The Hosts of Mordor
Commander Deck {B}{R}{U} · 100 cards · Sauron, Lord of the Rings · Bracket 3
Official preconstructed deck — Wizards of the Coast · Updated September 2026
Official preconstructed decklist · Commander Deck · Tales of Middle-earth Commander · released 2023-06-23
Value
≈ $129.67
Market value from Scryfall prices, not what the owner paid.
Stats
4.16 average mana value
Mana cost
Mana production
Mana curve of nonland cards; 7 groups everything above six.
| Cards | Count | In opening hand |
|---|---|---|
| Creature | 27 | 90% |
| Instant | 6 | 36% |
| Artifact | 8 | 45% |
| Sorcery | 16 | 72% |
| Land | 38 | 97% |
| Enchantment | 4 | 26% |
| Commander | 1 | 7% |
Chance of drawing at least one in a seven-card opening hand.
Decklist
Commander 1
| 1 | Sauron, Lord of the Rings LTC 4 | {5}{U}{B}{R} | M |
Creature 27
| 1 | Anger LTC 210 | {3}{R} | U |
| 1 | Cavern-Hoard Dragon LTC 31 | {7}{R}{R} | R |
| 1 | Corsairs of Umbar LTC 19 | {3}{U} | R |
| 1 | Goblin Cratermaker LTC 218 | {1}{R} | U |
| 1 | Goblin Dark-Dwellers LTC 219 | {3}{R}{R} | R |
| 1 | Gríma, Saruman's Footman LTC 57 | {2}{U}{B} | R |
| 1 | Grishnákh, Brash Instigator LTR 134 | {2}{R} | U |
| 1 | Guttersnipe LTC 220 | {2}{R} | U |
| 1 | Hostage Taker LTC 268 | {2}{U}{B} | R |
| 1 | Inferno Titan LTC 223 | {4}{R}{R} | M |
| 1 | Knollspine Dragon LTC 224 | {5}{R}{R} | R |
| 1 | Lord of the Nazgûl LTC 60 | {3}{U}{B} | R |
| 1 | Merciless Executioner LTC 204 | {2}{B} | U |
| 1 | Monstrosity of the Lake LTC 22 | {4}{U} | R |
| 1 | Moria Scavenger LTC 63 | {1}{B}{R} | R |
| 1 | Notion Thief LTC 270 | {2}{U}{B} | R |
| 1 | Orcish Siegemaster LTC 33 | {2}{R} | R |
| 1 | Rampaging War Mammoth LTC 34 | {5}{R}{R} | R |
| 1 | Saruman, the White Hand LTC 8 | {1}{U}{B}{R} | M |
| 1 | Scourge of the Throne LTC 225 | {4}{R}{R} | M |
| 1 | Shelob, Dread Weaver LTC 29 | {3}{B} | R |
| 1 | Siege-Gang Commander LTC 228 | {3}{R}{R} | R |
| 1 | The Balrog of Moria LTC 46 | {4}{B}{B}{R} | R |
| 1 | The Mouth of Sauron LTR 216 | {3}{U}{B} | U |
| 1 | Treasure Nabber LTC 230 | {2}{R} | R |
| 1 | Troll of Khazad-dûm LTR 111 | {5}{B} | C |
| 1 | Voracious Fell Beast LTR 113 | {4}{B}{B} | U |
Instant 6
| 1 | Arcane Denial LTC 184 | {1}{U} | C |
| 1 | Bitter Downfall LTR 77 | {3}{B} | U |
| 1 | Consider LTC 187 | {U} | C |
| 1 | Fact or Fiction LTC 190 | {3}{U} | U |
| 1 | Forbidden Alchemy LTC 191 | {2}{U} | C |
| 1 | Thrill of Possibility LTC 229 | {1}{R} | C |
Artifact 8
| 1 | Arcane Signet LTC 273 | {2} | C |
| 1 | Basalt Monolith LTC 274 | {3} | U |
| 1 | Commander's Sphere LTC 276 | {3} | C |
| 1 | Everflowing Chalice LTC 278 | {0} | U |
| 1 | Mind Stone LTC 282 | {2} | U |
| 1 | Relic of Sauron LTC 79 | {4} | R |
| 1 | Sol Ring LTC 284 | {1} | U |
| 1 | Worn Powerstone LTC 293 | {3} | U |
Sorcery 16
| 1 | Blasphemous Act LTC 211 | {8}{R} | R |
| 1 | Boon of the Wish-Giver LTC 185 | {4}{U}{U} | U |
| 1 | Decree of Pain LTC 199 | {6}{B}{B} | R |
| 1 | Deep Analysis LTC 188 | {3}{U} | C |
| 1 | Extract from Darkness LTC 266 | {3}{U}{B} | U |
| 1 | Faithless Looting LTC 215 | {R} | C |
| 1 | Feed the Swarm LTC 200 | {1}{B} | C |
| 1 | Languish LTC 202 | {2}{B}{B} | R |
| 1 | Lidless Gaze LTC 59 | {2}{B}{R} | R |
| 1 | Living Death LTC 203 | {3}{B}{B} | R |
| 1 | Reanimate LTC 206 | {B} | R |
| 1 | Subjugate the Hobbits LTC 24 | {5}{U}{U} | R |
| 1 | Summons of Saruman LTC 70 | {X}{U}{R} | R |
| 1 | Too Greedily, Too Deep LTC 72 | {5}{B}{R} | R |
| 1 | Treason of Isengard LTR 74 | {2}{U} | C |
| 1 | Wake the Dragon LTC 74 | {4}{B}{R} | R |
Land 38
| 1 | Choked Estuary LTC 299 | R | |
| 1 | Command Tower LTC 301 | C | |
| 1 | Crumbling Necropolis LTC 302 | U | |
| 1 | Desolate Lighthouse LTC 303 | R | |
| 1 | Dragonskull Summit LTC 304 | R | |
| 1 | Drowned Catacomb LTC 305 | R | |
| 1 | Evolving Wilds LTC 306 | C | |
| 1 | Field of Ruin LTC 308 | U | |
| 1 | Foreboding Ruins LTC 310 | R | |
| 1 | Frostboil Snarl LTC 312 | R | |
| 3 | Island LTR 264 | C | |
| 3 | Island LTR 265 | C | |
| 4 | Mountain LTR 268 | C | |
| 3 | Mountain LTR 269 | C | |
| 1 | Path of Ancestry LTC 322 | C | |
| 1 | Rogue's Passage LTC 326 | U | |
| 1 | Smoldering Marsh LTC 332 | R | |
| 1 | Sulfur Falls LTC 333 | R | |
| 1 | Sulfurous Springs LTC 334 | R | |
| 1 | Sunken Hollow LTC 335 | R | |
| 3 | Swamp LTR 266 | C | |
| 3 | Swamp LTR 267 | C | |
| 1 | Terramorphic Expanse LTC 337 | C | |
| 1 | The Black Gate LTC 80 | R | |
| 1 | Underground River LTC 342 | R |
Enchantment 4
| 1 | Fiery Inscription LTR 126 | {2}{R} | U |
| 1 | In the Darkness Bind Them LTC 58 | {2}{U}{B}{R} | R |
| 1 | Revenge of Ravens LTC 207 | {3}{B} | U |
| 1 | Shiny Impetus LTC 227 | {2}{R} | U |
Where to buy this deck
| Store | Cards | Total |
|---|---|---|
| ManaPool | 84 of 84 | $75.53 |
| Cardmarket | 84 of 84 | €88.87 |
| Card Kingdom | 84 of 84 | $133.73 |
| TopDeck Hero | 83 of 84 | CA$177.95 |
| Gamezilla | 83 of 84 | CA$198.63 |
Why this is Bracket 3
- Game changers · 1 Game Changer(s) found -- compatible with Bracket 3 (up to 3 allowed).
- Mass land denial · No Mass Land Denial cards found.
- Extra turns · No Extra Turn cards found.
- Combos · Commander Spellbook estimate-bracket lookup failed and nothing was cached for this exact deck -- its signal isn't reflected in this verdict.
- Combos · Commander Spellbook find-my-combos lookup failed and nothing was cached for this exact deck -- its signal isn't reflected in this verdict.
- Notes · No hard floor tripped; 1 Game Changer(s) alone suggests Bracket 3.
- cEDH signals · 0 free/reduced-cost interaction card(s) found (informational -- feeds the possibleCedh signal, doesn't floor the bracket on its own).
- cEDH signals · 2 cross-archetype cEDH staple(s) found, excluding anything already counted as a Game Changer (informational -- feeds the possibleCedh signal, doesn't floor the bracket on its own; this list is hand-curated and will go stale over time).
- Notes · possibleCedh signals (0/4, needs 3+): complete combos=0, avg nonland CMC=4.16, free/reduced-cost interaction=0, cEDH staples=2. Not enough independent signals agree to flag this as a likely cEDH build.
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