Sauron, the Dark Lord
$24.56
$24.56Legendary 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
$1.92
My Precious+3% Synergy
$1.89
Echocasting Symposium+2% Synergy
$3.90
Turbulent Springs0% Synergy
$5.70
Flashback-4% Synergy
$3.91
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
$4.61
Saruman, the White Hand+71% Synergy
$0.56
Barad-dûr+70% Synergy
$2.72
Nazgûl+64% Synergy
$22.57
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain+63% Synergy
$0.23
The Black Gate+62% Synergy
$9.47
Witch-king of Angmar+61% Synergy
$8.16
Orcish Siegemaster+56% Synergy
$6.21
Ringsight+56% Synergy
$0.43
In the Darkness Bind Them+53% Synergy
$0.96
Top Cards
The staple cards most Sauron, the Dark Lord +1/+1 Counters decks run as their core.
Warg Rider+47% Synergy
$28.41
Lord of the Nazgûl+46% Synergy
$2.39
March from the Black Gate+46% Synergy
$0.23
Saruman's Trickery+43% Synergy
$0.20
Sauron, Lord of the Rings+43% Synergy
$0.42
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant+43% Synergy
$0.21
Reanimate+42% Synergy
$9.76
Arcane Denial+26% Synergy
$1.67
Feed the Swarm+24% Synergy
$0.16
Blasphemous Act+13% Synergy
$0.89
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
$46.80
The One Ring+47% Synergy
$115.22
Notion Thief+12% Synergy
$1.47
Ancient Tomb+6% Synergy
$134.99
Cyclonic Rift+2% Synergy
$38.67
Demonic Tutor-2% Synergy
$61.95
Rhystic Study-3% Synergy
$69.93
Vampiric Tutor-3% Synergy
$54.82
Fierce Guardianship-5% Synergy
$57.26
Jeska's Will-5% Synergy
$40.59
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
$0.33
Grishnákh, Brash Instigator+35% Synergy
$0.16
Anger+33% Synergy
$0.61
Moria Scavenger+31% Synergy
$0.35
The Mouth of Sauron+31% Synergy
$0.18
Wonder+27% Synergy
$3.24
Sauron, the Necromancer+26% Synergy
$0.45
Bilbo, Retired Burglar+25% Synergy
$0.22
Saruman the White+22% Synergy
$0.23
Archfiend of Ifnir+20% Synergy
$0.38
The Balrog of Moria+20% Synergy
$0.49
Gollum, Patient Plotter+18% Synergy
$0.23
Dunland Crebain+18% Synergy
$0.18
Cavern-Hoard Dragon+17% Synergy
$17.56
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin+17% Synergy
$11.63
Ringwraiths+17% Synergy
$1.58
Gleaming Overseer+17% Synergy
$0.33
Changeling Outcast+15% Synergy
$2.30
Lazotep Chancellor+14% Synergy
$0.24
Gríma, Saruman's Footman+13% Synergy
$1.63
Witch-king, Sky Scourge+13% Synergy
$2.10
Uglúk of the White Hand+13% Synergy
$0.14
Eternal Skylord+11% Synergy
$0.26
Sauron, the Lidless Eye+10% Synergy
$9.51
Treasure Nabber+9% Synergy
$3.19
Gríma Wormtongue+9% Synergy
$0.20
Dreadhorde Twins+9% Synergy
$0.15
Scourge of the Throne+8% Synergy
$0.46
Warbeast of Gorgoroth+8% Synergy
$0.09
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse+7% Synergy
$98.29
Bone Miser+7% Synergy
$32.17
Mirkwood Bats+7% Synergy
$1.62
Taurean Mauler+7% Synergy
$0.90
Troll of Khazad-dûm+7% Synergy
$5.53
Herald of Secret Streams+7% Synergy
$7.06
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire+7% Synergy
$0.29
Oliphaunt+7% Synergy
$0.27
Easterling Vanguard+7% Synergy
$0.11
Vizier of the Scorpion+7% Synergy
$0.33
The Balrog, Durin's Bane+6% Synergy
$0.51
Gorbag of Minas Morgul+6% Synergy
$0.16
Uruk-hai Berserker+5% Synergy
$0.15
Fell Beast of Mordor+5% Synergy
$0.81
Mordor Trebuchet+5% Synergy
$0.17
Shelob, Dread Weaver+4% Synergy
$0.46
Warren Soultrader+3% Synergy
$16.43
Sheoldred, Whispering One+2% Synergy
$21.36
Roaming Throne-2% Synergy
$48.86
Nightscape Familiar-3% Synergy
$0.49
Hexing Squelcher-3% Synergy
$22.70
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Sauron, the Dark Lord's +1/+1 Counters deck ahead.
Orcish Medicine+42% Synergy
$0.20
Sauron's Ransom+33% Synergy
$0.90
Lazotep Plating+28% Synergy
$0.45
Soothing of Sméagol+26% Synergy
$0.25
Glorious Gale+19% Synergy
$0.22
Dark Ritual+9% Synergy
$5.94
Nasty End+9% Synergy
$0.20
Commence the Endgame+9% Synergy
$0.27
Malakir Rebirth+8% Synergy
$13.47
Deceive the Messenger+8% Synergy
$0.13
Go for the Throat+6% Synergy
$0.57
Kazuul's Fury+6% Synergy
$0.73
Fling+6% Synergy
$0.36
Swan Song+5% Synergy
$11.36
Consider+5% Synergy
$0.32
Isildur's Fateful Strike+5% Synergy
$0.30
Mana Drain+4% Synergy
$57.71
Thrill of Possibility+4% Synergy
$0.27
Bitter Downfall+4% Synergy
$0.50
Entomb+3% Synergy
$17.31
Withering Torment0% Synergy
$0.86
Fell the Profane-1% Synergy
$3.86
Fact or Fiction-1% Synergy
$0.25
Sink into Stupor-2% Synergy
$6.91
Deadly Rollick-3% Synergy
$27.91
Pact of Negation-3% Synergy
$18.00
Deflecting Swat-5% Synergy
$69.27
Cabal Ritual-5% Synergy
$13.51
Bedevil-6% Synergy
$0.31
An Offer You Can't Refuse-8% Synergy
$3.83
Counterspell-10% Synergy
$3.32
Brainstorm-11% Synergy
$1.41
Terminate-12% Synergy
$0.28
Negate-12% Synergy
$0.31
Frantic Search-12% Synergy
$1.94
Chaos Warp-13% Synergy
$0.36
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the +1/+1 Counters game plan forward for Sauron, the Dark Lord.
Claim the Precious+35% Synergy
$0.27
Treason of Isengard+32% Synergy
$0.18
Foray of Orcs+32% Synergy
$0.21
Summons of Saruman+30% Synergy
$0.40
Widespread Brutality+28% Synergy
$1.08
Living Death+25% Synergy
$3.57
Birthday Escape+25% Synergy
$0.30
Sam's Desperate Rescue+23% Synergy
$0.22
Assault on Osgiliath+21% Synergy
$1.16
Mordor Muster+19% Synergy
$0.26
Toxic Deluge+18% Synergy
$4.37
Surrounded by Orcs+16% Synergy
$0.18
Swarming of Moria+15% Synergy
$0.18
Too Greedily, Too Deep+14% Synergy
$0.34
Chandra's Ignition+14% Synergy
$8.06
Breaking of the Fellowship+13% Synergy
$0.17
Victimize+10% Synergy
$1.58
Extract from Darkness+10% Synergy
$0.28
Faithless Looting+8% Synergy
$0.46
Enter the God-Eternals+7% Synergy
$0.31
Lórien Revealed+6% Synergy
$4.76
Ranger's Firebrand+6% Synergy
$0.19
Shadow of the Enemy+6% Synergy
$9.19
The Torment of Gollum+6% Synergy
$0.24
Rise of the Dark Realms+5% Synergy
$6.58
Wake the Dragon+5% Synergy
$0.34
Soul Immolation+5% Synergy
$3.12
Invade the City+5% Synergy
$0.19
Lash of the Balrog+5% Synergy
$0.14
Decree of Pain+4% Synergy
$0.33
Night's Whisper+4% Synergy
$5.42
Call Forth the Tempest+4% Synergy
$33.59
Languish+4% Synergy
$10.05
Diabolic Intent+3% Synergy
$16.42
Deep Analysis+2% Synergy
$0.20
Buried Alive+1% Synergy
$1.35
Peer into the Abyss0% Synergy
$3.15
Damnation-2% Synergy
$20.48
Vandalblast-4% Synergy
$1.10
Windfall-13% Synergy
$5.05
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Sauron, the Dark Lord +1/+1 Counters decks.
The Ozolith+39% Synergy
$64.33
Shadowspear+33% Synergy
$34.19
Palantír of Orthanc+26% Synergy
$21.50
Mithril Coat+21% Synergy
$31.91
Nazgûl Battle-Mace+19% Synergy
$19.36
The Reaver Cleaver+15% Synergy
$30.50
Maskwood Nexus+14% Synergy
$2.37
Grond, the Gatebreaker+7% Synergy
$0.19
Whispersilk Cloak+5% Synergy
$1.71
Jet Medallion+5% Synergy
$12.26
Monument to Endurance+4% Synergy
$20.49
Trailblazer's Boots+4% Synergy
$3.39
Whip of Erebos+2% Synergy
$9.07
Lightning Greaves-4% Synergy
$4.52
Wayfarer's Bauble-4% Synergy
$4.67
Swiftfoot Boots-13% Synergy
$2.28
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the +1/+1 Counters strategy in Sauron, the Dark Lord decks.
One Ring to Rule Them All+35% Synergy
$2.72
Dreadhorde Invasion+34% Synergy
$1.07
Fall of Cair Andros+24% Synergy
$0.39
Book of Mazarbul+21% Synergy
$0.23
There and Back Again+16% Synergy
$8.94
Spiteful Banditry+15% Synergy
$7.53
Fiery Inscription+14% Synergy
$0.75
All Will Be One+14% Synergy
$15.39
Black Market Connections+11% Synergy
$10.16
Teferi's Ageless Insight+10% Synergy
$4.78
Mindless Conscription+10% Synergy
$0.20
Storm of Saruman+9% Synergy
$3.63
Animate Dead+8% Synergy
$7.87
Arcane Adaptation+5% Synergy
$3.54
Phyrexian Arena-2% Synergy
$4.43
Mystic Remora-6% Synergy
$13.04
Underworld Breach-6% Synergy
$11.08
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Sauron, the Dark Lord's +1/+1 Counters game plan.
Angrath, Captain of Chaos+8% Synergy
$0.26
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Sauron, the Dark Lord +1/+1 Counters decks.
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress+45% Synergy
$17.65
Rogue's Passage+34% Synergy
$0.36
Mines of Moria+24% Synergy
$3.45
Rivendell+23% Synergy
$1.69
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+17% Synergy
$54.58
Bojuka Bog+12% Synergy
$1.93
Cabal Coffers+11% Synergy
$29.97
Desolate Lighthouse+9% Synergy
$0.25
Field of Ruin+8% Synergy
$0.38
Great Hall of the Citadel+7% Synergy
$0.35
Wasteland+7% Synergy
$27.52
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep+7% Synergy
$18.55
Command Beacon+6% Synergy
$9.73
Minamo, School at Water's Edge+6% Synergy
$60.52
Boseiju, Who Shelters All+6% Synergy
$17.95
Urborg+5% Synergy
$18.87
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+4% Synergy
$10.89
Shizo, Death's Storehouse+4% Synergy
$33.75
Urza's Saga+2% Synergy
$38.89
Phyrexian Tower+1% Synergy
$28.19
Otawara, Soaring City-5% Synergy
$28.30
Reliquary Tower-21% Synergy
$3.52
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Sauron, the Dark Lord's +1/+1 Counters strategy.
Relic of Sauron+59% Synergy
$9.52
Inherited Envelope+33% Synergy
$0.29
Worn Powerstone+13% Synergy
$0.37
Phial of Galadriel+13% Synergy
$0.68
Commander's Sphere+12% Synergy
$0.34
Mind Stone+8% Synergy
$0.31
Sol Ring+6% Synergy
$1.55
The Soul Stone+5% Synergy
$101.88
Everflowing Chalice+5% Synergy
$0.30
Basalt Monolith+5% Synergy
$4.46
Arcane Signet+4% Synergy
$0.89
Chromatic Lantern+4% Synergy
$0.87
Mana Vault-1% Synergy
$120.10
Talisman of Indulgence-2% Synergy
$1.85
Talisman of Dominance-4% Synergy
$1.04
Rakdos Signet-5% Synergy
$4.43
Fellwar Stone-6% Synergy
$0.89
Dimir Signet-7% Synergy
$1.20
Talisman of Creativity-9% Synergy
$1.51
Thought Vessel-11% Synergy
$2.59
Izzet Signet-12% Synergy
$0.41
Lands
The mana base behind Sauron, the Dark Lord's +1/+1 Counters decks.
Mount Doom+53% Synergy
$9.00
Drowned Catacomb+22% Synergy
$1.19
Underground River+22% Synergy
$2.22
Sulfurous Springs+22% Synergy
$1.50
Dragonskull Summit+21% Synergy
$0.47
Smoldering Marsh+16% Synergy
$0.30
Choked Estuary+16% Synergy
$0.31
Foreboding Ruins+15% Synergy
$0.29
Frostboil Snarl+15% Synergy
$0.28
Sunken Hollow+14% Synergy
$0.33
Crumbling Necropolis+13% Synergy
$0.28
Sulfur Falls+13% Synergy
$0.28
Reflecting Pool+10% Synergy
$14.88
The Grey Havens+9% Synergy
$0.30
Malakir Rebirth+8% Synergy
$13.47
Evolving Wilds+6% Synergy
$0.25
Kazuul's Fury+6% Synergy
$0.73
Swamp+5% Synergy
$0.08
Command Tower+5% Synergy
$0.31
Island+4% Synergy
$0.08
Mountain+4% Synergy
$0.08
Terramorphic Expanse+3% Synergy
$0.26
Xander's Lounge+2% Synergy
$13.50
Path of Ancestry+2% Synergy
$0.23
Cavern of Souls+1% Synergy
$51.14
Clearwater Pathway+1% Synergy
$4.39
Haunted Ridge0% Synergy
$8.51
Blazemire Verge0% Synergy
$9.75
Myriad Landscape0% Synergy
$0.37
Blood Crypt-1% Synergy
$9.11
Shipwreck Marsh-1% Synergy
$7.45
Gloomlake Verge-1% Synergy
$10.54
Watery Grave-2% Synergy
$9.66
Bloodstained Mire-2% Synergy
$18.20
Luxury Suite-2% Synergy
$9.09
Polluted Delta-3% Synergy
$20.44
Morphic Pool-3% Synergy
$27.14
Seething Landscape-3% Synergy
$0.31
Raucous Theater-3% Synergy
$10.75
Temple of Malice-3% Synergy
$0.22
Scalding Tarn-5% Synergy
$37.29
Steam Vents-6% Synergy
$10.15
Stormcarved Coast-6% Synergy
$2.50
Badlands-6% Synergy
Volcanic Island-6% Synergy
Underground Sea-6% Synergy
City of Brass-6% Synergy
$12.30
Training Center-7% Synergy
$17.43
Exotic Orchard-9% Synergy
$0.24
Shivan Reef-11% Synergy
$0.33
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The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Sauron, the Dark Lord: +1/+1 Counters.
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Kraum, Ludevic's Opus // Ravos, Soultender
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Kraum, Ludevic's Opus // Miara, Thorn of the Glade
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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
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Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools // Tormod, the Desecrator
Missy
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
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Liliana, Heretical Healer
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Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
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Krenko, Mob Boss
Hancock, Ghoulish Mayor
Empress Galina
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Sliver Gravemother
Scion of the Ur-Dragon
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus // Prava of the Steel Legion
Crosis, the Purger
Kenrith, the Returned King
Syr Konrad, the Grim
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