The thing about Ihsan's Shade that made it playable is that it wasn't vulnerable to the popular spot removal of its era
Some popular inclusions in a Sauron, the Dark Lord Deck might be: Saruman, the White Hand Barad-dur Nazgul Ringsight Call of the Ring 16 Kaalia of the Vast ($13.81 Market Price on TCGPlayer) Demons, Dragons, Angels & More Unite Under One Commander Kaalia of the Vast is a popular Commander because she's a combination of several exciting mechanics
Playing lands from the graveyard is one thing, sure, but being able to grab them in other ways is just as vital when building a deck around this strategy
Note that you can reduce the cost of Conflux, or other Five Color cards as well
Even if you don't get your hands on one of these Pikachu, this set features so many hits, that you're bound to have fun on your hunt
Doom Blade is tempo-positive against Baneslayer Angel but not Elvish Mystic