Sauron, the Necromancer
Menace Whenever Sauron attacks, exile target creature card from your graveyard. Create a tapped and attacking token that's a copy of that card, except it's a 3/3 black Wraith with menace. At the beginning of the next end step, exile that token unless Sauron is your Ring-bearer.
How Sauron decks play in EDH
Sauron, the Necromancer is a mono-black commander costing 3BB, and its legendary creature - avatar horror line shapes the whole deck around it. It makes tokens, so the deck wants ways to pump a wide board and to turn spare bodies into cards or damage. It works out of the graveyard, so self-mill and cheap recursion effectively become extra card advantage. The cards below are the ones Sauron, the Necromancer decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $91.65Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
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What colours can I use in a Sauron, the Necromancer deck?
Sauron, the Necromancer has a mono-black colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Sauron, the Necromancer?
The cards played most often in Sauron, the Necromancer decks include My Precious // Allure of Power, The Master of Lake-town, Avacyn, Angel of Horror. 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, the Necromancer deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $91.65 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, the Necromancer 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.