Sheoldred by user8725395

Format: Commander

Commander: Sheoldred, the Apocalypse

Bracket: 5

DeckCheck Threat Index: 76

Deck overview

This deck is a competitive mono-black turbo and combo-control strategy led by Sheoldred, the Apocalypse. It combines explosive fast mana, universal black tutors, and compact two-card win conditions to eliminate the table on early turns. The deck leverages format-defining acceleration such as Dark Ritual, Chrome Mox, and Mana Vault to deploy premier card advantage engines like Ad Nauseam, Necropotence, and Bolas's Citadel as early as Turns 1 to 3. These engines rapidly assemble deterministic infinite combos, including Bolas's Citadel with Sensei's Divining Top and Aetherflux Reservoir, or Exquisite Blood paired with Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose. Proactive disruption pieces such as Opposition Agent, Dauthi Voidwalker, and Defense Grid protect win windows while derailing opposing development. Supported by free removal like Deadly Rollick and Snuff Out, the deck presents a resilient, lightning-fast threat profile that can pivot smoothly between rapid combo execution and punishing mid-game attrition.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Ad Nauseam
  • 1 Aetherflux Reservoir
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Animate Dead
  • 1 Basalt Monolith
  • 1 Beseech the Mirror
  • 1 Bloodchief Ascension
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Bloodthirsty Conqueror
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Bolas's Citadel
  • 1 Bontu's Monument
  • 1 Bubbling Muck
  • 1 Buried Alive
  • 1 Cabal Coffers
  • 1 Cabal Ritual
  • 1 Castle Locthwain
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 City of Traitors
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Crypt Ghast
  • 1 Crystal Vein
  • 1 Culling the Weak
  • 1 Dark Deal
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Dauthi Voidwalker
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Defense Grid
  • 1 Demonic Consultation
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Deserted Temple
  • 1 Diabolic Intent
  • 1 Dismember
  • 1 Emergence Zone
  • 1 Entomb
  • 1 Exquisite Blood
  • 1 Fell the Profane // Fell Mire
  • 1 Flare of Malice
  • 1 Font of Mythos
  • 1 Gemstone Caverns
  • 1 Grim Monolith
  • 1 Grim Tutor
  • 1 Helm of Obedience
  • 1 Howling Mine
  • 1 Imp's Mischief
  • 1 Imperial Seal
  • 1 Jet Medallion
  • 1 K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Lake of the Dead
  • 1 Leyline of the Void
  • 1 Lion's Eye Diamond
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Memory Jar
  • 1 Mindcrank
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Mox Opal
  • 1 Necrodominance
  • 1 Necromancy
  • 1 Necropotence
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Opposition Agent
  • 1 Orcish Bowmasters
  • 1 Phyrexian Tower
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Praetor's Grasp
  • 1 Prismatic Vista
  • 1 Psychosis Crawler
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Rings of Brighthearth
  • 1 Sensei's Divining Top
  • 1 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
  • 1 Shizo, Death's Storehouse
  • 1 Sign in Blood
  • 1 Snow-Covered Swamp
  • 1 Snuff Out
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Strip Mine
  • 1 Sudden Spoiling
  • 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
  • 1 Teferi's Puzzle Box
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Thespian's Stage
  • 1 Torment of Hailfire
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Underworld Dreams
  • 1 Urza's Cave
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
  • 1 Volrath's Stronghold
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Wasteland
  • 1 Wishclaw Talisman
  • 1 Witch's Cottage
  • 1 Yawgmoth's Will