Amass Orcs X, then Goblins and Orcs you control gain double strike and haste until end of turn. (To amass Orcs X, put X +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature.)

Barad-dûr enters the battlefield tapped unless you control a legendary creature.

{T}: Add {B}.

{X}{X}{B}, {T}: Amass Orcs X. Activate only if a creature died this turn.

This spell costs {1} less to cast for each creature on the battlefield.

Blasphemous Act deals 13 damage to each creature.

At the beginning of your upkeep, the Ring tempts you.

Whenever you choose a creature as your Ring-bearer, you may pay 2 life. If you do, draw a card.

This spell costs {X} less to cast, where X is the greatest number of artifacts an opponent controls.

Flying, trample, haste

Whenever Cavern-Hoard Dragon deals combat damage to a player, you create a Treasure token for each artifact that player controls.

As Choked Estuary enters the battlefield, you may reveal an Island or Swamp card from your hand. If you don't, Choked Estuary enters the battlefield tapped.

{T}: Add {U} or {B}.

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

{2}{U}: Target Goblin, Orc, or Pirate can't be blocked this turn.

Whenever Corsairs of Umbar deals combat damage to a player, amass Orcs 3. (Put three +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.)

Crumbling Necropolis enters the battlefield tapped.

{T}: Add {U}, {B}, or {R}.

Destroy all creatures. They can't be regenerated. Draw a card for each creature destroyed this way.

Cycling {3}{B}{B} ({3}{B}{B}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

When you cycle Decree of Pain, all creatures get -2/-2 until end of turn.

{T}: Add {C}.

{1}{U}{R}, {T}: Draw a card, then discard a card.

Dragonskull Summit enters the battlefield tapped unless you control a Swamp or a Mountain.

{T}: Add {B} or {R}.

Drowned Catacomb enters the battlefield tapped unless you control an Island or a Swamp.

{T}: Add {U} or {B}.

Multikicker {2} (You may pay an additional {2} any number of times as you cast this spell.)

Everflowing Chalice enters the battlefield with a charge counter on it for each time it was kicked.

{T}: Add {C} for each charge counter on Everflowing Chalice.

{T}, Sacrifice Evolving Wilds: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Each player mills two cards. Then you put a creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.

Draw two cards, then discard two cards.

Flashback {2}{R} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Whenever a creature an opponent controls is dealt excess noncombat damage, amass Orcs X, where X is that excess damage. (Put X +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.)

{7}{R}: Fall of Cair Andros deals 7 damage to target creature.

{T}: Add {C}.

{2}, {T}, Sacrifice Field of Ruin: Destroy target nonbasic land an opponent controls. Each player searches their library for a basic land card, puts it onto the battlefield, then shuffles.

When Fiery Inscription enters the battlefield, the Ring tempts you.

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, Fiery Inscription deals 2 damage to each opponent.

When Fires of Mount Doom enters the battlefield, it deals 2 damage to target creature an opponent controls. Destroy all Equipment attached to that creature.

{2}{R}: Exile the top card of your library. You may play that card this turn. When you play a card this way, Fires of Mount Doom deals 2 damage to each player.

As Foreboding Ruins enters the battlefield, you may reveal a Swamp or Mountain card from your hand. If you don't, Foreboding Ruins enters the battlefield tapped.

{T}: Add {B} or {R}.

As Frostboil Snarl enters the battlefield, you may reveal an Island or Mountain card from your hand. If you don't, Frostboil Snarl enters the battlefield tapped.

{T}: Add {U} or {R}.

Menace

When Goblin Dark-Dwellers enters the battlefield, you may cast target instant or sorcery card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard without paying its mana cost. If that spell would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead.

When Gollum, Patient Plotter leaves the battlefield, the Ring tempts you.

{B}, Sacrifice a creature: Return Gollum from your graveyard to your hand. Activate only as a sorcery.

Whenever Gollum, Scheming Guide attacks, look at the top two cards of your library, put them back in any order, then choose land or nonland. An opponent guesses whether the top card of your library is the chosen kind. Reveal that card. If they guessed right, remove Gollum from combat. Otherwise, you draw a card and Gollum can't be blocked this turn.

Whenever a Goblin or Orc you control deals combat damage to a player, you may sacrifice it. When you do, choose one --

• Draw a card.

• Create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")

When Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant enters the battlefield, amass Orcs 1. (Put a +1/+1 counter on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.)

Creature tokens you control have deathtouch.

When Grishnákh, Brash Instigator enters the battlefield, amass Orcs 2. When you do, until end of turn, gain control of target nonlegendary creature an opponent controls with power less than or equal to the amassed Army's power. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn.

Trample

As long as it's your turn and you control an Army, Grond, the Gatebreaker is an artifact creature.

Crew 3 (Tap any number of creatures you control with total power 3 or more: This Vehicle becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.)

Your opponents can't gain life.

{T}, Sacrifice another creature: Target player loses 1 life. If the sacrificed creature was legendary, amass Orcs 2.

Gríma, Saruman's Footman can't be blocked.

Whenever Gríma deals combat damage to a player, that player exiles cards from the top of their library until they exile an instant or sorcery card. You may cast that card without paying its mana cost. Then that player puts the exiled cards that weren't cast this way on the bottom of their library in a random order.

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after IV.)

I, II, III -- Create a 3/3 black Wraith creature token with menace. The Ring tempts you.

IV -- For each opponent, gain control of up to one target creature that player controls until end of turn. Untap those creatures. They gain haste until end of turn. The Ring tempts you.

({T}: Add {U}.)

({T}: Add {U}.)

({T}: Add {U}.)

({T}: Add {U}.)

Flying

When Knollspine Dragon enters the battlefield, you may discard your hand and draw cards equal to the damage dealt to target opponent this turn.

All creatures get -4/-4 until end of turn.

Exile the top card of each player's library. Until the end of your next turn, you may play those cards, and mana of any type can be spent to cast them.

Flashback {2}{B}{R} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Each player exiles all creature cards from their graveyard, then sacrifices all creatures they control, then puts all cards they exiled this way onto the battlefield.

Flying

Wraiths you control have protection from Ring-bearers.

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, create a 3/3 black Wraith creature token with menace. Then if you control nine or more Wraiths, Wraiths you control have base power and toughness 9/9 until end of turn.

Menace

If one or more +1/+1 counters would be put on an Army, Goblin, or Orc you control, that many plus one +1/+1 counters are put on it instead.

When Monstrosity of the Lake enters the battlefield, you may pay {5}. If you do, tap all creatures your opponents control, then put a stun counter on each of those creatures. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)

Islandcycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Search your library for an Island card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

Deathtouch, haste

{T}, Discard a card: Draw a card. If the discarded card was a creature card, amass Orcs 1. (Put a +1/+1 counter on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.)

{T}, Pay 1 life: Add {B} or {R}.

{1}{B}{R}, {T}: Mount Doom deals 1 damage to each opponent.

{5}{B}{R}, {T}, Sacrifice Mount Doom and a legendary artifact: Choose up to two creatures, then destroy the rest. Activate only as a sorcery.

({T}: Add {R}.)

({T}: Add {R}.)

({T}: Add {R}.)

({T}: Add {R}.)

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)

I -- The Ring tempts you, then each player mills cards equal to your Ring-bearer's power.

II -- Destroy all nonlegendary creatures.

III -- Each opponent loses 1 life for each creature card in that player's graveyard.

Trample

Other Orcs and Goblins you control have trample.

Whenever Orcish Siegemaster attacks, it gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the greatest power among creatures you control.

At the beginning of your end step, put an influence counter on Palantír of Orthanc and scry 2. Then target opponent may have you draw a card. If that player doesn't, you mill X cards, where X is the number of influence counters on Palantír of Orthanc, and that player loses life equal to the total mana value of those cards.

Path of Ancestry enters the battlefield tapped.

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. When that mana is spent to cast a creature spell that shares a creature type with your commander, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)

Trample

Cycling {X}{2}{R} ({X}{2}{R}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

When you cycle Rampaging War Mammoth, destroy up to X target artifacts.

Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. You lose life equal to its mana value.

{T}: Add two mana in any combination of {U}, {B}, and/or {R}.

{3}, {T}: Draw two cards, then discard a card.

Whenever a creature attacks you or a planeswalker you control, that creature's controller loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

When Ringwraiths enters the battlefield, target creature an opponent controls gets -3/-3 until end of turn. If that creature is legendary, its controller loses 3 life.

When the Ring tempts you, return Ringwraiths from your graveyard to your hand.

{T}: Add {C}.

{4}, {T}: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.

Ward {2}

Whenever you cast your second spell each turn, amass Orcs 2. (Put two +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.)

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, amass Orcs X, where X is that spell's mana value. (Put X +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.)

Goblins and Orcs you control have ward {2}.

When you cast this spell, amass Orcs 5, mill five cards, then return a creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Trample

Whenever a commander an opponent controls dies, the Ring tempts you.

Ward--Sacrifice a legendary artifact or legendary creature.

Whenever an opponent casts a spell, amass Orcs 1.

Whenever an Army you control deals combat damage to a player, the Ring tempts you.

Whenever the Ring tempts you, you may discard your hand. If you do, draw four cards.

When Sauron, the Lidless Eye enters the battlefield, gain control of target creature an opponent controls until end of turn. Untap it. It gains haste until end of turn.

{1}{B}{R}: Creatures you control get +2/+0 until end of turn. Each opponent loses 2 life.

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.

Flying

Dethrone (Whenever this creature attacks the player with the most life or tied for most life, put a +1/+1 counter on it.)

Whenever Scourge of the Throne attacks for the first time each turn, if it's attacking the player with the most life or tied for most life, untap all attacking creatures. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase.

Exile all creature cards from target player's graveyard. You may cast spells from among those cards for as long as they remain exiled, and mana of any type can be spent to cast them.

Whenever Shagrat, Loot Bearer attacks, attach up to one target Equipment to it. Then amass Orcs X, where X is the number of Equipment attached to Shagrat. (Control of the Equipment doesn't change. To amass Orcs X, put X +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.)

Activated abilities of lands your opponents control can't be activated unless they're mana abilities.

Sharkey, Tyrant of the Shire has all activated abilities of lands your opponents control except mana abilities.

Mana of any type can be spent to activate Sharkey's abilities.

Whenever a nontoken creature an opponent controls dies, exile it.

{2}{B}, Put a creature card exiled with Shelob, Dread Weaver into its owner's graveyard: Put two +1/+1 counters on Shelob. Draw a card.

{X}{1}{B}: Put target creature card with mana value X exiled with Shelob onto the battlefield tapped under your control.

When Siege-Gang Commander enters the battlefield, create three 1/1 red Goblin creature tokens.

{1}{R}, Sacrifice a Goblin: Siege-Gang Commander deals 2 damage to any target.

({T}: Add {B} or {R}.)

Smoldering Marsh enters the battlefield tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.

{T}: Add {C}{C}.

When Spiteful Banditry enters the battlefield, it deals X damage to each creature.

Whenever one or more creatures your opponents control die, you create a Treasure token. This ability triggers only once each turn.

Ward {3}

Whenever you cast your second spell each turn, copy it, except the copy isn't legendary. You may choose new targets for the copy. (A copy of a permanent spell becomes a token.)

Gain control of each noncommander creature with mana value 3 or less.

Sulfur Falls enters the battlefield tapped unless you control an Island or a Mountain.

{T}: Add {U} or {R}.

{T}: Add {C}.

{T}: Add {B} or {R}. Sulfurous Springs deals 1 damage to you.

Amass Orcs X. Mill X cards. You may cast an instant or sorcery spell with mana value X or less from among them without paying its mana cost. (To amass Orcs X, put X +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.)

Flashback--{3}{U}{R}, Exile X cards from your graveyard.

({T}: Add {U} or {B}.)

Sunken Hollow enters the battlefield tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.

({T}: Add {B}.)

({T}: Add {B}.)

({T}: Add {B}.)

({T}: Add {B}.)

{T}, Sacrifice Terramorphic Expanse: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Trample, haste

When The Balrog of Moria dies, you may exile it. When you do, for each opponent, exile up to one target creature that player controls.

Cycling {3}{R} ({3}{R}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

When you cycle The Balrog of Moria, create two Treasure tokens.

This spell costs {1} less to cast for each permanent sacrificed this turn.

Haste

The Balrog, Durin's Bane can't be blocked except by legendary creatures.

When The Balrog dies, destroy target artifact or creature an opponent controls.

Trample

When a legendary creature an opponent controls dies, put The Balrog, Flame of Udûn on the bottom of its owner's library.

As The Black Gate enters the battlefield, you may pay 3 life. If you don't, it enters the battlefield tapped.

{T}: Add {B}.

{1}{B}, {T}: Choose a player with the most life or tied for most life. Target creature can't be blocked by creatures that player controls this turn.

When The Mouth of Sauron enters the battlefield, target player mills three cards. Then amass Orcs X, where X is the number of instant and sorcery cards in that player's graveyard. (Put X +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.)

Indestructible

When The One Ring enters the battlefield, if you cast it, you gain protection from everything until your next turn.

At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 1 life for each burden counter on The One Ring.

{T}: Put a burden counter on The One Ring, then draw a card for each burden counter on The One Ring.

The Watcher in the Water enters the battlefield tapped with nine stun counters on it. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)

Whenever you draw a card during an opponent's turn, create a 1/1 blue Tentacle creature token.

Whenever a Tentacle you control dies, untap up to one target Kraken and put a stun counter on up to one target nonland permanent.

Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. That creature deals damage equal to its power to each other creature.

Whenever an opponent taps an artifact for mana, gain control of that artifact until the end of your next turn.

Whenever another creature you control dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Uglúk of the White Hand. If that creature was a Goblin or Orc, put two +1/+1 counters on Uglúk instead.

{T}: Add {C}.

{T}: Add {U} or {B}. Underground River deals 1 damage to you.

Create a 6/6 black and red Dragon creature token with flying, menace, and "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, gain control of target artifact that player controls."

Flashback {6}{B}{R} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Flying

Whenever one or more creatures deal combat damage to you, each opponent sacrifices a creature that dealt combat damage to you this turn. The Ring tempts you.

Discard a card: Witch-king of Angmar gains indestructible until end of turn. Tap it.

Flying

Whenever Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin attacks, defending player sacrifices a creature with the least power among creatures they control.