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Nice 5k subs hype brother. This is one of the most interesting commanders in a while with so many really different ways to build him. Ill certainly will build some form aristocrats out of it since the token generation will be so plentiful and well its grixis. Man Sauron's Ransom is a pretty insane card with 3 good effects draw, graveyard fill and a tempt trigger for just 3 mana and at instant speed. Some cards I would add are Anhelo, Blasting Station and maybe Mikaeus to bring them little orcs back.
I JUST built a Sauron, the Dark Lord deck. Really excited to try it out and went with the Amass no brainers from WAR as well as some good wheel and recursion effects with some draw payoffs. The aristocrats route Is a really really cool and interesting route though and I didn't even consider it when initially determining where I wanted the deck to go. The on command wheel effect was my main draw to brew him. Will probably get some more things later like Teferi's Ageless Insight, Alhammeret's Archive and other recursion spells and draw payoffs as well but pretty pleased with my current build but still need to make some cuts.
I built him with 9 nazguls, both krenkos with dockside extortionist, treasure nabber, perilous pilferer, goblin welder (for both dumping one ring and getting it back or bolas' citadel or maskwood nexus) 17 ramp sources adding in all the 2 mana rocks and sol ring and wayfarer's... then just play out and aim to draw into insurrection or maskwood nexus and rite of replication with a nazgul on the board... looking for like 2 more big splashy win spells. tried to stay somewhat thematic and still be playable. not a lot of amass support outside of lazotep plating and that is defensive even though it will likely get binned... ran only commit/memory as a "counterspell" so I could reshuffle if I was losing too much to my own tempt triggers
Well, you could include elements of both. Aristocrats can be tough, it's a puzzle. I think there are better commanders for both archetypes, but this commander does a lot of the work for either right on the card.
@@bettercommander I think I will. For now I'm going to supplement a reanimation theme with a few ways to enhance the orc army with things like the shadow spear and reaver cleaver. Giving either sauron or the army ways to trample through as a secondary win condition. If that doesn't perform well, I'll lean more into aristocrats.
Nice 5k subs hype brother. This is one of the most interesting commanders in a while with so many really different ways to build him. Ill certainly will build some form aristocrats out of it since the token generation will be so plentiful and well its grixis. Man Sauron's Ransom is a pretty insane card with 3 good effects draw, graveyard fill and a tempt trigger for just 3 mana and at instant speed. Some cards I would add are Anhelo, Blasting Station and maybe Mikaeus to bring them little orcs back.
Mikaeus is bonkers in an aristocrat deck. I have 2 copies and he goes in decks.
I JUST built a Sauron, the Dark Lord deck. Really excited to try it out and went with the Amass no brainers from WAR as well as some good wheel and recursion effects with some draw payoffs. The aristocrats route Is a really really cool and interesting route though and I didn't even consider it when initially determining where I wanted the deck to go. The on command wheel effect was my main draw to brew him. Will probably get some more things later like Teferi's Ageless Insight, Alhammeret's Archive and other recursion spells and draw payoffs as well but pretty pleased with my current build but still need to make some cuts.
Ageless insight is fantastic.
Heck yeah brother! Throw your orcs into the furnace for that dark power! He's not the dark lord for nothing
Woah Elrond is wild with this deck lol
I pulled my ringsight because of the way it dumps the search card.. the only cards I have for that are anger and wonder
I built him with 9 nazguls, both krenkos with dockside extortionist, treasure nabber, perilous pilferer, goblin welder (for both dumping one ring and getting it back or bolas' citadel or maskwood nexus) 17 ramp sources adding in all the 2 mana rocks and sol ring and wayfarer's... then just play out and aim to draw into insurrection or maskwood nexus and rite of replication with a nazgul on the board... looking for like 2 more big splashy win spells. tried to stay somewhat thematic and still be playable. not a lot of amass support outside of lazotep plating and that is defensive even though it will likely get binned... ran only commit/memory as a "counterspell" so I could reshuffle if I was losing too much to my own tempt triggers
Ovika and locus god are really good in the army versions of the deck.
I'm torn between a reanimation theme like tomer suggested or an aristocrats theme like this.
Well, you could include elements of both. Aristocrats can be tough, it's a puzzle. I think there are better commanders for both archetypes, but this commander does a lot of the work for either right on the card.
@@bettercommander I think I will. For now I'm going to supplement a reanimation theme with a few ways to enhance the orc army with things like the shadow spear and reaver cleaver. Giving either sauron or the army ways to trample through as a secondary win condition. If that doesn't perform well, I'll lean more into aristocrats.