Sauron, Lord of the Rings (Commander) - Optimized

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Oct 30, 2025
How To Play Horrors Differently In Commander
It's the spookiest time of the year... are you thinking of brewing a deck full of Horrors? We've got some ideas for how to keep it unique!
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Armaggon, Future Shark
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
5%synergy
The Cloning of Shredder
2.7%inclusion1 decks37 decks
3%synergy
Donatello, Rad Scientist
1.9%inclusion1 decks53 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Anger
80%inclusion68 decks85 decks
69%synergy
Reanimate
88%inclusion75 decks85 decks
64%synergy
Living Death
69%inclusion59 decks85 decks
64%synergy
The Balrog of Moria
64%inclusion54 decks85 decks
59%synergy
Animate Dead
64%inclusion54 decks85 decks
55%synergy
Faithless Looting
74%inclusion63 decks85 decks
55%synergy
Buried Alive
56%inclusion48 decks85 decks
53%synergy
The Black Gate
59%inclusion50 decks85 decks
50%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
49%inclusion42 decks85 decks
46%synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
48%inclusion41 decks85 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
67%inclusion57 decks85 decks
23%synergy
Dark Ritual
58%inclusion49 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Entomb
49%inclusion42 decks85 decks
44%synergy
Moria Scavenger
48%inclusion41 decks85 decks
44%synergy
Arcane Denial
46%inclusion39 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Feed the Swarm
45%inclusion38 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
45%inclusion38 decks85 decks
42%synergy
Sauron, the Dark Lord
41%inclusion35 decks85 decks
39%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
40%inclusion34 decks85 decks
29%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
The One Ring
66%inclusion56 decks85 decks
53%synergy
Rhystic Study
53%inclusion45 decks85 decks
30%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
53%inclusion45 decks85 decks
35%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
52%inclusion44 decks85 decks
30%synergy
Demonic Tutor
48%inclusion41 decks85 decks
27%synergy
Ancient Tomb
42%inclusion36 decks85 decks
30%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
42%inclusion36 decks85 decks
27%synergy
Notion Thief
42%inclusion36 decks85 decks
35%synergy
Consecrated Sphinx
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
23%synergy
Mystical Tutor
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Creatures
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
37%synergy
Hostage Taker
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
22%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
31%inclusion26 decks85 decks
29%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
27%synergy
Treasure Nabber
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
23%synergy
Rampaging War Mammoth
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Saruman, the White Hand
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
24%synergy
Lord of the Nazgûl
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Metamorphosis Fanatic
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Nezahal, Primal Tide
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Orcish Siegemaster
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Merciless Executioner
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Kefka, Court Mage
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Inferno Titan
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Likeness Looter
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Combustible Gearhulk
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Grishnákh, Brash Instigator
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Wonder
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
8%synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Massacre Wurm
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Shelob, Dread Weaver
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Archpriest of Shadows
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Nazgûl
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Voracious Fell Beast
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Knollspine Dragon
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Noxious Gearhulk
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
-16%synergy
Geode Golem
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Olivia, Crimson Bride
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Corsairs of Umbar
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Sauron, the Lidless Eye
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
35%inclusion30 decks85 decks
-9%synergy
Frantic Search
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
14%synergy
Mana Drain
33%inclusion28 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Fact or Fiction
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Big Score
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Swan Song
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
22%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Consider
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
15%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
-13%synergy
Chaos Warp
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
-20%synergy
Force of Will
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Pact of Negation
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Deflecting Swat
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
-5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Force of Negation
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
-7%synergy
Negate
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
-12%synergy
Saruman's Trickery
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Terminate
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
-16%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Brainstorm
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-11%synergy
Intuition
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Consultation
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Rakdos Charm
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-9%synergy
Abrade
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
Prismari Command
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
36%inclusion31 decks85 decks
28%synergy
Toxic Deluge
35%inclusion30 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Too Greedily, Too Deep
35%inclusion30 decks85 decks
32%synergy
Extract from Darkness
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
31%synergy
Stitch Together
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
29%synergy
Persist
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
23%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
22%synergy
Windfall
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Dread Return
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Decree of Pain
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Summons of Saruman
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
18%synergy
Careful Study
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Exhume
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Languish
19%inclusion16 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Damnation
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Ringsight
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Treason of Isengard
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Incarnation Technique
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Jeska's Will
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Unmarked Grave
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Deep Analysis
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Gamble
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Imperial Seal
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Lidless Gaze
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Zombify
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Wake the Dragon
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Vandalblast
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
-9%synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Will of the Abzan
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
5%synergy
Ponder
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Cathartic Reunion
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Foray of Orcs
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Surrounded by Orcs
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Winternight Stories
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Palantír of Orthanc
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
-7%synergy
Whip of Erebos
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Shadowspear
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
-15%synergy
Mithril Coat
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
39%inclusion33 decks85 decks
36%synergy
Sneak Attack
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Mystic Remora
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
6%synergy
In the Darkness Bind Them
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Call of the Ring
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
8%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
15%inclusion13 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Dance of the Dead
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Fiery Inscription
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
10%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Shiny Impetus
8.2%inclusion7 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Joins Up
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
There and Back Again
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Underworld Breach
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-4%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
35%inclusion30 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
26%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Barad-dûr
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
-12%synergy
Field of Ruin
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Bojuka Bog
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
11%inclusion9 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Mines of Moria
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.5%inclusion6 decks80 decks
-1%synergy
Rivendell
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
0%synergy
Arena of Glory
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Command Beacon
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion83 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
94%inclusion80 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Relic of Sauron
73%inclusion62 decks85 decks
54%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
51%inclusion43 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
46%inclusion39 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
38%inclusion32 decks85 decks
-7%synergy
Dimir Signet
36%inclusion31 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
34%inclusion29 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Rakdos Signet
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Signet
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
14%synergy
The Soul Stone
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Commander's Sphere
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Basalt Monolith
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Worn Powerstone
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Mana Vault
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Thran Dynamo
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
16%synergy
Chrome Mox
18%inclusion15 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
-5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Lotus Petal
9.4%inclusion8 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.1%inclusion6 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Grim Monolith
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
98%inclusion83 decks85 decks
6%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion82 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Island
96%inclusion82 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Mountain
95%inclusion81 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
66%inclusion56 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
66%inclusion56 decks85 decks
39%synergy
Underground River
65%inclusion55 decks85 decks
37%synergy
Watery Grave
65%inclusion55 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
62%inclusion53 decks85 decks
20%synergy
Sulfur Falls
61%inclusion52 decks85 decks
15%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
60%inclusion51 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Delta
55%inclusion47 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Steam Vents
54%inclusion46 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Blood Crypt
54%inclusion46 decks85 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Hollow
53%inclusion45 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
52%inclusion44 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Scalding Tarn
49%inclusion42 decks85 decks
17%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
48%inclusion41 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Luxury Suite
44%inclusion37 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Morphic Pool
44%inclusion37 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Xander's Lounge
42%inclusion36 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Training Center
40%inclusion34 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
35%inclusion30 decks85 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
-25%synergy
Mount Doom
32%inclusion27 decks85 decks
25%synergy
Raucous Theater
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
19%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
29%inclusion25 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Choked Estuary
28%inclusion24 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion23 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Shivan Reef
26%inclusion22 decks85 decks
-3%synergy
Thundering Falls
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
14%synergy
City of Brass
25%inclusion21 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Undercity Sewers
24%inclusion20 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
22%inclusion19 decks85 decks
-2%synergy
Blazemire Verge
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
12%synergy
Reflecting Pool
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
13%synergy
Mana Confluence
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
8%synergy
Haunted Ridge
20%inclusion17 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Badlands
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
-9%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Underground Sea
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
1%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
16%inclusion14 decks85 decks
7%synergy
Volcanic Island
14%inclusion12 decks85 decks
-1%synergy
Arid Mesa
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
3%synergy
Graven Cairns
12%inclusion10 decks85 decks
5%synergy