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Finally, Steel Squirrel is genuinely ridiculous when you are rolling d20s, and I have seen it swing in for 33 damage on turn 5

Myrel's deck uses a few "anthem" effects to turn those modest 1/1 Soldiers into much bigger threats, such as Valiant Veteran, Field Marshal, and Goldnight Commander

Jafar also only triggers if the Illusion is banished using its vanish ability

Noble Heritage I knew this was the best card because it had the most words on it

Pure / Simple Pure // Simple is a flexible removal spell, especially in EDH

While these abilities will allow Sauron to reliably lead a Grixis (blue/black/red) Goodstuff deck, for this build we'll try to maximize the benefits of his abilities to grow a massive army and to pull victory out of the graveyard