Sheoldred by Ciddazza

Format: Commander

Commander: Sheoldred, the Apocalypse

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 38

Deck overview

This mono-black deck is piloted by Sheoldred, the Apocalypse and focuses on group-slug draw punishment, life drain, and attrition. The primary strategy accelerates into Sheoldred on turn 3 or 4, then deploys symmetrical draw pieces like Teferi's Puzzle Box, Howling Mine, and Font of Mythos to weaponize every card drawn across the table. While opponents lose 2 life per card, the pilot gains life, generating massive life disparities. The deck incorporates explosive combo finishes, notably Peer into the Abyss targeting an opponent for an instant kill or targeting the pilot to draw half the library while gaining 40+ life. Infinite drain loops such as Exquisite Blood with Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose or Bloodthirsty Conqueror provide alternative win conditions. A dense single-mana protection suite safeguards key creatures, while efficient black removal and board wipes like Toxic Deluge maintain board control throughout the mid-game.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Alhammarret's Archive
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Baleful Mastery
  • 1 Bloodthirsty Conqueror
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Bolas's Citadel
  • 1 Cabal Coffers
  • 1 Charcoal Diamond
  • 1 Commander's Plate
  • 1 Crypt Ghast
  • 1 Damnable Pact
  • 1 Dark Deal
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Defile
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Dismember
  • 1 Dread Presence
  • 1 Elder Brain
  • 1 Erebos, God of the Dead
  • 1 Exquisite Blood
  • 1 Exsanguinate
  • 1 Fate Unraveler
  • 1 Feed the Swarm
  • 1 Feign Death
  • 1 Font of Mythos
  • 1 Geier Reach Sanitarium
  • 1 Gixian Puppeteer
  • 1 Gray Merchant of Asphodel
  • 1 Greed
  • 1 Howling Mine
  • 1 Imp's Mischief
  • 1 Infernal Grasp
  • 1 Jet Medallion
  • 1 K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Kaya's Ghostform
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire
  • 1 Marauding Blight-Priest
  • 1 Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Mutilate
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Necropotence
  • 1 Night's Whisper
  • 1 Not Dead After All
  • 1 Ob Nixilis Reignited
  • 1 Peer into the Abyss
  • 1 Phyrexian Arena
  • 1 Psychosis Crawler
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Sanguine Bond
  • 1 Scrawling Crawler
  • 1 Seizan, Perverter of Truth
  • 1 Sheoldred's Edict
  • 1 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
  • 1 Sign in Blood
  • 1 Snuff Out
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solemn Simulacrum
  • 28 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Teferi's Puzzle Box
  • 1 Temple Bell
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Underworld Dreams
  • 1 Undying Malice
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Vilis, Broker of Blood
  • 1 Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
  • 1 Well of Lost Dreams
  • 1 Witch of the Moors