Sauron, the Dark Lord (Commander) - Budget Optimized

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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The Great Goblin
26%inclusion14 decks54 decks
20%synergy
My Precious
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
10%synergy
Smaug, Wicked Worm
11%inclusion5 decks46 decks
8%synergy
Azog, Moria's Ruin
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
7%synergy
Bolg, Erebor's Reckoning
8.7%inclusion4 decks46 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Saruman, the White Hand
78%inclusion144 decks184 decks
71%synergy
Call of the Ring
74%inclusion136 decks184 decks
66%synergy
Barad-dûr
70%inclusion129 decks184 decks
62%synergy
Ringsight
67%inclusion123 decks184 decks
60%synergy
The Black Gate
65%inclusion120 decks184 decks
56%synergy
Orcish Siegemaster
62%inclusion114 decks184 decks
55%synergy
Sauron, Lord of the Rings
60%inclusion110 decks184 decks
55%synergy
In the Darkness Bind Them
59%inclusion109 decks184 decks
53%synergy
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
59%inclusion108 decks184 decks
53%synergy
Anger
60%inclusion110 decks184 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
71%inclusion130 decks184 decks
26%synergy
Reanimate
67%inclusion124 decks184 decks
42%synergy
Arcane Denial
63%inclusion115 decks184 decks
34%synergy
Feed the Swarm
58%inclusion106 decks184 decks
30%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
53%inclusion98 decks184 decks
48%synergy
Corsairs of Umbar
53%inclusion97 decks184 decks
48%synergy
Counterspell
51%inclusion93 decks184 decks
6%synergy
Moria Scavenger
50%inclusion92 decks184 decks
45%synergy
Lord of the Nazgûl
48%inclusion89 decks184 decks
43%synergy
Grishnákh, Brash Instigator
48%inclusion89 decks184 decks
44%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
67%inclusion124 decks184 decks
50%synergy
The One Ring
53%inclusion98 decks184 decks
41%synergy
Notion Thief
53%inclusion98 decks184 decks
45%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
18%inclusion33 decks184 decks
-2%synergy
Rhystic Study
16%inclusion30 decks184 decks
-6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
16%inclusion29 decks184 decks
-5%synergy
Gamble
10%inclusion18 decks184 decks
-0%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
10%inclusion18 decks184 decks
-6%synergy
Jeska's Will
9.2%inclusion17 decks184 decks
-7%synergy
Underworld Breach
8.2%inclusion15 decks184 decks
-3%synergy
Creatures
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
47%inclusion87 decks184 decks
43%synergy
Nazgûl
43%inclusion80 decks184 decks
38%synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
43%inclusion80 decks184 decks
39%synergy
The Balrog of Moria
39%inclusion72 decks184 decks
34%synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
33%inclusion60 decks184 decks
30%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
31%inclusion57 decks184 decks
4%synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
31%inclusion57 decks184 decks
27%synergy
Warg Rider
30%inclusion56 decks184 decks
27%synergy
Saruman the White
27%inclusion49 decks184 decks
24%synergy
Bilbo, Retired Burglar
26%inclusion48 decks184 decks
24%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
26%inclusion48 decks184 decks
21%synergy
Hostage Taker
26%inclusion47 decks184 decks
17%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
25%inclusion46 decks184 decks
23%synergy
Treasure Nabber
25%inclusion46 decks184 decks
21%synergy
Gollum, Patient Plotter
25%inclusion46 decks184 decks
23%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
20%inclusion36 decks184 decks
12%synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
18%inclusion34 decks184 decks
16%synergy
Wonder
18%inclusion34 decks184 decks
14%synergy
Witch-king, Sky Scourge
17%inclusion31 decks184 decks
15%synergy
Dunland Crebain
17%inclusion31 decks184 decks
15%synergy
Ringwraiths
16%inclusion29 decks184 decks
14%synergy
Sauron, the Lidless Eye
15%inclusion28 decks184 decks
14%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
15%inclusion15 decks101 decks
4%synergy
Shelob, Dread Weaver
14%inclusion26 decks184 decks
13%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
13%inclusion24 decks184 decks
10%synergy
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire
13%inclusion24 decks184 decks
12%synergy
Monstrosity of the Lake
13%inclusion24 decks184 decks
12%synergy
Uglúk of the White Hand
13%inclusion24 decks184 decks
11%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
13%inclusion11 decks85 decks
11%synergy
Voracious Fell Beast
13%inclusion23 decks184 decks
11%synergy
Lazotep Chancellor
13%inclusion23 decks184 decks
11%synergy
Gríma Wormtongue
12%inclusion22 decks184 decks
11%synergy
Merciless Executioner
12%inclusion22 decks184 decks
10%synergy
Guttersnipe
12%inclusion22 decks184 decks
5%synergy
The Balrog, Durin's Bane
12%inclusion22 decks184 decks
11%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
12%inclusion22 decks184 decks
11%synergy
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
11%inclusion20 decks184 decks
9%synergy
Goblin Dark-Dwellers
11%inclusion20 decks184 decks
10%synergy
Rampaging War Mammoth
10%inclusion18 decks184 decks
9%synergy
Knollspine Dragon
9.2%inclusion17 decks184 decks
8%synergy
Grave Researcher
9.1%inclusion8 decks88 decks
7%synergy
Oliphaunt
8.7%inclusion16 decks184 decks
7%synergy
Changeling Outcast
8.2%inclusion15 decks184 decks
4%synergy
Bothersome Noisemaker
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Misty Mountains Raider
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Moria Marauder
7.6%inclusion14 decks184 decks
7%synergy
Bolg of the North
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
6.5%inclusion12 decks184 decks
-4%synergy
Gorbag of Minas Morgul
6.5%inclusion12 decks184 decks
5%synergy
Fearsome Goblin Pair
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Saruman's Trickery
48%inclusion88 decks184 decks
43%synergy
Dark Ritual
46%inclusion85 decks184 decks
8%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
35%inclusion64 decks184 decks
31%synergy
Orcish Medicine
32%inclusion59 decks184 decks
28%synergy
Consider
26%inclusion47 decks184 decks
19%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
23%inclusion42 decks184 decks
11%synergy
Lazotep Plating
23%inclusion42 decks184 decks
19%synergy
Chaos Warp
22%inclusion41 decks184 decks
-12%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
19%inclusion35 decks184 decks
-13%synergy
Fact or Fiction
18%inclusion34 decks184 decks
12%synergy
Glorious Gale
17%inclusion31 decks184 decks
15%synergy
Terminate
16%inclusion29 decks184 decks
-10%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
15%inclusion27 decks184 decks
12%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
14%inclusion26 decks184 decks
12%synergy
Negate
12%inclusion22 decks184 decks
-10%synergy
Nasty End
11%inclusion21 decks184 decks
9%synergy
Bitter Downfall
10%inclusion19 decks184 decks
9%synergy
Swan Song
10%inclusion19 decks184 decks
-10%synergy
Brainstorm
10%inclusion18 decks184 decks
-7%synergy
Withering Torment
8.7%inclusion16 decks184 decks
-4%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.2%inclusion15 decks184 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Charm
8.2%inclusion15 decks184 decks
-6%synergy
Frantic Search
7.6%inclusion14 decks184 decks
-14%synergy
Mystical Tutor
7.6%inclusion14 decks184 decks
-5%synergy
Fling
7.1%inclusion13 decks184 decks
5%synergy
Big Score
7.1%inclusion13 decks184 decks
-6%synergy
Bedevil
7.1%inclusion13 decks184 decks
-9%synergy
Abrade
6.5%inclusion12 decks184 decks
-3%synergy
Commence the Endgame
6.5%inclusion12 decks184 decks
5%synergy
Flashback
5.7%inclusion5 decks88 decks
-1%synergy
Entomb
5.4%inclusion10 decks184 decks
-0%synergy
Deadly Dispute
5.4%inclusion10 decks184 decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.4%inclusion10 decks184 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Summons of Saruman
48%inclusion88 decks184 decks
43%synergy
Faithless Looting
46%inclusion85 decks184 decks
26%synergy
Living Death
46%inclusion84 decks184 decks
39%synergy
Treason of Isengard
45%inclusion82 decks184 decks
40%synergy
Claim the Precious
35%inclusion65 decks184 decks
32%synergy
Foray of Orcs
35%inclusion64 decks184 decks
31%synergy
Too Greedily, Too Deep
32%inclusion58 decks184 decks
28%synergy
Extract from Darkness
30%inclusion56 decks184 decks
27%synergy
Widespread Brutality
29%inclusion53 decks184 decks
26%synergy
Decree of Pain
26%inclusion48 decks184 decks
22%synergy
Victimize
25%inclusion46 decks184 decks
16%synergy
Birthday Escape
22%inclusion41 decks184 decks
20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
21%inclusion38 decks184 decks
-1%synergy
Deep Analysis
20%inclusion37 decks184 decks
17%synergy
Languish
20%inclusion37 decks184 decks
18%synergy
Assault on Osgiliath
19%inclusion35 decks184 decks
17%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
18%inclusion34 decks184 decks
16%synergy
Wake the Dragon
18%inclusion33 decks184 decks
16%synergy
Surrounded by Orcs
16%inclusion30 decks184 decks
14%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
15%inclusion28 decks184 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion26 decks184 decks
10%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion25 decks184 decks
-10%synergy
Buried Alive
11%inclusion21 decks184 decks
8%synergy
Lidless Gaze
11%inclusion20 decks184 decks
9%synergy
Swarming of Moria
11%inclusion20 decks184 decks
9%synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
11%inclusion20 decks184 decks
9%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion19 decks184 decks
8%synergy
Mordor Muster
10%inclusion19 decks184 decks
8%synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
10%inclusion18 decks184 decks
9%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
10%inclusion18 decks184 decks
5%synergy
Vandalblast
8.2%inclusion15 decks184 decks
-9%synergy
Night's Whisper
7.6%inclusion14 decks184 decks
2%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.6%inclusion14 decks184 decks
6%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
7.6%inclusion14 decks184 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.1%inclusion13 decks184 decks
2%synergy
Rage into the Valley
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Lash of the Balrog
5.4%inclusion10 decks184 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion42 decks184 decks
-4%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
18%inclusion33 decks184 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion32 decks184 decks
-12%synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
17%inclusion31 decks184 decks
15%synergy
Mithril Coat
15%inclusion28 decks184 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.2%inclusion17 decks184 decks
-1%synergy
Shadowspear
9.2%inclusion17 decks184 decks
6%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
8.2%inclusion15 decks184 decks
3%synergy
The Ozolith
7.6%inclusion14 decks184 decks
4%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
7.6%inclusion14 decks184 decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
7.6%inclusion14 decks184 decks
3%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
7.6%inclusion14 decks184 decks
5%synergy
Glamdring, Foe-hammer
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Monument to Endurance
5.4%inclusion10 decks184 decks
-2%synergy
Enchantments
March from the Black Gate
42%inclusion78 decks184 decks
38%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
39%inclusion71 decks184 decks
35%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
30%inclusion56 decks184 decks
27%synergy
Fiery Inscription
30%inclusion56 decks184 decks
26%synergy
Fall of Cair Andros
22%inclusion40 decks184 decks
19%synergy
Book of Mazarbul
18%inclusion34 decks184 decks
16%synergy
Animate Dead
15%inclusion27 decks184 decks
5%synergy
There and Back Again
12%inclusion22 decks184 decks
10%synergy
Storm of Saruman
8.7%inclusion16 decks184 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.7%inclusion16 decks184 decks
-4%synergy
Mystic Remora
8.2%inclusion15 decks184 decks
-7%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
7.6%inclusion14 decks184 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.6%inclusion14 decks184 decks
-1%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
7.1%inclusion13 decks184 decks
6%synergy
Along the Crooked Way
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
6.0%inclusion11 decks184 decks
4%synergy
Fires of Mount Doom
5.4%inclusion10 decks184 decks
5%synergy
Cool but Rude
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Angrath, Captain of Chaos
6.0%inclusion11 decks184 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
61%inclusion112 decks184 decks
39%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
30%inclusion56 decks184 decks
25%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
26%inclusion47 decks184 decks
21%synergy
Field of Ruin
26%inclusion47 decks184 decks
23%synergy
Bojuka Bog
24%inclusion45 decks184 decks
0%synergy
Mines of Moria
23%inclusion42 decks184 decks
20%synergy
Rivendell
18%inclusion34 decks184 decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion30 decks184 decks
-18%synergy
Great Hall of the Citadel
5.4%inclusion10 decks184 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion178 decks184 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
91%inclusion167 decks184 decks
3%synergy
Relic of Sauron
72%inclusion133 decks184 decks
53%synergy
Commander's Sphere
51%inclusion93 decks184 decks
33%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
39%inclusion72 decks184 decks
-11%synergy
Mind Stone
34%inclusion62 decks184 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
33%inclusion61 decks184 decks
-11%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
32%inclusion58 decks184 decks
-13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion55 decks184 decks
-6%synergy
Rakdos Signet
29%inclusion54 decks184 decks
-2%synergy
Dimir Signet
28%inclusion51 decks184 decks
-5%synergy
Worn Powerstone
24%inclusion44 decks184 decks
19%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
21%inclusion38 decks184 decks
18%synergy
Inherited Envelope
20%inclusion36 decks184 decks
17%synergy
Izzet Signet
18%inclusion34 decks184 decks
-13%synergy
Basalt Monolith
17%inclusion31 decks184 decks
15%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
14%inclusion25 decks184 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion18 decks184 decks
-11%synergy
Phial of Galadriel
7.1%inclusion13 decks184 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion184 decks184 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion183 decks184 decks
8%synergy
Island
99%inclusion183 decks184 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion173 decks184 decks
2%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
76%inclusion139 decks184 decks
37%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
75%inclusion138 decks184 decks
28%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
74%inclusion137 decks184 decks
22%synergy
Sulfur Falls
72%inclusion132 decks184 decks
24%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
70%inclusion129 decks184 decks
26%synergy
Sunken Hollow
68%inclusion126 decks184 decks
28%synergy
Underground River
58%inclusion107 decks184 decks
30%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
58%inclusion106 decks184 decks
29%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
56%inclusion103 decks184 decks
37%synergy
Choked Estuary
53%inclusion98 decks184 decks
35%synergy
Path of Ancestry
51%inclusion93 decks184 decks
20%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
48%inclusion88 decks184 decks
32%synergy
Exotic Orchard
43%inclusion80 decks184 decks
-14%synergy
Evolving Wilds
38%inclusion70 decks184 decks
16%synergy
Mount Doom
35%inclusion65 decks184 decks
29%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
33%inclusion60 decks184 decks
14%synergy
Blood Crypt
19%inclusion35 decks184 decks
-28%synergy
Shivan Reef
17%inclusion32 decks184 decks
-12%synergy
Xander's Lounge
17%inclusion31 decks184 decks
-22%synergy
Watery Grave
17%inclusion31 decks184 decks
-31%synergy
Steam Vents
16%inclusion29 decks184 decks
-30%synergy
Seething Landscape
16%inclusion29 decks184 decks
0%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
13%inclusion24 decks184 decks
-13%synergy
The Grey Havens
13%inclusion23 decks184 decks
11%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
9.2%inclusion17 decks184 decks
-15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.7%inclusion16 decks184 decks
1%synergy
Luxury Suite
8.7%inclusion16 decks184 decks
-24%synergy
Training Center
8.7%inclusion16 decks184 decks
-23%synergy
Haunted Ridge
8.2%inclusion15 decks184 decks
-13%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
7.1%inclusion13 decks184 decks
-2%synergy
Polluted Delta
7.1%inclusion13 decks184 decks
-28%synergy
Blazemire Verge
6.5%inclusion12 decks184 decks
-3%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.0%inclusion11 decks184 decks
-2%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
6.0%inclusion11 decks184 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
6.0%inclusion11 decks184 decks
-6%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
6.0%inclusion11 decks184 decks
-5%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
6.0%inclusion11 decks184 decks
2%synergy
Shire Terrace
6.0%inclusion11 decks184 decks
5%synergy
Dismal Backwater
6.0%inclusion11 decks184 decks
0%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
5.4%inclusion10 decks184 decks
-1%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
5.4%inclusion10 decks184 decks
-5%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
5.4%inclusion10 decks184 decks
0%synergy
Temple of Malice
5.4%inclusion10 decks184 decks
-5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.4%inclusion10 decks184 decks
-30%synergy
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