Sauron, the Lidless Eye
82Format stapleLegendary Creature — Avatar Horror
The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
2HG Rating
82/100
Mixed in 2HG — hits each opponent, but team anthem.
- +22Hits each opponent
There are two opponents in 2HG, so every 'each opponent' clause resolves twice against a single shared life total.
- +14Damage to each opponent
Drain and burn that reads 'each opponent' comes off one shared 60-life total, so the printed number doubles.
- −4Team anthem
Anthems only pump creatures you control — your teammate's board is untouched, so they're worse than they look.
Ratings start at a neutral 50 and are adjusted by rules derived from 2HG's structure — shared 60 life, shared turns, two opponents. They'll be recalibrated against real play rates once teams start submitting decklists.
Oracle text
When Sauron enters, gain control of target creature an opponent controls until end of turn. Untap it. It gains haste until end of turn.
: Creatures you control get +2/+0 until end of turn. Each opponent loses 2 life.
Legality
Plays well beside it
Shares the "hits each opponent" axis — good candidates for your teammate's deck.
Suggestions are characteristic-based for now. Once teams submit pairings, this becomes a real co-occurrence score: played in X% of teams whose partner deck runs Sauron, the Lidless Eye.