Saruman, the White Hand
$0.33
$0.33Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Niche Pick
Less common, brings surprise factor.
Ranking
#192
Current Rank
#175
Last Week
#174
Last Month
Links & Decks
Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Saruman, the White Hand.
![Commander Showdown EP46: Mr. House vs Massacre Girl vs Saruman vs Obuun [EDH gameplay] #mtg](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5yCfxt3Ti44/sddefault.jpg)
Commander Showdown EP46: Mr. House vs Massacre Girl vs Saruman vs Obuun [EDH gameplay] #mtg
EDH Gameplay | Partner Pride | Obeka-Thassa v Mothman-Mirko v Sauron-Saruman v Haktos-Raiyuu | EP28
HOW BIG IS THAT ARMY? | Worst Possible Commander Show | Shelob, Aragorn, Nazgul, Sarumon #68
Lord of the Rings | $100 Budget Commander | EDH Gameplay Ep 26
Homebrew EDH w/DAN BAMFORD & NickBMTG! | King Aragorn v Saruman v Azusa v Braids
Saruman vs Éowyn vs Frodo | Sam vs Sauron EDH / CMDR game play
Fan (Re)Quests | Commander VS | Magic: the Gathering Gameplay
FOR GONDOR! Saruman vs Galadriel vs Frodo | Sam vs Aragorn EDH / CMDR game
Sunday Slam! Commander with Felix, Maxime, Marie, Seb, and me!
Saruman \/ Smeagol \/ Eowyn \/ Aragorn | EDH / Casual Commander
Saruman, the White Hand videosNew Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Saruman, the White Hand decks.
Lindblum, Industrial Regency+2% Synergy
$1.80
Black Waltz No. 3+1% Synergy
$0.20
The Emperor of Palamecia+1% Synergy
$0.18
Circle of Power0% Synergy
$0.16
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer-3% Synergy
$1.08
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Saruman, the White Hand's abilities and overall game plan.
Orcish Siegemaster+56% Synergy
$0.32
Summons of Saruman+56% Synergy
$0.25
Treason of Isengard+52% Synergy
$0.08
Foray of Orcs+48% Synergy
$0.05
Saruman's Trickery+47% Synergy
$0.12
Widespread Brutality+46% Synergy
$0.46
Fiery Inscription+44% Synergy
$0.29
Barad-dûr+44% Synergy
$0.52
Flame of Anor+42% Synergy
$3.67
Guttersnipe+41% Synergy
$0.19
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Saruman, the White Hand decks.
Orcish Medicine+41% Synergy
$0.08
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain+40% Synergy
$0.08
Corsairs of Umbar+39% Synergy
$0.19
Sauron, the Dark Lord+39% Synergy
$6.63
Gríma, Saruman's Footman+36% Synergy
$0.89
Goblin Electromancer+32% Synergy
$0.22
Blasphemous Act+21% Synergy
$1.00
Arcane Denial+20% Synergy
$1.85
Feed the Swarm+17% Synergy
$0.27
Counterspell-1% Synergy
$2.00
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Orcish Bowmasters+19% Synergy
$27.45
Notion Thief+8% Synergy
$0.73
The One Ring+5% Synergy
$63.76
Jeska's Will-2% Synergy
$25.49
Mystical Tutor-3% Synergy
$12.14
Fierce Guardianship-5% Synergy
$40.66
Deflecting Swat-5% Synergy
$44.78
Force of Will-5% Synergy
$56.77
Rhystic Study-6% Synergy
$48.81
Ancient Tomb-8% Synergy
$111.35
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Saruman, the White Hand's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Grishnákh, Brash Instigator+33% Synergy
$0.07
The Mouth of Sauron+28% Synergy
$0.07
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant+28% Synergy
$0.08
Warg Rider+28% Synergy
$8.15
Harmonic Prodigy+25% Synergy
$10.94
Saruman the White+25% Synergy
$0.12
Lord of the Nazgûl+24% Synergy
$0.82
Archmage Emeritus+23% Synergy
$1.31
Moria Scavenger+21% Synergy
$0.20
Treasure Nabber+20% Synergy
$0.84
Sauron, Lord of the Rings+17% Synergy
$0.27
Uglúk of the White Hand+16% Synergy
$0.10
Goblin Dark-Dwellers+16% Synergy
$0.12
Storm-Kiln Artist+13% Synergy
$0.91
Archmage of Runes+13% Synergy
$1.40
Kess, Dissident Mage+12% Synergy
$1.42
Gorbag of Minas Morgul+12% Synergy
$0.10
Ovika, Enigma Goliath+12% Synergy
$0.24
Dunland Crebain+11% Synergy
$0.05
Gleaming Overseer+11% Synergy
$0.30
Veyran, Voice of Duality+11% Synergy
$4.91
Moria Marauder+10% Synergy
$0.30
Gandalf the Grey+9% Synergy
$0.24
Siege-Gang Commander+9% Synergy
$0.15
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire+8% Synergy
$0.06
Cavern-Hoard Dragon+7% Synergy
$12.55
Stormcatch Mentor+7% Synergy
$0.34
Wizards of Thay+7% Synergy
$0.36
Eternal Skylord+7% Synergy
$0.16
Merciless Executioner+7% Synergy
$0.35
Mordor Trebuchet+7% Synergy
$0.06
Baral, Chief of Compliance+6% Synergy
$1.73
Third Path Iconoclast+6% Synergy
$0.27
Young Pyromancer+6% Synergy
$0.26
Goblin Cratermaker+6% Synergy
$0.14
Gríma Wormtongue+6% Synergy
$0.12
Warbeast of Gorgoroth+6% Synergy
$0.04
Dreadhorde Twins+6% Synergy
$0.09
Krenko, Mob Boss+6% Synergy
$0.76
The Balrog of Moria+5% Synergy
$0.31
Scourge of the Throne+5% Synergy
$0.33
Easterling Vanguard+5% Synergy
$0.03
Anger+4% Synergy
$1.54
Talrand, Sky Summoner+4% Synergy
$0.29
Troll of Khazad-dûm+4% Synergy
$0.43
Shelob, Dread Weaver+4% Synergy
$0.56
Pinnacle Monk+3% Synergy
$2.13
Witch-king of Angmar-1% Synergy
$3.10
Hostage Taker-2% Synergy
$0.16
Nightscape Familiar-3% Synergy
$0.26
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Saruman, the White Hand safe.
Fling+34% Synergy
$0.09
Lazotep Plating+32% Synergy
$0.45
Consider+28% Synergy
$0.44
Commence the Endgame+24% Synergy
$0.24
Thrill of Possibility+23% Synergy
$0.08
Fact or Fiction+21% Synergy
$0.15
Soul's Fire+21% Synergy
$0.11
Kazuul's Fury+20% Synergy
$0.54
Dig Through Time+18% Synergy
$0.34
Frantic Search+14% Synergy
$0.40
Press the Enemy+12% Synergy
$0.38
Deceive the Messenger+12% Synergy
$0.10
Sauron's Ransom+11% Synergy
$0.35
Forbidden Alchemy+11% Synergy
$0.06
Bitter Downfall+11% Synergy
$0.06
Opt+10% Synergy
$0.14
Temur Battle Rage+10% Synergy
$0.20
Display of Power+8% Synergy
$0.22
Nasty End+7% Synergy
$0.08
Mystic Confluence+7% Synergy
$0.37
Brainstorm+6% Synergy
$1.52
Waterlogged Teachings+6% Synergy
$0.58
Glorious Gale+6% Synergy
$0.08
Quick Study+6% Synergy
$0.33
Big Score+5% Synergy
$0.62
Negate+4% Synergy
$0.25
Go for the Throat+4% Synergy
$0.79
Unexpected Windfall+4% Synergy
$1.00
Invert Polarity+3% Synergy
$0.50
Seething Song+3% Synergy
$6.11
Untimely Malfunction+1% Synergy
$4.10
Abrade0% Synergy
$0.14
Fell the Profane0% Synergy
$4.41
Lightning Bolt0% Synergy
$0.90
Withering Torment-1% Synergy
$2.55
Sink into Stupor-1% Synergy
$6.71
Pongify-1% Synergy
$1.97
Deadly Rollick-2% Synergy
$16.46
Deadly Dispute-2% Synergy
$0.43
Bedevil-4% Synergy
$0.59
Swan Song-5% Synergy
$10.80
Mana Drain-5% Synergy
$41.94
Rakdos Charm-5% Synergy
$0.69
Terminate-8% Synergy
$0.32
An Offer You Can't Refuse-9% Synergy
$1.49
Cyclonic Rift-10% Synergy
$50.27
Vampiric Tutor-10% Synergy
$53.02
Dark Ritual-11% Synergy
$3.38
Chaos Warp-12% Synergy
$0.45
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Saruman, the White Hand's game plan and control the board.
Assault on Osgiliath+35% Synergy
$0.33
Deep Analysis+30% Synergy
$0.13
Chandra's Ignition+27% Synergy
$3.59
Surrounded by Orcs+27% Synergy
$0.07
Ringsight+26% Synergy
$0.22
Mordor Muster+25% Synergy
$0.08
Swarming of Moria+24% Synergy
$0.06
Treasure Cruise+21% Synergy
$0.23
Wake the Dragon+21% Synergy
$0.25
Invade the City+20% Synergy
$0.10
Languish+16% Synergy
$0.31
Faithless Looting+15% Synergy
$0.27
Too Greedily, Too Deep+15% Synergy
$0.19
Subjugate the Hobbits+15% Synergy
$0.14
Extract from Darkness+14% Synergy
$0.17
Call Forth the Tempest+14% Synergy
$7.02
Decree of Pain+12% Synergy
$0.25
Lidless Gaze+12% Synergy
$0.11
Boon of the Wish-Giver+12% Synergy
$0.06
Enter the God-Eternals+11% Synergy
$0.25
Isengard Unleashed+11% Synergy
$0.99
Preordain+10% Synergy
$0.70
Gandalf's Sanction+10% Synergy
$0.09
Sorcerous Squall+10% Synergy
$0.55
Mizzix's Mastery+9% Synergy
$1.62
Lórien Revealed+9% Synergy
$1.24
The Torment of Gollum+9% Synergy
$0.04
Essence Harvest+9% Synergy
$0.28
Volcanic Salvo+8% Synergy
$0.17
Enter the Enigma+7% Synergy
$0.14
Honor the God-Pharaoh+7% Synergy
$0.07
Night's Whisper+6% Synergy
$0.97
Mana Geyser+6% Synergy
$1.86
Claim the Precious+6% Synergy
$0.09
Callous Dismissal+6% Synergy
$0.05
Ponder+5% Synergy
$1.61
Fire of Orthanc+5% Synergy
$0.03
Rite of Consumption+5% Synergy
$4.66
Gravitic Punch+5% Synergy
$0.13
Reanimate+4% Synergy
$7.36
Living Death+4% Synergy
$2.25
Expressive Iteration+4% Synergy
$0.47
Birthday Escape+4% Synergy
$0.08
Lash of the Balrog+4% Synergy
$0.06
Sam's Desperate Rescue+3% Synergy
$0.07
Diabolic Tutor0% Synergy
$1.80
Toxic Deluge-5% Synergy
$4.79
Vandalblast-5% Synergy
$2.62
Demonic Tutor-11% Synergy
$57.93
Windfall-12% Synergy
$3.79
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
The Ozolith+16% Synergy
$38.45
Glamdring+11% Synergy
$1.07
Palantír of Orthanc+10% Synergy
$11.95
Mindsplice Apparatus+10% Synergy
$0.58
Shadowspear+7% Synergy
$27.09
Grond, the Gatebreaker+7% Synergy
$0.08
Mithril Coat+6% Synergy
$16.57
Primal Amulet+6% Synergy
$7.03
Maskwood Nexus+5% Synergy
$1.50
Mask of Griselbrand+5% Synergy
$0.44
The Reaver Cleaver+4% Synergy
$11.29
Embercleave+4% Synergy
$8.00
Loxodon Warhammer+4% Synergy
$1.24
Whispersilk Cloak+3% Synergy
$2.26
Swiftfoot Boots-1% Synergy
$1.39
Wayfarer's Bauble-3% Synergy
$0.22
Lightning Greaves-7% Synergy
$4.23
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Saruman, the White Hand's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
March from the Black Gate+34% Synergy
$0.12
Dreadhorde Invasion+31% Synergy
$0.60
Fall of Cair Andros+27% Synergy
$0.21
Storm of Saruman+25% Synergy
$1.93
Book of Mazarbul+20% Synergy
$0.06
All Will Be One+14% Synergy
$7.21
In the Darkness Bind Them+13% Synergy
$0.67
Shark Typhoon+12% Synergy
$0.66
Arcane Bombardment+9% Synergy
$1.46
Rite of the Dragoncaller+8% Synergy
$1.83
Spiteful Banditry+7% Synergy
$2.80
Revenge of Ravens+7% Synergy
$0.30
Retribution of the Ancients+6% Synergy
$0.50
There and Back Again+5% Synergy
$2.80
Shiny Impetus+5% Synergy
$0.11
Call of the Ring+4% Synergy
$1.74
Metallurgic Summonings+4% Synergy
$1.63
One Ring to Rule Them All+1% Synergy
$0.85
Phyrexian Arena0% Synergy
$1.44
Propaganda-4% Synergy
$2.21
Black Market Connections-5% Synergy
$14.75
Mystic Remora-6% Synergy
$8.48
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Saruman, the White Hand to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Angrath, Captain of Chaos+14% Synergy
$0.17
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
The Black Gate+35% Synergy
$7.02
Rogue's Passage+34% Synergy
$0.34
Desolate Lighthouse+17% Synergy
$0.12
Field of Ruin+15% Synergy
$0.20
Mines of Moria+10% Synergy
$0.59
Rivendell+8% Synergy
$0.89
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress+7% Synergy
$8.61
Boseiju, Who Shelters All+7% Synergy
$12.77
Mystic Sanctuary+2% Synergy
$1.50
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-6% Synergy
$48.76
Bojuka Bog-8% Synergy
$1.00
Otawara, Soaring City-9% Synergy
$17.69
Reliquary Tower-12% Synergy
$2.01
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Relic of Sauron+38% Synergy
$4.58
Commander's Sphere+19% Synergy
$0.20
Mind Stone+16% Synergy
$0.24
Worn Powerstone+12% Synergy
$0.25
Everflowing Chalice+8% Synergy
$0.30
Inherited Envelope+4% Synergy
$0.11
Basalt Monolith+4% Synergy
$2.76
Arcane Signet+2% Synergy
$0.40
Decanter of Endless Water+1% Synergy
$1.86
Sol Ring0% Synergy
$2.00
Chromatic Lantern0% Synergy
$2.60
Izzet Signet-1% Synergy
$0.29
Thought Vessel-5% Synergy
$1.25
Talisman of Creativity-6% Synergy
$1.18
Dimir Signet-7% Synergy
$0.45
Rakdos Signet-8% Synergy
$0.75
Fellwar Stone-8% Synergy
$0.97
Talisman of Indulgence-12% Synergy
$1.89
Talisman of Dominance-13% Synergy
$0.84
Lands
The mana base foundation for Saruman, the White Hand decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Frostboil Snarl+28% Synergy
$0.22
Choked Estuary+25% Synergy
$0.23
Foreboding Ruins+22% Synergy
$0.25
Sulfur Falls+21% Synergy
$0.37
Sulfurous Springs+20% Synergy
$1.52
Kazuul's Fury+20% Synergy
$0.54
Underground River+19% Synergy
$1.55
Smoldering Marsh+18% Synergy
$0.28
Dragonskull Summit+17% Synergy
$1.01
Sunken Hollow+16% Synergy
$0.28
Drowned Catacomb+15% Synergy
$1.68
Evolving Wilds+14% Synergy
$0.05
Terramorphic Expanse+12% Synergy
$0.10
Crumbling Necropolis+10% Synergy
$0.24
Mount Doom+9% Synergy
$3.10
Mountain+6% Synergy
$0.05
Path of Ancestry+6% Synergy
$0.19
Waterlogged Teachings+6% Synergy
$0.58
Island+5% Synergy
$0.05
Swamp+4% Synergy
$0.07
Cascade Bluffs0% Synergy
$4.62
Fell the Profane0% Synergy
$4.41
Command Tower-1% Synergy
$0.21
Seething Landscape-1% Synergy
$0.16
Sink into Stupor-1% Synergy
$6.71
Shivan Reef-2% Synergy
$0.49
Myriad Landscape-2% Synergy
$0.16
Reflecting Pool-2% Synergy
$8.08
Temple of Epiphany-3% Synergy
$0.15
Maestros Theater-3% Synergy
$0.36
Izzet Boilerworks-4% Synergy
$0.28
Temple of Malice-4% Synergy
$0.20
Darkwater Catacombs-4% Synergy
$0.22
Temple of Deceit-5% Synergy
$0.20
Dimir Aqueduct-5% Synergy
$0.21
Rakdos Carnarium-5% Synergy
$0.32
Stormcarved Coast-6% Synergy
$2.29
Haunted Ridge-8% Synergy
$4.03
Shipwreck Marsh-9% Synergy
$3.02
Xander's Lounge-10% Synergy
$8.18
Training Center-11% Synergy
$10.89
Luxury Suite-12% Synergy
$13.04
Morphic Pool-12% Synergy
$14.95
Scalding Tarn-13% Synergy
$23.61
Polluted Delta-14% Synergy
$14.46
Bloodstained Mire-14% Synergy
$12.12
Steam Vents-16% Synergy
$15.21
Exotic Orchard-18% Synergy
$0.21
Watery Grave-18% Synergy
$14.14
Blood Crypt-18% Synergy
$15.01
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