Saruman of Many Colors
Mana Cost:
Type: Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
Oracle Text:
Ward—Discard an enchantment, instant, or sorcery card.
Whenever you cast your second spell each turn, each opponent mills two cards. When one or more cards are milled this way, exile target enchantment, instant, or sorcery card with equal or lesser mana value than that spell from an opponent's graveyard. Copy the exiled card. You may cast the copy without paying its mana cost.
Power/Toughness: 5/4
Rarity: mythic
Prints: View all prints (1) →
Expansion: The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
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Character Background
Saruman of Many Colors drifts in as a ruthless warlock of counterpoint—his Ward demands you trade disruption for survival, but once he’s safe, his second-spell trigger turns every moment of momentum into attrition. In practical terms, you want to build around frequent, reliable “second spell” turns: pair him with cheap cantrips, instants, and sorceries that chain cleanly in a turn—then let the mill bite twice per opponent whenever you cast that follow-up. When the milling starts, you gain inevitability by exiling and copying a relevant enchantment, instant, or sorcery from an opponent’s graveyard, often at the same or lower mana value, and casting it for free; this supports a tempo-control/value plan that snowballs after stabilization. Deckbuilding tip: include ways to protect the first critical turn—discard outlets to satisfy Ward and graveyard targets (removal that fuels their board) or scry/selection to ensure your second spell is consistent, so the copying engine comes online quickly.
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