About Sauron
Sauron, the Necromancer is a Black commander. 1,077 public decks run it, which makes it the 1,609th most played commander in the format. Most decks build it as Reanimator (91 decks), Wraiths (33 decks) and Graveyard (25 decks). The cards above are the ones those decks actually play, ordered by how often they turn up, and the commanders at the foot of the page are its closest alternatives, ranked by how much of that card pool they share.
- What colours is Sauron?
- Sauron, the Necromancer is a Black commander with a mana value of 5. A deck built around it can only play cards inside that colour identity.
- What are the best cards for Sauron?
- The cards its decks play most, once the format's universal staples are set aside, are Nazgûl, Call of the Ring, Witch-king of Angmar, Claim the Precious and Sam's Desperate Rescue. Farseek lists the rest by card type above.
- How many decks play Sauron?
- 1,077, ranking it 1,609th of every commander in the format.
- What commanders are similar to Sauron?
- The closest alternatives are Witch-king of Angmar, Egon and The Master of Lake-town, ranked by how much of this commander's card pool they also play.