Sauron, the Dark Lord

Commander
UBRSauron, the Dark Lord
6.3±0.3
Deck With a Plan
Cohesive strategy with synergistic card selection. At least one reliable path to close games.
Primary win line:Go-wide combat finish
High confidence(446 pts)
Estimated win turn
T7best
T8typical
T11+contested
Vector breakdown
Fast mana1
1Sol Ring+10
Mana rocks7
2Arcane Signet+6
2Fellwar Stone+5
2Talisman of Creativity+5
2Talisman of Dominance+5
2Talisman of Indulgence+5
2RCursed Mirror+1
4Relic of Sauron+1
Mana dorks1
2Ornithopter of Paradise+4
Land ramp1
3RRThere and Back Again+2
Other acceleration2
1BNightscape Familiar+6
7RRCavern-Hoard Dragon+2
Treasure generators2
2RThe Reaver Cleaver+4
2BBlack Market Connections+3
Commander Synergy (1 groups)+4ⓘ
Tutors2
BEntomb+8
1UBRingsight+5
Draw engines5
1BCall of the Ring+5
2BBlack Market Connections+5
1BRMoria Scavenger+2
3Palantír of Orthanc+1
4The One Ring+8
Cantrips & burst draw5
UBrainstorm+6
2UBGríma, Saruman's Footman+5
4Relic of Sauron+1
3UULórien Revealed+3
6BBDecree of Pain+3
Value engines5
XURSummons of Saruman+5
BRMauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain+1
3RAnger+2
1UBRSaruman, the White Hand+1
3UWonder+1
Counterspells5
USwan Song+8
UAn Offer You Can't Refuse+7
UStrix Serenade+6
UUCounterspell+8
1UUForce of Negation+9
Spot removal5
1BFeed the Swarm+5
1BOrcish Bowmasters+5
1UThieving Skydiver+5
2BWithering Torment+2
3BDeadly Rollick+8
Artifact/enchantment removal1
RVandalblast+6
Board wipes5
2BBOne Ring to Rule Them All+4
3BBArchfiend of Ifnir+5
3RRChandra's Ignition+1
6BBDecree of Pain+3
8RBlasphemous Act+5
Stax & hate2
2RTreasure Nabber+5
2UPropaganda+4
Protection3
2Lightning Greaves+6
4The One Ring+3
1UBRSaruman, the White Hand+1
Mana Acceleration (12 sources)+2ⓘ
Fetchlands3
Bloodstained Mire+8
Polluted Delta+8
Scalding Tarn+8
Dual & shock lands11
Blood Crypt+6
Steam Vents+6
Watery Grave+6
Luxury Suite+5
Morphic Pool+5
Training Center+5
Dragonskull Summit+4
Drowned Catacomb+4
Sulfur Falls+4
Sulfurous Springs+4
Underground River+4
Premium utility lands3
Path of Ancestry+6
Command Tower+5
Xander's Lounge+5
Utility lands13
Phyrexian Tower+4
Barad-dûr+2
Blazemire Verge+2
Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway+2
Field of Ruin+2
Gloomlake Verge+2
Haunted Ridge+2
Mount Doom+2
Rogue's Passage+2
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep+2
Shipwreck Marsh+2
Stormcarved Coast+2
+1 more
Taplands4
1UUSink into Stupor // Soporific Springs+2
Rivendell+3
Bojuka Bog+2
The Black Gate+2
Basic lands3
Mountain+1
Island+1
Swamp+1
Combat Damage Synergy: 2 haste enablers, 3 evasion enablers, aristocrats engine+21ⓘ
Commander Synergy (1 groups)+3ⓘ
Synergy pieces6
BReanimate+8
XURSummons of Saruman+5
1BRMoria Scavenger+2
3Palantír of Orthanc+1
2BBOne Ring to Rule Them All+4
3BBLiving Death+6
Win conditions5
3UHerald of Secret Streams+1
3RRThere and Back Again+2
3RRChandra's Ignition+1
7BBRise of the Dark Realms+6
7RRCavern-Hoard Dragon+2
Combat threats2
2ROrcish Siegemaster+1
4BWarg Rider+4
Sacrifice outlets1
Phyrexian Tower+3
Token generators6
1BMarch from the Black Gate+4
1BOrcish Bowmasters+4
4Maskwood Nexus+6
3UCorsairs of Umbar+4
1UBRSaruman, the White Hand+1
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 6.3 → Bracket 3
Mana base93Interaction88Threats86

1.8 above Bracket 2 ceiling (4.5)

0.2 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
Orcish BowmastersThe One Ring
✕Mass land denial — none
✕2-card combo — none
✕Extra turns — none

Themes10 total

Token Strategy16 cards

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

An Offer You Can't Refuse,Black Market Connections,Cavern-Hoard Dragon,Corsairs of Umbar,Dreadhorde Invasion
Graveyard (Commander)1 cards

Commander uses the graveyard as a resource.

Sauron, the Dark Lord
+1/+1 Counters9 cards

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

Corsairs of Umbar,Dreadhorde Invasion,Herald of Secret Streams,March from the Black Gate,Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain

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.