Sheoldred, the Apoca-Lich

Commander / EDH Mono-Black

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Artifact (24)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Charcoal Diamond
• 1x Chromatic Sphere
• 1x Chromatic Star
• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Claws of Gix
• 1x Coalition Relic
• 1x Coldsteel Heart
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Conjurer's Bauble
• 1x Defense Grid
• 1x Expedition Map
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Jeweled Lotus
• 1x Lion's Eye Diamond
• 1x Lotus Petal
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Mox Diamond
• 1x Sceptre of Eternal Glory
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Star Compass
• 1x Zuran Orb

Land (33)

• 1x Barren Moor
• 1x Cabal Coffers
• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Lake of the Dead
• 1x Myriad Landscape
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Phyrexian Tower
• 25x Snow-Covered Swamp
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

Sorcery (15)

• 1x Ambition's Cost
• 1x Ancient Craving
• 1x Dead of Winter
• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Duress
• 1x Feed the Swarm
• 1x Grim Tutor
• 1x Imperial Seal
• 1x Inquisition of Kozilek
• 1x Night's Whisper
• 1x Razaketh's Rite
• 1x Sickening Dreams
• 1x Sign in Blood
• 1x Thoughtseize
• 1x Toxic Deluge

Instant (10)

• 1x Cabal Ritual
• 1x Culling the Weak
• 1x Dark Ritual
• 1x Dark Triumph
• 1x Deadly Rollick
• 1x Go for the Throat
• 1x Imp's Mischief
• 1x Sacrifice
• 1x Scarab Feast
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Commander (1)

Creature (12)

• 1x Basal Sliver
• 1x Basal Thrull
• 1x Blood Vassal
• 1x Bog Witch
• 1x Death Cultist
• 1x Dimir House Guard
• 1x Night Market Lookout
• 1x Overeager Apprentice
• 1x Skirge Familiar
• 1x Street Wraith
• 1x Vampire Cutthroat
• 1x Vampire of the Dire Moon

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Greed
• 1x Lich
• 1x Lich's Mastery
• 1x Necropotence
• 1x Nefarious Lich

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I have always been on the hunt for a good commander to put Lich effects to good use, and then WotC drops Sheoldred, the Apocalypse and Queza, Augur of Agonies in the same year! Both draw the deck with a Lich effect out, but Sheoldred is more consistent and a bit faster due to easier mana requirements.

How does this win? With Sheoldred and a Lich effect, drawing a card or gaining life starts off a loop of life gain triggers that draw you cards which create more life gain triggers. When you're about half-way through the deck, you need to sacrifice Sheoldred because you have another 18-22 triggers to resolve that will draw the rest of the deck. Drop Defense Grid for good measure, then cast Sickening Dreams for 70-80 to kill the table. The game will end before Lich makes you sacrifice permanents, and the discard from Sickening Dreams will satisfy the replacement effects of Nefarious Lich and Lich's Mastery.

This is why there are some odd-looking card choices. You need one of the three Liches, an immediate way of drawing a card or gaining life, and then you need to have instant-speed means of getting rid of Sheoldred in the top half or so of the deck.

Date added	1 year
Last updated	1 year
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	12 - 0 Mythic Rares 21 - 0 Rares 18 - 0 Uncommons 24 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.16