Sauron, the Dark Lord (Commander) - Budget Reanimator

Sauron, the Dark Lord
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Josh Nelson
Sep 15, 2026
Josh Nelson
Sauron, the Dark Lord kicks Kaalia of the Vast to #8 in EDHREC's Top Commanders
Sauron's development to #7 Most Popular Commander has bumped Kaalia of the Vast, a perennial Commander favorite since 2011, to the #8 spot.
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The Great Goblin
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
33%synergy
Bothersome Noisemaker
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Smaug, Wicked Worm
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
17%synergy
Along the Crooked Way
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Goblin-town
17%inclusion5 decks30 decks
15%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Sauron, Lord of the Rings
77%inclusion92 decks119 decks
72%synergy
Moria Scavenger
76%inclusion91 decks119 decks
72%synergy
Anger
80%inclusion95 decks119 decks
68%synergy
The Balrog of Moria
71%inclusion84 decks119 decks
66%synergy
Too Greedily, Too Deep
67%inclusion80 decks119 decks
64%synergy
Living Death
69%inclusion82 decks119 decks
63%synergy
Saruman, the White Hand
67%inclusion80 decks119 decks
60%synergy
Call of the Ring
67%inclusion80 decks119 decks
59%synergy
In the Darkness Bind Them
65%inclusion77 decks119 decks
59%synergy
Faithless Looting
78%inclusion93 decks119 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Reanimate
68%inclusion81 decks119 decks
42%synergy
Feed the Swarm
64%inclusion76 decks119 decks
37%synergy
Ringsight
61%inclusion73 decks119 decks
54%synergy
Blasphemous Act
61%inclusion72 decks119 decks
16%synergy
Summons of Saruman
61%inclusion72 decks119 decks
55%synergy
Arcane Denial
59%inclusion70 decks119 decks
30%synergy
Orcish Siegemaster
56%inclusion67 decks119 decks
50%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
50%inclusion60 decks119 decks
47%synergy
Victimize
50%inclusion59 decks119 decks
41%synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
50%inclusion59 decks119 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
33%inclusion39 decks119 decks
25%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
-9%synergy
Creatures
Rampaging War Mammoth
45%inclusion53 decks119 decks
43%synergy
Lord of the Nazgûl
42%inclusion50 decks119 decks
36%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
39%inclusion47 decks119 decks
37%synergy
Oliphaunt
39%inclusion47 decks119 decks
38%synergy
Bilbo, Retired Burglar
39%inclusion47 decks119 decks
37%synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
39%inclusion47 decks119 decks
36%synergy
The Mouth of Sauron
38%inclusion45 decks119 decks
33%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
38%inclusion45 decks119 decks
11%synergy
Wonder
37%inclusion44 decks119 decks
32%synergy
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
37%inclusion44 decks119 decks
31%synergy
Gollum, Patient Plotter
37%inclusion44 decks119 decks
35%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
36%inclusion43 decks119 decks
30%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
36%inclusion43 decks119 decks
29%synergy
Corsairs of Umbar
36%inclusion43 decks119 decks
31%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
34%inclusion41 decks119 decks
29%synergy
Treasure Nabber
33%inclusion39 decks119 decks
29%synergy
Grishnákh, Brash Instigator
32%inclusion38 decks119 decks
27%synergy
Hostage Taker
32%inclusion38 decks119 decks
23%synergy
Sauron, the Necromancer
31%inclusion37 decks119 decks
28%synergy
Monstrosity of the Lake
31%inclusion37 decks119 decks
30%synergy
The Balrog, Durin's Bane
29%inclusion35 decks119 decks
28%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
29%inclusion34 decks119 decks
27%synergy
Merciless Executioner
26%inclusion31 decks119 decks
25%synergy
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
24%inclusion29 decks119 decks
20%synergy
Shelob, Dread Weaver
24%inclusion28 decks119 decks
22%synergy
Knollspine Dragon
24%inclusion28 decks119 decks
23%synergy
Rakshasa Debaser
21%inclusion25 decks119 decks
20%synergy
Goblin Dark-Dwellers
20%inclusion24 decks119 decks
19%synergy
Diluvian Primordial
19%inclusion23 decks119 decks
19%synergy
Voracious Fell Beast
18%inclusion21 decks119 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion20 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Warg Rider
15%inclusion18 decks119 decks
11%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
14%inclusion17 decks119 decks
11%synergy
Gravebreaker Lamia
14%inclusion17 decks119 decks
14%synergy
Molten Primordial
13%inclusion16 decks119 decks
13%synergy
Guttersnipe
13%inclusion16 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Inferno Titan
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Nazgûl
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Dunland Crebain
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
11%synergy
Scavenged Brawler
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Corpse Connoisseur
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Sauron, the Lidless Eye
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Lord of the Forsaken
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Vile Entomber
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
11%synergy
Massacre Wurm
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Ringwraiths
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Bolg of the North
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Daring Fiendbonder
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
11%synergy
Amphin Mutineer
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Saruman the White
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Thrill of Possibility
47%inclusion56 decks119 decks
35%synergy
Fact or Fiction
44%inclusion52 decks119 decks
37%synergy
Dark Ritual
37%inclusion44 decks119 decks
-2%synergy
Consider
34%inclusion40 decks119 decks
27%synergy
Sauron's Ransom
33%inclusion39 decks119 decks
29%synergy
Frantic Search
28%inclusion33 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Forbidden Alchemy
25%inclusion30 decks119 decks
23%synergy
Saruman's Trickery
24%inclusion29 decks119 decks
19%synergy
Orcish Medicine
22%inclusion26 decks119 decks
17%synergy
Counterspell
22%inclusion26 decks119 decks
-23%synergy
Soothing of Sméagol
21%inclusion25 decks119 decks
18%synergy
Chaos Warp
15%inclusion18 decks119 decks
-20%synergy
Negate
15%inclusion18 decks119 decks
-7%synergy
Lazotep Plating
14%inclusion17 decks119 decks
11%synergy
Nasty End
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Terminate
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
-14%synergy
Riddles in the Dark
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
11%synergy
Bitter Downfall
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Glorious Gale
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
9%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
-22%synergy
Bedevil
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
-6%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
-1%synergy
Big Score
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
-5%synergy
Mystic Confluence
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Bilbo's Deadly Slice
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Rakdos Charm
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
-8%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Plunder the Trollshaws
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Opt
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
-1%synergy
Swan Song
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
-15%synergy
Isildur's Fateful Strike
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Dihada's Ploy
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Deep Analysis
49%inclusion58 decks119 decks
45%synergy
Extract from Darkness
45%inclusion53 decks119 decks
41%synergy
Languish
37%inclusion44 decks119 decks
35%synergy
Wake the Dragon
36%inclusion43 decks119 decks
34%synergy
Dread Return
35%inclusion42 decks119 decks
33%synergy
Treason of Isengard
32%inclusion38 decks119 decks
27%synergy
Claim the Precious
31%inclusion37 decks119 decks
28%synergy
Lidless Gaze
29%inclusion35 decks119 decks
28%synergy
Widespread Brutality
29%inclusion35 decks119 decks
26%synergy
Decree of Pain
29%inclusion35 decks119 decks
25%synergy
Foray of Orcs
24%inclusion28 decks119 decks
19%synergy
Buried Alive
22%inclusion26 decks119 decks
18%synergy
Stitch Together
19%inclusion23 decks119 decks
17%synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
18%inclusion22 decks119 decks
17%synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
17%inclusion20 decks119 decks
16%synergy
Birthday Escape
17%inclusion20 decks119 decks
14%synergy
Sam's Desperate Rescue
17%inclusion20 decks119 decks
15%synergy
Persist
14%inclusion17 decks119 decks
11%synergy
Surrounded by Orcs
14%inclusion17 decks119 decks
12%synergy
From the Catacombs
14%inclusion17 decks119 decks
14%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion17 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Tidings of War
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Visions of Ruin
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Wake to Slaughter
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Assault on Osgiliath
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Quiet Speculation
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
11%synergy
Breaking of the Fellowship
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Rage into the Valley
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Mordor Muster
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Gathering of Darkness
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Mana Geyser
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Toxic Deluge
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
-13%synergy
Ghouls' Night Out
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Zombify
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Swarming of Moria
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Chandra's Ignition
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Unmarked Grave
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Sinister Waltz
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Shadow of the Enemy
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Windfall
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
-17%synergy
Lash of the Balrog
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Lórien Revealed
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Grave Upheaval
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Vandalblast
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
-12%synergy
Ranger's Firebrand
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
4%synergy
The Black Breath
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion22 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Goblin Plate Mail
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
12%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
12%inclusion14 decks119 decks
8%synergy
My Precious
11%inclusion5 decks45 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
-17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
-21%synergy
Enchantments
Fiery Inscription
32%inclusion38 decks119 decks
27%synergy
March from the Black Gate
27%inclusion32 decks119 decks
22%synergy
Animate Dead
19%inclusion23 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
18%inclusion22 decks119 decks
15%synergy
Shiny Impetus
17%inclusion20 decks119 decks
15%synergy
Scroll of Isildur
13%inclusion16 decks119 decks
13%synergy
There and Back Again
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
9%synergy
Fall of Cair Andros
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Book of Mazarbul
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Mindless Conscription
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Angrath, Captain of Chaos
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
59%inclusion70 decks119 decks
37%synergy
The Black Gate
55%inclusion66 decks119 decks
47%synergy
Barad-dûr
53%inclusion63 decks119 decks
45%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
45%inclusion53 decks119 decks
39%synergy
Field of Ruin
26%inclusion31 decks119 decks
23%synergy
Mines of Moria
14%inclusion17 decks119 decks
11%synergy
Bojuka Bog
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
-11%synergy
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Rivendell
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
-29%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion115 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
96%inclusion114 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Relic of Sauron
75%inclusion89 decks119 decks
56%synergy
Commander's Sphere
63%inclusion75 decks119 decks
46%synergy
Worn Powerstone
53%inclusion63 decks119 decks
48%synergy
Dimir Signet
39%inclusion47 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
39%inclusion47 decks119 decks
27%synergy
Rakdos Signet
39%inclusion46 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion45 decks119 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Signet
36%inclusion43 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
34%inclusion41 decks119 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
34%inclusion40 decks119 decks
-17%synergy
Inherited Envelope
32%inclusion38 decks119 decks
29%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
29%inclusion35 decks119 decks
-15%synergy
Basalt Monolith
21%inclusion25 decks119 decks
19%synergy
Phial of Galadriel
19%inclusion23 decks119 decks
18%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
19%inclusion23 decks119 decks
16%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
14%inclusion17 decks119 decks
1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion119 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion119 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Island
100%inclusion119 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion114 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
84%inclusion100 decks119 decks
32%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
79%inclusion94 decks119 decks
41%synergy
Sulfur Falls
79%inclusion94 decks119 decks
31%synergy
Sunken Hollow
79%inclusion94 decks119 decks
39%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
77%inclusion92 decks119 decks
30%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
73%inclusion87 decks119 decks
29%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
71%inclusion85 decks119 decks
56%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
71%inclusion84 decks119 decks
52%synergy
Choked Estuary
71%inclusion84 decks119 decks
52%synergy
Underground River
66%inclusion79 decks119 decks
38%synergy
Path of Ancestry
66%inclusion78 decks119 decks
35%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
66%inclusion78 decks119 decks
37%synergy
Exotic Orchard
55%inclusion65 decks119 decks
-2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
50%inclusion59 decks119 decks
31%synergy
Evolving Wilds
48%inclusion57 decks119 decks
26%synergy
Shivan Reef
22%inclusion26 decks119 decks
-8%synergy
Mount Doom
20%inclusion24 decks119 decks
13%synergy
Seething Landscape
18%inclusion22 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Port of Karfell
14%inclusion17 decks119 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
11%inclusion13 decks119 decks
-2%synergy
Molten Tributary
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Malice
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
-0%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
-0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Deceit
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
-3%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
-2%synergy
The Grey Havens
9.2%inclusion11 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Canyon Slough
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
3%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
-16%synergy
Geothermal Bog
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Scorched Geyser
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
-0%synergy
Oscorp Industries
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
-4%synergy
Steam Vents
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
-39%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
-4%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
-21%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
1%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
1%synergy
Dismal Backwater
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
-0%synergy
Watery Grave
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
-43%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
-4%synergy
Blood Crypt
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
-42%synergy
Xander's Lounge
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
-34%synergy
Thriving Bluff
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
2%synergy
Maestros Theater
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
-2%synergy
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