{"ops":[{"insert":"A high-powered, Bracket 3 Grixis Aristocrats and Wheel deck helmed by Sauron, the Dark Lord. Despite popular algorithms tagging this as an \"Orc/Zombie\" tribal deck, this build completely ignores combat-focused tribal synergies in favor of abusing Sauron's text box. By generating an endless stream of expendable 1/1 Army tokens simply by letting opponents cast spells, the deck fuels a massive sacrifice engine for value. Once an unblockable or evasive Army finally connects, Sauron’s \"discard your hand, draw four cards\" trigger is weaponized to dump massive reanimator targets into the graveyard while punishing opponents with devastating discard and draw payoffs. This tuned version also includes robust utility lands like Phyrexian Tower to accelerate the sacrifice engine and Command Beacon to cheat Sauron's massive commander tax in the late game.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"The Top 100 Bracket 3 Project & More"},{"insert":" This deck is part of my ongoing project to build highly tuned, Bracket 3 (High Power) lists for the top 100 commanders in the format. If you are looking for more fast, optimized, and synergistic builds, check out the full project folder here: "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/folders/1650973"},"insert":"https://archidekt.com/folders/1650973"},{"insert":"\n\nBe sure to also follow my profile for other deck-building projects, including budget brews, precon upgrades, and even more high-power deck builds!\n"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Win Conditions"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1. The Meat Grinder (Aristocrats Drain)"},{"insert":" Using your endlessly respawning Army token to drain the table's life total to zero.\nThe Cards: Sauron, the Dark Lord + Mirkwood Bats / Mayhem Devil / Blood Artist / Zulaport Cutthroat + Ashnod's Altar / Altar of Dementia / Viscera Seer / Phyrexian Tower."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"How it works: Every time an opponent casts a spell, Sauron amasses. Because you keep sacrificing the Army to an outlet, Sauron creates a new token instead of buffing an existing one. Mirkwood Bats and Blood Artist drain the table every single time this loop happens, allowing you to passively kill the board just by letting them play their own cards."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"2. Punishing the Mind (Wheel Weaponization)"},{"insert":" Turning Sauron's discard-and-draw trigger into a lethal weapon.\nThe Cards: Sauron, the Dark Lord + Sheoldred, the Apocalypse / Orcish Bowmasters / Bone Miser / Monument to Endurance."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"How it works: Give your Army token evasion (via Rogue's Passage, The Black Gate, or Shizo, Death's Storehouse) and swing. When the ring tempts you, you trigger Sauron's ability to wheel your hand. If Sheoldred is on the board, you instantly gain massive amounts of life. If you cast a Wheel of Fortune or Windfall to force the table to wheel, Orcish Bowmasters, Bone Miser, and Monument to Endurance generate a catastrophic amount of damage, mana, card draw, and tokens out of nowhere."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"3. From the Grave (Heavy Reanimator)"},{"insert":" Cheating mana costs to drop game-ending threats onto the battlefield.\nThe Cards: Toxrill, the Corrosive / Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur / Vilis, Broker of Blood / Sheoldred, Whispering One + Reanimate / Animate Dead / Dance of the Dead / Stitch Together / Necromancy / Living Death."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"How it works: Instead of hard-casting massive Grixis threats, you use Sauron's discard ability (or cards like Entomb and Buried Alive) to put them directly into your graveyard. For 1 or 2 mana, you cast a reanimation spell to bring them onto the battlefield on turn 4 or 5, immediately suffocating your opponents' board states or hands."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"}]}