Sauron, the Dark Lord (Commander) - Optimized +1/+1 Counters

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
38%inclusion19 decks50 decks
33%synergy
My Precious
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
26%synergy
Great Goblin, Foul-Hearted
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Bothersome Noisemaker
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Smaug, Wicked Worm
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Call of the Ring
89%inclusion105 decks118 decks
81%synergy
Nazgûl
81%inclusion96 decks118 decks
76%synergy
The Black Gate
75%inclusion89 decks118 decks
67%synergy
Barad-dûr
73%inclusion86 decks118 decks
65%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
69%inclusion81 decks118 decks
63%synergy
Saruman, the White Hand
65%inclusion77 decks118 decks
58%synergy
Reanimate
82%inclusion97 decks118 decks
56%synergy
Shadowspear
56%inclusion66 decks118 decks
52%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
57%inclusion67 decks118 decks
52%synergy
The Ozolith
54%inclusion64 decks118 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
69%inclusion82 decks118 decks
31%synergy
Blasphemous Act
58%inclusion68 decks118 decks
13%synergy
Ringsight
54%inclusion64 decks118 decks
47%synergy
In the Darkness Bind Them
52%inclusion61 decks118 decks
46%synergy
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
50%inclusion59 decks118 decks
44%synergy
Arcane Denial
48%inclusion57 decks118 decks
19%synergy
Lord of the Nazgûl
47%inclusion56 decks118 decks
42%synergy
Toxic Deluge
47%inclusion56 decks118 decks
26%synergy
Orcish Siegemaster
46%inclusion54 decks118 decks
39%synergy
Anger
45%inclusion53 decks118 decks
33%synergy
Game Changers
The One Ring
91%inclusion107 decks118 decks
78%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
90%inclusion106 decks118 decks
72%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
56%inclusion66 decks118 decks
36%synergy
Demonic Tutor
53%inclusion63 decks118 decks
33%synergy
Ancient Tomb
47%inclusion55 decks118 decks
34%synergy
Rhystic Study
46%inclusion54 decks118 decks
23%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
38%inclusion45 decks118 decks
19%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
38%inclusion45 decks118 decks
23%synergy
Jeska's Will
30%inclusion35 decks118 decks
13%synergy
Notion Thief
26%inclusion31 decks118 decks
18%synergy
Creatures
Warg Rider
43%inclusion51 decks118 decks
39%synergy
Wonder
37%inclusion44 decks118 decks
32%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
36%inclusion42 decks118 decks
27%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
34%inclusion40 decks118 decks
27%synergy
Sauron, Lord of the Rings
34%inclusion40 decks118 decks
29%synergy
Corsairs of Umbar
31%inclusion37 decks118 decks
26%synergy
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
29%inclusion34 decks118 decks
24%synergy
Bilbo, Retired Burglar
25%inclusion29 decks118 decks
22%synergy
Moria Scavenger
25%inclusion29 decks118 decks
20%synergy
Grishnákh, Brash Instigator
23%inclusion27 decks118 decks
18%synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
21%inclusion25 decks118 decks
18%synergy
Bone Miser
20%inclusion24 decks118 decks
15%synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
19%inclusion22 decks118 decks
15%synergy
Changeling Outcast
19%inclusion22 decks118 decks
14%synergy
The Balrog of Moria
18%inclusion21 decks118 decks
13%synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
13%synergy
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
15%synergy
Roaming Throne
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Hexing Squelcher
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
-12%synergy
Witch-king, Sky Scourge
14%inclusion17 decks118 decks
13%synergy
Gollum, Patient Plotter
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Ringwraiths
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Sauron, the Lidless Eye
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Marchesa, the Black Rose
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Saruman the White
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Warren Soultrader
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Grave Researcher
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Azog, Moria's Ruin
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
6%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
-4%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Lazotep Chancellor
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Taurean Mauler
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Treasure Nabber
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
-0%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Bolg, Erebor's Reckoning
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Filth
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Dunland Crebain
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Bilbo, Thief in the Night
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Smaug the Magnificent
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Bolg of the North
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Mana Drain
40%inclusion47 decks118 decks
24%synergy
Counterspell
38%inclusion45 decks118 decks
-6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
34%inclusion40 decks118 decks
16%synergy
Deflecting Swat
34%inclusion40 decks118 decks
14%synergy
Saruman's Trickery
32%inclusion38 decks118 decks
27%synergy
Orcish Medicine
31%inclusion37 decks118 decks
27%synergy
Swan Song
31%inclusion37 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Chaos Warp
29%inclusion34 decks118 decks
-6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
29%inclusion34 decks118 decks
-3%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
28%inclusion33 decks118 decks
24%synergy
Lazotep Plating
27%inclusion32 decks118 decks
24%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
24%inclusion28 decks118 decks
21%synergy
Force of Will
19%inclusion23 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion22 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Entomb
18%inclusion21 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Ritual
14%inclusion17 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Glorious Gale
14%inclusion17 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion17 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Terminate
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
-14%synergy
Force of Negation
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Slip Out the Back
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Mystical Tutor
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
-3%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Flusterstorm
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Pact of Negation
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
-1%synergy
Culling the Weak
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Frantic Search
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
-15%synergy
Kazuul's Fury
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Dismember
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Brainstorm
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
-12%synergy
Strix Serenade
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Isildur's Fateful Strike
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Big Score
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
-8%synergy
Bedevil
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
-11%synergy
Nasty End
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Commence the Endgame
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
43%inclusion51 decks118 decks
16%synergy
Living Death
33%inclusion39 decks118 decks
27%synergy
Victimize
28%inclusion33 decks118 decks
19%synergy
Claim the Precious
25%inclusion29 decks118 decks
21%synergy
Windfall
19%inclusion22 decks118 decks
-5%synergy
Birthday Escape
19%inclusion22 decks118 decks
16%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
18%inclusion21 decks118 decks
16%synergy
Treason of Isengard
18%inclusion21 decks118 decks
13%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
18%inclusion21 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Summons of Saruman
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
13%synergy
Widespread Brutality
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Faithless Looting
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
-5%synergy
Foray of Orcs
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Intent
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Vandalblast
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
-7%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Imperial Seal
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Assault on Osgiliath
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Mordor Muster
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Buried Alive
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Too Greedily, Too Deep
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Extract from Darkness
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Inside Information
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Breaking of the Fellowship
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Surrounded by Orcs
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
-3%synergy
Wake the Dragon
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Call Forth the Tempest
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Dread Return
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Ranger's Firebrand
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Grim Tutor
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Dragon's Desire
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Unearth
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Stitch Together
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Swarming of Moria
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Languish
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Palantír of Orthanc
37%inclusion44 decks118 decks
34%synergy
Mithril Coat
33%inclusion39 decks118 decks
28%synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
28%inclusion33 decks118 decks
25%synergy
Nazgûl Battle-Mace
22%inclusion26 decks118 decks
20%synergy
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion23 decks118 decks
-10%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
14%synergy
Monument to Endurance
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
-15%synergy
Whip of Erebos
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Jet Medallion
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Glamdring, Foe-hammer
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
37%inclusion44 decks118 decks
24%synergy
Animate Dead
32%inclusion38 decks118 decks
23%synergy
March from the Black Gate
31%inclusion36 decks118 decks
26%synergy
All Will Be One
28%inclusion33 decks118 decks
27%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
26%inclusion31 decks118 decks
23%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
24%inclusion28 decks118 decks
20%synergy
Mystic Remora
18%inclusion21 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Fall of Cair Andros
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
14%synergy
Underworld Breach
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
4%synergy
There and Back Again
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
14%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Fiery Inscription
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Necromancy
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Book of Mazarbul
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Cool but Rude
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
2%synergy
Cover of Darkness
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
-2%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Storm of Saruman
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Mindless Conscription
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
53%inclusion63 decks118 decks
40%synergy
Rogue's Passage
53%inclusion63 decks118 decks
31%synergy
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion45 decks118 decks
14%synergy
Rivendell
28%inclusion33 decks118 decks
26%synergy
Cabal Coffers
25%inclusion30 decks118 decks
21%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
21%inclusion25 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Mines of Moria
19%inclusion23 decks118 decks
17%synergy
Urza's Saga
18%inclusion21 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
-18%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Command Beacon
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Wasteland
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.7%inclusion9 decks117 decks
0%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Field of Ruin
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Urborg
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Dragon-Cursed Halls
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
99%inclusion117 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
96%inclusion113 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Relic of Sauron
81%inclusion95 decks118 decks
61%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
62%inclusion73 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
51%inclusion60 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
43%inclusion51 decks118 decks
-1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion42 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Mana Vault
25%inclusion29 decks118 decks
16%synergy
Inherited Envelope
21%inclusion25 decks118 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Signet
21%inclusion25 decks118 decks
-12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion24 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Rakdos Signet
20%inclusion24 decks118 decks
-11%synergy
The Soul Stone
18%inclusion19 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Lotus Petal
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Signet
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
-18%synergy
Phial of Galadriel
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Chrome Mox
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Basalt Monolith
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Grim Monolith
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
-5%synergy
Mox Amber
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
-14%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
98%inclusion116 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Island
97%inclusion114 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
96%inclusion113 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Mountain
92%inclusion109 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Mount Doom
77%inclusion91 decks118 decks
70%synergy
Blood Crypt
71%inclusion84 decks118 decks
25%synergy
Watery Grave
68%inclusion80 decks118 decks
19%synergy
Steam Vents
65%inclusion77 decks118 decks
19%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
62%inclusion73 decks118 decks
15%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
59%inclusion70 decks118 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Delta
59%inclusion70 decks118 decks
24%synergy
Xander's Lounge
58%inclusion69 decks118 decks
19%synergy
Underground River
53%inclusion63 decks118 decks
25%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
53%inclusion63 decks118 decks
25%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
53%inclusion63 decks118 decks
18%synergy
Sulfur Falls
51%inclusion60 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Scalding Tarn
48%inclusion57 decks118 decks
16%synergy
Morphic Pool
47%inclusion56 decks118 decks
16%synergy
Luxury Suite
47%inclusion55 decks118 decks
14%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
46%inclusion54 decks118 decks
-6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
44%inclusion52 decks118 decks
-13%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
40%inclusion47 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
39%inclusion46 decks118 decks
30%synergy
Training Center
39%inclusion46 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Sunken Hollow
36%inclusion43 decks118 decks
-4%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
27%inclusion32 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Haunted Ridge
27%inclusion32 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Choked Estuary
22%inclusion26 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
21%inclusion25 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
21%inclusion25 decks118 decks
-10%synergy
Badlands
20%inclusion24 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Volcanic Island
20%inclusion24 decks118 decks
5%synergy
City of Brass
20%inclusion24 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Shivan Reef
19%inclusion23 decks118 decks
-10%synergy
Underground Sea
19%inclusion23 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Blazemire Verge
19%inclusion23 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
19%inclusion22 decks118 decks
-8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion22 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Cavern of Souls
18%inclusion21 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Mana Confluence
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
14%inclusion17 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Undercity Sewers
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
-1%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Clearwater Pathway
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
-8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
-11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Arid Mesa
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
2%synergy
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