Lore Accurate Sauron.

CommanderVALIDPUBLICB5100cards(+4 tokens)byYeroc

Lore Accurate Sauron is a 100-card Commander deck led by Sauron, the Dark Lord in the Grixis color identity (blue/black/red). The owner has set the deck to bracket 5 — cEDH.

The mainboard runs 13 creatures, 24 instants, 13 sorceries, 13 artifacts, 7 enchantments, 1 planeswalker, and 29 lands, averaging 2.13 mana value across non-land cards. 89% of non-land cards cost 3 mana or less; 6% cost 5 or more.

Notable inclusions: 25 game changers (e.g. Thassa's Oracle, Opposition Agent, and Notion Thief), 1 mass land denial card (Blood Moon), 7 fast mana (e.g. Lotus Petal, Mox Opal, and An Offer You Can't Refuse), 3 free counterspells (Force of Negation, Pact of Negation, and Mental Misstep), and 1 tutor (Ringsight). This deck is currently Commander-legal on TableCommander.

COMMANDER

Commander

PLANESWALKER(1)

CREATURE(12)

ARTIFACT(13)

ENCHANTMENT(7)

INSTANT(24)

SORCERY(13)

LAND(29)

TOKENS(4)

100

Total

Creatures

Spells

Lands

Bracket

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Why bracket 5? — cEDH

2 early two-card combos: Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle, Tainted Pact + Thassa's Oracle

A two-card infinite combo cheap enough to assemble and win in the early game (data from Commander Spellbook). Bracket 3 decks are expected not to run these; any means Bracket 4.

1 mass land denial

Destroys, exiles, or locks down many lands without replacing them. Any mass land denial means Bracket 4.

Blood Moon

25 Game Changers

Cards on WotC's official Game Changers list. Any puts a deck at Bracket 3 or above; more than three means Bracket 4.

Ancient TombChrome MoxCyclonic RiftDemonic TutorFierce GuardianshipForce of WillGambleGrim MonolithImperial SealIntuitionJeska's WillLion's Eye DiamondMana VaultMox DiamondMystical TutorNarset, Parter of VeilsNecropotenceNotion ThiefOpposition AgentOrcish BowmastersRhystic StudyThassa's OracleThe One RingUnderworld BreachVampiric Tutor

5 free counters

Counterspells castable without paying mana. Any puts a deck at Bracket 3; three or more means Bracket 4.

Fierce GuardianshipForce of NegationForce of WillMental MisstepPact of Negation

13 fast mana

Zero- and one-mana rocks and rituals that accelerate ahead of the table (Sol Ring is exempt). Four or more puts a deck at Bracket 3; six or more means Bracket 4.

An Offer You Can't RefuseAncient TombCabal RitualChrome MoxCity of TraitorsDark RitualLion's Eye DiamondLotus PetalMana VaultMox DiamondMox OpalRite of FlameTreasure

alt wincon + tuned support

"You win the game" cards. Any puts a deck at Bracket 3; combined with heavy fast mana it means Bracket 4.

Thassa's Oracle

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CURVE

COLORS

2943%

2334%

1522%

COMBOS

Combos

Early

2-Card

3+ Card

Game-Ending

Thassa's Oracle+

Demonic Consultationearly

Exile your library, Win the game

Steps

Cast Demonic Consultation by paying B, naming Thassa's Oracle and thus exiling your library due to you not having a card named Thassa's Oracle in your library.
Cast Thassa's Oracle by paying UU.
Thassa's Oracle enters the battlefield, causing you to win the game.

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Tainted Pact+

Thassa's Oracleearly

Win the game

Prerequisites

No two cards in library share a name.

Steps

Cast Tainted Pact by paying 1B, exiling your library.
Cast Thassa's Oracle by paying UU.
Thassa's Oracle enters the battlefield, causing you to win the game.

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Maralen of the Mornsong+

Opposition Agent

Lock, Players can't draw cards, Exile a card of your choice from an opponent's library on each opponent's turn and you may cast that card

Steps

At the beginning of your draw step, Maralen triggers, causing you to lose three life, then search your library for a card and put it into your hand.
During each opponent's draw step, Maralen triggers, causing them to lose three life, then causing you to search their library for a card and exile it.
You may play cards exiled this way due to Opposition Agent.

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Maralen of the Mornsong+

Stranglehold

Opponents can't search libraries, Lock, Players can't draw cards

Steps

Maralen prevents players from drawing cards. The ability to search libraries will be rendered moot for opponents due to Stranglehold.

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Underworld Breach+

Lotus Petal+

Brain Freeze

Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill

Prerequisites

You have at least six other cards in your graveyard, plus an additional four cards if Brain Freeze is in your graveyard.

Steps

Activate Lotus Petal by tapping and sacrificing it, adding U.
Cast Lotus Petal from your graveyard for its escape cost by exiling three cards besides Brain Freeze from your graveyard.
Repeat from step 1 one additional time.
Cast Brain Freeze either from your hand by paying 1U, or from your graveyard for its escape cost by paying 1U and exiling three cards from your graveyard.
Brain Freeze's storm ability triggers, creating at least two copies of Brain Freeze targeting yourself, and any remaining copies targeting an opponent.
Resolve each Brain Freeze, causing yourself to mill nine cards and, if applicable, an opponent to mill three cards for each Brain Freeze remaining.
Repeat.

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Underworld Breach+

Brain Freeze+

Lion's Eye Diamond

Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite colored mana, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill, Near-infinite storm count

Prerequisites

You have at least six other cards in hand and/or graveyard.

Steps

Activate Lion's Eye Diamond by discarding your hand and sacrificing it, adding UUU.
Cast Lion's Eye Diamond from your graveyard for its escape cost by exiling three cards besides Brain Freeze from your graveyard.
Cast Brain Freeze from your graveyard for its escape cost by paying 1U and exiling three cards from your graveyard.
Brain Freeze's storm ability triggers, creating at least one copy of Brain Freeze targeting yourself, and any remaining copies targeting an opponent.
Resolve each Brain Freeze, causing yourself to mill six cards and, if applicable, an opponent to mill three cards for each Brain Freeze remaining.
Repeat.

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Jeska's Will+

Underworld Breach+

Wheel of Fortune

Infinite draw triggers for all players, Infinite looting for all players, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite storm count

Prerequisites

You have at least six additional cards in your graveyard, plus an additional six cards between your hand and/or graveyard.
An opponent has at least six cards in hand.

Steps

Cast Jeska's Will from your graveyard for its escape cost by paying 2R and exiling three other cards from your graveyard, adding at least six R.
Cast Wheel of Fortune from your graveyard for its escape cost by paying 2R and exiling three other cards from your graveyard, causing each player to discard their hand and draw seven cards.
Repeat.

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Underworld Breach+

Wheel of Fortune+

Lion's Eye Diamond

Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting, Infinite looting for opponents, Near-infinite storm count

Prerequisites

You have at least six other cards in hand and/or graveyard.

Steps

Activate Lion's Eye Diamond by discarding your hand and sacrificing it, adding RRR.
Cast Wheel of Fortune from your graveyard for its escape cost by paying 2R and exiling 3 cards from your graveyard.
Resolve Wheel of Fortune, causing each player to discard their hand and draw seven cards.
Cast Lion's Eye Diamond from your graveyard for its escape cost by exiling 3 cards from your graveyard.
Repeat.

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Combo data from Commander Spellbook. “Early” two-card combos (cheap enough to win in the first few turns) put a deck at Bracket 4; other two-card combos are at home in Bracket 3.

Valid

Legality

This deck currently passes the commander checks.

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