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The Mouth of Sauron - Decklist

Creatures 16$3.40

  1. Archaeomancer1Archaeomancer$0.30
  2. Corsairs of Umbar1Corsairs of Umbar$0.35
  3. Deranged Assistant1Deranged Assistant$0.16
  4. Dunland Crebain1Dunland Crebain$0.21
  5. Easterling Vanguard1Easterling Vanguard$0.11
  6. Gleaming Overseer1Gleaming Overseer$0.12
  7. Gorbag of Minas Morgul1Gorbag of Minas Morgul$0.23
  8. Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant1Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant$0.21

Creatures continued

  1. Gríma Wormtongue1Gríma Wormtongue$0.24
  2. Haughty Djinn1Haughty Djinn$0.31
  3. Meneldor, Swift Savior1Meneldor, Swift Savior$0.21
  4. Millikin1Millikin$0.23
  5. Mordor Trebuchet1Mordor Trebuchet$0.15
  6. Pelargir Survivor1Pelargir Survivor$0.20
  7. Saruman the White1Saruman the White$0.23
  8. Uruk-hai Berserker1Uruk-hai Berserker$0.14

Instants 20$8.06

  1. Beyeen Veil // Beyeen Coast1Beyeen Veil // Beyeen Coast$0.20
  2. Blur1Blur$0.39
  3. Commence the Endgame1Commence the Endgame$0.25
  4. Consider1Consider$0.35
  5. Deceive the Messenger1Deceive the Messenger$0.16
  6. Displace1Displace$0.35
  7. Essence Flux1Essence Flux$1.33
  8. Forbidden Alchemy1Forbidden Alchemy$0.07
  9. Ghostly Flicker1Ghostly Flicker$1.18
  10. Jwari Disruption // Jwari Ruins1Jwari Disruption // Jwari Ruins$0.37

Instants continued

  1. Lazotep Plating1Lazotep Plating$0.34
  2. Nasty End1Nasty End$0.24
  3. Orcish Medicine1Orcish Medicine$0.23
  4. Planar Incision1Planar Incision$0.36
  5. Saruman's Trickery1Saruman's Trickery$0.25
  6. Sauron's Ransom1Sauron's Ransom$0.57
  7. Silundi Vision // Silundi Isle1Silundi Vision // Silundi Isle$0.41
  8. Siren's Ruse1Siren's Ruse$0.25
  9. Teferi's Time Twist1Teferi's Time Twist$0.34
  10. Thought Scour1Thought Scour$0.42

Sorceries 20$5.45

  1. Artful Dodge1Artful Dodge$0.51
  2. Atrocious Experiment1Atrocious Experiment$0.31
  3. Bond of Insight1Bond of Insight$0.20
  4. Callous Dismissal1Callous Dismissal$0.24
  5. Claim the Precious1Claim the Precious$0.31
  6. Decree of Pain1Decree of Pain$0.29
  7. Deep Analysis1Deep Analysis$0.16
  8. Devastation Tide1Devastation Tide$0.32
  9. Enter the God-Eternals1Enter the God-Eternals$0.28
  10. Inspiration from Beyond1Inspiration from Beyond$0.25

Sorceries continued

  1. Languish1Languish$0.35
  2. Mordor Muster1Mordor Muster$0.20
  3. Pelakka Predation // Pelakka Caverns1Pelakka Predation // Pelakka Caverns$0.19
  4. Rise from the Tides1Rise from the Tides$0.10
  5. Singularity Rupture1Singularity Rupture$0.55
  6. Splash Portal1Splash Portal$0.34
  7. Surrounded by Orcs1Surrounded by Orcs$0.15
  8. The Black Breath1The Black Breath$0.24
  9. The Torment of Gollum1The Torment of Gollum$0.25
  10. Treason of Isengard1Treason of Isengard$0.21

Artifacts 1$0.20

  1. Grond, the Gatebreaker1Grond, the Gatebreaker$0.20

Enchantments 4$2.82

  1. Dreadhorde Invasion1Dreadhorde Invasion$0.24
  2. March from the Black Gate1March from the Black Gate$0.29
  3. One Ring to Rule Them All1One Ring to Rule Them All$1.98
  4. The Bath Song1The Bath Song$0.31

Lands 38 / 38$19.50

  1. Barad-dûr1Barad-dûr$1.60
  2. Bojuka Bog1Bojuka Bog$1.18
  3. Choked Estuary1Choked Estuary$0.27
  4. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  5. Contaminated Aquifer1Contaminated Aquifer$0.30
  6. Darkslick Shores1Darkslick Shores$1.70
  7. Darkwater Catacombs1Darkwater Catacombs$0.28
  8. Dimir Aqueduct1Dimir Aqueduct$0.25
  9. Dimir Guildgate1Dimir Guildgate$0.13
  10. Dismal Backwater1Dismal Backwater$0.13
  11. Drowned Catacomb1Drowned Catacomb$0.42

Lands continued

  1. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09
  2. Exotic Orchard1Exotic Orchard$0.20
  3. Fetid Pools1Fetid Pools$0.27
  4. Ice Tunnel1Ice Tunnel$0.44
  5. Island×33Island$0.21
  6. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  7. Mystic Sanctuary1Mystic Sanctuary$1.14
  8. Nephalia Drownyard1Nephalia Drownyard$0.31
  9. Path of Ancestry1Path of Ancestry$0.17
  10. Rivendell1Rivendell$1.03
  11. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34

Lands continued

  1. Shipwreck Marsh1Shipwreck Marsh$1.42
  2. Snow-Covered Island×22Snow-Covered Island$2.12
  3. Snow-Covered Swamp×22Snow-Covered Swamp$1.18
  4. Sunken Hollow1Sunken Hollow$0.28
  5. Sunken Ruins1Sunken Ruins$0.50
  6. Swamp×22Swamp$0.20
  7. Tainted Isle1Tainted Isle$1.76
  8. Temple of Deceit1Temple of Deceit$0.19
  9. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  10. The Grey Havens1The Grey Havens$0.29
  11. Underground River1Underground River$0.53

About this The Mouth of Sauron deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: The Mouth of Sauron, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $39.61 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what The Mouth of Sauron decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Surrounded by Orcs, Planar Incision and Essence Flux. The picks most particular to this commander are Treason of Isengard, Mordor Muster and March from the Black Gate, which turn up here far more often than in other Dimir decks.

Its average mana value is 3.08. It runs no Game Changers.

The most expensive cards are One Ring to Rule Them All ($1.98), Essence Flux ($1.33) and Ghostly Flicker ($1.18); 55 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $26.23, and with no limit $207.63; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value3.08
Game Changers0
Combos0
Deck match75%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 6 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 17 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 19 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 12 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 4 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 3 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 1 card

The curve and the average cover The Mouth of Sauron 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 disruption1212+0
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3842+4
Plan3024-6

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 6 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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