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 generators3
2RThe Reaver Cleaver+4
2BBlack Market Connections+3
3Monument to Endurance+3
Commander Synergy (1 groups)+4ⓘ
Tutors1
1UBRingsight+5
Draw engines9
UBMask of Riddles+5
1BCall of the Ring+5
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 removal5
1Shadowspear+2
1BFeed the Swarm+5
1BOrcish Bowmasters+5
1UReality Shift+5
Otawara, Soaring City+4
Board wipes3
1UCyclonic Rift+8
2BToxic Deluge+8
8RBlasphemous Act+5
Protection6
USlip Out the Back+1
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

Themes9 total

Token Strategy11 cards

11 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 Counters9 cards

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

Slip Out the Back,Lazotep Plating,Nazgûl,Saruman's Trickery,Saruman, the White Hand
Aggro8 cards

8 aggressive cards. Fast creatures and combat tricks aim to close out games quickly.

Sword of Feast and Famine,Mask of Riddles,The Reaver Cleaver,Grishnákh, Brash Instigator,Corsairs of Umbar

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.