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Sauron, Dino Devotee
Legendary Creature — Dinosaur Vampire Villain · 3GG
Color identity: Green
Sauron, Dino Devotee is green: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
Whenever Sauron enters or attacks, choose one —
• Cure Cancer — You gain 3 life.
• Turn People into Dinosaurs — Put a saurian counter on another target creature. It's a green Dinosaur with base power and toughness 5/5 for as long as it has a saurian counter on it.
Reference price of the card: €6.75
Average lands in decks for Sauron, Dino Devotee: 35
DinosaursLifegainRamp+1/+1 CountersAggroStompyModified CreaturesPower Matters
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🛠️ Build a deck for Sauron, Dino Devotee 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Sauron, Dino Devotee deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: C+ (57/100)
- Consistency90
- Speed60
- Interaction42
- Resilience82
- Closing31
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (11 nonbasic, 24 Forest)
Llanowar Elves · Sol Ring · Beast Within · Elvish Mystic · Curious Altisaur · Devil Dinosaur · Heroic Intervention · Birds of Paradise · Emerald Medallion · Garruk's Uprising · Cultivate · Return of the Wildspeaker · Earthshaker Dreadmaw · Fyndhorn Elves · Champion of Lambholt · Fanatic of Rhonas · Beast Whisperer · Colossal Majesty · Nature's Lore · Regal Imperiosaur · The Earth King · Drover of the Mighty · Toski, Bearer of Secrets · Conjurer's Closet · Ghalta, Primal Hunger · Rampant Growth · Unnatural Growth · Topiary Lecturer · Shamanic Revelation · Sunfrill Imitator · Three Visits · Wild Beastmaster · Frenzied Baloth · Overwhelming Stampede · Rishkar's Expertise · Roaming Throne · The Great Henge · Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma · Herd Heirloom · Lightning Greaves · Swiftfoot Boots · Arcane Signet · Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise · Eternal Witness · Viridian Joiner · Ohran Frostfang · Kodama's Reach · Collective Resistance · Dragon Sniper · Reclamation Sage · Kodama of the West Tree · Nature's Claim · Mona Lisa, Science Geek · The Skullspore Nexus · Guardian Project · Arbor Elf · Ram Through · Rhonas's Monument · Tribute to the World Tree · Craterhoof Behemoth · Delighted Halfling · Fog · Archdruid's Charm · Goldvein Hydra · Rogue's Passage · Mosswort Bridge · Castle Garenbrig · War Room · Reliquary Tower · Boseiju, Who Endures · Bonders' Enclave · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Evendo, Waking Haven · Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth · Roiling Canopy
🃏 Recommended cards for Sauron, Dino Devotee
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Sauron, Dino Devotee, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Curious Altisaur | 63% | +63% |
| Devil Dinosaur | 63% | +62% |
| Earthshaker Dreadmaw | 54% | +53% |
| Drover of the Mighty | 47% | +47% |
| Regal Imperiosaur | 48% | +46% |
| Conjurer's Closet | 46% | +45% |
| Champion of Lambholt | 52% | +42% |
| Topiary Lecturer | 44% | +41% |
| Sunfrill Imitator | 42% | +41% |
| Wild Beastmaster | 41% | +41% |
| The Earth King | 48% | +39% |
| Colossal Majesty | 48% | +36% |
| Roaming Throne | 39% | +35% |
| Birds of Paradise | 57% | +35% |
| Viridian Joiner | 35% | +34% |
| Fanatic of Rhonas | 52% | +33% |
| Herd Heirloom | 38% | +30% |
| Toski, Bearer of Secrets | 47% | +30% |
| Frenzied Baloth | 40% | +30% |
| Mona Lisa, Science Geek | 30% | +29% |
| Ghalta, Primal Hunger | 45% | +29% |
| Dragon Sniper | 32% | +27% |
| The Skullspore Nexus | 30% | +25% |
| Kodama of the West Tree | 31% | +25% |
💰 The best cards for your Sauron, Dino Devotee deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Curious Altisaur
- Earthshaker Dreadmaw
- Drover of the Mighty
- Regal Imperiosaur
- Topiary Lecturer
- Sunfrill Imitator
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Conjurer's Closet
- Champion of Lambholt
- Birds of Paradise
- Herd Heirloom
- Toski, Bearer of Secrets
- The Skullspore Nexus
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Devil Dinosaur
- Roaming Throne
- Fanatic of Rhonas
- Kodama of the West Tree
- Ouroboroid
- Giggling Skitterspike
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Sauron, Dino Devotee
- Springheart Nantuko + Lotus Cobra → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Lotus Cobra → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Peregrin Took + Nuka-Cola Vending Machine → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite tapped Treasure tokens
- Staff of Domination + Priest of Titania → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite green mana
- Staff of Domination + Marwyn, the Nurturer → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinite green mana
- Staff of Domination + Circle of Dreams Druid → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinite green mana
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Frequently asked questions
What is Sauron, Dino Devotee's color identity?
Sauron, Dino Devotee is green: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Sauron, Dino Devotee come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Sauron, Dino Devotee deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.9 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 9 % of the time and floods 4 %. Deck health: C+ (57/100).
How many lands should a Sauron, Dino Devotee deck run?
Real Sauron, Dino Devotee decks run 35 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Sauron, Dino Devotee?
The three highest-synergy cards are Curious Altisaur, Devil Dinosaur, Earthshaker Dreadmaw. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Sauron, Dino Devotee decks.
What combos does Sauron, Dino Devotee have?
Sauron, Dino Devotee has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Springheart Nantuko + Lotus Cobra. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Sauron, Dino Devotee deck cost?
You can start cheap: Curious Altisaur, Earthshaker Dreadmaw, Drover of the Mighty are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.