---
name: "Sauron, Dino Devotee"
mana_cost: "{3}{G}{G}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Dinosaur Vampire Villain"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Cure Cancer", "Turn People into Dinosaurs"]
set: "MSC"
set_name: "Marvel Super Heroes Commander"
collector_number: "731"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Michal Ivan"
oracle_id: "f5295bfe-7e73-44ad-9cfd-200e31c5d52b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sauron-dino-devotee-msc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Sauron, Dino Devotee
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{G}{G}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Dinosaur Vampire Villain
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4
- **Keywords:** Flying, Cure Cancer, Turn People into Dinosaurs

## Oracle 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.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Saurian Symbiote](/printing/saurian-symbiote-j25.md) — Creature — Fungus Dinosaur
2. [Sauron, the Lidless Eye](/printing/sauron-the-lidless-eye-ltr.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Horror
3. [Wingbane Vantasaur](/printing/wingbane-vantasaur-ylci.md) — Creature — Dinosaur
4. [Verdant Sun's Avatar](/printing/verdant-suns-avatar-pxln.md) — Creature — Dinosaur Avatar
5. [Armored Kincaller](/printing/armored-kincaller-j25.md) — Creature — Dinosaur
6. [Stegron the Dinosaur Man](/printing/stegron-the-dinosaur-man-spm.md) — Legendary Creature — Dinosaur Villain

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Marvel Super Heroes Commander (MSC) #731
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Michal Ivan
- **Total Printings:** 4 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`