Ashnod the Uncaring (Commander) - Upgraded 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 53 decks +100% synergy
Echoing Return
85% of 53 decks +85% synergy
Be'lakor, the Dark Master
79% of 53 decks +79% synergy
Taborax, Hope's Demise
77% of 53 decks +77% synergy
Thrumming Stone
75% of 53 decks +75% synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
74% of 53 decks +72% synergy
Secret Salvage
70% of 53 decks +70% synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
68% of 53 decks +64% synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
64% of 53 decks +60% synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
58% of 53 decks +55% synergy
Top Cards
Wayfarer's Bauble
60% of 53 decks +45% synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
55% of 53 decks +52% synergy
Liliana's Contract
53% of 53 decks +50% synergy
Bloodthirster
53% of 53 decks +48% synergy
Herald of Slaanesh
53% of 53 decks +48% synergy
Archfiend of Despair
49% of 53 decks +47% synergy
Harvester of Souls
47% of 53 decks +44% synergy
Shadow-Rite Priest
45% of 53 decks +45% synergy
Dark Ritual
43% of 53 decks +13% synergy
Prince of Thralls
40% of 53 decks +38% synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
42% of 53 decks +36% synergy
Rhystic Study
30% of 53 decks +5% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
23% of 53 decks -3% synergy
Jeska's Will
17% of 53 decks +1% synergy
Demonic Tutor
15% of 53 decks -7% synergy
Fierce Guardianship
13% of 53 decks -6% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8% of 53 decks -10% synergy
Mystical Tutor
6% of 53 decks -8% synergy
Creatures
Pitiless Plunderer
38% of 53 decks +31% synergy
Lord of Change
34% of 53 decks +30% synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
32% of 40 decks +28% synergy
Whisper, Blood Liturgist
30% of 53 decks +30% synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
30% of 53 decks +27% synergy
Burnished Hart
26% of 53 decks +23% synergy
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
23% of 53 decks +21% synergy
Doomed Necromancer
21% of 53 decks +20% synergy
Balor
21% of 53 decks +18% synergy
Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker
19% of 53 decks +19% synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
19% of 53 decks +17% synergy
Species Specialist
17% of 53 decks +17% synergy
Dreamscape Artist
17% of 53 decks +17% synergy
Lord of the Void
17% of 53 decks +16% synergy
Nightmare Shepherd
15% of 53 decks +14% synergy
Master of Cruelties
15% of 53 decks +14% synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
15% of 53 decks +13% synergy
Blood Artist
15% of 53 decks +12% synergy
Rakdos, the Showstopper
15% of 53 decks +12% synergy
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
14% of 35 decks +10% synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
13% of 53 decks +13% synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
11% of 53 decks +9% synergy
Burning-Rune Demon
11% of 53 decks +9% synergy
Mayhem Devil
11% of 53 decks +8% synergy
Great Unclean One
11% of 53 decks +7% synergy
Master of Dark Rites
10% of 40 decks +10% synergy
Hell's Caretaker
9% of 53 decks +9% synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
9% of 53 decks +9% synergy
Infernal Sovereign
9% of 53 decks +9% synergy
Ruthless Knave
9% of 53 decks +9% synergy
Mortarion, Daemon Primarch
9% of 53 decks +8% synergy
Reaper from the Abyss
9% of 53 decks +8% synergy
Venomcrawler
9% of 53 decks +8% synergy
Marchesa, the Black Rose
9% of 53 decks +7% synergy
The Balrog, Durin's Bane
9% of 53 decks +7% synergy
Sower of Discord
9% of 53 decks +7% synergy
Grim Haruspex
9% of 53 decks +6% synergy
Dreadfeast Demon
8% of 53 decks +7% synergy
Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge
8% of 53 decks +7% synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
8% of 53 decks +6% synergy
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
8% of 53 decks +5% synergy
Anger
8% of 53 decks -3% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8% of 53 decks -7% synergy
The Balrog of Moria
6% of 52 decks -0% synergy
Cemetery Puca
6% of 53 decks +6% synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
6% of 53 decks +5% synergy
Stormclaw Rager
6% of 53 decks +5% synergy
Smothering Abomination
6% of 53 decks +5% synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
6% of 53 decks +5% synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
6% of 53 decks +2% synergy
Instants
Bedevil
32% of 53 decks +13% synergy
Counterspell
32% of 53 decks -12% synergy
Chaos Warp
30% of 53 decks -8% synergy
Songs of the Damned
28% of 53 decks +28% synergy
Arcane Denial
25% of 53 decks -5% synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
21% of 53 decks +17% synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17% of 53 decks -6% synergy
Deadly Rollick
15% of 53 decks +2% synergy
Negate
15% of 53 decks -9% synergy
Reality Shift
11% of 53 decks +5% synergy
Go for the Throat
11% of 53 decks +5% synergy
Mana Drain
11% of 53 decks -5% synergy
Terminate
11% of 53 decks -16% synergy
Brainstorm
9% of 53 decks -8% synergy
Valakut Awakening
8% of 53 decks +4% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8% of 53 decks +2% synergy
Mana Leak
6% of 53 decks +4% synergy
Countersquall
6% of 53 decks +4% synergy
Sorceries
Windfall
32% of 53 decks +9% synergy
Feed the Swarm
32% of 53 decks -3% synergy
Blasphemous Act
28% of 53 decks -20% synergy
Living Death
26% of 53 decks +19% synergy
Toxic Deluge
19% of 53 decks -2% synergy
Rite of Replication
17% of 53 decks +13% synergy
Dark Deal
17% of 53 decks +10% synergy
Haunting Voyage
15% of 53 decks +14% synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
15% of 53 decks +10% synergy
Damnation
15% of 53 decks +6% synergy
Vandalblast
13% of 53 decks -4% synergy
Reanimate
13% of 53 decks -9% synergy
Faithless Looting
11% of 53 decks -8% synergy
Sign in Blood
9% of 53 decks +5% synergy
Tendrils of Agony
8% of 53 decks +7% synergy
Wheel of Fortune
8% of 53 decks -1% synergy
Reforge the Soul
6% of 53 decks +1% synergy
Night's Whisper
6% of 53 decks +1% synergy
Victimize
6% of 53 decks -3% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Commander's Sphere
38% of 53 decks +13% synergy
Expedition Map
32% of 53 decks +31% synergy
Skullclamp
32% of 53 decks +27% synergy
Lightning Greaves
28% of 53 decks -1% synergy
Mind Stone
25% of 53 decks +8% synergy
Dross Skullbomb
19% of 53 decks +18% synergy
Ashnod's Altar
17% of 53 decks +10% synergy
Mishra's Bauble
13% of 53 decks +12% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13% of 53 decks -12% synergy
Aether Spellbomb
9% of 53 decks +8% synergy
Executioner's Capsule
9% of 53 decks +8% synergy
Pyrite Spellbomb
6% of 53 decks +5% synergy
Soul-Guide Lantern
6% of 53 decks +5% synergy
Mnemonic Sphere
6% of 53 decks +4% synergy
Phyrexian Altar
6% of 53 decks +2% synergy
Jeweled Lotus
6% of 53 decks +2% synergy
Enchantments
Black Market
26% of 53 decks +25% synergy
Molten Echoes
25% of 53 decks +20% synergy
Reflections of Littjara
25% of 53 decks +18% synergy
Dictate of Erebos
17% of 53 decks +15% synergy
Grave Pact
15% of 53 decks +13% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15% of 53 decks +4% synergy
No Rest for the Wicked
13% of 53 decks +13% synergy
Kindred Discovery
8% of 53 decks +1% synergy
Animate Dead
8% of 53 decks -1% synergy
Black Market Connections
8% of 53 decks -5% synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
47% of 53 decks +42% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
43% of 53 decks +28% synergy
Reliquary Tower
32% of 53 decks -2% synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
30% of 53 decks +30% synergy
Bojuka Bog
25% of 53 decks -0% synergy
Westvale Abbey
23% of 53 decks +22% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
21% of 53 decks +15% synergy
Mortuary Mire
15% of 53 decks +14% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
15% of 53 decks +0% synergy
Castle Locthwain
8% of 53 decks +6% synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6% of 53 decks +5% synergy
Barren Moor
6% of 53 decks +4% synergy
Urza's Saga
6% of 53 decks +0% synergy
Rogue's Passage
6% of 53 decks -17% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
87% of 53 decks -4% synergy
Arcane Signet
83% of 53 decks -5% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
34% of 53 decks -13% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
30% of 53 decks -10% synergy
Dimir Signet
28% of 53 decks -13% synergy
Rakdos Signet
21% of 53 decks -19% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
19% of 53 decks -25% synergy
Fellwar Stone
17% of 53 decks -17% synergy
Izzet Signet
15% of 53 decks -23% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
11% of 53 decks -6% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
81% of 53 decks -11% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
53% of 53 decks -6% synergy
Blood Crypt
49% of 53 decks +6% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
47% of 53 decks +7% synergy
Xander's Lounge
47% of 53 decks +6% synergy
Sunken Hollow
47% of 53 decks +5% synergy
Watery Grave
45% of 53 decks +1% synergy
Exotic Orchard
42% of 53 decks -15% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
38% of 53 decks +6% synergy
Luxury Suite
38% of 53 decks +5% synergy
Polluted Delta
36% of 53 decks +4% synergy
Steam Vents
36% of 53 decks -7% synergy
Morphic Pool
32% of 53 decks -1% synergy
Path of Ancestry
30% of 53 decks -3% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
30% of 53 decks -11% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
30% of 53 decks -13% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
28% of 53 decks +5% synergy
Scalding Tarn
28% of 53 decks -2% synergy
Training Center
28% of 53 decks -6% synergy
Evolving Wilds
26% of 53 decks -0% synergy
Myriad Landscape
25% of 53 decks +12% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
23% of 53 decks -3% synergy
Maestros Theater
21% of 53 decks +9% synergy
Haunted Ridge
21% of 53 decks -0% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
19% of 53 decks -6% synergy
Shivan Reef
19% of 53 decks -9% synergy
Sulfur Falls
17% of 53 decks -28% synergy
Fabled Passage
15% of 53 decks +8% synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
15% of 53 decks +4% synergy
Temple of Deceit
15% of 53 decks -0% synergy
Underground River
15% of 53 decks -11% synergy
Blightstep Pathway
13% of 53 decks +5% synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
13% of 53 decks +1% synergy
Temple of Malice
13% of 53 decks -0% synergy
Undercity Sewers
12% of 33 decks +1% synergy
Graven Cairns
11% of 53 decks +6% synergy
Stormcarved Coast
11% of 53 decks -12% synergy
Prismatic Vista
9% of 53 decks +6% synergy
Clearwater Pathway
9% of 53 decks +1% synergy
Reflecting Pool
9% of 53 decks +0% synergy
Underground Sea
9% of 53 decks -5% synergy
Badlands
9% of 53 decks -5% synergy
Raucous Theater
9% of 33 decks -1% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8% of 53 decks -2% synergy
Volcanic Island
8% of 53 decks -6% synergy
Temple of Epiphany
8% of 53 decks -9% synergy
Choked Estuary
8% of 53 decks -12% synergy
Foreboding Ruins
8% of 53 decks -14% synergy
Rocky Tar Pit
6% of 53 decks +5% synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
6% of 53 decks +3% synergy