Sauron, the Lidless Eye
$3.60
$3.60Legendary Creature — Avatar Horror
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Proven Option
Well-established with solid community support.
Ranking
#1900
Current Rank
#2093
Last Week
#1747
Last Month
Links & Decks
Rakdos Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
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CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Sauron, the Lidless Eye.
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One Ring to Rule cEDH? LOTR Cedh Gameplay - Sauron Vs Aragorn Vs Smeagol Vs Sauron
RE-MATCH! Tom Bombadil, Frodo, Gandalf, Sauron | Lord of the Rings Commander Gameplay
Tom Bombadil, Frodo, Gandalf, Sauron | Lord of the Rings Commander Gameplay
New Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Sauron, the Lidless Eye decks.
Spider-Punk+16% Synergy
$25.99
Devastating Onslaught+5% Synergy
$2.11
All-Fates Scroll+5% Synergy
$0.16
Systems Override+4% Synergy
$0.12
Umbral Collar Zealot+3% Synergy
$0.64
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Sauron, the Lidless Eye's abilities and overall game plan.
Nasty End+50% Synergy
$0.08
Grishnákh, Brash Instigator+47% Synergy
$0.09
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant+39% Synergy
$0.06
Uglúk of the White Hand+39% Synergy
$0.06
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin+37% Synergy
$6.51
Foray of Orcs+37% Synergy
$0.11
Dunland Crebain+37% Synergy
$0.05
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain+36% Synergy
$0.12
Barad-dûr+35% Synergy
$0.59
Swarming of Moria+34% Synergy
$0.05
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Sauron, the Lidless Eye decks.
Fires of Mount Doom+34% Synergy
$0.54
Voracious Fell Beast+32% Synergy
$0.07
Easterling Vanguard+32% Synergy
$0.04
Gríma Wormtongue+32% Synergy
$0.11
Mordor Trebuchet+30% Synergy
$0.07
Village Rites+22% Synergy
$0.20
Deadly Dispute+10% Synergy
$0.49
Feed the Swarm+6% Synergy
$0.23
Dark Ritual-9% Synergy
$2.94
Blasphemous Act-14% Synergy
$1.13
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
The One Ring+17% Synergy
$67.99
Orcish Bowmasters+12% Synergy
$25.95
Ancient Tomb0% Synergy
$94.69
Opposition Agent-1% Synergy
$20.89
Demonic Tutor-3% Synergy
$58.30
Vampiric Tutor-4% Synergy
$50.85
Gamble-4% Synergy
$7.91
Deflecting Swat-11% Synergy
$46.20
Jeska's Will-13% Synergy
$26.15
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Sauron, the Lidless Eye's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Oliphaunt+28% Synergy
$0.11
Gollum, Scheming Guide+28% Synergy
$0.92
The Balrog, Durin's Bane+26% Synergy
$0.29
Goblin Fireleaper+26% Synergy
$0.05
Zealous Conscripts+24% Synergy
$0.21
The Balrog, Flame of Udûn+24% Synergy
$0.37
Snarling Warg+24% Synergy
$0.04
Captivating Crew+21% Synergy
$0.16
Olog-hai Crusher+21% Synergy
$0.03
Viscera Seer+19% Synergy
$0.49
Gorbag of Minas Morgul+18% Synergy
$0.11
Gollum, Patient Plotter+17% Synergy
$0.10
Nazgûl+17% Synergy
$9.32
Warbeast of Gorgoroth+16% Synergy
$0.06
Troll of Khazad-dûm+15% Synergy
$0.36
Sauron, the Necromancer+15% Synergy
$0.38
Witch-king of Angmar+15% Synergy
$2.91
Molten Primordial+14% Synergy
$0.82
Nightmare Shepherd+13% Synergy
$0.24
The Beast, Deathless Prince+13% Synergy
$0.17
Moria Marauder+12% Synergy
$0.29
Uruk-hai Berserker+12% Synergy
$0.05
Braids, Arisen Nightmare+11% Synergy
$2.10
High-Society Hunter+11% Synergy
$0.27
Goblin Assailant+11% Synergy
$0.02
Cirith Ungol Patrol+11% Synergy
$0.04
Carrion Feeder+10% Synergy
$1.81
Ringwraiths+10% Synergy
$0.44
The Balrog of Moria+9% Synergy
$0.36
Moria Scavenger+9% Synergy
$0.18
Warg Rider+9% Synergy
$10.73
Mahadi, Emporium Master+8% Synergy
$0.46
Orthion, Hero of Lavabrink+8% Synergy
$5.57
Grim Haruspex+8% Synergy
$2.20
Ayara, Widow of the Realm+8% Synergy
$0.29
Firbolg Flutist+8% Synergy
$0.23
Disciple of Bolas+8% Synergy
$0.24
Kardur, Doomscourge+7% Synergy
$0.65
Zulaport Cutthroat+6% Synergy
$2.38
Warren Soultrader+6% Synergy
$14.61
Siege-Gang Commander+6% Synergy
$0.20
Jaxis, the Troublemaker+5% Synergy
$1.15
Mirkwood Bats+4% Synergy
$0.54
Pitiless Plunderer+3% Synergy
$3.60
Juri, Master of the Revue+3% Synergy
$0.31
Mayhem Devil+1% Synergy
$0.35
Dauthi Voidwalker+1% Synergy
$5.30
Solemn Simulacrum0% Synergy
$0.26
Blood Artist-2% Synergy
$1.24
Morbid Opportunist-3% Synergy
$0.22
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Sauron, the Lidless Eye safe.
Cast into the Fire+28% Synergy
$0.42
Shelob's Ambush+25% Synergy
$0.07
Orcish Medicine+24% Synergy
$0.08
Corrupted Conviction+13% Synergy
$0.22
Fling+13% Synergy
$0.08
Bitter Downfall+11% Synergy
$0.06
Act of Aggression+10% Synergy
$0.39
Smite the Deathless+10% Synergy
$0.10
Isildur's Fateful Strike+10% Synergy
$0.17
Gollum's Bite+9% Synergy
$0.08
Reckoner's Bargain+7% Synergy
$0.64
Rush the Room+7% Synergy
$0.04
Improvised Club+6% Synergy
$0.08
Grab the Reins+6% Synergy
$0.34
Burnt Offering+5% Synergy
$0.99
Kazuul's Fury+5% Synergy
$0.57
Supernatural Stamina+4% Synergy
$0.13
Murder+3% Synergy
$0.06
Costly Plunder+3% Synergy
$0.16
Undying Evil+3% Synergy
$0.45
Feign Death+2% Synergy
$0.84
Go for the Throat+1% Synergy
$0.79
Entomb0% Synergy
$13.77
Undying Malice0% Synergy
$0.66
Culling the Weak0% Synergy
$9.78
Saw in Half-1% Synergy
$4.44
Cabal Ritual-2% Synergy
$12.97
Abrade-3% Synergy
$0.15
Pyroblast-3% Synergy
$5.39
Not Dead After All-3% Synergy
$0.58
Blood for the Blood God!-3% Synergy
$6.62
Red Elemental Blast-4% Synergy
$8.43
Tibalt's Trickery-5% Synergy
$8.49
Thrill of Possibility-6% Synergy
$0.06
Malakir Rebirth-8% Synergy
$9.16
Lightning Bolt-9% Synergy
$0.99
Infernal Grasp-9% Synergy
$0.26
Withering Torment-10% Synergy
$2.59
Big Score-10% Synergy
$0.62
Bedevil-11% Synergy
$0.51
Deadly Rollick-11% Synergy
$18.24
Terminate-12% Synergy
$0.32
Untimely Malfunction-12% Synergy
$4.20
Chaos Warp-23% Synergy
$0.34
Rakdos Charm-23% Synergy
$0.31
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Sauron, the Lidless Eye's game plan and control the board.
Lash of the Balrog+28% Synergy
$0.07
Fire of Orthanc+28% Synergy
$0.05
Act of Treason+25% Synergy
$0.07
Mordor Muster+24% Synergy
$0.09
Claim the Precious+20% Synergy
$0.11
Mob Rule+16% Synergy
$1.80
Insurrection+16% Synergy
$6.51
Furnace Reins+16% Synergy
$0.14
Vengeful Possession+16% Synergy
$0.08
Breaking of the Fellowship+15% Synergy
$0.07
Mass Mutiny+14% Synergy
$0.19
Sam's Desperate Rescue+14% Synergy
$0.10
The Torment of Gollum+13% Synergy
$0.05
Claim the Firstborn+12% Synergy
$0.12
Bloody Betrayal+11% Synergy
$0.06
Assault on Osgiliath+11% Synergy
$0.30
Fear, Fire, Foes!+10% Synergy
$0.10
Involuntary Employment+10% Synergy
$0.08
Seize the Spotlight+9% Synergy
$4.47
The Black Breath+9% Synergy
$0.06
Besmirch+9% Synergy
$0.40
Victimize+8% Synergy
$0.56
Diabolic Intent+8% Synergy
$10.16
Too Greedily, Too Deep+8% Synergy
$0.12
Kari Zev's Expertise+8% Synergy
$0.44
Traitorous Blood+7% Synergy
$0.13
Harness by Force+7% Synergy
$0.25
Hijack+7% Synergy
$0.09
Shadow of the Enemy+7% Synergy
$0.52
Traitorous Greed+6% Synergy
$0.12
Song-Mad Treachery+6% Synergy
$0.19
Lidless Gaze+6% Synergy
$0.13
Awaken the Sleeper+6% Synergy
$0.04
Worthy Cost+5% Synergy
$0.05
Twisted Fealty+5% Synergy
$0.10
Ranger's Firebrand+5% Synergy
$0.05
Twinflame+4% Synergy
$5.05
Reanimate+3% Synergy
$7.64
Electroduplicate+3% Synergy
$0.44
Dread Return+1% Synergy
$0.26
Damnation-1% Synergy
$18.68
Toxic Deluge-3% Synergy
$5.30
Mana Geyser-3% Synergy
$1.76
Blasphemous Edict-3% Synergy
$3.59
Exsanguinate-4% Synergy
$0.43
Faithless Looting-5% Synergy
$0.29
Night's Whisper-6% Synergy
$0.25
Read the Bones-7% Synergy
$0.28
Sign in Blood-12% Synergy
$0.60
Vandalblast-18% Synergy
$2.73
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Ashnod's Altar+18% Synergy
$8.99
Conjurer's Closet+12% Synergy
$2.49
Grond, the Gatebreaker+10% Synergy
$0.05
Phyrexian Altar+7% Synergy
$54.66
Panharmonicon+7% Synergy
$4.72
Stone of Erech+7% Synergy
$0.18
Nazgûl Battle-Mace+6% Synergy
$9.95
Ravenous Amulet+5% Synergy
$0.09
Helm of the Host+4% Synergy
$12.75
Palantír of Orthanc+4% Synergy
$11.69
Altar of Dementia+3% Synergy
$11.38
Skullclamp+2% Synergy
$5.02
Blade of Selves+2% Synergy
$3.40
Mithril Coat+1% Synergy
$17.15
Wishclaw Talisman0% Synergy
$2.20
Wayfarer's Bauble-2% Synergy
$0.24
Swiftfoot Boots-20% Synergy
$1.30
Lightning Greaves-23% Synergy
$4.45
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Sauron, the Lidless Eye's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
March from the Black Gate+23% Synergy
$0.12
Book of Mazarbul+21% Synergy
$0.08
Call of the Ring+15% Synergy
$1.57
Goblin Bombardment+14% Synergy
$3.19
One Ring to Rule Them All+14% Synergy
$0.79
Morgul-Knife Wound+12% Synergy
$0.05
Fall of Cair Andros+11% Synergy
$0.22
Fiery Inscription+10% Synergy
$0.29
There and Back Again+10% Synergy
$2.72
Animate Dead+9% Synergy
$6.79
Vampiric Rites+9% Synergy
$0.17
Rising of the Day+6% Synergy
$0.47
Necromancy+6% Synergy
$6.98
Spiteful Banditry+5% Synergy
$2.85
Dance of the Dead+5% Synergy
$17.25
Kaya's Ghostform+3% Synergy
$1.31
Bastion of Remembrance+2% Synergy
$0.31
The Meathook Massacre+2% Synergy
$18.67
Bitterblossom+1% Synergy
$18.49
Impact Tremors-4% Synergy
$1.97
Phyrexian Arena-5% Synergy
$1.55
Black Market Connections-5% Synergy
$15.42
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Sauron, the Lidless Eye to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Angrath, the Flame-Chained+6% Synergy
$3.82
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools+5% Synergy
$6.11
Liliana, Dreadhorde General+3% Synergy
$5.60
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Mines of Moria+18% Synergy
$0.55
High Market+11% Synergy
$4.50
Great Hall of the Citadel+9% Synergy
$0.19
Phyrexian Tower+8% Synergy
$19.73
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress+7% Synergy
$9.70
The Black Gate+6% Synergy
$8.17
Restless Vents+2% Synergy
$0.21
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+1% Synergy
$47.16
Cabal Coffers0% Synergy
$24.56
Command Beacon0% Synergy
$5.08
Castle Locthwain-1% Synergy
$3.76
Mortuary Mire-1% Synergy
$0.28
Temple of the False God-4% Synergy
$0.14
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-4% Synergy
$6.61
Rogue's Passage-7% Synergy
$0.27
Reliquary Tower-12% Synergy
$1.98
Bojuka Bog-14% Synergy
$0.57
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Mind Stone+16% Synergy
$0.22
Inherited Envelope+12% Synergy
$0.11
Commander's Sphere+9% Synergy
$0.16
Worn Powerstone+3% Synergy
$0.24
Fire Diamond+2% Synergy
$0.24
Charcoal Diamond+1% Synergy
$0.26
Cursed Mirror0% Synergy
$0.96
Lotus Petal-3% Synergy
$24.69
Thought Vessel-7% Synergy
$1.33
Sol Ring-10% Synergy
$1.07
Fellwar Stone-11% Synergy
$1.12
Arcane Signet-13% Synergy
$0.51
Rakdos Signet-16% Synergy
$0.76
Talisman of Indulgence-20% Synergy
$1.94
Lands
The mana base foundation for Sauron, the Lidless Eye decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Evolving Wilds+18% Synergy
$0.23
Mount Doom+15% Synergy
$3.80
Shire Terrace+12% Synergy
$0.15
Bloodfell Caves+7% Synergy
$0.11
Song-Mad Treachery+6% Synergy
$0.19
Cinder Barrens+5% Synergy
$0.09
Kazuul's Fury+5% Synergy
$0.57
The Grey Havens+5% Synergy
$0.12
Rakdos Guildgate+4% Synergy
$0.15
Razortrap Gorge+3% Synergy
$0.15
Boggart Trawler+2% Synergy
$0.93
Mountain+1% Synergy
$0.06
Swamp+1% Synergy
$0.07
Akoum Refuge0% Synergy
$0.16
Prismatic Vista0% Synergy
$30.44
Geothermal Bog-1% Synergy
$0.22
Marsh Flats-1% Synergy
$22.75
Polluted Delta-1% Synergy
$15.21
Verdant Catacombs-1% Synergy
$21.61
Scalding Tarn-2% Synergy
$24.04
Wooded Foothills-2% Synergy
$14.12
City of Brass-2% Synergy
$17.11
Myriad Landscape-3% Synergy
$0.11
Terramorphic Expanse-3% Synergy
$0.28
Arid Mesa-3% Synergy
$24.53
Badlands-4% Synergy
Bloodsoaked Insight-4% Synergy
$0.27
Fabled Passage-4% Synergy
$3.53
Blackcleave Cliffs-6% Synergy
$1.23
Foreboding Ruins-7% Synergy
$0.22
Path of Ancestry-7% Synergy
$0.18
Raucous Theater-8% Synergy
$8.92
Canyon Slough-8% Synergy
$0.40
Malakir Rebirth-8% Synergy
$9.16
Sulfurous Springs-9% Synergy
$0.40
Blazemire Verge-9% Synergy
$6.82
Rakdos Carnarium-10% Synergy
$0.32
Blightstep Pathway-10% Synergy
$4.57
Luxury Suite-11% Synergy
$13.40
Temple of Malice-11% Synergy
$0.22
Bloodstained Mire-11% Synergy
$13.68
Exotic Orchard-11% Synergy
$0.45
Blood Crypt-12% Synergy
$15.33
Graven Cairns-12% Synergy
$3.36
Command Tower-16% Synergy
$0.22
Haunted Ridge-16% Synergy
$3.99
Dragonskull Summit-17% Synergy
$1.01
Shadowblood Ridge-17% Synergy
$0.28
Tainted Peak-18% Synergy
$0.31
Smoldering Marsh-19% Synergy
$0.38
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