Sauron, the Dark Lord (Commander) - Budget Optimized Control

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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Barad-dûr
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
81%synergy
Call of the Ring
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
81%synergy
Reanimate
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
63%synergy
Living Death
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
60%synergy
Arcane Denial
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
60%synergy
Saruman, the White Hand
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
60%synergy
The Black Gate
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
58%synergy
Lord of the Nazgûl
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
50%synergy
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Saruman's Trickery
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Blasphemous Act
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Counterspell
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
33%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
35%synergy
Feed the Swarm
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Go for the Throat
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Faithless Looting
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Nazgûl
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Dark Ritual
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Ringsight
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Swan Song
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Game Changers
The One Ring
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
54%synergy
Notion Thief
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
48%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Gamble
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Mystical Tutor
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Jeska's Will
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Demonic Tutor
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
1%synergy
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Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Anger
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
33%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Baleful Strix
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Sauron, Lord of the Rings
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Orcish Siegemaster
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Treasure Nabber
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Krenko, Mob Boss
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Dunland Crebain
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Hostage Taker
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
The Balrog of Moria
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Venerated Stormsinger
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rampaging War Mammoth
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Oliphaunt
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Zealous Conscripts
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Grishnákh, Brash Instigator
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Bilbo, Retired Burglar
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Eternal Skylord
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Woe Strider
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Deceiver Exarch
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Mayhem Devil
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Dreadhorde Twins
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Mothdust Changeling
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Pestermite
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Saruman the White
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Withering Torment
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
31%synergy
Chaos Warp
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Terminate
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Hero's Downfall
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Pongify
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Orcish Medicine
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Negate
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Brainstorm
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Fact or Fiction
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Dispute
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Consider
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
16%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Culling the Weak
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Countersquall
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Glorious Gale
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Demonic Consultation
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Baleful Mastery
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Deflecting Swat
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Nasty End
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Drown in the Loch
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Frantic Search
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-11%synergy
Imp's Mischief
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Village Rites
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Brain Freeze
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Time Stop
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Invert Polarity
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Nexus of Fate
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Dispel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Silumgar's Command
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Reality Shift
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Mana Drain
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Strix Serenade
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Flusterstorm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Disallow
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Final Fortune
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Force of Will
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Delay
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Isildur's Fateful Strike
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Snap
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Cast into the Fire
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lazotep Plating
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
23%synergy
Windfall
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Victimize
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
Decree of Pain
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Summons of Saruman
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
28%synergy
Too Greedily, Too Deep
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Extract from Darkness
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Diabolic Intent
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
18%synergy
Birthday Escape
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Deep Analysis
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Claim the Precious
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Wake the Dragon
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Languish
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Devastating Onslaught
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Lava Spike
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Isengard Unleashed
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Vandalblast
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-6%synergy
Last Chance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Widespread Brutality
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Step Between Worlds
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mordor Muster
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Lunar Insight
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Warrior's Oath
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Temporal Mastery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Foray of Orcs
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Mists of Lórien
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Surrounded by Orcs
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Lórien Revealed
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Doomsday
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ranger's Firebrand
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Buried Alive
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Twinflame
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Fell
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Molten Duplication
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Preordain
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Demonic Bargain
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Treason of Isengard
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Boltwave
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Alrund's Epiphany
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Heartless Conscription
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Damnation
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Time Warp
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Palantír of Orthanc
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Mithril Coat
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Stone of Erech
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Grinding Station
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
The Ozolith
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Blasting Station
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Whip of Erebos
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Helm of the Host
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Library of Leng
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Executioner's Capsule
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-18%synergy
Strionic Resonator
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Altar of Dementia
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Monument to Endurance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
3%synergy
Basilisk Collar
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
March from the Black Gate
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Animate Dead
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
24%synergy
In the Darkness Bind Them
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
27%synergy
Mystic Remora
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Freed from the Real
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Underworld Breach
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-0%synergy
Fall of Cair Andros
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Rising of the Day
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Rhystic Study
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-11%synergy
Hidetsugu Consumes All
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Necromancy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Impact Tremors
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
No Mercy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
The Bath Song
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Mindless Conscription
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-2%synergy
Nowhere to Run
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Utility Lands
Desolate Lighthouse
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
39%synergy
Rogue's Passage
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Mines of Moria
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
30%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Mistrise Village
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Great Arashin City
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bojuka Bog
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-13%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Rivendell
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Hive of the Eye Tyrant
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Field of Ruin
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Sol Ring
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
49%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
0%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Worn Powerstone
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Relic of Sauron
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Inherited Envelope
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Phial of Galadriel
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Crowded Crypt
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Izzet Signet
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-20%synergy
Hedron Archive
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Rakdos Signet
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-20%synergy
Cursed Mirror
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
6%synergy
Relic of Legends
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Basalt Monolith
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Dimir Signet
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-22%synergy
Thran Dynamo
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Model of Unity
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion9 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Sulfur Falls
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
41%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
89%inclusion8 decks9 decks
37%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
34%synergy
Sunken Hollow
78%inclusion7 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
29%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Underground River
67%inclusion6 decks9 decks
38%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
40%synergy
Mount Doom
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
49%synergy
Path of Ancestry
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
25%synergy
Exotic Orchard
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
-13%synergy
Choked Estuary
44%inclusion4 decks9 decks
26%synergy
Shivan Reef
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
14%synergy
Seething Landscape
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
-4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
13%synergy
Haunted Ridge
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Steam Vents
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-35%synergy
Grand Coliseum
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
1%synergy
Blood Crypt
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-35%synergy
Riverglide Pathway
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Ash Barrens
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Xander's Lounge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-28%synergy
Maestros Theater
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
The Grey Havens
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Darkslick Shores
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-11%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Blightstep Pathway
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
5%synergy
Spirebluff Canal
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
City of Brass
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
7%synergy
Watery Grave
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
-37%synergy
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