Sauron

Commander
UBRSauron, the Dark Lord
5.4±0.3
Casual
Intentional card choices with a clear game plan. Functional mana but room to optimize.
Primary win line:Go-wide combat finish
High confidence(373 pts)
Estimated win turn
T6best
T7typical
T10+contested
Vector breakdown
Fast mana2
1Sol Ring+10
BDark Ritual+7
Mana rocks9
2Arcane Signet+6
2Talisman of Creativity+5
2Fellwar Stone+5
2Talisman of Dominance+5
2Talisman of Indulgence+5
2Dimir Signet+4
2Rakdos Signet+4
3Commander's Sphere+1
4Relic of Sauron+1
Other acceleration1
1BNightscape Familiar+6
Treasure generators2
1URBilbo, Retired Burglar+4
4BBRThe Balrog of Moria+2
Commander Synergy (1 groups)+4ⓘ
Tutors1
1UBRingsight+5
Draw engines3
1BCall of the Ring+5
1BRMoria Scavenger+2
4The One Ring+8
Cantrips & burst draw4
RFaithless Looting+5
UBirthday Escape+1
1UBSauron's Ransom+1
4Relic of Sauron+1
Recursion1
2UTreason of Isengard+4
Value engines5
XURSummons of Saruman+5
BRMauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain+1
2BNazgûl+1
3RAnger+2
1UBRSaruman, the White Hand+1
Counterspells4
UAn Offer You Can't Refuse+7
1UArcane Denial+8
UUCounterspell+8
1UUSaruman's Trickery+7
Spot removal5
1BFeed the Swarm+5
1BOrcish Bowmasters+5
2RChaos Warp+5
1BBClaim the Precious+2
3RForay of Orcs+2
Board wipes3
2BToxic Deluge+8
2BBOne Ring to Rule Them All+4
8RBlasphemous Act+5
Protection4
1ULazotep Plating+4
1BOrcish Medicine+4
4The One Ring+3
1UBRSaruman, the White Hand+1
Mana Acceleration (12 sources)+2ⓘ
Dual & shock lands8
Watery Grave+6
Steam Vents+6
Blood Crypt+6
Drowned Catacomb+4
Sulfur Falls+4
Dragonskull Summit+4
Sulfurous Springs+4
Underground River+4
Premium utility lands4
Path of Ancestry+6
Command Tower+5
Xander's Lounge+5
Exotic Orchard+4
Utility lands5
Rogue's Passage+2
Smoldering Marsh+2
Sunken Hollow+2
Mount Doom+2
Barad-dûr+2
Taplands4
Crumbling Necropolis+2
Foreboding Ruins+2
Choked Estuary+2
The Black Gate+2
Basic lands3
Swamp+6
Island+5
Mountain+4
Combat Damage Synergy: 2 haste enablers, 1 evasion enabler, aristocrats engine+15ⓘ
Synergy pieces8
BReanimate+8
XURSummons of Saruman+5
1BRMoria Scavenger+2
2BBOne Ring to Rule Them All+4
3BBLiving Death+6
3BBSauron, the Necromancer+6
3UBThe Mouth of Sauron+4
4BBRThe Balrog of Moria+2
Combat threats2
2ROrcish Siegemaster+1
4BWarg Rider+4
Drain effects1
2RFiery Inscription+6
Token generators9
1BOrcish Bowmasters+4
1BMarch from the Black Gate+4
2RGrishnákh, Brash Instigator+5
3BGothmog, Morgul Lieutenant+4
3UCorsairs of Umbar+4
3RForay of Orcs+2
1UBRSaruman, the White Hand+1
2UBRIn the Darkness Bind Them+9
3UBLord of the Nazgûl+4
Other1
1BDreadhorde Invasion+3

Bracket

3
Bracket 3Upgraded
Strong synergy and high card quality. Up to 3 Game Changers, late-game combos OK.
Breakdown
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Power level 5.4 → Bracket 3
Threats88Mana base85Interaction78

0.9 above Bracket 2 ceiling (4.5)

1.1 below Bracket 4 threshold (6.5)

Game Changers are present, but your power level already places this deck in Bracket 3.

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Game changers 2
The One RingOrcish Bowmasters
✕Mass land denial — none
✕2-card combo — none
✕Extra turns — none

Themes8 total

Token Strategy20 cards

20 token producers. Go-wide strategies can overwhelm opponents with numbers.

Dreadhorde Invasion,Lazotep Plating,Sauron, the Necromancer,Bilbo, Retired Burglar,Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
+1/+1 Counters16 cards

16 counter synergies. Grow your creatures over time for massive threats.

Dreadhorde Invasion,Lazotep Plating,Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant,Foray of Orcs,Treason of Isengard
The Ring15 cards

15 Ring temptation cards. Empower your ring-bearer with escalating abilities.

Call of the Ring,Sauron, the Necromancer,Bilbo, Retired Burglar,Witch-king of Angmar,Sauron, Lord of the Rings

Combos0 total

No combos detected

This deck wins through combat, value engines, or synergies rather than infinite combos. Checked against Commander Spellbook's database of 80,000+ documented combo variants.