Sauron, the Necromancer - Ring Showcase (Foil) (LTR)

Sauron, the Necromancer
Casting Cost: {3}{B}{B}
Card Type: Legendary Creature - Avatar Horror
Power/Toughness: 4/4
Card Text:
Menace
Whenever Sauron, the Necromancer attacks, exile target creature card from your graveyard. Create a tapped and attacking token that's a copy of that card, except it's a 3/3 black Wraith with menace. At the beginning of the next end step, exile that token unless Sauron is your Ring-bearer.
Artist: Anato Finnstark

Card Strengths and Weaknesses:

• Strengths:

  • Has Menace, making it harder to block.
  • Can create attacking token copies of creature cards from your graveyard, providing additional attackers.
  • Tokens created have menace, adding to their evasiveness.

• Weaknesses:

  • Requires attacking to trigger its ability.
  • Tokens created are temporary and will be exiled at the end of the turn unless Sauron is your Ring-bearer.

Deck Utility:

• Graveyard-Based Decks: A valuable addition to decks that utilize the graveyard for creature card recursion and combat advantages.

• Menace Strategies: Fits well in decks that focus on creatures with menace to create an intimidating board presence.

Interactions and Combos:

• Graveyard Synergy: Synergizes with cards and strategies that fill your graveyard with creature cards.

• Ring-bearer Theme: Can be part of a deck with a thematic "Ring-bearer" focus, where Sauron keeps the tokens created.

Flavor and Lore:
"Sauron, the Necromancer" is inspired by the character Sauron, a central antagonist in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth lore. The card's abilities and flavor reflect Sauron's dark powers and association with raising the dead.

Overall Impression:
"Sauron, the Necromancer" is a card that can be a powerful addition to graveyard-based decks, offering the ability to create menacing token copies of creatures from the graveyard. Its utility is especially effective when combined with strategies that focus on filling the graveyard with useful creature cards.