Sauron, the Dark Lord (Commander) - Core Reanimator

Sauron, the Dark Lord
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85%inclusion55 decks65 decks
77%synergy
Barad-dûr
75%inclusion49 decks65 decks
68%synergy
Moria Scavenger
65%inclusion42 decks65 decks
60%synergy
Anger
71%inclusion46 decks65 decks
60%synergy
Sauron, Lord of the Rings
65%inclusion42 decks65 decks
60%synergy
The Balrog of Moria
63%inclusion41 decks65 decks
58%synergy
Living Death
63%inclusion41 decks65 decks
57%synergy
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80%inclusion52 decks65 decks
55%synergy
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63%inclusion41 decks65 decks
55%synergy
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57%inclusion37 decks65 decks
51%synergy
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Faithless Looting
68%inclusion44 decks65 decks
48%synergy
Blasphemous Act
65%inclusion42 decks65 decks
20%synergy
Victimize
58%inclusion38 decks65 decks
50%synergy
Ringsight
54%inclusion35 decks65 decks
47%synergy
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54%inclusion35 decks65 decks
48%synergy
Arcane Denial
54%inclusion35 decks65 decks
25%synergy
Saruman, the White Hand
52%inclusion34 decks65 decks
46%synergy
Feed the Swarm
51%inclusion33 decks65 decks
22%synergy
Orcish Siegemaster
49%inclusion32 decks65 decks
43%synergy
Nazgûl
48%inclusion31 decks65 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
-4%synergy
Notion Thief
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Archfiend of Ifnir
43%inclusion28 decks65 decks
37%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
40%inclusion26 decks65 decks
13%synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
40%inclusion26 decks65 decks
37%synergy
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
40%inclusion26 decks65 decks
34%synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
38%inclusion25 decks65 decks
36%synergy
Bilbo, Retired Burglar
38%inclusion25 decks65 decks
36%synergy
Oliphaunt
38%inclusion25 decks65 decks
37%synergy
Rampaging War Mammoth
37%inclusion24 decks65 decks
36%synergy
Lord of the Nazgûl
35%inclusion23 decks65 decks
30%synergy
Wonder
35%inclusion23 decks65 decks
31%synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
32%inclusion21 decks65 decks
29%synergy
Gollum, Patient Plotter
28%inclusion18 decks65 decks
25%synergy
Warg Rider
26%inclusion17 decks65 decks
22%synergy
Corsairs of Umbar
26%inclusion17 decks65 decks
21%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
22%synergy
The Balrog, Durin's Bane
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
23%synergy
Treasure Nabber
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
18%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
20%synergy
Ringwraiths
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
20%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
17%synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
16%synergy
Changeling Outcast
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
15%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
17%synergy
Monstrosity of the Lake
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
19%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
15%synergy
Hostage Taker
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
13%synergy
Grishnákh, Brash Instigator
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
11%synergy
Witch-king, Sky Scourge
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
14%synergy
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
14%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
11%synergy
Likeness Looter
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Sauron, the Lidless Eye
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
11%synergy
Bone Miser
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Dunland Crebain
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Shelob, Dread Weaver
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
11%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Rakshasa Debaser
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Uglúk of the White Hand
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
-3%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Saruman the White
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Gríma Wormtongue
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Thrill of Possibility
38%inclusion25 decks65 decks
27%synergy
Dark Ritual
37%inclusion24 decks65 decks
0%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
37%inclusion24 decks65 decks
33%synergy
Counterspell
31%inclusion20 decks65 decks
-14%synergy
Frantic Search
29%inclusion19 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Saruman's Trickery
26%inclusion17 decks65 decks
21%synergy
Fact or Fiction
26%inclusion17 decks65 decks
19%synergy
Orcish Medicine
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
20%synergy
Consider
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
18%synergy
Chaos Warp
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
-16%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
10%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
-15%synergy
Negate
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
-7%synergy
Lazotep Plating
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
11%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Entomb
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Terminate
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
-15%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
1%synergy
Glorious Gale
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-4%synergy
Big Score
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
-5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Swan Song
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
-12%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
-11%synergy
Fling
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
1%synergy
Cast into the Fire
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
-4%synergy
Flame of Anor
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
1%synergy
Isildur's Fateful Strike
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Too Greedily, Too Deep
48%inclusion31 decks65 decks
44%synergy
Extract from Darkness
35%inclusion23 decks65 decks
32%synergy
Summons of Saruman
34%inclusion22 decks65 decks
29%synergy
Deep Analysis
31%inclusion20 decks65 decks
27%synergy
Dread Return
31%inclusion20 decks65 decks
28%synergy
Claim the Precious
31%inclusion20 decks65 decks
27%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
31%inclusion20 decks65 decks
26%synergy
Widespread Brutality
28%inclusion18 decks65 decks
24%synergy
Toxic Deluge
26%inclusion17 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Decree of Pain
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
20%synergy
Buried Alive
23%inclusion15 decks65 decks
19%synergy
Birthday Escape
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
19%synergy
Stitch Together
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
19%synergy
Wake the Dragon
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
18%synergy
Foray of Orcs
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
14%synergy
Treason of Isengard
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
14%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
15%synergy
Lórien Revealed
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
14%synergy
Persist
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Lidless Gaze
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Windfall
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
-11%synergy
Assault on Osgiliath
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Languish
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Exhume
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Sinister Waltz
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Surrounded by Orcs
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Careful Study
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Breaking of the Fellowship
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Soul Immolation
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Mordor Muster
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Singularity Rupture
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Vandalblast
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
-10%synergy
Shadow of the Enemy
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
-2%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Palantír of Orthanc
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
21%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Monument to Endurance
16%inclusion9 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Shadowspear
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Mithril Coat
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
-16%synergy
The Ozolith
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
-20%synergy
Whip of Erebos
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
3%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
35%inclusion23 decks65 decks
27%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
35%inclusion23 decks65 decks
32%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
21%synergy
March from the Black Gate
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
14%synergy
Fiery Inscription
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
12%synergy
Necromancy
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
14%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
14%synergy
Fall of Cair Andros
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
8%synergy
There and Back Again
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Book of Mazarbul
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Shiny Impetus
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Mindless Conscription
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Quest for the Necropolis
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
6%synergy
Storm of Saruman
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
-6%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
51%inclusion33 decks65 decks
28%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
31%inclusion20 decks65 decks
25%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
26%inclusion17 decks65 decks
22%synergy
Bojuka Bog
23%inclusion15 decks65 decks
-1%synergy
Mines of Moria
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
17%synergy
Field of Ruin
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
-3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
-26%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Rivendell
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Command Beacon
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
1%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
1%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion61 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion60 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Relic of Sauron
77%inclusion50 decks65 decks
58%synergy
Commander's Sphere
45%inclusion29 decks65 decks
25%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
42%inclusion27 decks65 decks
-8%synergy
Mind Stone
40%inclusion26 decks65 decks
27%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
35%inclusion23 decks65 decks
-8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
35%inclusion23 decks65 decks
0%synergy
Worn Powerstone
35%inclusion23 decks65 decks
30%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
32%inclusion21 decks65 decks
-12%synergy
Rakdos Signet
29%inclusion19 decks65 decks
-4%synergy
Dimir Signet
29%inclusion19 decks65 decks
-6%synergy
Inherited Envelope
28%inclusion18 decks65 decks
25%synergy
Izzet Signet
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
-13%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
13%synergy
Phial of Galadriel
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
-9%synergy
Basalt Monolith
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion65 decks65 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion65 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion65 decks65 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion61 decks65 decks
2%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
78%inclusion51 decks65 decks
33%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
74%inclusion48 decks65 decks
37%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
74%inclusion48 decks65 decks
31%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
72%inclusion47 decks65 decks
19%synergy
Sunken Hollow
69%inclusion45 decks65 decks
30%synergy
Sulfur Falls
69%inclusion45 decks65 decks
23%synergy
Underground River
63%inclusion41 decks65 decks
35%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
63%inclusion41 decks65 decks
36%synergy
Exotic Orchard
55%inclusion36 decks65 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
51%inclusion33 decks65 decks
20%synergy
Choked Estuary
48%inclusion31 decks65 decks
30%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
45%inclusion29 decks65 decks
30%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
45%inclusion29 decks65 decks
26%synergy
Evolving Wilds
32%inclusion21 decks65 decks
9%synergy
Mount Doom
31%inclusion20 decks65 decks
24%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
29%inclusion19 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Watery Grave
28%inclusion18 decks65 decks
-20%synergy
Blood Crypt
25%inclusion16 decks65 decks
-21%synergy
Seething Landscape
22%inclusion14 decks64 decks
5%synergy
Steam Vents
22%inclusion14 decks65 decks
-24%synergy
Shivan Reef
20%inclusion13 decks65 decks
-9%synergy
Xander's Lounge
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
-21%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
10%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
-8%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
-18%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
-18%synergy
Raucous Theater
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
-11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Deceit
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
1%synergy
Haunted Ridge
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
-7%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
4%synergy
Luxury Suite
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
-19%synergy
Training Center
12%inclusion8 decks65 decks
-20%synergy
Oscorp Industries
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Undercity Sewers
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
-2%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion7 decks65 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
2%synergy
Graven Cairns
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
2%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
-2%synergy
Morphic Pool
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
-23%synergy
Temple of Malice
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
-2%synergy
Thundering Falls
9.2%inclusion6 decks65 decks
-1%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
-2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
2%synergy
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