The Hosts of Mordor
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- Commander
- Sauron, Lord of the Rings
- Cards
- 100
- Current value
- $127.12
- Grade
- B-
How it grades
Fundamentals 68/100. Plays like Reanimator / graveyard and Spellslinger.
This reads as Reanimator / graveyard · Spellslinger, built around Sauron, Lord of the Rings. The graveyard is a second hand: stock it fast, then cheat the biggest things in it onto the battlefield for a fraction of their cost. Self-mill and discard are card selection, not card loss. Graveyard hate is the deck's nightmare, so diversify threats and keep a fair backup plan. Its strongest fundamental is card draw (14 draw effects (want 11+ for Reanimator / graveyard)); the first thing to tighten is commander synergy: Only 16 of 61 spells play into your commanders' plan; they want +1/+1 counter, graveyard, amass support. Counts the builds players run with your commanders (Reanimator; from EDHREC).
- A-Mana reliability
- BLand count
- C+Mana curve
- ARamp
- A+Card draw
- A+Interaction
- C-Commander synergy
- AWin conditions
- ACard quality
- A+Legality & size
Where it falls short
- BLand count38 lands. About 42 fits this curve for Reanimator / graveyard.
- C+Mana curve20% of spells cost ≤2, 23% cost 6+.
- C-Commander synergyOnly 16 of 61 spells play into your commanders' plan; they want +1/+1 counter, graveyard, amass support. Counts the builds players run with your commanders (Reanimator; from EDHREC).
Strong on mana reliability, ramp, card draw, interaction, win conditions, card quality and legality & size.
86 cards graded: A- 10, B+ 22, B 51, B- 3. The command zone is the plan, so it isn't graded.
Upgrades
Made together, they take The Hosts of Mordor from B- to B.
Psychosis Crawler5$2.54
In place of Lidless Gaze: weakest slot in the deck (55/100)
Pays off your card-draw engine (16 producers). Works with the commander directly. Top-5% staple by play data.
Chasm Skulker2U$0.83
In place of Subjugate the Hobbits: weakest slot in the deck (58/100)
Pays off your +1/+1 counter engine (11 producers). Pays off the commanders' +1/+1 counter plan. Fits the commander's plan.
Stitcher's SupplierB$0.37
In place of Goblin Dark-Dwellers: weakest slot in the deck (58/100)
Fuels your graveyard payoffs (8 in deck). Feeds the commanders' graveyard payoff. EDHREC Reanimator / graveyard staple.
Wizard ClassU$2.80
In place of Too Greedily, Too Deep: weakest slot in the deck (60/100)
Pays off your +1/+1 counter engine (11 producers). Pays off your card-draw engine (16 producers). Pays off the commanders' +1/+1 counter plan.
Ripples of Undeath1B$8.21
In place of Gríma, Saruman's Footman: weakest slot in the deck (61/100)
Fuels your graveyard payoffs (8 in deck). Feeds the commanders' graveyard payoff. Top-5% staple by play data.
Emry, Lurker of the Loch2U$0.64
In place of Wake the Dragon: weakest slot in the deck (61/100)
Pays off your artifact engine (8 producers). Fuels your graveyard payoffs (8 in deck). Feeds the commanders' graveyard payoff.
Underworld Breach1R$11.30
In place of Voracious Fell Beast: weakest slot in the deck (61/100)
Pays off the commanders' graveyard plan. WotC game-changer. Top-5% staple by play data.
Dread Return2BB$0.61
In place of Revenge of Ravens: weakest slot in the deck (61/100)
Fuels your instant-and-sorcery payoffs (4 in deck). Pays off the commanders' graveyard plan. Top-5% staple by play data.
Dig Through Time6UU$0.32
In place of Boon of the Wish-Giver: weakest slot in the deck (62/100)
Fuels your instant-and-sorcery payoffs (4 in deck). Pays off the commanders' graveyard plan. Top-5% staple by play data.
The One Ring4$119.08
In place of Forbidden Alchemy: weakest slot in the deck (62/100)
Keeps the commanders alive. Top-5% staple by play data. WotC game-changer.
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Decklist
Commander 1
Creatures 27
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Instants 6
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Sorceries 16
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Artifacts 8
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Enchantments 4
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Lands 38
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- B×4
- B×3
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