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Saruman, the White Hand - Decklist

Creatures 17$6.06

  1. Archmage Emeritus1Archmage Emeritus$0.74
  2. Corsairs of Umbar1Corsairs of Umbar$0.35
  3. Dunland Crebain1Dunland Crebain$0.21
  4. Goblin Dark-Dwellers1Goblin Dark-Dwellers$0.28
  5. Goblin Electromancer1Goblin Electromancer$0.21
  6. Gorbag of Minas Morgul1Gorbag of Minas Morgul$0.23
  7. Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant1Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant$0.21
  8. Grishnákh, Brash Instigator1Grishnákh, Brash Instigator$0.22
  9. Guttersnipe1Guttersnipe$0.24

Creatures continued

  1. Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain1Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain$0.29
  2. Moria Scavenger1Moria Scavenger$0.43
  3. Orcish Siegemaster1Orcish Siegemaster$0.95
  4. Saruman the White1Saruman the White$0.23
  5. Sauron, Lord of the Rings1Sauron, Lord of the Rings$0.59
  6. The Balrog of Moria1The Balrog of Moria$0.53
  7. The Mouth of Sauron1The Mouth of Sauron$0.18
  8. Uglúk of the White Hand1Uglúk of the White Hand$0.17

Planeswalkers 1$0.29

  1. Angrath, Captain of Chaos1Angrath, Captain of Chaos$0.29

Instants 12$3.37

  1. Commence the Endgame1Commence the Endgame$0.25
  2. Consider1Consider$0.35
  3. Deceive the Messenger1Deceive the Messenger$0.16
  4. Dig Through Time1Dig Through Time$0.26
  5. Fact or Fiction1Fact or Fiction$0.19
  6. Fling1Fling$0.16
  7. Kazuul's Fury // Kazuul's Cliffs1Kazuul's Fury // Kazuul's Cliffs$0.73
  8. Lazotep Plating1Lazotep Plating$0.34
  9. Orcish Medicine1Orcish Medicine$0.23
  10. Saruman's Trickery1Saruman's Trickery$0.25
  11. Soul's Fire1Soul's Fire$0.28
  12. Thrill of Possibility1Thrill of Possibility$0.17

Sorceries 21$7.81

  1. Assault on Osgiliath1Assault on Osgiliath$1.42
  2. Blasphemous Act1Blasphemous Act$0.75
  3. Decree of Pain1Decree of Pain$0.29
  4. Deep Analysis1Deep Analysis$0.16
  5. Essence Harvest1Essence Harvest$0.34
  6. Extract from Darkness1Extract from Darkness$0.17
  7. Foray of Orcs1Foray of Orcs$0.19
  8. Invade the City1Invade the City$0.21
  9. Languish1Languish$0.35
  10. Lidless Gaze1Lidless Gaze$0.29
  11. Mordor Muster1Mordor Muster$0.20

Sorceries continued

  1. Ringsight1Ringsight$0.37
  2. Subjugate the Hobbits1Subjugate the Hobbits$0.31
  3. Summons of Saruman1Summons of Saruman$0.34
  4. Surrounded by Orcs1Surrounded by Orcs$0.15
  5. Swarming of Moria1Swarming of Moria$0.20
  6. Too Greedily, Too Deep1Too Greedily, Too Deep$0.30
  7. Treason of Isengard1Treason of Isengard$0.21
  8. Treasure Cruise1Treasure Cruise$0.27
  9. Wake the Dragon1Wake the Dragon$0.33
  10. Widespread Brutality1Widespread Brutality$0.96

Artifacts 5$2.09

  1. Commander's Sphere1Commander's Sphere$0.18
  2. Everflowing Chalice1Everflowing Chalice$0.28
  3. Mind Stone1Mind Stone$0.21
  4. Mindsplice Apparatus1Mindsplice Apparatus$1.16
  5. Worn Powerstone1Worn Powerstone$0.26

Enchantments 5$1.50

  1. Book of Mazarbul1Book of Mazarbul$0.25
  2. Dreadhorde Invasion1Dreadhorde Invasion$0.24
  3. Fall of Cair Andros1Fall of Cair Andros$0.32
  4. Fiery Inscription1Fiery Inscription$0.40
  5. March from the Black Gate1March from the Black Gate$0.29

Lands 38 / 38$16.51

  1. Barad-dûr1Barad-dûr$1.60
  2. Bojuka Bog1Bojuka Bog$1.18
  3. Cascade Bluffs1Cascade Bluffs$0.34
  4. Choked Estuary1Choked Estuary$0.27
  5. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  6. Crumbling Necropolis1Crumbling Necropolis$0.33
  7. Desolate Lighthouse1Desolate Lighthouse$0.20
  8. Dragonskull Summit1Dragonskull Summit$0.45
  9. Drowned Catacomb1Drowned Catacomb$0.42
  10. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09
  11. Exotic Orchard1Exotic Orchard$0.20
  12. Field of Ruin1Field of Ruin$0.26

Lands continued

  1. Foreboding Ruins1Foreboding Ruins$0.32
  2. Frostboil Snarl1Frostboil Snarl$0.22
  3. Haunted Ridge1Haunted Ridge$1.25
  4. Island×22Island$0.14
  5. Mountain×22Mountain$0.16
  6. Path of Ancestry1Path of Ancestry$0.17
  7. Rivendell1Rivendell$1.03
  8. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34
  9. Seething Landscape1Seething Landscape$0.23
  10. Shipwreck Marsh1Shipwreck Marsh$1.42
  11. Shivan Reef1Shivan Reef$0.22
  12. Smoldering Marsh1Smoldering Marsh$0.25

Lands continued

  1. Snow-Covered Island×22Snow-Covered Island$2.12
  2. Snow-Covered Mountain1Snow-Covered Mountain$0.50
  3. Snow-Covered Swamp1Snow-Covered Swamp$0.59
  4. Sulfur Falls1Sulfur Falls$0.18
  5. Sulfurous Springs1Sulfurous Springs$0.46
  6. Sunken Hollow1Sunken Hollow$0.28
  7. Swamp1Swamp$0.10
  8. Temple of Deceit1Temple of Deceit$0.19
  9. Temple of Epiphany1Temple of Epiphany$0.16
  10. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  11. Underground River1Underground River$0.53

About this Saruman, the White Hand deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Saruman, the White Hand, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $38.40 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Saruman, the White Hand decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Blasphemous Act, Orcish Siegemaster and Summons of Saruman. The picks most particular to this commander are Treason of Isengard, Foray of Orcs and Widespread Brutality, which turn up here far more often than in other Grixis decks.

Its average mana value is 3.76. It runs no Game Changers and holds every piece of 1 known combo.

The most expensive cards are Assault on Osgiliath ($1.42), Mindsplice Apparatus ($1.16) and Widespread Brutality ($0.96); 52 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $29.69, and with no limit $285.63; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value3.76
Game Changers0
Combos1
Deck match82%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 1 card
  2. Mana value 1: 2 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 12 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 19 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 14 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 4 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 2 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 8 cards

The curve and the average cover Saruman, the White Hand and every nonland card in the draft. Game Changers are the cards on the official Commander Game Changers list. Combos are the two- to four-card combos from Commander Spellbook that these 100 cards hold every piece of.

Deck match measures similarity to commonly played nonland cards for this commander, weighted by how often they are played. It does not measure power or predict wins.

Command Zone template

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Draft compared with the Command Zone deck-building template
RoleTargetYour draftDifference
Ramp1010+0
Card advantage1213+1
Targeted disruption1213+1
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3839+1
Plan3024-6

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 4 of your cards count in multiple rows. Modal spell/land cards count as whole lands here; the card-type sections use the front face. Your commander is excluded from these counts.

Roles use imported classifications or curated sample labels. 0 cards lack role data, so counts may be incomplete. Plan counts the cards that fill none of the rows above: the ones this commander’s decks play most distinctively, taken best first once the role targets are met.

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Targets from The Command Zone’s deck-building template. Card mapping and draft selection are by Budget Bauble. This is guidance, not a guarantee of deck strength.

Cards are selected from decks with this commander. Basic lands are split across the available colors; check the mana you need before playing. A complete list is not a guarantee of deck strength.

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