Saruman, the White Hand
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Brackets
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- 1
- Exhibition: theme first, winning second
- 2
- Core: roughly preconstructed deck power
- 3
- Upgraded: tuned decks, up to three Game Changers
- 4
- Optimized: high power, anything goes
- 5
- cEDH: built to win in competitive play
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New Cards
Recent-set cards showing up in Optimized Saruman, the White Hand decks.
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy cards in Optimized Saruman, the White Hand decks.
Orcish Siegemaster
Barad-dûr
Summons of Saruman
Flame of Anor
Orcish Bowmasters
Chandra's Ignition
Relic of Sauron
Wizard's Staff
Harmonic Prodigy
The Black GateTop Cards
The cards most Optimized Saruman, the White Hand decks run.
Orcish Siegemaster
Summons of Saruman
Flame of Anor
Orcish Bowmasters
Harmonic Prodigy
The One Ring
Fierce Guardianship
Rhystic Study
Blasphemous Act
CounterspellGame Changers
Game Changers that Optimized Saruman, the White Hand decks play.
Orcish Bowmasters
The One Ring
Fierce Guardianship
Rhystic Study
Demonic Tutor
Jeska's Will
Cyclonic Rift
Mystical Tutor
Vampiric Tutor
Force of Will
Ancient Tomb
Notion Thief
Bolas's Citadel
Underworld Breach
Mana Vault
Chrome Mox
GambleCreatures
Creatures played in Optimized Saruman, the White Hand decks.
Bothersome Noisemaker
Guttersnipe
Warg Rider
Goblin Electromancer
Archmage Emeritus
Corsairs of Umbar
Storm-Kiln Artist
Great Ugly-Looking Goblin
Notion Thief
Archmage of Runes
Treasure Nabber
Moria Scavenger
Gleaming Overseer
Misty Mountains Raider
Dunland Crebain
Moria Marauder
Rhovanion Rampager
Third Path Iconoclast
Fearsome Goblin Pair
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
Hexing Squelcher
Pinnacle Monk
Stormcatch Mentor
Hullbreaker Horror
Roaming Throne
Nightscape Familiar
AngerInstants
Instants played in Optimized Saruman, the White Hand decks.
Saruman's Trickery
Orcish Medicine
Lazotep Plating
Deadly Rollick
Cyclonic Rift
Mana Drain
Kazuul's Fury
Deflecting Swat
Mystical Tutor
Consider
Commence the Endgame
Arcane Denial
Dig Through Time
Brainstorm
Vampiric Tutor
Force of Will
Mana Sculpt
Fact or Fiction
Temur Battle Rage
Bolt Bend
Press the Enemy
Dark Ritual
Frantic Search
Opt
Swan Song
Dramatic Reversal
Snuff Out
Waterlogged Teachings
Sink into Stupor
Thrill of Possibility
Flashback
Sauron's Ransom
Narset's Reversal
Seething Song
Force of Negation
Pongify
Fell the Profane
Untimely Malfunction
An Offer You Can't Refuse
Negate
Unexpected Windfall
Lightning Bolt
Big Score
Abrade
Snap
Withering Torment
Bedevil
Rakdos Charm
Chaos Warp
TerminateSorceries
Sorceries played in Optimized Saruman, the White Hand decks.
Chandra's Ignition
Widespread Brutality
Treason of Isengard
Foray of Orcs
Demonic Tutor
Jeska's Will
Assault on Osgiliath
Ringsight
Ponder
Treasure Cruise
Mizzix's Mastery
Mordor Muster
Preordain
Deep Analysis
Surrounded by Orcs
Call Forth the Tempest
Mana Geyser
Feed the Swarm
Lórien Revealed
Wake the Dragon
Swarming of Moria
Expressive Iteration
Tidings of War
Isengard Unleashed
Subjugate the Hobbits
Decorum Dissertation
Languish
Solve the Equation
Enter the God-Eternals
Improvisation Capstone
Time Warp
Extract from Darkness
Toxic Deluge
Too Greedily, Too Deep
Stock Up
Reanimate
Faithless Looting
Grim Tutor
Gathering of Darkness
Lidless Gaze
Sundering Eruption
Sea Gate Restoration
Diabolic Tutor
Decree of Pain
Night's Whisper
Diabolic Intent
Peer into the Abyss
Vandalblast
Windfall
GambleUtility Artifacts
Utility artifacts played in Optimized Saruman, the White Hand decks.
Wizard's Staff
The Ozolith
Shadowspear
Mithril Coat
Palantír of Orthanc
Glamdring, Foe-hammer
The Reaver Cleaver
Primal Amulet
Glamdring
Isochron Scepter
Bolas's Citadel
My Precious
Mindsplice Apparatus
Maskwood Nexus
Embercleave
Goblin Plate Mail
Sensei's Divining Top
Basilisk Collar
Lightning Greaves
Whispersilk Cloak
Wayfarer's Bauble
Swiftfoot BootsEnchantments
Enchantments played in Optimized Saruman, the White Hand decks.
Fiery Inscription
Dreadhorde Invasion
March from the Black Gate
Storm of Saruman
All Will Be One
Fall of Cair Andros
Mystic Remora
Shark Typhoon
Book of Mazarbul
Arcane Bombardment
Phyrexian Arena
Uncover the Moon-Letters
Spiteful Banditry
Along the Crooked Way
Call of the Ring
In the Darkness Bind Them
Propaganda
Black Market Connections
Underworld BreachPlaneswalkers
Planeswalkers played in Optimized Saruman, the White Hand decks.
Angrath, Captain of ChaosUtility Lands
Utility lands played in Optimized Saruman, the White Hand decks.
Barad-dûr
The Black Gate
Rogue's Passage
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
Ancient Tomb
Rivendell
Mines of Moria
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Field of Ruin
Desolate Lighthouse
Urza's Saga
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
Mystic Sanctuary
Cabal Coffers
Command Beacon
Bojuka Bog
Mistrise Village
Otawara, Soaring City
Temple of the False God
Reliquary TowerMana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing in Optimized Saruman, the White Hand decks.
Relic of Sauron
Resonating Lute
Sol Ring
Talisman of Creativity
Arcane Signet
Fellwar Stone
Chromatic Lantern
Commander's Sphere
Gilded Lotus
Everflowing Chalice
Mind Stone
Worn Powerstone
Thran Dynamo
Talisman of Dominance
Thought Vessel
Lotus Petal
Mana Vault
Chrome Mox
Talisman of Indulgence
Izzet Signet
Dimir Signet
Rakdos SignetLands
The lands Optimized Saruman, the White Hand decks run.
Kazuul's Fury
Mount Doom
Bloodstained Mire
Underground River
Watery Grave
Training Center
Sulfurous Springs
Polluted Delta
Luxury Suite
Steam Vents
Xander's Lounge
Sulfur Falls
Blood Crypt
Frostboil Snarl
Morphic Pool
Scalding Tarn
Thundering Falls
Foreboding Ruins
Reflecting Pool
Fabled Passage
Dragonskull Summit
Waterlogged Teachings
Drowned Catacomb
Sink into Stupor
Choked Estuary
Fell the Profane
Island
Mountain
Badlands
Mana Confluence
Underground Sea
Command Tower
Gloomlake Verge
City of Brass
Shivan Reef
Cascade Bluffs
Haunted Ridge
Volcanic Island
Smoldering Marsh
Swamp
Undercity Sewers
Raucous Theater
Stormcarved Coast
Sunken Hollow
Shipwreck Marsh
Evolving Wilds
Path of Ancestry
Terramorphic Expanse
Crumbling Necropolis
Exotic OrchardSimilar Commanders
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Melek, Reforged Researcher
Kess, Dissident Mage
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Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
Najal, the Storm Runner
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Adeliz, the Cinder Wind
Balmor, Battlemage Captain
Ertai, Wizard Adept
Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge
Tellah, Great Sage
Anhelo, the Painter
Gandalf the Grey
Mizzix, Replica Rider
Myojin of Night's Reach
Prompto Argentum
Talrand, Sky Summoner
Tibor and Lumia
Keranos, God of Storms
Xande, Dark Mage
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