Sauron, Lord of the Rings
Grixis commander

Sauron, Lord of the Rings {5}{U}{B}{R}

Legendary Creature β€” Avatar Horror Β· Tales of Middle-earth Commander

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.

$0.60price
#5,158popularity rank
8mana value

Plays well with: Graveyard, Value engine, Recursion

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πŸ”— Graveyard synergy

Bojuka Bog$1.39
Bojuka BogRamp
0
Reanimate$10.31
ReanimateSorcery
0
Faithless Looting$0.48
Faithless LootingCard advantage Β· Recursion
0
Victimize$1.59
VictimizeSorcery
0
Mystic Sanctuary$1.38
Mystic SanctuaryRamp
0
Buried Ruin$0.41
Buried RuinRamp Β· Recursion
0
Animate Dead$7.40
Animate DeadEnchantment β€” Aura
0
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire$12.27
Takenuma, Abandoned MireRamp Β· Recursion
0

🧩 Top staples for this deck

βœ”οΈ Auto-includes (you probably already run these): Sol Ring, Command Tower, Arcane Signet, Exotic Orchard, Reliquary Tower, Swiftfoot Boots, Lightning Greaves, Path of Ancestry.

Counterspell$4.22
CounterspellInteraction
0
Blasphemous Act$1.85
Blasphemous ActBoard wipe
0
Chaos Warp$0.87
Chaos WarpInstant
0
An Offer You Can't Refuse$3.19
An Offer You Can't RefuseRamp Β· Interaction
0
Dark Ritual$8.06
Dark RitualRamp
0
Rhystic Study$67.21
Rhystic StudyCard advantage Β· Value engine
0
Arcane Denial$2.82
Arcane DenialCard advantage Β· Interaction
0
Reanimate$10.31
ReanimateSorcery
0
Negateβ€”
NegateInteraction
0
Cyclonic Rift$38.47
Cyclonic RiftInstant
0
Demonic Tutor$62.61
Demonic TutorTutor
0
Swan Song$11.09
Swan SongInteraction
0

βš™οΈ Colorless all-stars

Temple of the False Godβ€”
Temple of the False GodRamp
0
Chromatic Lantern$5.89
Chromatic LanternRamp Β· Fits any deck
0
City of Brass$11.44
City of BrassRamp
0
The One Ring$105.01
The One RingCard advantage Β· Interaction Β· Fits any deck
0
Cavern of Souls$49.67
Cavern of SoulsRamp
0
Mana Confluence$33.79
Mana ConfluenceRamp
0

πŸͺ™ Budget picks (under $2€2)

Blasphemous Act$1.85
Blasphemous ActBoard wipe
0
Bojuka Bog$1.39
Bojuka BogRamp
0
Chaos Warp$0.87
Chaos WarpInstant
0
Feed the Swarm$0.22
Feed the SwarmRemoval
0
Faithless Looting$0.48
Faithless LootingCard advantage Β· Recursion
0
Shivan Reef$0.28
Shivan ReefRamp
0
Victimize$1.59
VictimizeSorcery
0
Deadly Dispute$0.33
Deadly DisputeCard advantage Β· Ramp Β· Tokens
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Staples are based on how often cards are played in Commander overall (popularity data via Scryfall/EDHREC) and filtered to this commander's colors. Synergy picks match the commander's rules text.