Sauron, the Dark Lord
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- Exhibition: theme first, winning second
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- 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
Budget
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New Cards
Recent-set cards showing up in Budget Sauron, the Dark Lord decks.
Ajani's Anguish+0% Synergy
1% Inclusion
$0.74
Rank Rat+0% Synergy
1% Inclusion
$0.17
Artifist Acumen+0% Synergy
1% Inclusion
$0.15
Turbulent Crater-1% Synergy
1% Inclusion
$2.32
Turbulent Wetlands-1% Synergy
1% Inclusion
$3.27
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy cards in Budget Sauron, the Dark Lord decks.
Saruman, the White Hand+69% Synergy
76% Inclusion
$0.77
Grishnákh, Brash Instigator+59% Synergy
65% Inclusion
$0.25
The Mouth of Sauron+59% Synergy
64% Inclusion
$0.16
Sauron, Lord of the Rings+57% Synergy
63% Inclusion
$0.59
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain+57% Synergy
64% Inclusion
$0.25
Summons of Saruman+55% Synergy
61% Inclusion
$0.34
Orcish Siegemaster+53% Synergy
60% Inclusion
$7.06
Treason of Isengard+53% Synergy
58% Inclusion
$0.21
Moria Scavenger+50% Synergy
55% Inclusion
$0.43
Corsairs of Umbar+50% Synergy
55% Inclusion
$0.33
Top Cards
The cards most Budget Sauron, the Dark Lord decks run.
Saruman, the White Hand+69% Synergy
76% Inclusion
$0.77
Grishnákh, Brash Instigator+59% Synergy
65% Inclusion
$0.25
The Mouth of Sauron+59% Synergy
64% Inclusion
$0.16
Sauron, Lord of the Rings+57% Synergy
63% Inclusion
$0.59
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain+57% Synergy
64% Inclusion
$0.25
Summons of Saruman+55% Synergy
61% Inclusion
$0.34
Orcish Siegemaster+53% Synergy
60% Inclusion
$7.06
Treason of Isengard+53% Synergy
58% Inclusion
$0.21
Corsairs of Umbar+50% Synergy
55% Inclusion
$0.33
Ringsight+49% Synergy
57% Inclusion
$0.38
Game Changers
Game Changers that Budget Sauron, the Dark Lord decks play.
Notion Thief+22% Synergy
30% Inclusion
$1.60
Creatures
Creatures played in Budget Sauron, the Dark Lord decks.
Moria Scavenger+50% Synergy
55% Inclusion
$0.43
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant+48% Synergy
53% Inclusion
$0.26
The Balrog of Moria+41% Synergy
46% Inclusion
$0.57
Saruman the White+35% Synergy
38% Inclusion
$0.22
Anger+34% Synergy
47% Inclusion
$0.58
Dunland Crebain+34% Synergy
36% Inclusion
$0.20
The Great Goblin+34% Synergy
40% Inclusion
$0.69
Lord of the Nazgûl+33% Synergy
39% Inclusion
$4.04
Bothersome Noisemaker+32% Synergy
37% Inclusion
$0.25
Troll of Khazad-dûm+29% Synergy
32% Inclusion
$6.67
Gríma, Saruman's Footman+28% Synergy
34% Inclusion
$2.23
Uglúk of the White Hand+27% Synergy
30% Inclusion
$0.19
Treasure Nabber+27% Synergy
31% Inclusion
$2.56
Scourge of the Throne+25% Synergy
28% Inclusion
$0.72
Bolg of the North+23% Synergy
26% Inclusion
$0.22
Fearsome Goblin Pair+22% Synergy
24% Inclusion
$0.24
Azog, Moria's Ruin+22% Synergy
25% Inclusion
$0.33
Misty Mountains Raider+22% Synergy
24% Inclusion
$0.22
Notion Thief+22% Synergy
30% Inclusion
$1.60
Great Ugly-Looking Goblin+21% Synergy
23% Inclusion
$0.16
Lazotep Chancellor+21% Synergy
23% Inclusion
$0.21
Rampaging War Mammoth+20% Synergy
22% Inclusion
$0.34
Cavern-Hoard Dragon+19% Synergy
24% Inclusion
$20.33
Voracious Fell Beast+19% Synergy
20% Inclusion
$0.21
Gríma Wormtongue+19% Synergy
20% Inclusion
$0.24
Shelob, Dread Weaver+18% Synergy
20% Inclusion
$0.66
Merciless Executioner+18% Synergy
20% Inclusion
$0.52
Goblin Dark-Dwellers+17% Synergy
19% Inclusion
$0.28
Monstrosity of the Lake+17% Synergy
18% Inclusion
$0.36
Oliphaunt+16% Synergy
18% Inclusion
$0.27
Gorbag of Minas Morgul+16% Synergy
18% Inclusion
$0.23
Hostage Taker+16% Synergy
25% Inclusion
$0.34
The Balrog, Durin's Bane+15% Synergy
17% Inclusion
$0.40
Warbeast of Gorgoroth+15% Synergy
16% Inclusion
$0.18
Easterling Vanguard+15% Synergy
16% Inclusion
$0.12
Gleaming Overseer+14% Synergy
16% Inclusion
$0.34
Mirkwood Bats+14% Synergy
17% Inclusion
$2.19
Knollspine Dragon+13% Synergy
15% Inclusion
$1.20
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire+13% Synergy
15% Inclusion
$0.34
Goblin-town Flunkies+12% Synergy
14% Inclusion
$0.13
Mordor Trebuchet+12% Synergy
13% Inclusion
$0.15
Wonder+12% Synergy
18% Inclusion
$3.92
Uruk-hai Berserker+11% Synergy
13% Inclusion
$0.15
Guttersnipe+11% Synergy
18% Inclusion
$0.50
Eternal Skylord+11% Synergy
12% Inclusion
$0.26
Goblin Cratermaker+10% Synergy
12% Inclusion
$0.27
Smaug, Wicked Worm+8% Synergy
12% Inclusion
$1.78
Archfiend of Ifnir+7% Synergy
15% Inclusion
$0.30
Nightscape Familiar+4% Synergy
32% Inclusion
$0.40
Solemn Simulacrum+2% Synergy
13% Inclusion
$0.34
Instants
Instants played in Budget Sauron, the Dark Lord decks.
Saruman's Trickery+44% Synergy
50% Inclusion
$0.22
Orcish Medicine+39% Synergy
44% Inclusion
$0.24
Sauron's Ransom+29% Synergy
33% Inclusion
$0.54
Fact or Fiction+26% Synergy
33% Inclusion
$0.24
Glorious Gale+25% Synergy
27% Inclusion
$0.18
Thrill of Possibility+22% Synergy
35% Inclusion
$0.29
Consider+22% Synergy
29% Inclusion
$0.38
Forbidden Alchemy+21% Synergy
23% Inclusion
$0.27
Lazotep Plating+21% Synergy
25% Inclusion
$0.42
Bitter Downfall+20% Synergy
21% Inclusion
$0.51
Nasty End+16% Synergy
18% Inclusion
$0.25
Deceive the Messenger+15% Synergy
17% Inclusion
$0.18
Arcane Denial+14% Synergy
44% Inclusion
$1.87
Commence the Endgame+9% Synergy
11% Inclusion
$0.36
Isildur's Fateful Strike+8% Synergy
9% Inclusion
$0.27
Gollum's Bite+7% Synergy
8% Inclusion
$0.20
Bilbo's Deadly Slice+6% Synergy
7% Inclusion
$0.13
Soul's Fire+5% Synergy
7% Inclusion
$0.30
Confusticate and Bebother+5% Synergy
7% Inclusion
$0.18
Cast into the Fire+5% Synergy
6% Inclusion
$0.55
Fling+4% Synergy
7% Inclusion
$0.32
Dihada's Ploy+4% Synergy
5% Inclusion
$0.19
Go for the Throat+2% Synergy
9% Inclusion
$0.65
Village Rites+1% Synergy
5% Inclusion
$0.81
Negate+0% Synergy
23% Inclusion
$0.15
Abrade-4% Synergy
5% Inclusion
$0.32
Unexpected Windfall-4% Synergy
6% Inclusion
$2.94
Big Score-6% Synergy
7% Inclusion
$0.44
Bedevil-6% Synergy
9% Inclusion
$0.30
Terminate-7% Synergy
19% Inclusion
$0.30
Rakdos Charm-7% Synergy
7% Inclusion
$0.39
Frantic Search-12% Synergy
9% Inclusion
$2.27
Dark Ritual-16% Synergy
23% Inclusion
$7.45
Chaos Warp-21% Synergy
14% Inclusion
$0.32
Counterspell-22% Synergy
22% Inclusion
$4.42
An Offer You Can't Refuse-24% Synergy
7% Inclusion
$2.80
Sorceries
Sorceries played in Budget Sauron, the Dark Lord decks.
Foray of Orcs+49% Synergy
53% Inclusion
$0.27
Claim the Precious+42% Synergy
46% Inclusion
$0.30
Too Greedily, Too Deep+37% Synergy
41% Inclusion
$0.30
Widespread Brutality+31% Synergy
35% Inclusion
$0.92
Deep Analysis+30% Synergy
34% Inclusion
$0.24
Extract from Darkness+30% Synergy
33% Inclusion
$0.31
Birthday Escape+29% Synergy
32% Inclusion
$0.32
Living Death+29% Synergy
36% Inclusion
$6.64
Mordor Muster+28% Synergy
31% Inclusion
$0.20
Swarming of Moria+28% Synergy
30% Inclusion
$0.21
Faithless Looting+26% Synergy
47% Inclusion
$0.38
Surrounded by Orcs+26% Synergy
28% Inclusion
$0.16
Languish+26% Synergy
28% Inclusion
$8.02
Rage into the Valley+25% Synergy
28% Inclusion
$0.14
Wake the Dragon+25% Synergy
28% Inclusion
$0.34
Decree of Pain+25% Synergy
30% Inclusion
$0.37
Feed the Swarm+25% Synergy
53% Inclusion
$0.24
Sam's Desperate Rescue+23% Synergy
26% Inclusion
$0.16
Gathering of Darkness+22% Synergy
24% Inclusion
$0.22
Tidings of War+22% Synergy
24% Inclusion
$0.21
Lidless Gaze+21% Synergy
23% Inclusion
$0.27
Assault on Osgiliath+20% Synergy
23% Inclusion
$1.47
Subjugate the Hobbits+18% Synergy
20% Inclusion
$0.31
Breaking of the Fellowship+17% Synergy
18% Inclusion
$0.16
Boon of the Wish-Giver+14% Synergy
16% Inclusion
$0.17
The Torment of Gollum+12% Synergy
14% Inclusion
$0.26
Lash of the Balrog+11% Synergy
13% Inclusion
$0.16
Ranger's Firebrand+11% Synergy
12% Inclusion
$0.17
Victimize+10% Synergy
19% Inclusion
$1.22
Reanimate+9% Synergy
36% Inclusion
$10.03
Invade the City+9% Synergy
11% Inclusion
$0.20
Enter the God-Eternals+9% Synergy
10% Inclusion
$0.34
Blasphemous Act+9% Synergy
54% Inclusion
$0.86
Dread Return+8% Synergy
12% Inclusion
$0.46
The Black Breath+7% Synergy
8% Inclusion
$0.21
Shadow of the Enemy+6% Synergy
7% Inclusion
$9.05
Chandra's Ignition+6% Synergy
9% Inclusion
$9.07
Gravitic Punch+5% Synergy
6% Inclusion
$0.15
Fire of Orthanc+5% Synergy
6% Inclusion
$0.27
Honor the God-Pharaoh+5% Synergy
6% Inclusion
$0.23
Fear, Fire, Foes!+5% Synergy
6% Inclusion
$0.18
Stir Up Trouble+5% Synergy
5% Inclusion
$0.13
Callous Dismissal+4% Synergy
5% Inclusion
$0.23
Mystic Retrieval+4% Synergy
5% Inclusion
$0.22
Lórien Revealed+2% Synergy
5% Inclusion
$5.83
Night's Whisper+0% Synergy
6% Inclusion
$6.37
Utility Artifacts
Utility artifacts played in Budget Sauron, the Dark Lord decks.
Goblin Plate Mail+19% Synergy
21% Inclusion
$0.14
My Precious+11% Synergy
15% Inclusion
$1.58
Grond, the Gatebreaker+10% Synergy
11% Inclusion
$0.20
Crude Bent Blade+5% Synergy
6% Inclusion
$0.14
Wayfarer's Bauble+4% Synergy
14% Inclusion
$0.31
Glamdring, Foe-hammer+3% Synergy
6% Inclusion
$0.83
Wizard's Staff+0% Synergy
8% Inclusion
$3.85
Swiftfoot Boots-14% Synergy
13% Inclusion
$1.88
Lightning Greaves-22% Synergy
7% Inclusion
$3.79
Enchantments
Enchantments played in Budget Sauron, the Dark Lord decks.
March from the Black Gate+46% Synergy
52% Inclusion
$0.28
In the Darkness Bind Them+45% Synergy
52% Inclusion
$2.07
Call of the Ring+42% Synergy
51% Inclusion
$4.12
Fiery Inscription+40% Synergy
45% Inclusion
$0.46
Book of Mazarbul+30% Synergy
32% Inclusion
$0.24
Dreadhorde Invasion+25% Synergy
29% Inclusion
$0.19
Fall of Cair Andros+23% Synergy
26% Inclusion
$0.34
Along the Crooked Way+15% Synergy
17% Inclusion
$0.23
Shiny Impetus+14% Synergy
16% Inclusion
$0.28
Revenge of Ravens+12% Synergy
13% Inclusion
$0.38
Down, Down to Goblin-town+10% Synergy
11% Inclusion
$0.13
Scroll of Isildur+10% Synergy
11% Inclusion
$0.40
There and Back Again+8% Synergy
10% Inclusion
$5.96
Mindless Conscription+6% Synergy
7% Inclusion
$0.24
Rising of the Day+5% Synergy
8% Inclusion
$0.53
Morgul-Knife Wound+5% Synergy
5% Inclusion
$0.20
Storm of Saruman+4% Synergy
7% Inclusion
$3.41
Spiteful Banditry+3% Synergy
5% Inclusion
$8.18
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers played in Budget Sauron, the Dark Lord decks.
Angrath, Captain of Chaos+11% Synergy
13% Inclusion
$0.32
Utility Lands
Utility lands played in Budget Sauron, the Dark Lord decks.
Barad-dûr+43% Synergy
51% Inclusion
$1.54
Rogue's Passage+34% Synergy
57% Inclusion
$0.77
The Black Gate+28% Synergy
38% Inclusion
$9.67
Desolate Lighthouse+26% Synergy
33% Inclusion
$0.27
Field of Ruin+24% Synergy
27% Inclusion
$0.37
Mines of Moria+9% Synergy
12% Inclusion
$3.46
Great Hall of the Citadel+8% Synergy
10% Inclusion
$0.35
Rivendell+5% Synergy
7% Inclusion
$1.07
Temple of the False God-1% Synergy
6% Inclusion
$0.27
Bojuka Bog-13% Synergy
10% Inclusion
$1.44
Reliquary Tower-28% Synergy
6% Inclusion
$5.14
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing in Budget Sauron, the Dark Lord decks.
Commander's Sphere+40% Synergy
57% Inclusion
$0.29
Inherited Envelope+35% Synergy
39% Inclusion
$0.26
Relic of Sauron+33% Synergy
53% Inclusion
$9.10
Worn Powerstone+32% Synergy
37% Inclusion
$0.37
Mind Stone+30% Synergy
43% Inclusion
$0.31
Everflowing Chalice+19% Synergy
23% Inclusion
$0.33
Basalt Monolith+15% Synergy
18% Inclusion
$5.70
Phial of Galadriel+8% Synergy
9% Inclusion
$0.86
Rakdos Signet+4% Synergy
35% Inclusion
$0.30
Dimir Signet+2% Synergy
35% Inclusion
$0.31
Izzet Signet+1% Synergy
32% Inclusion
$0.29
Sol Ring-1% Synergy
89% Inclusion
$1.55
Arcane Signet-1% Synergy
87% Inclusion
$0.62
Chromatic Lantern-4% Synergy
9% Inclusion
$0.73
Fellwar Stone-9% Synergy
27% Inclusion
$0.92
Thought Vessel-15% Synergy
5% Inclusion
$2.25
Talisman of Creativity-19% Synergy
25% Inclusion
$0.49
Talisman of Indulgence-23% Synergy
22% Inclusion
$0.47
Talisman of Dominance-24% Synergy
26% Inclusion
$0.49
Lands
The lands Budget Sauron, the Dark Lord decks run.
Evolving Wilds+40% Synergy
63% Inclusion
$0.33
Frostboil Snarl+36% Synergy
53% Inclusion
$0.26
Choked Estuary+36% Synergy
55% Inclusion
$0.36
Foreboding Ruins+36% Synergy
56% Inclusion
$0.31
Terramorphic Expanse+34% Synergy
53% Inclusion
$0.33
Smoldering Marsh+26% Synergy
65% Inclusion
$0.36
Sunken Hollow+23% Synergy
64% Inclusion
$0.34
Crumbling Necropolis+23% Synergy
75% Inclusion
$0.33
Path of Ancestry+22% Synergy
54% Inclusion
$0.26
Goblin-town+18% Synergy
20% Inclusion
$0.21
Sulfurous Springs+17% Synergy
46% Inclusion
$0.45
Sulfur Falls+14% Synergy
63% Inclusion
$0.20
Underground River+13% Synergy
43% Inclusion
$0.58
Dragonskull Summit+12% Synergy
60% Inclusion
$0.45
Drowned Catacomb+10% Synergy
55% Inclusion
$0.46
The Grey Havens+9% Synergy
11% Inclusion
$0.34
Mountain+7% Synergy
100% Inclusion
$0.09
Bloodfell Caves+7% Synergy
13% Inclusion
$0.20
Swamp+7% Synergy
100% Inclusion
$0.10
Dismal Backwater+6% Synergy
12% Inclusion
$0.16
Island+6% Synergy
100% Inclusion
$0.08
Shire Terrace+5% Synergy
6% Inclusion
$0.29
Swiftwater Cliffs+5% Synergy
11% Inclusion
$0.19
Hobbit Hole+4% Synergy
5% Inclusion
$0.23
Geothermal Bog+4% Synergy
6% Inclusion
$0.29
Mount Doom+3% Synergy
10% Inclusion
$6.21
Molten Tributary+3% Synergy
5% Inclusion
$0.22
Ash Barrens+3% Synergy
8% Inclusion
$0.33
Maestros Theater+3% Synergy
10% Inclusion
$0.30
Myriad Landscape+2% Synergy
11% Inclusion
$0.30
Ferrous Lake+1% Synergy
6% Inclusion
$0.27
Thriving Moor+1% Synergy
6% Inclusion
$0.23
Temple of Malice+1% Synergy
12% Inclusion
$0.21
Thriving Isle+1% Synergy
5% Inclusion
$0.23
Rakdos Carnarium+1% Synergy
10% Inclusion
$0.32
Dimir Aqueduct+1% Synergy
11% Inclusion
$0.37
Temple of Deceit+1% Synergy
13% Inclusion
$0.19
Izzet Boilerworks+0% Synergy
10% Inclusion
$0.34
Temple of Epiphany+0% Synergy
13% Inclusion
$0.25
Shadowblood Ridge0% Synergy
9% Inclusion
$0.40
Seething Landscape0% Synergy
14% Inclusion
$0.20
Darkwater Catacombs-1% Synergy
10% Inclusion
$0.33
Command Tower-3% Synergy
89% Inclusion
$0.26
Cascade Bluffs-4% Synergy
7% Inclusion
$0.39
Shivan Reef-13% Synergy
16% Inclusion
$0.21
Exotic Orchard-20% Synergy
37% Inclusion
$0.27
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