Sauron, the Necromancer
$0.40
$0.40Legendary 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
#1639
Current Rank
#1584
Last Week
#1563
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.
Gathering of Darkness+4% Synergy
Gnashing of Teeth+4% Synergy
$2.94
Azog, Moria's Ruin+3% Synergy
$28.97
Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver+3% Synergy
$49.26
Madame Hydra, Reanimated+3% Synergy
$2.26
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Sauron, the Necromancer's abilities and overall game plan.
Nazgûl+85% Synergy
$22.39
Call of the Ring+85% Synergy
$3.79
Witch-king of Angmar+74% Synergy
$7.46
Claim the Precious+72% Synergy
$0.31
Sam's Desperate Rescue+66% Synergy
$0.22
Gollum, Patient Plotter+63% Synergy
$0.24
One Ring to Rule Them All+63% Synergy
$2.32
Ringwraiths+59% Synergy
$1.59
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin+48% Synergy
$21.14
Uruk-hai Berserker+47% Synergy
$0.17
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Sauron, the Necromancer decks.
Buried Alive+43% Synergy
$1.03
Stitcher's Supplier+43% Synergy
$0.33
Massacre Wurm+32% Synergy
$1.27
Victimize+20% Synergy
$1.60
Reanimate+18% Synergy
$9.04
Swiftfoot Boots+17% Synergy
$1.93
Gray Merchant of Asphodel+16% Synergy
$5.07
Feed the Swarm+7% Synergy
$0.19
Jet Medallion+1% Synergy
$11.88
Dark Ritual-2% Synergy
$8.66
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
The One Ring+30% Synergy
$105.67
Orcish Bowmasters+20% Synergy
$45.77
Ancient Tomb-2% Synergy
$134.88
Necropotence-8% Synergy
$37.70
Vampiric Tutor-9% Synergy
$58.03
Demonic Tutor-11% Synergy
$72.36
Bolas's Citadel-11% Synergy
$15.92
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Sauron, the Necromancer's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant+42% Synergy
$0.29
Vile Entomber+40% Synergy
$0.18
Archon of Cruelty+37% Synergy
$11.98
Voracious Fell Beast+33% Synergy
$0.24
Archpriest of Shadows+32% Synergy
$2.28
Sepulchral Primordial+32% Synergy
$0.43
Noxious Gearhulk+30% Synergy
$0.35
Troll of Khazad-dûm+25% Synergy
$0.82
Syr Konrad, the Grim+25% Synergy
$1.18
Fell Beast of Mordor+24% Synergy
$0.90
Undead Butler+23% Synergy
$0.36
Ravenous Chupacabra+23% Synergy
$1.49
Mirkwood Bats+23% Synergy
$1.50
Millikin+19% Synergy
$0.26
Solemn Simulacrum+18% Synergy
$0.27
Grave Titan+17% Synergy
$0.38
Gríma Wormtongue+15% Synergy
$0.22
Sheoldred, Whispering One+15% Synergy
$20.49
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins+14% Synergy
$0.34
Rune-Scarred Demon+13% Synergy
$0.79
Dunland Crebain+13% Synergy
$0.21
Burning-Rune Demon+11% Synergy
$5.15
Shriekmaw+11% Synergy
$0.57
Roaming Throne+11% Synergy
$52.12
Junji, the Midnight Sky+11% Synergy
$0.61
Phyrexian Delver+10% Synergy
$0.66
Ancient Brass Dragon+9% Synergy
$43.33
Valgavoth, Terror Eater+9% Synergy
$19.95
Disciple of Bolas+9% Synergy
$0.35
Merciless Executioner+7% Synergy
$0.41
Haunt of the Dead Marshes+7% Synergy
$0.24
Gollum, Scheming Guide+7% Synergy
$2.15
Mire Triton+6% Synergy
$0.18
Necron Deathmark+6% Synergy
$5.79
Ayara, First of Locthwain+6% Synergy
$8.12
Canoptek Wraith+5% Synergy
$3.20
Plaguecrafter+5% Synergy
$0.40
Rottenmouth Viper+5% Synergy
$5.30
Grave Researcher+4% Synergy
$2.07
Burnished Hart+2% Synergy
$0.24
Accursed Marauder+0% Synergy
$0.33
Crypt Ghast0% Synergy
$19.98
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse-2% Synergy
$97.18
Fleshbag Marauder-3% Synergy
$0.23
Dauthi Voidwalker-3% Synergy
$5.06
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth-5% Synergy
$0.79
Braids, Arisen Nightmare-6% Synergy
$4.19
Viscera Seer-7% Synergy
$0.42
Morbid Opportunist-12% Synergy
$0.34
Blood Artist-21% Synergy
$2.33
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Sauron, the Necromancer safe.
Nasty End+37% Synergy
$0.24
Gollum's Bite+32% Synergy
$0.20
Entomb+25% Synergy
$16.66
Orcish Medicine+24% Synergy
$0.28
Isildur's Fateful Strike+18% Synergy
$0.29
Bitter Downfall+8% Synergy
$0.18
Go for the Throat+8% Synergy
$0.59
Songs of the Damned+8% Synergy
$3.82
Village Rites+7% Synergy
$0.56
Shelob's Ambush+6% Synergy
$0.29
Another Chance+5% Synergy
$0.29
Corpse Churn+4% Synergy
$0.11
Corrupted Conviction+4% Synergy
$0.22
Stinging Study+3% Synergy
$15.28
Bitter Triumph+2% Synergy
$0.32
Saw in Half+2% Synergy
$4.98
Murder+0% Synergy
$0.18
Archenemy's Charm-1% Synergy
$0.69
Fell the Profane-1% Synergy
$3.28
Deadly Dispute-2% Synergy
$0.25
Not Dead After All-2% Synergy
$1.33
Malakir Rebirth-4% Synergy
$12.73
Flare of Malice-5% Synergy
$2.17
Defile-5% Synergy
$1.39
Cabal Ritual-6% Synergy
$13.80
Infernal Grasp-6% Synergy
$0.35
Snuff Out-7% Synergy
$10.41
Withering Torment-7% Synergy
$0.74
Deadly Rollick-8% Synergy
$25.73
Sheoldred's Edict-9% Synergy
$1.34
Culling the Weak-10% Synergy
$7.32
Imp's Mischief-15% Synergy
$6.77
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Sauron, the Necromancer's game plan and control the board.
The Black Breath+41% Synergy
$0.19
Shadow of the Enemy+20% Synergy
$1.11
Living Death+18% Synergy
$2.74
Breach the Multiverse+17% Synergy
$10.74
Lash of the Balrog+16% Synergy
$0.17
Mordor Muster+13% Synergy
$0.17
Incarnation Technique+9% Synergy
$9.75
Coiling Rebirth+9% Synergy
$0.35
Diresight+8% Synergy
$0.14
The Torment of Gollum+8% Synergy
$0.15
Unmarked Grave+6% Synergy
$2.94
Decree of Pain+6% Synergy
$0.35
Dread Return+5% Synergy
$0.42
Resentful Revelation+4% Synergy
$0.20
Stitch Together+4% Synergy
$1.85
Persist+4% Synergy
$1.18
Atrocious Experiment+4% Synergy
$0.31
Night's Whisper+3% Synergy
$0.26
Unearth+2% Synergy
$0.62
Bone Shards+1% Synergy
$0.24
Final Parting+1% Synergy
$0.39
Agadeem's Awakening+1% Synergy
$28.26
Rise of the Dark Realms+1% Synergy
$6.09
Toxic Deluge-1% Synergy
$3.44
Blasphemous Edict-3% Synergy
$4.81
Diabolic Intent-4% Synergy
$17.29
Mutilate-4% Synergy
$1.99
Damnation-5% Synergy
$20.60
Read the Bones-6% Synergy
$0.28
Diabolic Tutor-7% Synergy
$2.27
Sign in Blood-8% Synergy
$4.06
Bubbling Muck-8% Synergy
$3.04
Exsanguinate-13% Synergy
$0.38
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Palantír of Orthanc+42% Synergy
$21.97
Nazgûl Battle-Mace+21% Synergy
$20.90
Mithril Coat+20% Synergy
$33.05
Lightning Greaves+11% Synergy
$4.15
Whispersilk Cloak+8% Synergy
$1.46
Perpetual Timepiece+8% Synergy
$0.26
Shadowspear+6% Synergy
$32.42
Blade of Selves+5% Synergy
$3.03
Panharmonicon+5% Synergy
$6.71
Mesmeric Orb+5% Synergy
$16.92
Whip of Erebos+5% Synergy
$8.23
The Darkness Crystal+4% Synergy
$5.33
Matzalantli, the Great Door+4% Synergy
$2.78
Lavaspur Boots+3% Synergy
$1.40
Trailblazer's Boots+2% Synergy
$3.15
Sword of the Animist+1% Synergy
$6.81
Altar of Dementia+0% Synergy
$17.01
Wayfarer's Bauble0% Synergy
$0.35
Bontu's Monument0% Synergy
$7.53
Expedition Map-5% Synergy
$0.84
Ashnod's Altar-11% Synergy
$15.15
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Sauron, the Necromancer's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Ripples of Undeath+27% Synergy
$6.25
Cemetery Tampering+14% Synergy
$0.33
March from the Black Gate+14% Synergy
$0.31
Morgul-Knife Wound+12% Synergy
$0.17
Animate Dead+9% Synergy
$5.86
Out of the Tombs+9% Synergy
$14.37
Teval's Judgment+5% Synergy
$7.60
Oversold Cemetery+3% Synergy
$2.82
Virtue of Persistence+2% Synergy
$6.74
Necromancy+1% Synergy
$19.37
Tortured Existence+1% Synergy
$4.26
Black Market Connections0% Synergy
$9.70
Phyrexian Arena0% Synergy
$3.96
Kaya's Ghostform-2% Synergy
$1.93
Black Market-8% Synergy
$6.05
The Meathook Massacre-8% Synergy
$26.77
Grave Pact-12% Synergy
$32.94
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Sauron, the Necromancer to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Liliana, Death's Majesty+2% Synergy
$0.52
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Barad-dûr+44% Synergy
$1.97
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress+42% Synergy
$49.99
The Black Gate+30% Synergy
$9.46
Rogue's Passage+20% Synergy
$0.40
Dakmor Salvage+6% Synergy
$0.30
Accursed Duneyard+6% Synergy
$0.61
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+5% Synergy
$11.88
Crypt of Agadeem+5% Synergy
$3.06
Shizo, Death's Storehouse+4% Synergy
$34.17
Field of Ruin+3% Synergy
$0.35
Mortuary Mire+3% Synergy
$0.41
Tomb Fortress+1% Synergy
$4.55
Temple of the False God+1% Synergy
$0.31
Bojuka Bog+0% Synergy
$1.21
Barren Moor+0% Synergy
$0.35
Susur Secundi, Void Altar0% Synergy
$3.80
Castle Locthwain0% Synergy
$4.53
Command Beacon-1% Synergy
$9.26
Cabal Coffers-2% Synergy
$28.93
Phyrexian Tower-2% Synergy
$28.61
War Room-2% Synergy
$4.43
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-3% Synergy
$63.16
Spymaster's Vault-3% Synergy
$1.27
Geier Reach Sanitarium-4% Synergy
$3.46
Witch's Cottage-5% Synergy
$1.01
Cabal Stronghold-7% Synergy
$11.96
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-8% Synergy
$53.55
Reliquary Tower-15% Synergy
$4.25
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Inherited Envelope+53% Synergy
$0.28
Commander's Sphere+6% Synergy
$0.29
Arcane Signet+4% Synergy
$0.43
Mind Stone+3% Synergy
$0.35
Charcoal Diamond+1% Synergy
$0.36
Heraldic Banner+1% Synergy
$0.39
Sol Ring+0% Synergy
$1.42
The Soul Stone-1% Synergy
$115.35
Sceptre of Eternal Glory-1% Synergy
$20.00
Throne of Eldraine-1% Synergy
$28.87
Caged Sun-2% Synergy
$3.65
Fellwar Stone-2% Synergy
$0.86
Thought Vessel-10% Synergy
$2.45
Lands
The mana base foundation for Sauron, the Necromancer decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Command Tower+3% Synergy
$0.34
Swamp+2% Synergy
$0.09
Evolving Wilds+1% Synergy
$0.28
Agadeem's Awakening+1% Synergy
$28.26
Myriad Landscape+1% Synergy
$0.30
Fell the Profane-1% Synergy
$3.28
Boggart Trawler-2% Synergy
$0.82
Malakir Rebirth-4% Synergy
$12.73
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
Shadow, Mysterious Assassin
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
Moira, Urborg Haunt
Whisper, Blood Liturgist
Kotis, Sibsig Champion
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Tormod, the Desecrator
Neyam Shai Murad
Sedris, the Traitor King
Taigam, Sidisi's Hand
Ardyn, the Usurper
Bortuk Bonerattle
Old Stickfingers
Safana, Calimport Cutthroat // Haunted One
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
Celes, Rune Knight
Kroxa and Kunoros
Sauron, Lord of the Rings
Vanille, Cheerful l'Cie
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Noble Heritage
Teneb, the Harvester
Terra, Herald of Hope
Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
Cloud of Darkness
Kamahl, Heart of Krosa // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Viconia, Drow Apostate // Scion of Halaster
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker // Tormod, the Desecrator
Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed
Tariel, Reckoner of Souls
Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
Geth, Thane of Contracts
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar // Scion of Halaster