LOTR Saruman Precon

Commander
UBRSaruman, the White Hand
4.5±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(303 pts)
Estimated win turn
T8best
T9typical
T11+contested
Vector breakdown
Heavy Curve (38% CMC 5+)+-10ⓘ
Fast mana3
0Everflowing Chalice+8
1Sol Ring+10
3Basalt Monolith+7
Mana rocks5
2Arcane Signet+6
2Mind Stone+4
3Worn Powerstone+5
3Commander's Sphere+4
4Relic of Sauron+1
Other acceleration1
7RRCavern-Hoard Dragon+2
Treasure generators2
2RShiny Impetus+4
4BBRThe Balrog of Moria+2
Draw engines2
1BRMoria Scavenger+2
3BShelob, Dread Weaver+3
Cantrips & burst draw8
RFaithless Looting+5
3UFact or Fiction+6
2UBGríma, Saruman's Footman+5
2UBNotion Thief+4
4Relic of Sauron+1
3UDeep Analysis+1
5RRKnollspine Dragon+1
6BBDecree of Pain+3
Recursion3
2UTreason of Isengard+4
3RRGoblin Dark-Dwellers+5
3UBExtract from Darkness+1
Value engines3
XURSummons of Saruman+5
3RAnger+2
2UBHostage Taker+1
Other2
2UForbidden Alchemy+2
4UUBoon of the Wish-Giver+2
Counterspells1
1UArcane Denial+8
Spot removal7
1BFeed the Swarm+5
1RGoblin Cratermaker+3
3BBitter Downfall+2
2UBHostage Taker+1
4UMonstrosity of the Lake+3
4RRInferno Titan+1
5UUSubjugate the Hobbits+3
Graveyard hate1
3BShelob, Dread Weaver+3
Board wipes3
2BBLanguish+7
6BBDecree of Pain+3
8RBlasphemous Act+5
Stax & hate2
2RTreasure Nabber+5
2UBNotion Thief+5
Other2
2BRLidless Gaze+1
5BRToo Greedily, Too Deep+1
Fetchlands2
Evolving Wilds+5
Terramorphic Expanse+5
Dual & shock lands5
Dragonskull Summit+4
Drowned Catacomb+4
Sulfurous Springs+4
Sulfur Falls+4
Underground River+4
Premium utility lands2
Path of Ancestry+6
Command Tower+5
Utility lands5
Field of Ruin+2
Desolate Lighthouse+2
Rogue's Passage+2
Smoldering Marsh+2
Sunken Hollow+2
Taplands5
The Black Gate+2
Crumbling Necropolis+2
Foreboding Ruins+2
Frostboil Snarl+2
Choked Estuary+2
Basic lands3
Island+6
Swamp+6
Mountain+7
Combat Damage Synergy: 1 extra combat, 2 haste enablers, 1 evasion enabler, aristocrats engine+21ⓘ
Synergy pieces12
XURSummons of Saruman+5
1BRMoria Scavenger+2
2RGuttersnipe+2
3UCorsairs of Umbar+4
2UBRIn the Darkness Bind Them+9
3RRSiege-Gang Commander+5
3UBThe Mouth of Sauron+4
3UBLord of the Nazgûl+4
4BRWake the Dragon+9
4BBVoracious Fell Beast+4
4BBRThe Balrog of Moria+2
7RRCavern-Hoard Dragon+2
Win conditions1
5UUSubjugate the Hobbits+3
Combat threats5
2ROrcish Siegemaster+1
5ROliphaunt+3
5BTroll of Khazad-dûm+3
4RRScourge of the Throne+1
4RRInferno Titan+1
Sacrifice outlets1
1RGoblin Cratermaker+3
Drain effects2
2RFiery Inscription+6
3BRevenge of Ravens+1
Token generators1
2RGrishnákh, Brash Instigator+5
Reanimation4
BReanimate+8
3BShelob, Dread Weaver+3
3BBLiving Death+6
3UBExtract from Darkness+1
Other2
3Basalt Monolith+4
5UBRSauron, Lord of the Rings+1

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 4.5 → Bracket 3
Threats92Mana base80Interaction57

Right at the Bracket 3 threshold

2.0 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 1
Notion Thief
✕Mass land denial — none
✕2-card combo — none
✕Extra turns — none

Themes10 total

Stompy / Big Mana15 cards

15 high-impact creatures. Ramp into massive threats that dominate the board.

Voracious Fell Beast,Oliphaunt,Troll of Khazad-dûm,The Mouth of Sauron,Monstrosity of the Lake
Token Strategy13 cards

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

Voracious Fell Beast,Treason of Isengard,The Mouth of Sauron,Corsairs of Umbar,Cavern-Hoard Dragon
Tokens (Commander)1 cards

Commander generates or synergizes with creature tokens.

Saruman, the White Hand

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.