Sauron, the Necromancer
$0.25
$0.25Legendary 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
#1644
Current Rank
#1626
Last Week
#1414
Last Month
Mono-Black Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Sauron, the Necromancer.
New Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Sauron, the Necromancer decks.
Hymn of the Faller+3% Synergy
$0.14
The Soul Stone+2% Synergy
$124.55
Archenemy's Charm+1% Synergy
$1.29
Zero Point Ballad0% Synergy
$0.33
Susur Secundi, Void Altar-1% Synergy
$6.61
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Sauron, the Necromancer's abilities and overall game plan.
Call of the Ring+86% Synergy
$1.41
Nazgûl+85% Synergy
$10.44
Witch-king of Angmar+75% Synergy
$4.55
Claim the Precious+74% Synergy
$0.13
Gollum, Patient Plotter+69% Synergy
$0.10
Sam's Desperate Rescue+68% Synergy
$0.12
One Ring to Rule Them All+63% Synergy
$1.59
Ringwraiths+57% Synergy
$0.70
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin+46% Synergy
$6.55
Stitcher's Supplier+45% Synergy
$0.28
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Sauron, the Necromancer decks.
Buried Alive+37% Synergy
$0.93
Massacre Wurm+35% Synergy
$1.40
Syr Konrad, the Grim+27% Synergy
$0.48
Solemn Simulacrum+23% Synergy
$0.25
Swiftfoot Boots+18% Synergy
$1.32
Gray Merchant of Asphodel+17% Synergy
$1.18
Reanimate+16% Synergy
$5.15
Feed the Swarm+7% Synergy
$0.23
Jet Medallion-5% Synergy
$8.26
Dark Ritual-7% Synergy
$3.59
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
The One Ring+30% Synergy
$82.70
Orcish Bowmasters+18% Synergy
$30.82
Ancient Tomb-4% Synergy
$95.04
Vampiric Tutor-9% Synergy
$59.87
Necropotence-9% Synergy
$16.20
Demonic Tutor-11% Synergy
$53.10
Bolas's Citadel-15% Synergy
$12.41
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Sauron, the Necromancer's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Uruk-hai Berserker+45% Synergy
$0.05
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant+42% Synergy
$0.07
Vile Entomber+38% Synergy
$0.35
Archpriest of Shadows+34% Synergy
$0.55
Noxious Gearhulk+32% Synergy
$0.61
Archon of Cruelty+32% Synergy
$7.75
Voracious Fell Beast+32% Synergy
$0.07
Sepulchral Primordial+31% Synergy
$0.57
Undead Butler+26% Synergy
$0.21
Ravenous Chupacabra+25% Synergy
$0.31
Troll of Khazad-dûm+24% Synergy
$0.43
Mirkwood Bats+23% Synergy
$0.63
Grave Titan+19% Synergy
$0.62
Millikin+19% Synergy
$0.18
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins+19% Synergy
$0.20
Fell Beast of Mordor+19% Synergy
$0.38
Rune-Scarred Demon+14% Synergy
$0.47
Disciple of Bolas+14% Synergy
$0.28
Gríma Wormtongue+14% Synergy
$0.07
Dunland Crebain+14% Synergy
$0.04
Ayara, First of Locthwain+13% Synergy
$4.72
Sheoldred, Whispering One+13% Synergy
$15.19
Shriekmaw+13% Synergy
$0.20
Burning-Rune Demon+13% Synergy
$3.75
Junji, the Midnight Sky+12% Synergy
$0.61
Phyrexian Delver+11% Synergy
$0.58
Necron Deathmark+10% Synergy
$4.71
Roaming Throne+10% Synergy
$29.88
Canoptek Wraith+9% Synergy
$3.08
Merciless Executioner+7% Synergy
$0.43
Rottenmouth Viper+7% Synergy
$5.49
Ancient Brass Dragon+7% Synergy
$29.06
Plaguecrafter+6% Synergy
$0.42
Valgavoth, Terror Eater+5% Synergy
$13.13
Abhorrent Overlord+5% Synergy
$0.54
Burnished Hart+4% Synergy
$0.09
Accursed Marauder+3% Synergy
$0.23
Bloodthirsty Conqueror0% Synergy
$31.18
Boggart Trawler0% Synergy
$1.08
Viscera Seer-3% Synergy
$0.54
Fleshbag Marauder-3% Synergy
$0.19
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse-3% Synergy
$65.84
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth-4% Synergy
$0.53
Crypt Ghast-5% Synergy
$13.56
Dauthi Voidwalker-6% Synergy
$5.88
Vilis, Broker of Blood-6% Synergy
$7.83
Braids, Arisen Nightmare-7% Synergy
$2.27
Zulaport Cutthroat-13% Synergy
$3.15
Morbid Opportunist-13% Synergy
$0.26
Blood Artist-19% Synergy
$1.79
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Sauron, the Necromancer safe.
Nasty End+38% Synergy
$0.11
Gollum's Bite+34% Synergy
$0.06
Orcish Medicine+23% Synergy
$0.08
Entomb+22% Synergy
$15.82
Isildur's Fateful Strike+19% Synergy
$0.22
Bitter Downfall+10% Synergy
$0.06
Go for the Throat+9% Synergy
$0.76
Songs of the Damned+9% Synergy
$1.96
Village Rites+8% Synergy
$0.24
Another Chance+8% Synergy
$0.05
Corrupted Conviction+6% Synergy
$0.24
Unseal the Necropolis+5% Synergy
$0.07
Hostile Negotiations+5% Synergy
$0.28
Shelob's Ambush+5% Synergy
$0.08
Corpse Churn+4% Synergy
$0.20
Fell the Profane+2% Synergy
$4.97
Saw in Half+2% Synergy
$3.81
Deadly Dispute+1% Synergy
$0.40
Murder+1% Synergy
$0.04
Black Sun's Twilight+1% Synergy
$0.31
Bitter Triumph0% Synergy
$2.86
Flare of Malice-4% Synergy
$3.04
Not Dead After All-4% Synergy
$1.01
Baleful Mastery-4% Synergy
$2.65
Defile-5% Synergy
$0.60
Malakir Rebirth-5% Synergy
$8.42
Withering Torment-6% Synergy
$2.57
Cabal Ritual-7% Synergy
$12.62
Infernal Grasp-8% Synergy
$0.30
Deadly Rollick-9% Synergy
$18.70
Culling the Weak-9% Synergy
$11.00
Consuming Corruption-11% Synergy
$0.20
Imp's Mischief-16% Synergy
$4.32
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Sauron, the Necromancer's game plan and control the board.
The Black Breath+40% Synergy
$0.05
Shadow of the Enemy+22% Synergy
$0.49
Breach the Multiverse+20% Synergy
$6.10
Victimize+18% Synergy
$0.44
Living Death+18% Synergy
$2.37
Mordor Muster+15% Synergy
$0.06
Lash of the Balrog+14% Synergy
$0.05
Incarnation Technique+14% Synergy
$7.94
Coiling Rebirth+13% Synergy
$0.27
Diresight+10% Synergy
$0.10
Unmarked Grave+8% Synergy
$2.34
Stitch Together+8% Synergy
$3.20
The Torment of Gollum+8% Synergy
$0.07
Decree of Pain+7% Synergy
$0.23
Dread Return+6% Synergy
$0.32
Unearth+6% Synergy
$0.45
Persist+6% Synergy
$2.32
Resentful Revelation+6% Synergy
$0.10
Atrocious Experiment+6% Synergy
$0.08
Funeral Rites+6% Synergy
$0.09
Agadeem's Awakening+2% Synergy
$26.13
Final Parting+2% Synergy
$0.34
Rise of the Dark Realms+1% Synergy
$3.50
Bone Shards+1% Synergy
$0.18
Night's Whisper0% Synergy
$0.40
Blasphemous Edict-2% Synergy
$4.65
Toxic Deluge-3% Synergy
$5.79
Mutilate-4% Synergy
$1.70
Diabolic Intent-6% Synergy
$10.83
Damnation-7% Synergy
$20.12
Read the Bones-8% Synergy
$0.25
Diabolic Tutor-8% Synergy
$1.72
Bubbling Muck-10% Synergy
$2.61
Sign in Blood-14% Synergy
$0.40
Exsanguinate-15% Synergy
$0.28
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Palantír of Orthanc+37% Synergy
$13.25
Nazgûl Battle-Mace+23% Synergy
$9.48
Mithril Coat+20% Synergy
$18.25
Lightning Greaves+10% Synergy
$4.54
Perpetual Timepiece+9% Synergy
$0.55
Panharmonicon+8% Synergy
$5.39
Blade of Selves+8% Synergy
$3.66
Shadowspear+7% Synergy
$34.63
Mesmeric Orb+7% Synergy
$23.86
Whip of Erebos+6% Synergy
$6.99
Whispersilk Cloak+6% Synergy
$2.18
Matzalantli, the Great Door+6% Synergy
$1.34
Grond, the Gatebreaker+6% Synergy
$0.06
Lavaspur Boots+4% Synergy
$0.86
Strionic Resonator+4% Synergy
$7.16
Altar of Dementia+3% Synergy
$12.29
Sword of the Animist+3% Synergy
$5.28
Trailblazer's Boots+3% Synergy
$1.42
Wayfarer's Bauble-2% Synergy
$0.26
The Darkness Crystal-3% Synergy
$2.95
Bontu's Monument-4% Synergy
$4.86
Expedition Map-5% Synergy
$0.84
Ashnod's Altar-10% Synergy
$8.35
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Sauron, the Necromancer's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Ripples of Undeath+31% Synergy
$4.36
Cemetery Tampering+14% Synergy
$0.28
March from the Black Gate+14% Synergy
$0.14
Out of the Tombs+11% Synergy
$12.39
Morgul-Knife Wound+11% Synergy
$0.07
Oversold Cemetery+8% Synergy
$1.06
Teval's Judgment+8% Synergy
$12.51
Animate Dead+6% Synergy
$6.56
Virtue of Persistence+2% Synergy
$6.00
Tortured Existence+2% Synergy
$4.24
Necromancy+1% Synergy
$7.30
Phyrexian Arena-2% Synergy
$2.48
Black Market Connections-2% Synergy
$12.37
Kaya's Ghostform-2% Synergy
$0.96
The Meathook Massacre-7% Synergy
$21.30
Black Market-10% Synergy
$3.70
Grave Pact-12% Synergy
$20.40
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Sauron, the Necromancer to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Liliana, Death's Majesty+2% Synergy
$0.48
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Barad-dûr+45% Synergy
$1.00
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress+41% Synergy
$9.51
The Black Gate+28% Synergy
$8.89
Rogue's Passage+20% Synergy
$0.33
Accursed Duneyard+8% Synergy
$2.07
Dakmor Salvage+8% Synergy
$0.16
Crypt of Agadeem+7% Synergy
$3.05
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+5% Synergy
$7.25
Shizo, Death's Storehouse+4% Synergy
$23.25
Tomb Fortress+4% Synergy
$3.60
Field of Ruin+4% Synergy
$0.22
Temple of the False God+3% Synergy
$0.15
Mortuary Mire+2% Synergy
$0.30
Barren Moor0% Synergy
$0.15
Castle Locthwain-1% Synergy
$3.91
Bojuka Bog-2% Synergy
$0.90
Command Beacon-2% Synergy
$5.97
Witch's Cottage-3% Synergy
$1.50
War Room-3% Synergy
$2.90
Spymaster's Vault-3% Synergy
$1.01
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-4% Synergy
$49.13
Phyrexian Tower-4% Synergy
$19.21
Cabal Coffers-5% Synergy
$25.99
Geier Reach Sanitarium-5% Synergy
$0.91
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-7% Synergy
$35.87
Cabal Stronghold-10% Synergy
$12.26
Reliquary Tower-16% Synergy
$2.59
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Inherited Envelope+55% Synergy
$0.13
Commander's Sphere+5% Synergy
$0.17
Arcane Signet+4% Synergy
$0.51
Mind Stone+2% Synergy
$0.21
Charcoal Diamond+2% Synergy
$0.23
Sol Ring+1% Synergy
$1.39
Heraldic Banner0% Synergy
$0.23
Caged Sun-1% Synergy
$3.60
Sceptre of Eternal Glory-1% Synergy
$15.81
Nyx Lotus-1% Synergy
$4.88
Throne of Eldraine-4% Synergy
$20.31
Fellwar Stone-5% Synergy
$1.38
Thought Vessel-10% Synergy
$1.15
Lands
The mana base foundation for Sauron, the Necromancer decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Command Tower+4% Synergy
$0.26
Swamp+3% Synergy
$0.07
Myriad Landscape+3% Synergy
$0.21
Evolving Wilds+3% Synergy
$0.07
Terramorphic Expanse+3% Synergy
$0.18
Fell the Profane+2% Synergy
$4.97
Agadeem's Awakening+2% Synergy
$26.13
Demolition Field+1% Synergy
$0.55
Boggart Trawler0% Synergy
$1.08
Malakir Rebirth-5% Synergy
$8.42
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Sauron, the Necromancer.
Volrath the Fallen
Chainer, Dementia Master
Isareth the Awakener
Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker // Scion of Halaster
Old Stickfingers
Kroxa and Kunoros
Neyam Shai Murad
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Tormod, the Desecrator
Teneb, the Harvester
Safana, Calimport Cutthroat // Haunted One
Balthor the Defiled
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Noble Heritage
Sauron, Lord of the Rings
Firja, Judge of Valor
Sedris, the Traitor King
Bortuk Bonerattle
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
Whisper, Blood Liturgist
Kamahl, Heart of Krosa // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Scion of Halaster
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker // Tormod, the Desecrator
Drana, the Last Bloodchief
Grist, Voracious Larva
Witch-king of Angmar
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Livio, Oathsworn Sentinel
Rona, Herald of Invasion
Taigam, Sidisi's Hand
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar // Scion of Halaster
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Flaming Fist
Alena, Kessig Trapper // Tymna the Weaver
Durnan of the Yawning Portal // Scion of Halaster
Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed
Karlach, Fury of Avernus // Scion of Halaster
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Tormod, the Desecrator
Ganax, Astral Hunter // Scion of Halaster
Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker // Dungeon Delver
Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker // Popular Entertainer
Sefris of the Hidden Ways
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools