r Betz's Host of Mordor
 
Type: Deck Idea
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comCommander
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$512.90
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Tarkir: Dragonstorm
releases on April 11, 2025!

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Tarkir: Dragonstorm
releases on April 11, 2025!

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Main Deck - 100 cards, 88 distinct
Columns
Name  Edition $ Type Cost
Rarity Color
Commander
1 Sauron, the Dark Lord
$8.79 Legendary Creature - Avatar Horror
Creature (23)
1 Anger
$1.25 Creature - Incarnation
1 Cavern-Hoard Dragon
$18.49 Creature - Dragon
1 Goblin Dark-Dwellers
$0.24 Creature - Goblin
1 Gríma, Saruman's Footman
$1.14 Legendary Creature - Human Advisor
1 Guttersnipe
$0.23 Creature - Goblin Shaman
1 Hostage Taker
$0.29 Creature - Human Pirate
1 Lord of the Nazgûl
$1.00 Legendary Creature - Wraith Noble
1 Merciless Executioner
$0.25 Creature - Orc Warrior
1 Monstrosity of the Lake
$0.22 Legendary Creature - Kraken
1 Moria Scavenger
$0.15 Creature - Orc Rogue
1 Notion Thief
$0.67 Creature - Human Rogue
1 Rampaging War Mammoth
$0.22 Creature - Elephant
1 Saruman, the White Hand
$0.50 Legendary Creature - Avatar Wizard
1 Sauron, Lord of the Rings
$0.19 Legendary Creature - Avatar Horror
1 Sauron, the Necromancer
$0.36 Legendary Creature - Avatar Horror
1 Scourge of the Throne
$0.22 Creature - Dragon
1 Shelob, Dread Weaver
$0.56 Legendary Creature - Spider Demon
1 The Balrog of Moria
$0.41 Legendary Creature - Avatar Demon
1 The Balrog, Durin's Bane
$0.29 Legendary Creature - Avatar Demon
1 The Mouth of Sauron
$0.06 Legendary Creature - Human Advisor
1 Treasure Nabber
$0.51 Creature - Goblin Rogue
1 Troll of Khazad-dûm
$0.43 Creature - Troll
1 Voracious Fell Beast
$0.05 Creature - Drake Beast
Instant (4)
1 Arcane Denial
$1.78 Instant
1 Consider
$0.58 Instant
1 Fact or Fiction
$0.14 Instant
1 Sauron's Ransom
$0.47 Instant
Sorcery (18)
1 Blasphemous Act
$2.19 Sorcery
1 Boon of the Wish-Giver
$0.06 Sorcery
1 Decree of Pain
$0.24 Sorcery
1 Deep Analysis
$0.20 Sorcery
1 Extract from Darkness
$0.16 Sorcery
1 Faithless Looting
$0.35 Sorcery
1 Feed the Swarm
$0.41 Sorcery
1 Languish
$0.40 Sorcery
1 Lidless Gaze
$0.16 Sorcery
1 Living Death
$1.54 Sorcery
1 Raise the Palisade
$8.63 Sorcery
1 Reanimate
$6.72 Sorcery
1 Ringsight
$0.24 Sorcery
1 Shadow of the Enemy
$1.18 Sorcery
1 Subjugate the Hobbits
$0.20 Sorcery
1 Summons of Saruman
$0.20 Sorcery
1 Too Greedily, Too Deep
$0.17 Sorcery
1 Wake the Dragon
$0.23 Sorcery
Artifact (14)
1 Arcane Signet
$0.56 Artifact
1 Basalt Monolith
$3.98 Artifact
1 Commander's Sphere
$0.20 Artifact
1 Everflowing Chalice
$0.53 Artifact
1 Mind Stone
$0.15 Artifact
1 Mithril Coat
$17.18 Legendary Artifact - Equipment
1 Palantír of Orthanc
$16.70 Legendary Artifact
1 Relic of Sauron
$5.05 Artifact
1 Shadowspear
$32.37 Legendary Artifact - Equipment
1 Sol Ring
$1.21 Artifact
1 Sword of Hearth and Home
$18.36 Artifact - Equipment
1 Sword of the Animist
$9.58 Legendary Artifact - Equipment
1 The One Ring
$55.75 Legendary Artifact
1 Worn Powerstone
$0.25 Artifact
Enchantment (4)
1 Call of the Ring
$3.63 Enchantment
1 Fiery Inscription
$0.19 Enchantment
1 In the Darkness Bind Them
$0.62 Enchantment - Saga
1 Shiny Impetus
$0.13 Enchantment - Aura
Land (36)
1 Ancient Tomb
$114.06 Land
1 Barad-dûr
$0.92 Legendary Land
1 Command Tower
$0.19 Land
1 Crumbling Necropolis
$0.34 Land
1 Dragonskull Summit
$1.17 Land
1 Drowned Catacomb
$1.97 Land
1 Evolving Wilds
$0.06 Land
1 Great Hall of the Citadel
$0.20 Land
5 Island
$0.05 Basic Land - Island
1 Mines of Moria
$1.03 Legendary Land
1 Mount Doom
$5.68 Legendary Land
5 Mountain
$0.08 Basic Land - Mountain
1 Path of Ancestry
$0.14 Land
1 Rivendell
$1.58 Legendary Land
1 Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
$12.06 Legendary Land
1 Smoldering Marsh
$0.36 Land - Swamp Mountain
1 Sulfur Falls
$0.52 Land
1 Sulfurous Springs
$2.29 Land
1 Sunken Hollow
$0.36 Land - Island Swamp
5 Swamp
$0.07 Basic Land - Swamp
1 Terramorphic Expanse
$0.06 Land
1 The Black Gate
$7.66 Legendary Land - Gate
1 Underground River
$2.66 Land
1 Urborg
$11.75 Legendary Land
Sideboard - 18 cards, 18 distinct
Name  Edition $ Type Cost
Rarity Color
Creature (2)
1 Knollspine Dragon
$0.35 Creature - Dragon
1 Orcish Bowmasters
$37.84 Creature - Orc Archer
Instant (2)
1 Mystic Confluence
$0.58 Instant
1 Swan Song
$11.66 Instant
Sorcery (2)
1 Night's Whisper
$1.15 Sorcery
1 Treason of Isengard
$0.03 Sorcery
Artifact (2)
1 Lightning Greaves
$4.61 Artifact - Equipment
1 Wayfarer's Bauble
$0.45 Artifact
Enchantment (1)
1 One Ring to Rule Them All
$2.37 Enchantment - Saga
Land (9)
1 Bojuka Bog
$0.67 Land
1 Choked Estuary
$0.28 Land
1 Desolate Lighthouse
$0.28 Land
1 Field of Ruin
$0.15 Land
1 Foreboding Ruins
$0.32 Land
1 Frostboil Snarl
$0.29 Land
1 Reflecting Pool
$7.67 Land
1 Rogue's Passage
$0.41 Land
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
$48.52 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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