Ashnod the Uncaring (Commander) - Budget Shadowborn Apostles

Mike Carrozza
May 14, 2025
Am I The Bolas? - No Agency
On this edition of Am I the Bolas?, a fan writes in to ask if they were justified to be angry when the game turned into Archenemy.
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Shadowborn Apostle
100% of 10 decks +100% synergy
Taborax, Hope's Demise
80% of 10 decks +80% synergy
Echoing Return
70% of 10 decks +70% synergy
Harvester of Souls
70% of 10 decks +67% synergy
Secret Salvage
60% of 10 decks +60% synergy
Thrumming Stone
60% of 10 decks +60% synergy
Be'lakor, the Dark Master
60% of 10 decks +59% synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
60% of 10 decks +56% synergy
Shadow-Rite Priest
50% of 10 decks +50% synergy
Mishra's Bauble
50% of 10 decks +49% synergy
Top Cards
Commander's Sphere
70% of 10 decks +45% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
60% of 10 decks +44% synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
50% of 10 decks +46% synergy
Mind Stone
50% of 10 decks +34% synergy
Chaos Warp
50% of 10 decks +11% synergy
Prince of Thralls
40% of 10 decks +39% synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
40% of 10 decks +37% synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
40% of 10 decks +36% synergy
Reflections of Littjara
40% of 10 decks +34% synergy
Dark Ritual
40% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
30% of 10 decks +24% synergy
Mystical Tutor
10% of 10 decks -4% synergy
Creatures
Abyssal Harvester
33% of 6 decks +31% synergy
Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker
30% of 10 decks +30% synergy
Whisper, Blood Liturgist
30% of 10 decks +30% synergy
Infernal Sovereign
30% of 10 decks +29% synergy
Doomed Necromancer
30% of 10 decks +29% synergy
Nightmare Shepherd
30% of 10 decks +29% synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
30% of 10 decks +28% synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
30% of 10 decks +28% synergy
Mayhem Devil
30% of 10 decks +27% synergy
Blood Artist
30% of 10 decks +27% synergy
Burnished Hart
30% of 10 decks +27% synergy
Rakdos, the Showstopper
30% of 10 decks +27% synergy
Lord of Change
30% of 10 decks +26% synergy
Herald of Slaanesh
30% of 10 decks +25% synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
30% of 10 decks +24% synergy
Master of Dark Rites
29% of 7 decks +28% synergy
Forensic Gadgeteer
29% of 7 decks +27% synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
29% of 7 decks +25% synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
20% of 10 decks +20% synergy
Reaper from the Abyss
20% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
20% of 10 decks +18% synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
20% of 10 decks +18% synergy
The Balrog, Durin's Bane
20% of 10 decks +18% synergy
Grim Haruspex
20% of 10 decks +17% synergy
Infernal Vessel
17% of 6 decks +16% synergy
Adric, Mathematical Genius
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Barkform Harvester
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Bringer of the Last Gift
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Crabomination
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Rakdos, the Muscle
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Ashad, the Lone Cyberman
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Dark Supplicant
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Frostling
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Martyr of Frost
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Scorched Rusalka
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Drowned Rusalka
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Initiates of the Ebon Hand
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Dismissive Pyromancer
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Heartfire Immolator
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Lyzolda, the Blood Witch
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Archfiend's Vessel
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Demon's Herald
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Salvager of Ruin
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Rootwater Diver
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Hapless Researcher
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Noble Benefactor
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Mortician Beetle
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Cathodion
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Cursecatcher
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Bonecaller Cleric
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Instants
Counterspell
40% of 10 decks -4% synergy
Pongify
30% of 10 decks +23% synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
20% of 10 decks +16% synergy
Rapid Hybridization
20% of 10 decks +16% synergy
Bedevil
20% of 10 decks +1% synergy
Terminate
20% of 10 decks -7% synergy
Arcane Denial
20% of 10 decks -9% synergy
Flare of Malice
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Flare of Denial
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Demand Answers
14% of 7 decks +12% synergy
Invert Polarity
14% of 7 decks +11% synergy
Flare of Duplication
14% of 7 decks +11% synergy
Fell the Profane
14% of 7 decks +7% synergy
Withering Torment
14% of 7 decks +1% synergy
Reaping the Graves
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Minor Misstep
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Defile
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Songs of the Damned
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Body Count
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Defabricate
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Fatal Push
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Tale's End
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Counterflux
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Disallow
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Tragic Slip
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Resculpt
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Drown in the Loch
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Unexpected Windfall
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Reality Shift
10% of 10 decks +4% synergy
Lightning Bolt
10% of 10 decks +4% synergy
Big Score
10% of 10 decks +4% synergy
Go for the Throat
10% of 10 decks +3% synergy
Thrill of Possibility
10% of 10 decks +2% synergy
Brainstorm
10% of 10 decks -7% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
10% of 10 decks -13% synergy
Negate
10% of 10 decks -14% synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
40% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Sign in Blood
30% of 10 decks +26% synergy
Blasphemous Act
30% of 10 decks -18% synergy
Living Death
20% of 10 decks +13% synergy
Victimize
20% of 10 decks +12% synergy
Windfall
20% of 10 decks -3% synergy
Nuclear Fallout
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Lively Dirge
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Chain Lightning
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Fireball
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Reshape
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Haunting Voyage
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Unmarked Grave
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Mandate of Abaddon
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Exsanguinate
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Fabricate
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Read the Bones
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Buried Alive
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Rite of Replication
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Night's Whisper
10% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
10% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Diabolic Intent
10% of 10 decks +3% synergy
Faithless Looting
10% of 10 decks -9% synergy
Reanimate
10% of 10 decks -12% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
30% of 10 decks +25% synergy
Ashnod's Altar
30% of 10 decks +23% synergy
Conjurer's Bauble
20% of 10 decks +20% synergy
Dross Skullbomb
20% of 10 decks +20% synergy
Expedition Map
20% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Relic Vial
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Credit Voucher
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Jack-o'-Lantern
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Dark Sphere
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Inscribed Tablet
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Shadowblood Egg
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Wanderer's Twig
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Darkwater Egg
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Renegade Map
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Salvaging Station
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Chromatic Sphere
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Transmogrant Altar
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Altar of Bhaal
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Urza's Bauble
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Traveler's Amulet
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Altar of the Brood
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Manifold Key
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Mindslaver
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Moonsilver Key
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Aether Spellbomb
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Executioner's Capsule
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Cloud Key
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Basilisk Collar
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Hedron Archive
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Phyrexian Altar
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Whip of Erebos
10% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Enchantments
Liliana's Contract
30% of 10 decks +27% synergy
No Rest for the Wicked
20% of 10 decks +20% synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
14% of 7 decks +12% synergy
Psychic Surgery
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Bitterblossom
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Black Market
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Molten Echoes
10% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
10% of 10 decks +4% synergy
March from the Black Gate
10% of 10 decks +4% synergy
Animate Dead
10% of 10 decks +2% synergy
Utility Lands
Westvale Abbey
20% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Mortuary Mire
20% of 10 decks +19% synergy
Spymaster's Vault
14% of 7 decks +13% synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Havengul Laboratory
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Castle Locthwain
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Treasure Vault
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Rogue's Passage
10% of 10 decks -13% synergy
Bojuka Bog
10% of 10 decks -15% synergy
Reliquary Tower
10% of 10 decks -24% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90% of 10 decks -1% synergy
Arcane Signet
70% of 10 decks -18% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
40% of 10 decks -1% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
40% of 10 decks -7% synergy
Fellwar Stone
20% of 10 decks -14% synergy
Izzet Signet
20% of 10 decks -18% synergy
Rakdos Signet
20% of 10 decks -20% synergy
Dimir Signet
20% of 10 decks -21% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
20% of 10 decks -24% synergy
Pillar of Origins
10% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Cursed Mirror
10% of 10 decks +4% synergy
Lands
Sunken Hollow
70% of 10 decks +27% synergy
Command Tower
70% of 10 decks -22% synergy
Evolving Wilds
60% of 10 decks +33% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
60% of 10 decks +1% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
50% of 10 decks +27% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
50% of 10 decks +10% synergy
Seething Landscape
43% of 7 decks +23% synergy
Path of Ancestry
40% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Exotic Orchard
40% of 10 decks -16% synergy
Shivan Reef
30% of 10 decks +3% synergy
Xander's Lounge
30% of 10 decks -11% synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
20% of 10 decks +18% synergy
Clearwater Pathway
20% of 10 decks +12% synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
20% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Maestros Theater
20% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
20% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Myriad Landscape
20% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Temple of Malice
20% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Temple of Deceit
20% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Temple of Epiphany
20% of 10 decks +4% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
20% of 10 decks -5% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
20% of 10 decks -22% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
20% of 10 decks -24% synergy
Scene of the Crime
14% of 7 decks +14% synergy
Riveteers Overlook
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Obscura Storefront
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Shire Terrace
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Demolition Field
10% of 10 decks +9% synergy
Geothermal Bog
10% of 10 decks +8% synergy
Molten Tributary
10% of 10 decks +7% synergy
Darkslick Shores
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Canyon Slough
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Fetid Pools
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Spire of Industry
10% of 10 decks +6% synergy
Ash Barrens
10% of 10 decks +5% synergy
Fiery Islet
10% of 10 decks +4% synergy
Secluded Courtyard
10% of 10 decks +3% synergy
Fabled Passage
10% of 10 decks +2% synergy
Riverglide Pathway
10% of 10 decks +2% synergy
Blightstep Pathway
10% of 10 decks +2% synergy
Frostboil Snarl
10% of 10 decks -6% synergy
Choked Estuary
10% of 10 decks -10% synergy
Foreboding Ruins
10% of 10 decks -11% synergy
Underground River
10% of 10 decks -16% synergy
Sulfur Falls
10% of 10 decks -35% synergy