Sauron, the Dark Lord

Sauron, the Dark Lord: Legendary Creature - Avatar Horror, blue, black and red. Commander deck ideas, staples and synergies on Mana Grove.

Type
Legendary Creature - Avatar Horror
Colour identity
Blue, black and red (UBR)
Mana cost
{3}{U}{B}{R}
Mana value
6
Power / toughness
7/6
Keywords
Amass, Ward

About Sauron, the Dark Lord

Sauron, the Dark Lord is a Magic: The Gathering commander, printed as Legendary Creature - Avatar Horror. Its colour identity is blue, black and red, so a deck led by Sauron, the Dark Lord may run only cards whose colour identity is blue, black and red or colourless. It costs {3}{U}{B}{R} (three generic, one blue, one black and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 6. It is a 7/6 creature. Its keywords are Amass and Ward. The cards other players run most often with Sauron, the Dark Lord include Call of the Ring, Relic of Sauron and The Black Gate; the 20 most common are listed below with how often they appear.

Card text

Ward-Sacrifice a legendary artifact or legendary creature.

Whenever an opponent casts a spell, amass Orcs 1.

Whenever an Army you control deals combat damage to a player, the Ring tempts you.

Whenever the Ring tempts you, you may discard your hand. If you do, draw four cards.

Staples in Sauron, the Dark Lord decks

The cards that appear most often in Sauron, the Dark Lord decks, ranked by how many of those decks run them. Each links to the card's own page with its printings, price and legality.

Source: public Commander decklists, including tournament decklists from TopDeck.gg. Data updated .

Includes data from TopDeck.gg

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