Sauron, the Dark Lord (Commander) - Budget Control

Sauron, the Dark Lord
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78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
71%synergy
Call of the Ring
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
70%synergy
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75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
68%synergy
Moria Scavenger
69%inclusion22 decks32 decks
64%synergy
The Balrog of Moria
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
61%synergy
Sauron, Lord of the Rings
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
61%synergy
Orcish Siegemaster
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
56%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
56%synergy
Corsairs of Umbar
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
54%synergy
Claim the Precious
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
53%synergy
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Feed the Swarm
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Blasphemous Act
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Ringsight
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
52%synergy
Faithless Looting
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
51%synergy
Summons of Saruman
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
51%synergy
Anger
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
46%synergy
Arcane Denial
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
25%synergy
In the Darkness Bind Them
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
47%synergy
Grishnákh, Brash Instigator
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
10%synergy
The One Ring
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Lord of the Nazgûl
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
42%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
41%synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
44%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
42%synergy
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Bilbo, Retired Burglar
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
35%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Treasure Nabber
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Warg Rider
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
27%synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Saruman the White
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
25%synergy
Oliphaunt
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Wonder
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Lazotep Chancellor
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Rampaging War Mammoth
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Shelob, Dread Weaver
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Dunland Crebain
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Gollum, Patient Plotter
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Monstrosity of the Lake
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Uglúk of the White Hand
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Changeling Outcast
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Merciless Executioner
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Ringwraiths
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Nazgûl
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Goblin Dark-Dwellers
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Hostage Taker
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Guttersnipe
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
9%synergy
The Balrog, Durin's Bane
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Sauron, the Lidless Eye
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Surly Badgersaur
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Goblin Cratermaker
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Voracious Fell Beast
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Gríma Wormtongue
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Knollspine Dragon
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Daring Fiendbonder
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Brallin, Skyshark Rider
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Dreadhorde Twins
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Witch-king, Sky Scourge
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Sauron's Ransom
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
46%synergy
Saruman's Trickery
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
42%synergy
Orcish Medicine
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
39%synergy
Counterspell
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Fact or Fiction
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Glorious Gale
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Consider
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Dark Ritual
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Lazotep Plating
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Chaos Warp
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-14%synergy
Frantic Search
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Go for the Throat
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Withering Torment
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Terminate
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Bitter Downfall
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Nasty End
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-20%synergy
Lightning Bolt
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Bitter Triumph
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Swan Song
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Isildur's Fateful Strike
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Divert Disaster
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Fling
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Village Rites
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Brainstorm
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Smite the Deathless
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Stubborn Denial
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-1%synergy
Defabricate
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Dispel
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Countersquall
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Cancel
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Slip Out the Back
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Deceive the Messenger
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Circular Logic
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Bedevil
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-10%synergy
Murderous Cut
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Dihada's Ploy
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Confluence
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Spell Pierce
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Flame of Anor
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Abrade
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Living Death
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
41%synergy
Treason of Isengard
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
42%synergy
Reanimate
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Too Greedily, Too Deep
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Foray of Orcs
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Widespread Brutality
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Birthday Escape
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Surrounded by Orcs
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Decree of Pain
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Extract from Darkness
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Languish
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Victimize
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Lidless Gaze
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Deep Analysis
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Assault on Osgiliath
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Vandalblast
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Swarming of Moria
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Wake the Dragon
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Buried Alive
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Visions of Ruin
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Mordor Muster
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Ranger's Firebrand
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Breaking of the Fellowship
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Stitch Together
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Persist
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Terminal Agony
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Inspiration from Beyond
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Windfall
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-17%synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Shadow of the Enemy
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Warrior's Oath
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Invade the City
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Painful Truths
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Treasure Cruise
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Enter the God-Eternals
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Whispering Madness
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Zombify
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
River's Rebuke
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Dreadbore
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Mutinous Massacre
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Singularity Rupture
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Palantír of Orthanc
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-11%synergy
Monument to Endurance
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
1%synergy
Mithril Coat
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Stone of Erech
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-23%synergy
Grond, the Gatebreaker
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
March from the Black Gate
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
39%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Fiery Inscription
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
36%synergy
Fall of Cair Andros
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
26%synergy
Book of Mazarbul
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
20%synergy
Storm of Saruman
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Propaganda
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Lasting Tarfire
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Mindless Conscription
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Feast of Sanity
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Warstorm Surge
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Rising of the Day
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Faith of the Devoted
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
There and Back Again
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
The Black Gate
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
51%synergy
Rogue's Passage
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
37%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
28%synergy
Field of Ruin
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
19%synergy
Rivendell
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-17%synergy
Bojuka Bog
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-12%synergy
Mines of Moria
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Great Hall of the Citadel
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
12%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
10%synergy
Relic of Sauron
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Inherited Envelope
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
47%synergy
Dimir Signet
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Rakdos Signet
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
18%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
-15%synergy
Worn Powerstone
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
-13%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Izzet Signet
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion7 decks32 decks
-14%synergy
Thought Vessel
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Basalt Monolith
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Phial of Galadriel
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Hedron Archive
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-8%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Sonic Screwdriver
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
All-Fates Scroll
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion32 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
94%inclusion30 decks32 decks
40%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
39%synergy
Sulfur Falls
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Sunken Hollow
84%inclusion27 decks32 decks
45%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
44%synergy
Choked Estuary
81%inclusion26 decks32 decks
64%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
60%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
60%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
75%inclusion24 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Underground River
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
59%inclusion19 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Evolving Wilds
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Path of Ancestry
53%inclusion17 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Exotic Orchard
50%inclusion16 decks32 decks
-6%synergy
Mount Doom
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
21%synergy
Seething Landscape
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
7%synergy
Shivan Reef
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
-14%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
The Grey Havens
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Canyon Slough
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
-3%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Oscorp Industries
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-4%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Hagra Mauling
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Deceit
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-7%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Blood Crypt
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-39%synergy
Grixis Panorama
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Malice
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-5%synergy
Demolition Field
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Maestros Theater
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-2%synergy
Crypt of the Eternals
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Port of Karfell
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Watery Grave
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
-41%synergy
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