks
72%synergy
Treason of Isengard
64%inclusion70 decks110 decks
63%synergy
Deceive the Messenger
56%inclusion62 decks110 decks
56%synergy
Surrounded by Orcs
55%inclusion60 decks110 decks
54%synergy
Opt
77%inclusion85 decks110 decks
52%synergy
Storm of Saruman
49%inclusion54 decks110 decks
48%synergy
Lazotep Plating
50%inclusion55 decks110 decks
47%synergy
Corsairs of Umbar
45%inclusion50 decks110 decks
45%synergy
Contentious Plan
43%inclusion47 decks110 decks
38%synergy
Flux Channeler
44%inclusion48 decks110 decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Brainstorm
52%inclusion57 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Counterspell
52%inclusion57 decks110 decks
-14%synergy
Negate
51%inclusion56 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Consider
51%inclusion56 decks110 decks
36%synergy
Preordain
51%inclusion56 decks110 decks
28%synergy
Ponder
49%inclusion54 decks110 decks
20%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
48%inclusion53 decks110 decks
28%synergy
High Tide
47%inclusion52 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Frantic Search
44%inclusion48 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Wizard Class
44%inclusion48 decks110 decks
26%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
16%inclusion18 decks110 decks
-16%synergy
Rhystic Study
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
-20%synergy
Mystical Tutor
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
-11%synergy
Creatures
Murmuring Mystic
39%inclusion43 decks110 decks
29%synergy
Baral, Chief of Compliance
37%inclusion41 decks110 decks
26%synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
37%inclusion41 decks110 decks
24%synergy
Uthros Psionicist
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
33%synergy
Illvoi Operative
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
32%synergy
Eternal Skylord
30%inclusion33 decks110 decks
29%synergy
Highspire Bell-Ringer
29%inclusion19 decks65 decks
29%synergy
Wavebreak Hippocamp
29%inclusion32 decks110 decks
18%synergy
Haughty Djinn
28%inclusion31 decks110 decks
21%synergy
Aven Eternal
27%inclusion30 decks110 decks
27%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
25%inclusion27 decks110 decks
24%synergy
Thunder Drake
25%inclusion27 decks110 decks
24%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
24%inclusion26 decks110 decks
-1%synergy
Archaeomancer
23%inclusion25 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Octavia, Living Thesis
21%inclusion23 decks110 decks
18%synergy
Thrummingbird
20%inclusion22 decks110 decks
15%synergy
Razzle-Dazzler
17%inclusion19 decks110 decks
17%synergy
Dreamtide Whale
17%inclusion19 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
-6%synergy
Mocking Sprite
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Wizards of Thay
15%inclusion17 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Wingblade Disciple
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
15%synergy
Docent of Perfection
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Knights of Dol Amroth
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Trawler Drake
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Archmage of Runes
11%inclusion10 decks89 decks
0%synergy
Faerie Vandal
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Ledger Shredder
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Illvoi Infiltrator
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Geyser Drake
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Shackle Slinger
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Torrential Gearhulk
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Taigam, Master Opportunist
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Matoya, Archon Elder
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Dirgur Focusmage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
God-Eternal Kefnet
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Silver Myr
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
-3%synergy
Pelargir Survivor
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Chrome Host Seedshark
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Elementalist Adept
8.0%inclusion7 decks88 decks
8%synergy
Erudite Wizard
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
7%synergy
Lightshell Duo
7.5%inclusion8 decks106 decks
7%synergy
Chasm Skulker
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
-6%synergy
Tolarian Terror
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
-8%synergy
Naiad of Hidden Coves
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Burnished Hart
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Commence the Endgame
38%inclusion42 decks110 decks
38%synergy
Impulse
34%inclusion37 decks110 decks
29%synergy
Aetherize
33%inclusion36 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Denial
33%inclusion36 decks110 decks
-4%synergy
Shadow Rift
32%inclusion35 decks110 decks
28%synergy
Reality Shift
32%inclusion35 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Pongify
31%inclusion34 decks110 decks
-9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
28%inclusion31 decks110 decks
-10%synergy
Press the Enemy
28%inclusion31 decks110 decks
27%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
27%inclusion30 decks110 decks
-7%synergy
Slip Out the Back
27%inclusion30 decks110 decks
20%synergy
Peek
27%inclusion30 decks110 decks
24%synergy
Think Twice
25%inclusion28 decks110 decks
21%synergy
Crush Dissent
25%inclusion27 decks110 decks
24%synergy
Leap
23%inclusion25 decks110 decks
19%synergy
Snap
23%inclusion25 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Run Away Together
20%inclusion22 decks110 decks
16%synergy
Experimental Augury
20%inclusion22 decks110 decks
15%synergy
Flow of Knowledge
20%inclusion22 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Stubborn Denial
19%inclusion21 decks110 decks
16%synergy
Resculpt
19%inclusion21 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Fact or Fiction
19%inclusion21 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Wizard's Retort
18%inclusion20 decks110 decks
14%synergy
Rewind
18%inclusion20 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Shore Up
18%inclusion20 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Curate
17%inclusion19 decks110 decks
15%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Essence Scatter
15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Thought Scour
15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Unwind
15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Magic Damper
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Glorious Gale
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
13%synergy
Refute
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Hithlain Knots
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Unsummon
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Deliberate
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Mission Briefing
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Radical Idea
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Archmage's Charm
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
-6%synergy
Council's Deliberation
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Anticipate
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Mana Drain
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
-17%synergy
Narset's Reversal
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
-2%synergy
Kitsune's Technique
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Brainsurge
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Dig Through Time
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Divergent Equation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Obsessive Search
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Serum Visions
41%inclusion45 decks110 decks
32%synergy
Callous Dismissal
34%inclusion37 decks110 decks
33%synergy
Enter the Enigma
31%inclusion30 decks98 decks
24%synergy
Relentless Advance
27%inclusion30 decks110 decks
27%synergy
Birthday Escape
26%inclusion29 decks110 decks
25%synergy
Rise from the Tides
24%inclusion26 decks110 decks
21%synergy
Slip Through Space
22%inclusion24 decks110 decks
17%synergy
Treasure Cruise
22%inclusion24 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
17%inclusion19 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Relm's Sketching
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Lórien Revealed
16%inclusion18 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Sleight of Hand
15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Gitaxian Probe
15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Deep Analysis
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Ravenform
14%inclusion15 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Curse of the Swine
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Unending Whisper
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
11%synergy
Windfall
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
-10%synergy
Scour All Possibilities
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Flood of Recollection
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Arwen's Gift
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
7%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
-1%synergy
Portent
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Retrieve the Esper
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Divination
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Artful Dodge
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Chart a Course
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Finale of Revelation
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
-2%synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sapphire Medallion
43%inclusion47 decks110 decks
-17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
27%inclusion30 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion27 decks110 decks
-4%synergy
Team Pennant
20%inclusion22 decks110 decks
20%synergy
Runechanter's Pike
19%inclusion21 decks110 decks
18%synergy
Glamdring
19%inclusion21 decks110 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
16%inclusion18 decks110 decks
-10%synergy
Winged Boots
15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
11%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Cryogen Relic
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Stone of Erech
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Diary of Dreams
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Primal Amulet
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Sword of the Animist
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Sewer-veillance Cam
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
2%synergy
The Water Crystal
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-6%synergy
Astrologian's Planisphere
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
The Prima Vista
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
26%inclusion29 decks110 decks
-5%synergy
Inexorable Tide
24%inclusion26 decks110 decks
20%synergy
Witness Protection
23%inclusion25 decks110 decks
17%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
22%inclusion24 decks110 decks
19%synergy
The Bath Song
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
-1%synergy
Shark Typhoon
11%inclusion12 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Jace's Sanctum
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Remora
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
-17%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
9.1%inclusion10 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Spider-Man No More
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Stuck in Summoner's Sanctum
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Aqueous Form
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
0%synergy
Eel Umbra
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Unable to Scream
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Mystic Sanctuary
41%inclusion45 decks110 decks
-9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
41%inclusion45 decks110 decks
-15%synergy
Rogue's Passage
36%inclusion40 decks110 decks
21%synergy
Rivendell
25%inclusion28 decks110 decks
15%synergy
Castle Vantress
21%inclusion23 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
19%inclusion21 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
18%inclusion20 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
15%inclusion16 decks110 decks
-2%synergy
Remote Isle
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Halimar Depths
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
-16%synergy
The Surgical Bay
10%inclusion11 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Karn's Bastion
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Emergence Zone
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
4%synergy
War Room
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
-8%synergy
Terrain Generator
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
-2%synergy
Command Beacon
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
1%synergy
Hidden Cataract
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Agna Qel'a
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
65%inclusion71 decks110 decks
-20%synergy
Arcane Signet
55%inclusion60 decks110 decks
-10%synergy
Mind Stone
39%inclusion43 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
35%inclusion39 decks110 decks
-16%synergy
Sky Diamond
33%inclusion36 decks110 decks
10%synergy
Midnight Clock
25%inclusion28 decks110 decks
6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
18%inclusion20 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion20 decks110 decks
9%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion13 decks110 decks
-8%synergy
Heraldic Banner
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
2%synergy
Caged Sun
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
-5%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion107 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion36 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Hall of Oracles
13%inclusion14 decks110 decks
12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Silundi Vision
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
7.3%inclusion8 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
3%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
-8%synergy
Demolition Field
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
0%synergy