First printed in Tales of Middle-earth Commander (2023)

All 5 prints

The Hobbit Eternal (HOC) #46, 2026
The Hobbit Eternal (HOC) #86, 2026
Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) #489, 2023
Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) #159, 2023
Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) #79, 2023

Relic of Sauron

Artifact

tap : Add two mana in any combination of Blue , Black , and/or Red .
3 generic , tap : Draw two cards, then discard a card.

In the last 30 days 7.3% of Vintage decks played it (32 of 438). Most played in Tinker Vault. In the last 30 days 0.1% of Commander decks played it (4 of 6150). Most played in Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept.

Staple

Vintage staples: main deck, 6% of decks (#116)
Colorless, Artifacts, Card draw, Ramp, Mana rocks

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Combos

31 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.

Infinite card draw, Infinite looting…: Relic of Sauron + Tezzeret the Seeker + The Peregrine Dynamo
Infinite card draw, Infinite looting…: Pili-Pala + Relic of Sauron + Trazyn the Infinite
Infinite looting, Infinite lifegain triggers…: Myr Welder + Relic of Sauron + Staff of Domination
Infinite card draw, Infinite looting…: Relic of Sauron + The Enigma Jewel // Locus of Enlightenment + Voltaic Key
Infinite card draw, Infinite looting…: Relic of Sauron + Soliton + Trazyn the Infinite
Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Ghostly Flicker + Mystic Sanctuary + Relic of Sauron + The Reality Chip
Infinite card draw, Infinite looting…: Aminatou, the Fateshifter + Cadric, Soul Kindler + Relic of Sauron
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature: Farmstead Gleaner + Relic of Sauron + Trazyn the Infinite
Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Ghostly Flicker + Mystic Sanctuary + Precognition Field + Relic of Sauron
Infinite mana artifact creatures you control can produce, Infinite mana most artifacts you control can produce…: Bello, Bard of the Brambles + Leyline of Abundance + Relic of Sauron + Voltaic Construct

See all 31 on Commander Spellbook

Legality

Constructed

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Not legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Future Standard Not legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Dreadful Not legal
Premodern Not legal
Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

Gladiator Legal

Commander formats

Commander Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Pauper Commander Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Tiny Leaders Not legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Brawl Legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Competitive Brawl Legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta: share of the archetype in the format
Play it: decks of the archetype that play this card
Together: decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift: how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Vintage Other periods →

In 32 of 438 decks (7.3%).

Share of decks

7.3%

▲ 2.5 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

32 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

3.1

in the main deck

Win rate

55%

5 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Tinker Vault	16.4%	10%
UBR (unclassified)	6.2%	93%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Chaos Defiler	100%	11.0
Transmute Artifact	100%	8.9
Grim Monolith	100%	4.4
Tinker	100%	3.9
Mishra's Workshop	100%	3.7
The One Ring	100%	3.6
Karn, the Great Creator	100%	3.2
Mana Vault	100%	2.6
Ancient Tomb	100%	2.4
Tolarian Academy	100%	1.9

Best win rate

Deck	Record
UBR atraxa77 in Vintage Challenge 32	6-1 86%
UBR Grindcore444 in Vintage Challenge 32	7-2 78%
UBR atraxa77 in Vintage Challenge 32	5-2 71%
UBR BiggestBird in Vintage Challenge 32	4-2 67%
UBR Grindcore444 in Vintage Challenge 32	4-2 67%
UBR TonyScapone in Vintage Challenge 32	4-2 67%
Tinker Vault ice_nine_BIGFAN in Vintage Challenge 32	4-2 67%
UBR TonyScapone in Vintage Challenge 32	4-2 67%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
UBR atraxa77, 27 Oct	4 main	5-0
UBR TonyScapone, 27 Oct	2 main	5-0
UBR Dr_yanitor, 27 Oct	3 main	5-0
Tinker Vault Miharu_Fuyumiya, 26 Oct	3 main	5-0
Tinker Vault Capriccioso, 26 Oct	1 main	5-0
UBR atraxa77, 24 Oct	4 main	#5 6-1
UBR BiggestBird, 24 Oct	3 main	#10 4-2
UBR Grindcore444, 24 Oct	3 main	#14 4-2

Commander Other periods →

In 4 of 6150 decks (0.1%).

Share of decks

0.1%

▼ 0.1 vs previous 30 days