Sauron, the Necromancer
$0.59
$0.59Legendary 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
#1563
Current Rank
#1584
Last Week
#1591
Past 2 Years
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.
Azog, Moria's Ruin+8% Synergy
$0.33
My Precious+8% Synergy
$1.62
Gollum, Riddle Master+7% Synergy
$1.73
The Master of Lake-town+7% Synergy
$0.69
Inside Information+7% Synergy
$2.17
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Sauron, the Necromancer's abilities and overall game plan.
Nazgûl+86% Synergy
$25.05
Call of the Ring+85% Synergy
$5.16
Witch-king of Angmar+74% Synergy
$8.80
Claim the Precious+72% Synergy
$0.29
Sam's Desperate Rescue+66% Synergy
$0.22
Gollum, Patient Plotter+63% Synergy
$0.26
One Ring to Rule Them All+62% Synergy
$2.69
Ringwraiths+60% Synergy
$2.32
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin+48% Synergy
$11.04
Uruk-hai Berserker+46% Synergy
$0.19
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Sauron, the Necromancer decks.
Buried Alive+43% Synergy
$2.67
Stitcher's Supplier+42% Synergy
$0.30
Massacre Wurm+32% Synergy
$1.70
Reanimate+18% Synergy
$9.23
Swiftfoot Boots+16% Synergy
$2.30
Gray Merchant of Asphodel+15% Synergy
$4.71
Feed the Swarm+7% Synergy
$0.21
Jet Medallion+1% Synergy
$13.02
Crypt Ghast0% Synergy
$16.70
Dark Ritual-2% Synergy
$6.31
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
The One Ring+30% Synergy
$120.95
Orcish Bowmasters+21% Synergy
$48.09
Ancient Tomb-3% Synergy
$132.61
Necropotence-8% Synergy
$37.53
Vampiric Tutor-9% Synergy
$54.51
Bolas's Citadel-11% Synergy
$16.23
Demonic Tutor-11% Synergy
$66.72
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Sauron, the Necromancer's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant+41% Synergy
$0.24
Vile Entomber+39% Synergy
$0.24
Archon of Cruelty+36% Synergy
$9.18
Voracious Fell Beast+33% Synergy
$0.09
Sepulchral Primordial+32% Synergy
$0.40
Archpriest of Shadows+31% Synergy
$2.06
Noxious Gearhulk+29% Synergy
$0.38
Troll of Khazad-dûm+27% Synergy
$5.58
Fell Beast of Mordor+24% Synergy
$0.94
Syr Konrad, the Grim+24% Synergy
$1.76
Mirkwood Bats+23% Synergy
$1.59
Undead Butler+22% Synergy
$0.35
Ravenous Chupacabra+22% Synergy
$0.99
Millikin+20% Synergy
$0.31
Solemn Simulacrum+17% Synergy
$0.37
Grave Titan+17% Synergy
$0.36
Gríma Wormtongue+15% Synergy
$0.22
Sheoldred, Whispering One+15% Synergy
$21.09
Dunland Crebain+14% Synergy
$0.19
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins+14% Synergy
$0.32
Rune-Scarred Demon+13% Synergy
$0.79
Shriekmaw+11% Synergy
$0.29
Burning-Rune Demon+11% Synergy
$4.44
Roaming Throne+10% Synergy
$50.55
Phyrexian Delver+9% Synergy
$0.89
Junji, the Midnight Sky+9% Synergy
$0.75
Ancient Brass Dragon+9% Synergy
$43.11
Valgavoth, Terror Eater+9% Synergy
$16.75
Merciless Executioner+8% Synergy
$0.51
Disciple of Bolas+7% Synergy
$0.37
Haunt of the Dead Marshes+7% Synergy
$0.26
Easterling Vanguard+7% Synergy
$0.11
Gollum, Scheming Guide+7% Synergy
$1.91
Mire Triton+6% Synergy
$0.23
Plaguecrafter+6% Synergy
$0.41
Necron Deathmark+5% Synergy
$5.31
Rottenmouth Viper+5% Synergy
$6.09
Canoptek Wraith+5% Synergy
$3.62
Ayara, First of Locthwain+5% Synergy
$8.80
Grave Researcher+3% Synergy
$1.94
Burnished Hart+2% Synergy
$0.26
Accursed Marauder+0% Synergy
$0.30
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse-2% Synergy
$102.15
Fleshbag Marauder-3% Synergy
$0.27
Dauthi Voidwalker-3% Synergy
$5.81
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth-5% Synergy
$1.21
Braids, Arisen Nightmare-6% Synergy
$4.11
Viscera Seer-8% Synergy
$0.38
Morbid Opportunist-12% Synergy
$0.32
Blood Artist-21% Synergy
$2.97
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Sauron, the Necromancer safe.
Nasty End+37% Synergy
$0.17
Gollum's Bite+32% Synergy
$0.25
Orcish Medicine+25% Synergy
$0.28
Entomb+25% Synergy
$19.23
Isildur's Fateful Strike+18% Synergy
$0.31
Bitter Downfall+9% Synergy
$0.50
Go for the Throat+7% Synergy
$0.62
Songs of the Damned+7% Synergy
$2.76
Shelob's Ambush+7% Synergy
$0.18
Village Rites+6% Synergy
$0.76
Another Chance+5% Synergy
$0.23
Corpse Churn+5% Synergy
$0.11
Corrupted Conviction+4% Synergy
$0.38
Stinging Study+3% Synergy
$10.66
Bitter Triumph+2% Synergy
$0.37
Saw in Half+2% Synergy
$5.34
Murder+1% Synergy
$0.30
Archenemy's Charm-1% Synergy
$0.81
Not Dead After All-2% Synergy
$1.44
Fell the Profane-2% Synergy
$4.61
Deadly Dispute-3% Synergy
$0.34
Malakir Rebirth-5% Synergy
$15.04
Flare of Malice-5% Synergy
$2.30
Defile-5% Synergy
$1.47
Cabal Ritual-6% Synergy
$14.66
Infernal Grasp-6% Synergy
$0.34
Snuff Out-6% Synergy
$12.83
Withering Torment-7% Synergy
$1.52
Deadly Rollick-8% Synergy
$30.53
Sheoldred's Edict-9% Synergy
$1.51
Culling the Weak-11% Synergy
$7.29
Imp's Mischief-14% Synergy
$9.60
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Sauron, the Necromancer's game plan and control the board.
The Black Breath+41% Synergy
$0.23
Shadow of the Enemy+20% Synergy
$9.09
Victimize+19% Synergy
$1.25
Living Death+18% Synergy
$5.69
Lash of the Balrog+17% Synergy
$0.14
Breach the Multiverse+15% Synergy
$10.25
Mordor Muster+13% Synergy
$0.19
Incarnation Technique+9% Synergy
$10.85
The Torment of Gollum+8% Synergy
$0.22
Coiling Rebirth+8% Synergy
$0.33
Diresight+7% Synergy
$0.18
Decree of Pain+6% Synergy
$0.34
Unmarked Grave+6% Synergy
$3.96
Dread Return+5% Synergy
$0.45
Night's Whisper+5% Synergy
$5.45
Stitch Together+4% Synergy
$1.43
Resentful Revelation+4% Synergy
$0.19
Atrocious Experiment+4% Synergy
$0.28
Persist+3% Synergy
$1.42
Unearth+2% Synergy
$0.51
Final Parting+1% Synergy
$0.40
Rise of the Dark Realms+1% Synergy
$6.80
Agadeem's Awakening+1% Synergy
$27.73
Toxic Deluge-1% Synergy
$4.26
Blasphemous Edict-3% Synergy
$4.14
Diabolic Intent-5% Synergy
$17.27
Mutilate-5% Synergy
$2.04
Damnation-5% Synergy
$21.24
Read the Bones-6% Synergy
$0.31
Diabolic Tutor-7% Synergy
$2.30
Sign in Blood-7% Synergy
$3.34
Bubbling Muck-9% Synergy
$3.44
Exsanguinate-14% Synergy
$0.42
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Palantír of Orthanc+43% Synergy
$19.39
Nazgûl Battle-Mace+22% Synergy
$19.95
Mithril Coat+20% Synergy
$32.63
Lightning Greaves+11% Synergy
$4.55
Whispersilk Cloak+8% Synergy
$2.20
Perpetual Timepiece+7% Synergy
$0.30
Shadowspear+7% Synergy
$35.53
Whip of Erebos+5% Synergy
$11.28
Grond, the Gatebreaker+5% Synergy
$0.20
The Darkness Crystal+4% Synergy
$4.45
Blade of Selves+4% Synergy
$3.45
Mesmeric Orb+4% Synergy
$17.65
Panharmonicon+4% Synergy
$6.37
Matzalantli, the Great Door+4% Synergy
$2.96
Lavaspur Boots+3% Synergy
$2.43
Trailblazer's Boots+2% Synergy
$3.64
Sword of the Animist+1% Synergy
$6.14
Altar of Dementia0% Synergy
$17.64
Wayfarer's Bauble0% Synergy
$5.04
Bontu's Monument-1% Synergy
$4.76
Expedition Map-5% Synergy
$1.04
Ashnod's Altar-12% Synergy
$16.79
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Sauron, the Necromancer's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Ripples of Undeath+27% Synergy
$8.15
Cemetery Tampering+14% Synergy
$0.37
March from the Black Gate+14% Synergy
$0.28
Morgul-Knife Wound+12% Synergy
$0.21
Animate Dead+10% Synergy
$8.10
Out of the Tombs+8% Synergy
$13.12
Along the Crooked Way+6% Synergy
$0.28
Teval's Judgment+5% Synergy
$8.42
Oversold Cemetery+3% Synergy
$2.76
Necromancy+1% Synergy
$20.08
Virtue of Persistence+1% Synergy
$6.69
Tortured Existence+1% Synergy
$4.35
Phyrexian Arena+0% Synergy
$4.56
Black Market Connections0% Synergy
$9.09
Kaya's Ghostform-2% Synergy
$2.82
Black Market-7% Synergy
$6.25
The Meathook Massacre-8% Synergy
$25.10
Grave Pact-12% Synergy
$33.45
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Sauron, the Necromancer to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Liliana, Death's Majesty+2% Synergy
$0.43
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Barad-dûr+43% Synergy
$2.44
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress+42% Synergy
$15.74
The Black Gate+31% Synergy
$9.46
Rogue's Passage+20% Synergy
$0.43
Accursed Duneyard+7% Synergy
$0.42
Dakmor Salvage+6% Synergy
$0.32
Crypt of Agadeem+5% Synergy
$4.13
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+5% Synergy
$11.21
Shizo, Death's Storehouse+3% Synergy
$34.57
Mortuary Mire+3% Synergy
$0.40
Field of Ruin+3% Synergy
$0.39
Tomb Fortress+1% Synergy
$4.82
Bojuka Bog+1% Synergy
$1.46
Temple of the False God+1% Synergy
$0.27
Barren Moor+0% Synergy
$0.30
Susur Secundi, Void Altar0% Synergy
$4.90
Command Beacon-1% Synergy
$10.05
Castle Locthwain-1% Synergy
$4.32
Cabal Coffers-2% Synergy
$32.75
War Room-2% Synergy
$5.35
Spymaster's Vault-3% Synergy
$2.19
Phyrexian Tower-3% Synergy
$27.88
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-3% Synergy
$58.36
Geier Reach Sanitarium-4% Synergy
$3.38
Witch's Cottage-6% Synergy
$1.05
Cabal Stronghold-7% Synergy
$12.12
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-7% Synergy
$53.40
Reliquary Tower-14% Synergy
$3.85
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Inherited Envelope+53% Synergy
$0.27
Commander's Sphere+6% Synergy
$0.26
Arcane Signet+4% Synergy
$0.64
Mind Stone+4% Synergy
$0.25
Heraldic Banner+1% Synergy
$0.35
Sol Ring+0% Synergy
$1.56
Charcoal Diamond+0% Synergy
$0.36
The Soul Stone-1% Synergy
$94.39
Sceptre of Eternal Glory-1% Synergy
$20.39
Throne of Eldraine-2% Synergy
$29.06
Fellwar Stone-2% Synergy
$0.90
Caged Sun-2% Synergy
$3.73
Thought Vessel-10% Synergy
$2.38
Lands
The mana base foundation for Sauron, the Necromancer decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Command Tower+2% Synergy
$0.30
Swamp+2% Synergy
$0.09
Myriad Landscape+2% Synergy
$0.22
Evolving Wilds+1% Synergy
$0.25
Agadeem's Awakening+1% Synergy
$27.73
Boggart Trawler-2% Synergy
$1.28
Fell the Profane-2% Synergy
$4.61
Malakir Rebirth-5% Synergy
$15.04
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Sauron, the Necromancer.
Fang, Fearless l'Cie
Volrath the Fallen
Myojin of Grim Betrayal
Sidisi, Regent of the Mire
Junji, the Midnight Sky
Isareth the Awakener
Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker // Scion of Halaster
Chainer, Dementia Master
Drana, the Last Bloodchief
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
Moira, Urborg Haunt
Whisper, Blood Liturgist
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
Kotis, Sibsig Champion
Sedris, the Traitor King
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Tormod, the Desecrator
Bladewing the Risen
Neyam Shai Murad
Taigam, Sidisi's Hand
Bortuk Bonerattle
Safana, Calimport Cutthroat // Haunted One
Ardyn, the Usurper
Old Stickfingers
Celes, Rune Knight
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
Sauron, Lord of the Rings
Kroxa and Kunoros
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Noble Heritage
Vanille, Cheerful l'Cie
Teneb, the Harvester
Araumi of the Dead Tide
Geth, Thane of Contracts
Lim-Dûl the Necromancer
Terra, Herald of Hope
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
Kamahl, Heart of Krosa // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Scion of Halaster
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker // Tormod, the Desecrator
Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
Iname, Death Aspect