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Upgraded Decklist

Your upgraded The Hosts of Mordor.

100 / 100 cards · 10 new

Creatures 25$39.02

  1. Anger1Anger$0.34
  2. Cavern-Hoard Dragon1Cavern-Hoard Dragon$20.54
  3. Corsairs of Umbar1Corsairs of Umbar$0.35
  4. Grishnákh, Brash Instigator1Grishnákh, Brash Instigator$0.22
  5. Gríma, Saruman's Footman1Gríma, Saruman's Footman$2.20
  6. Hostage Taker1Hostage Taker$0.20
  7. Inferno Titan1Inferno Titan$0.26
  8. Knollspine Dragon1Knollspine Dragon$0.37
  9. Lord of the Nazgûl1Lord of the Nazgûl$4.14

Creatures continued

  1. Merciless Executioner1Merciless Executioner$0.36
  2. Monstrosity of the Lake1Monstrosity of the Lake$0.35
  3. Moria Scavenger1Moria Scavenger$0.43
  4. Notion Thief1Notion Thief$1.61
  5. Orcish Siegemaster1Orcish Siegemaster$0.95
  6. Rampaging War Mammoth1Rampaging War Mammoth$0.34
  7. Saruman, the White Hand1Saruman, the White Hand$0.77
  8. Sauron, the Necromancer1Sauron, the NecromancerNEW$0.47
  9. Scourge of the Throne1Scourge of the Throne$0.32

Creatures continued

  1. Shelob, Dread Weaver1Shelob, Dread Weaver$0.77
  2. The Balrog of Moria1The Balrog of Moria$0.53
  3. The Balrog, Durin's Bane1The Balrog, Durin's BaneNEW$0.42
  4. The Mouth of Sauron1The Mouth of Sauron$0.18
  5. Treasure Nabber1Treasure Nabber$2.09
  6. Troll of Khazad-dûm1Troll of Khazad-dûm$0.61
  7. Voracious Fell Beast1Voracious Fell Beast$0.20

Instants 9$4.60

  1. Arcane Denial1Arcane Denial$1.85
  2. Big Score1Big ScoreNEW$0.41
  3. Consider1Consider$0.35
  4. Fact or Fiction1Fact or Fiction$0.19
  5. Forbidden Alchemy1Forbidden Alchemy$0.07
  6. Frantic Search1Frantic SearchNEW$0.74
  7. Saruman's Trickery1Saruman's TrickeryNEW$0.25
  8. Sauron's Ransom1Sauron's RansomNEW$0.57
  9. Thrill of Possibility1Thrill of Possibility$0.17

Sorceries 16$14.49

  1. Blasphemous Act1Blasphemous Act$0.75
  2. Decree of Pain1Decree of Pain$0.29
  3. Deep Analysis1Deep Analysis$0.16
  4. Extract from Darkness1Extract from Darkness$0.17
  5. Faithless Looting1Faithless Looting$0.37
  6. Feed the Swarm1Feed the Swarm$0.22
  7. Languish1Languish$0.35
  8. Lidless Gaze1Lidless Gaze$0.29

Sorceries continued

  1. Living Death1Living Death$3.13
  2. Reanimate1Reanimate$6.63
  3. Ringsight1RingsightNEW$0.37
  4. Summons of Saruman1Summons of Saruman$0.34
  5. Too Greedily, Too Deep1Too Greedily, Too Deep$0.30
  6. Treason of Isengard1Treason of Isengard$0.21
  7. Victimize1VictimizeNEW$0.58
  8. Wake the Dragon1Wake the Dragon$0.33

Artifacts 8$15.00

  1. Arcane Signet1Arcane Signet$0.38
  2. Basalt Monolith1Basalt Monolith$3.46
  3. Commander's Sphere1Commander's Sphere$0.18
  4. Everflowing Chalice1Everflowing Chalice$0.28
  5. Mind Stone1Mind Stone$0.21
  6. Relic of Sauron1Relic of Sauron$9.14
  7. Sol Ring1Sol Ring$1.09
  8. Worn Powerstone1Worn Powerstone$0.26

Enchantments 3$4.44

  1. Fiery Inscription1Fiery Inscription$0.40
  2. In the Darkness Bind Them1In the Darkness Bind Them$2.06
  3. One Ring to Rule Them All1One Ring to Rule Them AllNEW$1.98

Lands 38$17.67

  1. Barad-dûr1Barad-dûrNEW$1.60
  2. Choked Estuary1Choked Estuary$0.27
  3. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  4. Crumbling Necropolis1Crumbling Necropolis$0.33
  5. Desolate Lighthouse1Desolate Lighthouse$0.20
  6. Dragonskull Summit1Dragonskull Summit$0.45
  7. Drowned Catacomb1Drowned Catacomb$0.42
  8. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09
  9. Field of Ruin1Field of Ruin$0.26
  10. Foreboding Ruins1Foreboding Ruins$0.32
  11. Frostboil Snarl1Frostboil Snarl$0.22
  12. Island×66Island$0.42

Lands continued

  1. Mountain×66Mountain$0.48
  2. Path of Ancestry1Path of Ancestry$0.17
  3. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34
  4. Smoldering Marsh1Smoldering Marsh$0.25
  5. Sulfur Falls1Sulfur Falls$0.18
  6. Sulfurous Springs1Sulfurous Springs$0.46
  7. Sunken Hollow1Sunken Hollow$0.28
  8. Swamp×66Swamp$0.60
  9. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  10. The Black Gate1The Black Gate$9.49
  11. Underground River1Underground River$0.53
Upgrade Guide

Swap these cards.

10 swaps · All suggested swaps

About 28% of the recorded Sauron, Lord of the Rings decks are this precon almost unchanged.

Spells 9

$5.79
Spells to add, each with the card it replaces
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1
Saruman's Trickery
Saruman's Trickery Counterspells synergy staple fills a gap
$0.25
Goblin Cratermaker
Goblin Cratermaker Tgt Removal
2
Victimize
Victimize Recursion synergy staple
$0.58
Siege-Gang Commander
Siege-Gang Commander Tgt Removal
3
One Ring to Rule Them All
One Ring to Rule Them All Board Wipes synergy
$1.98
Boon of the Wish-Giver
Boon of the Wish-Giver Card Draw
4
Sauron's Ransom
Sauron's Ransom Card Draw synergy
$0.57
Revenge of Ravens
Revenge of Ravens Theme/Synergy
5
Ringsight
Ringsight Tutors synergy staple
$0.37
Bitter Downfall
Bitter Downfall Tgt Removal
6
Sauron, the Necromancer
Sauron, the Necromancer Tgt Removal synergy
$0.47
Shiny Impetus
Shiny Impetus Ramp
7
Frantic Search
Frantic Search Card Draw synergy staple
$0.74
Subjugate the Hobbits
Subjugate the Hobbits Board Wipes
8
Big Score
Big Score Ramp synergy staple
$0.41
Guttersnipe
Guttersnipe Theme/Synergy
9
The Balrog, Durin's Bane
The Balrog, Durin's Bane Tgt Removal synergy
$0.42
Goblin Dark-Dwellers
Goblin Dark-Dwellers Recursion

Lands 1

$1.60
Lands to add, each with the card it replaces
#AddPriceTake outYour call
1
Barad-dûr
Barad-dûr Lands synergy staple
$1.60
Mountain
Mountain Lands

To change a swap, select another addition or keep the proposed cut, then update suggestions. Open each card to read its abilities.

Lands. 38 lands, as sold and after these swaps; typical builds run 38. Change the number of basics in the deck workspace.

Compare deck statistics

What the upgrade changes.

The deck as sold compared with the upgraded deck
StatisticAs soldUpgraded
Singles value$90.59$95.81
Average mana value4.164.10
Game Changers11
Combos00
Deck match98%98%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 1 as sold, 1 upgraded
  2. Mana value 1: 4 as sold, 4 upgraded
  3. Mana value 2: 7 as sold, 6 upgraded
  4. Mana value 3: 13 as sold, 16 upgraded
  5. Mana value 4: 14 as sold, 14 upgraded
  6. Mana value 5: 8 as sold, 7 upgraded
  7. Mana value 6: 6 as sold, 5 upgraded
  8. Mana value 7+: 9 as sold, 9 upgraded

Each pair of bars is the deck as sold (gray) and the upgraded deck (blue). The curve and the average cover Sauron, Lord of the Rings and every nonland card. Game Changers are the cards on the official Commander Game Changers list. Combos are the two- to four-card combos from Commander Spellbook that the 100 cards hold every piece of. Deck match says how much of what this commander’s decks usually play the list captures.

Roles

Cards per role: as sold, typical for this commander, and upgraded
RoleAs soldTypicalUpgraded
Lands383838
Ramp101110
Card draw171618
Targeted removal988
Board wipes545
Counterspells011
Protection111
Tutors223

Typical is the median count across this commander’s decks. Each card counts toward its main role only. A swap never takes a role below 80% of its typical count unless the new card fills the same role.

Format

With printings adds the set and collector number of the printing each price is based on. Both text formats list the commander first and work on most deck sites.

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