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

Sauron, the Dark Lord
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86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
78%synergy
Saruman, the White Hand
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
65%synergy
Barad-dûr
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
64%synergy
Reanimate
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
61%synergy
Summons of Saruman
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
52%synergy
The Black Gate
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
49%synergy
Arcane Denial
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
43%synergy
Counterspell
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
41%synergy
Faithless Looting
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
38%synergy
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57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
35%synergy
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Blasphemous Act
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
27%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
27%synergy
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The One Ring
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
44%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
38%synergy
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43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
21%synergy
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43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Notion Thief
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
35%synergy
Mystical Tutor
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
29%synergy
Jeska's Will
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Gamble
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Rhystic Study
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-9%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
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Lord of the Nazgûl
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Sauron, Lord of the Rings
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Anger
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
32%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Treasure Nabber
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Baleful Strix
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Nazgûl
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Krenko, Mob Boss
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Dunland Crebain
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Hostage Taker
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
The Balrog of Moria
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Orcish Siegemaster
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Venerated Stormsinger
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Rampaging War Mammoth
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Zealous Conscripts
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Nadier's Nightblade
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Woe Strider
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Deceiver Exarch
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Mayhem Devil
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Mothdust Changeling
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-13%synergy
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Drift of Phantasms
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Archmage Emeritus
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Pestermite
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Saruman the White
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Molten Gatekeeper
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Instants
Saruman's Trickery
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Go for the Throat
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Swan Song
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Infernal Grasp
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Withering Torment
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
31%synergy
Hero's Downfall
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Chaos Warp
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-7%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Negate
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Fact or Fiction
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Deadly Dispute
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Dark Ritual
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-8%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Terminate
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Baleful Mastery
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Deflecting Swat
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Memory Deluge
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
28%synergy
Nasty End
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Consult the Star Charts
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Pongify
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Drown in the Loch
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Imp's Mischief
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Village Rites
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Brainstorm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-3%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Soul Manipulation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Consider
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Time Stop
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Culling the Weak
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Invert Polarity
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Nexus of Fate
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Dispel
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Countersquall
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Silumgar's Command
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mana Drain
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Strix Serenade
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Mystical Teachings
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Glorious Gale
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Flusterstorm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Disallow
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Final Fortune
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Increasing Vengeance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Big Score
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Bedevil
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Dihada's Ploy
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Sorceries
Deep Analysis
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Feed the Swarm
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Decree of Pain
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Living Death
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Too Greedily, Too Deep
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Toxic Deluge
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
22%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Birthday Escape
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Foray of Orcs
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Ringsight
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
21%synergy
Treason of Isengard
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Wake the Dragon
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Extract from Darkness
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Languish
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Ponder
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Intent
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-9%synergy
Immolating Gyre
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
6%synergy
Lava Spike
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Isengard Unleashed
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Vandalblast
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Last Chance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Widespread Brutality
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Step Between Worlds
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Lunar Insight
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Warrior's Oath
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Temporal Mastery
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Surrounded by Orcs
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Doomsday
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Ranger's Firebrand
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Claim the Precious
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Fell
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Demonic Bargain
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Boltwave
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Alrund's Epiphany
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Heartless Conscription
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Time Warp
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Chain of Smog
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Palantír of Orthanc
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
25%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Blasting Station
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Mithril Coat
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Whip of Erebos
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Stone of Erech
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Helm of the Host
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Executioner's Capsule
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Strionic Resonator
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Altar of Dementia
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
March from the Black Gate
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
24%synergy
Animate Dead
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
20%synergy
In the Darkness Bind Them
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
23%synergy
Freed from the Real
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Fiery Inscription
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Hidetsugu Consumes All
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Gratuitous Violence
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Metallurgic Summonings
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Mystic Remora
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Impact Tremors
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
No Mercy
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Nowhere to Run
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Thousand-Year Storm
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Utility Lands
Desolate Lighthouse
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
37%synergy
Mines of Moria
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
15%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Mistrise Village
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Great Arashin City
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Bojuka Bog
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-10%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Hive of the Eye Tyrant
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Field of Ruin
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Sol Ring
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
52%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Relic of Sauron
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
0%synergy
Worn Powerstone
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Inherited Envelope
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
26%synergy
Izzet Signet
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Rakdos Signet
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Dimir Signet
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Crowded Crypt
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Hedron Archive
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Cursed Mirror
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Relic of Legends
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Thran Dynamo
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
47%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
9%synergy
Island
100%inclusion7 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Sulfur Falls
86%inclusion6 decks7 decks
39%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
71%inclusion5 decks7 decks
29%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
38%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
20%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
42%synergy
Underground River
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
30%synergy
Path of Ancestry
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
27%synergy
Sunken Hollow
57%inclusion4 decks7 decks
18%synergy
Mount Doom
43%inclusion3 decks7 decks
36%synergy
Shivan Reef
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-1%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
19%synergy
Exotic Orchard
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
-28%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
17%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Choked Estuary
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Haunted Ridge
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
29%inclusion2 decks7 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Seething Landscape
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-2%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
2%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-10%synergy
Ferrous Lake
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Xander's Lounge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-26%synergy
The Grey Havens
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
5%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Delta
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
-20%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
3%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Valakut Awakening
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
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