Sheoldred, the Apocalypse (Commander) - Optimized Lifegain

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Levi Perry
Feb 4, 2026
Ten Brutal Cards To Try With The Cloning of Shredder
The Cloning of Shredder creates three nonlegendary token copies of a card you exile from your graveyard. What are the best ways to break it?
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Mornsong Aria
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Twilight Diviner
2.5%inclusion1 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Moonshadow
2.5%inclusion1 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
1.5%inclusion1 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Peer into the Abyss
88%inclusion115 decks130 decks
78%synergy
Underworld Dreams
79%inclusion103 decks130 decks
73%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
75%inclusion97 decks130 decks
72%synergy
Howling Mine
72%inclusion93 decks130 decks
67%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
74%inclusion96 decks130 decks
63%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
66%inclusion86 decks130 decks
62%synergy
Dark Deal
69%inclusion90 decks130 decks
58%synergy
Exquisite Blood
71%inclusion92 decks130 decks
58%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
59%inclusion75 decks128 decks
55%synergy
Sanguine Bond
66%inclusion86 decks130 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
88%inclusion115 decks130 decks
22%synergy
Jet Medallion
83%inclusion108 decks130 decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
75%inclusion97 decks130 decks
35%synergy
Crypt Ghast
72%inclusion94 decks130 decks
24%synergy
Sign in Blood
67%inclusion87 decks130 decks
31%synergy
Toxic Deluge
65%inclusion85 decks130 decks
28%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
61%inclusion79 decks130 decks
54%synergy
Lightning Greaves
59%inclusion77 decks130 decks
26%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
59%inclusion77 decks130 decks
40%synergy
Feed the Swarm
58%inclusion76 decks130 decks
8%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
67%inclusion87 decks130 decks
38%synergy
Demonic Tutor
65%inclusion85 decks130 decks
38%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
65%inclusion85 decks130 decks
52%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
55%inclusion71 decks130 decks
33%synergy
The One Ring
47%inclusion61 decks130 decks
37%synergy
Ancient Tomb
31%inclusion40 decks130 decks
19%synergy
Opposition Agent
27%inclusion35 decks130 decks
17%synergy
Imperial Seal
24%inclusion31 decks130 decks
17%synergy
Necropotence
20%inclusion26 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Chrome Mox
19%inclusion25 decks130 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Master of the Feast
56%inclusion73 decks130 decks
54%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
55%inclusion72 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Fate Unraveler
55%inclusion72 decks130 decks
52%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
55%inclusion71 decks129 decks
47%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
52%inclusion66 decks128 decks
43%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
45%inclusion59 decks130 decks
41%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
45%inclusion59 decks130 decks
35%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
45%inclusion58 decks130 decks
40%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
42%inclusion54 decks130 decks
28%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
34%inclusion44 decks130 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
32%inclusion41 decks130 decks
20%synergy
Witch of the Moors
31%inclusion40 decks130 decks
27%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
30%inclusion39 decks130 decks
26%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
28%inclusion37 decks130 decks
17%synergy
Starscape Cleric
27%inclusion35 decks129 decks
24%synergy
Dread Presence
27%inclusion35 decks130 decks
12%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
26%inclusion34 decks130 decks
10%synergy
Elder Brain
25%inclusion33 decks130 decks
23%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
21%inclusion27 decks130 decks
18%synergy
Sheoldred
19%inclusion25 decks130 decks
13%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
16%inclusion21 decks130 decks
11%synergy
Massacre Wurm
14%inclusion18 decks130 decks
-3%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion17 decks130 decks
-10%synergy
Blood Artist
13%inclusion17 decks130 decks
-19%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
13%inclusion16 decks128 decks
7%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
11%inclusion14 decks130 decks
9%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
11%inclusion14 decks130 decks
-8%synergy
Dark Confidant
10%inclusion13 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Roaming Throne
10%inclusion13 decks130 decks
7%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
9.2%inclusion12 decks130 decks
1%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
8.5%inclusion11 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Howling Golem
8.5%inclusion11 decks130 decks
7%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
8.5%inclusion11 decks130 decks
6%synergy
Skirge Familiar
8.5%inclusion11 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Epicure of Blood
8.5%inclusion11 decks130 decks
7%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
7.7%inclusion10 decks130 decks
-18%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
7.7%inclusion10 decks130 decks
-4%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
7.0%inclusion9 decks128 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
-2%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
-1%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
2%synergy
Blood Seeker
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
2%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
6.1%inclusion5 decks82 decks
3%synergy
Murderous Rider
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
-1%synergy
Ophiomancer
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
-11%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
-18%synergy
Instants
Baleful Mastery
50%inclusion65 decks130 decks
41%synergy
Deadly Rollick
48%inclusion63 decks130 decks
25%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
38%inclusion49 decks130 decks
15%synergy
Imp's Mischief
37%inclusion48 decks130 decks
13%synergy
Blood Pact
35%inclusion46 decks130 decks
31%synergy
Infernal Grasp
33%inclusion43 decks130 decks
8%synergy
Defile
31%inclusion40 decks130 decks
-6%synergy
Withering Torment
28%inclusion36 decks128 decks
-4%synergy
Go for the Throat
24%inclusion31 decks130 decks
1%synergy
Feign Death
24%inclusion31 decks130 decks
16%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
23%inclusion30 decks130 decks
9%synergy
Undying Malice
23%inclusion30 decks130 decks
13%synergy
Dismember
22%inclusion28 decks130 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Ritual
21%inclusion27 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Snuff Out
20%inclusion26 decks130 decks
7%synergy
Darkness
19%inclusion25 decks130 decks
9%synergy
Necrologia
18%inclusion24 decks130 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion22 decks130 decks
-2%synergy
Not Dead After All
16%inclusion21 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
14%inclusion18 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Force of Despair
13%inclusion17 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Soul Shatter
12%inclusion16 decks130 decks
0%synergy
Withering Boon
12%inclusion15 decks130 decks
7%synergy
Hero's Downfall
11%inclusion14 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Ad Nauseam
11%inclusion14 decks130 decks
8%synergy
Culling the Weak
10%inclusion13 decks130 decks
-5%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
10%inclusion13 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Murder
10%inclusion13 decks130 decks
0%synergy
Consuming Corruption
9.2%inclusion12 decks130 decks
-7%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
8.8%inclusion8 decks91 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.5%inclusion11 decks130 decks
-17%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
0%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
-2%synergy
Village Rites
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
-19%synergy
Doom Blade
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
-1%synergy
Stinging Study
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Cut Down
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
1%synergy
Entomb
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
-7%synergy
Succumb to Temptation
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Damnable Pact
57%inclusion74 decks130 decks
53%synergy
Night's Whisper
52%inclusion68 decks130 decks
28%synergy
Damnation
51%inclusion66 decks130 decks
30%synergy
Reanimate
48%inclusion63 decks130 decks
9%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
42%inclusion54 decks130 decks
30%synergy
Grim Tutor
40%inclusion52 decks130 decks
28%synergy
Exsanguinate
39%inclusion51 decks130 decks
15%synergy
Read the Bones
29%inclusion38 decks130 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
23%inclusion30 decks130 decks
8%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
23%inclusion30 decks130 decks
7%synergy
Bubbling Muck
19%inclusion25 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Mutilate
19%inclusion25 decks130 decks
1%synergy
Eldritch Pact
15%inclusion20 decks130 decks
14%synergy
Syphon Mind
12%inclusion16 decks130 decks
0%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
12%inclusion16 decks130 decks
6%synergy
Painful Lesson
12%inclusion15 decks130 decks
10%synergy
Thoughtseize
12%inclusion15 decks130 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion14 decks128 decks
-6%synergy
Profane Tutor
11%inclusion14 decks130 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Intent
10%inclusion13 decks130 decks
-5%synergy
Pain's Reward
9.2%inclusion12 decks130 decks
9%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
9.2%inclusion12 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Ambition's Cost
9.2%inclusion12 decks130 decks
6%synergy
Atrocious Experiment
7.7%inclusion10 decks130 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.7%inclusion10 decks130 decks
-5%synergy
Dark Petition
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Decree of Pain
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
1%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
0%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Ancient Craving
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Temporal Extortion
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Duress
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
-1%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
1%synergy
Day of Black Sun
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Font of Mythos
55%inclusion71 decks130 decks
52%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
48%inclusion62 decks130 decks
44%synergy
Temple Bell
47%inclusion61 decks130 decks
44%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
45%inclusion59 decks130 decks
14%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
41%inclusion53 decks130 decks
31%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
35%inclusion45 decks130 decks
26%synergy
Horn of Greed
26%inclusion34 decks130 decks
25%synergy
Mithril Coat
25%inclusion32 decks130 decks
19%synergy
Mindcrank
22%inclusion28 decks130 decks
16%synergy
Commander's Plate
20%inclusion26 decks130 decks
14%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
18%inclusion23 decks130 decks
16%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
-5%synergy
Venser's Journal
13%inclusion17 decks130 decks
11%synergy
Bontu's Monument
12%inclusion16 decks130 decks
-16%synergy
Memory Jar
12%inclusion16 decks130 decks
11%synergy
Expedition Map
12%inclusion15 decks130 decks
-1%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
11%inclusion14 decks130 decks
9%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8.5%inclusion11 decks130 decks
2%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
6%synergy
Requiem Monolith
6.7%inclusion6 decks89 decks
5%synergy
Spellbook
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Skullclamp
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
-16%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
47%inclusion61 decks130 decks
23%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
40%inclusion52 decks130 decks
31%synergy
Greed
30%inclusion39 decks130 decks
23%synergy
No Mercy
30%inclusion39 decks130 decks
23%synergy
Necrodominance
25%inclusion33 decks130 decks
23%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
24%inclusion31 decks130 decks
14%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
21%inclusion27 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Lich's Mastery
21%inclusion27 decks130 decks
19%synergy
Painful Quandary
15%inclusion20 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Wound Reflection
14%inclusion18 decks130 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion16 decks130 decks
-5%synergy
Bitterblossom
11%inclusion14 decks130 decks
-2%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion13 decks130 decks
0%synergy
Oubliette
7.7%inclusion10 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Black Market
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
-14%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
6.3%inclusion8 decks128 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Bonds
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Grievous Wound
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
3%synergy
Underworld Connections
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Contamination
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
38%inclusion49 decks130 decks
35%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
20%inclusion26 decks130 decks
18%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
15%inclusion19 decks130 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
80%inclusion104 decks130 decks
25%synergy
Reliquary Tower
74%inclusion96 decks130 decks
43%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
54%inclusion70 decks130 decks
43%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
54%inclusion70 decks130 decks
16%synergy
Bojuka Bog
51%inclusion66 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
50%inclusion65 decks130 decks
15%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
49%inclusion64 decks130 decks
47%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
41%inclusion53 decks130 decks
11%synergy
Command Beacon
28%inclusion36 decks130 decks
19%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
21%inclusion27 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Saga
19%inclusion25 decks130 decks
11%synergy
War Room
19%inclusion25 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Witch's Cottage
18%inclusion23 decks130 decks
-7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
17%inclusion22 decks130 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
16%inclusion21 decks130 decks
-8%synergy
Lake of the Dead
13%inclusion17 decks130 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion15 decks130 decks
-2%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
11%inclusion14 decks130 decks
1%synergy
Strip Mine
11%inclusion14 decks130 decks
8%synergy
Maze of Ith
9.2%inclusion12 decks130 decks
6%synergy
Deserted Temple
8.5%inclusion11 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Thespian's Stage
8.5%inclusion11 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Glacial Chasm
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
6%synergy
The Dross Pits
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Wasteland
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Barren Moor
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
-4%synergy
Vesuva
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
-3%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion125 decks130 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
73%inclusion95 decks130 decks
47%synergy
Arcane Signet
65%inclusion85 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
38%inclusion49 decks130 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Petal
19%inclusion25 decks130 decks
12%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
19%inclusion25 decks130 decks
16%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
18%inclusion24 decks130 decks
8%synergy
Mana Vault
16%inclusion21 decks130 decks
9%synergy
The Soul Stone
14%inclusion12 decks83 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion18 decks130 decks
-1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion17 decks130 decks
-10%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
11%inclusion14 decks130 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.5%inclusion11 decks130 decks
0%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.5%inclusion11 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Mox Amber
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Nyx Lotus
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
0%synergy
Mox Opal
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion124 decks130 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
38%inclusion49 decks130 decks
15%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion22 decks130 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion20 decks130 decks
-11%synergy
Cavern of Souls
12%inclusion15 decks130 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Cave
11%inclusion14 decks130 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.7%inclusion10 decks130 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
7.7%inclusion10 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
-2%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.9%inclusion9 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
6.2%inclusion8 decks130 decks
3%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
4%synergy
Marsh Flats
5.4%inclusion7 decks130 decks
2%synergy