Sauron, the Necromancer
$0.32
$0.32Legendary Creature — Avatar Horror
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Meta Pick
Very popular, most players know the strategy.
Ranking
#1632
Current Rank
#1772
Last Week
#1509
Last Month
Mono-Black Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
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Commander gameplay videos featuring Sauron, the Necromancer.
New Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Sauron, the Necromancer decks.
Scarblade's Malice+2% Synergy
$0.19
Twilight Diviner+1% Synergy
$1.67
Dawnhand Dissident+1% Synergy
$0.40
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Sauron, the Necromancer's abilities and overall game plan.
Call of the Ring+85% Synergy
$2.10
Nazgûl+84% Synergy
$12.25
Witch-king of Angmar+76% Synergy
$7.34
Claim the Precious+74% Synergy
$0.13
Sam's Desperate Rescue+68% Synergy
$0.10
Gollum, Patient Plotter+65% Synergy
$0.06
One Ring to Rule Them All+62% Synergy
$1.81
Ringwraiths+57% Synergy
$0.71
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin+46% Synergy
$8.35
Uruk-hai Berserker+46% Synergy
$0.07
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Sauron, the Necromancer decks.
Stitcher's Supplier+44% Synergy
$0.17
Buried Alive+39% Synergy
$0.92
Massacre Wurm+33% Synergy
$1.66
Syr Konrad, the Grim+27% Synergy
$0.53
Swiftfoot Boots+18% Synergy
$1.64
Reanimate+17% Synergy
$6.36
Gray Merchant of Asphodel+15% Synergy
$2.23
Feed the Swarm+6% Synergy
$0.19
Dark Ritual-3% Synergy
$4.24
Jet Medallion-3% Synergy
$10.02
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
The One Ring+30% Synergy
$101.29
Orcish Bowmasters+20% Synergy
$37.71
Ancient Tomb-3% Synergy
$98.84
Necropotence-9% Synergy
$21.85
Vampiric Tutor-10% Synergy
$61.04
Demonic Tutor-12% Synergy
$56.74
Bolas's Citadel-15% Synergy
$12.61
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Sauron, the Necromancer's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant+44% Synergy
$0.08
Vile Entomber+39% Synergy
$0.23
Archon of Cruelty+35% Synergy
$7.33
Voracious Fell Beast+35% Synergy
$0.05
Archpriest of Shadows+34% Synergy
$1.70
Noxious Gearhulk+32% Synergy
$0.37
Sepulchral Primordial+31% Synergy
$0.33
Undead Butler+27% Synergy
$0.33
Troll of Khazad-dûm+26% Synergy
$0.55
Mirkwood Bats+24% Synergy
$0.88
Ravenous Chupacabra+24% Synergy
$0.39
Solemn Simulacrum+21% Synergy
$0.25
Fell Beast of Mordor+21% Synergy
$0.54
Millikin+20% Synergy
$0.13
Grave Titan+19% Synergy
$0.29
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins+17% Synergy
$0.13
Gríma Wormtongue+16% Synergy
$0.07
Dunland Crebain+15% Synergy
$0.08
Rune-Scarred Demon+14% Synergy
$1.09
Sheoldred, Whispering One+13% Synergy
$18.00
Burning-Rune Demon+13% Synergy
$4.55
Junji, the Midnight Sky+11% Synergy
$0.40
Disciple of Bolas+11% Synergy
$0.25
Roaming Throne+11% Synergy
$47.17
Shriekmaw+11% Synergy
$0.08
Ayara, First of Locthwain+10% Synergy
$5.95
Phyrexian Delver+9% Synergy
$0.59
Necron Deathmark+8% Synergy
$4.73
Merciless Executioner+7% Synergy
$1.26
Haunt of the Dead Marshes+7% Synergy
$0.09
Mire Triton+7% Synergy
$0.10
Ancient Brass Dragon+7% Synergy
$30.01
Plaguecrafter+6% Synergy
$0.34
Valgavoth, Terror Eater+6% Synergy
$13.40
Rottenmouth Viper+6% Synergy
$9.91
Canoptek Wraith+6% Synergy
$3.07
Abhorrent Overlord+4% Synergy
$0.34
Burnished Hart+3% Synergy
$0.20
Accursed Marauder+2% Synergy
$0.27
Fleshbag Marauder-3% Synergy
$0.23
Crypt Ghast-4% Synergy
$13.42
Viscera Seer-5% Synergy
$0.37
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse-5% Synergy
$85.53
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth-6% Synergy
$1.00
Dauthi Voidwalker-6% Synergy
$4.51
Vilis, Broker of Blood-6% Synergy
$7.64
Braids, Arisen Nightmare-9% Synergy
$1.99
Morbid Opportunist-14% Synergy
$0.18
Zulaport Cutthroat-14% Synergy
$2.00
Blood Artist-20% Synergy
$1.53
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Sauron, the Necromancer safe.
Nasty End+38% Synergy
$0.12
Gollum's Bite+34% Synergy
$0.07
Orcish Medicine+26% Synergy
$0.13
Entomb+23% Synergy
$13.78
Isildur's Fateful Strike+19% Synergy
$0.29
Songs of the Damned+9% Synergy
$2.98
Bitter Downfall+9% Synergy
$0.08
Village Rites+8% Synergy
$0.25
Go for the Throat+8% Synergy
$0.53
Another Chance+7% Synergy
$0.05
Shelob's Ambush+7% Synergy
$0.08
Corrupted Conviction+5% Synergy
$0.24
Unseal the Necropolis+4% Synergy
$0.08
Corpse Churn+4% Synergy
$0.18
Hostile Negotiations+4% Synergy
$0.16
Murder+2% Synergy
$0.05
Saw in Half+2% Synergy
$3.95
Fell the Profane+1% Synergy
$4.43
Bitter Triumph+1% Synergy
$0.76
Deadly Dispute0% Synergy
$0.27
Archenemy's Charm-2% Synergy
$0.72
Not Dead After All-3% Synergy
$1.58
Malakir Rebirth-4% Synergy
$8.92
Flare of Malice-4% Synergy
$1.98
Baleful Mastery-4% Synergy
$4.93
Defile-5% Synergy
$1.04
Withering Torment-6% Synergy
$3.95
Cabal Ritual-7% Synergy
$10.31
Infernal Grasp-8% Synergy
$0.14
Sheoldred's Edict-9% Synergy
$1.06
Deadly Rollick-10% Synergy
$21.82
Culling the Weak-10% Synergy
$11.65
Consuming Corruption-11% Synergy
$0.45
Imp's Mischief-17% Synergy
$4.33
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Sauron, the Necromancer's game plan and control the board.
The Black Breath+41% Synergy
$0.12
Shadow of the Enemy+22% Synergy
$0.82
Victimize+20% Synergy
$0.48
Breach the Multiverse+19% Synergy
$5.92
Living Death+18% Synergy
$1.97
Lash of the Balrog+16% Synergy
$0.06
Mordor Muster+16% Synergy
$0.07
Incarnation Technique+12% Synergy
$7.68
Coiling Rebirth+11% Synergy
$0.29
Diresight+9% Synergy
$0.14
The Torment of Gollum+9% Synergy
$0.06
Dread Return+7% Synergy
$0.40
Decree of Pain+7% Synergy
$0.24
Unmarked Grave+7% Synergy
$2.89
Stitch Together+7% Synergy
$2.49
Persist+6% Synergy
$0.40
Unearth+4% Synergy
$0.51
Resentful Revelation+4% Synergy
$0.05
Atrocious Experiment+4% Synergy
$0.07
Funeral Rites+4% Synergy
$0.06
Rise of the Dark Realms+2% Synergy
$3.78
Agadeem's Awakening+2% Synergy
$19.63
Bone Shards+2% Synergy
$0.17
Night's Whisper+1% Synergy
$0.20
Final Parting+1% Synergy
$0.47
Toxic Deluge-2% Synergy
$7.07
Blasphemous Edict-3% Synergy
$5.75
Mutilate-5% Synergy
$1.85
Diabolic Intent-6% Synergy
$11.14
Damnation-7% Synergy
$18.65
Read the Bones-7% Synergy
$0.22
Diabolic Tutor-8% Synergy
$1.86
Bubbling Muck-10% Synergy
$4.87
Sign in Blood-12% Synergy
$2.42
Exsanguinate-14% Synergy
$0.32
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Palantír of Orthanc+38% Synergy
$17.77
Nazgûl Battle-Mace+23% Synergy
$10.79
Mithril Coat+19% Synergy
$23.87
Lightning Greaves+10% Synergy
$4.36
Whispersilk Cloak+8% Synergy
$2.62
Shadowspear+8% Synergy
$41.30
Perpetual Timepiece+7% Synergy
$0.63
Panharmonicon+7% Synergy
$6.13
Blade of Selves+7% Synergy
$2.33
Whip of Erebos+6% Synergy
$5.13
Mesmeric Orb+6% Synergy
$26.32
Grond, the Gatebreaker+6% Synergy
$0.09
Matzalantli, the Great Door+5% Synergy
$1.44
The Darkness Crystal+4% Synergy
$3.72
Lavaspur Boots+4% Synergy
$0.74
Maskwood Nexus+4% Synergy
$1.89
Trailblazer's Boots+3% Synergy
$2.46
Sword of the Animist+2% Synergy
$6.35
Altar of Dementia+1% Synergy
$12.00
Bontu's Monument-2% Synergy
$8.79
Wayfarer's Bauble-2% Synergy
$0.21
Expedition Map-6% Synergy
$0.73
Ashnod's Altar-11% Synergy
$12.07
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Sauron, the Necromancer's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Ripples of Undeath+28% Synergy
$5.88
March from the Black Gate+16% Synergy
$0.15
Cemetery Tampering+14% Synergy
$0.16
Morgul-Knife Wound+13% Synergy
$0.05
Out of the Tombs+9% Synergy
$11.90
Animate Dead+8% Synergy
$8.01
Oversold Cemetery+6% Synergy
$1.19
Teval's Judgment+6% Synergy
$4.80
Virtue of Persistence+3% Synergy
$7.22
Necromancy+1% Synergy
$11.12
Tortured Existence+1% Synergy
$4.26
Phyrexian Arena-2% Synergy
$3.85
Black Market Connections-2% Synergy
$12.97
Kaya's Ghostform-3% Synergy
$1.16
The Meathook Massacre-8% Synergy
$22.76
Black Market-10% Synergy
$4.34
Grave Pact-13% Synergy
$26.35
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Sauron, the Necromancer to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Liliana, Death's Majesty+2% Synergy
$0.49
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Barad-dûr+45% Synergy
$1.51
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress+44% Synergy
$10.04
The Black Gate+28% Synergy
$13.30
Rogue's Passage+20% Synergy
$0.31
Accursed Duneyard+7% Synergy
$1.20
Dakmor Salvage+7% Synergy
$0.13
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+5% Synergy
$8.31
Crypt of Agadeem+5% Synergy
$1.09
Mortuary Mire+4% Synergy
$0.36
Field of Ruin+4% Synergy
$0.22
Shizo, Death's Storehouse+3% Synergy
$33.79
Tomb Fortress+3% Synergy
$3.93
Temple of the False God+1% Synergy
$0.10
Castle Locthwain-1% Synergy
$3.09
Barren Moor-1% Synergy
$0.09
Bojuka Bog-2% Synergy
$0.84
Command Beacon-2% Synergy
$5.71
Susur Secundi, Void Altar-2% Synergy
$3.45
War Room-3% Synergy
$5.07
Spymaster's Vault-3% Synergy
$1.39
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-4% Synergy
$53.21
Witch's Cottage-5% Synergy
$0.69
Phyrexian Tower-5% Synergy
$22.37
Geier Reach Sanitarium-5% Synergy
$0.63
Cabal Coffers-6% Synergy
$27.17
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-9% Synergy
$45.08
Cabal Stronghold-11% Synergy
$12.11
Reliquary Tower-16% Synergy
$3.27
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Inherited Envelope+55% Synergy
$0.11
Commander's Sphere+5% Synergy
$0.16
Arcane Signet+4% Synergy
$0.35
Mind Stone+2% Synergy
$0.23
Charcoal Diamond+2% Synergy
$0.29
Heraldic Banner+1% Synergy
$0.28
Sol Ring0% Synergy
$1.05
The Soul Stone-1% Synergy
$55.11
Caged Sun-1% Synergy
$3.27
Sceptre of Eternal Glory-1% Synergy
$17.16
Nyx Lotus-1% Synergy
$4.68
Throne of Eldraine-3% Synergy
$31.84
Fellwar Stone-5% Synergy
$0.77
Thought Vessel-12% Synergy
$1.71
Lands
The mana base foundation for Sauron, the Necromancer decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Command Tower+4% Synergy
$0.22
Swamp+3% Synergy
$0.17
Agadeem's Awakening+2% Synergy
$19.63
Evolving Wilds+2% Synergy
$0.17
Myriad Landscape+1% Synergy
$0.20
Fell the Profane+1% Synergy
$4.43
Boggart Trawler-2% Synergy
$1.17
Malakir Rebirth-4% Synergy
$8.92
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Sauron, the Necromancer.
Fang, Fearless l'Cie
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Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker // Scion of Halaster
Kotis, Sibsig Champion
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
Drana, the Last Bloodchief
Neyam Shai Murad
Sedris, the Traitor King
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Tormod, the Desecrator
Myojin of Grim Betrayal
Bortuk Bonerattle
Old Stickfingers
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
Safana, Calimport Cutthroat // Haunted One
Ardyn, the Usurper
Kroxa and Kunoros
Sauron, Lord of the Rings
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Noble Heritage
Gaius van Baelsar
Vanille, Cheerful l'Cie
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
Teneb, the Harvester
Terra, Herald of Hope
Celes, Rune Knight
Taigam, Sidisi's Hand
Cloud of Darkness
Kamahl, Heart of Krosa // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Moira, Urborg Haunt
Whisper, Blood Liturgist
Garland, Knight of Cornelia
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Scion of Halaster
Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker // Tormod, the Desecrator
Rona, Herald of Invasion
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
Atris, Oracle of Half-Truths