What are the best cards for Saruman, the White Hand?

Across 5,161 public decks, the most-played cards with Saruman, the White Hand are Command Tower (89%), Arcane Signet (88%) and Sol Ring (88%).

Which cards have the best synergy with Saruman, the White Hand?

The cards played far more often with Saruman, the White Hand than usual: Invade the City (24× its usual rate), Sauron, the Dark Lord (21× its usual rate) and Soul's Fire (21× its usual rate).

What colors is Saruman, the White Hand?

Saruman, the White Hand is Grixis (blue-black-red), so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.

How popular is Saruman, the White Hand?

Saruman, the White Hand leads 5,161 public decks in our corpus, #168 of 3,757 commanders.

Saruman, the White Hand

UBRGrixis commanders5,161 decks in the corpus

Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard1UBR$0.79

Saruman, the White Hand appears in 5,161 public decks. The most-played cards are Command Tower, Arcane Signet and Sol Ring. The strongest synergies by lift are Invade the City, Sauron, the Dark Lord and Soul's Fire.

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Commander Brawl

Top cards

#1Island

Basic Land — Island

94.1%

4,856 decks+0.04$0.20

#2Mountain

Basic Land — Mountain

93.8%

4,841 decks+0.05$0.16

#3Swamp

Basic Land — Swamp

92.3%

4,764 decks+0.03$0.18

#4Command Tower

Land

88.6%

4,575 decks-0.04$0.27

#5Arcane Signet

Artifact

88.4%

4,563 decks-0.00$0.41

#6Sol Ring

Artifact

88.0%

4,540 decks-0.03$1.51

#7Blasphemous Act

Sorcery

8R9

68.6%

3,543 decks+0.45$1.01

#8Orcish Siegemaster

Creature — Orc Soldier

2R3

66.3%

3,422 decks+2.27$0.99

#9Sulfur Falls

Land

64.8%

3,346 decks+0.31$0.32

#10Summons of Saruman

Sorcery

XUR2

64.8%

3,345 decks+2.49$0.36

#11Crumbling Necropolis

Land

62.7%

3,234 decks+0.27$0.36

#12Dragonskull Summit

Land

61.5%

3,173 decks+0.26$0.67

#13Drowned Catacomb

Land

57.4%

2,964 decks+0.27$3.55

#14Relic of Sauron

Artifact

56.5%

2,914 decks+1.15$8.91

#15Treason of Isengard

Sorcery

2U3

56.1%

2,897 decks+2.46$0.22

#16Rogue's Passage

Land

56.0%

2,892 decks+1.02$0.43

#17Sunken Hollow

Land — Island Swamp

55.5%

2,862 decks+0.35$0.34

#18Smoldering Marsh

Land — Swamp Mountain

54.9%

2,835 decks+0.38$0.28

#19Barad-dûr

Legendary Land

52.5%

2,707 decks+1.96$1.43

#20Saruman's Trickery

Instant

1UU3

51.7%

2,670 decks+2.37$0.22

#21Foray of Orcs

Sorcery

3R4

51.0%

2,633 decks+2.59$0.31

#22Feed the Swarm

Sorcery

1B2

50.7%

2,619 decks+0.64$0.35

#23Arcane Denial

Instant

1U2

50.4%

2,599 decks+0.60$2.41

#24Flame of Anor

Instant

1UR3

49.4%

2,549 decks+2.42$3.46

#25Sulfurous Springs

Land

48.4%

2,496 decks+0.49$1.45

#26The Black Gate

Legendary Land — Gate

47.8%

2,469 decks+1.64$10.28

#27Underground River

Land

47.2%

2,438 decks+0.47$2.10

#28Fiery Inscription

Enchantment

2R3

47.2%

2,434 decks+2.26$0.42

#29Widespread Brutality

Sorcery

1BRR4

46.0%

2,375 decks+2.83$0.93

#30Orcish Medicine

Instant

1B2

45.8%

2,364 decks+2.42$0.33

#31Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain

Legendary Creature — Orc Soldier

BR2

45.2%

2,334 decks+2.06$0.30

#32Guttersnipe

Creature — Goblin Shaman

2R3

44.7%

2,308 decks+1.86$0.35

#33Corsairs of Umbar

Creature — Human Pirate

3U4

44.6%

2,300 decks+2.14$0.32

#34Counterspell

Instant

UU2

43.2%

2,232 decks+0.05$4.38

#35Exotic Orchard

Land

42.6%

2,201 decks-0.30$0.20

#36Frostboil Snarl

Land

41.9%

2,164 decks+0.88$0.32

#37Choked Estuary

Land

40.8%

2,107 decks+0.73$0.40

#38Talisman of Dominance

Artifact

40.6%

2,095 decks-0.29$1.92

#39Talisman of Creativity

Artifact

40.5%

2,091 decks-0.11$2.67

#40Foreboding Ruins

Land

40.3%

2,082 decks+0.69$0.39

#41Gríma, Saruman's Footman

Legendary Creature — Human Advisor

2UB4

40.1%

2,072 decks+2.09$2.25

#42Path of Ancestry

Land

39.7%

2,049 decks+0.25$0.27

#43Chandra's Ignition

Sorcery

3RR5

38.5%

1,989 decks+2.57$8.60

#44Fling

Instant

1R2

38.2%

1,974 decks+2.80$0.30

#45Grishnákh, Brash Instigator

Legendary Creature — Goblin Soldier

2R3

37.9%

1,956 decks+2.07$0.23

#46Goblin Electromancer

Creature — Goblin Wizard

UR2

37.9%

1,954 decks+1.60$0.28

#47Harmonic Prodigy

Creature — Human Wizard

1R2

37.7%

1,946 decks+1.33$5.03

#48March from the Black Gate

Enchantment

1B2

37.4%

1,932 decks+2.15$0.28

#49Assault on Osgiliath

Sorcery

XRRR3

37.2%

1,918 decks+2.90$1.64

#50Lazotep Plating

Instant

1U2

37.0%

1,910 decks+2.42$0.41

#51Sauron, the Dark Lord

Legendary Creature — Avatar Horror

3UBR6

36.9%

1,903 decks+3.07$16.91

#52Orcish Bowmasters

Creature — Orc Archer

1B2

36.7%

1,894 decks+0.72$39.92GC

#53Evolving Wilds

Land

36.1%

1,861 decks+0.60$0.23

#54Commander's Sphere

Artifact

35.9%

1,851 decks+0.84$0.28

#55Consider

Instant

35.2%

1,818 decks+1.63$0.45

#56Talisman of Indulgence

Artifact

34.9%

1,803 decks-0.31$3.25

#57Faithless Looting

Sorcery

34.4%

1,775 decks+0.50$0.39

#58Deep Analysis

Sorcery

3U4

34.4%

1,773 decks+2.18$0.19

#59Archmage Emeritus

Creature — Human Wizard

2UU4

33.3%

1,718 decks+1.22$0.83

#60The Mouth of Sauron

Legendary Creature — Human Advisor

3UB5

33.2%

1,712 decks+1.98$0.16

Highest synergy

#1Invade the City

Sorcery

1UR3

885 decks+3.16

In 17% of these decks, 24× its usual rate.

#2Sauron, the Dark Lord

Legendary Creature — Avatar Horror

3UBR6

1,903 decks+3.07

In 37% of these decks, 21× its usual rate.

#3Soul's Fire

Instant

2R3

1,402 decks+3.04

In 27% of these decks, 21× its usual rate.

#4Assault on Osgiliath

Sorcery

XRRR3

1,918 decks+2.90

In 37% of these decks, 18× its usual rate.

#5Commence the Endgame

Instant

4UU6

1,115 decks+2.88

In 22% of these decks, 18× its usual rate.

#6Storm of Saruman

Enchantment

4UU6

1,439 decks+2.87

In 28% of these decks, 18× its usual rate.

#7Widespread Brutality

Sorcery

1BRR4

2,375 decks+2.83

In 46% of these decks, 17× its usual rate.

#8Surrounded by Orcs

Sorcery

3U4

1,383 decks+2.81

In 27% of these decks, 17× its usual rate.

#9Fling

Instant

1R2

1,974 decks+2.80

In 38% of these decks, 16× its usual rate.

#10Swarming of Moria

Sorcery

2R3

1,320 decks+2.79

In 26% of these decks, 16× its usual rate.

#11Mordor Muster

Sorcery

1B2

1,378 decks+2.66

In 27% of these decks, 14× its usual rate.

#12Fall of Cair Andros

Enchantment

2R3

1,593 decks+2.64

In 31% of these decks, 14× its usual rate.

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Questions about Saruman, the White Hand

What are the best cards for Saruman, the White Hand?: Across 5,161 public decks, the most-played cards with Saruman, the White Hand are Command Tower (89%), Arcane Signet (88%) and Sol Ring (88%).
Which cards have the best synergy with Saruman, the White Hand?: The cards played far more often with Saruman, the White Hand than usual: Invade the City (24× its usual rate), Sauron, the Dark Lord (21× its usual rate) and Soul's Fire (21× its usual rate).
What colors is Saruman, the White Hand?: Saruman, the White Hand is Grixis (blue-black-red), so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.
How popular is Saruman, the White Hand?: Saruman, the White Hand leads 5,161 public decks in our corpus, #168 of 3,757 commanders.