Sheoldred, the Apocalypse (Commander) - Core

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Chris Guest
Apr 9, 2026
Is Paradigm a Fixed Version of Epic?
The new paradigm mechanic harkens back to an unloved mechanic from 21 years ago. But are these new cards more playable?
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Madame Null, Power Broker
4.5%inclusion2 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Savanti Romero, Time's Exile
4.5%inclusion2 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Shredder's Revenge
3.3%inclusion1 decks30 decks
2%synergy
South Wind Avatar
2.3%inclusion1 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Ninja Teen
2.3%inclusion1 decks44 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Underworld Dreams
79%inclusion388 decks494 decks
72%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
75%inclusion369 decks494 decks
71%synergy
Damnable Pact
70%inclusion345 decks494 decks
66%synergy
Howling Mine
69%inclusion339 decks494 decks
65%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
74%inclusion367 decks494 decks
64%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
64%inclusion315 decks494 decks
60%synergy
Fate Unraveler
63%inclusion311 decks494 decks
60%synergy
Master of the Feast
58%inclusion287 decks494 decks
56%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
61%inclusion303 decks494 decks
54%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
56%inclusion279 decks494 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Sign in Blood
78%inclusion385 decks494 decks
42%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
74%inclusion365 decks494 decks
34%synergy
Dark Ritual
71%inclusion353 decks494 decks
5%synergy
Dark Deal
62%inclusion308 decks494 decks
51%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
62%inclusion305 decks494 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
60%inclusion298 decks494 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Mastery
59%inclusion289 decks494 decks
50%synergy
Sanguine Bond
58%inclusion286 decks494 decks
46%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
58%inclusion285 decks494 decks
47%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
55%inclusion274 decks494 decks
53%synergy
Game Changers
Orcish Bowmasters
18%inclusion88 decks494 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Crypt Ghast
53%inclusion262 decks494 decks
5%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
51%inclusion176 decks348 decks
47%synergy
Dread Presence
50%inclusion249 decks494 decks
36%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
49%inclusion244 decks494 decks
37%synergy
Elder Brain
48%inclusion238 decks494 decks
46%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
45%inclusion223 decks494 decks
42%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
40%inclusion200 decks494 decks
18%synergy
Howling Golem
38%inclusion189 decks494 decks
37%synergy
Witch of the Moors
38%inclusion187 decks494 decks
34%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
37%inclusion185 decks494 decks
18%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
36%inclusion180 decks494 decks
23%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
34%inclusion170 decks494 decks
30%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
31%inclusion153 decks494 decks
26%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
25%inclusion125 decks494 decks
24%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
25%inclusion113 decks460 decks
17%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
24%inclusion118 decks494 decks
22%synergy
Clockwork Fox
23%inclusion116 decks494 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
23%inclusion115 decks494 decks
12%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
23%inclusion115 decks494 decks
4%synergy
Epicure of Blood
23%inclusion112 decks494 decks
21%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
20%inclusion101 decks494 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
20%inclusion97 decks494 decks
8%synergy
Fell Stinger
19%inclusion92 decks494 decks
16%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
18%inclusion62 decks351 decks
9%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
17%inclusion86 decks494 decks
16%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
17%inclusion83 decks494 decks
15%synergy
Starscape Cleric
16%inclusion73 decks450 decks
13%synergy
Massacre Wurm
15%inclusion74 decks494 decks
-2%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
14%inclusion69 decks494 decks
3%synergy
Sheoldred
13%inclusion62 decks494 decks
6%synergy
Skirge Familiar
12%inclusion61 decks494 decks
7%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
12%inclusion60 decks494 decks
-11%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
12%inclusion59 decks494 decks
8%synergy
Blood Artist
12%inclusion57 decks494 decks
-20%synergy
Burnished Hart
12%inclusion57 decks494 decks
4%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
11%inclusion55 decks494 decks
-14%synergy
Runed Servitor
11%inclusion55 decks494 decks
11%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
11%inclusion55 decks494 decks
6%synergy
Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
10%inclusion49 decks494 decks
9%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
8.5%inclusion42 decks494 decks
2%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
7.7%inclusion31 decks402 decks
2%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
7.7%inclusion38 decks494 decks
3%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
7.7%inclusion38 decks494 decks
-8%synergy
Phyrexian Rager
7.5%inclusion37 decks494 decks
7%synergy
Accursed Marauder
7.2%inclusion34 decks472 decks
-14%synergy
Indulgent Tormentor
7.1%inclusion35 decks494 decks
5%synergy
Knight of Dusk's Shadow
7.1%inclusion35 decks494 decks
6%synergy
Barbed Servitor
6.9%inclusion34 decks494 decks
6%synergy
Evolved Sleeper
6.5%inclusion32 decks494 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Blood Pact
55%inclusion271 decks494 decks
51%synergy
Defile
48%inclusion235 decks494 decks
11%synergy
Infernal Grasp
44%inclusion218 decks494 decks
19%synergy
Undying Malice
35%inclusion174 decks494 decks
25%synergy
Go for the Throat
31%inclusion153 decks494 decks
8%synergy
Feign Death
30%inclusion148 decks494 decks
22%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
23%inclusion116 decks494 decks
9%synergy
Murder
22%inclusion111 decks494 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
21%inclusion106 decks494 decks
-1%synergy
Withering Torment
20%inclusion80 decks391 decks
-11%synergy
Imp's Mischief
20%inclusion100 decks494 decks
-4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
19%inclusion94 decks494 decks
-5%synergy
Not Dead After All
18%inclusion89 decks494 decks
7%synergy
Snuff Out
17%inclusion86 decks494 decks
4%synergy
Dismember
17%inclusion85 decks494 decks
7%synergy
Hero's Downfall
16%inclusion78 decks494 decks
9%synergy
Consuming Corruption
15%inclusion71 decks473 decks
-1%synergy
Succumb to Temptation
13%inclusion65 decks494 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion53 decks476 decks
-8%synergy
Necrologia
11%inclusion53 decks494 decks
9%synergy
Soul Shatter
11%inclusion52 decks494 decks
-1%synergy
Doom Blade
11%inclusion52 decks494 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
10%inclusion50 decks494 decks
-8%synergy
Darkness
10%inclusion50 decks494 decks
0%synergy
Cut Down
10%inclusion49 decks494 decks
6%synergy
Offer Immortality
10%inclusion47 decks494 decks
7%synergy
Bitter Triumph
10%inclusion47 decks494 decks
0%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
8.7%inclusion43 decks494 decks
1%synergy
Village Rites
8.3%inclusion41 decks494 decks
-17%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.3%inclusion41 decks494 decks
-17%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
7.5%inclusion37 decks494 decks
0%synergy
Wretched Confluence
6.1%inclusion30 decks494 decks
5%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
5.7%inclusion28 decks494 decks
-3%synergy
Undying Evil
5.5%inclusion27 decks494 decks
2%synergy
Crushing Disappointment
5.5%inclusion27 decks494 decks
5%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
5.1%inclusion25 decks494 decks
2%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
5.1%inclusion25 decks494 decks
-7%synergy
Sorceries
Read the Bones
48%inclusion237 decks494 decks
31%synergy
Night's Whisper
48%inclusion235 decks494 decks
23%synergy
Eldritch Pact
38%inclusion188 decks494 decks
37%synergy
Ambition's Cost
33%inclusion161 decks494 decks
30%synergy
Atrocious Experiment
30%inclusion146 decks494 decks
28%synergy
Exsanguinate
29%inclusion143 decks494 decks
4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
29%inclusion143 decks494 decks
17%synergy
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion143 decks494 decks
-8%synergy
Painful Lesson
28%inclusion138 decks494 decks
27%synergy
Damnation
23%inclusion113 decks494 decks
2%synergy
Mutilate
22%inclusion111 decks494 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
20%inclusion101 decks494 decks
-19%synergy
Foreboding Fruit
18%inclusion91 decks494 decks
17%synergy
Ancient Craving
17%inclusion84 decks494 decks
15%synergy
Syphon Mind
16%inclusion79 decks494 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
15%inclusion53 decks344 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Tempest
14%inclusion69 decks494 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion67 decks494 decks
-1%synergy
Bubbling Muck
13%inclusion65 decks494 decks
-2%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
11%inclusion56 decks494 decks
-4%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
8.7%inclusion43 decks494 decks
5%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.7%inclusion38 decks494 decks
2%synergy
Languish
7.5%inclusion37 decks494 decks
6%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
6.9%inclusion34 decks494 decks
5%synergy
Invoke Despair
6.9%inclusion34 decks494 decks
5%synergy
Cut of the Profits
6.9%inclusion34 decks494 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
6.3%inclusion31 decks494 decks
-20%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.3%inclusion31 decks494 decks
-5%synergy
Duress
6.1%inclusion30 decks494 decks
-1%synergy
Promise of Power
6.1%inclusion30 decks494 decks
5%synergy
Pain's Reward
5.7%inclusion28 decks494 decks
5%synergy
Villainous Wrath
5.3%inclusion5 decks94 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
54%inclusion268 decks494 decks
23%synergy
Temple Bell
54%inclusion266 decks494 decks
51%synergy
Font of Mythos
45%inclusion221 decks494 decks
42%synergy
Jet Medallion
45%inclusion220 decks494 decks
-17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
41%inclusion202 decks494 decks
7%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
31%inclusion154 decks494 decks
27%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
28%inclusion137 decks494 decks
26%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
27%inclusion133 decks494 decks
26%synergy
Horn of Greed
22%inclusion107 decks494 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion94 decks494 decks
4%synergy
Venser's Journal
18%inclusion91 decks494 decks
17%synergy
Bontu's Monument
14%inclusion71 decks494 decks
-14%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
12%inclusion20 decks163 decks
-8%synergy
Mithril Coat
11%inclusion56 decks494 decks
6%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
10%inclusion47 decks494 decks
0%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
7.9%inclusion39 decks494 decks
6%synergy
Spellbook
7.7%inclusion38 decks494 decks
7%synergy
Mindcrank
7.1%inclusion35 decks494 decks
2%synergy
Memory Jar
6.5%inclusion32 decks494 decks
5%synergy
Expedition Map
6.3%inclusion31 decks494 decks
-6%synergy
Ghirapur Orrery
5.7%inclusion28 decks494 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Plate
5.5%inclusion27 decks494 decks
0%synergy
Darksteel Plate
5.3%inclusion26 decks494 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Greed
51%inclusion251 decks494 decks
44%synergy
Exquisite Blood
29%inclusion142 decks494 decks
16%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
25%inclusion125 decks494 decks
15%synergy
Lich's Mastery
22%inclusion107 decks494 decks
20%synergy
Black Market Connections
21%inclusion104 decks494 decks
-3%synergy
Painful Quandary
16%inclusion78 decks494 decks
6%synergy
Wound Reflection
15%inclusion76 decks494 decks
12%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
15%inclusion74 decks494 decks
6%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
15%inclusion73 decks494 decks
13%synergy
No Mercy
14%inclusion69 decks494 decks
7%synergy
Necrodominance
11%inclusion54 decks474 decks
9%synergy
Underworld Connections
11%inclusion56 decks494 decks
9%synergy
Oubliette
11%inclusion54 decks494 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Bonds
10%inclusion50 decks494 decks
8%synergy
Price of Knowledge
7.9%inclusion39 decks494 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Fool's Wisdom
7.5%inclusion37 decks494 decks
7%synergy
Grievous Wound
7.4%inclusion30 decks404 decks
5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
7.3%inclusion36 decks494 decks
-10%synergy
Font of Agonies
6.9%inclusion34 decks494 decks
2%synergy
Animate Dead
6.7%inclusion33 decks494 decks
-11%synergy
Black Market
6.5%inclusion32 decks494 decks
-15%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.5%inclusion32 decks494 decks
-3%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
6.3%inclusion31 decks494 decks
5%synergy
Court of Ambition
5.9%inclusion29 decks494 decks
2%synergy
Waste Not
5.7%inclusion28 decks494 decks
-5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis Reignited
40%inclusion198 decks494 decks
38%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion58 decks494 decks
-2%synergy
Sorin Markov
5.1%inclusion25 decks494 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
70%inclusion347 decks494 decks
40%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
59%inclusion290 decks494 decks
48%synergy
Bojuka Bog
54%inclusion267 decks494 decks
7%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
48%inclusion237 decks494 decks
45%synergy
Cabal Coffers
39%inclusion195 decks494 decks
-15%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
33%inclusion164 decks494 decks
-2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion86 decks494 decks
-20%synergy
Witch's Cottage
16%inclusion81 decks494 decks
-8%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
15%inclusion76 decks494 decks
-14%synergy
War Room
12%inclusion58 decks494 decks
-4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
12%inclusion57 decks494 decks
-6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion56 decks494 decks
-2%synergy
Barren Moor
11%inclusion54 decks494 decks
1%synergy
The Dross Pits
10%inclusion51 decks494 decks
9%synergy
Command Beacon
9.1%inclusion45 decks494 decks
1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.7%inclusion38 decks494 decks
-8%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.1%inclusion35 decks494 decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.5%inclusion27 decks494 decks
-14%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.1%inclusion25 decks494 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion423 decks494 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion329 decks494 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
66%inclusion327 decks494 decks
40%synergy
Mind Stone
48%inclusion239 decks494 decks
19%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
36%inclusion179 decks494 decks
14%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
36%inclusion179 decks494 decks
33%synergy
Commander's Sphere
27%inclusion133 decks494 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion70 decks494 decks
0%synergy
Coveted Jewel
12%inclusion59 decks494 decks
11%synergy
The Soul Stone
10%inclusion11 decks113 decks
-5%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
10%inclusion48 decks494 decks
0%synergy
Hedron Archive
8.9%inclusion44 decks494 decks
5%synergy
Caged Sun
7.3%inclusion36 decks494 decks
-4%synergy
Nyx Lotus
6.1%inclusion30 decks494 decks
0%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.3%inclusion26 decks494 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion481 decks494 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion111 decks494 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
21%inclusion106 decks494 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion53 decks476 decks
-8%synergy
Command Tower
6.3%inclusion31 decks494 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.5%inclusion26 decks473 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.1%inclusion25 decks494 decks
1%synergy