Sauron, the Dark Lord (Commander) - Expensive Optimized

Sauron, the Dark Lord
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Owain Roberts
May 22, 2026
Owain Roberts
New Cards for Your Sauron, the Dark Lord Commander Decks
Need to freshen up your Sauron, the Dark Lord Commander deck? We've got several cards from new sets to give Sauron the makeover he needs.
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Smaug, Wicked Worm
8.3%inclusion5 decks60 decks
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My Precious
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4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
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88%inclusion170 decks194 decks
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86%inclusion167 decks194 decks
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Rhystic Study
86%inclusion167 decks194 decks
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Vampiric Tutor
84%inclusion163 decks194 decks
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83%inclusion161 decks194 decks
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Fierce Guardianship
78%inclusion151 decks194 decks
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Reanimate
76%inclusion148 decks194 decks
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75%inclusion146 decks194 decks
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Witch-king, Sky Scourge
5.2%inclusion10 decks194 decks
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One Ring to Rule Them All
11%inclusion21 decks194 decks
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Sauron's Ransom
7.7%inclusion15 decks194 decks
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Gollum, Patient Plotter
6.2%inclusion12 decks194 decks
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Soothing of Sméagol
15%inclusion29 decks194 decks
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Glorious Gale
5.7%inclusion11 decks194 decks
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Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
5.7%inclusion11 decks194 decks
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Sauron, the Necromancer
5.7%inclusion11 decks194 decks
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Nazgûl
45%inclusion88 decks194 decks
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Sauron, Lord of the Rings
16%inclusion32 decks194 decks
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Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
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Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
35%inclusion68 decks194 decks
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Hexing Squelcher
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Witch-king of Angmar
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Opposition Agent
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Dauthi Voidwalker
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Saruman, the White Hand
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Warren Soultrader
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Notion Thief
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Archfiend of Ifnir
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Anger
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Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
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Thassa's Oracle
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Lord of the Nazgûl
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Razaketh, the Foulblooded
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Simian Spirit Guide
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Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
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Mirkwood Bats
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Talion, the Kindly Lord
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Zulaport Cutthroat
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Wonder
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Changeling Outcast
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Archon of Cruelty
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Viscera Seer
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Nightscape Familiar
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Hullbreaker Horror
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Orcish Siegemaster
13%inclusion25 decks194 decks
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Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
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Phyrexian Metamorph
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Mayhem Devil
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Gilded Drake
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Bilbo, Retired Burglar
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Sheoldred, Whispering One
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Cavern-Hoard Dragon
11%inclusion22 decks194 decks
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Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
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Displacer Kitten
11%inclusion21 decks194 decks
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Roaming Throne
11%inclusion21 decks194 decks
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Faerie Mastermind
11%inclusion21 decks194 decks
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Bone Miser
10%inclusion20 decks194 decks
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Ancient Brass Dragon
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Vivi Ornitier
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Blood Artist
9.3%inclusion18 decks194 decks
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Ledger Shredder
9.3%inclusion18 decks194 decks
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Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
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Nadier's Nightblade
8.8%inclusion17 decks194 decks
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Warg Rider
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Sheoldred
7.7%inclusion15 decks194 decks
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Deflecting Swat
72%inclusion139 decks194 decks
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Force of Will
69%inclusion134 decks194 decks
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Swan Song
66%inclusion129 decks194 decks
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Deadly Rollick
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Force of Negation
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Mystical Tutor
47%inclusion92 decks194 decks
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An Offer You Can't Refuse
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Entomb
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Flusterstorm
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Arcane Denial
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Demonic Consultation
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Culling the Weak
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Chaos Warp
18%inclusion35 decks194 decks
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Mental Misstep
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Chain of Vapor
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Mindbreak Trap
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Red Elemental Blast
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Borne Upon a Wind
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Fell the Profane
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Intuition
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Pyroblast
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Into the Flood Maw
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Dismember
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Ad Nauseam
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Soul Shatter
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Pongify
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Gifts Ungiven
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Strix Serenade
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Saw in Half
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Withering Torment
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Terminate
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Flashback
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Saruman's Trickery
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Dispel
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Snap
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Spell Pierce
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Toxic Deluge
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Wheel of Fortune
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Jeska's Will
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Imperial Seal
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Windfall
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Blasphemous Act
35%inclusion67 decks194 decks
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Diabolic Intent
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Gamble
27%inclusion52 decks194 decks
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Victimize
24%inclusion47 decks194 decks
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Living Death
22%inclusion43 decks194 decks
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Beseech the Mirror
22%inclusion42 decks194 decks
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Faithless Looting
21%inclusion41 decks194 decks
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Ringsight
21%inclusion40 decks194 decks
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Feed the Swarm
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1.6xlift
Yawgmoth's Will
18%inclusion34 decks194 decks
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Buried Alive
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Birthday Escape
14%inclusion28 decks194 decks
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Agadeem's Awakening
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Damnation
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Vandalblast
13%inclusion25 decks194 decks
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Ponder
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Rise of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion23 decks194 decks
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Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion20 decks193 decks
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Peer into the Abyss
10%inclusion19 decks194 decks
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Persist
9.3%inclusion18 decks194 decks
1.9xlift
Rite of Flame
9.3%inclusion18 decks194 decks
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Timetwister
9.3%inclusion18 decks194 decks
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Wheel of Misfortune
8.8%inclusion17 decks194 decks
1.0xlift
Echo of Eons
8.8%inclusion17 decks194 decks
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Lórien Revealed
8.8%inclusion17 decks194 decks
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Mnemonic Betrayal
8.2%inclusion16 decks194 decks
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Ranger's Firebrand
7.2%inclusion14 decks194 decks
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Fabricate
6.7%inclusion13 decks194 decks
1.4xlift
Preordain
6.7%inclusion13 decks194 decks
1.0xlift
Chandra's Ignition
6.7%inclusion13 decks194 decks
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Night's Whisper
6.2%inclusion12 decks194 decks
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Twinflame
5.7%inclusion11 decks194 decks
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Dark Deal
5.7%inclusion11 decks194 decks
0.3xlift
Time Spiral
5.7%inclusion11 decks194 decks
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Breach the Multiverse
5.7%inclusion11 decks194 decks
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Torment of Hailfire
5.2%inclusion10 decks194 decks
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Claim the Precious
5.2%inclusion10 decks194 decks
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Stitch Together
5.2%inclusion10 decks194 decks
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Grim Tutor
5.2%inclusion10 decks194 decks
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Winds of Change
5.2%inclusion10 decks194 decks
0.3xlift
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Shadowspear
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Palantír of Orthanc
25%inclusion48 decks194 decks
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The Ozolith
24%inclusion46 decks194 decks
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Phyrexian Altar
22%inclusion43 decks194 decks
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Sensei's Divining Top
15%inclusion29 decks194 decks
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Wishclaw Talisman
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The Reaver Cleaver
14%inclusion28 decks194 decks
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Bolas's Citadel
13%inclusion26 decks194 decks
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Ashnod's Altar
12%inclusion23 decks194 decks
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Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion21 decks194 decks
0.4xlift
Skullclamp
8.8%inclusion17 decks194 decks
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Mithril Coat
7.7%inclusion15 decks194 decks
1.9xlift
Spawning Pit
6.7%inclusion13 decks194 decks
8.2xlift
Expedition Map
6.2%inclusion12 decks194 decks
3.6xlift
Monument to Endurance
5.7%inclusion11 decks193 decks
1.1xlift
Maskwood Nexus
5.7%inclusion11 decks194 decks
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Altar of Dementia
5.7%inclusion11 decks194 decks
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Call of the Ring
67%inclusion130 decks194 decks
8.7xlift
Mystic Remora
61%inclusion119 decks194 decks
1.0xlift
Animate Dead
49%inclusion95 decks194 decks
2.4xlift
Underworld Breach
46%inclusion89 decks194 decks
0.9xlift
Black Market Connections
29%inclusion56 decks194 decks
2.1xlift
Necromancy
27%inclusion53 decks194 decks
3.3xlift
Necropotence
21%inclusion41 decks194 decks
0.8xlift
The Meathook Massacre
19%inclusion37 decks194 decks
5.6xlift
Goblin Bombardment
16%inclusion32 decks194 decks
4.0xlift
In the Darkness Bind Them
15%inclusion30 decks194 decks
8.9xlift
Dictate of Erebos
13%inclusion25 decks194 decks
5.9xlift
Grave Pact
10%inclusion20 decks194 decks
3.5xlift
Dance of the Dead
8.8%inclusion17 decks194 decks
1.7xlift
Teferi's Ageless Insight
8.2%inclusion16 decks194 decks
3.2xlift
Ripples of Undeath
8.2%inclusion16 decks194 decks
5.4xlift
March from the Black Gate
7.7%inclusion15 decks194 decks
5.9xlift
Spiteful Banditry
6.7%inclusion13 decks194 decks
6.5xlift
Dreadhorde Invasion
5.2%inclusion10 decks194 decks
4.3xlift
All Will Be One
5.2%inclusion10 decks194 decks
4.1xlift
Impact Tremors
5.2%inclusion10 decks194 decks
2.7xlift
Bastion of Remembrance
5.2%inclusion10 decks194 decks
8.7xlift
Planeswalkers
Dack Fayden
12%inclusion23 decks194 decks
3.4xlift
Narset, Parter of Veils
11%inclusion21 decks194 decks
1.2xlift
Tezzeret the Seeker
8.2%inclusion16 decks194 decks
2.7xlift
Utility Lands
Ancient Tomb
89%inclusion173 decks194 decks
1.1xlift
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
68%inclusion132 decks194 decks
1.8xlift
Otawara, Soaring City
67%inclusion130 decks194 decks
1.1xlift
Urza's Saga
49%inclusion96 decks194 decks
1.6xlift
The Black Gate
42%inclusion82 decks194 decks
6.3xlift
Phyrexian Tower
36%inclusion69 decks194 decks
2.9xlift
Cabal Coffers
30%inclusion59 decks194 decks
2.9xlift
Bojuka Bog
28%inclusion55 decks194 decks
1.8xlift
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
27%inclusion53 decks194 decks
2.9xlift
Barad-dûr
26%inclusion51 decks194 decks
7.6xlift
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
21%inclusion41 decks194 decks
6.3xlift
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
21%inclusion40 decks194 decks
1.6xlift
Mistrise Village
18%inclusion32 decks178 decks
1.0xlift
Field of the Dead
12%inclusion24 decks194 decks
3.5xlift
Rogue's Passage
12%inclusion24 decks194 decks
2.0xlift
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion21 decks194 decks
0.5xlift
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.8%inclusion17 decks194 decks
1.8xlift
City of Traitors
7.2%inclusion14 decks194 decks
0.5xlift
Maze of Ith
6.7%inclusion13 decks194 decks
1.9xlift
Command Beacon
5.2%inclusion10 decks194 decks
0.9xlift
Cephalid Coliseum
5.2%inclusion10 decks194 decks
0.9xlift
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
99%inclusion193 decks194 decks
1.0xlift
Arcane Signet
94%inclusion182 decks194 decks
1.0xlift
Chrome Mox
76%inclusion147 decks194 decks
1.1xlift
Mana Vault
75%inclusion145 decks194 decks
1.2xlift
Talisman of Dominance
71%inclusion137 decks194 decks
1.0xlift
Mox Diamond
62%inclusion121 decks194 decks
0.9xlift
Talisman of Creativity
58%inclusion113 decks194 decks
1.0xlift
Fellwar Stone
58%inclusion113 decks194 decks
1.1xlift
Talisman of Indulgence
55%inclusion107 decks194 decks
1.0xlift
Lotus Petal
52%inclusion100 decks194 decks
0.9xlift
Mox Opal
42%inclusion82 decks194 decks
0.9xlift
Grim Monolith
39%inclusion76 decks194 decks
1.3xlift
Relic of Sauron
37%inclusion72 decks194 decks
3.1xlift
Lion's Eye Diamond
31%inclusion61 decks194 decks
0.9xlift
The Soul Stone
21%inclusion31 decks150 decks
2.5xlift
Mox Amber
21%inclusion40 decks194 decks
0.9xlift
Dimir Signet
17%inclusion33 decks194 decks
0.9xlift
Rakdos Signet
12%inclusion24 decks194 decks
0.9xlift
Izzet Signet
10%inclusion19 decks194 decks
0.6xlift
Crowded Crypt
7.7%inclusion15 decks194 decks
10xlift
Thought Vessel
7.7%inclusion15 decks194 decks
0.6xlift
Basalt Monolith
6.7%inclusion13 decks194 decks
1.7xlift
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Command Tower
98%inclusion190 decks194 decks
1.0xlift
Watery Grave
97%inclusion189 decks194 decks
1.0xlift
Underground Sea
95%inclusion185 decks194 decks
1.0xlift
Volcanic Island
95%inclusion184 decks194 decks
1.0xlift
Badlands
94%inclusion182 decks194 decks
1.0xlift
Steam Vents
94%inclusion182 decks194 decks
1.0xlift
Polluted Delta
93%inclusion180 decks194 decks
1.0xlift
Bloodstained Mire
90%inclusion175 decks194 decks
1.0xlift
Blood Crypt
90%inclusion174 decks194 decks
1.0xlift
Scalding Tarn
87%inclusion169 decks194 decks
1.0xlift
Island
74%inclusion144 decks194 decks
1.0xlift
Swamp
68%inclusion131 decks194 decks
1.0xlift
Morphic Pool
63%inclusion123 decks194 decks
1.0xlift
Mountain
62%inclusion120 decks194 decks
0.9xlift
Mana Confluence
59%inclusion114 decks194 decks
0.9xlift
Verdant Catacombs
57%inclusion111 decks194 decks
1.2xlift
Luxury Suite
57%inclusion111 decks194 decks
1.0xlift
Mount Doom
57%inclusion110 decks194 decks
4.8xlift
Marsh Flats
56%inclusion108 decks194 decks
1.1xlift
City of Brass
55%inclusion107 decks194 decks
0.9xlift
Misty Rainforest
54%inclusion105 decks194 decks
1.0xlift
Training Center
52%inclusion101 decks194 decks
0.9xlift
Flooded Strand
52%inclusion101 decks194 decks
1.0xlift
Arid Mesa
48%inclusion93 decks194 decks
1.0xlift
Exotic Orchard
47%inclusion91 decks194 decks
0.9xlift
Xander's Lounge
47%inclusion91 decks194 decks
1.1xlift
Gemstone Caverns
44%inclusion86 decks194 decks
1.0xlift
Wooded Foothills
40%inclusion78 decks194 decks
1.0xlift
Reflecting Pool
38%inclusion73 decks194 decks
1.7xlift
Undercity Sewers
32%inclusion62 decks194 decks
1.0xlift
Cavern of Souls
30%inclusion59 decks194 decks
1.1xlift
Sink into Stupor
27%inclusion53 decks194 decks
1.2xlift
Underground River
22%inclusion42 decks194 decks
1.0xlift
Thundering Falls
20%inclusion39 decks194 decks
0.9xlift
Sulfurous Springs
17%inclusion33 decks194 decks
1.0xlift
Gloomlake Verge
16%inclusion32 decks194 decks
1.5xlift
Dragonskull Summit
15%inclusion30 decks194 decks
1.0xlift
Drowned Catacomb
15%inclusion29 decks194 decks
0.9xlift
Prismatic Vista
14%inclusion28 decks194 decks
1.2xlift
Raucous Theater
14%inclusion28 decks194 decks
0.7xlift
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion27 decks194 decks
1.5xlift
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion27 decks194 decks
3.4xlift
Blazemire Verge
14%inclusion27 decks194 decks
1.4xlift
Sulfur Falls
13%inclusion26 decks194 decks
0.8xlift
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion25 decks194 decks
1.6xlift
Shivan Reef
10%inclusion19 decks194 decks
0.5xlift
Riverpyre Verge
9.3%inclusion18 decks193 decks
1.1xlift
Horizon of Progress
8.8%inclusion17 decks194 decks
5.2xlift
Shipwreck Marsh
8.8%inclusion17 decks194 decks
0.7xlift
Starting Town
8.6%inclusion14 decks162 decks
0.5xlift
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