The Two Towers (Sauron EDH)

Commander / EDH Amass Aristocrats Burn Exile Group Slug Sacrifice UBR (Grixis)

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Creature (28)

• 1x Akki Battle Squad
• 1x Anger
• 1x Bilbo, Retired Burglar
• 1x Chainer, Nightmare Adept
• 1x Clackbridge Troll
• 1x Doomed Necromancer
• 1x Dream Devourer
• 1x Elrond, Lord of Rivendell
• 1x Eruth, Tormented Prophet
• 1x Glamorous Outlaw
• 1x Gollum, Scheming Guide
• 1x Gorbag of Minas Morgul
• 1x Guttersnipe
• 1x Havoc Jester
• 1x Hidetsugu, Devouring Chaos
• 1x Hoarding Broodlord
• 1x Juri, Master of the Revue
• 1x Keeper of Secrets
• 1x Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
• 1x Mahadi, Emporium Master
• 1x Mauhur, Uruk-hai Captain
• 1x Mayhem Devil
• 1x Mizzix, Replica Rider
• 1x Nalfeshnee
• 1x Ruthless Knave
• 1x Saruman, the White Hand
• 1x The Balrog, Durin's Bane
• 1x Wild-Magic Sorcerer

Instant (4)

• 1x Bituminous Blast
• 1x Fire Covenant
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Rowan's Grim Search

Land (40)

• 1x Barad-dur
• 1x Blood Crypt
• 1x Choked Estuary
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Crumbling Necropolis
• 1x Echoing Deeps
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Foreboding Ruins
• 1x Forgotten Monument
• 1x Frostboil Snarl
• 1x Hidden Cataract
• 1x Hidden Necropolis
• 1x Hidden Volcano
• 5x Island
• 1x Madblind Mountain
• 8x Mountain
• 1x Mystic Sanctuary
• 1x Pit of Offerings
• 1x Promising Vein
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Sunken Citadel
• 5x Swamp
• 1x Volatile Fault
• 1x Watery Grave
• 1x Witch's Cottage

Artifact (6)

• 1x Blade of Shared Souls
• 1x Chimil, the Inner Sun
• 1x Glittering Stockpile
• 1x Swashbuckler's Whip
• 1x Trailblazer's Boots
• 1x Treasure Map  ^Flip

Commander (1)

Enchantment (13)

• 1x Call of the Ring
• 1x Fall of Cair Andros
• 1x Fiery Emancipation
• 1x Fiery Inscription
• 1x Fires of Mount Doom
• 1x Goblin Bombardment
• 1x Impatience
• 1x Omniscience
• 1x Rain of Riches
• 1x Retribution of the Ancients
• 1x Revel in Riches
• 1x The Lost and the Damned
• 1x Theater of Horrors

Sorcery (8)

• 1x Distortion Strike
• 1x Feast of Succession
• 1x Jeska's Will
• 1x Light Up the Stage
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Reckless Impulse
• 1x Shadow of the Enemy
• 1x Volcanic Torrent

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Creature (1)

• 1x Warg Rider

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• Archetype: Group slug
• Subthemes: Exile, Sacrifice, Caves
• Planar Flavor: Shadowmoor, Grixis, Middle-earth
• Basic Land Art: War-torn, trammeled, defiled

Under Construction

(This deck is still taking shape. Check back soon.)

You may well ask, isn't impulse draw the plaything of colors with shitty card draw? My brother in Christ, you're in blue! To which, dear straw man, I would reply: it's [year you're reading this], every color has access to good card draw.

I do run some solid early-game card draw, but my thinking is that card draw becomes a little superfluous once you get cooking with Sauron's temptation wheels. Unless you're storming off and wheeling to refill an empty hand, card draw merely increases the pile you'll be tossing. I mean yes, the wheel ability is a "may," so you could ignore it when you tempt and your hand is already sitting pretty, but I'm really enticed by the ability to start over with a fresh grip.

Theory Corner

Allow me to explain. You know that Magic player compulsion to maximize your cards and mana? Problem is, commander is a complex format in a complex game. I'd wager I'm not alone in occasionally finding myself with more cards and options than I know what to do with. It sounds like a good problem to have, but there's no worse feels-bad than falling short of optimal play. Don't set yourself up for failure like that. We're following l'appel du vide, the siren call to live dangerously and discard often. This isn't 4D chess, mastermind Grixis, it's something else.

Date added	9 months
Last updated	1 day
Exclude colors	WG
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	5 - 0 Mythic Rares 38 - 0 Rares 27 - 0 Uncommons 9 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.70
Tokens	Copy Clone, Elemental 2/1 R, Goat 0/1 W, Orc Army, Rebel 2/2 R, Spawn 3/3 R, Monarch Emblem, The Ring, The Ring Tempts You, Treasure
Folders	EDH current decks, cool dec