The Hosts of Mordor
Sauron, Lord of the Rings · LTC 2023 · official decklist · 100 cards
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What originality means here
Every card scores 0 to 1: one minus how close its nearest match anywhere in Magic gets, so 0.30 means something out there is 70% like it. A deck's figure is the average across its most original half of nonland cards, so it climbs by holding cards with less competition, never by holding more cards.
- 15 Blood Rites 0.203
- 16 Peace Offering 0.203
- 17 Dungeons of Death 0.203
- 18 The Hosts of Mordor 0.199
- 19 Spirit Squadron 0.198
- 20 Angels: They're Just Like Us but Cooler and with Wings 0.198
- 21 Jump Scare! 0.198
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What originality means here
Every card scores 0 to 1: one minus how close its nearest match anywhere in Magic gets, so 0.30 means something out there is 70% like it. A deck's figure is the average across its most original half of nonland cards, so it climbs by holding cards with less competition, never by holding more cards.
- 146 Jump Scare! 0.198
- 147 Angels: They're Just Like Us but Cooler and with Wings 0.198
- 148 Spirit Squadron 0.198
- 149 The Hosts of Mordor 0.199
- 150 Dungeons of Death 0.203
- 151 Peace Offering 0.203
- 152 Blood Rites 0.203
Most original cards
- Corsairs of Umbar 0.33
- The Mouth of Sauron 0.30
- Moria Scavenger 0.28
- Treasure Nabber 0.28
- Too Greedily, Too Deep 0.27
- Lord of the Nazgûl 0.27
- Grishnákh, Brash Instigator 0.26
- Sauron, Lord of the Rings 0.26
- Summons of Saruman 0.25
- Saruman, the White Hand 0.23
- The Balrog of Moria 0.22
- Anger 0.22
- Wake the Dragon 0.20
- Subjugate the Hobbits 0.19
- In the Darkness Bind Them 0.19
- Orcish Siegemaster 0.18
- Bitter Downfall 0.18
- Hostage Taker 0.18
- Shelob, Dread Weaver 0.17
- Rampaging War Mammoth 0.17
- Arcane Denial 0.17
- Knollspine Dragon 0.16
- Inferno Titan 0.15
- Decree of Pain 0.15
- Cavern-Hoard Dragon 0.15
- Shiny Impetus 0.15
- Monstrosity of the Lake 0.14
- Lidless Gaze 0.14
- Everflowing Chalice 0.13
- Scourge of the Throne 0.12
- Voracious Fell Beast 0.10
- Feed the Swarm 0.08
- Revenge of Ravens 0.07
- Relic of Sauron 0.06
- Notion Thief 0.06
- Goblin Cratermaker 0.05
- Extract from Darkness 0.05
- Commander's Sphere 0.03
- Fact or Fiction 0.03
- Treason of Isengard 0.01
- Siege-Gang Commander 0.01
- Troll of Khazad-dûm 0.01
- Deep Analysis 0.00
- Fiery Inscription 0.00
- Forbidden Alchemy 0.00
- Blasphemous Act 0.00
- Goblin Dark-Dwellers 0.00
- Gríma, Saruman's Footman 0.00
- Languish 0.00
- Guttersnipe 0.00
- Arcane Signet 0.00
- Basalt Monolith 0.00
- Living Death 0.00
- Merciless Executioner 0.00
- Mind Stone 0.00
- Boon of the Wish-Giver -0.00
- Faithless Looting -0.00
- Consider -0.00
- Sol Ring -0.00
- Thrill of Possibility -0.00
- Worn Powerstone -0.00
- Reanimate -0.00
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What salt means here
EDHREC's annual survey asks players which cards they least enjoy facing, scoring each 0 to about 3: Stasis is 3.06, Rhystic Study 2.73, Mind Stone a flat 0. A deck's figure is those scores added up, so it gets there either through a few famous offenders or a long tail of mildly irritating ones. The one number here that is an opinion rather than a measurement.
- 40 Deadly Disguise 24.8
- 41 Goblin Storm 24.7
- 42 Seize Control 24.7
- 43 The Hosts of Mordor 24.6
- 44 Everyone's Invited! 24.6
- 45 Jeskai Striker 24.5
- 46 Party Time 24.5
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What salt means here
EDHREC's annual survey asks players which cards they least enjoy facing, scoring each 0 to about 3: Stasis is 3.06, Rhystic Study 2.73, Mind Stone a flat 0. A deck's figure is those scores added up, so it gets there either through a few famous offenders or a long tail of mildly irritating ones. The one number here that is an opinion rather than a measurement.
- 121 Party Time 24.5
- 122 Jeskai Striker 24.5
- 123 Everyone's Invited! 24.6
- 124 The Hosts of Mordor 24.6
- 125 Seize Control 24.7
- 126 Goblin Storm 24.7
- 127 Deadly Disguise 24.8
Saltiest cards
- Notion Thief 1.96
- Sol Ring 1.46
- Basalt Monolith 1.19
- Treasure Nabber 0.92
- Reanimate 0.79
- Living Death 0.73
- Worn Powerstone 0.73
- Subjugate the Hobbits 0.70
- Blasphemous Act 0.62
- Cavern-Hoard Dragon 0.61
- Hostage Taker 0.61
- Arcane Denial 0.46
- In the Darkness Bind Them 0.45
- Rampaging War Mammoth 0.44
- Guttersnipe 0.43
- Merciless Executioner 0.41
- Sauron, Lord of the Rings 0.41
- Anger 0.40
- Scourge of the Throne 0.40
- Decree of Pain 0.39
- Lord of the Nazgûl 0.39
- Command Tower 0.38
- Treason of Isengard 0.38
- Monstrosity of the Lake 0.37
- Fiery Inscription 0.36
- Gríma, Saruman's Footman 0.36
- Moria Scavenger 0.36
- Rogue's Passage 0.35
- Grishnákh, Brash Instigator 0.33
- Too Greedily, Too Deep 0.33
- Revenge of Ravens 0.32
- Saruman, the White Hand 0.30
- The Black Gate 0.29
- Voracious Fell Beast 0.27
- Fact or Fiction 0.26
- Bitter Downfall 0.25
- Arcane Signet 0.24
- Shiny Impetus 0.24
- Goblin Cratermaker 0.23
- Feed the Swarm 0.22
- Sulfurous Springs 0.22
- Underground River 0.21
- Dragonskull Summit 0.19
- Field of Ruin 0.19
- Languish 0.19
- Extract from Darkness 0.18
- Commander's Sphere 0.17
- Faithless Looting 0.16
- Forbidden Alchemy 0.16
- Inferno Titan 0.15
- Knollspine Dragon 0.15
- Deep Analysis 0.14
- Frostboil Snarl 0.14
- Siege-Gang Commander 0.14
- Troll of Khazad-dûm 0.14
- Evolving Wilds 0.13
- Path of Ancestry 0.13
- The Balrog of Moria 0.13
- Consider 0.11
- Shelob, Dread Weaver 0.11
- Wake the Dragon 0.11
- Everflowing Chalice 0.10
- Sunken Hollow 0.10
- Choked Estuary 0.09
- Desolate Lighthouse 0.09
- Sulfur Falls 0.09
- Thrill of Possibility 0.08
- Corsairs of Umbar 0.07
- Crumbling Necropolis 0.07
- Lidless Gaze 0.06
- Relic of Sauron 0.06
- Smoldering Marsh 0.06
- Drowned Catacomb 0.05
- Orcish Siegemaster 0.05
- Foreboding Ruins 0.04
- Terramorphic Expanse 0.04
- Boon of the Wish-Giver 0.00
- Goblin Dark-Dwellers 0.00
- Mind Stone 0.00
- Summons of Saruman 0.00
- The Mouth of Sauron 0.00
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What of cards means here
The cheapest paper printing of every card, added together: what the hundred cards cost to own as singles, not what the sealed box sells for. That is why one reserved list card can put a deck above four decks of staples. Basic lands count toward the total but are left out of the card list below, since thirty Islands are not what anyone means by a deck's cheapest cards.
- 51 Revenant Recon $93.04
- 52 Arm for Battle $92.77
- 53 Miracle Worker $91.68
- 54 The Hosts of Mordor $91.51
- 55 Party Time $91.44
- 56 Devour for Power $90.88
- 57 Enhanced Evolution $90.59
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What of cards means here
The cheapest paper printing of every card, added together: what the hundred cards cost to own as singles, not what the sealed box sells for. That is why one reserved list card can put a deck above four decks of staples. Basic lands count toward the total but are left out of the card list below, since thirty Islands are not what anyone means by a deck's cheapest cards.
- 110 Enhanced Evolution $90.59
- 111 Devour for Power $90.88
- 112 Party Time $91.44
- 113 The Hosts of Mordor $91.51
- 114 Miracle Worker $91.68
- 115 Arm for Battle $92.77
- 116 Revenant Recon $93.04
Priciest cards
- Cavern-Hoard Dragon $21.41
- Relic of Sauron $9.63
- The Black Gate $9.41
- Reanimate $7.34
- Basalt Monolith $3.67
- Lord of the Nazgûl $3.34
- Living Death $3.01
- Treasure Nabber $2.17
- Underground River $1.72
- Arcane Denial $1.67
- Notion Thief $1.66
- Gríma, Saruman's Footman $1.37
- Sol Ring $1.36
- Drowned Catacomb $1.23
- In the Darkness Bind Them $1.11
- Sulfurous Springs $1.05
- Troll of Khazad-dûm $0.98
- Blasphemous Act $0.86
- Saruman, the White Hand $0.79
- Fiery Inscription $0.57
- Orcish Siegemaster $0.52
- Scourge of the Throne $0.52
- Anger $0.50
- Shelob, Dread Weaver $0.46
- Monstrosity of the Lake $0.44
- The Balrog of Moria $0.44
- Knollspine Dragon $0.42
- Rogue's Passage $0.41
- Summons of Saruman $0.40
- Arcane Signet $0.39
- Moria Scavenger $0.39
- Dragonskull Summit $0.38
- Merciless Executioner $0.38
- Subjugate the Hobbits $0.38
- Worn Powerstone $0.35
- Wake the Dragon $0.33
- Rampaging War Mammoth $0.32
- Too Greedily, Too Deep $0.32
- Choked Estuary $0.31
- Corsairs of Umbar $0.31
- Faithless Looting $0.31
- Languish $0.31
- Consider $0.30
- Sunken Hollow $0.30
- Decree of Pain $0.29
- Revenge of Ravens $0.29
- Sauron, Lord of the Rings $0.29
- Crumbling Necropolis $0.28
- Foreboding Ruins $0.28
- Siege-Gang Commander $0.27
- Sulfur Falls $0.27
- Goblin Dark-Dwellers $0.26
- Lidless Gaze $0.26
- Smoldering Marsh $0.26
- Everflowing Chalice $0.25
- Field of Ruin $0.25
- Thrill of Possibility $0.25
- Frostboil Snarl $0.24
- Guttersnipe $0.24
- Mind Stone $0.24
- Inferno Titan $0.23
- Path of Ancestry $0.22
- Feed the Swarm $0.21
- Commander's Sphere $0.20
- Command Tower $0.20
- Hostage Taker $0.20
- Treason of Isengard $0.20
- Bitter Downfall $0.19
- Fact or Fiction $0.19
- Desolate Lighthouse $0.18
- The Mouth of Sauron $0.18
- Boon of the Wish-Giver $0.17
- Extract from Darkness $0.17
- Goblin Cratermaker $0.16
- Grishnákh, Brash Instigator $0.16
- Deep Analysis $0.14
- Shiny Impetus $0.14
- Terramorphic Expanse $0.13
- Evolving Wilds $0.10
- Voracious Fell Beast $0.08
- Forbidden Alchemy $0.07
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What median play rate means here
EDHREC ranks every card by how many Commander decks run it, #1 being the most played in the format. A deck's figure is the median rank across its nonland cards, so #1200 means half this deck sits inside the format's twelve hundred most played cards. A smaller number is the deck built out of staples.
- 58 Eldrazi Incursion #2710
- 59 Grand Larceny #2766
- 60 Draconic Dissent #2798
- 61 The Hosts of Mordor #2814
- 62 Planeswalker Party #2836
- 63 Abzan Armor #2843
- 64 Riveteers Rampage #2843
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What median play rate means here
EDHREC ranks every card by how many Commander decks run it, #1 being the most played in the format. A deck's figure is the median rank across its nonland cards, so #1200 means half this deck sits inside the format's twelve hundred most played cards. A smaller number is the deck built out of staples.
- 103 Abzan Armor #2843
- 104 Riveteers Rampage #2843
- 105 Planeswalker Party #2836
- 106 The Hosts of Mordor #2814
- 107 Draconic Dissent #2798
- 108 Grand Larceny #2766
- 109 Eldrazi Incursion #2710
Most played cards
- Sol Ring #1
- Arcane Signet #3
- Blasphemous Act #22
- Mind Stone #32
- Commander's Sphere #52
- Arcane Denial #53
- Reanimate #55
- Feed the Swarm #89
- Faithless Looting #97
- Thrill of Possibility #211
- Everflowing Chalice #254
- Anger #348
- Consider #374
- Guttersnipe #403
- Living Death #457
- Basalt Monolith #565
- Worn Powerstone #577
- Fact or Fiction #708
- Fiery Inscription #1143
- Notion Thief #1191
- Scourge of the Throne #1288
- Cavern-Hoard Dragon #1369
- Shiny Impetus #1384
- Decree of Pain #1389
- Deep Analysis #1449
- Treasure Nabber #1462
- Siege-Gang Commander #1590
- Relic of Sauron #1752
- Hostage Taker #1887
- Merciless Executioner #2204
- Troll of Khazad-dûm #2774
- Revenge of Ravens #2853
- Inferno Titan #3096
- Gríma, Saruman's Footman #3165
- Extract from Darkness #3243
- Lord of the Nazgûl #3567
- Saruman, the White Hand #3668
- In the Darkness Bind Them #4058
- Orcish Siegemaster #4358
- Knollspine Dragon #4460
- The Balrog of Moria #4710
- Sauron, Lord of the Rings #5153
- Forbidden Alchemy #5212
- Moria Scavenger #5305
- Grishnákh, Brash Instigator #5398
- Summons of Saruman #5620
- Languish #5699
- Monstrosity of the Lake #5714
- Treason of Isengard #5769
- Shelob, Dread Weaver #5781
- Corsairs of Umbar #6033
- The Mouth of Sauron #6445
- Voracious Fell Beast #6798
- Goblin Cratermaker #6844
- Too Greedily, Too Deep #7070
- Boon of the Wish-Giver #7276
- Wake the Dragon #8246
- Subjugate the Hobbits #8616
- Rampaging War Mammoth #8898
- Goblin Dark-Dwellers #8933
- Bitter Downfall #10540
- Lidless Gaze #11903
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What a card on average means here
How long ago each card was first printed, averaged across the deck. A reprint does not make an old card new, so a deck published last year and stuffed with reprints still reads old. The total underneath is every card's age added together; the ranking uses the average, because a sum quietly rewards the bigger deck for being bigger.
- 96 Obscura Operation 11.9 years
- 97 Eldrazi Incursion 11.9 years
- 98 Peace Offering 11.9 years
- 99 The Hosts of Mordor 11.9 years
- 100 Eldrazi Unbound 11.9 years
- 101 Maestros Massacre 11.8 years
- 102 Eternal Might 11.8 years
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What a card on average means here
How long ago each card was first printed, averaged across the deck. A reprint does not make an old card new, so a deck published last year and stuffed with reprints still reads old. The total underneath is every card's age added together; the ranking uses the average, because a sum quietly rewards the bigger deck for being bigger.
- 65 Eternal Might 11.8 years
- 66 Maestros Massacre 11.8 years
- 67 Eldrazi Unbound 11.9 years
- 68 The Hosts of Mordor 11.9 years
- 69 Peace Offering 11.9 years
- 70 Eldrazi Incursion 11.9 years
- 71 Obscura Operation 11.9 years
Oldest cards
- Basalt Monolith 33.1 years
- Sol Ring 33.1 years
- Sulfurous Springs 31.3 years
- Underground River 31.3 years
- Arcane Denial 30.3 years
- Mind Stone 29.3 years
- Living Death 28.9 years
- Reanimate 28.9 years
- Worn Powerstone 27.9 years
- Fact or Fiction 26.0 years
- Deep Analysis 24.6 years
- Anger 24.3 years
- Decree of Pain 23.3 years
- Siege-Gang Commander 23.3 years
- Terramorphic Expanse 21.1 years
- Knollspine Dragon 18.4 years
- Crumbling Necropolis 18.0 years
- Dragonskull Summit 17.2 years
- Drowned Catacomb 17.2 years
- Everflowing Chalice 16.6 years
- Evolving Wilds 16.4 years
- Inferno Titan 16.2 years
- Command Tower 15.2 years
- Blasphemous Act 15.0 years
- Forbidden Alchemy 15.0 years
- Sulfur Falls 15.0 years
- Faithless Looting 14.6 years
- Desolate Lighthouse 14.4 years
- Guttersnipe 13.9 years
- Rogue's Passage 13.9 years
- Notion Thief 13.4 years
- Extract from Darkness 12.3 years
- Scourge of the Throne 12.3 years
- Commander's Sphere 11.9 years
- Merciless Executioner 11.6 years
- Languish 11.2 years
- Smoldering Marsh 11.0 years
- Sunken Hollow 11.0 years
- Goblin Dark-Dwellers 10.7 years
- Choked Estuary 10.4 years
- Foreboding Ruins 10.4 years
- Path of Ancestry 9.1 years
- Field of Ruin 9.0 years
- Hostage Taker 9.0 years
- Treasure Nabber 8.1 years
- Goblin Cratermaker 7.9 years
- Arcane Signet 7.0 years
- Revenge of Ravens 7.0 years
- Thrill of Possibility 7.0 years
- Shiny Impetus 6.4 years
- Boon of the Wish-Giver 6.4 years
- Feed the Swarm 6.0 years
- Frostboil Snarl 5.4 years
- Consider 5.0 years
- Bitter Downfall 3.2 years
- Cavern-Hoard Dragon 3.2 years
- Corsairs of Umbar 3.2 years
- Fiery Inscription 3.2 years
- Gríma, Saruman's Footman 3.2 years
- Grishnákh, Brash Instigator 3.2 years
- In the Darkness Bind Them 3.2 years
- Lidless Gaze 3.2 years
- Lord of the Nazgûl 3.2 years
- Monstrosity of the Lake 3.2 years
- Moria Scavenger 3.2 years
- Orcish Siegemaster 3.2 years
- Rampaging War Mammoth 3.2 years
- Relic of Sauron 3.2 years
- Saruman, the White Hand 3.2 years
- Sauron, Lord of the Rings 3.2 years
- Shelob, Dread Weaver 3.2 years
- Subjugate the Hobbits 3.2 years
- Summons of Saruman 3.2 years
- The Balrog of Moria 3.2 years
- The Black Gate 3.2 years
- The Mouth of Sauron 3.2 years
- Too Greedily, Too Deep 3.2 years
- Treason of Isengard 3.2 years
- Troll of Khazad-dûm 3.2 years
- Voracious Fell Beast 3.2 years
- Wake the Dragon 3.2 years
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What the figures on each card mean
- Originality
- One minus how close the card's nearest match anywhere in Magic gets, so a card at 0.30 has something out there 70% like it.
- Play rate
- EDHREC's rank for how often the card is played in Commander, where #1 is the most played card in the format.
- Salt
- Out of about 3, from EDHREC's salt survey, where players vote on the cards they least enjoy facing.
- Card age
- How long ago the card was first printed, counted from its earliest printing, so a reprint does not make an old card new.
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