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.

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.

Sauron, the Necromancer

Menace
Whenever Sauron, the Necromancer 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.

Boseiju, Who Shelters All

Boseiju, Who Shelters All enters tapped.
{T}, Pay 2 life: Add {C}. If that mana is spent on an instant or sorcery spell, that spell can't be countered.

The Balrog, Durin's Bane

This spell costs {1} less to cast for each permanent sacrificed this turn.
Haste
The Balrog, Durin's Bane can't be blocked except by legendary creatures.
When The Balrog dies, destroy target artifact or creature an opponent controls.

Relentless Dead

Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
When Relentless Dead dies, you may pay {B}. If you do, return it to its owner's hand.
When Relentless Dead dies, you may pay {X}. If you do, return another target Zombie creature card with mana value X from your graveyard to the battlefield.

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.

Cavalier of Night

Lifelink
When Cavalier of Night enters, you may sacrifice another creature. When you do, destroy target creature an opponent controls.
When Cavalier of Night dies, return target creature card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Liliana, Dreadhorde General

Whenever a creature you control dies, draw a card.
+1: Create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token.
−4: Each player sacrifices two creatures of their choice.
−9: Each opponent chooses a permanent they control of each permanent type and sacrifices the rest.

Shagrat, Loot Bearer

Whenever Shagrat, Loot Bearer attacks, attach up to one target Equipment to it. Then amass Orcs X, where X is the number of Equipment attached to Shagrat. (Control of the Equipment doesn't change. 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.)

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.

Nazgûl

Deathtouch
When Nazgûl 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.

Arcane Adaptation

As Arcane Adaptation enters, choose a creature type.
Creatures you control are the chosen type in addition to their other types. The same is true for creature spells you control and creature cards you own that aren't on the battlefield.

Mystical Tutor

Search your library for an instant or sorcery card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.

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.

Rivendell

Rivendell enters tapped unless you control a legendary creature.
{T}: Add {U}.
{1}{U}, {T}: Scry 2. Activate only if you control a legendary creature.

Orcish Bowmasters

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

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.

The Grey Havens

When The Grey Havens enters, scry 1.
{T}: Add {C}.
{T}: Add one mana of any color among legendary creature cards in your graveyard.

Maze of Ith

{T}: Untap target attacking creature. Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by that creature this turn.

Mines of Moria

Mines of Moria enters tapped unless you control a legendary creature.
{T}: Add {R}.
{3}{R}, {T}, Exile three cards from your graveyard: Create two Treasure tokens.

Press the Enemy

Return target spell or nonland permanent an opponent controls to its owner's hand. You may cast an instant or sorcery spell with equal or lesser mana value from your hand without paying its mana cost.

Brainstorm

Draw three cards, then put two cards from your hand on top of your library in any order.

Borne Upon a Wind

You may cast spells this turn as though they had flash.
Draw a card.

Merciless Executioner

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

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.

Grishnákh, Brash Instigator

When Grishnákh, Brash Instigator 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.

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.

Command Tower

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

Frostboil Snarl

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

Crumbling Necropolis

Crumbling Necropolis enters tapped.
{T}: Add {U}, {B}, or {R}.

Desolate Lighthouse

{T}: Add {C}.
{1}{U}{R}, {T}: Draw a card, then discard a card.

Dragonskull Summit

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

Drowned Catacomb

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

Reanimate

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

Blasphemous Act

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

Rowan's Talent

Enchant planeswalker
Enchanted planeswalker has "[+1]: Up to one target creature gets +2/+0 and gains first strike and trample until end of turn."
Whenever you activate a loyalty ability of enchanted planeswalker, copy that ability. You may choose new targets for the copy.

Invasion of Segovia

(As a Siege enters, choose an opponent to protect it. You and others can attack it. When it's defeated, exile it, then cast it transformed.)
When Invasion of Segovia enters, create two 1/1 blue Kraken creature tokens with trample.

Caetus, Sea Tyrant of Segovia

Noncreature spells you cast have convoke. (Your creatures can help cast those spells. Each creature you tap while casting a noncreature spell pays for {1} or one mana of that creature's color.)
At the beginning of your end step, untap up to four target creatures.

Invasion of Segovia // Caetus, Sea Tyrant of Segovia

Ever After

Return up to two target creature cards from your graveyard to the battlefield. Each of those creatures is a black Zombie in addition to its other colors and types. Put Ever After on the bottom of its owner's library.

Fall of Cair Andros

Whenever a creature an opponent controls is dealt excess noncombat damage, amass Orcs X, where X is that excess damage. (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.)
{7}{R}: Fall of Cair Andros deals 7 damage to target creature.

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.)

Grave Betrayal

Whenever a creature you don't control dies, return it to the battlefield under your control with an additional +1/+1 counter on it at the beginning of the next end step. That creature is a black Zombie in addition to its other colors and types.

Ayara, First of Locthwain

Whenever Ayara, First of Locthwain or another black creature you control enters, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
{T}, Sacrifice another black creature: Draw a card.

Display of Power

This spell can't be copied.
Copy any number of target instant and/or sorcery spells. You may choose new targets for the copies.

Annihilating Glare

As an additional cost to cast this spell, pay {4} or sacrifice an artifact or creature.
Destroy target creature or planeswalker.

Inherited Envelope

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

Lash of the Balrog

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature or pay {4}.
Destroy target creature.

Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant

When Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant 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.

Sam's Desperate Rescue

Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. The Ring tempts you.

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.

Gollum, Patient Plotter

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

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.)

Mirkwood Bats

Flying
Whenever you create or sacrifice a token, each opponent loses 1 life.

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.)

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.

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.

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.)

Swamp

Mountain

Island

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.

Sol Ring

Worn Powerstone

Worn Powerstone enters tapped.
{T}: Add {C}{C}.

Counterspell

Ashnod's Altar

Sword of Fire and Ice

Equipped creature gets +2/+2 and has protection from red and from blue.
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, Sword of Fire and Ice deals 2 damage to any target and you draw a card.
Equip {2}

Peer into the Abyss

Target player draws cards equal to half the number of cards in their library and loses half their life. Round up each time.

Blasting Station

{T}, Sacrifice a creature: Blasting Station deals 1 damage to any target.
Whenever a creature enters, you may untap Blasting Station.

Yahenni, Undying Partisan

Haste
Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Yahenni, Undying Partisan.
Sacrifice another creature: Yahenni gains indestructible until end of turn.

Nim Deathmantle

Equipped creature gets +2/+2, has intimidate, and is a black Zombie. (A creature with intimidate can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or creatures that share a color with it.)
Whenever a nontoken creature is put into your graveyard from the battlefield, you may pay {4}. If you do, return that card to the battlefield and attach Nim Deathmantle to it.
Equip {4}

Rings of Brighthearth

Whenever you activate an ability, if it isn't a mana ability, you may pay {2}. If you do, copy that ability. You may choose new targets for the copy.

Arcane Signet

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}.

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.

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.)

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.

Bloodforged Battle-Axe

Equipped creature gets +2/+0.
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, create a token that's a copy of Bloodforged Battle-Axe.
Equip {2}

Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

Whenever Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer deals combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token and exile the top card of that player's library. Until end of turn, you may cast that card.
Dash {1}{R} (You may cast this spell for its dash cost. If you do, it gains haste, and it's returned from the battlefield to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step.)

Swiftfoot Boots

Equipped creature has hexproof and haste. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
Equip {1}

Sunken Hollow

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

Impact Tremors

Whenever a creature you control enters, Impact Tremors deals 1 damage to each opponent.

Viscera Seer

Sacrifice a creature: Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)

Grave Pact

Whenever a creature you control dies, each other player sacrifices a creature of their choice.

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