Sheoldred, the Apocalypse (Commander) - Budget Optimized Lifegain

Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
23 decks (0.000%) Rank #120
Josh Nelson
Jul 2, 2025
Do These Five Salt-Inducing Commanders Deserve the Hate?
Today, we'll examine five salt-inducing commanders not on the Game Changer list and discern whether they're too salty to remain excluded.
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Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
87% of 23 decks +76% synergy
Sanguine Bond
87% of 23 decks +74% synergy
Howling Mine
74% of 23 decks +69% synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
74% of 23 decks +67% synergy
Underworld Dreams
74% of 23 decks +67% synergy
Peer into the Abyss
78% of 23 decks +66% synergy
Enduring Tenacity
69% of 13 decks +62% synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
65% of 23 decks +61% synergy
Fate Unraveler
61% of 23 decks +57% synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
61% of 23 decks +55% synergy
Top Cards
Phyrexian Arena
91% of 23 decks +51% synergy
Sign in Blood
83% of 23 decks +45% synergy
Dark Ritual
83% of 23 decks +17% synergy
Night's Whisper
70% of 23 decks +46% synergy
Crypt Ghast
70% of 23 decks +22% synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
70% of 23 decks +17% synergy
Exquisite Blood
65% of 23 decks +52% synergy
Feed the Swarm
65% of 23 decks +13% synergy
Lightning Greaves
61% of 23 decks +28% synergy
Toxic Deluge
61% of 23 decks +24% synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
83% of 23 decks +52% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
78% of 23 decks +55% synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
74% of 23 decks +60% synergy
The One Ring
65% of 23 decks +56% synergy
Demonic Tutor
61% of 23 decks +32% synergy
Necropotence
17% of 23 decks +1% synergy
Imperial Seal
13% of 23 decks +6% synergy
Creatures
Vilis, Broker of Blood
57% of 23 decks +42% synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
56% of 9 decks +47% synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
55% of 20 decks +44% synergy
Psychosis Crawler
52% of 23 decks +47% synergy
Master of the Feast
48% of 23 decks +45% synergy
Witch of the Moors
48% of 23 decks +44% synergy
Dread Presence
48% of 23 decks +32% synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
48% of 23 decks +30% synergy
Starscape Cleric
46% of 13 decks +43% synergy
Scrawling Crawler
44% of 9 decks +40% synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
43% of 23 decks +38% synergy
Blood Artist
39% of 23 decks +9% synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
35% of 23 decks +30% synergy
Elder Brain
30% of 23 decks +27% synergy
Sheoldred
30% of 23 decks +23% synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
30% of 23 decks +20% synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
30% of 23 decks +4% synergy
Epicure of Blood
26% of 23 decks +24% synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
26% of 23 decks +24% synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
26% of 23 decks +21% synergy
Bloodgift Demon
22% of 23 decks +18% synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
22% of 23 decks +9% synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
22% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Massacre Wurm
22% of 23 decks +5% synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
22% of 23 decks +4% synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
17% of 23 decks +16% synergy
Twilight Prophet
17% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Sangromancer
17% of 23 decks +5% synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
17% of 23 decks +1% synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
17% of 23 decks -5% synergy
Veinwitch Coven
13% of 23 decks +11% synergy
Nighthawk Scavenger
13% of 23 decks +7% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13% of 23 decks -12% synergy
Instants
Baleful Mastery
39% of 23 decks +28% synergy
Infernal Grasp
39% of 23 decks +13% synergy
Defile
39% of 23 decks -0% synergy
Not Dead After All
35% of 20 decks +25% synergy
Blood Pact
35% of 23 decks +30% synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
35% of 23 decks +21% synergy
Go for the Throat
35% of 23 decks +11% synergy
Undying Malice
26% of 23 decks +18% synergy
Soul Shatter
26% of 23 decks +14% synergy
Deadly Rollick
26% of 23 decks +4% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22% of 23 decks +1% synergy
Imp's Mischief
22% of 23 decks +0% synergy
Cut Down
17% of 23 decks +13% synergy
Feign Death
17% of 23 decks +10% synergy
Necrologia
13% of 23 decks +11% synergy
Offer Immortality
13% of 23 decks +11% synergy
Costly Plunder
13% of 23 decks +10% synergy
Altar's Reap
13% of 23 decks +10% synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
13% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Supernatural Stamina
13% of 23 decks +6% synergy
Cabal Ritual
13% of 23 decks -4% synergy
Village Rites
13% of 23 decks -11% synergy
Sorceries
Exsanguinate
57% of 23 decks +33% synergy
Damnable Pact
52% of 23 decks +47% synergy
Dark Deal
52% of 23 decks +40% synergy
Read the Bones
52% of 23 decks +32% synergy
Insatiable Avarice
44% of 16 decks +31% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
39% of 23 decks +24% synergy
Reanimate
35% of 23 decks -1% synergy
Damnation
30% of 23 decks +9% synergy
Eldritch Pact
22% of 23 decks +20% synergy
Grim Tutor
22% of 23 decks +9% synergy
Rush of Dread
19% of 16 decks +15% synergy
Painful Lesson
13% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Blood for Bones
13% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Profane Tutor
13% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Mutilate
13% of 23 decks -8% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Jet Medallion
61% of 23 decks +4% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
57% of 23 decks +25% synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
43% of 23 decks +41% synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
43% of 23 decks +40% synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
43% of 23 decks +39% synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
39% of 23 decks +28% synergy
Temple Bell
35% of 23 decks +32% synergy
Mithril Coat
30% of 23 decks +25% synergy
Font of Mythos
26% of 23 decks +23% synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
22% of 23 decks +13% synergy
Horn of Greed
17% of 23 decks +16% synergy
Bontu's Monument
17% of 23 decks -10% synergy
Spellbook
13% of 23 decks +12% synergy
Commander's Plate
13% of 23 decks +8% synergy
Mindcrank
13% of 23 decks +7% synergy
Expedition Map
13% of 23 decks -0% synergy
Enchantments
Greed
52% of 23 decks +44% synergy
Necrodominance
36% of 14 decks +32% synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
35% of 23 decks +25% synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
30% of 23 decks +20% synergy
Black Market Connections
26% of 23 decks +4% synergy
Wound Reflection
22% of 23 decks +18% synergy
The Meathook Massacre
22% of 23 decks +5% synergy
Lich's Mastery
13% of 23 decks +11% synergy
Leyline of the Void
13% of 23 decks +11% synergy
Revenge of Ravens
13% of 23 decks +11% synergy
Call of the Ring
13% of 23 decks +10% synergy
Painful Quandary
13% of 23 decks +2% synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
39% of 23 decks +36% synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
17% of 23 decks +14% synergy
Professor Onyx
17% of 23 decks +11% synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
17% of 23 decks +4% synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
13% of 23 decks +1% synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
74% of 23 decks +18% synergy
Reliquary Tower
65% of 23 decks +33% synergy
Bojuka Bog
61% of 23 decks +14% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
43% of 23 decks +5% synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
39% of 23 decks +26% synergy
Cabal Stronghold
39% of 23 decks +2% synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
30% of 23 decks +27% synergy
War Room
26% of 23 decks +9% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
22% of 23 decks +5% synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
22% of 23 decks -8% synergy
Castle Locthwain
17% of 23 decks -2% synergy
Witch's Cottage
17% of 23 decks -7% synergy
Deserted Temple
13% of 23 decks +9% synergy
Barren Moor
13% of 23 decks +2% synergy
Mortuary Mire
13% of 23 decks -0% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96% of 23 decks +9% synergy
Thought Vessel
74% of 23 decks +46% synergy
Arcane Signet
61% of 23 decks -3% synergy
Mind Stone
39% of 23 decks +6% synergy
Throne of Eldraine
30% of 20 decks +18% synergy
Commander's Sphere
22% of 23 decks +11% synergy
Fellwar Stone
17% of 23 decks +2% synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
13% of 23 decks +9% synergy
Nyx Lotus
13% of 23 decks +5% synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13% of 23 decks -11% synergy
Lands
Myriad Landscape
26% of 23 decks -2% synergy
Command Tower
22% of 23 decks +16% synergy
Plaza of Heroes
13% of 23 decks +12% synergy