Art by Kieran Yanner
Commander deckBRU
Sauron, the Dark Lord
Leverage Amass Orcs and the Ring Tempts You mechanics to generate massive tokens and discard/draw through your deck while maintaining control of the board.
Asked for“The Ring Tempts You and amass Orcs”
Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 59 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Sauron, the Dark Lord
3UBRLegendary Creature — Avatar Horror
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
12
Card Draw
8
Removal
12
One Ring to Rule Them All
2BBEnchantment — Saga
On-theme board wipe that hits non-Legends
Threats/Wincons
20
Orcish Bowmasters
1BCreature — Orc Archer
High-impact Orc that punishes opponent's draw
Saruman, the White Hand
1UBRLegendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
Standard Amass generator for noncreature spells
Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
BRLegendary Creature — Orc Soldier
Increases number of counters placed via Amass
In the Darkness Bind Them
2UBREnchantment — Saga
Consistent Ring temptation and token generation
Nazgûl
2BCreature — Wraith Knight
Synergizes with Ring temptation to grow bigger
Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
3BLegendary Creature — Human Soldier
Grants deathtouch to all tokens
March from the Black Gate
1BEnchantment
Growing threat from the Ring Tempting you
Grishnákh, Brash Instigator
2RLegendary Creature — Goblin Soldier
Temporary theft and Amass source
Corsairs of Umbar
3UCreature — Human Pirate
Creates Orcs and makes them unblockable
Uglúk of the White Hand
2BRLegendary Creature — Orc Soldier
Buffs your Orc army significantly
Voracious Fell Beast
4BBCreature — Drake Beast
Strong flying threat and removal piece
Easterling Vanguard
1BCreature — Human Warrior
Early game curve filler with Amass
Utility
7
Glamdring
2Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Grants spellslinger value and tribal synergy
Ringwraiths
4BBCreature — Wraith Knight
Recursive creature removal and Ring theme
Gollum, Patient Plotter
1BLegendary Creature — Halfling Horror
Easily recurrable source of Ring temptation
Bilbo, Retired Burglar
1URLegendary Creature — Halfling Rogue
Creates treasures when the Ringbearer hits
