[304] Sauron - Flaites

Commander
UBRSauron, the Dark Lord
4.2±0.3
Upgraded Precon
Core strategy improved with targeted swaps. Mana base and card draw still have clear gaps.
Primary win line:Go-wide combat finish
High confidence(276 pts)
Estimated win turn
T6best
T7typical
T9+contested
Vector breakdown
Efficient Curve (52% CMC 0-2)+8ⓘ
Fast mana1
1Sol Ring+10
Mana rocks9
2Arcane Signet+6
2Fellwar Stone+5
2Talisman of Dominance+5
2Izzet Signet+4
2Rakdos Signet+4
2Dimir Signet+4
2Mind Stone+4
3Commander's Sphere+4
4Relic of Sauron+1
Land ramp2
4Solemn Simulacrum+2
3RRThere and Back Again+2
Tutors2
BInsatiable Avarice+8
1UBRingsight+5
Draw engines2
1BCall of the Ring+5
1RInti, Seneschal of the Sun+1
Cantrips & burst draw4
RFaithless Looting+5
1BNasty End+1
2UBGríma, Saruman's Footman+5
4Relic of Sauron+1
Recursion4
BUnearth+1
1BOversold Cemetery+1
2BVictimize+2
3UBExtract from Darkness+1
Value engines5
XUMockingbird+5
BRMauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain+1
2BNazgûl+1
3RAnger+2
1UBRSaruman, the White Hand+1
Counterspells2
1UArcane Denial+8
UUCounterspell+8
Spot removal5
1BFeed the Swarm+5
1UReality Shift+5
BRTerminate+5
1BBClaim the Precious+2
2UBEvil Twin+7
Board wipes2
1BRRWidespread Brutality+4
8RBlasphemous Act+5
Protection3
USlip Out the Back+1
2Lightning Greaves+6
1UBRSaruman, the White Hand+1
Mana Acceleration (12 sources)+2ⓘ
Dual & shock lands5
Dragonskull Summit+4
Drowned Catacomb+4
Underground River+4
Sulfur Falls+4
Sulfurous Springs+4
Premium utility lands2
Path of Ancestry+6
Command Tower+5
Utility lands4
Desolate Lighthouse+2
Smoldering Marsh+2
Rogue's Passage+2
Sunken Hollow+2
Taplands6
Frostboil Snarl+2
Choked Estuary+2
Crumbling Necropolis+2
The Black Gate+2
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress+2
Foreboding Ruins+2
Basic lands3
Island+5
Mountain+5
Swamp+6
Combat Damage Synergy: 1 extra combat, 3 haste enablers+12ⓘ
Commander Synergy (1 groups)+3ⓘ
Synergy pieces7
BReanimate+8
BUnearth+1
2BVictimize+3
3BBSauron, the Necromancer+6
3BBLiving Death+6
3UBExtract from Darkness+1
3BRRakdos Joins Up+1
Win conditions2
1RFling+1
3RRThere and Back Again+2
Combat threats2
BChangeling Outcast+1
4RRScourge of the Throne+1
Sacrifice outlets1
1BNasty End+1
Drain effects1
2RPain for All+6
Token generators5
4Maskwood Nexus+6
3UCorsairs of Umbar+4
1UBRSaruman, the White Hand+1
2UBRIn the Darkness Bind Them+9
3UBLord of the Nazgûl+4
Other2
1BDreadhorde Invasion+3
2UGhostly Flicker+7

Bracket

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Bracket 2Core
Unoptimized but functional. Clear game plan without maximum efficiency.
Breakdown
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Power level 4.2 → Bracket 2
Threats83Mana base69Speed59

1.2 above Bracket 1 ceiling (3)

0.3 below Bracket 3 threshold (4.5)

✕Game changers — none
✕Mass land denial — none
✕2-card combo — none
✕Extra turns — none

Themes8 total

+1/+1 Counters10 cards

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

Widespread Brutality,Slip Out the Back,Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain,Saruman, the White Hand,Corsairs of Umbar
Token Strategy9 cards

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

Widespread Brutality,Maskwood Nexus,Sauron, the Necromancer,There and Back Again,Saruman, the White Hand
Graveyard (Commander)1 cards

Commander uses the graveyard as a resource.

Sauron, the Dark Lord

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.