sauron

The "sauron" Commander/EDH deck is a Grixis (Blue/Black/Red) control and reanimation deck that aims to dominate the game through resource denial, card advantage, and powerful creature recursion. It leverages the commander, Sauron, the Dark Lord, to synergize with its themes of control and reanimation.

Primary Strategy: The deck seeks to control the board with a suite of removal spells like Damnation and Cyclonic Rift while maintaining card advantage through draw engines such as Phyrexian Arena and Rhystic Study. It also uses powerful tutors like Demonic Tutor and Diabolic Tutor to find key pieces.

Key Synergies:

• Reanimation: Cards like Animate Dead, Necromancy, and Sedris, the Traitor King allow the deck to recur potent creatures from the graveyard, maximizing value from high-impact threats.
• Resource Denial: The deck includes cards like Dictate of Erebos and Grave Pact to control opponents’ boards by forcing sacrifices.
• Mana Ramp and Fixing: The deck uses mana rocks such as Sol Ring, Gilded Lotus, and Thran Dynamo, alongside lands like Cabal Coffers and Urborg,