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Magic: The Gathering · The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth · Mythic

Sauron, the Dark Lord

Legendary Creature — Avatar Horror

$15.33

Market price

$29.35

Foil

2

Public decks

Sauron, the Dark Lord
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Rules Text

Ward—Sacrifice a legendary artifact or legendary creature.Whenever an opponent casts a spell, amass Orcs 1.Whenever an Army you control deals combat damage to a player, the Ring tempts you.Whenever the Ring tempts you, you may discard your hand. If you do, draw four cards.

Card Facts

Mana value
6
Power / Toughness
7 / 6
Colors
Color identity
EDHREC rank
#3,184
Keywords
Amass, Ward
Rarity
Related cards
Orc ArmyTokenOrc ArmyThe Ring // The Ring Tempts YouEmblemThe Ring // The Ring Tempts You

Legality

Brawl

Legal

Commander

Legal

Competitive Brawl

Legal

Duel Commander

Legal

Gladiator

Legal

Historic

Legal

Legacy

Legal

Modern

Legal

Oathbreaker

Legal

Penny Dreadful

Legal

Timeless

Legal

Vintage

Legal

Alchemy

Not legal

Future

Not legal

Old School

Not legal

Pauper

Not legal

Pauper Commander

Not legal

Pioneer

Not legal

PreDH

Not legal

Premodern

Not legal

Standard

Not legal

Standard Brawl

Not legal

TLR

Not legal

Rulings

  1. Jun 29, 2026 · Wizards of the Coast

    Some cards refer to the "amassed Army." That means the Army creature you chose to receive counters, even if no counters were placed on it for some reason.

  2. Jun 29, 2026 · Wizards of the Coast

    If you don't control an Army, the Goblin Army token you create enters the battlefield as a 0/0 creature before receiving counters. Any abilities that trigger when a creature with a certain power enters the battlefield, such as that of Mentor of the Meek, will see the token enter as a 0/0 creature before it gets +1/+1 counters.

  3. Jun 29, 2026 · Wizards of the Coast

    Some spells and abilities that amass Goblins may require targets. If each target chosen is an illegal target as that spell or ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve. You won't amass Goblins.

  4. Jun 29, 2026 · Wizards of the Coast

    To amass Goblins N, if you don't control an Army creature, create a 0/0 black Goblin Army creature token. Then you choose an Army creature you control and put N +1/+1 counters on it. If that Army isn't already a Goblin, it becomes a Goblin in addition to its other types.

  5. Jun 29, 2026 · Wizards of the Coast

    Amass Orcs works the same way, except you create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token if you don't control an Army. And if the Army creature you chose isn't already an Orc, it becomes an Orc in addition to its other types. By combining cards with amass Orcs and amass Goblins, you can end up with a Goblin Orc Army.

  6. Jun 29, 2026 · Wizards of the Coast

    In the rare case that you control multiple Army creatures (perhaps because you control a creature with changeling) while you amass Goblins, you choose which of your Army creatures to put the +1/+1 counters on. If that creature isn't a Goblin, it becomes a Goblin in addition to its other types.

  7. Jun 16, 2023 · Wizards of the Coast

    Some spells and abilities that amass Orcs may require targets. If each target chosen is an illegal target as that spell or ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve. You won't amass Orcs.

  8. Jun 16, 2023 · Wizards of the Coast

    As the Ring tempts you, you get an emblem named The Ring if you don't have one. Then your emblem gains its next ability and you choose a creature you control to become (or remain) your Ring-bearer.

  9. Jun 16, 2023 · Wizards of the Coast

    In the rare case that you control multiple Army creatures (perhaps because you played a creature with changeling) while you amass Orcs, you choose which of your Army creatures to put the +1/+1 counters on. If that creature isn't an Orc, it becomes an Orc in addition to its other types.

  10. Jun 16, 2023 · Wizards of the Coast

    The Ring gains its abilities in order from top to bottom. Once it gains an ability, it has that ability for the rest of the game.

  11. Jun 16, 2023 · Wizards of the Coast

    Some cards refer to the "amassed Army." That means the Army creature you chose to receive counters, even if no counters were placed on it for some reason.

  12. Jun 16, 2023 · Wizards of the Coast

    Amass abilities are now written as "amass [subtype] N." Previous cards with amass have received errata to say "amass Zombies N."

  13. Jun 16, 2023 · Wizards of the Coast

    To amass Orcs N, if you don't control an Army creature, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token. Then you choose an Army creature you control and put N +1/+1 counters on it. If that Army isn't already an Orc, it becomes an Orc in addition to its other types.

  14. Jun 16, 2023 · Wizards of the Coast

    Some spells and abilities that cause the Ring to tempt you may require targets. If each target chosen is an illegal target as that spell or ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve. The Ring won't tempt you.

  15. Jun 16, 2023 · Wizards of the Coast

    If you don't control an Army, the Orc Army token you create enters the battlefield as a 0/0 creature before receiving counters. Any abilities that trigger when a creature with a certain power enters the battlefield, such as that of Mentor of the Meek, will see the token enter as a 0/0 creature before it gets +1/+1 counters.

  16. Jun 16, 2023 · Wizards of the Coast

    Amass Zombies works the same way, except you create a 0/0 black Zombie Army creature token if you don't control an Army. If the Army creature you chose isn't already a Zombie, it becomes a Zombie in addition to its other types. By combining cards with amass Orcs and amass Zombies, you can end up with an Orc Zombie Army.

  17. Jun 16, 2023 · Wizards of the Coast

    The Ring can tempt you even if you don't control a creature. In this case, abilities that trigger "whenever the Ring tempts you" will still trigger.

  18. Jun 16, 2023 · Wizards of the Coast

    Each player can have only one emblem named The Ring and only one Ring-bearer at a time.

  19. Jun 16, 2023 · Wizards of the Coast

    Each time the Ring tempts you, you must choose a creature if you control one.

  20. Jun 16, 2023 · Wizards of the Coast

    If the creature you choose as your Ring-bearer was already your Ring-bearer, that still counts as choosing that creature as your Ring-bearer for the purpose of abilities that trigger "whenever you choose a creature as your Ring-bearer" or abilities that care about which creature was chosen as your Ring-bearer.

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Community

Decks using this card

2 public decks run Sauron, the Dark Lord.


MTGCommander

Sauron

DA
damianoaffinito8 months ago
500
MTGCommanderB1

Royalty

TheGentleman
TheGentleman1 year ago
5500