Sauron, the Dark Lord (Commander) - Core Reanimator

Sauron, the Dark Lord
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Jeremy Rowe
May 29, 2026
Jeremy Rowe
Building Avatar Typal with Karona, False God
UnsummonedSkull takes a look at a Karona, False God deck built around one of the strangest creature types in Magic: Avatars!
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Call of the Ring
89%inclusion63 decks71 decks
81%synergy
Barad-dûr
76%inclusion54 decks71 decks
69%synergy
Moria Scavenger
62%inclusion44 decks71 decks
57%synergy
The Balrog of Moria
62%inclusion44 decks71 decks
57%synergy
Anger
68%inclusion48 decks71 decks
56%synergy
Living Death
62%inclusion44 decks71 decks
56%synergy
Reanimate
80%inclusion57 decks71 decks
55%synergy
The Black Gate
63%inclusion45 decks71 decks
55%synergy
Sauron, Lord of the Rings
59%inclusion42 decks71 decks
54%synergy
In the Darkness Bind Them
58%inclusion41 decks71 decks
52%synergy
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Faithless Looting
66%inclusion47 decks71 decks
46%synergy
Victimize
59%inclusion42 decks71 decks
50%synergy
Blasphemous Act
59%inclusion42 decks71 decks
15%synergy
Saruman, the White Hand
54%inclusion38 decks71 decks
47%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
54%inclusion38 decks71 decks
48%synergy
Feed the Swarm
54%inclusion38 decks71 decks
26%synergy
Arcane Denial
54%inclusion38 decks71 decks
25%synergy
Ringsight
51%inclusion36 decks71 decks
44%synergy
Orcish Siegemaster
51%inclusion36 decks71 decks
45%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
49%inclusion35 decks71 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
-8%synergy
Notion Thief
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Nazgûl
45%inclusion32 decks71 decks
40%synergy
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
44%inclusion31 decks71 decks
38%synergy
Oliphaunt
39%inclusion28 decks71 decks
38%synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
39%inclusion28 decks71 decks
37%synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
39%inclusion28 decks71 decks
36%synergy
Bilbo, Retired Burglar
38%inclusion27 decks71 decks
36%synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
37%inclusion26 decks71 decks
34%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
35%inclusion25 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Rampaging War Mammoth
34%inclusion24 decks71 decks
33%synergy
Lord of the Nazgûl
34%inclusion24 decks71 decks
28%synergy
Wonder
32%inclusion23 decks71 decks
28%synergy
Warg Rider
28%inclusion20 decks71 decks
24%synergy
Gollum, Patient Plotter
28%inclusion20 decks71 decks
26%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
25%inclusion18 decks71 decks
23%synergy
Corsairs of Umbar
25%inclusion18 decks71 decks
20%synergy
The Balrog, Durin's Bane
23%inclusion16 decks71 decks
21%synergy
Treasure Nabber
21%inclusion15 decks71 decks
18%synergy
Ringwraiths
21%inclusion15 decks71 decks
19%synergy
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
21%inclusion15 decks71 decks
17%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
18%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
15%synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
14%synergy
Changeling Outcast
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
14%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
15%synergy
Hostage Taker
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Monstrosity of the Lake
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
17%synergy
Grishnákh, Brash Instigator
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
12%synergy
Bone Miser
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
12%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
14%synergy
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
14%synergy
Likeness Looter
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
12%synergy
Sauron, the Lidless Eye
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
11%synergy
Shelob, Dread Weaver
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
11%synergy
Witch-king, Sky Scourge
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
11%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Massacre Wurm
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
10%synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
11%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Dunland Crebain
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Merciless Executioner
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Rakshasa Debaser
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Uglúk of the White Hand
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
-1%synergy
Moria Marauder
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
38%inclusion27 decks71 decks
0%synergy
Frantic Search
37%inclusion26 decks71 decks
15%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
35%inclusion25 decks71 decks
24%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
35%inclusion25 decks71 decks
31%synergy
Counterspell
34%inclusion24 decks71 decks
-11%synergy
Consider
25%inclusion18 decks71 decks
19%synergy
Saruman's Trickery
24%inclusion17 decks71 decks
19%synergy
Orcish Medicine
24%inclusion17 decks71 decks
20%synergy
Fact or Fiction
24%inclusion17 decks71 decks
17%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
21%inclusion15 decks71 decks
19%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
21%inclusion15 decks71 decks
14%synergy
Chaos Warp
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
-16%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
-14%synergy
Negate
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
-5%synergy
Go for the Throat
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
10%synergy
Terminate
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
-12%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
12%synergy
Swan Song
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
-5%synergy
Lazotep Plating
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Entomb
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
-4%synergy
Bedevil
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
-7%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
-11%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Glorious Gale
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
0%synergy
Fling
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Brainstorm
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
-11%synergy
Deadly Dispute
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
-2%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
-4%synergy
Reality Shift
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Isildur's Fateful Strike
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Big Score
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
-7%synergy
Mystic Confluence
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Flame of Anor
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Too Greedily, Too Deep
45%inclusion32 decks71 decks
42%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
32%inclusion23 decks71 decks
27%synergy
Claim the Precious
31%inclusion22 decks71 decks
28%synergy
Toxic Deluge
31%inclusion22 decks71 decks
10%synergy
Deep Analysis
30%inclusion21 decks71 decks
26%synergy
Summons of Saruman
30%inclusion21 decks71 decks
25%synergy
Extract from Darkness
30%inclusion21 decks71 decks
27%synergy
Dread Return
28%inclusion20 decks71 decks
25%synergy
Widespread Brutality
28%inclusion20 decks71 decks
25%synergy
Buried Alive
24%inclusion17 decks71 decks
20%synergy
Decree of Pain
24%inclusion17 decks71 decks
19%synergy
Birthday Escape
23%inclusion16 decks71 decks
20%synergy
Stitch Together
21%inclusion15 decks71 decks
19%synergy
Foray of Orcs
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
14%synergy
Wake the Dragon
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
16%synergy
Persist
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
14%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
15%synergy
Treason of Isengard
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
12%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
13%synergy
Windfall
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
-8%synergy
Lórien Revealed
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
13%synergy
Exhume
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
12%synergy
Lidless Gaze
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
10%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Careful Study
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Surrounded by Orcs
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Breaking of the Fellowship
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Assault on Osgiliath
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Languish
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Whispering Madness
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Vandalblast
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
-9%synergy
Sinister Waltz
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Mordor Muster
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Dark Deal
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
-0%synergy
Damnation
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
-0%synergy
Singularity Rupture
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
4%synergy
Soul Immolation
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Shadow of the Enemy
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Palantír of Orthanc
32%inclusion23 decks71 decks
29%synergy
Monument to Endurance
19%inclusion12 decks64 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Shadowspear
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
13%synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
12%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Mithril Coat
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
-16%synergy
The Ozolith
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
-22%synergy
Whip of Erebos
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
45%inclusion32 decks71 decks
36%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
37%inclusion26 decks71 decks
33%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
25%inclusion18 decks71 decks
22%synergy
Necromancy
23%inclusion16 decks71 decks
19%synergy
March from the Black Gate
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
15%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
18%synergy
Fiery Inscription
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
11%synergy
Fall of Cair Andros
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
9%synergy
There and Back Again
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Cool but Rude
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
-4%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Rising of the Day
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Shiny Impetus
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Mindless Conscription
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
-2%synergy
Quest for the Necropolis
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Mystic Remora
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
-10%synergy
Storm of Saruman
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
51%inclusion36 decks71 decks
29%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
30%inclusion21 decks71 decks
25%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
27%inclusion19 decks71 decks
21%synergy
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion18 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Mines of Moria
21%inclusion15 decks71 decks
18%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
-2%synergy
Field of Ruin
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
-27%synergy
Rivendell
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.0%inclusion5 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
94%inclusion67 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Sol Ring
94%inclusion67 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Relic of Sauron
82%inclusion58 decks71 decks
63%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
48%inclusion34 decks71 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
42%inclusion30 decks71 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
41%inclusion29 decks71 decks
23%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
39%inclusion28 decks71 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
39%inclusion28 decks71 decks
27%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion27 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Worn Powerstone
34%inclusion24 decks71 decks
29%synergy
Dimir Signet
32%inclusion23 decks71 decks
-2%synergy
Inherited Envelope
31%inclusion22 decks71 decks
28%synergy
Rakdos Signet
31%inclusion22 decks71 decks
-1%synergy
Izzet Signet
24%inclusion17 decks71 decks
-8%synergy
Phial of Galadriel
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
16%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
-9%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Basalt Monolith
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
6%synergy
The Soul Stone
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion71 decks71 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion71 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion71 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion69 decks71 decks
6%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
76%inclusion54 decks71 decks
30%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
75%inclusion53 decks71 decks
31%synergy
Sulfur Falls
73%inclusion52 decks71 decks
26%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
73%inclusion52 decks71 decks
21%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
70%inclusion50 decks71 decks
33%synergy
Sunken Hollow
66%inclusion47 decks71 decks
27%synergy
Underground River
63%inclusion45 decks71 decks
35%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
61%inclusion43 decks71 decks
33%synergy
Exotic Orchard
58%inclusion41 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
52%inclusion37 decks71 decks
21%synergy
Choked Estuary
48%inclusion34 decks71 decks
30%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
42%inclusion30 decks71 decks
24%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
41%inclusion29 decks71 decks
26%synergy
Mount Doom
37%inclusion26 decks71 decks
30%synergy
Watery Grave
31%inclusion22 decks71 decks
-17%synergy
Evolving Wilds
30%inclusion21 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
28%inclusion20 decks71 decks
9%synergy
Blood Crypt
28%inclusion20 decks71 decks
-18%synergy
Steam Vents
27%inclusion19 decks71 decks
-19%synergy
Xander's Lounge
24%inclusion17 decks71 decks
-16%synergy
Seething Landscape
21%inclusion15 decks71 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
21%inclusion15 decks71 decks
14%synergy
Shivan Reef
20%inclusion14 decks71 decks
-10%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
-6%synergy
Polluted Delta
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
-17%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
18%inclusion13 decks71 decks
-17%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
-9%synergy
Luxury Suite
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
-15%synergy
Training Center
17%inclusion12 decks71 decks
-15%synergy
Haunted Ridge
15%inclusion11 decks71 decks
-6%synergy
Raucous Theater
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Morphic Pool
14%inclusion10 decks71 decks
-17%synergy
Oscorp Industries
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Deceit
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
0%synergy
Sink into Stupor
13%inclusion9 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Undercity Sewers
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
-1%synergy
Fabled Passage
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Thundering Falls
11%inclusion8 decks71 decks
1%synergy
Maestros Theater
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
2%synergy
Scalding Tarn
10%inclusion7 decks71 decks
-22%synergy
Graven Cairns
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
2%synergy
The Grey Havens
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
8.5%inclusion6 decks71 decks
7%synergy
Blazemire Verge
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
-2%synergy
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