Sheoldred, the Apocalypse (Commander) - Expensive Optimized

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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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
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Defiling Daemogoth
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Shredder's Technique
4.0%inclusion1 decks25 decks
0%synergy
South Wind Avatar
3.1%inclusion1 decks32 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Peer into the Abyss
79%inclusion77 decks97 decks
69%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
70%inclusion68 decks97 decks
67%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
76%inclusion74 decks97 decks
66%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
66%inclusion64 decks97 decks
58%synergy
Dark Deal
68%inclusion66 decks97 decks
57%synergy
Exquisite Blood
70%inclusion68 decks97 decks
57%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
60%inclusion58 decks96 decks
51%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
89%inclusion86 decks97 decks
51%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
60%inclusion58 decks97 decks
51%synergy
Grim Tutor
62%inclusion60 decks97 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
92%inclusion89 decks97 decks
25%synergy
Jet Medallion
81%inclusion79 decks97 decks
20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
75%inclusion73 decks97 decks
38%synergy
Deadly Rollick
73%inclusion71 decks97 decks
49%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
67%inclusion65 decks97 decks
48%synergy
Lightning Greaves
62%inclusion60 decks97 decks
28%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
60%inclusion58 decks97 decks
44%synergy
Reanimate
59%inclusion57 decks97 decks
19%synergy
Crypt Ghast
59%inclusion57 decks97 decks
11%synergy
Imp's Mischief
59%inclusion57 decks97 decks
34%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
99%inclusion96 decks97 decks
72%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
96%inclusion93 decks97 decks
75%synergy
Ancient Tomb
87%inclusion84 decks97 decks
75%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
81%inclusion79 decks97 decks
53%synergy
Chrome Mox
80%inclusion78 decks97 decks
74%synergy
The One Ring
79%inclusion77 decks97 decks
70%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
79%inclusion77 decks97 decks
66%synergy
Imperial Seal
71%inclusion69 decks97 decks
64%synergy
Mana Vault
71%inclusion69 decks97 decks
65%synergy
Mox Diamond
57%inclusion55 decks97 decks
53%synergy
Creatures
Enduring Tenacity
54%inclusion52 decks97 decks
46%synergy
Opposition Agent
53%inclusion51 decks97 decks
43%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
53%inclusion51 decks97 decks
39%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
51%inclusion49 decks96 decks
47%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
51%inclusion49 decks97 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
51%inclusion49 decks97 decks
40%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
44%inclusion43 decks97 decks
41%synergy
Fate Unraveler
40%inclusion39 decks97 decks
37%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
39%inclusion38 decks97 decks
32%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
31%inclusion30 decks97 decks
27%synergy
Master of the Feast
29%inclusion28 decks97 decks
26%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
27%inclusion26 decks97 decks
15%synergy
Starscape Cleric
26%inclusion25 decks97 decks
22%synergy
Skirge Familiar
25%inclusion24 decks97 decks
20%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
23%inclusion22 decks97 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
22%inclusion21 decks97 decks
11%synergy
Roaming Throne
18%inclusion17 decks97 decks
14%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
15%inclusion15 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Dark Confidant
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
1%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
-6%synergy
Sheoldred
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Dread Presence
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
-2%synergy
Blood Artist
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
-19%synergy
Witch of the Moors
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Blood Pet
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
0%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
1%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
-18%synergy
Ophiomancer
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
-9%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Elder Brain
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
5%synergy
The Speed Demon
6.3%inclusion6 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
-16%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
1%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Asmodeus the Archfiend
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
2%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
2%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Massacre Wurm
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
-12%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
-6%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
-5%synergy
Instants
Cabal Ritual
52%inclusion50 decks97 decks
33%synergy
Snuff Out
49%inclusion48 decks97 decks
37%synergy
Baleful Mastery
47%inclusion46 decks97 decks
39%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
44%inclusion43 decks97 decks
22%synergy
Dismember
36%inclusion35 decks97 decks
26%synergy
Culling the Weak
30%inclusion29 decks97 decks
14%synergy
Ad Nauseam
26%inclusion25 decks97 decks
23%synergy
Infernal Grasp
25%inclusion24 decks97 decks
-1%synergy
Entomb
24%inclusion23 decks97 decks
12%synergy
Withering Boon
23%inclusion22 decks97 decks
18%synergy
Force of Despair
23%inclusion22 decks97 decks
15%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
22%inclusion21 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
22%inclusion21 decks97 decks
-10%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion20 decks97 decks
2%synergy
Defile
20%inclusion19 decks97 decks
-17%synergy
Necrologia
20%inclusion19 decks97 decks
18%synergy
Darkness
19%inclusion18 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Blood Pact
19%inclusion18 decks97 decks
14%synergy
Go for the Throat
16%inclusion16 decks97 decks
-7%synergy
Not Dead After All
16%inclusion16 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
15%inclusion15 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Saw in Half
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Rain of Filth
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
10%synergy
Soul Shatter
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
-2%synergy
Undying Malice
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
-1%synergy
Feign Death
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
0%synergy
Sacrifice
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Malice
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
-5%synergy
Slaughter Pact
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
-20%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
-1%synergy
Undying Evil
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Consuming Corruption
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
-10%synergy
Cut Down
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
55%inclusion53 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
54%inclusion52 decks97 decks
18%synergy
Damnation
52%inclusion50 decks97 decks
31%synergy
Night's Whisper
45%inclusion44 decks97 decks
21%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
44%inclusion43 decks97 decks
41%synergy
Damnable Pact
39%inclusion38 decks97 decks
35%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
38%inclusion37 decks97 decks
26%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
38%inclusion37 decks97 decks
31%synergy
Exsanguinate
33%inclusion32 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
31%inclusion30 decks97 decks
15%synergy
Bubbling Muck
30%inclusion29 decks97 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Intent
23%inclusion22 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
18%inclusion17 decks97 decks
14%synergy
Thoughtseize
12%inclusion12 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion11 decks96 decks
-5%synergy
Buried Alive
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
-1%synergy
Read the Bones
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
-8%synergy
Beseech the Queen
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Temporal Extortion
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Mutilate
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
-9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
1%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
-6%synergy
Chain of Smog
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Cruel Tutor
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Eldritch Pact
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
-21%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Howling Mine
52%inclusion50 decks97 decks
48%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
47%inclusion46 decks97 decks
38%synergy
Mindcrank
45%inclusion44 decks97 decks
40%synergy
Font of Mythos
38%inclusion37 decks97 decks
36%synergy
Memory Jar
36%inclusion35 decks97 decks
35%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
34%inclusion33 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
31%inclusion30 decks97 decks
27%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
30%inclusion29 decks97 decks
23%synergy
Temple Bell
27%inclusion26 decks97 decks
24%synergy
Commander's Plate
25%inclusion24 decks97 decks
19%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
24%inclusion23 decks97 decks
22%synergy
Mithril Coat
23%inclusion22 decks97 decks
17%synergy
Horn of Greed
20%inclusion19 decks97 decks
18%synergy
Defense Grid
15%inclusion15 decks97 decks
13%synergy
Expedition Map
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
-1%synergy
Cursed Totem
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
10%synergy
Winter Orb
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Torpor Orb
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Vexing Bauble
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Mana Web
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Darksteel Plate
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
4%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-15%synergy
Winter Moon
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Spellbook
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
-8%synergy
Helm of Obedience
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Venser's Journal
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Underworld Dreams
55%inclusion53 decks97 decks
49%synergy
Black Market Connections
54%inclusion52 decks97 decks
30%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
51%inclusion49 decks97 decks
11%synergy
Sanguine Bond
48%inclusion47 decks97 decks
37%synergy
Necropotence
46%inclusion45 decks97 decks
32%synergy
Necrodominance
38%inclusion37 decks97 decks
35%synergy
No Mercy
30%inclusion29 decks97 decks
23%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
25%inclusion24 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
25%inclusion24 decks97 decks
15%synergy
Animate Dead
24%inclusion23 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Lich's Mastery
19%inclusion18 decks97 decks
17%synergy
Bitterblossom
16%inclusion16 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Greed
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Painful Quandary
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Contamination
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Wound Reflection
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of the Void
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Oubliette
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Waste Not
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
-3%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
-3%synergy
Nether Void
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Grave Pact
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
-14%synergy
Heartless Summoning
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
0%synergy
Oppression
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion19 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
19%inclusion18 decks97 decks
16%synergy
Professor Onyx
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
2%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Sorin Markov
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
86%inclusion83 decks97 decks
31%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
70%inclusion68 decks97 decks
40%synergy
Reliquary Tower
58%inclusion56 decks97 decks
27%synergy
Urza's Saga
52%inclusion50 decks97 decks
44%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
42%inclusion41 decks97 decks
31%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
40%inclusion39 decks97 decks
38%synergy
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion37 decks97 decks
-9%synergy
Lake of the Dead
36%inclusion35 decks97 decks
31%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
35%inclusion34 decks97 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
30%inclusion29 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
29%inclusion28 decks97 decks
13%synergy
Command Beacon
27%inclusion26 decks97 decks
19%synergy
War Room
24%inclusion23 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
20%inclusion19 decks97 decks
16%synergy
Castle Locthwain
19%inclusion18 decks97 decks
2%synergy
Vault of Whispers
16%inclusion16 decks97 decks
11%synergy
Strip Mine
16%inclusion16 decks97 decks
14%synergy
Crystal Vein
15%inclusion15 decks97 decks
13%synergy
Deserted Temple
15%inclusion15 decks97 decks
11%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
15%inclusion15 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Wasteland
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
10%synergy
Thespian's Stage
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Glacial Chasm
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Witch's Cottage
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
-15%synergy
City of Traitors
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Emergence Zone
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Peat Bog
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
-7%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Bazaar of Baghdad
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion97 decks97 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion68 decks97 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Petal
54%inclusion52 decks97 decks
46%synergy
Mox Opal
53%inclusion51 decks97 decks
49%synergy
Thought Vessel
46%inclusion45 decks97 decks
21%synergy
Grim Monolith
37%inclusion36 decks97 decks
34%synergy
Mox Amber
36%inclusion35 decks97 decks
32%synergy
The Soul Stone
27%inclusion17 decks62 decks
13%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion23 decks97 decks
-6%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
19%inclusion18 decks97 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion13 decks97 decks
-1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion10 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
-17%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
93%inclusion90 decks97 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
44%inclusion43 decks97 decks
22%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
43%inclusion42 decks97 decks
39%synergy
Cavern of Souls
35%inclusion34 decks97 decks
28%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
25%inclusion24 decks97 decks
21%synergy
Marsh Flats
24%inclusion23 decks97 decks
20%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
23%inclusion22 decks97 decks
19%synergy
Polluted Delta
22%inclusion21 decks97 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion20 decks97 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
16%inclusion16 decks97 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Cave
14%inclusion14 decks97 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
11%inclusion11 decks97 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
-19%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
6%synergy