What are the best cards for Saruman the White?

Across 127 public decks, the most-played cards with Saruman the White are Opt (72%), Sol Ring (69%) and Saruman's Trickery (65%).

Which cards have the best synergy with Saruman the White?

The cards played far more often with Saruman the White than usual: Surrounded by Orcs (588× its usual rate), Corsairs of Umbar (392× its usual rate) and Deceive the Messenger (323× its usual rate).

What colors is Saruman the White?

Saruman the White is mono-blue, so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.

How popular is Saruman the White?

Saruman the White leads 127 public decks in our corpus, #2,914 of 3,757 commanders.

Saruman the White

UMono-blue commanders127 decks in the corpus

Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard4U$0.21

Saruman the White appears in 127 public decks. The most-played cards are Opt, Sol Ring and Saruman's Trickery. The strongest synergies by lift are Surrounded by Orcs, Corsairs of Umbar and Deceive the Messenger.

Build a deck with Saruman the White

Commander Brawl

Top cards

#1Island

Basic Land — Island

95.3%

121 decks+0.03$0.20

#2Opt

Instant

72.4%

92 decks+1.19$0.62

#3Sol Ring

Artifact

69.3%

88 decks-0.20$1.51

#4Saruman's Trickery

Instant

1UU3

64.6%

82 decks+4.60$0.22

#5Consider

Instant

60.6%

77 decks+1.47$0.45

#6Arcane Signet

Artifact

60.6%

77 decks-0.08$0.41

#7Treason of Isengard

Sorcery

2U3

60.6%

77 decks+5.36$0.22

#8Brainstorm

Instant

59.8%

76 decks+0.42$1.50

#9Counterspell

Instant

UU2

57.5%

73 decks-0.09$4.38

#10Deceive the Messenger

Instant

53.5%

68 decks+5.78$0.20

#11Ponder

Sorcery

52.8%

67 decks+0.62$2.22

#12Lazotep Plating

Instant

1U2

52.8%

67 decks+3.06$0.41

#13Surrounded by Orcs

Sorcery

3U4

52.0%

66 decks+6.38$0.15

#14Preordain

Sorcery

51.2%

65 decks+0.78$0.81

#15Archmage Emeritus

Creature — Human Wizard

2UU4

50.4%

64 decks+1.06$0.83

#16Negate

Instant

1U2

48.0%

61 decks+0.32$0.16

#17Storm of Saruman

Enchantment

4UU6

46.5%

59 decks+3.60$3.22

#18Mystic Sanctuary

Land — Island

46.5%

59 decks-0.07$2.85

#19High Tide

Instant

46.5%

59 decks+0.09$1.84

#20Contentious Plan

Sorcery

1U2

44.9%

57 decks+2.33$0.42

#21Frantic Search

Instant

2U3

44.9%

57 decks+0.39$1.17

#22Serum Visions

Sorcery

44.9%

57 decks+1.66$2.79

#23Corsairs of Umbar

Creature — Human Pirate

3U4

44.1%

56 decks+5.97$0.32

#24Flux Channeler

Creature — Human Wizard

2U3

43.3%

55 decks+2.02$3.02

#25Murmuring Mystic

Creature — Human Wizard

3U4

42.5%

54 decks+1.78$1.83

#26Thought Vessel

Artifact

42.5%

54 decks-0.14$2.94

#27Rogue's Passage

Land

40.9%

52 decks+0.99$0.43

#28Reliquary Tower

Land

40.9%

52 decks-0.24$4.72

#29Commence the Endgame

Instant

4UU6

40.2%

51 decks+3.90$0.35

#30Mind Stone

Artifact

40.2%

51 decks+0.12$0.41

Highest synergy

#1Surrounded by Orcs

Sorcery

3U4

66 decks+6.38

In 52% of these decks, 588× its usual rate.

#2Corsairs of Umbar

Creature — Human Pirate

3U4

56 decks+5.97

In 44% of these decks, 392× its usual rate.

#3Deceive the Messenger

Instant

68 decks+5.78

In 54% of these decks, 323× its usual rate.

#4Treason of Isengard

Sorcery

2U3

77 decks+5.36

In 61% of these decks, 212× its usual rate.

#5Saruman's Trickery

Instant

1UU3

82 decks+4.60

In 65% of these decks, 100× its usual rate.

#6Commence the Endgame

Instant

4UU6

51 decks+3.90

In 40% of these decks, 49× its usual rate.

#7Storm of Saruman

Enchantment

4UU6

59 decks+3.60

In 46% of these decks, 37× its usual rate.

#8Lazotep Plating

Instant

1U2

67 decks+3.06

In 53% of these decks, 21× its usual rate.

#9Contentious Plan

Sorcery

1U2

57 decks+2.33

In 45% of these decks, 10× its usual rate.

#10Flux Channeler

Creature — Human Wizard

2U3

55 decks+2.02

In 43% of these decks, 7.6× its usual rate.

#11Murmuring Mystic

Creature — Human Wizard

3U4

54 decks+1.78

In 43% of these decks, 5.9× its usual rate.

#12Serum Visions

Sorcery

57 decks+1.66

In 45% of these decks, 5.3× its usual rate.

Public decklists

No public Brawl lists for this commander yet — Moxfield lists are excluded from the public catalogue.

Win rates by rank for Arena Brawl decks: Brawl decks on Untapped.gg.

Questions about Saruman the White

What are the best cards for Saruman the White?: Across 127 public decks, the most-played cards with Saruman the White are Opt (72%), Sol Ring (69%) and Saruman's Trickery (65%).
Which cards have the best synergy with Saruman the White?: The cards played far more often with Saruman the White than usual: Surrounded by Orcs (588× its usual rate), Corsairs of Umbar (392× its usual rate) and Deceive the Messenger (323× its usual rate).
What colors is Saruman the White?: Saruman the White is mono-blue, so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.
How popular is Saruman the White?: Saruman the White leads 127 public decks in our corpus, #2,914 of 3,757 commanders.