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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Grave Researcher
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Scorched Geyser
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Call of the Ring
87%inclusion59 decks68 decks
79%synergy
Barad-dûr
76%inclusion52 decks68 decks
69%synergy
Anger
71%inclusion48 decks68 decks
60%synergy
Moria Scavenger
63%inclusion43 decks68 decks
59%synergy
The Balrog of Moria
63%inclusion43 decks68 decks
58%synergy
Reanimate
82%inclusion56 decks68 decks
58%synergy
Sauron, Lord of the Rings
62%inclusion42 decks68 decks
57%synergy
Living Death
62%inclusion42 decks68 decks
56%synergy
The Black Gate
63%inclusion43 decks68 decks
55%synergy
In the Darkness Bind Them
60%inclusion41 decks68 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Faithless Looting
66%inclusion45 decks68 decks
46%synergy
Blasphemous Act
63%inclusion43 decks68 decks
19%synergy
Victimize
60%inclusion41 decks68 decks
52%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
57%inclusion39 decks68 decks
52%synergy
Saruman, the White Hand
56%inclusion38 decks68 decks
49%synergy
Arcane Denial
56%inclusion38 decks68 decks
27%synergy
Feed the Swarm
54%inclusion37 decks68 decks
26%synergy
Ringsight
54%inclusion37 decks68 decks
47%synergy
Orcish Siegemaster
53%inclusion36 decks68 decks
47%synergy
Nazgûl
51%inclusion35 decks68 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
-6%synergy
Notion Thief
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Archfiend of Ifnir
43%inclusion29 decks68 decks
37%synergy
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
43%inclusion29 decks68 decks
37%synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
41%inclusion28 decks68 decks
38%synergy
Oliphaunt
38%inclusion26 decks68 decks
37%synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
38%inclusion26 decks68 decks
36%synergy
Bilbo, Retired Burglar
38%inclusion26 decks68 decks
36%synergy
Lord of the Nazgûl
38%inclusion26 decks68 decks
33%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
38%inclusion26 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
37%inclusion25 decks68 decks
34%synergy
Rampaging War Mammoth
32%inclusion22 decks68 decks
31%synergy
Wonder
32%inclusion22 decks68 decks
28%synergy
Gollum, Patient Plotter
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
27%synergy
Warg Rider
26%inclusion18 decks68 decks
23%synergy
Corsairs of Umbar
26%inclusion18 decks68 decks
22%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
23%synergy
The Balrog, Durin's Bane
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
22%synergy
Treasure Nabber
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
18%synergy
Changeling Outcast
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
18%synergy
Ringwraiths
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
20%synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
18%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
17%synergy
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
15%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
14%synergy
Hostage Taker
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Monstrosity of the Lake
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
17%synergy
Grishnákh, Brash Instigator
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
15%synergy
Bone Miser
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Witch-king, Sky Scourge
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Shelob, Dread Weaver
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Likeness Looter
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Sauron, the Lidless Eye
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Uglúk of the White Hand
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Etali, Primal Storm
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Massacre Wurm
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Dunland Crebain
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Obsessive Stitcher
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Merciless Executioner
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Rakshasa Debaser
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Gorbag of Minas Morgul
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
40%inclusion27 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
37%inclusion25 decks68 decks
25%synergy
Counterspell
34%inclusion23 decks68 decks
-11%synergy
Frantic Search
32%inclusion22 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
32%inclusion22 decks68 decks
28%synergy
Fact or Fiction
26%inclusion18 decks68 decks
20%synergy
Consider
26%inclusion18 decks68 decks
20%synergy
Saruman's Trickery
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
18%synergy
Orcish Medicine
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
19%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Chaos Warp
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
-17%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
-13%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
-6%synergy
Entomb
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Terminate
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
-14%synergy
Lazotep Plating
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Swan Song
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
-9%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-4%synergy
Glorious Gale
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Big Score
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
-5%synergy
Bedevil
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
-8%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-12%synergy
Fling
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Isildur's Fateful Strike
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Cast into the Fire
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Flame of Anor
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Too Greedily, Too Deep
46%inclusion31 decks68 decks
42%synergy
Extract from Darkness
35%inclusion24 decks68 decks
32%synergy
Summons of Saruman
34%inclusion23 decks68 decks
29%synergy
Deep Analysis
31%inclusion21 decks68 decks
27%synergy
Claim the Precious
31%inclusion21 decks68 decks
27%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
24%synergy
Dread Return
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
25%synergy
Toxic Deluge
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Widespread Brutality
26%inclusion18 decks68 decks
23%synergy
Buried Alive
26%inclusion18 decks68 decks
23%synergy
Decree of Pain
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
19%synergy
Birthday Escape
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
18%synergy
Stitch Together
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
18%synergy
Treason of Isengard
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
15%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
15%synergy
Foray of Orcs
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
14%synergy
Wake the Dragon
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Persist
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Lórien Revealed
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
14%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Windfall
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
-10%synergy
Exhume
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Lidless Gaze
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Breaking of the Fellowship
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Assault on Osgiliath
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Languish
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Careful Study
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Surrounded by Orcs
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Soul Immolation
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Vandalblast
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
-9%synergy
Sinister Waltz
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Mordor Muster
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Singularity Rupture
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
5%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Shadow of the Enemy
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-2%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Palantír of Orthanc
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
24%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Shadowspear
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Monument to Endurance
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Mithril Coat
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
-16%synergy
The Ozolith
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
5%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
-22%synergy
Whip of Erebos
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
40%inclusion27 decks68 decks
31%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
37%inclusion25 decks68 decks
33%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
20%synergy
March from the Black Gate
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
17%synergy
Necromancy
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Fiery Inscription
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
14%synergy
There and Back Again
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Fall of Cair Andros
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Cool but Rude
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Quest for the Necropolis
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Rising of the Day
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Book of Mazarbul
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Shiny Impetus
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Mindless Conscription
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Storm of Saruman
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-6%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
51%inclusion35 decks68 decks
29%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
25%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
23%synergy
Bojuka Bog
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
-2%synergy
Mines of Moria
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
18%synergy
Field of Ruin
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
-3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
-27%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Rivendell
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Command Beacon
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion65 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
94%inclusion64 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Relic of Sauron
79%inclusion54 decks68 decks
60%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
46%inclusion31 decks68 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
44%inclusion30 decks68 decks
25%synergy
Mind Stone
40%inclusion27 decks68 decks
27%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
38%inclusion26 decks68 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
37%inclusion25 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
34%inclusion23 decks68 decks
-11%synergy
Worn Powerstone
34%inclusion23 decks68 decks
29%synergy
Rakdos Signet
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
-3%synergy
Dimir Signet
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
-5%synergy
Inherited Envelope
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
25%synergy
Izzet Signet
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
-12%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Phial of Galadriel
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
-10%synergy
Basalt Monolith
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion68 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion68 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion68 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion65 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
76%inclusion52 decks68 decks
31%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
74%inclusion50 decks68 decks
31%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
72%inclusion49 decks68 decks
35%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
72%inclusion49 decks68 decks
19%synergy
Sulfur Falls
71%inclusion48 decks68 decks
24%synergy
Sunken Hollow
68%inclusion46 decks68 decks
28%synergy
Underground River
63%inclusion43 decks68 decks
35%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
62%inclusion42 decks68 decks
34%synergy
Exotic Orchard
54%inclusion37 decks68 decks
-2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
53%inclusion36 decks68 decks
22%synergy
Choked Estuary
47%inclusion32 decks68 decks
30%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
43%inclusion29 decks68 decks
28%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
41%inclusion28 decks68 decks
23%synergy
Mount Doom
32%inclusion22 decks68 decks
26%synergy
Evolving Wilds
32%inclusion22 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
31%inclusion21 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Watery Grave
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
-20%synergy
Blood Crypt
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
-21%synergy
Steam Vents
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
-22%synergy
Shivan Reef
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
-9%synergy
Seething Landscape
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
-4%synergy
Xander's Lounge
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
-19%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Polluted Delta
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
-17%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
-18%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
-9%synergy
Haunted Ridge
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
-5%synergy
Raucous Theater
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Training Center
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
-17%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Luxury Suite
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
-18%synergy
Oscorp Industries
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Sink into Stupor
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Maestros Theater
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Morphic Pool
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
-21%synergy
Undercity Sewers
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
-4%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
-2%synergy
Graven Cairns
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Malice
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
-3%synergy
The Grey Havens
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
8%synergy
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