Sauron, the Dark Lord
$26.46
$26.46Legendary Creature — Avatar Horror
New Cards
Recent-set cards that Sauron, the Dark Lord players are trying out in +1/+1 Counters decks.
Grave Researcher+4% Synergy
$2.25
My Precious+3% Synergy
$35.88
Echocasting Symposium+2% Synergy
$3.89
Turbulent Springs0% Synergy
$5.24
Flashback-4% Synergy
$3.70
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for Sauron, the Dark Lord's +1/+1 Counters builds — cards that lean hardest into the +1/+1 Counters theme.
Call of the Ring+77% Synergy
$3.66
Saruman, the White Hand+71% Synergy
$0.59
Barad-dûr+70% Synergy
$1.64
Nazgûl+64% Synergy
$21.12
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain+63% Synergy
$0.19
The Black Gate+62% Synergy
$9.45
Witch-king of Angmar+61% Synergy
$8.17
Orcish Siegemaster+56% Synergy
$0.36
Ringsight+56% Synergy
$0.34
In the Darkness Bind Them+53% Synergy
$0.83
Top Cards
The staple cards most Sauron, the Dark Lord +1/+1 Counters decks run as their core.
Warg Rider+47% Synergy
$17.37
Lord of the Nazgûl+46% Synergy
$2.85
March from the Black Gate+46% Synergy
$0.20
Saruman's Trickery+43% Synergy
$0.23
Sauron, Lord of the Rings+43% Synergy
$0.38
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant+43% Synergy
$0.12
Reanimate+42% Synergy
$8.61
Arcane Denial+26% Synergy
$1.92
Feed the Swarm+24% Synergy
$0.20
Blasphemous Act+13% Synergy
$3.83
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Sauron, the Dark Lord +1/+1 Counters game on their own.
Orcish Bowmasters+54% Synergy
$44.92
The One Ring+47% Synergy
$104.30
Notion Thief+12% Synergy
$1.46
Ancient Tomb+6% Synergy
$131.68
Cyclonic Rift+2% Synergy
$40.14
Demonic Tutor-2% Synergy
$76.77
Rhystic Study-3% Synergy
$72.26
Vampiric Tutor-3% Synergy
$60.01
Fierce Guardianship-5% Synergy
$54.33
Jeska's Will-5% Synergy
$41.29
Creatures
Creatures that carry the +1/+1 Counters plan in Sauron, the Dark Lord decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Corsairs of Umbar+40% Synergy
$0.30
Grishnákh, Brash Instigator+35% Synergy
$0.20
Anger+33% Synergy
$0.81
Moria Scavenger+31% Synergy
$0.32
The Mouth of Sauron+31% Synergy
$0.21
Wonder+27% Synergy
$1.70
Sauron, the Necromancer+26% Synergy
$0.38
Bilbo, Retired Burglar+25% Synergy
$0.15
Saruman the White+22% Synergy
$0.25
Archfiend of Ifnir+20% Synergy
$0.36
The Balrog of Moria+20% Synergy
$0.38
Gollum, Patient Plotter+18% Synergy
$0.15
Dunland Crebain+18% Synergy
$0.11
Cavern-Hoard Dragon+17% Synergy
$14.39
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin+17% Synergy
$13.29
Ringwraiths+17% Synergy
$1.47
Gleaming Overseer+17% Synergy
$0.34
Changeling Outcast+15% Synergy
$2.85
Lazotep Chancellor+14% Synergy
$0.25
Gríma, Saruman's Footman+13% Synergy
$1.38
Witch-king, Sky Scourge+13% Synergy
$1.78
Uglúk of the White Hand+13% Synergy
$0.17
Eternal Skylord+11% Synergy
$0.31
Sauron, the Lidless Eye+10% Synergy
$9.06
Treasure Nabber+9% Synergy
$2.64
Gríma Wormtongue+9% Synergy
$0.12
Dreadhorde Twins+9% Synergy
$0.15
Scourge of the Throne+8% Synergy
$0.39
Warbeast of Gorgoroth+8% Synergy
$0.09
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse+7% Synergy
$95.66
Bone Miser+7% Synergy
$26.64
Mirkwood Bats+7% Synergy
$1.57
Taurean Mauler+7% Synergy
$0.79
Troll of Khazad-dûm+7% Synergy
$0.92
Herald of Secret Streams+7% Synergy
$9.09
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire+7% Synergy
$0.19
Oliphaunt+7% Synergy
$0.34
Easterling Vanguard+7% Synergy
$0.11
Vizier of the Scorpion+7% Synergy
$0.11
The Balrog, Durin's Bane+6% Synergy
$0.42
Gorbag of Minas Morgul+6% Synergy
$0.16
Uruk-hai Berserker+5% Synergy
$0.19
Fell Beast of Mordor+5% Synergy
$0.95
Mordor Trebuchet+5% Synergy
$0.13
Shelob, Dread Weaver+4% Synergy
$0.38
Warren Soultrader+3% Synergy
$14.63
Sheoldred, Whispering One+2% Synergy
$22.59
Roaming Throne-2% Synergy
$47.63
Nightscape Familiar-3% Synergy
$0.40
Hexing Squelcher-3% Synergy
$19.49
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Sauron, the Dark Lord's +1/+1 Counters deck ahead.
Orcish Medicine+42% Synergy
$0.33
Sauron's Ransom+33% Synergy
$0.72
Lazotep Plating+28% Synergy
$0.41
Soothing of Sméagol+26% Synergy
$0.26
Glorious Gale+19% Synergy
$0.21
Dark Ritual+9% Synergy
$11.92
Nasty End+9% Synergy
$0.23
Commence the Endgame+9% Synergy
$0.30
Malakir Rebirth+8% Synergy
$13.15
Deceive the Messenger+8% Synergy
$0.11
Go for the Throat+6% Synergy
$0.57
Kazuul's Fury+6% Synergy
$0.69
Fling+6% Synergy
$0.30
Swan Song+5% Synergy
$8.50
Consider+5% Synergy
$0.29
Isildur's Fateful Strike+5% Synergy
$0.28
Mana Drain+4% Synergy
$56.81
Thrill of Possibility+4% Synergy
$0.24
Bitter Downfall+4% Synergy
$0.07
Entomb+3% Synergy
$18.02
Withering Torment0% Synergy
$4.15
Fell the Profane-1% Synergy
$2.42
Fact or Fiction-1% Synergy
$0.22
Sink into Stupor-2% Synergy
$5.19
Deadly Rollick-3% Synergy
$27.53
Pact of Negation-3% Synergy
$18.16
Deflecting Swat-5% Synergy
$65.21
Cabal Ritual-5% Synergy
$13.61
Bedevil-6% Synergy
$0.29
An Offer You Can't Refuse-8% Synergy
$2.39
Counterspell-10% Synergy
$3.77
Brainstorm-11% Synergy
$1.62
Terminate-12% Synergy
$0.29
Negate-12% Synergy
$0.24
Frantic Search-12% Synergy
$1.55
Chaos Warp-13% Synergy
$0.37
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the +1/+1 Counters game plan forward for Sauron, the Dark Lord.
Claim the Precious+35% Synergy
$0.34
Treason of Isengard+32% Synergy
$0.15
Foray of Orcs+32% Synergy
$0.21
Summons of Saruman+30% Synergy
$0.31
Widespread Brutality+28% Synergy
$0.71
Living Death+25% Synergy
$2.21
Birthday Escape+25% Synergy
$0.20
Sam's Desperate Rescue+23% Synergy
$0.20
Assault on Osgiliath+21% Synergy
$0.65
Mordor Muster+19% Synergy
$0.14
Toxic Deluge+18% Synergy
$3.31
Surrounded by Orcs+16% Synergy
$0.11
Swarming of Moria+15% Synergy
$0.17
Too Greedily, Too Deep+14% Synergy
$0.62
Chandra's Ignition+14% Synergy
$7.01
Breaking of the Fellowship+13% Synergy
$0.13
Victimize+10% Synergy
$2.27
Extract from Darkness+10% Synergy
$0.26
Faithless Looting+8% Synergy
$0.68
Enter the God-Eternals+7% Synergy
$0.33
Lórien Revealed+6% Synergy
$4.59
Ranger's Firebrand+6% Synergy
$0.13
Shadow of the Enemy+6% Synergy
$0.84
The Torment of Gollum+6% Synergy
$0.14
Rise of the Dark Realms+5% Synergy
$6.80
Wake the Dragon+5% Synergy
$0.31
Soul Immolation+5% Synergy
$2.26
Invade the City+5% Synergy
$0.22
Lash of the Balrog+5% Synergy
$0.15
Decree of Pain+4% Synergy
$0.29
Night's Whisper+4% Synergy
$0.26
Call Forth the Tempest+4% Synergy
$38.04
Languish+4% Synergy
$0.37
Diabolic Intent+3% Synergy
$17.57
Deep Analysis+2% Synergy
$0.35
Buried Alive+1% Synergy
$0.73
Peer into the Abyss0% Synergy
$2.73
Damnation-2% Synergy
$20.72
Vandalblast-4% Synergy
$1.07
Windfall-13% Synergy
$5.08
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Sauron, the Dark Lord +1/+1 Counters decks.
The Ozolith+39% Synergy
$65.54
Shadowspear+33% Synergy
$30.68
Palantír of Orthanc+26% Synergy
$22.64
Mithril Coat+21% Synergy
$30.07
Nazgûl Battle-Mace+19% Synergy
$19.89
The Reaver Cleaver+15% Synergy
$15.18
Maskwood Nexus+14% Synergy
$2.26
Grond, the Gatebreaker+7% Synergy
$0.13
Whispersilk Cloak+5% Synergy
$1.37
Jet Medallion+5% Synergy
$10.25
Monument to Endurance+4% Synergy
$19.09
Trailblazer's Boots+4% Synergy
$3.99
Whip of Erebos+2% Synergy
$8.47
Lightning Greaves-4% Synergy
$3.66
Wayfarer's Bauble-4% Synergy
$0.33
Swiftfoot Boots-13% Synergy
$2.46
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the +1/+1 Counters strategy in Sauron, the Dark Lord decks.
One Ring to Rule Them All+35% Synergy
$2.79
Dreadhorde Invasion+34% Synergy
$1.12
Fall of Cair Andros+24% Synergy
$0.32
Book of Mazarbul+21% Synergy
$0.11
There and Back Again+16% Synergy
$4.72
Spiteful Banditry+15% Synergy
$5.83
Fiery Inscription+14% Synergy
$0.46
All Will Be One+14% Synergy
$14.27
Black Market Connections+11% Synergy
$13.42
Teferi's Ageless Insight+10% Synergy
$4.99
Mindless Conscription+10% Synergy
$0.22
Storm of Saruman+9% Synergy
$3.17
Animate Dead+8% Synergy
$5.15
Arcane Adaptation+5% Synergy
$2.69
Phyrexian Arena-2% Synergy
$4.33
Mystic Remora-6% Synergy
$12.67
Underworld Breach-6% Synergy
$11.10
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Sauron, the Dark Lord's +1/+1 Counters game plan.
Angrath, Captain of Chaos+8% Synergy
$0.13
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Sauron, the Dark Lord +1/+1 Counters decks.
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress+45% Synergy
$18.62
Rogue's Passage+34% Synergy
$0.40
Mines of Moria+24% Synergy
$2.11
Rivendell+23% Synergy
$1.96
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+17% Synergy
$63.85
Bojuka Bog+12% Synergy
$0.95
Cabal Coffers+11% Synergy
$34.50
Desolate Lighthouse+9% Synergy
$0.30
Field of Ruin+8% Synergy
$0.35
Great Hall of the Citadel+7% Synergy
$0.37
Wasteland+7% Synergy
$28.26
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep+7% Synergy
$18.97
Command Beacon+6% Synergy
$7.41
Minamo, School at Water's Edge+6% Synergy
$62.31
Boseiju, Who Shelters All+6% Synergy
$18.34
Urborg+5% Synergy
$18.58
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+4% Synergy
$11.29
Shizo, Death's Storehouse+4% Synergy
$35.73
Urza's Saga+2% Synergy
$43.89
Phyrexian Tower+1% Synergy
$25.29
Otawara, Soaring City-5% Synergy
$27.39
Reliquary Tower-21% Synergy
$3.36
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Sauron, the Dark Lord's +1/+1 Counters strategy.
Relic of Sauron+59% Synergy
$9.27
Inherited Envelope+33% Synergy
$0.27
Worn Powerstone+13% Synergy
$0.47
Phial of Galadriel+13% Synergy
$0.71
Commander's Sphere+12% Synergy
$0.26
Mind Stone+8% Synergy
$0.31
Sol Ring+6% Synergy
$1.84
The Soul Stone+5% Synergy
$109.41
Everflowing Chalice+5% Synergy
$0.28
Basalt Monolith+5% Synergy
$3.75
Arcane Signet+4% Synergy
$0.69
Chromatic Lantern+4% Synergy
$0.82
Mana Vault-1% Synergy
$112.13
Talisman of Indulgence-2% Synergy
$0.61
Talisman of Dominance-4% Synergy
$0.97
Rakdos Signet-5% Synergy
$2.81
Fellwar Stone-6% Synergy
$0.70
Dimir Signet-7% Synergy
$1.25
Talisman of Creativity-9% Synergy
$2.02
Thought Vessel-11% Synergy
$1.92
Izzet Signet-12% Synergy
$0.34
Lands
The mana base behind Sauron, the Dark Lord's +1/+1 Counters decks.
Mount Doom+53% Synergy
$8.41
Drowned Catacomb+22% Synergy
$4.23
Underground River+22% Synergy
$1.49
Sulfurous Springs+22% Synergy
$1.12
Dragonskull Summit+21% Synergy
$0.39
Smoldering Marsh+16% Synergy
$0.57
Choked Estuary+16% Synergy
$0.41
Foreboding Ruins+15% Synergy
$0.40
Frostboil Snarl+15% Synergy
$0.26
Sunken Hollow+14% Synergy
$0.32
Crumbling Necropolis+13% Synergy
$14.99
Sulfur Falls+13% Synergy
$0.23
Reflecting Pool+10% Synergy
$15.20
The Grey Havens+9% Synergy
$0.33
Malakir Rebirth+8% Synergy
$13.15
Evolving Wilds+6% Synergy
$0.33
Kazuul's Fury+6% Synergy
$0.69
Swamp+5% Synergy
$0.14
Command Tower+5% Synergy
$0.34
Island+4% Synergy
$0.21
Mountain+4% Synergy
$0.16
Terramorphic Expanse+3% Synergy
$0.29
Xander's Lounge+2% Synergy
$13.11
Path of Ancestry+2% Synergy
$0.31
Cavern of Souls+1% Synergy
$51.61
Clearwater Pathway+1% Synergy
$5.16
Haunted Ridge0% Synergy
$8.32
Blazemire Verge0% Synergy
$8.54
Myriad Landscape0% Synergy
$0.31
Blood Crypt-1% Synergy
$8.83
Shipwreck Marsh-1% Synergy
$7.43
Gloomlake Verge-1% Synergy
$10.09
Watery Grave-2% Synergy
$9.28
Bloodstained Mire-2% Synergy
$17.35
Luxury Suite-2% Synergy
$11.27
Polluted Delta-3% Synergy
$19.37
Morphic Pool-3% Synergy
$28.38
Seething Landscape-3% Synergy
$0.24
Raucous Theater-3% Synergy
$10.05
Temple of Malice-3% Synergy
$0.24
Scalding Tarn-5% Synergy
$38.56
Steam Vents-6% Synergy
$12.51
Stormcarved Coast-6% Synergy
$1.99
Badlands-6% Synergy
Volcanic Island-6% Synergy
Underground Sea-6% Synergy
City of Brass-6% Synergy
$11.03
Training Center-7% Synergy
$16.27
Exotic Orchard-9% Synergy
$0.24
Shivan Reef-11% Synergy
$0.36
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Sauron, the Dark Lord: +1/+1 Counters.
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus // Tormod, the Desecrator
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools // Tormod, the Desecrator
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
The Scarab God
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus // Ravos, Soultender
Thraximundar
Hancock, Ghoulish Mayor
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
Esior, Wardwing Familiar // Tormod, the Desecrator
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus // Prava of the Steel Legion
Liliana, Heretical Healer
Sengir, the Dark Baron // Tormod, the Desecrator
Acererak the Archlich
Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
Gisa and Geralf
Lim-Dûl the Necromancer
Gisa, the Hellraiser
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist // Tormod, the Desecrator
Ebondeath, Dracolich
Ghoulcaller Gisa
Grimgrin, Corpse-Born
Kefka, Court Mage
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus // Miara, Thorn of the Glade
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus // Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus // Nocturno of Myra's Marvels
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus // Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus // Vial Smasher the Fierce
Lord Xander, the Collector
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
Missy
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
Saruman, the White Hand
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Criminal Past
Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker // Candlekeep Sage
Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker // Shameless Charlatan
Josu Vess, Lich Knight
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Popular Entertainer
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces // Vial Smasher the Fierce