Sauron, Lord of the Rings

Sauron, Lord of the Rings

Legendary Creature — Avatar Horror

Mana cost: {5}{U}{B}{R}

How we read this card

When you cast this spell, amass Orcs 5, mill five cards, then return a creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

triggered — puts 5 counters on it

triggered — mills a card

triggered — brings a card back

Trample
Whenever a commander an opponent controls dies, the Ring tempts you.

triggered —

What we read on this card

Causes: create an Army creature token, create an Orc creature token, put an Army creature token onto the battlefield, put an Orc creature token onto the battlefield, put a counter on an Army creature token, put a counter on an Orc creature token, mill a card, put a creature onto the battlefield, a creature leaves a graveyard, the Ring tempts you.

Cares about: a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, a creature in a graveyard.

Works well with

hits creature — 1,277 cards in Sauron's colors can cause this.

  1. Jalira, Master Polymorphist — Jalira, Master Polymorphist can put Sauron, Lord of the Rings onto the battlefield from your library
  2. Polymorph — Polymorph can put Sauron, Lord of the Rings onto the battlefield from your library
  3. Industrial Advancement — Industrial Advancement can put Sauron, Lord of the Rings onto the battlefield from your library
  4. Proteus Staff — Proteus Staff can put Sauron, Lord of the Rings onto the battlefield from your library
  5. Synthetic Destiny — Synthetic Destiny can put Sauron, Lord of the Rings onto the battlefield from your library
  6. Divergent Transformations — Divergent Transformations can put Sauron, Lord of the Rings onto the battlefield from your library
  7. Transmogrify — Transmogrify can put Sauron, Lord of the Rings onto the battlefield from your library
  8. Mass Polymorph — Mass Polymorph can put Sauron, Lord of the Rings onto the battlefield from your library
  9. Chaos Mutation — Chaos Mutation can put Sauron, Lord of the Rings onto the battlefield from your library
  10. Lukka, Coppercoat Outcast — Lukka, Coppercoat Outcast can put Sauron, Lord of the Rings onto the battlefield from your library
  11. Identity Echo — Identity Echo can put Sauron, Lord of the Rings onto the battlefield from your library

14 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an Orc gets a counter — 39 cards in Sauron's colors can cause this (Sauron is one).

  1. The Great Goblin — When a permanent gets a counter thanks to Sauron, Lord of the Rings, The Great Goblin deals 2 damage

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

the Ring tempts you — 31 cards in Sauron's colors can cause this (Sauron is one).

When Sauron, Lord of the Rings has the Ring tempt you:

  1. Ringwraiths — returns itself from the graveyard
  2. Nazgûl — puts a counter on a Wraith
  3. Sauron, the Dark Lord — draws and discards
  4. Call of the Ring — makes you lose life

cast a spell — 109 cards in Sauron's colors can cause this.

When Sauron, Lord of the Rings is cast thanks to:

  1. Bolas's Citadel — it puts 5 counters on an Orc or Army
  2. Into the Pit — it puts 5 counters on an Orc or Army
  3. Hellcarver Demon — it puts 5 counters on an Orc or Army
  4. Doom Reigns Supreme — it puts 5 counters on an Orc or Army
  5. Ancient Cellarspawn — it puts 5 counters on an Orc or Army
  6. Shell of the Last Kappa — it puts 5 counters on an Orc or Army
  7. Glorious Purpose — it puts 5 counters on an Orc or Army
  8. Experimental Frenzy — it puts 5 counters on an Orc or Army
  9. Fires of Invention — it puts 5 counters on an Orc or Army

100 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Horror deals combat damage — 295 cards in Sauron's colors can cause this (Sauron is one).

  1. Captain N'ghathrod — When Sauron, Lord of the Rings deals combat damage, Captain N'ghathrod mills a card

a creature leaves a graveyard — 834 cards in Sauron's colors can cause this (Sauron is one).

When Sauron, Lord of the Rings leaves a graveyard:

  1. Grim Reaper's Scythe — makes a token
  2. Syr Konrad, the Grim — deals 1 damage
  3. Along the Crooked Way — puts a counter on a Goblin or Army
  4. Skeleton Crew — makes a token
  5. Desecrated Tomb — makes a token
  6. Undead Hand Ninja — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  7. Rot Farm Mortipede — gets +1/+0
  8. Soul Enervation — makes each opponent lose 1 life

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything leaves a graveyard — 1,465 cards in Sauron's colors can cause this (Sauron is one).

When Sauron, Lord of the Rings leaves a graveyard:

  1. Blastoneuron — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab — makes a token
  3. Tormod, the Desecrator — makes a token
  4. Garrison Excavator — makes a token
  5. Fang, Fearless l'Cie — draws you 1 card
  6. Spirit of Resilience — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Fuming Effigy — deals 1 damage
  8. Advanced Reconstruction — deals 2 damage
  9. Teval's Judgment — triggers

a creature gets a counter — 1,118 cards in Sauron's colors can cause this (Sauron is one).

  1. Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute — When an Orc or Army gets a counter thanks to Sauron, Lord of the Rings, Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute deals that much damage
  2. Danny Pink — When an Orc or Army gets a counter thanks to Sauron, Lord of the Rings, Danny Pink draws you 1 card
  3. Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate — When a permanent gets a counter thanks to Sauron, Lord of the Rings, Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Rikku, Resourceful Guardian — When an Orc or Army gets a counter thanks to Sauron, Lord of the Rings, Rikku, Resourceful Guardian triggers

3 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

provide a creature to sacrifice — 1,224 cards in Sauron's colors can cause this.

  1. Kethek, Crucible Goliath — Sauron, Lord of the Rings makes fodder for Kethek, Crucible Goliath

1,223 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

put a creature into a graveyard — 1,889 cards in Sauron's colors can cause this.

  1. Rankle and Torbran — Rankle and Torbran puts cards into the graveyard that Sauron, Lord of the Rings can bring back
  2. War Elemental — When War Elemental is in the graveyard, Sauron, Lord of the Rings can bring it back
  3. Shriveling Rot — Shriveling Rot puts cards into the graveyard that Sauron, Lord of the Rings can bring back
  4. Ayara, First of Locthwain — Ayara, First of Locthwain puts cards into the graveyard that Sauron, Lord of the Rings can bring back
  5. Mogg Bombers — When Mogg Bombers is in the graveyard, Sauron, Lord of the Rings can bring it back
  6. Flame-Kin War Scout — When Flame-Kin War Scout is in the graveyard, Sauron, Lord of the Rings can bring it back
  7. Foot Chopper — Foot Chopper puts cards into the graveyard that Sauron, Lord of the Rings can bring back
  8. Blasting Station — Blasting Station puts cards into the graveyard that Sauron, Lord of the Rings can bring back
  9. Lethal Vapors — Lethal Vapors puts cards into the graveyard that Sauron, Lord of the Rings can bring back
  10. Grave Peril — Grave Peril puts cards into the graveyard that Sauron, Lord of the Rings can bring back

1,879 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a token enters the battlefield — 1,793 cards in Sauron's colors can cause this (Sauron is one).

When an Orc or Army enters thanks to Sauron, Lord of the Rings:

  1. Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards — draws you 1 card
  2. Junk Winder — taps a creature, artifact, enchantment, planeswalker or battle an opponent controls

a token is created — 1,794 cards in Sauron's colors can cause this (Sauron is one).

When Sauron, Lord of the Rings makes an Orc or Army token:

  1. Idol of Oblivion — draws you 1 card
  2. Mirkwood Bats — makes each opponent lose 1 life

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything gets a counter — 2,049 cards in Sauron's colors can cause this (Sauron is one).

  1. All Will Be One — When an Orc or Army gets a counter thanks to Sauron, Lord of the Rings, All Will Be One deals that much damage

3 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a card in a graveyard — 5,218 cards in Sauron's colors can cause this (Sauron is one).

Sauron, Lord of the Rings puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Thor, God of Thunder — can bring back
  2. Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy — can bring back
  3. Harness the Storm — can bring back
  4. Transplant Theorist — can bring back
  5. Heart-Shaped Herb — can bring back
  6. Rescue from the Underworld — can bring back
  7. Victimize — can bring back
  8. Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern — can bring back
  9. Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker — can bring back
  10. Emet-Selch, Unsundered // Hades, Sorcerer of Eld — can bring back

242 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything goes to a graveyard — 5,218 cards in Sauron's colors can cause this (Sauron is one).

When a card hits the graveyard thanks to Sauron, Lord of the Rings:

  1. Quest for Ancient Secrets — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Measure of Wickedness — gives an opponent control of itself
  3. Energy Field — sacrifices itself

6 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 10,550 cards in Sauron's colors can cause this (Sauron is one).

  1. Fire Nation Salvagers — When Fire Nation Salvagers enters thanks to Sauron, Lord of the Rings, it puts a counter on a creature or Vehicle
  2. Thieves' Guild Enforcer — When Thieves' Guild Enforcer enters thanks to Sauron, Lord of the Rings, it mills a card
  3. Author of Shadows — When Author of Shadows enters thanks to Sauron, Lord of the Rings, it brings a card back
  4. Crabomination — When Crabomination enters thanks to Sauron, Lord of the Rings, it exiles a card from an opponent's library

170 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything enters the battlefield — 14,870 cards in Sauron's colors can cause this (Sauron is one).

  1. Kotose, the Silent Spider — When Kotose, the Silent Spider enters thanks to Sauron, Lord of the Rings, it brings a card back

31 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.