Sauron, the Dark Lord

Commander
UBRSauron, the Dark Lord
5.6±0.3
Casual
Intentional card choices with a clear game plan. Functional mana but room to optimize.
Primary win line:Commander combat pressure
High confidence(394 pts)
Estimated win turn
T7best
T8typical
T11+contested
Vector breakdown
Fast mana4
1Sol Ring+10
BDark Ritual+7
1RBraid of Fire+1
3Basalt Monolith+7
Mana rocks8
2Arcane Signet+6
2Talisman of Dominance+5
2Fellwar Stone+5
2Dimir Signet+4
2Rakdos Signet+4
3Phial of Galadriel+1
3Sonic Screwdriver+1
4Relic of Sauron+1
Treasure generators4
2Collector's Vault+2
2RThe Reaver Cleaver+4
2BBlack Market Connections+3
3Monument to Endurance+3
Commander Synergy (1 groups)+4ⓘ
Tutors1
1UBRingsight+5
Draw engines9
1BCall of the Ring+5
2Collector's Vault+2
2BBlack Market Connections+5
3Monument to Endurance+3
1BBMask of Griselbrand+1
3Phial of Galadriel+1
4The One Ring+8
2BBSheoldred, the Apocalypse+5
2UUTeferi's Ageless Insight+1
Cantrips & burst draw2
3Sonic Screwdriver+1
4Relic of Sauron+1
Value engines4
BRMauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain+1
2BNazgûl+1
1UBRSaruman, the White Hand+1
3RRAll Will Be One+1
Counterspells5
USwan Song+8
UThree Steps Ahead+7
UUMana Drain+10
2RDeflecting Swat+9
1UUSaruman's Trickery+7
Spot removal6
1Shadowspear+2
1BFeed the Swarm+5
1BOrcish Bowmasters+5
1UReality Shift+5
1BBClaim the Precious+2
Otawara, Soaring City+4
Board wipes3
1UCyclonic Rift+8
2BToxic Deluge+8
8RBlasphemous Act+5
Protection5
2Lightning Greaves+6
1ULazotep Plating+4
1BOrcish Medicine+4
4The One Ring+3
1UBRSaruman, the White Hand+1
Mana Acceleration (13 sources)+3ⓘ
Fetchlands2
Polluted Delta+8
Scalding Tarn+8
Dual & shock lands7
Badlands+9
Underground Sea+9
Volcanic Island+9
Watery Grave+6
Blood Crypt+6
Steam Vents+6
Underground River+4
Premium utility lands3
Xander's Lounge+5
Command Tower+5
Exotic Orchard+4
Utility lands10
Graven Cairns+2
Otawara, Soaring City+2
Mount Doom+2
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+2
Rogue's Passage+2
Homeward Path+2
Barad-dûr+2
Blazemire Verge+2
Gloomlake Verge+2
Riverpyre Verge+2
Taplands7
BMalakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire+2
2UGlasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore+2
Rivendell+3
Bojuka Bog+2
The Black Gate+2
Crumbling Necropolis+2
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress+2
Basic lands3
Mountain+3
Swamp+5
Island+3
Combat Damage Synergy: 1 haste enabler, 2 evasion enablers, aristocrats engine+16ⓘ
Synergy pieces3
BReanimate+8
3Sword of Feast and Famine+6
3Monument to Endurance+3
Combat threats3
1Shadowspear+3
2ROrcish Siegemaster+1
7Akroma's Memorial+1
Drain effects1
2BBSheoldred, the Apocalypse+4
Token generators5
1BOrcish Bowmasters+4
2RGrishnákh, Brash Instigator+5
2BMindless Conscription+4
3UCorsairs of Umbar+4
1UBRSaruman, the White Hand+1
Other2
2Nim Deathmantle+7
3Basalt Monolith+4

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 5.6 → Bracket 3
Mana base92Interaction87Threats72

1.1 above Bracket 2 ceiling (4.5)

0.9 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 3
Cyclonic RiftThe One RingOrcish Bowmasters
✕Mass land denial — none
✕2-card combo — none
✕Extra turns — none

Themes8 total

Token Strategy12 cards

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

Swan Song,Black Market Connections,The Reaver Cleaver,Lazotep Plating,Saruman's Trickery
+1/+1 Counters8 cards

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

Lazotep Plating,Nazgûl,Saruman's Trickery,Orcish Medicine,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.