rbetz's Host of Mordor

r Betz's

Host of Mordor

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Format (legal 👍) comCommander

Approx. Value:

$429.39

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Commander:

Sauron, the Dark Lord

Avg. CMC 4.11

Card Color Breakdown

Card Type Breakdown

Main Deck - 100 cards, 87 distinct

Columns

	Name	Edition	$	Type	Cost
	Name	Rarity	$	Type	Color
Creature (24)
1	Anger		$3.65	Creature - Incarnation
1	Cavern-Hoard Dragon		$11.99	Creature - Dragon
1	Goblin Dark-Dwellers		$0.11	Creature - Goblin
1	Gríma, Saruman's Footman		$5.44	Legendary Creature - Human Advisor
1	Guttersnipe		$0.19	Creature - Goblin Shaman
1	Hostage Taker		$0.27	Creature - Human Pirate
1	Lord of the Nazgûl		$1.40	Legendary Creature - Wraith Noble
1	Merciless Executioner		$0.28	Creature - Orc Warrior
1	Monstrosity of the Lake		$0.37	Legendary Creature - Kraken
1	Moria Scavenger		$0.20	Creature - Orc Rogue
1	Notion Thief		$2.22	Creature - Human Rogue
1	Rampaging War Mammoth		$0.16	Creature - Elephant
1	Saruman, the White Hand		$0.46	Legendary Creature - Avatar Wizard
1	Sauron, Lord of the Rings		$0.30	Legendary Creature - Avatar Horror
1	Sauron, the Dark Lord		$6.58	Legendary Creature - Avatar Horror
1	Sauron, the Necromancer		$0.23	Legendary Creature - Avatar Horror
1	Scourge of the Throne		$1.35	Creature - Dragon
1	Shelob, Dread Weaver		$0.33	Legendary Creature - Spider Demon
1	The Balrog of Moria		$0.66	Legendary Creature - Avatar Demon
1	The Balrog, Durin's Bane		$0.42	Legendary Creature - Avatar Demon
1	The Mouth of Sauron		$0.04	Legendary Creature - Human Advisor
1	Treasure Nabber		$0.75	Creature - Goblin Rogue
1	Troll of Khazad-dûm		$0.83	Creature - Troll
1	Voracious Fell Beast		$0.02	Creature - Drake Beast
Instant (4)
1	Arcane Denial		$3.45	Instant
1	Consider		$0.84	Instant
1	Fact or Fiction		$0.11	Instant
1	Sauron's Ransom		$0.37	Instant
Sorcery (18)
1	Blasphemous Act		$2.18	Sorcery
1	Boon of the Wish-Giver		$0.14	Sorcery
1	Decree of Pain		$0.35	Sorcery
1	Deep Analysis		$0.07	Sorcery
1	Extract from Darkness		$0.13	Sorcery
1	Faithless Looting		$0.29	Sorcery
1	Feed the Swarm		$0.18	Sorcery
1	Languish		$0.45	Sorcery
1	Lidless Gaze		$0.12	Sorcery
1	Living Death		$2.70	Sorcery
1	Reanimate		$21.38	Sorcery
1	Ringsight		$0.17	Sorcery
1	Shadow of the Enemy		$0.90	Sorcery
1	Subjugate the Hobbits		$0.15	Sorcery
1	Summons of Saruman		$0.17	Sorcery
1	Too Greedily, Too Deep		$0.19	Sorcery
1	Treason of Isengard		$0.03	Sorcery
1	Wake the Dragon		$0.17	Sorcery
Artifact (14)
1	Arcane Signet		$0.39	Artifact
1	Basalt Monolith		$2.88	Artifact
1	Commander's Sphere		$0.12	Artifact
1	Everflowing Chalice		$0.62	Artifact
1	Mind Stone		$0.18	Artifact
1	Mithril Coat		$11.39	Legendary Artifact - Equipment
1	Palantír of Orthanc		$11.56	Legendary Artifact
1	Relic of Sauron		$4.20	Artifact
1	Shadowspear		$24.17	Legendary Artifact - Equipment
1	Sol Ring		$1.34	Artifact
1	Sword of Hearth and Home		$9.55	Artifact - Equipment
1	Sword of the Animist		$8.22	Legendary Artifact - Equipment
1	The One Ring		N/A	Legendary Artifact
1	Worn Powerstone		$0.68	Artifact
Enchantment (4)
1	Call of the Ring		$1.64	Enchantment
1	Fiery Inscription		$0.27	Enchantment
1	In the Darkness Bind Them		$1.40	Enchantment - Saga
1	Shiny Impetus		$0.06	Enchantment - Aura
Land (36)
1	Barad-dûr		$0.91	Legendary Land
1	Command Tower		$0.16	Land
1	Crumbling Necropolis		$0.25	Land
1	Dragonskull Summit		$1.82	Land
1	Drowned Catacomb		$1.84	Land
1	Evolving Wilds		$0.16	Land
1	Great Hall of the Citadel		$0.15	Land
5	Island		$0.09	Basic Land - Island
1	Mines of Moria		$1.28	Legendary Land
1	Mount Doom		$4.17	Legendary Land
6	Mountain		$0.11	Basic Land - Mountain
1	Path of Ancestry		$0.11	Land
1	Rivendell		$1.32	Legendary Land
1	Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep		$11.87	Legendary Land
1	Smoldering Marsh		$0.60	Land - Swamp Mountain
1	Sulfur Falls		$1.02	Land
1	Sulfurous Springs		$6.59	Land
1	Sunken Hollow		$0.28	Land - Island Swamp
5	Swamp		$1.12	Basic Land - Swamp
1	Terramorphic Expanse		$0.08	Land
1	The Black Gate		$8.84	Legendary Land - Gate
1	Underground River		$4.35	Land
1	Urborg		$16.60	Legendary Land

Sideboard - 19 cards, 19 distinct

	Name	Edition	$	Type	Cost
	Name	Rarity	$	Type	Color
Creature (2)
1	Knollspine Dragon		$1.91	Creature - Dragon
1	Orcish Bowmasters		$35.02	Creature - Orc Archer
Instant (2)
1	Mystic Confluence		$0.46	Instant
1	Swan Song		$11.61	Instant
Sorcery (2)
1	Night's Whisper		$1.37	Sorcery
1	Raise the Palisade		$6.78	Sorcery
Artifact (2)
1	Lightning Greaves		$4.97	Artifact - Equipment
1	Wayfarer's Bauble		$0.56	Artifact
Enchantment (1)
1	One Ring to Rule Them All		$0.97	Enchantment - Saga
Land (10)
1	Ancient Tomb		$88.53	Land
1	Bojuka Bog		$1.22	Land
1	Choked Estuary		$0.41	Land
1	Desolate Lighthouse		$0.09	Land
1	Field of Ruin		$0.15	Land
1	Foreboding Ruins		$0.32	Land
1	Frostboil Snarl		$0.23	Land
1	Reflecting Pool		$10.53	Land
1	Rogue's Passage		$0.23	Land
1	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth		$43.46	Legendary Land

Notes

LOTR upgrades only:
https://www.mtggoldfish.com/articles/hosts-of-mordor-precon-lotr-only-upgrades-and-bonus-regular-upgrades

Deck
1 Palantir of Orthanc
1 One Ring to Rule Them All
1 Ringsight
1 Sauron's Ransom
1 Sauron, the Dark Lord
1 Sauron, the Necromancer
1 Shadow of the Enemy
1 Mystic Confluence
1 Night's Whisper
1 Wayfarer's Bauble
1 Bojuka Bog

Further Upgrades
If you want to stick to LOTR-only cards but don't mind spending extra cash, here's my suggestions on further pickups (the site links the cheapest version but there's also a LOTR version for each of these):

Lands: Ancient Tomb, Barad-dur, Mount Doom, Mines of Moria, Reflecting Pool, Rivendell, Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep, Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Ramp: Sword of Hearth and Home
Draw: The One Ring (obviously)
Protection: Lightning Greaves, Mithril Coat
Removal: Raise the Palisade, Shadowspear, Swan Song, The Balrog, Durin's Bane
Busted: Orcish Bowmasters

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