---
name: "Sauron, the Lidless Eye"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Avatar Horror"
colors: ["B", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: []
set: "LTR"
set_name: "The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth"
collector_number: "396"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Yigit Koroglu"
oracle_id: "00b9d3a3-fd64-4757-9159-b3af06b5f5b1"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sauron-the-lidless-eye-ltr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Sauron, the Lidless Eye
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{R}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Avatar Horror
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4

## 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.
{1}{B}{R}: Creatures you control get +2/+0 until end of turn. Each opponent loses 2 life.

> *暗黒の塔には眠らない目があるという。*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Sauron, the Necromancer](/printing/sauron-the-necromancer-ltr.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Horror
2. [Sauron, Lord of the Rings](/printing/sauron-lord-of-the-rings-ltc.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Horror
3. [Sauron, the Dark Lord](/printing/sauron-the-dark-lord-ltr.md) — Legendary Creature — Avatar Horror
4. [Evil's Thrall](/printing/evils-thrall-msh.md) — Sorcery
5. [Sauron, Dino Devotee](/printing/sauron-dino-devotee-msc.md) — Legendary Creature — Dinosaur Vampire Villain
6. [Ringwraiths](/printing/ringwraiths-ltr.md) — Creature — Wraith Knight

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #396
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Yigit Koroglu
- **Total Printings:** 18 across all historical editions

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