Saruman of Many Colors commander decks

{W}{U}{B}Esper commanders

We track 485 decks led by Saruman of Many Colors.

Deck numbers as of October 5, 2026 · refreshed weekly

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The card$0.95-22.8% in 30 daysas of Oct 5Price history for Saruman of Many Colors
Decks led
485

0.06% of the 787,845 legal decks we track.

Median deck price
$423

Most cost $96 to $2,980.

Median power
6.1

Most rate 4.5 to 8.3 on the 1 to 10 EDH power level scale.

Median salt
4.2

Most score 3.1 to 6.3 out of 10.

Most often built as control (58%), then mill (25%).

Real Saruman of Many Colors decks

Real decks from our database, picked from this commander's own price range and from every bracket people build it in. Open any of them for the full list. The picks rotate weekly.

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Saruman of Many Colors decks by price and bracket

Deck prices

$0 to $50: 13 decks.
$50 to $100: 37 decks.
$100 to $150: 38 decks.
$150 to $200: 35 decks.
$200 to $300: 51 decks.
$300 to $400: 50 decks.
$400 to $500: 53 decks.
$500 to $750: 68 decks.
$750 to $1,000: 42 decks.
$1,000 to $1,500: 24 decks.
$1,500 to $2,000: 7 decks.
$2,000 to $3,000: 19 decks.
$3,000 and up: 48 decks.

Decks per price band. The highlighted band, $400 to $500, holds the median deck at $423. 152 of these decks cost $250 or less.

WotC brackets

  • Bracket 1 (Exhibition)10% · 50
  • Bracket 2 (Core)9% · 46
  • Bracket 3 (Upgraded)29% · 143
  • Bracket 4 (Optimized)41% · 201
  • Bracket 5 (cEDH)9% · 45

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What Saruman of Many Colors decks play

The 40 cards found most often across these 485 decks, with each card's current price. The bar is the share of decks running the card, and its green part is how far that share runs above the card's rate in every deck that could play it.

Creatures5

Instants9

  • Path to Exile59%$0.58
    Run in 286 of these decks (59%), 50% of decks that could run it.
  • Dark Ritual56%$4.44
    Run in 270 of these decks (56%), 34% of decks that could run it.
  • Frantic Search54%$0.78
    Run in 260 of these decks (54%), 17% of decks that could run it.
  • Brainstorm52%$0.57
    Run in 251 of these decks (52%), 21% of decks that could run it.
  • Counterspell50%$1.62
    Run in 242 of these decks (50%), 46% of decks that could run it.
  • Drown in the Loch45%$1.14
    Run in 216 of these decks (45%), 5% of decks that could run it.
3 more instants
  • Swords to Plowshares44%$0.68
    Run in 212 of these decks (44%), 48% of decks that could run it.
  • Consider39%$0.34
    Run in 191 of these decks (39%), 7% of decks that could run it.
  • Void Rend39%$0.30
    Run in 187 of these decks (39%), 16% of decks that could run it.

Sorceries3

Artifacts7

  • Sol Ring93%$1.00
    Run in 452 of these decks (93%), 88% of decks that could run it.
  • Arcane Signet93%$0.37
    Run in 450 of these decks (93%), 79% of decks that could run it.
  • Talisman of Dominance58%$0.40
    Run in 282 of these decks (58%), 37% of decks that could run it.
  • Talisman of Progress57%$0.31
    Run in 277 of these decks (57%), 29% of decks that could run it.
  • Fellwar Stone50%$0.50
    Run in 241 of these decks (50%), 26% of decks that could run it.
  • Talisman of Hierarchy47%$0.42
    Run in 227 of these decks (47%), 30% of decks that could run it.
  • The Water Crystal40%$3.46
    Run in 196 of these decks (40%), 2% of decks that could run it.

Enchantments3

  • Storm of Saruman62%$3.35
    Run in 300 of these decks (62%), 1% of decks that could run it.
  • Psychic Corrosion40%$4.61
    Run in 195 of these decks (40%), 2% of decks that could run it.
  • Propaganda39%$1.80
    Run in 191 of these decks (39%), 15% of decks that could run it.

Lands13

  • Command Tower91%$0.20
    Run in 440 of these decks (91%), 91% of decks that could run it.
  • Exotic Orchard67%$0.17
    Run in 325 of these decks (67%), 48% of decks that could run it.
  • Watery Grave54%$9.67
    Run in 262 of these decks (54%), 49% of decks that could run it.
  • Godless Shrine53%$8.44
    Run in 255 of these decks (53%), 48% of decks that could run it.
  • Hallowed Fountain52%$7.14
    Run in 254 of these decks (52%), 47% of decks that could run it.
  • Glacial Fortress51%$0.26
    Run in 247 of these decks (51%), 36% of decks that could run it.
7 more lands
  • Drowned Catacomb50%$0.37
    Run in 240 of these decks (50%), 31% of decks that could run it.
  • Sunken Hollow45%$0.31
    Run in 218 of these decks (45%), 33% of decks that could run it.
  • Arcane Sanctum44%$0.31
    Run in 213 of these decks (44%), 24% of decks that could run it.
  • Raffine's Tower42%$13.22
    Run in 205 of these decks (42%), 22% of decks that could run it.
  • Reliquary Tower41%$3.97
    Run in 200 of these decks (41%), 28% of decks that could run it.
  • Isolated Chapel41%$0.29
    Run in 197 of these decks (41%), 36% of decks that could run it.
  • Flooded Strand40%$15.86
    Run in 194 of these decks (40%), 18% of decks that could run it.

Cards that set Saruman of Many Colors decks apart

These show up in Saruman of Many Colors decks far more often than in other decks that could play them.

6 more signature cards
  • Ruin Crab$1.15

    41% of these decks, against 2% of other decks that could run it.

  • Psychic Corrosion$4.61

    40% of these decks, against 2% of other decks that could run it.

  • The Water Crystal$3.46

    40% of these decks, against 2% of other decks that could run it.

  • Archmage Emeritus$0.56

    46% of these decks, against 9% of other decks that could run it.

  • Frantic Search$0.78

    54% of these decks, against 17% of other decks that could run it.

  • Fractured Sanity$2.42

    38% of these decks, against 2% of other decks that could run it.

Saruman of Many Colors combos

311 of these decks (64%) run at least one combo listed on Commander Spellbook. These are the ones they run most.

  1. Bruvac the GrandiloquentplusMaddening Cacophony

    Infinite mill

    21%104 decks
    Steps on Spellbook(opens in a new tab)

  2. Duskmantle GuildmageplusMaddening Cacophony

    Infinite life loss and mill, wins the game

    16%79 decks
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  3. Bloodchief AscensionplusMindcrank

    Infinite mill, lifegain and life loss

    16%75 decks
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  4. Duskmantle GuildmageplusMindcrank

    Infinite mill and life loss, wins the game

    15%72 decks
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  5. Bruvac the GrandiloquentplusSingularity Rupture

    Infinite mill

    13%63 decks
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  6. Syr Konrad, the GrimplusThe Mindskinner

    Infinite mill

    11%55 decks
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  7. Bruvac the GrandiloquentplusTraumatize

    Infinite mill

    8%40 decks
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  8. Bruvac the GrandiloquentplusMaddening Cacophony

    Infinite mill

    8%37 decks
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Commanders like Saruman of Many Colors

Their decks lean on many of the same signature cards as Saruman of Many Colors decks do.