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Sauron, the Dark Lord
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Commander

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Sauron, the Dark Lord

Ward—Sacrifice a legendary artifact or legendary creature. Whenever an opponent casts a spell, amass Orcs 1. Whenever an Army you control deals combat damage to a player, the Ring tempts you. Whenever the Ring tempts you, you may discard your hand. If you do, draw four cards.

Creature
Sauron, the Dark Lord (ltr) 821

Commander

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Land

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Barad-dûr

Barad-dûr enters tapped unless you control a legendary creature. {T}: Add {B}. {X}{X}{B}, {T}: Amass Orcs X. Activate only if a creature died this turn.

Land
Barad-dûr (ltr) 340
Choked Estuary

As this land enters, you may reveal an Island or Swamp card from your hand. If you don't, this land enters tapped. {T}: Add {U} or {B}.

Land
Choked Estuary (ltc) 299
Command Tower

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Land
Command Tower (ltc) 301
Crumbling Necropolis

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {U}, {B}, or {R}.

Land
Crumbling Necropolis (ltc) 302
Dragonskull Summit

This land enters tapped unless you control a Swamp or a Mountain. {T}: Add {B} or {R}.

Land
Dragonskull Summit (ltc) 304
Drowned Catacomb

This land enters tapped unless you control an Island or a Swamp. {T}: Add {U} or {B}.

Land
Drowned Catacomb (ltc) 305
Exotic Orchard

{T}: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.

Land
Exotic Orchard (onc) 152
Field of Ruin

{T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Destroy target nonbasic land an opponent controls. Each player searches their library for a basic land card, puts it onto the battlefield, then shuffles.

Land
Field of Ruin (ltc) 308
Foreboding Ruins

As this land enters, you may reveal a Swamp or Mountain card from your hand. If you don't, this land enters tapped. {T}: Add {B} or {R}.

Land
Foreboding Ruins (ltc) 310
Frostboil Snarl

As this land enters, you may reveal an Island or Mountain card from your hand. If you don't, this land enters tapped. {T}: Add {U} or {R}.

Land
Frostboil Snarl (ltc) 312
Great Hall of the Citadel

{T}: Add {C}. {1}, {T}: Add two mana in any combination of colors. Spend this mana only to cast legendary spells.

Land
Great Hall of the Citadel (ltr) 254
Ice Tunnel

({T}: Add {U} or {B}.) This land enters tapped.

Land
Ice Tunnel (khm) 262
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (ltr) 264
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress

Minas Morgul enters tapped. {T}: Add {B}. {3}{B}, {T}: Put a shadow counter on target creature. For as long as that creature has a shadow counter on it, it's a Wraith in addition to its other types. (A creature with shadow can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)

Land
Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress (ltc) 514
Mountain

({T}: Add {R}.)

Land
Mountain (ltr) 269
Path of Ancestry

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. When that mana is spent to cast a creature spell that shares a creature type with your commander, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)

Land
Path of Ancestry (ltc) 322
Rogue's Passage

{T}: Add {C}. {4}, {T}: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.

Land
Rogue's Passage (ltc) 326
Seething Landscape

{T}: Add {C}. {T}, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic Island, Swamp, or Mountain card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. Cycling {U}{B}{R} ({U}{B}{R}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Seething Landscape (mh3) 225
Smoldering Marsh

({T}: Add {B} or {R}.) This land enters tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.

Land
Smoldering Marsh (ltc) 332
Sulfur Falls

This land enters tapped unless you control an Island or a Mountain. {T}: Add {U} or {R}.

Land
Sulfur Falls (ltc) 333
Swamp

({T}: Add {B}.)

Land
Swamp (ltr) 266
Terramorphic Expanse

{T}, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Land
Terramorphic Expanse (ltc) 337
The Black Gate

As The Black Gate enters, you may pay 3 life. If you don't, it enters tapped. {T}: Add {B}. {1}{B}, {T}: Choose a player with the most life or tied for most life. Target creature can't be blocked by creatures that player controls this turn.

Land
The Black Gate (ltc) 160
Underground River

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {U} or {B}. This land deals 1 damage to you.

Land
Underground River (ltc) 342

Land

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Artifact

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Commander's Sphere

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.

Artifact
Commander's Sphere (ltc) 276
Everflowing Chalice

Multikicker {2} (You may pay an additional {2} any number of times as you cast this spell.) This artifact enters with a charge counter on it for each time it was kicked. {T}: Add {C} for each charge counter on this artifact.

Artifact
Everflowing Chalice (ltc) 278
Inherited Envelope

When this artifact enters, the Ring tempts you. {T}: Add one mana of any color.

Artifact
Inherited Envelope (ltr) 242
Nazgûl Battle-Mace

Equipped creature has menace, deathtouch, annihilator 1, and "Whenever an opponent sacrifices a nontoken permanent, put that card onto the battlefield under your control unless that player pays 3 life." (Whenever a creature with annihilator 1 attacks, defending player sacrifices a permanent of their choice.) Equip {3}

Artifact
Nazgûl Battle-Mace (ltc) 510
Obelisk of Grixis

{T}: Add {U}, {B}, or {R}.

Artifact
Obelisk of Grixis (e01) 88
Relic of Sauron

{T}: Add two mana in any combination of {U}, {B}, and/or {R}. {3}, {T}: Draw two cards, then discard a card.

Artifact
Relic of Sauron (ltc) 159
Sol Ring

{T}: Add {C}{C}.

Artifact
Sol Ring (ltc) 284
Wondrous Crucible

Permanents you control have ward {2}. At the beginning of your end step, mill two cards, then exile a nonland card at random from your graveyard. Copy it. You may cast the copy without paying its mana cost. (A copy of a permanent spell becomes a token.)

Artifact
Wondrous Crucible (brc) 67
Worn Powerstone

This artifact enters tapped. {T}: Add {C}{C}.

Artifact
Worn Powerstone (ltc) 293

Artifact

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Planeswalker

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Geyadrone Dihada

Protection from permanents with corruption counters on them +1: Each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life. Put a corruption counter on up to one other target creature or planeswalker. −3: Gain control of target creature or planeswalker until end of turn. Untap it and put a corruption counter on it. It gains haste until end of turn. −7: Gain control of each permanent with a corruption counter on it.

Planeswalker
Geyadrone Dihada (prm) 91329
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God

Nicol Bolas has all loyalty abilities of all other planeswalkers on the battlefield. +1: You draw a card. Each opponent exiles a card from their hand or a permanent they control. −3: Destroy target creature or planeswalker. −8: Each opponent who doesn't control a legendary creature or planeswalker loses the game.

Planeswalker
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God (sld) 1246

Planeswalker

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Creature

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Bilbo, Retired Burglar

When Bilbo enters or leaves the battlefield, the Ring tempts you. Whenever Bilbo deals combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token.

Creature
Bilbo, Retired Burglar (pltr) 403s
Dunland Crebain

Flying When this creature enters, amass Orcs 2. (Put two +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.)

Creature
Dunland Crebain (ltr) 411
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire

Flash You may cast sorcery spells as though they had flash. Whenever the Ring tempts you, if you chose a creature other than Gandalf as your Ring-bearer, draw a card.

Creature
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire (ltr) 308
Goblin Dark-Dwellers

Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.) When this creature enters, you may cast target instant or sorcery card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard without paying its mana cost. If that spell would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead.

Creature
Goblin Dark-Dwellers (ltc) 219
Gollum, Patient Plotter

When Gollum leaves the battlefield, the Ring tempts you. {B}, Sacrifice a creature: Return this card from your graveyard to your hand. Activate only as a sorcery.

Creature
Gollum, Patient Plotter (ltr) 309
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant

When Gothmog enters, amass Orcs 1. (Put a +1/+1 counter on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.) Creature tokens you control have deathtouch.

Creature
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant (ltr) 429
Grishnákh, Brash Instigator

When Grishnákh enters, amass Orcs 2. When you do, until end of turn, gain control of target nonlegendary creature an opponent controls with power less than or equal to the amassed Army's power. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn.

Creature
Grishnákh, Brash Instigator (ltr) 134
Guttersnipe

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, this creature deals 2 damage to each opponent.

Creature
Guttersnipe (ltc) 220
Hostage Taker

When this creature enters, exile another target creature or artifact until this creature leaves the battlefield. You may cast that card for as long as it remains exiled, and mana of any type can be spent to cast that spell.

Creature
Hostage Taker (ltc) 268
Lord of the Nazgûl

Flying Wraiths you control have protection from Ring-bearers. Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, create a 3/3 black Wraith creature token with menace. Then if you control nine or more Wraiths, Wraiths you control have base power and toughness 9/9 until end of turn.

Creature
Lord of the Nazgûl (ltc) 142
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain

Menace If one or more +1/+1 counters would be put on an Army, Goblin, or Orc you control, that many plus one +1/+1 counters are put on it instead.

Creature
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain (ltr) 214
Merciless Executioner

When this creature enters, each player sacrifices a creature of their choice.

Creature
Merciless Executioner (ltc) 204
Moria Scavenger

Deathtouch, haste {T}, Discard a card: Draw a card. If the discarded card was a creature card, amass Orcs 1. (Put a +1/+1 counter on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.)

Creature
Moria Scavenger (ltc) 145
Nazgûl

Deathtouch When this creature enters, the Ring tempts you. Whenever the Ring tempts you, put a +1/+1 counter on each Wraith you control. A deck can have up to nine cards named Nazgûl.

Creature
Nazgûl (ltr) 332
Nazgûl

Deathtouch When this creature enters, the Ring tempts you. Whenever the Ring tempts you, put a +1/+1 counter on each Wraith you control. A deck can have up to nine cards named Nazgûl.

Creature
Nazgûl (ltr) 339
Nekusar, the Mindrazer

At the beginning of each player's draw step, that player draws an additional card. Whenever an opponent draws a card, Nekusar deals 1 damage to that player.

Creature
Nekusar, the Mindrazer (cmm) 349
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind

Flying Whenever you draw a card, Niv-Mizzet deals 1 damage to any target. {T}: Draw a card.

Creature
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind (mm2) 182
Orcish Siegemaster

Trample Other Orcs and Goblins you control have trample. Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the greatest power among creatures you control.

Creature
Orcish Siegemaster (ltc) 116
Ringwraiths

When this creature enters, target creature an opponent controls gets -3/-3 until end of turn. If that creature is legendary, its controller loses 3 life. When the Ring tempts you, return this card from your graveyard to your hand.

Creature
Ringwraiths (ltr) 284
Saruman the White

Ward {2} Whenever you cast your second spell each turn, amass Orcs 2. (Put two +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.)

Creature
Saruman the White (ltr) 67
Saruman, the White Hand

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, amass Orcs X, where X is that spell's mana value. (Put X +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.) Goblins and Orcs you control have ward {2}.

Creature
Saruman, the White Hand (ltc) 8
Sauron, Lord of the Rings

When you cast this spell, amass Orcs 5, mill five cards, then return a creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Trample Whenever a commander an opponent controls dies, the Ring tempts you.

Creature
Sauron, Lord of the Rings (ltc) 4
Sauron, the Lidless Eye

When Sauron enters, gain control of target creature an opponent controls until end of turn. Untap it. It gains haste until end of turn. {1}{B}{R}: Creatures you control get +2/+0 until end of turn. Each opponent loses 2 life.

Creature
Sauron, the Lidless Eye (ltr) 288
Sauron, the Necromancer

Menace Whenever Sauron attacks, exile target creature card from your graveyard. Create a tapped and attacking token that's a copy of that card, except it's a 3/3 black Wraith with menace. At the beginning of the next end step, exile that token unless Sauron is your Ring-bearer.

Creature
Sauron, the Necromancer (ltr) 310
Treasure Nabber

Whenever an opponent taps an artifact for mana, gain control of that artifact until the end of your next turn.

Creature
Treasure Nabber (ltc) 230
Uglúk of the White Hand

Whenever another creature you control dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Uglúk. If that creature was a Goblin or Orc, put two +1/+1 counters on Uglúk instead.

Creature
Uglúk of the White Hand (ltr) 235
Uruk-hai Berserker

When this creature enters, the Ring tempts you.

Creature
Uruk-hai Berserker (ltr) 112
Witch-king of Angmar

Flying Whenever one or more creatures deal combat damage to you, each opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice that dealt combat damage to you this turn. The Ring tempts you. Discard a card: Witch-king of Angmar gains indestructible until end of turn. Tap it.

Creature
Witch-king of Angmar (ltr) 311
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin

Flying Whenever Witch-king attacks, defending player sacrifices a creature with the least power among creatures they control.

Creature
Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin (ltr) 293

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Sorcery

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Birthday Escape

Draw a card. The Ring tempts you.

Sorcery
Birthday Escape (ltr) 43
Boon of the Wish-Giver

Draw four cards. Cycling {1} ({1}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Sorcery
Boon of the Wish-Giver (ltc) 185
Languish

All creatures get -4/-4 until end of turn.

Sorcery
Languish (ltc) 202
Lidless Gaze

Exile the top card of each player's library. Until the end of your next turn, you may play those cards, and mana of any type can be spent to cast those spells. Flashback {2}{B}{R} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Sorcery
Lidless Gaze (ltc) 141
Ranger's Firebrand

Ranger's Firebrand deals 2 damage to any target. The Ring tempts you.

Sorcery
Ranger's Firebrand (ltr) 143
Reanimate

Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. You lose life equal to its mana value.

Sorcery
Reanimate (ltc) 206
Ringsight

The Ring tempts you. Search your library for a card that shares a color with a legendary creature you control, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Ringsight (ltr) 220
Summons of Saruman

Amass Orcs X. Mill X cards. You may cast an instant or sorcery spell with mana value X or less from among them without paying its mana cost. (To amass Orcs X, put X +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.) Flashback—{3}{U}{R}, Exile X cards from your graveyard.

Sorcery
Summons of Saruman (ltc) 150
Too Greedily, Too Deep

Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. That creature deals damage equal to its power to each other creature.

Sorcery
Too Greedily, Too Deep (ltc) 152

Sorcery

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Enchantment

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Dreadhorde Invasion

At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 1 life and amass Zombies 1. (Put a +1/+1 counter on an Army you control. It's also a Zombie. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Zombie Army creature token first.) Whenever a Zombie token you control with power 6 or greater attacks, it gains lifelink until end of turn.

Enchantment
Dreadhorde Invasion (cmm) 866
In the Darkness Bind Them

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after IV.) I, II, III — Create a 3/3 black Wraith creature token with menace. The Ring tempts you. IV — For each opponent, gain control of up to one target creature that player controls until end of turn. Untap those creatures. They gain haste until end of turn. The Ring tempts you.

Enchantment
In the Darkness Bind Them (ltc) 58
One Ring to Rule Them All

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.) I — The Ring tempts you, then each player mills cards equal to your Ring-bearer's power. II — Destroy all nonlegendary creatures. III — Each opponent loses 1 life for each creature card in that player's graveyard.

Enchantment
One Ring to Rule Them All (ltr) 102
Storm of Saruman

Ward {3} Whenever you cast your second spell each turn, copy it, except the copy isn't legendary. You may choose new targets for the copy. (A copy of a permanent spell becomes a token.)

Enchantment
Storm of Saruman (ltr) 72
The Eldest Reborn

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.) I — Each opponent sacrifices a creature or planeswalker of their choice. II — Each opponent discards a card. III — Put target creature or planeswalker card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.

Enchantment
The Eldest Reborn (cmm) 867

Enchantment

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Instant

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Arcane Denial

Counter target spell. Its controller may draw up to two cards at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep. You draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

Instant
Arcane Denial (ltc) 184
Consider

Surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.) Draw a card.

Instant
Consider (ltc) 187
Dreadful as the Storm

Target creature has base power and toughness 5/5 until end of turn. The Ring tempts you.

Instant
Dreadful as the Storm (ltr) 48
Flame of Anor

Choose one. If you control a Wizard as you cast this spell, you may choose two instead. • Target player draws two cards. • Destroy target artifact. • Flame of Anor deals 5 damage to target creature.

Instant
Flame of Anor (ltr) 203
Forbidden Alchemy

Look at the top four cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest into your graveyard. Flashback {6}{B} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Instant
Forbidden Alchemy (ltc) 191
Glorious Gale

Counter target creature spell. If it was a legendary spell, the Ring tempts you.

Instant
Glorious Gale (ltr) 51
Gollum's Bite

Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn. {3}{B}, Exile this card from your graveyard: The Ring tempts you. Activate only as a sorcery.

Instant
Gollum's Bite (ltr) 85
Saruman's Trickery

Counter target spell. Amass Orcs 1. (Put a +1/+1 counter on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.)

Instant
Saruman's Trickery (ltr) 68

Instant

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