Sauron, Lord of the Rings

Sauron is a self-contained value engine that rewards you for casting it and scales into the mid-game. When it hits the battlefield, you immediately amass an Orc army, mill some cards for potential graveyard synergies, and reanimate a creature—essentially three powerful effects in one card. The Ring tempting mechanic gives you passive advantage whenever an opponent's commander dies, which happens naturally in multiplayer games.

Your gameplan is to ramp into Sauron as a game-changing threat, then lean into its synergies with graveyard recursion and token generation. The amass mechanic stacks onto a single Orc token, so you'll grow one massive creature over time while also putting creatures back into play. You want to fill your graveyard early (via self-mill or discard outlets) so Sauron has targets to reanimate, and include sac outlets to trigger graveyard refills while draining opponents. The deck wins through a combination of commander damage, growing your Orc token, and incremental value from the Ring tempting you.

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