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.
- 16 Dungeons of Death 0.203
- 17 Peace Offering 0.202
- 18 From Cute to Brute 0.201
- 19 The Hosts of Mordor 0.199
- 20 Turtle Power! 0.198
- 21 Spirit Squadron 0.198
- 22 Eldrazi Unbound 0.197
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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.
- 157 Eldrazi Unbound 0.197
- 158 Spirit Squadron 0.198
- 159 Turtle Power! 0.198
- 160 The Hosts of Mordor 0.199
- 161 From Cute to Brute 0.201
- 162 Peace Offering 0.202
- 163 Dungeons of Death 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
- Boon of the Wish-Giver 0.00
- Thrill of Possibility 0.00
- Consider 0.00
- Reanimate 0.00
- Living Death 0.00
- Arcane Signet 0.00
- Faithless Looting 0.00
- Merciless Executioner 0.00
- Sol Ring 0.00
- Worn Powerstone 0.00
- Basalt Monolith -0.00
- Mind Stone -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.
- 22 Scions & Spellcraft (FINAL FANTASY XIV) 25.0
- 23 Masters of Evil 24.8
- 24 Multiverse Reforged 24.6
- 25 The Hosts of Mordor 24.4
- 26 Goblin Storm 24.3
- 27 Limit Break (FINAL FANTASY VII) 24.2
- 28 Deep Clue Sea 24.1
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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.
- 151 Deep Clue Sea 24.1
- 152 Limit Break (FINAL FANTASY VII) 24.2
- 153 Goblin Storm 24.3
- 154 The Hosts of Mordor 24.4
- 155 Multiverse Reforged 24.6
- 156 Masters of Evil 24.8
- 157 Scions & Spellcraft (FINAL FANTASY XIV) 25.0
Saltiest cards
- Notion Thief 2.14
- Sol Ring 1.59
- Treasure Nabber 1.14
- Basalt Monolith 1.08
- Living Death 0.82
- Reanimate 0.81
- Hostage Taker 0.71
- Cavern-Hoard Dragon 0.69
- Blasphemous Act 0.67
- Subjugate the Hobbits 0.62
- Summons of Saruman 0.61
- Shelob, Dread Weaver 0.55
- Decree of Pain 0.53
- Grishnákh, Brash Instigator 0.50
- Gríma, Saruman's Footman 0.49
- Guttersnipe 0.49
- Lord of the Nazgûl 0.47
- Arcane Denial 0.46
- Scourge of the Throne 0.43
- Anger 0.41
- Saruman, the White Hand 0.41
- Arcane Signet 0.40
- Fiery Inscription 0.37
- Merciless Executioner 0.37
- Rogue's Passage 0.37
- Sauron, Lord of the Rings 0.33
- Extract from Darkness 0.32
- In the Darkness Bind Them 0.32
- Monstrosity of the Lake 0.29
- Fact or Fiction 0.28
- Goblin Dark-Dwellers 0.27
- Languish 0.26
- The Black Gate 0.25
- Everflowing Chalice 0.24
- Knollspine Dragon 0.24
- Relic of Sauron 0.24
- Wake the Dragon 0.24
- Field of Ruin 0.22
- Shiny Impetus 0.21
- Too Greedily, Too Deep 0.21
- Command Tower 0.20
- Lidless Gaze 0.20
- Feed the Swarm 0.19
- Bitter Downfall 0.18
- Revenge of Ravens 0.18
- Orcish Siegemaster 0.17
- Troll of Khazad-dûm 0.17
- Dragonskull Summit 0.15
- Siege-Gang Commander 0.15
- The Balrog of Moria 0.13
- Rampaging War Mammoth 0.12
- Goblin Cratermaker 0.11
- Moria Scavenger 0.11
- Faithless Looting 0.10
- Smoldering Marsh 0.10
- Frostboil Snarl 0.09
- Consider 0.08
- Inferno Titan 0.08
- Path of Ancestry 0.08
- Terramorphic Expanse 0.08
- Deep Analysis 0.07
- Commander's Sphere 0.06
- Corsairs of Umbar 0.06
- Evolving Wilds 0.06
- Sulfur Falls 0.06
- Treason of Isengard 0.06
- Voracious Fell Beast 0.06
- Choked Estuary 0.05
- Drowned Catacomb 0.05
- Thrill of Possibility 0.05
- Desolate Lighthouse 0.04
- Sulfurous Springs 0.04
- Underground River 0.03
- Foreboding Ruins 0.02
- Boon of the Wish-Giver 0.00
- Crumbling Necropolis 0.00
- Forbidden Alchemy 0.00
- Mind Stone 0.00
- Sunken Hollow 0.00
- The Mouth of Sauron 0.00
- Worn Powerstone 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.
- 41 Mutant Menace £76.40
- 42 Cabaretti Cacophony £74.73
- 43 Veloci-Ramp-Tor £74.20
- 44 The Hosts of Mordor £73.18
- 45 Eldrazi Incursion £71.20
- 46 Sultai Arisen £70.91
- 47 Blame Game £69.89
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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.
- 132 Blame Game £69.89
- 133 Sultai Arisen £70.91
- 134 Eldrazi Incursion £71.20
- 135 The Hosts of Mordor £73.18
- 136 Veloci-Ramp-Tor £74.20
- 137 Cabaretti Cacophony £74.73
- 138 Mutant Menace £76.40
Priciest cards
- Cavern-Hoard Dragon £14.87
- The Black Gate £8.29
- Relic of Sauron £7.64
- Reanimate £6.68
- Lord of the Nazgûl £3.71
- Living Death £3.09
- Basalt Monolith £2.54
- Gríma, Saruman's Footman £1.89
- In the Darkness Bind Them £1.64
- Arcane Denial £1.60
- Treasure Nabber £1.29
- Notion Thief £1.22
- Shelob, Dread Weaver £0.93
- The Balrog of Moria £0.91
- Orcish Siegemaster £0.89
- Blasphemous Act £0.88
- Troll of Khazad-dûm £0.70
- Sol Ring £0.69
- Saruman, the White Hand £0.57
- Moria Scavenger £0.51
- Underground River £0.47
- Sulfurous Springs £0.46
- Sauron, Lord of the Rings £0.42
- Anger £0.38
- Monstrosity of the Lake £0.37
- Consider £0.36
- Drowned Catacomb £0.36
- Faithless Looting £0.31
- Scourge of the Throne £0.30
- Summons of Saruman £0.29
- Merciless Executioner £0.28
- Knollspine Dragon £0.28
- Subjugate the Hobbits £0.27
- Too Greedily, Too Deep £0.27
- Fiery Inscription £0.27
- Dragonskull Summit £0.27
- Corsairs of Umbar £0.27
- Lidless Gaze £0.26
- Rampaging War Mammoth £0.25
- Languish £0.25
- Decree of Pain £0.24
- Rogue's Passage £0.23
- Wake the Dragon £0.23
- Crumbling Necropolis £0.22
- Sulfur Falls £0.22
- Choked Estuary £0.22
- Worn Powerstone £0.21
- Arcane Signet £0.21
- Sunken Hollow £0.20
- Everflowing Chalice £0.20
- Revenge of Ravens £0.19
- Smoldering Marsh £0.19
- Frostboil Snarl £0.18
- Mind Stone £0.18
- Inferno Titan £0.18
- Field of Ruin £0.17
- Feed the Swarm £0.17
- Hostage Taker £0.16
- Guttersnipe £0.16
- Desolate Lighthouse £0.14
- Goblin Dark-Dwellers £0.14
- Command Tower £0.13
- The Mouth of Sauron £0.13
- Grishnákh, Brash Instigator £0.13
- Siege-Gang Commander £0.13
- Boon of the Wish-Giver £0.13
- Foreboding Ruins £0.13
- Path of Ancestry £0.12
- Extract from Darkness £0.11
- Commander's Sphere £0.11
- Voracious Fell Beast £0.11
- Fact or Fiction £0.11
- Treason of Isengard £0.11
- Thrill of Possibility £0.10
- Goblin Cratermaker £0.10
- Deep Analysis £0.09
- Bitter Downfall £0.09
- Shiny Impetus £0.09
- Terramorphic Expanse £0.06
- Evolving Wilds £0.04
- Forbidden Alchemy £0.04
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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.
- 70 Draconic Dissent #2834
- 71 Grand Larceny #2854
- 72 Growing Threat #2860
- 73 The Hosts of Mordor #2881
- 74 Fae Dominion #3059
- 75 Phantom Premonition #3151
- 76 Call for Backup #3162
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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 Call for Backup #3162
- 104 Phantom Premonition #3151
- 105 Fae Dominion #3059
- 106 The Hosts of Mordor #2881
- 107 Growing Threat #2860
- 108 Grand Larceny #2854
- 109 Draconic Dissent #2834
Most played cards
- Sol Ring #1
- Arcane Signet #3
- Blasphemous Act #22
- Mind Stone #32
- Arcane Denial #52
- Reanimate #53
- Commander's Sphere #56
- Feed the Swarm #93
- Faithless Looting #99
- Thrill of Possibility #216
- Everflowing Chalice #251
- Anger #346
- Consider #357
- Guttersnipe #410
- Living Death #449
- Basalt Monolith #566
- Worn Powerstone #569
- Fact or Fiction #700
- Fiery Inscription #1170
- Notion Thief #1227
- Scourge of the Throne #1271
- Cavern-Hoard Dragon #1370
- Shiny Impetus #1406
- Deep Analysis #1462
- Decree of Pain #1490
- Treasure Nabber #1491
- Siege-Gang Commander #1621
- Relic of Sauron #1751
- Hostage Taker #1948
- Merciless Executioner #2208
- Troll of Khazad-dûm #2802
- Revenge of Ravens #2960
- Gríma, Saruman's Footman #3217
- Inferno Titan #3233
- Extract from Darkness #3295
- Lord of the Nazgûl #3575
- Saruman, the White Hand #3655
- In the Darkness Bind Them #4115
- Orcish Siegemaster #4325
- Knollspine Dragon #4514
- The Balrog of Moria #4811
- Sauron, Lord of the Rings #5181
- Forbidden Alchemy #5247
- Moria Scavenger #5325
- Grishnákh, Brash Instigator #5358
- Summons of Saruman #5612
- Monstrosity of the Lake #5790
- Languish #5792
- Treason of Isengard #5804
- Shelob, Dread Weaver #5938
- Corsairs of Umbar #6061
- The Mouth of Sauron #6496
- Voracious Fell Beast #6983
- Goblin Cratermaker #7003
- Too Greedily, Too Deep #7204
- Boon of the Wish-Giver #7447
- Wake the Dragon #8372
- Subjugate the Hobbits #8684
- Goblin Dark-Dwellers #9036
- Rampaging War Mammoth #9220
- Bitter Downfall #10676
- Lidless Gaze #12147
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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.
- 100 Obscura Operation 12.0 years
- 101 Eldrazi Incursion 12.0 years
- 102 Peace Offering 12.0 years
- 103 The Hosts of Mordor 12.0 years
- 104 Eldrazi Unbound 12.0 years
- 105 Maestros Massacre 12.0 years
- 106 Eternal Might 11.9 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.
- 73 Eternal Might 11.9 years
- 74 Maestros Massacre 12.0 years
- 75 Eldrazi Unbound 12.0 years
- 76 The Hosts of Mordor 12.0 years
- 77 Peace Offering 12.0 years
- 78 Eldrazi Incursion 12.0 years
- 79 Obscura Operation 12.0 years
Oldest cards
- Basalt Monolith 33.3 years
- Sol Ring 33.3 years
- Sulfurous Springs 31.5 years
- Underground River 31.5 years
- Arcane Denial 30.4 years
- Mind Stone 29.4 years
- Living Death 29.1 years
- Reanimate 29.1 years
- Worn Powerstone 28.1 years
- Fact or Fiction 26.1 years
- Deep Analysis 24.8 years
- Anger 24.5 years
- Decree of Pain 23.5 years
- Siege-Gang Commander 23.5 years
- Terramorphic Expanse 21.2 years
- Knollspine Dragon 18.5 years
- Crumbling Necropolis 18.1 years
- Dragonskull Summit 17.3 years
- Drowned Catacomb 17.3 years
- Everflowing Chalice 16.8 years
- Evolving Wilds 16.6 years
- Inferno Titan 16.3 years
- Command Tower 15.4 years
- Blasphemous Act 15.1 years
- Forbidden Alchemy 15.1 years
- Sulfur Falls 15.1 years
- Faithless Looting 14.8 years
- Desolate Lighthouse 14.5 years
- Guttersnipe 14.1 years
- Rogue's Passage 14.1 years
- Notion Thief 13.5 years
- Extract from Darkness 12.4 years
- Scourge of the Throne 12.4 years
- Commander's Sphere 12.0 years
- Merciless Executioner 11.8 years
- Languish 11.3 years
- Smoldering Marsh 11.1 years
- Sunken Hollow 11.1 years
- Goblin Dark-Dwellers 10.8 years
- Choked Estuary 10.6 years
- Foreboding Ruins 10.6 years
- Path of Ancestry 9.2 years
- Field of Ruin 9.1 years
- Hostage Taker 9.1 years
- Treasure Nabber 8.3 years
- Goblin Cratermaker 8.1 years
- Arcane Signet 7.1 years
- Revenge of Ravens 7.1 years
- Thrill of Possibility 7.1 years
- Shiny Impetus 6.6 years
- Boon of the Wish-Giver 6.6 years
- Feed the Swarm 6.1 years
- Frostboil Snarl 5.6 years
- Consider 5.1 years
- Bitter Downfall 3.4 years
- Cavern-Hoard Dragon 3.4 years
- Corsairs of Umbar 3.4 years
- Fiery Inscription 3.4 years
- Gríma, Saruman's Footman 3.4 years
- Grishnákh, Brash Instigator 3.4 years
- In the Darkness Bind Them 3.4 years
- Lidless Gaze 3.4 years
- Lord of the Nazgûl 3.4 years
- Monstrosity of the Lake 3.4 years
- Moria Scavenger 3.4 years
- Orcish Siegemaster 3.4 years
- Rampaging War Mammoth 3.4 years
- Relic of Sauron 3.4 years
- Saruman, the White Hand 3.4 years
- Sauron, Lord of the Rings 3.4 years
- Shelob, Dread Weaver 3.4 years
- Subjugate the Hobbits 3.4 years
- Summons of Saruman 3.4 years
- The Balrog of Moria 3.4 years
- The Black Gate 3.4 years
- The Mouth of Sauron 3.4 years
- Too Greedily, Too Deep 3.4 years
- Treason of Isengard 3.4 years
- Troll of Khazad-dûm 3.4 years
- Voracious Fell Beast 3.4 years
- Wake the Dragon 3.4 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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