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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) 329

Commander

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Instant

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Commence the Endgame

This spell can't be countered. Draw two cards, then amass Zombies X, where X is the number of cards in your hand. (Put X +1/+1 counters 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.)

Instant
Commence the Endgame (war) 45
Counterspell

Counter target spell.

Instant
Counterspell (a25) 50
Lazotep Plating

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.) You and permanents you control gain hexproof until end of turn. (You and they can't be the targets of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

Instant
Lazotep Plating (war) 59
Negate

Counter target noncreature spell.

Instant
Negate (sta) 18
Orcish Medicine

Target creature gains your choice of lifelink or indestructible until end of turn. 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
Orcish Medicine (ltr) 104
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
Sauron's Ransom

Choose an opponent. They look at the top four cards of your library and separate them into a face-down pile and a face-up pile. Put one pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard. The Ring tempts you.

Instant
Sauron's Ransom (ltr) 225
Siege Smash

Split second (As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't cast spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.) Choose one — • Destroy target artifact. • Target creature gets +3/+2 and gains trample until end of turn.

Instant
Siege Smash (mh3) 136
Withering Torment

Destroy target creature or enchantment. You lose 2 life.

Instant
Withering Torment (dsk) 124

Instant

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Artifact

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Arcane Signet

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

Artifact
Arcane Signet (ltc) 273
Bolas's Citadel

You may look at the top card of your library any time. You may play lands and cast spells from the top of your library. If you cast a spell this way, pay life equal to its mana value rather than pay its mana cost. {T}, Sacrifice ten nonland permanents: Each opponent loses 10 life.

Artifact
Bolas's Citadel (pwar) 79
Brotherhood Regalia

Equipped creature has ward {2}, is an Assassin in addition to its other types, and can't be blocked. Equip legendary creature {1} Equip {3} ({3}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Artifact
Brotherhood Regalia (acr) 71
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
Dimir Signet

{1}, {T}: Add {U}{B}.

Artifact
Dimir Signet (rav) 260
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
Rakdos Signet

{1}, {T}: Add {B}{R}.

Artifact
Rakdos Signet (dis) 165
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) 79
Sol Ring

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

Artifact
Sol Ring (ltc) 284
Talisman of Dominance

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

Artifact
Talisman of Dominance (m3c) 310

Artifact

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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) 253
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 (ltc) 307
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
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (ltr) 264
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (ltr) 265
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
Mount Doom

{T}, Pay 1 life: Add {B} or {R}. {1}{B}{R}, {T}: Mount Doom deals 1 damage to each opponent. {5}{B}{R}, {T}, Sacrifice Mount Doom and a legendary artifact: Choose up to two creatures, then destroy the rest. Activate only as a sorcery.

Land
Mount Doom (ltr) 343
Mountain

({T}: Add {R}.)

Land
Mountain (ltr) 268
Mountain

({T}: Add {R}.)

Land
Mountain (ltr) 269
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
Sulfurous Springs

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

Land
Sulfurous Springs (ltc) 334
Sunken Hollow

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

Land
Sunken Hollow (ltc) 335
Swamp

({T}: Add {B}.)

Land
Swamp (ltr) 266
Swamp

({T}: Add {B}.)

Land
Swamp (ltr) 267
Swamp

({T}: Add {B}.)

Land
Swamp (ltr) 267
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) 80
Underground River

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

Land
Underground River (ltc) 342
Xander's Lounge

({T}: Add {U}, {B}, or {R}.) This land enters tapped. Cycling {3} ({3}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Xander's Lounge (snc) 358

Land

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Creature

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Anger

Haste As long as this card is in your graveyard and you control a Mountain, creatures you control have haste.

Creature
Anger (ltc) 210
Corsairs of Umbar

{2}{U}: Target Goblin, Orc, or Pirate can't be blocked this turn. Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, amass Orcs 3. (Put three +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
Corsairs of Umbar (ltc) 19
Dreadhorde Twins

When this creature enters, amass Zombies 2. (Put two +1/+1 counters 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.) Zombie tokens you control have trample.

Creature
Dreadhorde Twins (war) 126
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) 82
Gleaming Overseer

When this creature enters, 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.) Zombie tokens you control have hexproof and menace.

Creature
Gleaming Overseer (war) 198
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) 87
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
Lazotep Chancellor

Whenever you discard a card, you may pay {1}. If you do, amass Zombies 2. (Put two +1/+1 counters 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.)

Creature
Lazotep Chancellor (drc) 117
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
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) 63
Nightscape Familiar

Blue spells and red spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. {1}{B}: Regenerate this creature.

Creature
Nightscape Familiar (c13) 83
Orcish Bowmasters

Flash When this creature enters and whenever an opponent draws a card except the first one they draw in each of their draw steps, this creature deals 1 damage to any target. Then amass Orcs 1.

Creature
Orcish Bowmasters (ltr) 103
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) 33
Pollywog Prodigy

Evolve (Whenever a creature you control enters, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.) Whenever an opponent casts a noncreature spell with mana value less than this creature's power, draw a card.

Creature
Pollywog Prodigy (blc) 50
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 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) 802
The Mouth of Sauron

When The Mouth of Sauron enters, target player mills three cards. Then amass Orcs X, where X is the number of instant and sorcery cards in that player's graveyard. (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.)

Creature
The Mouth of Sauron (ltr) 216
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
Vizier of the Scorpion

When this creature enters, 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.) Zombie tokens you control have deathtouch.

Creature
Vizier of the Scorpion (war) 111
Warg Rider

Menace Other Orcs and Goblins you control have menace. At the beginning of combat on your 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
Warg Rider (ltr) 826
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

Creature

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Sorcery

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Assault on Osgiliath

Amass Orcs X, then Goblins and Orcs you control gain double strike and haste until end of turn. (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.)

Sorcery
Assault on Osgiliath (ltr) 285
Blasphemous Act

This spell costs {1} less to cast for each creature on the battlefield. Blasphemous Act deals 13 damage to each creature.

Sorcery
Blasphemous Act (ltc) 211
Claim the Precious

Destroy target creature. The Ring tempts you.

Sorcery
Claim the Precious (ltr) 81
Feed the Swarm

Destroy target creature or enchantment an opponent controls. You lose life equal to that permanent's mana value.

Sorcery
Feed the Swarm (ltc) 200
Foray of Orcs

Amass Orcs 2. When you do, Foray of Orcs deals X damage to target creature an opponent controls, where X is the amassed Army's power. (To 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.)

Sorcery
Foray of Orcs (ltr) 128
Mordor Muster

You draw a card and you lose 1 life. 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.)

Sorcery
Mordor Muster (ltr) 96
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) 70
Surrounded by Orcs

Amass Orcs 3, then target player mills X cards, where X is the amassed Army's power. (To amass Orcs 3, put three +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.)

Sorcery
Surrounded by Orcs (ltr) 524
Swarming of Moria

Create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.") 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.)

Sorcery
Swarming of Moria (ltr) 601
Treason of Isengard

Put up to one target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard on top of your library. Amass Orcs 2. (To 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.)

Sorcery
Treason of Isengard (ltr) 74
Widespread Brutality

Amass Zombies 2, then the Army you amassed deals damage equal to its power to each non-Army creature. (To amass Zombies 2, put two +1/+1 counters 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.)

Sorcery
Widespread Brutality (war) 226

Sorcery

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Enchantment

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All Will Be One

Whenever you put one or more counters on a permanent or player, this enchantment deals that much damage to target opponent, creature an opponent controls, or planeswalker an opponent controls.

Enchantment
All Will Be One (one) 118
Book of Mazarbul

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.) I — 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.) II — Amass Orcs 2. III — Creatures you control get +1/+0 and gain menace until end of turn.

Enchantment
Book of Mazarbul (ltr) 567
Call of the Ring

At the beginning of your upkeep, the Ring tempts you. Whenever you choose a creature as your Ring-bearer, you may pay 2 life. If you do, draw a card.

Enchantment
Call of the Ring (ltr) 79
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 (war) 86
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
Into the Pit

You may look at the top card of your library any time. You may cast spells from the top of your library by sacrificing a nonland permanent in addition to paying their other costs.

Enchantment
Into the Pit (dsc) 20
March from the Black Gate

When this enchantment enters and whenever an Army you control attacks, 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.)

Enchantment
March from the Black Gate (ltr) 94
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

Enchantment

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Eternal Skylord

When this creature enters, amass Zombies 2. (Put two +1/+1 counters 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.) Zombie tokens you control have flying.

Creature
Eternal Skylord (war) 49
Invade the City

Amass Zombies X, where X is the number of instant and sorcery cards in your graveyard. (Put X +1/+1 counters 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.)

Sorcery
Invade the City (war) 201

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