Sauron, the Necromancer
$0.38
$0.38Legendary 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
#1520
Current Rank
#1641
Last Week
#1532
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.
Stensian Sanguinist+6% Synergy
$8.97
Emeritus of Woe+5% Synergy
$21.12
Grave Researcher+3% Synergy
$3.85
Shredder, Shadow Master+2% Synergy
$1.51
Shark Shredder, Killer Clone+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
$3.75
Nazgûl+85% Synergy
$15.71
Witch-king of Angmar+75% Synergy
$8.70
Claim the Precious+72% Synergy
$0.26
Sam's Desperate Rescue+67% Synergy
$0.15
Gollum, Patient Plotter+64% Synergy
$0.17
One Ring to Rule Them All+62% Synergy
$2.67
Ringwraiths+57% Synergy
$1.80
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin+47% Synergy
$13.34
Uruk-hai Berserker+47% Synergy
$0.16
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Sauron, the Necromancer decks.
Stitcher's Supplier+44% Synergy
$0.27
Buried Alive+41% Synergy
$0.81
Massacre Wurm+32% Synergy
$4.17
Victimize+20% Synergy
$0.78
Reanimate+19% Synergy
$9.12
Swiftfoot Boots+18% Synergy
$2.05
Gray Merchant of Asphodel+15% Synergy
$2.87
Feed the Swarm+6% Synergy
$0.36
Jet Medallion-1% Synergy
$9.57
Dark Ritual-2% Synergy
$5.72
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
The One Ring+30% Synergy
$106.06
Orcish Bowmasters+20% Synergy
$44.91
Ancient Tomb-3% Synergy
$122.46
Necropotence-9% Synergy
$23.54
Vampiric Tutor-10% Synergy
$65.78
Bolas's Citadel-13% Synergy
$18.54
Demonic Tutor-13% Synergy
$67.64
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Sauron, the Necromancer's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant+43% Synergy
$0.21
Vile Entomber+39% Synergy
$0.26
Archon of Cruelty+37% Synergy
$8.50
Voracious Fell Beast+34% Synergy
$0.15
Archpriest of Shadows+33% Synergy
$1.44
Sepulchral Primordial+32% Synergy
$0.34
Noxious Gearhulk+31% Synergy
$0.30
Undead Butler+26% Synergy
$0.33
Syr Konrad, the Grim+25% Synergy
$0.54
Troll of Khazad-dûm+25% Synergy
$0.84
Ravenous Chupacabra+24% Synergy
$1.22
Mirkwood Bats+23% Synergy
$0.72
Fell Beast of Mordor+22% Synergy
$0.63
Solemn Simulacrum+20% Synergy
$0.99
Millikin+20% Synergy
$0.31
Grave Titan+18% Synergy
$1.14
Gríma Wormtongue+16% Synergy
$0.19
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins+15% Synergy
$0.30
Dunland Crebain+15% Synergy
$0.17
Sheoldred, Whispering One+14% Synergy
$21.20
Rune-Scarred Demon+14% Synergy
$0.61
Burning-Rune Demon+12% Synergy
$5.14
Junji, the Midnight Sky+11% Synergy
$0.37
Roaming Throne+11% Synergy
$53.15
Shriekmaw+11% Synergy
$0.23
Phyrexian Delver+11% Synergy
$1.01
Valgavoth, Terror Eater+9% Synergy
$15.36
Disciple of Bolas+9% Synergy
$0.34
Ancient Brass Dragon+9% Synergy
$40.46
Haunt of the Dead Marshes+8% Synergy
$0.14
Ayara, First of Locthwain+7% Synergy
$8.11
Merciless Executioner+7% Synergy
$1.24
Necron Deathmark+7% Synergy
$4.83
Gollum, Scheming Guide+7% Synergy
$1.08
Plaguecrafter+6% Synergy
$0.32
Rottenmouth Viper+6% Synergy
$6.77
Canoptek Wraith+6% Synergy
$2.99
Mire Triton+6% Synergy
$0.24
Burnished Hart+2% Synergy
$0.30
Accursed Marauder+1% Synergy
$0.36
Crypt Ghast-2% Synergy
$17.04
Fleshbag Marauder-3% Synergy
$0.18
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse-3% Synergy
$92.69
Dauthi Voidwalker-4% Synergy
$5.27
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth-5% Synergy
$0.78
Viscera Seer-6% Synergy
$1.95
Braids, Arisen Nightmare-8% Synergy
$2.76
Morbid Opportunist-13% Synergy
$0.97
Zulaport Cutthroat-16% Synergy
$1.35
Blood Artist-21% Synergy
$2.44
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Sauron, the Necromancer safe.
Nasty End+37% Synergy
$0.10
Gollum's Bite+33% Synergy
$0.22
Entomb+25% Synergy
$17.79
Orcish Medicine+25% Synergy
$0.21
Isildur's Fateful Strike+18% Synergy
$0.26
Songs of the Damned+9% Synergy
$2.78
Bitter Downfall+9% Synergy
$0.12
Go for the Throat+8% Synergy
$0.61
Village Rites+7% Synergy
$0.97
Shelob's Ambush+7% Synergy
$0.12
Corrupted Conviction+5% Synergy
$0.35
Another Chance+5% Synergy
$0.19
Corpse Churn+4% Synergy
$0.13
Unseal the Necropolis+4% Synergy
$0.15
Murder+2% Synergy
$0.26
Bitter Triumph+2% Synergy
$1.71
Saw in Half+2% Synergy
$4.00
Stinging Study+2% Synergy
$7.11
Fell the Profane0% Synergy
$3.16
Deadly Dispute-2% Synergy
$0.40
Archenemy's Charm-2% Synergy
$1.77
Not Dead After All-3% Synergy
$1.76
Malakir Rebirth-4% Synergy
$13.50
Flare of Malice-5% Synergy
$1.61
Cabal Ritual-6% Synergy
$12.02
Defile-7% Synergy
$1.37
Withering Torment-8% Synergy
$3.41
Infernal Grasp-8% Synergy
$0.42
Snuff Out-8% Synergy
$9.17
Deadly Rollick-9% Synergy
$27.26
Sheoldred's Edict-9% Synergy
$2.38
Culling the Weak-10% Synergy
$18.81
Imp's Mischief-17% Synergy
$6.07
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Sauron, the Necromancer's game plan and control the board.
The Black Breath+40% Synergy
$0.09
Shadow of the Enemy+21% Synergy
$1.18
Living Death+18% Synergy
$2.07
Breach the Multiverse+18% Synergy
$7.94
Lash of the Balrog+16% Synergy
$0.10
Mordor Muster+14% Synergy
$0.20
Incarnation Technique+11% Synergy
$9.96
Coiling Rebirth+10% Synergy
$0.16
Diresight+9% Synergy
$0.18
The Torment of Gollum+8% Synergy
$0.13
Dread Return+6% Synergy
$0.46
Decree of Pain+6% Synergy
$0.27
Unmarked Grave+6% Synergy
$3.09
Stitch Together+6% Synergy
$1.83
Persist+5% Synergy
$0.73
Resentful Revelation+4% Synergy
$0.19
Atrocious Experiment+4% Synergy
$0.08
Unearth+3% Synergy
$0.53
Night's Whisper+2% Synergy
$0.35
Rise of the Dark Realms+2% Synergy
$5.81
Agadeem's Awakening+2% Synergy
$24.59
Bone Shards+2% Synergy
$0.25
Final Parting+1% Synergy
$0.36
Toxic Deluge-2% Synergy
$6.69
Blasphemous Edict-4% Synergy
$3.36
Mutilate-5% Synergy
$1.84
Diabolic Intent-5% Synergy
$15.05
Damnation-7% Synergy
$20.06
Read the Bones-7% Synergy
$0.27
Diabolic Tutor-8% Synergy
$2.05
Bubbling Muck-9% Synergy
$4.67
Sign in Blood-11% Synergy
$3.05
Exsanguinate-14% Synergy
$0.38
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Palantír of Orthanc+40% Synergy
$21.76
Nazgûl Battle-Mace+22% Synergy
$18.64
Mithril Coat+20% Synergy
$29.98
Lightning Greaves+10% Synergy
$6.08
Whispersilk Cloak+9% Synergy
$3.66
Shadowspear+8% Synergy
$39.84
Perpetual Timepiece+7% Synergy
$0.74
Mesmeric Orb+6% Synergy
$20.67
Panharmonicon+6% Synergy
$7.88
Blade of Selves+6% Synergy
$3.05
Whip of Erebos+5% Synergy
$6.56
Matzalantli, the Great Door+5% Synergy
$1.72
Grond, the Gatebreaker+5% Synergy
$0.16
Lavaspur Boots+4% Synergy
$0.90
The Darkness Crystal+3% Synergy
$5.37
Trailblazer's Boots+3% Synergy
$3.69
Sword of the Animist+2% Synergy
$8.07
Altar of Dementia0% Synergy
$16.55
Bontu's Monument-2% Synergy
$6.18
Wayfarer's Bauble-3% Synergy
$0.33
Expedition Map-6% Synergy
$0.70
Ashnod's Altar-12% Synergy
$17.78
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Sauron, the Necromancer's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Ripples of Undeath+28% Synergy
$6.78
March from the Black Gate+15% Synergy
$0.26
Cemetery Tampering+14% Synergy
$0.22
Morgul-Knife Wound+13% Synergy
$0.17
Animate Dead+10% Synergy
$9.74
Out of the Tombs+9% Synergy
$13.24
Teval's Judgment+6% Synergy
$6.19
Oversold Cemetery+4% Synergy
$1.94
Virtue of Persistence+3% Synergy
$7.90
Necromancy+2% Synergy
$15.66
Tortured Existence+1% Synergy
$5.38
Black Market Connections0% Synergy
$17.29
Phyrexian Arena-2% Synergy
$3.40
Kaya's Ghostform-3% Synergy
$2.30
The Meathook Massacre-8% Synergy
$25.21
Black Market-9% Synergy
$4.69
Grave Pact-13% Synergy
$29.10
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Sauron, the Necromancer to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Liliana, Death's Majesty+2% Synergy
$0.42
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Barad-dûr+45% Synergy
$1.11
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress+43% Synergy
$17.21
The Black Gate+30% Synergy
$7.24
Rogue's Passage+20% Synergy
$0.98
Accursed Duneyard+7% Synergy
$0.97
Dakmor Salvage+7% Synergy
$0.26
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+6% Synergy
$11.26
Crypt of Agadeem+5% Synergy
$1.23
Shizo, Death's Storehouse+4% Synergy
$37.87
Field of Ruin+4% Synergy
$0.31
Mortuary Mire+3% Synergy
$0.38
Temple of the False God+2% Synergy
$0.95
Tomb Fortress+2% Synergy
$4.43
Bojuka Bog0% Synergy
$1.58
Barren Moor0% Synergy
$0.30
Castle Locthwain-1% Synergy
$4.17
Command Beacon-1% Synergy
$5.55
Susur Secundi, Void Altar-1% Synergy
$4.89
Phyrexian Tower-3% Synergy
$23.89
War Room-3% Synergy
$5.54
Cabal Coffers-4% Synergy
$29.61
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-4% Synergy
$58.36
Spymaster's Vault-4% Synergy
$0.77
Geier Reach Sanitarium-5% Synergy
$1.55
Witch's Cottage-6% Synergy
$1.01
Cabal Stronghold-9% Synergy
$14.26
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-9% Synergy
$52.44
Reliquary Tower-17% Synergy
$2.93
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Inherited Envelope+55% Synergy
$0.23
Arcane Signet+5% Synergy
$0.92
Commander's Sphere+5% Synergy
$0.35
Mind Stone+2% Synergy
$0.73
Charcoal Diamond+1% Synergy
$0.32
Sol Ring0% Synergy
$1.94
Heraldic Banner0% Synergy
$0.35
The Soul Stone-1% Synergy
$68.51
Caged Sun-2% Synergy
$3.87
Sceptre of Eternal Glory-2% Synergy
$21.55
Throne of Eldraine-3% Synergy
$35.66
Fellwar Stone-4% Synergy
$1.90
Thought Vessel-12% Synergy
$2.95
Lands
The mana base foundation for Sauron, the Necromancer decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Command Tower+4% Synergy
$0.82
Swamp+3% Synergy
$0.25
Agadeem's Awakening+2% Synergy
$24.59
Evolving Wilds+2% Synergy
$0.26
Myriad Landscape0% Synergy
$0.28
Fell the Profane0% Synergy
$3.16
Boggart Trawler-2% Synergy
$0.93
Malakir Rebirth-4% Synergy
$13.50
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
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Whisper, Blood Liturgist
Kotis, Sibsig Champion
Isareth the Awakener
Neyam Shai Murad
Sedris, the Traitor King
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Tormod, the Desecrator
Bortuk Bonerattle
Safana, Calimport Cutthroat // Haunted One
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
Old Stickfingers
Sauron, Lord of the Rings
Kroxa and Kunoros
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Noble Heritage
Ardyn, the Usurper
Gaius van Baelsar
Myojin of Grim Betrayal
Taigam, Sidisi's Hand
Moira, Urborg Haunt
Teneb, the Harvester
Vanille, Cheerful l'Cie
Celes, Rune Knight
Terra, Herald of Hope
Geth, Thane of Contracts
Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed
Kamahl, Heart of Krosa // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Cloud of Darkness
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Scion of Halaster
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker // Tormod, the Desecrator
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Livio, Oathsworn Sentinel
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar // Scion of Halaster
Emet-Selch, Unsundered