What are the best cards for Sauron, the Necromancer?

Across 689 public decks, the most-played cards with Sauron, the Necromancer are Call of the Ring (89%), Nazgûl (85%) and Sol Ring (85%).

Which cards have the best synergy with Sauron, the Necromancer?

The cards played far more often with Sauron, the Necromancer than usual: Uruk-hai Berserker (136× its usual rate), Ringwraiths (111× its usual rate) and Inherited Envelope (109× its usual rate).

What colors is Sauron, the Necromancer?

Sauron, the Necromancer is mono-black, so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.

How popular is Sauron, the Necromancer?

Sauron, the Necromancer leads 689 public decks in our corpus, #1,633 of 3,757 commanders.

Sauron, the Necromancer

BMono-black commanders689 decks in the corpus

Legendary Creature — Avatar Horror3BB$0.45

Sauron, the Necromancer appears in 689 public decks. The most-played cards are Call of the Ring, Nazgûl and Sol Ring. The strongest synergies by lift are Uruk-hai Berserker, Ringwraiths and Inherited Envelope.

Build a deck with Sauron, the Necromancer

Commander Brawl

Top cards

#1Swamp

Basic Land — Swamp

95.1%

655 decks+0.01$0.18

#2Call of the Ring

Enchantment

1B2

88.5%

610 decks+3.55$4.34

#3Nazgûl

Creature — Wraith Knight

2B3

85.5%

589 decks+4.57$18.45

#4Sol Ring

Artifact

85.3%

588 decks+0.01$1.51

#5Witch-king of Angmar

Legendary Creature — Wraith Noble

3BB5

75.8%

522 decks+3.99$5.77

#6Gray Merchant of Asphodel

Creature — Zombie

3BB5

69.8%

481 decks+0.32$5.05

#7Claim the Precious

Sorcery

1BB3

69.4%

478 decks+4.37$0.29

#8Arcane Signet

Artifact

67.5%

465 decks+0.09$0.41

#9Gollum, Patient Plotter

Legendary Creature — Halfling Horror

1B2

65.2%

449 decks+4.10$0.21

#10Dark Ritual

Instant

63.1%

435 decks-0.06$5.41

#11Sam's Desperate Rescue

Sorcery

61.1%

421 decks+4.23$0.19

#12Ringwraiths

Creature — Wraith Knight

4BB6

60.5%

417 decks+4.71$1.18

#13Feed the Swarm

Sorcery

1B2

60.2%

415 decks+0.17$0.35

#14One Ring to Rule Them All

Enchantment — Saga

2BB4

59.7%

411 decks+3.89$1.90

#15Jet Medallion

Artifact

58.5%

403 decks+0.01$13.90

#16Reanimate

Sorcery

56.7%

391 decks+0.33$10.40

#17Cabal Coffers

Land

55.4%

382 decks+0.02$26.73

#18Buried Alive

Sorcery

2B3

54.7%

377 decks+1.38$2.72

#19Inherited Envelope

Artifact

52.0%

358 decks+4.69$0.28

#20Massacre Wurm

Creature — Phyrexian Wurm

3BBB6

49.6%

342 decks+1.10$2.08

#21Bojuka Bog

Land

49.5%

341 decks+0.06$1.64

#22Stitcher's Supplier

Creature — Zombie

49.3%

340 decks+1.96$0.39

#23Vile Entomber

Creature — Zombie Warlock

2BB4

48.9%

337 decks+2.10$0.24

#24Barad-dûr

Legendary Land

47.6%

328 decks+2.54$1.43

#25Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin

Legendary Creature — Wraith Noble

4BB6

46.9%

323 decks+4.45$10.24

#26Crypt Ghast

Creature — Spirit

3B4

45.4%

313 decks+0.02$16.92

#27Palantír of Orthanc

Legendary Artifact

44.8%

309 decks+3.07$18.22

#28Swiftfoot Boots

Artifact — Equipment

44.4%

306 decks+0.39$2.84

#29Syr Konrad, the Grim

Legendary Creature — Human Knight

3BB5

44.4%

306 decks+0.83$1.67

#30Lightning Greaves

Artifact — Equipment

44.0%

303 decks+0.33$4.22

#31Uruk-hai Berserker

Creature — Orc Berserker

2B3

43.5%

300 decks+4.91$0.15

#32Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant

Legendary Creature — Human Soldier

3B4

42.7%

294 decks+4.25$0.25

#33Victimize

Sorcery

2B3

42.1%

290 decks+0.44$1.25

#34Entomb

Instant

41.5%

286 decks+1.09$17.22

#35The One Ring

Legendary Artifact

41.4%

285 decks+1.50$109.50GC

#36Archon of Cruelty

Creature — Archon

6BB8

41.4%

285 decks+1.92$8.57

#37Phyrexian Arena

Enchantment

1BB3

40.6%

280 decks+0.10$3.93

#38Rogue's Passage

Land

40.2%

277 decks+0.72$0.43

#39Noxious Gearhulk

Artifact Creature — Construct

4BB6

38.2%

263 decks+1.67$0.48

#40Nasty End

Instant

1B2

38.2%

263 decks+2.39$0.23

#41Solemn Simulacrum

Artifact Creature — Golem

38.2%

263 decks+0.60$0.31

#42Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress

Legendary Land

38.2%

263 decks+2.53$13.69

#43Mind Stone

Artifact

37.6%

259 decks+0.25$0.41

#44Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

Legendary Land

37.3%

257 decks-0.07$53.68

#45The Black Breath

Sorcery

2B3

37.0%

255 decks+4.33$0.23

#46Archpriest of Shadows

Creature — Human Warlock

3BB5

36.7%

253 decks+3.38$1.68

#47Sepulchral Primordial

Creature — Avatar

5BB7

36.1%

249 decks+2.42$0.40

#48Toxic Deluge

Sorcery

2B3

34.7%

239 decks-0.06$5.17

#49Night's Whisper

Sorcery

1B2

34.5%

238 decks+0.24$0.31

#50Orcish Bowmasters

Creature — Orc Archer

1B2

34.1%

235 decks+1.02$39.92GC

#51Voracious Fell Beast

Creature — Drake Beast

4BB6

32.9%

227 decks+3.69$0.22

#52Gollum's Bite

Instant

31.6%

218 decks+4.34$0.20

#53The Black Gate

Legendary Land — Gate

31.6%

218 decks+2.12$10.28

#54Ayara, First of Locthwain

Legendary Creature — Elf Noble

BBB3

31.2%

215 decks+0.23$7.02

#55Go for the Throat

Instant

1B2

30.8%

212 decks+0.31$0.64

#56Cabal Stronghold

Land

30.3%

209 decks-0.09$13.84

#57Ravenous Chupacabra

Creature — Beast Horror

2BB4

30.0%

207 decks+1.85$0.97

#58Village Rites

Instant

29.9%

206 decks+0.21$0.76

#59Living Death

Sorcery

3BB5

29.8%

205 decks+0.96$6.68

#60Mirkwood Bats

Creature — Bat

3B4

28.9%

199 decks+1.41$1.24

Highest synergy

#1Uruk-hai Berserker

Creature — Orc Berserker

2B3

300 decks+4.91

In 44% of these decks, 136× its usual rate.

#2Ringwraiths

Creature — Wraith Knight

4BB6

417 decks+4.71

In 61% of these decks, 111× its usual rate.

#3Inherited Envelope

Artifact

358 decks+4.69

In 52% of these decks, 109× its usual rate.

#4Nazgûl

Creature — Wraith Knight

2B3

589 decks+4.57

In 85% of these decks, 96× its usual rate.

#5Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin

Legendary Creature — Wraith Noble

4BB6

323 decks+4.45

In 47% of these decks, 85× its usual rate.

#6Claim the Precious

Sorcery

1BB3

478 decks+4.37

In 69% of these decks, 79× its usual rate.

#7Gollum's Bite

Instant

218 decks+4.34

In 32% of these decks, 77× its usual rate.

#8The Black Breath

Sorcery

2B3

255 decks+4.33

In 37% of these decks, 76× its usual rate.

#9Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant

Legendary Creature — Human Soldier

3B4

294 decks+4.25

In 43% of these decks, 70× its usual rate.

#10Sam's Desperate Rescue

Sorcery

421 decks+4.23

In 61% of these decks, 69× its usual rate.

#11Gollum, Patient Plotter

Legendary Creature — Halfling Horror

1B2

449 decks+4.10

In 65% of these decks, 61× its usual rate.

#12Witch-king of Angmar

Legendary Creature — Wraith Noble

3BB5

522 decks+3.99

In 76% of these decks, 54× its usual rate.

Public decklists

Sauron, the Necromancer - Mono Black by Captain_BaldbeardArchidekt♥ 1 Conditions Allow - Sauron, the Necromancer EDH - CA The Necromancer by CommandersHeraldArchidekt♥ 1 Sauron, the Necromancer by bearageArchidekt♥ 1 Sauron, the Necromancer by Greed909Archidekt♥ 1 Sauron, the Necromancer by NecrosaintArchidekt♥ 1 Sauron, the Necromancer by mtb49Archidekt♥ 0 Sauron but like the other one by dragonknight46208Archidekt♥ 0 Sauron, The Necromancer by YthgirArchidekt♥ 0 king von by JSPintoArchidekt♥ 0 Wraiths of the dark lord by HenggusArchidekt♥ 0

Questions about Sauron, the Necromancer

What are the best cards for Sauron, the Necromancer?: Across 689 public decks, the most-played cards with Sauron, the Necromancer are Call of the Ring (89%), Nazgûl (85%) and Sol Ring (85%).
Which cards have the best synergy with Sauron, the Necromancer?: The cards played far more often with Sauron, the Necromancer than usual: Uruk-hai Berserker (136× its usual rate), Ringwraiths (111× its usual rate) and Inherited Envelope (109× its usual rate).
What colors is Sauron, the Necromancer?: Sauron, the Necromancer is mono-black, so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.
How popular is Sauron, the Necromancer?: Sauron, the Necromancer leads 689 public decks in our corpus, #1,633 of 3,757 commanders.