Sheoldred, the Apocalypse (Commander) - Expensive Optimized Card Draw

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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?
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Peer into the Abyss
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
90%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
81%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
76%synergy
Deadly Rollick
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
76%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
73%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
70%synergy
Memory Jar
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
66%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
64%synergy
Howling Mine
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
63%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
62%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Jet Medallion
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
38%synergy
Feed the Swarm
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Crypt Ghast
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
36%synergy
Sign in Blood
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Lightning Greaves
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
50%synergy
Black Market Connections
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
60%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
43%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
59%synergy
Imp's Mischief
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
71%synergy
Demonic Tutor
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
73%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
87%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
79%synergy
Imperial Seal
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
76%synergy
Opposition Agent
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
74%synergy
Ancient Tomb
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
72%synergy
The One Ring
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
74%synergy
Chrome Mox
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
77%synergy
Necropotence
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
52%synergy
Creatures
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
54%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
39%synergy
Skirge Familiar
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
34%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Ophiomancer
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
17%synergy
Boggart Trawler
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Starscape Cleric
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Fate Unraveler
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Sheoldred
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Master of the Feast
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Dread Presence
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Dark Confidant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-7%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-9%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Blood Celebrant
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Ornithopter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Epicure of Blood
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Culling the Weak
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
51%synergy
Infernal Grasp
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Fell the Profane
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
35%synergy
Go for the Throat
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Ad Nauseam
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Baleful Mastery
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
41%synergy
Force of Despair
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Snuff Out
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Not Dead After All
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Defile
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Bitter Triumph
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Darkness
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Rain of Filth
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Dismember
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Entomb
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Village Rites
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-9%synergy
Deadly Dispute
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-9%synergy
Withering Boon
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Feed the Cycle
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Blood Pact
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
8%synergy
Professor's Warning
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Feign Death
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-15%synergy
Sorceries
Bubbling Muck
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
51%synergy
Dark Deal
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
56%synergy
Damnation
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
46%synergy
Grim Tutor
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
55%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Reanimate
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Damnable Pact
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Night's Whisper
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Intent
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Temporal Extortion
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
1%synergy
Pain's Reward
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Read the Bones
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
0%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-8%synergy
Ambition's Cost
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Beseech the Queen
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Chain of Smog
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Thoughtseize
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Languish
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Commander's Plate
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
61%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
40%synergy
Spellbook
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
49%synergy
Temple Bell
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
48%synergy
Mithril Coat
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
28%synergy
Font of Mythos
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Requiem Monolith
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
18%synergy
Defense Grid
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Library of Leng
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Expedition Map
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Torpor Orb
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Horn of Greed
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Mindcrank
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-3%synergy
Enchantments
Exquisite Blood
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
53%synergy
Underworld Dreams
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
44%synergy
Necrodominance
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Animate Dead
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
33%synergy
Greed
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
26%synergy
Contamination
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Sanguine Bond
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
22%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Oubliette
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Bitterblossom
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
20%synergy
Waste Not
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Court of Ambition
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Wound Reflection
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Painful Quandary
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Darkness
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis Reignited
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Professor Onyx
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
56%synergy
Reliquary Tower
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
36%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
42%synergy
War Room
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
34%synergy
Command Beacon
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
42%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
47%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
34%synergy
Lake of the Dead
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
45%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
23%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
-1%synergy
Witch's Cottage
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
9%synergy
Castle Locthwain
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Vault of Whispers
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Mortuary Mire
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Ghost Quarter
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Echoing Deeps
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Vesuva
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Crystal Vein
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Glacial Chasm
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Deserted Temple
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
12%synergy
Thespian's Stage
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Strip Mine
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
83%inclusion5 decks6 decks
57%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
37%synergy
Mox Diamond
67%inclusion4 decks6 decks
63%synergy
Lotus Petal
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
43%synergy
The Soul Stone
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
26%synergy
Grim Monolith
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Mana Vault
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
27%synergy
Mox Amber
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Mox Opal
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
30%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
7%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
2%synergy
Coveted Jewel
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion6 decks6 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
50%inclusion3 decks6 decks
31%synergy
Boggart Trawler
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
24%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
11%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
29%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Cavern of Souls
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy