Sauron, Lord of the Rings
When you cast this spell, amass Orcs 5, mill five cards, then return a creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Trample Whenever a commander an opponent controls dies, the Ring tempts you.
How Sauron decks play in EDH
Sauron, Lord of the Rings is a Grixis commander in blue, black and red costing 5UBR, and its legendary creature - avatar horror line shapes the whole deck around it. It works out of the graveyard, so self-mill and cheap recursion effectively become extra card advantage. It fills graveyards, which can be a win condition on its own or fuel for recursion. The cards below are the ones Sauron, Lord of the Rings decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $14.93Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (6)
Removal (4)
Creatures (7)
Synergy & payoffs (1)
Lands (1)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Sauron, Lord of the Rings decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Sauron, Lord of the Rings deck?
Sauron, Lord of the Rings has a Grixis colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue, black and red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Sauron, Lord of the Rings?
The cards played most often in Sauron, Lord of the Rings decks include Smaug, Wicked Worm, Azog, Moria's Ruin, The Great Goblin. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Sauron, Lord of the Rings deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $14.93 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Sauron, Lord of the Rings deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.