Sheoldred, the Apocalypse (Commander) - Optimized Lifegain

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Levi Perry
Feb 4, 2026
Ten Brutal Cards To Try With The Cloning of Shredder
The Cloning of Shredder creates three nonlegendary token copies of a card you exile from your graveyard. What are the best ways to break it?
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Shredder's Technique
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Mornsong Aria
4.7%inclusion2 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Twilight Diviner
2.3%inclusion1 decks43 decks
-2%synergy
Moonshadow
2.3%inclusion1 decks43 decks
0%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
1.4%inclusion1 decks69 decks
-3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Peer into the Abyss
89%inclusion118 decks133 decks
78%synergy
Underworld Dreams
80%inclusion106 decks133 decks
73%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
75%inclusion100 decks133 decks
72%synergy
Howling Mine
72%inclusion96 decks133 decks
68%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
74%inclusion99 decks133 decks
64%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
66%inclusion88 decks133 decks
62%synergy
Exquisite Blood
71%inclusion94 decks133 decks
57%synergy
Dark Deal
68%inclusion91 decks133 decks
57%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
59%inclusion77 decks131 decks
55%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
62%inclusion82 decks133 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
89%inclusion118 decks133 decks
22%synergy
Jet Medallion
83%inclusion110 decks133 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
75%inclusion100 decks133 decks
35%synergy
Crypt Ghast
72%inclusion96 decks133 decks
24%synergy
Sign in Blood
67%inclusion89 decks133 decks
31%synergy
Sanguine Bond
65%inclusion87 decks133 decks
54%synergy
Toxic Deluge
64%inclusion85 decks133 decks
27%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
59%inclusion79 decks133 decks
40%synergy
Feed the Swarm
59%inclusion78 decks133 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
59%inclusion78 decks133 decks
25%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
65%inclusion87 decks133 decks
37%synergy
Demonic Tutor
65%inclusion87 decks133 decks
38%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
64%inclusion85 decks133 decks
50%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
55%inclusion73 decks133 decks
34%synergy
The One Ring
46%inclusion61 decks133 decks
36%synergy
Ancient Tomb
31%inclusion41 decks133 decks
19%synergy
Opposition Agent
27%inclusion36 decks133 decks
17%synergy
Imperial Seal
24%inclusion32 decks133 decks
17%synergy
Necropotence
20%inclusion26 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Chrome Mox
19%inclusion25 decks133 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Master of the Feast
57%inclusion76 decks133 decks
55%synergy
Fate Unraveler
56%inclusion75 decks133 decks
53%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
56%inclusion74 decks132 decks
48%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
56%inclusion74 decks133 decks
4%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
51%inclusion67 decks131 decks
42%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
47%inclusion62 decks133 decks
43%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
45%inclusion60 decks133 decks
34%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
44%inclusion58 decks133 decks
39%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
41%inclusion55 decks133 decks
28%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
32%inclusion43 decks133 decks
20%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
32%inclusion42 decks133 decks
21%synergy
Witch of the Moors
31%inclusion41 decks133 decks
27%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
31%inclusion41 decks133 decks
27%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
29%inclusion38 decks133 decks
17%synergy
Dread Presence
28%inclusion37 decks133 decks
13%synergy
Starscape Cleric
27%inclusion36 decks132 decks
24%synergy
Elder Brain
26%inclusion34 decks133 decks
23%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
26%inclusion34 decks133 decks
10%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
21%inclusion28 decks133 decks
18%synergy
Sheoldred
19%inclusion25 decks133 decks
13%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
17%inclusion22 decks133 decks
11%synergy
Massacre Wurm
14%inclusion19 decks133 decks
-3%synergy
Blood Artist
14%inclusion18 decks133 decks
-18%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion17 decks133 decks
-10%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
12%inclusion16 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
11%inclusion15 decks133 decks
10%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
11%inclusion14 decks133 decks
-9%synergy
Dark Confidant
10%inclusion13 decks133 decks
2%synergy
Roaming Throne
10%inclusion13 decks133 decks
7%synergy
Howling Golem
9.0%inclusion12 decks133 decks
8%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
9.0%inclusion12 decks133 decks
1%synergy
Skirge Familiar
9.0%inclusion12 decks133 decks
4%synergy
Epicure of Blood
9.0%inclusion12 decks133 decks
8%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
8.3%inclusion11 decks133 decks
4%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
8.3%inclusion11 decks133 decks
-17%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
8.3%inclusion11 decks133 decks
-3%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
8.3%inclusion11 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
7.6%inclusion10 decks131 decks
7%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
7.5%inclusion10 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.8%inclusion9 decks133 decks
-2%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
-1%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
2%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
2%synergy
Blood Seeker
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
5.9%inclusion5 decks85 decks
2%synergy
Tree of Perdition
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
4%synergy
Murderous Rider
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
-1%synergy
Ophiomancer
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
-11%synergy
Instants
Baleful Mastery
50%inclusion66 decks133 decks
41%synergy
Deadly Rollick
49%inclusion65 decks133 decks
25%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
37%inclusion49 decks133 decks
14%synergy
Imp's Mischief
36%inclusion48 decks133 decks
12%synergy
Blood Pact
35%inclusion47 decks133 decks
31%synergy
Infernal Grasp
33%inclusion44 decks133 decks
8%synergy
Defile
31%inclusion41 decks133 decks
-6%synergy
Withering Torment
28%inclusion37 decks131 decks
-3%synergy
Go for the Throat
25%inclusion33 decks133 decks
2%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
23%inclusion31 decks133 decks
9%synergy
Feign Death
23%inclusion31 decks133 decks
15%synergy
Undying Malice
23%inclusion30 decks133 decks
13%synergy
Cabal Ritual
21%inclusion28 decks133 decks
3%synergy
Dismember
21%inclusion28 decks133 decks
10%synergy
Snuff Out
20%inclusion26 decks133 decks
7%synergy
Darkness
20%inclusion26 decks133 decks
10%synergy
Necrologia
19%inclusion25 decks133 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion22 decks133 decks
-2%synergy
Not Dead After All
16%inclusion21 decks133 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
14%inclusion19 decks133 decks
4%synergy
Force of Despair
14%inclusion18 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Soul Shatter
12%inclusion16 decks133 decks
0%synergy
Withering Boon
11%inclusion15 decks133 decks
7%synergy
Hero's Downfall
11%inclusion14 decks133 decks
4%synergy
Murder
11%inclusion14 decks133 decks
0%synergy
Ad Nauseam
11%inclusion14 decks133 decks
8%synergy
Culling the Weak
10%inclusion13 decks133 decks
-6%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
10%inclusion13 decks133 decks
2%synergy
Consuming Corruption
9.0%inclusion12 decks133 decks
-7%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
8.5%inclusion8 decks94 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.3%inclusion11 decks133 decks
-17%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.8%inclusion9 decks133 decks
0%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
6.8%inclusion9 decks133 decks
-2%synergy
Doom Blade
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
-1%synergy
Village Rites
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
-19%synergy
Stinging Study
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
2%synergy
Cut Down
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
1%synergy
Entomb
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
-7%synergy
Succumb to Temptation
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Damnable Pact
57%inclusion76 decks133 decks
53%synergy
Night's Whisper
53%inclusion70 decks133 decks
28%synergy
Damnation
50%inclusion66 decks133 decks
29%synergy
Reanimate
47%inclusion63 decks133 decks
8%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
41%inclusion54 decks133 decks
29%synergy
Grim Tutor
39%inclusion52 decks133 decks
27%synergy
Exsanguinate
39%inclusion52 decks133 decks
15%synergy
Read the Bones
29%inclusion38 decks133 decks
11%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
23%inclusion31 decks133 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
23%inclusion30 decks133 decks
8%synergy
Bubbling Muck
20%inclusion26 decks133 decks
4%synergy
Mutilate
19%inclusion25 decks133 decks
1%synergy
Eldritch Pact
15%inclusion20 decks133 decks
14%synergy
Syphon Mind
12%inclusion16 decks133 decks
-1%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
12%inclusion16 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Painful Lesson
11%inclusion15 decks133 decks
10%synergy
Thoughtseize
11%inclusion15 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion14 decks131 decks
-6%synergy
Profane Tutor
11%inclusion14 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Intent
10%inclusion13 decks133 decks
-5%synergy
Pain's Reward
9.0%inclusion12 decks133 decks
9%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
9.0%inclusion12 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Ambition's Cost
9.0%inclusion12 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Atrocious Experiment
7.5%inclusion10 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.5%inclusion10 decks133 decks
-5%synergy
Dark Petition
6.8%inclusion9 decks133 decks
3%synergy
Decree of Pain
6.8%inclusion9 decks133 decks
1%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
6.8%inclusion9 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
0%synergy
Temporal Extortion
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
4%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
3%synergy
Ancient Craving
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
4%synergy
Duress
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
-1%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Font of Mythos
56%inclusion74 decks133 decks
53%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
49%inclusion65 decks133 decks
45%synergy
Temple Bell
47%inclusion62 decks133 decks
44%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
44%inclusion59 decks133 decks
13%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
41%inclusion54 decks133 decks
31%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
34%inclusion45 decks133 decks
26%synergy
Horn of Greed
27%inclusion36 decks133 decks
26%synergy
Mithril Coat
25%inclusion33 decks133 decks
19%synergy
Mindcrank
21%inclusion28 decks133 decks
16%synergy
Commander's Plate
20%inclusion26 decks133 decks
14%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
17%inclusion23 decks133 decks
16%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
15%inclusion16 decks106 decks
-5%synergy
Venser's Journal
14%inclusion18 decks133 decks
12%synergy
Bontu's Monument
13%inclusion17 decks133 decks
-15%synergy
Expedition Map
12%inclusion16 decks133 decks
0%synergy
Memory Jar
12%inclusion16 decks133 decks
11%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
11%inclusion14 decks133 decks
8%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8.3%inclusion11 decks133 decks
1%synergy
Spellbook
6.8%inclusion9 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
6.8%inclusion9 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Requiem Monolith
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Skullclamp
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
-16%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
46%inclusion61 decks133 decks
22%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
39%inclusion52 decks133 decks
30%synergy
Greed
31%inclusion41 decks133 decks
24%synergy
No Mercy
29%inclusion39 decks133 decks
22%synergy
Necrodominance
26%inclusion34 decks133 decks
23%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
23%inclusion31 decks133 decks
13%synergy
Lich's Mastery
22%inclusion29 decks133 decks
20%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
20%inclusion27 decks133 decks
3%synergy
Painful Quandary
16%inclusion21 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Wound Reflection
14%inclusion19 decks133 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion16 decks133 decks
-6%synergy
Bitterblossom
11%inclusion14 decks133 decks
-3%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion13 decks133 decks
0%synergy
Oubliette
7.5%inclusion10 decks133 decks
4%synergy
Black Market
6.8%inclusion9 decks133 decks
-14%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
6.1%inclusion8 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Bonds
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
4%synergy
Grievous Wound
5.3%inclusion7 decks131 decks
3%synergy
Underworld Connections
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
3%synergy
Contamination
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
38%inclusion50 decks133 decks
35%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
20%inclusion27 decks133 decks
18%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
15%inclusion20 decks133 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
80%inclusion107 decks133 decks
25%synergy
Reliquary Tower
74%inclusion99 decks133 decks
44%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
54%inclusion72 decks133 decks
43%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
53%inclusion71 decks133 decks
16%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion67 decks133 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
50%inclusion66 decks133 decks
15%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
49%inclusion65 decks133 decks
46%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
41%inclusion55 decks133 decks
12%synergy
Command Beacon
27%inclusion36 decks133 decks
19%synergy
War Room
20%inclusion27 decks133 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion27 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Saga
19%inclusion25 decks133 decks
11%synergy
Witch's Cottage
17%inclusion23 decks133 decks
-7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
17%inclusion22 decks133 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
16%inclusion21 decks133 decks
-9%synergy
Lake of the Dead
13%inclusion17 decks133 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion15 decks133 decks
-2%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
11%inclusion14 decks133 decks
0%synergy
Strip Mine
11%inclusion14 decks133 decks
8%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion13 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Deserted Temple
8.3%inclusion11 decks133 decks
4%synergy
Thespian's Stage
8.3%inclusion11 decks133 decks
3%synergy
Barren Moor
6.8%inclusion9 decks133 decks
-3%synergy
Glacial Chasm
6.8%inclusion9 decks133 decks
6%synergy
The Dross Pits
6.8%inclusion9 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Wasteland
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
-2%synergy
Vesuva
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
2%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion128 decks133 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
73%inclusion97 decks133 decks
47%synergy
Arcane Signet
65%inclusion87 decks133 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
38%inclusion51 decks133 decks
9%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
20%inclusion27 decks133 decks
17%synergy
Lotus Petal
19%inclusion25 decks133 decks
11%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
18%inclusion24 decks133 decks
8%synergy
The Soul Stone
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Mana Vault
16%inclusion21 decks133 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
14%inclusion18 decks133 decks
-9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion18 decks133 decks
-1%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
11%inclusion14 decks133 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.3%inclusion11 decks133 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.3%inclusion11 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Mox Amber
6.8%inclusion9 decks133 decks
2%synergy
Nyx Lotus
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
-1%synergy
Mox Opal
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
3%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion126 decks133 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
37%inclusion49 decks133 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion22 decks133 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion21 decks133 decks
-10%synergy
Cavern of Souls
11%inclusion15 decks133 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Cave
11%inclusion14 decks133 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
8.3%inclusion11 decks133 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.3%inclusion11 decks133 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
7.5%inclusion10 decks133 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.8%inclusion9 decks133 decks
-2%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.8%inclusion9 decks133 decks
2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flats
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
2%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
4%synergy