Sauron, the Necromancer
$0.37
$0.37Legendary 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
#1589
Current Rank
#1537
Last Week
#1524
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.
Twilight Diviner+5% Synergy
$3.05
Scarblade's Malice+5% Synergy
$0.16
Changeling Wayfinder+4% Synergy
$0.25
Scarblade Scout+4% Synergy
$0.09
Shredder, Shadow Master+2% Synergy
$1.32
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Sauron, the Necromancer's abilities and overall game plan.
Call of the Ring+85% Synergy
$3.11
Nazgûl+84% Synergy
$12.96
Witch-king of Angmar+75% Synergy
$8.04
Claim the Precious+74% Synergy
$0.28
Sam's Desperate Rescue+69% Synergy
$0.20
Gollum, Patient Plotter+65% Synergy
$0.23
One Ring to Rule Them All+63% Synergy
$2.18
Ringwraiths+57% Synergy
$0.79
Uruk-hai Berserker+47% Synergy
$0.10
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin+47% Synergy
$11.28
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Sauron, the Necromancer decks.
Stitcher's Supplier+45% Synergy
$0.23
Buried Alive+39% Synergy
$0.89
Massacre Wurm+32% Synergy
$2.10
Victimize+20% Synergy
$0.53
Reanimate+18% Synergy
$8.54
Swiftfoot Boots+18% Synergy
$2.00
Gray Merchant of Asphodel+14% Synergy
$2.64
Feed the Swarm+5% Synergy
$0.28
Jet Medallion-2% Synergy
$10.94
Dark Ritual-3% Synergy
$4.43
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
The One Ring+30% Synergy
$106.71
Orcish Bowmasters+19% Synergy
$43.57
Ancient Tomb-3% Synergy
$111.70
Vampiric Tutor-10% Synergy
$63.69
Necropotence-10% Synergy
$22.51
Demonic Tutor-13% Synergy
$61.51
Bolas's Citadel-15% Synergy
$16.20
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Sauron, the Necromancer's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant+44% Synergy
$0.11
Vile Entomber+39% Synergy
$0.24
Archon of Cruelty+36% Synergy
$7.95
Voracious Fell Beast+35% Synergy
$0.15
Archpriest of Shadows+34% Synergy
$1.47
Noxious Gearhulk+31% Synergy
$0.37
Sepulchral Primordial+30% Synergy
$0.31
Undead Butler+27% Synergy
$0.34
Syr Konrad, the Grim+26% Synergy
$0.57
Troll of Khazad-dûm+25% Synergy
$0.50
Mirkwood Bats+24% Synergy
$1.25
Ravenous Chupacabra+23% Synergy
$0.44
Fell Beast of Mordor+22% Synergy
$0.60
Millikin+21% Synergy
$0.26
Solemn Simulacrum+20% Synergy
$0.27
Grave Titan+19% Synergy
$0.41
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins+17% Synergy
$0.29
Gríma Wormtongue+16% Synergy
$0.21
Dunland Crebain+15% Synergy
$0.19
Rune-Scarred Demon+14% Synergy
$0.76
Sheoldred, Whispering One+13% Synergy
$20.62
Burning-Rune Demon+12% Synergy
$4.91
Junji, the Midnight Sky+11% Synergy
$0.42
Roaming Throne+11% Synergy
$55.04
Disciple of Bolas+10% Synergy
$0.30
Shriekmaw+10% Synergy
$0.21
Phyrexian Delver+9% Synergy
$0.62
Ayara, First of Locthwain+8% Synergy
$6.65
Haunt of the Dead Marshes+8% Synergy
$0.08
Valgavoth, Terror Eater+7% Synergy
$15.00
Necron Deathmark+7% Synergy
$5.46
Mire Triton+7% Synergy
$0.22
Ancient Brass Dragon+7% Synergy
$35.92
Gollum, Scheming Guide+7% Synergy
$1.71
Merciless Executioner+6% Synergy
$1.06
Rottenmouth Viper+6% Synergy
$6.81
Canoptek Wraith+6% Synergy
$3.19
Plaguecrafter+4% Synergy
$0.42
Burnished Hart+2% Synergy
$0.25
Accursed Marauder+1% Synergy
$0.33
Fleshbag Marauder-3% Synergy
$0.19
Crypt Ghast-4% Synergy
$16.84
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth-5% Synergy
$0.96
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse-5% Synergy
$91.08
Viscera Seer-6% Synergy
$0.48
Dauthi Voidwalker-6% Synergy
$5.15
Braids, Arisen Nightmare-10% Synergy
$2.38
Morbid Opportunist-14% Synergy
$0.35
Zulaport Cutthroat-15% Synergy
$2.17
Blood Artist-21% Synergy
$2.85
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Sauron, the Necromancer safe.
Nasty End+38% Synergy
$0.09
Gollum's Bite+34% Synergy
$0.15
Orcish Medicine+26% Synergy
$0.09
Entomb+23% Synergy
$14.97
Isildur's Fateful Strike+19% Synergy
$0.32
Bitter Downfall+10% Synergy
$0.12
Songs of the Damned+9% Synergy
$2.96
Village Rites+8% Synergy
$0.58
Go for the Throat+8% Synergy
$0.56
Shelob's Ambush+7% Synergy
$0.10
Another Chance+6% Synergy
$0.15
Corrupted Conviction+5% Synergy
$0.25
Unseal the Necropolis+4% Synergy
$0.10
Corpse Churn+4% Synergy
$0.16
Murder+2% Synergy
$0.06
Bitter Triumph+1% Synergy
$1.31
Saw in Half+1% Synergy
$4.29
Fell the Profane0% Synergy
$4.85
Deadly Dispute-1% Synergy
$0.36
Archenemy's Charm-2% Synergy
$0.89
Not Dead After All-3% Synergy
$2.10
Malakir Rebirth-4% Synergy
$11.91
Baleful Mastery-4% Synergy
$5.18
Flare of Malice-5% Synergy
$2.24
Defile-6% Synergy
$1.26
Cabal Ritual-7% Synergy
$10.86
Withering Torment-8% Synergy
$4.10
Infernal Grasp-8% Synergy
$0.31
Sheoldred's Edict-9% Synergy
$1.86
Deadly Rollick-10% Synergy
$24.44
Culling the Weak-10% Synergy
$14.34
Consuming Corruption-11% Synergy
$0.35
Imp's Mischief-17% Synergy
$5.85
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Sauron, the Necromancer's game plan and control the board.
The Black Breath+41% Synergy
$0.09
Shadow of the Enemy+22% Synergy
$1.03
Living Death+18% Synergy
$2.39
Breach the Multiverse+18% Synergy
$7.26
Lash of the Balrog+17% Synergy
$0.11
Mordor Muster+16% Synergy
$0.21
Incarnation Technique+11% Synergy
$8.70
Coiling Rebirth+10% Synergy
$0.24
Diresight+9% Synergy
$0.21
The Torment of Gollum+9% Synergy
$0.12
Unmarked Grave+7% Synergy
$2.70
Stitch Together+7% Synergy
$1.93
Dread Return+6% Synergy
$0.39
Decree of Pain+6% Synergy
$0.32
Persist+6% Synergy
$0.58
Funeral Rites+5% Synergy
$0.05
Unearth+4% Synergy
$0.48
Resentful Revelation+4% Synergy
$0.17
Atrocious Experiment+4% Synergy
$0.06
Rise of the Dark Realms+2% Synergy
$5.64
Agadeem's Awakening+2% Synergy
$20.74
Bone Shards+2% Synergy
$0.24
Night's Whisper+1% Synergy
$0.37
Final Parting+1% Synergy
$0.54
Toxic Deluge-3% Synergy
$7.91
Blasphemous Edict-4% Synergy
$5.41
Mutilate-5% Synergy
$1.86
Diabolic Intent-6% Synergy
$13.59
Damnation-7% Synergy
$19.60
Read the Bones-7% Synergy
$0.24
Diabolic Tutor-8% Synergy
$1.97
Bubbling Muck-10% Synergy
$3.76
Sign in Blood-12% Synergy
$2.76
Exsanguinate-14% Synergy
$0.35
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Palantír of Orthanc+39% Synergy
$18.77
Nazgûl Battle-Mace+23% Synergy
$15.61
Mithril Coat+19% Synergy
$28.23
Lightning Greaves+10% Synergy
$4.61
Whispersilk Cloak+8% Synergy
$3.35
Shadowspear+8% Synergy
$39.49
Perpetual Timepiece+7% Synergy
$1.01
Panharmonicon+7% Synergy
$7.04
Mesmeric Orb+6% Synergy
$22.89
Blade of Selves+6% Synergy
$2.60
Grond, the Gatebreaker+6% Synergy
$0.09
Whip of Erebos+5% Synergy
$5.99
Matzalantli, the Great Door+5% Synergy
$2.20
The Darkness Crystal+4% Synergy
$3.89
Lavaspur Boots+4% Synergy
$0.86
Maskwood Nexus+4% Synergy
$2.08
Trailblazer's Boots+3% Synergy
$3.14
Sword of the Animist+2% Synergy
$8.56
Altar of Dementia0% Synergy
$15.27
Bontu's Monument-2% Synergy
$13.50
Wayfarer's Bauble-2% Synergy
$0.30
Expedition Map-6% Synergy
$0.62
Ashnod's Altar-11% Synergy
$14.56
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Sauron, the Necromancer's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Ripples of Undeath+28% Synergy
$6.53
March from the Black Gate+16% Synergy
$0.22
Cemetery Tampering+15% Synergy
$0.30
Morgul-Knife Wound+14% Synergy
$0.15
Animate Dead+8% Synergy
$8.62
Out of the Tombs+8% Synergy
$12.94
Teval's Judgment+6% Synergy
$6.29
Oversold Cemetery+5% Synergy
$1.63
Virtue of Persistence+2% Synergy
$7.87
Necromancy+1% Synergy
$13.51
Tortured Existence+1% Synergy
$5.23
Black Market Connections-2% Synergy
$16.34
Phyrexian Arena-3% Synergy
$4.29
Kaya's Ghostform-3% Synergy
$1.75
The Meathook Massacre-8% Synergy
$24.49
Black Market-10% Synergy
$4.17
Grave Pact-13% Synergy
$28.13
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Sauron, the Necromancer to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Liliana, Death's Majesty+2% Synergy
$0.44
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Barad-dûr+45% Synergy
$1.90
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress+43% Synergy
$13.67
The Black Gate+28% Synergy
$10.71
Rogue's Passage+20% Synergy
$1.16
Accursed Duneyard+7% Synergy
$1.11
Dakmor Salvage+7% Synergy
$0.27
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+6% Synergy
$10.56
Crypt of Agadeem+6% Synergy
$1.23
Mortuary Mire+4% Synergy
$0.43
Shizo, Death's Storehouse+4% Synergy
$36.29
Field of Ruin+4% Synergy
$0.29
Tomb Fortress+2% Synergy
$3.90
Temple of the False God+1% Synergy
$0.28
Barren Moor0% Synergy
$0.31
Bojuka Bog-1% Synergy
$1.07
Castle Locthwain-1% Synergy
$3.80
Susur Secundi, Void Altar-1% Synergy
$4.22
Command Beacon-2% Synergy
$5.36
War Room-3% Synergy
$8.92
Spymaster's Vault-4% Synergy
$1.14
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-5% Synergy
$52.27
Phyrexian Tower-5% Synergy
$23.46
Witch's Cottage-5% Synergy
$0.94
Geier Reach Sanitarium-5% Synergy
$0.71
Cabal Coffers-6% Synergy
$31.12
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-10% Synergy
$44.23
Cabal Stronghold-11% Synergy
$12.29
Reliquary Tower-16% Synergy
$3.70
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Inherited Envelope+56% Synergy
$0.29
Commander's Sphere+5% Synergy
$0.31
Arcane Signet+3% Synergy
$0.44
Mind Stone+2% Synergy
$0.33
Charcoal Diamond+1% Synergy
$0.29
Heraldic Banner+1% Synergy
$0.39
Sol Ring0% Synergy
$1.25
The Soul Stone-1% Synergy
$61.24
Nyx Lotus-1% Synergy
$5.06
Caged Sun-2% Synergy
$3.61
Sceptre of Eternal Glory-2% Synergy
$20.03
Throne of Eldraine-3% Synergy
$34.33
Fellwar Stone-5% Synergy
$1.08
Thought Vessel-12% Synergy
$2.53
Lands
The mana base foundation for Sauron, the Necromancer decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Swamp+3% Synergy
$0.24
Command Tower+3% Synergy
$0.26
Agadeem's Awakening+2% Synergy
$20.74
Evolving Wilds+2% Synergy
$0.22
Myriad Landscape+1% Synergy
$0.30
Fell the Profane0% Synergy
$4.85
Boggart Trawler-2% Synergy
$1.29
Malakir Rebirth-4% Synergy
$11.91
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The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Sauron, the Necromancer.
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Sedris, the Traitor King
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Tormod, the Desecrator
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Safana, Calimport Cutthroat // Haunted One
Old Stickfingers
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
Sauron, Lord of the Rings
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Kroxa and Kunoros
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Noble Heritage
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
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Myojin of Grim Betrayal
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Celes, Rune Knight
Moira, Urborg Haunt
Terra, Herald of Hope
Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed
Kamahl, Heart of Krosa // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Cloud of Darkness
Whisper, Blood Liturgist
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Scion of Halaster
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker // Tormod, the Desecrator
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Livio, Oathsworn Sentinel
Garland, Knight of Cornelia
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