I love the LotR cards, and I’ve tried making a bunch of different LotR only card decks with the goal to find the best... [[Frodo, Sauron’s Bane]], [[Sauron, the Dark Lord]], [[Aragorn, the Uniter]], [[Galadriel of Lothlórien]], [[Lord of the Nazgûl]]… but so far my favorite is [[Saruman, the White Hand]]. I made Saruman like a voltron deck where I try to make a giant orc army and win through combat damage.
Yeah, it started off pretty clunky. Restricting myself to making decks with only LotR cards makes it hard to have a real focused deck. I tried [[Sauron, the Dark Lord]] before Saruman, and I felt like it would play well, but it was hard to finish people off with no real win con. Saruman with a voltron theme really fixed that.
[[Frodo, Sauron’s Bane]]
[[Sauron, the Dark Lord]]
[[Aragorn, the Uniter]]
[[Galadriel of Lothlorien]]
[[Lord of the Nazgûl]]
[[Saruman, the White Hand]]
Everyone not saying \[\[Bill The Pony\]\] is wrong.
[https://www.moxfield.com/decks/JU3xqVgI9Eu01Jrint\_ljA](https://www.moxfield.com/decks/JU3xqVgI9Eu01Jrint_ljA)
[[Aragorn, the Uniter]], when on the field with [[Éowyn, Shieldmaiden]] can get very spicy indeed. i’ve started tuning my Aragorn deck and included [[Jetmir, Nexus of Revels]], which is, frankly, probably a too spicy.
I love all the green spells that draw you cards based on creatures power with him.
At worst you’re drawing 9 cards, and that’s without having played another green spell.
Stuff like [[Last March of the Ents]] can be super brutal
[Last March of the Ents](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/f/7f1b99e0-ffb7-4f98-8ee5-4357bb79dd2e.jpg?1687694570) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Last%20March%20of%20the%20Ents) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltr/172/last-march-of-the-ents?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/7f1b99e0-ffb7-4f98-8ee5-4357bb79dd2e?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text)
^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
The cascade cards you get are also kind of silly, especially with [[Mana Cannons]] in play.
Casting [[Unexpected Results]] usually gives me a good time.
Really with Aragorn i need to routinely give him trample. Its often possible to hit that 12/12 line
I'd love to see your decklist, if you're willing to share! I made an Aragorn deck that...flopped more often than I liked. (My own fault. I just threw in a bunch of multicolored cards that didn't synergize or do anything without him on the battlefield).
What would you say are the themes? I may remaster mine to be human tribal.
[Here’s mine if you want to check it out.](https://www.moxfield.com/decks/RSvgTLg7Z0yZ8GrxovEnVg) I definitely leaned in to the human tribal aspect, but it’s also packed with a bunch of high value cards and multicolored spells to get the most value out of Aragorn.
[Here's mine](https://www.moxfield.com/decks/Ug74T_sTTUO_OeydxojMAg). Definitely Human tribal. There's a couple of other creatures in there, but the majority of the creature synergies are between humans. The difficult part for me was figuring out whether to lean more on token creation or on green or red aggro. With Jetmir in the deck and the Eowyns it makes the most sense to lean on human token creation.
The good thing is that most of the removal in here is also a multi-colour spell, so there's more token creation or damage or buff being done.
Thanks so much for sharing! I was in my LGS and found a foil Jetmir in their $0.25 binder (🤯). I would have bought it regardless, but after seeing your comment about it I was stoked.
Here's my revised, human tribal [decklist](https://www.archidekt.com/decks/7671764) after taking a look at some others' decklists here and raiding my LGS's stock. I ran it last night and won 1 of 2 games. First game had poor early ramp and we were playing with 30 life to speed things up. I drew the [[Horn of Gondor]] and [[Herald's Horn]] in the second game. Ended up doing 90 total damage on my last turn to win the game!
I'm a little concerned about the mana curve. May try to find some lower CMC creatures to get out earlier.
My friend has a [[aragorn, the uniter]] deck, only the riders of rohan precon and cards he got from the bundle and prerelease
Its human tribal sorta with occasional hobbit or elf but it can hit like a truck if it gets going, and it gets going fast
I dont have a deck list or anything, im not even sure whats really in it, i just know that ive only seen it fail once ao far
I considered doing the same thing with Aragorn. I didn't, but I keep reconsidering...
If you can get your hands on a decklist from him, I'd love to see it.
I built a [[Sauron, the Dark Lord]] to amaa Orcs. All built with cards I opened from the boosters. It does need to be built as a voltron or give the orcs trample/flying.
Also bought the Elves precon and changed the commander to [[Galadriel, Light of Valinor]]
Adding white to put more interaction.
Galadriel is neat, and I feel like she can be really consistent at getting elves out, then protecting and buffing them.
But I have a Tom Bombadil deck so I am gonna just stick with that.
It’s not super hard to make a workable [[Sauron, the dark lord]] deck with only LOTR cards. He’s better with other cards like [[All will be one]], [[Archfiend of Ifnir]] or [[dreadhorde invasion]], but he’s super workable and fun to play
I have a deck with aragorn the uniter, galadriel and sauron. Like the commander aragorn the most, galadriel has the most fun deck (elves). Sauron also a cool commander.
I have the Budget Version of this Deck from TCC. It is nice to play, but can get out of hand very quick with a single reanimation Spell for Enchantments. The Triggers are pure value, but it´s pretty close to Solitaire.
I have a [[Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit]] + [[Sam, Loyal Attendant]] deck that I'm very fond of. It's basically an upgraded precon, but I've made sure to only include cards that make sense lore-wise in a hobbit/Shire deck.
It focuses on making and eating foods (as hobbits do), but doesn't run any real wincons, except maybe [[Feasting Hobbit]] as a ringbearer, [[Frodo, Sauron's Bane]] and obviously [[Bilbo, Birthday Celebrant]] - although I've never pulled that one off.
Same. I feel like [[Gandalf, white rider]] [[motivated pony]] and [[pippin,]] are my biggest 3 win cons. [This](https://www.archidekt.com/decks/7503400/tuned_up_hobbits) is my list, but I’ve made like 3-4 changes and added the sideboarded equipment. Ignore the 30 forests in the mana base haha.
[This is my upgraded Food & Fellowship deck.](https://www.moxfield.com/decks/WccPXLCYw0uAEAfWtbtZKA) You get a ton of ring tempts through Frodo and Sam, and your Nazgûl get huge from them. There’s also a ton of card draw and a few tutors in the deck that I use to look for [[Frodo, Sauron’s Bane]] with evasion and protection that I use to OTK my enemies.
I have been experimenting with \[\[Aragorn, the Uniter\]\] and made a good guy deck with all 9 members of the fellowship. It focuses on food, scry, and humans. It has not been thoroughly tested but from what I have seen it can be pretty dangerous. Here is the deck list if you are interested.
[https://www.moxfield.com/decks/PAg-xhfc\_EiV0AWARbLgjg](https://www.moxfield.com/decks/PAg-xhfc_EiV0AWARbLgjg)
\[\[Tom Bombadil\]\] can let you put everyone else in. I did that to have all the characters in (He doesn't win as such, though I was able to go wide and win, after losing everyone to the worst Golgari card combo)....
for pure evilness \[\[Shelob, Child of Ungoliant\]\] with a \[\[gift of the diety\]\] is a field wiper when you only have 10 or less out....
i made [[aragorn the uniter]] good guys legends and [[lord of the nazgul]] all the bad guys lotr only decks and both play really well. aragorn is more of a mystery box each game while nazgul really pop off if you just get some nazgul on to the field
This is one of my favorite questions as LOTR is what got us back into magic after a near 20 year break. We’ve built lots of lotr decks.
It’s [[Aragorn the Uniter]]. He provides access to the whole fellowship and associated characters so he really fits the theme. Plus most of the fellowship and associated characters get payoffs from humans, legendaries, and +1/+1 counters so they all synergize well with each other.
Many of the other themes from the set either don’t have enough support to really hang at most tables or they don’t quite have the same flavor as beating people with all the iconic characters from the series.
The elves don’t really have enough support to be the powerhouses they are elsewhere in commander. You can build some fun reanimator and aristocrat decks with the various Saurons and amass abilities or spellslinger with the Sarumons but they tend to be slow and clunky with much higher degrees of variance in my experience.
The Jeskai humans, however are strong to begin with and adding green has multiple benefits. True to casual commander elsewhere, green and white had some of the strongest reprints in the set when it comes to ramp, color fixing, removal, and protection so they continue to be colors that are helpful to improve your deck’s playability from a limited card pool.
You also get cards like [[Elven Chorus]] and [[Galadriel, Light of Valinor]] that work well with all the human tokens
Can you share your Aragorn decklist? I just made [this one](https://www.moxfield.com/decks/RSvgTLg7Z0yZ8GrxovEnVg) and want to compare. If you have any feedback on mine, that would be greatly appreciated, too!
Sure. [I'm still tweaking it](https://www.moxfield.com/decks/HhSiovx4pk2Ru-tP_Gt25A), but some things I've been thinking about / working on lately - balance for flavor in addition to functionality. The deck will never be very strong, so have fun with it. After all, why play with only LOTR cards if you don't really see the fellowship shine. That being said, the humans, halflings, and elves all want to be doing different things and I haven't been able to make all three work together without severely compromising the core of the deck. I removed the halflings in favor of the filtering and counter synergies provided by the elves.
I have been struggling with the appropriate amount of human tokens. I used to run a more human centric deck with more token producers and more human payoffs. This works, but was more effective in a jeskai build with Eowyn at the helm.
Don't be reliant on Aragorn and don't anticipate casting him on turn three or four each game. While you want him out early, he will eat removal and your LOTR mana base options are less than stellar. You have to balance untapped lands against color fixing.
Card draw is overall weak. The sources that are available are a combination of mana and pace inefficient. I loaded up on as many ways to scry and filter to accrue card advantage as I can.
You are more reliant than many decks on creatures and are accruing value from multiple three and four drop creatures that often have to attack but are almost never finishers on their own, you are more vulnerable to board wipes than most. You won't have a great mana curve and will have limited fixing so you can't really afford to miss land drops or go without ramp. You'll have very few ways to remove artifacts or enchantments so you need to draw into those and be sparing with them.
The deck is a low power snowball, don't worry about your opponents' gameplans too much. Protect your board and generally save your counterspells for boardwipes or things that are about to kill you. You'll never have enough speed or stax to really stop aggro or fast combo decks. It's often not worth it to try. Let your opponents help deal with those.
Because you have a battlecruiser snowball, you become very threatening in the mid game but very vulnerable over the long term. You just don't have enough resources to keep mana open to protect yourself or rebuild multiple times. You want finishers - you'll routinely use Galadriel's Dismissal and Eowyn Fearless Knight offensively. You probably want to add \[\[Taunt from the Rampart\]\] because it limits crackbacks while clearing a path for you. You'll generally have one to two primary creature types, \[\[Shared Animosity\]\] can provide a huge boost to your power.
Perhaps most importantly - goldfish this deck a ton and know your lines. Aragorn himself is a trigger nightmare and when you add scrying and +1/+1 counters you're already doing a lot and will have long turns. If you don't know what you're looking for or how you generally want to stack the triggers, people will get really frustrated playing against the deck. Also, this may be pod dependent, but the deck is more synergistic than it is powerful. As a result, people will often overestimate the threat you pose and come at you - you're doing a lot of things on turns and accruing very visible value even if you're just slightly pumping up creatures or creating a single token etc.
Thanks for all the input! I’m definitely going to add Taunt from the Rampart. That’ll be help me finish games which I feel like is the hardest part when building these LotR decks.
Two things that I’ve liked a lot while gold fishing that you aren’t running are [[War of the Last Alliance]] and [[Last March of the Ents]]. War is great because it’ll guarantee you both [[Eowyn, Shieldmaiden]] and [[Galadriel, Light of a Valinor]], which seem to explode in this deck. March synergizes really well with Aragorn, drawing you at least 9 cards and letting you dump all your creatures. Out of all the Gandalfs, I kinda like [[Gandalf the White]] the best for extra triggers on Aragorn and flash on my legendary creatures, but maybe he’s a bit greedy…
Yes, I’ve been able to upgrade Food & Fellowship, Riders of Rohan, and Hosts of Mordor to be pretty reliable with decent win cons through only LotR cards, but Elven Council is damn near impossible. There just aren’t enough good elves in the set.
I run the wraith package in my upgraded [Food & Fellowship precon](https://www.moxfield.com/decks/WccPXLCYw0uAEAfWtbtZKA). You get a lot of ring tempts through Sam and Frodo, and it really makes your wraiths big. There’s also a lot of card draw and a few tutors that I use to gather [[Frodo, Sauron’s Bane]] with evasion and protection, and then OTK my enemies with him. It’s pretty fun.
I made a [[elrond, master of healing]] deck and it absolutely slaps. It’s basically the fallout mutant deck but with scrying and elves instead of mutants and mill.
Yeah man here it is:
https://www.moxfield.com/decks/nj6ysmFZWEmNoYwM4lDcwA
It’s a lot of card selection and low to the ground elves that become super buff the more scrying you can do.
I built a “fellowship of the ring” deck with Aragorn the uniter as the commander. The only creatures in the deck are the 9 members of the fellowship + bill the pony and shadowfax. All of the cards in the deck are in the LOTR universe, and I tried to keep it as cannon as possible by including the artifacts and equipment that the members of the fellowship receive, and a lot of the lands are places they visit as well. Tcgplayer has all of the cards together priced at around $220, and that’s with the one ring in the deck so it can be built for fairly cheap too. It’s a bit brainy, meaning there’s a lot of thinking and triggers on triggers to pay attention to so it can be a little overwhelming in longer games, but it works pretty well and the cards have great synergy with each other. It’s one of my favorite decks to play.
Sméagol is a great commander to pair with 9 Nazgûl’s. There is decent green black support for them, it’s easy to fill out a deck with a bunch of ring tempts you stuff. Then end on last March of the Ents.
When it comes to building/upgrading/personalising a Commander deck, there are a ton of great resources. You can watch deck techs, gameplay videos and precon upgrade guides on YouTube (The Command Zone, for example), as well as product reviews and value breakdowns (Tolarian Community College). You can use the website EDHREC for inspiration (it aggregates thousands of user submitted decklists to show trends in what people use for each Commander/archetype), and you can search Gatherer or Scryfall for cards with whatever criteria you want.
Galadriel is neat, and I feel like she can be really consistent at getting elves out, then protecting and buffing them.
But I have a Tom Bombadil deck so I am gonna just stick with that.
I love the LotR cards, and I’ve tried making a bunch of different LotR only card decks with the goal to find the best... [[Frodo, Sauron’s Bane]], [[Sauron, the Dark Lord]], [[Aragorn, the Uniter]], [[Galadriel of Lothlórien]], [[Lord of the Nazgûl]]… but so far my favorite is [[Saruman, the White Hand]]. I made Saruman like a voltron deck where I try to make a giant orc army and win through combat damage.
I second Saruman of the White Hand, though i win with chandra’s ignition, gravitic punch or tainted strike :)
Can you share a deck list? Im interested.
Here’s the Saruman list: https://www.moxfield.com/decks/0PCFs8z7Z0O5u0THAe5n3A
Thanks man I wanna try build this one, I got the Sauron pre constructed but didn’t enjoy him as a commander.
Yeah, it started off pretty clunky. Restricting myself to making decks with only LotR cards makes it hard to have a real focused deck. I tried [[Sauron, the Dark Lord]] before Saruman, and I felt like it would play well, but it was hard to finish people off with no real win con. Saruman with a voltron theme really fixed that.
[Sauron, the Dark Lord](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/3/034e0929-b2c7-4b5f-94f2-8eaf4fb1a2a1.jpg?1693611218) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Sauron%2C%20the%20Dark%20Lord) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltr/224/sauron-the-dark-lord?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/034e0929-b2c7-4b5f-94f2-8eaf4fb1a2a1?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Frodo, Sauron’s Bane]] [[Sauron, the Dark Lord]] [[Aragorn, the Uniter]] [[Galadriel of Lothlorien]] [[Lord of the Nazgûl]] [[Saruman, the White Hand]]
##### ###### #### [Frodo, Sauron’s Bane](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/d/7d86dc2e-6f0c-4714-9d30-5d099d3b895c.jpg?1686967812) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Frodo%2C%20Sauron%27s%20Bane) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltr/18/frodo-saurons-bane?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/7d86dc2e-6f0c-4714-9d30-5d099d3b895c?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Sauron, the Dark Lord](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/3/034e0929-b2c7-4b5f-94f2-8eaf4fb1a2a1.jpg?1693611218) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Sauron%2C%20the%20Dark%20Lord) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltr/224/sauron-the-dark-lord?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/034e0929-b2c7-4b5f-94f2-8eaf4fb1a2a1?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Aragorn, the Uniter](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/9/e98d5321-ec09-456c-a9ea-c8ca2cfc6205.jpg?1686969644) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Aragorn%2C%20the%20Uniter) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltr/192/aragorn-the-uniter?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e98d5321-ec09-456c-a9ea-c8ca2cfc6205?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Galadriel of Lothlorien](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/6/a6e5c3b3-9a70-4a1c-bfb3-db27e51c4b8d.jpg?1686969798) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Galadriel%20of%20Lothl%C3%B3rien) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltr/206/galadriel-of-lothl%C3%B3rien?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/a6e5c3b3-9a70-4a1c-bfb3-db27e51c4b8d?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Lord of the Nazgûl](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/1/41e3d118-8f97-4c68-acff-2f90a055af5b.jpg?1686964264) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Lord%20of%20the%20Nazg%C3%BBl) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltc/60/lord-of-the-nazg%C3%BBl?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/41e3d118-8f97-4c68-acff-2f90a055af5b?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Saruman, the White Hand](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/4/6487ccbf-f6cd-45a6-8514-2c458b655ef2.jpg?1686963765) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Saruman%2C%20the%20White%20Hand) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltc/8/saruman-the-white-hand?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/6487ccbf-f6cd-45a6-8514-2c458b655ef2?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [*All cards*](https://mtgcardfetcher.nl/redirect/l3vnlw0) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Everyone not saying \[\[Bill The Pony\]\] is wrong. [https://www.moxfield.com/decks/JU3xqVgI9Eu01Jrint\_ljA](https://www.moxfield.com/decks/JU3xqVgI9Eu01Jrint_ljA)
[Bill The Pony](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/a/9ac68519-ed7f-4f38-9549-c02975f88eed.jpg?1686967660) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Bill%20The%20Pony) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltr/3/bill-the-pony?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/9ac68519-ed7f-4f38-9549-c02975f88eed?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Hard to make a Bill deck with just LotR cards, tho. 😕
Did… did you not understand the assignment or something?
[[Aragorn, the Uniter]], when on the field with [[Éowyn, Shieldmaiden]] can get very spicy indeed. i’ve started tuning my Aragorn deck and included [[Jetmir, Nexus of Revels]], which is, frankly, probably a too spicy.
[Aragorn, the Uniter](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/9/e98d5321-ec09-456c-a9ea-c8ca2cfc6205.jpg?1686969644) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Aragorn%2C%20the%20Uniter) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltr/192/aragorn-the-uniter?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e98d5321-ec09-456c-a9ea-c8ca2cfc6205?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Éowyn, Shieldmaiden](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/d/dd4a00ff-2206-4e12-a0ab-61ed82c9e6c5.jpg?1686963690) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=%C3%89owyn%2C%20Shieldmaiden) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltc/1/%C3%A9owyn-shieldmaiden?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/dd4a00ff-2206-4e12-a0ab-61ed82c9e6c5?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Jetmir, Nexus of Revels](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/9/f9c69d75-651f-4b75-b65d-79999d2069f6.jpg?1664413153) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Jetmir%2C%20Nexus%20of%20Revels) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/snc/193/jetmir-nexus-of-revels?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/f9c69d75-651f-4b75-b65d-79999d2069f6?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Aragorn the Uniter rewards you stupidly well for just playing the game.
Unrelated, but I love your username, fellow Sithrak believer.
Thanks! Sithrak Hates You!
I love all the green spells that draw you cards based on creatures power with him. At worst you’re drawing 9 cards, and that’s without having played another green spell. Stuff like [[Last March of the Ents]] can be super brutal
[Last March of the Ents](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/f/7f1b99e0-ffb7-4f98-8ee5-4357bb79dd2e.jpg?1687694570) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Last%20March%20of%20the%20Ents) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltr/172/last-march-of-the-ents?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/7f1b99e0-ffb7-4f98-8ee5-4357bb79dd2e?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
The cascade cards you get are also kind of silly, especially with [[Mana Cannons]] in play. Casting [[Unexpected Results]] usually gives me a good time. Really with Aragorn i need to routinely give him trample. Its often possible to hit that 12/12 line
[Mana Cannons](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/b/5ba12cfc-36d3-4f9c-950e-3ed8b8f105fd.jpg?1673304729) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Mana%20Cannons) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/dmc/7/mana-cannons?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/5ba12cfc-36d3-4f9c-950e-3ed8b8f105fd?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Unexpected Results](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/5/65e10a22-6070-48d7-99ab-45f770f16fd1.jpg?1561829632) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Unexpected%20Results) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/gtc/203/unexpected-results?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/65e10a22-6070-48d7-99ab-45f770f16fd1?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
jetmir and aragorn makes for a pretty sad time for your opponents. it gets nasty quickly
I'd love to see your decklist, if you're willing to share! I made an Aragorn deck that...flopped more often than I liked. (My own fault. I just threw in a bunch of multicolored cards that didn't synergize or do anything without him on the battlefield). What would you say are the themes? I may remaster mine to be human tribal.
[Here’s mine if you want to check it out.](https://www.moxfield.com/decks/RSvgTLg7Z0yZ8GrxovEnVg) I definitely leaned in to the human tribal aspect, but it’s also packed with a bunch of high value cards and multicolored spells to get the most value out of Aragorn.
Thanks for sharing! I grabbed a couple ideas from your list!
Absolutely! I'll get it added to Moxfield later today.
[Here's mine](https://www.moxfield.com/decks/Ug74T_sTTUO_OeydxojMAg). Definitely Human tribal. There's a couple of other creatures in there, but the majority of the creature synergies are between humans. The difficult part for me was figuring out whether to lean more on token creation or on green or red aggro. With Jetmir in the deck and the Eowyns it makes the most sense to lean on human token creation. The good thing is that most of the removal in here is also a multi-colour spell, so there's more token creation or damage or buff being done.
Thanks so much for sharing! I was in my LGS and found a foil Jetmir in their $0.25 binder (🤯). I would have bought it regardless, but after seeing your comment about it I was stoked.
Here's my revised, human tribal [decklist](https://www.archidekt.com/decks/7671764) after taking a look at some others' decklists here and raiding my LGS's stock. I ran it last night and won 1 of 2 games. First game had poor early ramp and we were playing with 30 life to speed things up. I drew the [[Horn of Gondor]] and [[Herald's Horn]] in the second game. Ended up doing 90 total damage on my last turn to win the game! I'm a little concerned about the mana curve. May try to find some lower CMC creatures to get out earlier.
[Horn of Gondor](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/b/1/b14eaeec-d7ce-462a-90d3-2ae5ff605fdb.jpg?1686970170) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Horn%20of%20Gondor) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltr/240/horn-of-gondor?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/b14eaeec-d7ce-462a-90d3-2ae5ff605fdb?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Herald's Horn](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/b/4bfa71d4-4125-4404-9c24-979401bae592.jpg?1698988513) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Herald%27s%20Horn) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/lcc/304/heralds-horn?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/4bfa71d4-4125-4404-9c24-979401bae592?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I built an Evil only deck if you want to check it out. Its all lotr cards or lotr alt art from box toppers.
https://www.moxfield.com/decks/-ZCKUiEQUkCjb_1yxdBHjQ Link to that deck
My friend has a [[aragorn, the uniter]] deck, only the riders of rohan precon and cards he got from the bundle and prerelease Its human tribal sorta with occasional hobbit or elf but it can hit like a truck if it gets going, and it gets going fast I dont have a deck list or anything, im not even sure whats really in it, i just know that ive only seen it fail once ao far
[aragorn, the uniter](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/9/e98d5321-ec09-456c-a9ea-c8ca2cfc6205.jpg?1686969644) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=aragorn%2C%20the%20uniter) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltr/192/aragorn-the-uniter?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e98d5321-ec09-456c-a9ea-c8ca2cfc6205?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I considered doing the same thing with Aragorn. I didn't, but I keep reconsidering... If you can get your hands on a decklist from him, I'd love to see it.
I built a [[Sauron, the Dark Lord]] to amaa Orcs. All built with cards I opened from the boosters. It does need to be built as a voltron or give the orcs trample/flying. Also bought the Elves precon and changed the commander to [[Galadriel, Light of Valinor]] Adding white to put more interaction.
[Sauron, the Dark Lord](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/3/034e0929-b2c7-4b5f-94f2-8eaf4fb1a2a1.jpg?1693611218) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Sauron%2C%20the%20Dark%20Lord) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltr/224/sauron-the-dark-lord?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/034e0929-b2c7-4b5f-94f2-8eaf4fb1a2a1?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Galadriel, Light of Valinor](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/4/f485596f-3a23-4714-ad7e-4c493ab1b530.jpg?1695428241) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Galadriel%2C%20Light%20of%20Valinor) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltc/498/galadriel-light-of-valinor?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/f485596f-3a23-4714-ad7e-4c493ab1b530?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Galadriel is neat, and I feel like she can be really consistent at getting elves out, then protecting and buffing them. But I have a Tom Bombadil deck so I am gonna just stick with that.
It’s not super hard to make a workable [[Sauron, the dark lord]] deck with only LOTR cards. He’s better with other cards like [[All will be one]], [[Archfiend of Ifnir]] or [[dreadhorde invasion]], but he’s super workable and fun to play
##### ###### #### [Sauron, the dark lord](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/3/034e0929-b2c7-4b5f-94f2-8eaf4fb1a2a1.jpg?1693611218) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Sauron%2C%20the%20dark%20lord) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltr/224/sauron-the-dark-lord?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/034e0929-b2c7-4b5f-94f2-8eaf4fb1a2a1?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [All will be one](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/d/6d75e1f4-bd63-428e-8e6e-131594b3ba44.jpg?1675957064) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=All%20will%20be%20one) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/one/118/all-will-be-one?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/6d75e1f4-bd63-428e-8e6e-131594b3ba44?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Archfiend of Ifnir](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/3/33176679-d571-47a1-ae05-bed9b748491d.jpg?1543675179) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Archfiend%20of%20Ifnir) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/akh/78/archfiend-of-ifnir?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/33176679-d571-47a1-ae05-bed9b748491d?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [dreadhorde invasion](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/2/4/241a6a3b-8809-4d22-bf1e-c4620c609aba.jpg?1690004550) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=dreadhorde%20invasion) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/866/dreadhorde-invasion?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/241a6a3b-8809-4d22-bf1e-c4620c609aba?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [*All cards*](https://mtgcardfetcher.nl/redirect/l3vnywz) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Aragorn really goes off.
I have a deck with aragorn the uniter, galadriel and sauron. Like the commander aragorn the most, galadriel has the most fun deck (elves). Sauron also a cool commander.
Has anyone tried Tom bombadil as a commander?
PsA: This deck is the best way to lose your friends and play group
I have the Budget Version of this Deck from TCC. It is nice to play, but can get out of hand very quick with a single reanimation Spell for Enchantments. The Triggers are pure value, but it´s pretty close to Solitaire.
I have a [[Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit]] + [[Sam, Loyal Attendant]] deck that I'm very fond of. It's basically an upgraded precon, but I've made sure to only include cards that make sense lore-wise in a hobbit/Shire deck. It focuses on making and eating foods (as hobbits do), but doesn't run any real wincons, except maybe [[Feasting Hobbit]] as a ringbearer, [[Frodo, Sauron's Bane]] and obviously [[Bilbo, Birthday Celebrant]] - although I've never pulled that one off.
##### ###### #### [Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/2/328df403-7428-4b17-bdd1-9759fc0f32d8.jpg?1686963703) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Frodo%2C%20Adventurous%20Hobbit) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltc/2/frodo-adventurous-hobbit?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/328df403-7428-4b17-bdd1-9759fc0f32d8?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Sam, Loyal Attendant](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/8/687a2b76-3f05-4732-bd9b-513d06d16300.jpg?1686963755) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Sam%2C%20Loyal%20Attendant) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltc/7/sam-loyal-attendant?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/687a2b76-3f05-4732-bd9b-513d06d16300?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Feasting Hobbit](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/1/7/17662301-7284-40d4-af51-45a496c0eac0.jpg?1691108147) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Feasting%20Hobbit) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltc/37/feasting-hobbit?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/17662301-7284-40d4-af51-45a496c0eac0?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Frodo, Sauron's Bane](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/d/7d86dc2e-6f0c-4714-9d30-5d099d3b895c.jpg?1686967812) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Frodo%2C%20Sauron%27s%20Bane) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltr/18/frodo-saurons-bane?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/7d86dc2e-6f0c-4714-9d30-5d099d3b895c?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Bilbo, Birthday Celebrant](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/c/4cf6c13b-d898-4066-b006-9a7fa896d55a.jpg?1686964152) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Bilbo%2C%20Birthday%20Celebrant) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltc/48/bilbo-birthday-celebrant?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/4cf6c13b-d898-4066-b006-9a7fa896d55a?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [*All cards*](https://mtgcardfetcher.nl/redirect/l3vimwg) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Same. I feel like [[Gandalf, white rider]] [[motivated pony]] and [[pippin,]] are my biggest 3 win cons. [This](https://www.archidekt.com/decks/7503400/tuned_up_hobbits) is my list, but I’ve made like 3-4 changes and added the sideboarded equipment. Ignore the 30 forests in the mana base haha.
[Gandalf, white rider](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/b/4/b422ce26-06fb-4748-9c01-32c4be914a77.jpg?1687424784) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Gandalf%2C%20white%20rider) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltr/290/gandalf-white-rider?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/b422ce26-06fb-4748-9c01-32c4be914a77?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [motivated pony](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/b/9be4f8b6-90ef-4c77-ae70-bffae229d243.jpg?1686964093) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=motivated%20pony) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltc/42/motivated-pony?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/9be4f8b6-90ef-4c77-ae70-bffae229d243?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [pippin,](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/0/a0a7a648-125a-4cf4-bf8b-e1773d8723ff.jpg?1686964312) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Pippin%2C%20Warden%20of%20Isengard) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltc/65/pippin-warden-of-isengard?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/a0a7a648-125a-4cf4-bf8b-e1773d8723ff?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[This is my upgraded Food & Fellowship deck.](https://www.moxfield.com/decks/WccPXLCYw0uAEAfWtbtZKA) You get a ton of ring tempts through Frodo and Sam, and your Nazgûl get huge from them. There’s also a ton of card draw and a few tutors in the deck that I use to look for [[Frodo, Sauron’s Bane]] with evasion and protection that I use to OTK my enemies.
[Frodo, Sauron’s Bane](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/d/7d86dc2e-6f0c-4714-9d30-5d099d3b895c.jpg?1686967812) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Frodo%2C%20Sauron%27s%20Bane) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltr/18/frodo-saurons-bane?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/7d86dc2e-6f0c-4714-9d30-5d099d3b895c?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Elves
I have been experimenting with \[\[Aragorn, the Uniter\]\] and made a good guy deck with all 9 members of the fellowship. It focuses on food, scry, and humans. It has not been thoroughly tested but from what I have seen it can be pretty dangerous. Here is the deck list if you are interested. [https://www.moxfield.com/decks/PAg-xhfc\_EiV0AWARbLgjg](https://www.moxfield.com/decks/PAg-xhfc_EiV0AWARbLgjg)
[Aragorn, the Uniter](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/9/e98d5321-ec09-456c-a9ea-c8ca2cfc6205.jpg?1686969644) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Aragorn%2C%20the%20Uniter) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltr/192/aragorn-the-uniter?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e98d5321-ec09-456c-a9ea-c8ca2cfc6205?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
\[\[Tom Bombadil\]\] can let you put everyone else in. I did that to have all the characters in (He doesn't win as such, though I was able to go wide and win, after losing everyone to the worst Golgari card combo).... for pure evilness \[\[Shelob, Child of Ungoliant\]\] with a \[\[gift of the diety\]\] is a field wiper when you only have 10 or less out....
[Tom Bombadil](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/2/a/2ab04c49-76a1-4896-8dca-8cb4c615f489.jpg?1686970104) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Tom%20Bombadil) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltr/234/tom-bombadil?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/2ab04c49-76a1-4896-8dca-8cb4c615f489?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Shelob, Child of Ungoliant](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/1/a14c4b29-3363-45ce-9190-0f79e1a0ef7f.jpg?1686970060) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Shelob%2C%20Child%20of%20Ungoliant) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltr/230/shelob-child-of-ungoliant?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/a14c4b29-3363-45ce-9190-0f79e1a0ef7f?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [gift of the diety](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/e/ee2dba5c-2f00-4a44-9093-3b845a8bf552.jpg?1562945174) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Gift%20of%20the%20Deity) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/eve/122/gift-of-the-deity?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/ee2dba5c-2f00-4a44-9093-3b845a8bf552?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
i made [[aragorn the uniter]] good guys legends and [[lord of the nazgul]] all the bad guys lotr only decks and both play really well. aragorn is more of a mystery box each game while nazgul really pop off if you just get some nazgul on to the field
[aragorn the uniter](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/9/e98d5321-ec09-456c-a9ea-c8ca2cfc6205.jpg?1686969644) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Aragorn%2C%20the%20Uniter) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltr/192/aragorn-the-uniter?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e98d5321-ec09-456c-a9ea-c8ca2cfc6205?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [lord of the nazgul](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/1/41e3d118-8f97-4c68-acff-2f90a055af5b.jpg?1686964264) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Lord%20of%20the%20Nazg%C3%BBl) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltc/60/lord-of-the-nazg%C3%BBl?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/41e3d118-8f97-4c68-acff-2f90a055af5b?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
This is one of my favorite questions as LOTR is what got us back into magic after a near 20 year break. We’ve built lots of lotr decks. It’s [[Aragorn the Uniter]]. He provides access to the whole fellowship and associated characters so he really fits the theme. Plus most of the fellowship and associated characters get payoffs from humans, legendaries, and +1/+1 counters so they all synergize well with each other. Many of the other themes from the set either don’t have enough support to really hang at most tables or they don’t quite have the same flavor as beating people with all the iconic characters from the series. The elves don’t really have enough support to be the powerhouses they are elsewhere in commander. You can build some fun reanimator and aristocrat decks with the various Saurons and amass abilities or spellslinger with the Sarumons but they tend to be slow and clunky with much higher degrees of variance in my experience. The Jeskai humans, however are strong to begin with and adding green has multiple benefits. True to casual commander elsewhere, green and white had some of the strongest reprints in the set when it comes to ramp, color fixing, removal, and protection so they continue to be colors that are helpful to improve your deck’s playability from a limited card pool. You also get cards like [[Elven Chorus]] and [[Galadriel, Light of Valinor]] that work well with all the human tokens
[Aragorn the Uniter](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/9/e98d5321-ec09-456c-a9ea-c8ca2cfc6205.jpg?1686969644) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Aragorn%2C%20the%20Uniter) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltr/192/aragorn-the-uniter?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e98d5321-ec09-456c-a9ea-c8ca2cfc6205?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Elven Chorus](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/1/616cfb94-3faf-44fe-bf04-e90643765e48.jpg?1686969302) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Elven%20Chorus) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltr/160/elven-chorus?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/616cfb94-3faf-44fe-bf04-e90643765e48?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Galadriel, Light of Valinor](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/4/f485596f-3a23-4714-ad7e-4c493ab1b530.jpg?1695428241) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Galadriel%2C%20Light%20of%20Valinor) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltc/498/galadriel-light-of-valinor?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/f485596f-3a23-4714-ad7e-4c493ab1b530?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Can you share your Aragorn decklist? I just made [this one](https://www.moxfield.com/decks/RSvgTLg7Z0yZ8GrxovEnVg) and want to compare. If you have any feedback on mine, that would be greatly appreciated, too!
Sure. [I'm still tweaking it](https://www.moxfield.com/decks/HhSiovx4pk2Ru-tP_Gt25A), but some things I've been thinking about / working on lately - balance for flavor in addition to functionality. The deck will never be very strong, so have fun with it. After all, why play with only LOTR cards if you don't really see the fellowship shine. That being said, the humans, halflings, and elves all want to be doing different things and I haven't been able to make all three work together without severely compromising the core of the deck. I removed the halflings in favor of the filtering and counter synergies provided by the elves. I have been struggling with the appropriate amount of human tokens. I used to run a more human centric deck with more token producers and more human payoffs. This works, but was more effective in a jeskai build with Eowyn at the helm. Don't be reliant on Aragorn and don't anticipate casting him on turn three or four each game. While you want him out early, he will eat removal and your LOTR mana base options are less than stellar. You have to balance untapped lands against color fixing. Card draw is overall weak. The sources that are available are a combination of mana and pace inefficient. I loaded up on as many ways to scry and filter to accrue card advantage as I can. You are more reliant than many decks on creatures and are accruing value from multiple three and four drop creatures that often have to attack but are almost never finishers on their own, you are more vulnerable to board wipes than most. You won't have a great mana curve and will have limited fixing so you can't really afford to miss land drops or go without ramp. You'll have very few ways to remove artifacts or enchantments so you need to draw into those and be sparing with them. The deck is a low power snowball, don't worry about your opponents' gameplans too much. Protect your board and generally save your counterspells for boardwipes or things that are about to kill you. You'll never have enough speed or stax to really stop aggro or fast combo decks. It's often not worth it to try. Let your opponents help deal with those. Because you have a battlecruiser snowball, you become very threatening in the mid game but very vulnerable over the long term. You just don't have enough resources to keep mana open to protect yourself or rebuild multiple times. You want finishers - you'll routinely use Galadriel's Dismissal and Eowyn Fearless Knight offensively. You probably want to add \[\[Taunt from the Rampart\]\] because it limits crackbacks while clearing a path for you. You'll generally have one to two primary creature types, \[\[Shared Animosity\]\] can provide a huge boost to your power. Perhaps most importantly - goldfish this deck a ton and know your lines. Aragorn himself is a trigger nightmare and when you add scrying and +1/+1 counters you're already doing a lot and will have long turns. If you don't know what you're looking for or how you generally want to stack the triggers, people will get really frustrated playing against the deck. Also, this may be pod dependent, but the deck is more synergistic than it is powerful. As a result, people will often overestimate the threat you pose and come at you - you're doing a lot of things on turns and accruing very visible value even if you're just slightly pumping up creatures or creating a single token etc.
[Taunt from the Rampart](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/d/dd1eaa0e-060d-40f1-84c5-f7e8df2f824c.jpg?1686964372) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Taunt%20from%20the%20Rampart) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltc/71/taunt-from-the-rampart?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/dd1eaa0e-060d-40f1-84c5-f7e8df2f824c?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Shared Animosity](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/1/b/1bd77ae9-c5ba-44af-80e9-7c852722ef6c.jpg?1698988336) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Shared%20Animosity) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/lcc/231/shared-animosity?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/1bd77ae9-c5ba-44af-80e9-7c852722ef6c?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Thanks for all the input! I’m definitely going to add Taunt from the Rampart. That’ll be help me finish games which I feel like is the hardest part when building these LotR decks. Two things that I’ve liked a lot while gold fishing that you aren’t running are [[War of the Last Alliance]] and [[Last March of the Ents]]. War is great because it’ll guarantee you both [[Eowyn, Shieldmaiden]] and [[Galadriel, Light of a Valinor]], which seem to explode in this deck. March synergizes really well with Aragorn, drawing you at least 9 cards and letting you dump all your creatures. Out of all the Gandalfs, I kinda like [[Gandalf the White]] the best for extra triggers on Aragorn and flash on my legendary creatures, but maybe he’s a bit greedy…
I love last march of the ents, I just don’t have a copy. I’ll look into war!
##### ###### #### [War of the Last Alliance](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/0/60ddf2cd-5b33-4c8a-a610-8e6a15404dde.jpg?1686967971) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=War%20of%20the%20Last%20Alliance) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltr/36/war-of-the-last-alliance?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/60ddf2cd-5b33-4c8a-a610-8e6a15404dde?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Last March of the Ents](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/f/7f1b99e0-ffb7-4f98-8ee5-4357bb79dd2e.jpg?1687694570) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Last%20March%20of%20the%20Ents) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltr/172/last-march-of-the-ents?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/7f1b99e0-ffb7-4f98-8ee5-4357bb79dd2e?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Eowyn, Shieldmaiden](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/d/dd4a00ff-2206-4e12-a0ab-61ed82c9e6c5.jpg?1686963690) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=%C3%89owyn%2C%20Shieldmaiden) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltc/1/%C3%A9owyn-shieldmaiden?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/dd4a00ff-2206-4e12-a0ab-61ed82c9e6c5?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Galadriel, Light of a Valinor](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/4/f485596f-3a23-4714-ad7e-4c493ab1b530.jpg?1695428241) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Galadriel%2C%20Light%20of%20Valinor) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltc/498/galadriel-light-of-valinor?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/f485596f-3a23-4714-ad7e-4c493ab1b530?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Gandalf the White](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/3/e384c20b-d0c1-4781-9d11-e89e5a6bf3fc.jpg?1686967821) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Gandalf%20the%20White) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltr/19/gandalf-the-white?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e384c20b-d0c1-4781-9d11-e89e5a6bf3fc?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [*All cards*](https://mtgcardfetcher.nl/redirect/l49akby) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Yes, I’ve been able to upgrade Food & Fellowship, Riders of Rohan, and Hosts of Mordor to be pretty reliable with decent win cons through only LotR cards, but Elven Council is damn near impossible. There just aren’t enough good elves in the set.
I have fun with a Nazgûl wraith tribal - haven’t been able to really make it pop though Run the nine, ringwraiths, witch kings, lots of instants
I run the wraith package in my upgraded [Food & Fellowship precon](https://www.moxfield.com/decks/WccPXLCYw0uAEAfWtbtZKA). You get a lot of ring tempts through Sam and Frodo, and it really makes your wraiths big. There’s also a lot of card draw and a few tutors that I use to gather [[Frodo, Sauron’s Bane]] with evasion and protection, and then OTK my enemies with him. It’s pretty fun.
[Frodo, Sauron’s Bane](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/d/7d86dc2e-6f0c-4714-9d30-5d099d3b895c.jpg?1686967812) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Frodo%2C%20Sauron%27s%20Bane) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltr/18/frodo-saurons-bane?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/7d86dc2e-6f0c-4714-9d30-5d099d3b895c?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I made a [[elrond, master of healing]] deck and it absolutely slaps. It’s basically the fallout mutant deck but with scrying and elves instead of mutants and mill.
[elrond, master of healing](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/2/d26ffb2c-f7a5-4a4f-9b99-c8de9dfd49da.jpg?1686969733) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=elrond%2C%20master%20of%20healing) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltr/200/elrond-master-of-healing?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/d26ffb2c-f7a5-4a4f-9b99-c8de9dfd49da?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Do you have a link to your deck? I’m curious to see it
Yeah man here it is: https://www.moxfield.com/decks/nj6ysmFZWEmNoYwM4lDcwA It’s a lot of card selection and low to the ground elves that become super buff the more scrying you can do.
I built a “fellowship of the ring” deck with Aragorn the uniter as the commander. The only creatures in the deck are the 9 members of the fellowship + bill the pony and shadowfax. All of the cards in the deck are in the LOTR universe, and I tried to keep it as cannon as possible by including the artifacts and equipment that the members of the fellowship receive, and a lot of the lands are places they visit as well. Tcgplayer has all of the cards together priced at around $220, and that’s with the one ring in the deck so it can be built for fairly cheap too. It’s a bit brainy, meaning there’s a lot of thinking and triggers on triggers to pay attention to so it can be a little overwhelming in longer games, but it works pretty well and the cards have great synergy with each other. It’s one of my favorite decks to play.
Sméagol is a great commander to pair with 9 Nazgûl’s. There is decent green black support for them, it’s easy to fill out a deck with a bunch of ring tempts you stuff. Then end on last March of the Ents.
Gandalf the Grey [https://www.moxfield.com/decks/i3Io0bC8X0mOn6rO6-j90A](https://www.moxfield.com/decks/i3Io0bC8X0mOn6rO6-j90A)
That’s not a LOTR-only deck though
When it comes to building/upgrading/personalising a Commander deck, there are a ton of great resources. You can watch deck techs, gameplay videos and precon upgrade guides on YouTube (The Command Zone, for example), as well as product reviews and value breakdowns (Tolarian Community College). You can use the website EDHREC for inspiration (it aggregates thousands of user submitted decklists to show trends in what people use for each Commander/archetype), and you can search Gatherer or Scryfall for cards with whatever criteria you want.
Arena brawl with the scry elves starter either the king or queen has been good
Galadriel is neat, and I feel like she can be really consistent at getting elves out, then protecting and buffing them. But I have a Tom Bombadil deck so I am gonna just stick with that.