Barad-dûr

Commanders that run Barad-dûr most

Deck counts from EDHREC.

• Sauron, the Dark Lord: 27,567 decks
• Saruman, the White Hand: 6,401 decks
• Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel: 4,564 decks
• The Great Goblin: 3,544 decks
• Lord of the Nazgûl: 2,988 decks
• Sauron, Lord of the Rings: 1,851 decks
• Dihada, Binder of Wills: 1,743 decks
• Sméagol, Helpful Guide: 1,721 decks

Often played with Barad-dûr

Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.

• Warg Rider
• March from the Black Gate
• Grond, the Gatebreaker
• Surrounded by Orcs
• Deceive the Messenger
• Mordor Muster
• Saruman's Trickery
• Saruman the White
• Orcish Medicine
• Corsairs of Umbar

Rulings

• 2023-06-16: Amass Zombies works the same way, except you create a 0/0 black Zombie Army creature token if you don't control an Army. If the Army creature you chose isn't already a Zombie, it becomes a Zombie in addition to its other types. By combining cards with amass Orcs and amass Zombies, you can end up with an Orc Zombie Army.
• 2023-06-16: The legendary creature must already be on the battlefield as the land enters the battlefield. If it enters the battlefield at the same time, the land will enter tapped.
• 2023-06-16: In the rare case that you control multiple Army creatures (perhaps because you played a creature with changeling) while you amass Orcs, you choose which of your Army creatures to put the +1/+1 counters on. If that creature isn't an Orc, it becomes an Orc in addition to its other types.
• 2023-06-16: Amass abilities are now written as "amass [subtype] N." Previous cards with amass have received errata to say "amass Zombies N."
• 2023-06-16: If you don't control an Army, the Orc Army token you create enters the battlefield as a 0/0 creature before receiving counters. Any abilities that trigger when a creature with a certain power enters the battlefield, such as that of Mentor of the Meek, will see the token enter as a 0/0 creature before it gets +1/+1 counters.
• 2023-06-16: Some cards refer to the "amassed Army." That means the Army creature you chose to receive counters, even if no counters were placed on it for some reason.
• 2023-06-16: To amass Orcs N, if you don't control an Army creature, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token. Then you choose an Army creature you control and put N +1/+1 counters on it. If that Army isn't already an Orc, it becomes an Orc in addition to its other types.
• 2023-06-16: Some spells and abilities that amass Orcs may require targets. If each target chosen is an illegal target as that spell or ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve. You won't amass Orcs.