Ashnod the Uncaring (Commander) - Expensive 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 5 decks +100% synergy
Taborax, Hope's Demise
80% of 5 decks +80% synergy
Thrumming Stone
80% of 5 decks +80% synergy
Be'lakor, the Dark Master
80% of 5 decks +79% synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
80% of 5 decks +78% synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
40% of 5 decks +34% synergy
Jeska's Will
40% of 5 decks +24% synergy
Necropotence
20% of 5 decks +15% synergy
Thassa's Oracle
20% of 5 decks +12% synergy
Ancient Tomb
20% of 5 decks +7% synergy
Rhystic Study
20% of 5 decks -5% synergy
Cyclonic Rift
20% of 5 decks -6% synergy
Creatures
Whisper, Blood Liturgist
60% of 5 decks +60% synergy
Doomed Necromancer
60% of 5 decks +59% synergy
Bloodthirster
60% of 5 decks +55% synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
60% of 5 decks +54% synergy
Anger
60% of 5 decks +50% synergy
Cemetery Puca
40% of 5 decks +40% synergy
Shadow-Rite Priest
40% of 5 decks +40% synergy
Hell's Caretaker
40% of 5 decks +40% synergy
Venomcrawler
40% of 5 decks +38% synergy
Archfiend of Despair
40% of 5 decks +38% synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
40% of 5 decks +37% synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
40% of 5 decks +36% synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
40% of 5 decks +36% synergy
Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker
20% of 5 decks +20% synergy
Malfegor
20% of 5 decks +20% synergy
Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge
20% of 5 decks +20% synergy
Pestilence Demon
20% of 5 decks +20% synergy
Necrotic Ooze
20% of 5 decks +20% synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
20% of 5 decks +20% synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
20% of 5 decks +20% synergy
Species Specialist
20% of 5 decks +20% synergy
Dreamscape Artist
20% of 5 decks +20% synergy
Sire of Insanity
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Infernal Sovereign
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Demon of Dark Schemes
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Mortarion, Daemon Primarch
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Master of Cruelties
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Prince of Thralls
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Reaper from the Abyss
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Glen Elendra Archmage
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Burning-Rune Demon
20% of 5 decks +17% synergy
Harvester of Souls
20% of 5 decks +17% synergy
Burnished Hart
20% of 5 decks +17% synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
20% of 5 decks +16% synergy
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
20% of 5 decks +16% synergy
Lord of Change
20% of 5 decks +16% synergy
Auton Soldier
20% of 5 decks +16% synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
20% of 5 decks +16% synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
20% of 5 decks +16% synergy
Siren Stormtamer
20% of 5 decks +12% synergy
Dockside Extortionist
20% of 5 decks +11% synergy
Instants
Withering Torment
50% of 2 decks +37% synergy
Go for the Throat
40% of 5 decks +33% synergy
Bedevil
40% of 5 decks +21% synergy
Decaying Time Loop
20% of 5 decks +20% synergy
Jwari Disruption
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Whir of Invention
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Blood for the Blood God!
20% of 5 decks +16% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20% of 5 decks +14% synergy
Big Score
20% of 5 decks +14% synergy
Brain Freeze
20% of 5 decks +14% synergy
Pongify
20% of 5 decks +13% synergy
Thrill of Possibility
20% of 5 decks +12% synergy
Brainstorm
20% of 5 decks +3% synergy
Terminate
20% of 5 decks -7% synergy
Counterspell
20% of 5 decks -24% synergy
Sorceries
Secret Salvage
60% of 5 decks +60% synergy
Echoing Return
60% of 5 decks +60% synergy
Wheel of Fortune
60% of 5 decks +51% synergy
Blasphemous Edict
50% of 2 decks +42% synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
40% of 5 decks +36% synergy
Dark Deal
40% of 5 decks +33% synergy
Windfall
40% of 5 decks +17% synergy
Blasphemous Act
40% of 5 decks -8% synergy
Tendrils of Agony
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Collective Defiance
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Haunting Voyage
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Khorvath's Fury
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Incendiary Command
20% of 5 decks +17% synergy
Exsanguinate
20% of 5 decks +17% synergy
Fabricate
20% of 5 decks +17% synergy
Dread Return
20% of 5 decks +17% synergy
Rite of Replication
20% of 5 decks +16% synergy
Kindred Dominance
20% of 5 decks +15% synergy
Reforge the Soul
20% of 5 decks +15% synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
20% of 5 decks +15% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
20% of 5 decks +15% synergy
Whispering Madness
20% of 5 decks +13% synergy
Victimize
20% of 5 decks +12% synergy
Ponder
20% of 5 decks +10% synergy
Vandalblast
20% of 5 decks +3% synergy
Faithless Looting
20% of 5 decks +1% synergy
Toxic Deluge
20% of 5 decks -0% synergy
Reanimate
20% of 5 decks -2% synergy
Feed the Swarm
20% of 5 decks -15% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Expedition Map
60% of 5 decks +59% synergy
Grimoire of the Dead
40% of 5 decks +40% synergy
Ashnod's Altar
40% of 5 decks +33% synergy
Mycosynth Lattice
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
The Reaver Cleaver
20% of 5 decks +17% synergy
Maskwood Nexus
20% of 5 decks +16% synergy
Skullclamp
20% of 5 decks +15% synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20% of 5 decks +4% synergy
Enchantments
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
100% of 2 decks +98% synergy
Liliana's Contract
60% of 5 decks +57% synergy
Dictate of Erebos
40% of 5 decks +38% synergy
Animate Dead
40% of 5 decks +32% synergy
No Rest for the Wicked
20% of 5 decks +20% synergy
Arcane Adaptation
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Grave Pact
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
20% of 5 decks +17% synergy
Reflections of Littjara
20% of 5 decks +14% synergy
Propaganda
20% of 5 decks +7% synergy
Planeswalkers
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
20% of 5 decks +16% synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
60% of 5 decks +54% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
60% of 5 decks +45% synergy
Reliquary Tower
60% of 5 decks +26% synergy
Castle Locthwain
40% of 5 decks +39% synergy
Urza's Saga
40% of 5 decks +35% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
40% of 5 decks +34% synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
40% of 5 decks +25% synergy
Shelldock Isle
20% of 5 decks +20% synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
20% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Barren Moor
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Maze of Ith
20% of 5 decks +18% synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
20% of 5 decks +17% synergy
Buried Ruin
20% of 5 decks +16% synergy
Temple of the False God
20% of 5 decks +11% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100% of 5 decks +12% synergy
Sol Ring
80% of 5 decks -11% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
60% of 5 decks +19% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
40% of 5 decks +23% synergy
Talisman of Creativity
40% of 5 decks -4% synergy
Talisman of Dominance
40% of 5 decks -7% synergy
Fellwar Stone
20% of 5 decks -14% synergy
Izzet Signet
20% of 5 decks -18% synergy
Rakdos Signet
20% of 5 decks -20% synergy
Dimir Signet
20% of 5 decks -21% synergy
Lands
Underground Sea
100% of 5 decks +86% synergy
Badlands
100% of 5 decks +86% synergy
Command Tower
100% of 5 decks +8% synergy
Volcanic Island
80% of 5 decks +66% synergy
Scalding Tarn
80% of 5 decks +49% synergy
Polluted Delta
80% of 5 decks +49% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
80% of 5 decks +48% synergy
Myriad Landscape
60% of 5 decks +47% synergy
Haunted Ridge
60% of 5 decks +39% synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
60% of 5 decks +35% synergy
Luxury Suite
60% of 5 decks +27% synergy
Blood Crypt
60% of 5 decks +17% synergy
Exotic Orchard
60% of 5 decks +4% synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
60% of 5 decks +1% synergy
Raucous Theater
50% of 2 decks +40% synergy
Undercity Sewers
50% of 2 decks +39% synergy
Prismatic Vista
40% of 5 decks +36% synergy
Blightstep Pathway
40% of 5 decks +32% synergy
Underground River
40% of 5 decks +14% synergy
Morphic Pool
40% of 5 decks +7% synergy
Xander's Lounge
40% of 5 decks -1% synergy
Drowned Catacomb
40% of 5 decks -2% synergy
Sunken Hollow
40% of 5 decks -3% synergy
Watery Grave
40% of 5 decks -4% synergy
Crystal Grotto
20% of 5 decks +20% synergy
Canyon Slough
20% of 5 decks +16% synergy
Fetid Pools
20% of 5 decks +16% synergy
Graven Cairns
20% of 5 decks +14% synergy
Fabled Passage
20% of 5 decks +12% synergy
Wooded Foothills
20% of 5 decks +12% synergy
Clearwater Pathway
20% of 5 decks +12% synergy
Arid Mesa
20% of 5 decks +11% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
20% of 5 decks +11% synergy
Reflecting Pool
20% of 5 decks +11% synergy
Misty Rainforest
20% of 5 decks +10% synergy
Flooded Strand
20% of 5 decks +10% synergy
Marsh Flats
20% of 5 decks +10% synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
20% of 5 decks +9% synergy
Maestros Theater
20% of 5 decks +8% synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
20% of 5 decks +7% synergy
Temple of Malice
20% of 5 decks +6% synergy
Temple of Deceit
20% of 5 decks +5% synergy
Temple of Epiphany
20% of 5 decks +4% synergy
Stormcarved Coast
20% of 5 decks -3% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
20% of 5 decks -5% synergy
Shivan Reef
20% of 5 decks -7% synergy
Training Center
20% of 5 decks -14% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
20% of 5 decks -20% synergy
Steam Vents
20% of 5 decks -23% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
20% of 5 decks -24% synergy