Sheoldred's Drawn Out Apocalypse (Primer)

Commander / EDH* Massacar

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Zombie Retirement —Sept. 13, 2022

Taking into account feedback from friends and users such as kalabocas3, the Zombies are being sent to a nice retirement home on another plane. Liliana, Dreadhorde General is taking them along with their favorite Phyrexian Altar so they can still frolic and die as they're accustomed. Cemetery Reaper, Diregraf Colossus, Gravecrawler, Headless Rider, Cryptbreaker, and Undead Augur are bound for darker swamps!

With this in mind, we're trying some new changes to see how it effects the deck.

Aetherflux Reservoir, Alhammarret's Archive, Black Market Connections, Bond of Agony, Liliana of the Dark Realms, Sensei's Divining Top, Underworld Dreams, and Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose are a part of the new lineup.

As always, feedback is welcome. I'm keeping the Bolas's Citadel and Mystic Forge in mind for their combo potential with Sensei's Divining Top and Aetherflux Reservoir, but I also am currently avoiding turning this into a completely linear combo deck. So who knows, it may change in the future.

bushido_man96 says... #1

So good to see Teferi's Puzzle Box in here. I like the way this looks.

August 18, 2022 10:59 p.m. Edited.

bushido_man96 says... #2

Just thought of Well of Lost Dreams. Seems really good here. Matter of fact, won't that go infinite?

August 18, 2022 11:07 p.m. Edited.

Massacar says... #3

bushido_man96 I can't believe I forgot that one, big thanks!

August 18, 2022 11:21 p.m.

bushido_man96 says... #4

Nevwrmind, not infinite. I was thinking pay x life. But still should be a good fit.

August 18, 2022 11:22 p.m.

BishopAtavist says... #5

What do you think about popping Ghoulcaller Gisa in here? Fits that zombie theme and is a great way to double attacking power while expanding board presence.

August 20, 2022 12:22 p.m.

Massacar says... #6

BishopAtavist so I did consider Gisa originally, but opted to cut her in favor of the draw/removal capabilities of Vilis.

She's definitely a great card though!

August 20, 2022 11:44 p.m.

SufferFromEDHD says... #7

Where is the Memory Jar?!

Mirage Mirror value.

Expedition Map you have some important lands.

Cabal Stronghold Coffers #2

Urza's Saga useful.

Deserted Temple utility.

August 21, 2022 2:20 a.m.

Massacar says... #8

SufferFromEDHD

Thanks for the input. Expedition map was originally in here and it needs to go back in tbh, so thanks.

I'll look at adding in most of the cards

August 21, 2022 8:14 a.m.

ZionZaiyer says... #9

I usually like to add Boseiju, Who Shelters All in my decks with big game ender/one-shot spells.

August 22, 2022 8:46 a.m.

griffstick says... #10

Add Vault of Whispers just for the off chances it's paired with Unwinding Clock

August 22, 2022 9:02 p.m.

Slurpz says... #11

Sweet deck!

August 23, 2022 1:01 a.m.

e2blu says... #12

You're quick

August 23, 2022 1:17 p.m.

Massacar says... #13

Just finished some of the updates taking suggestions into consideration.

August 23, 2022 2:21 p.m.

Plaguedr88 says... #14

Saw this spoiler and immediately wanted mommy to come home

August 24, 2022 6:25 a.m.

Crivaro says... #15

What I love to do is including Inspiring Statuary, especially if you have so many artifacts already in there, turning all of them into additional acceleration. Love where you are with the deck!

August 29, 2022 9:19 a.m.

Crivaro says... #16

Too late to edit: I'd exchange Inspiring Statuary for Ghirapur Orrery btw. You get at least the same acceleration from the statuary, and the draw from orrery will unlikely come up anyway.

August 29, 2022 9:25 a.m. Edited.

Massacar says... #17

Crivaro the Orrery is already on the list, but thank you!

I'll keep the sanctuary on the maybeboard just for any future considerations as this deck may evolved with time.

And thanks, this deck came together really well for me. It was one of those lists that kind of felt like it largely built itself, which is always fun.

August 29, 2022 9:42 a.m.

Massacar says... #18

Crivaro I just realized that I misinterpreted your comment lol. So you were saying to swap out the Orrery and replace it with the sanctuary.

I will take that into consideration!

August 29, 2022 11:37 a.m.

kalabocas3 says... #19

I would remove the zombies... they are so few to matter, and I would add protection for Sheoldred. Your deck can't function without him at all. Underworld Dreams and Fate Unraveler can help you dish out more damage or can be used as alternatives when your commander tax is big. You may wanna consider Lightning Greaves and Imp's Mischief as solid protection. Some more mana rocks might help you also. Just giving ideas

August 29, 2022 11:50 a.m.

Massacar says... #20

kalabocas3 Lightning Greaves and Swiftfoot Boots are already present in the deck to act as protection for her.

I've definitely considered adding Underworld Dreams, and will keep it in mind along with the Unraveler.

Currently there are ~18 ramp pieces in the deck already, 6 rocks, 2 lands, and a variety of other types of cost modifiers and mana sources that aren't as cleanly identified (such as Extraplanar Lens, Jet Medallion, and K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth for some examples on the variety). So I agree that she's going to catch a lot of hate and probably face removal against most pods, but we should be able to pay that tax at least a few times.

The zombies themselves can actually synergize rather well with the draw theme (Undead Augur Cryptbreaker), in addition to providing meat shields to help with aggro decks and combo token fodder. While I agree that on the face of it, 7 zombies (and Liliana, Dreadhorde General as a producer) isn't much to look at, but considering the drawing power of the deck with tutors included there's a strong statistical odds of pulling several over the game. Plus 4 of those 7 primarily exist to help us make more zombie tokens.

After giving this deck a bit of time I will consider dropping the zombies (decks are always subject to change, and this list originally included even more zombies which I cut in favor of other optimal pieces) but for now I'm going to keep them since they can actually support her rather well.

Thanks for the input as always!

August 29, 2022 12:28 p.m.

griffstick says... #21

Idk. Underworld Dreams and the likes are not that strong here. But I feel for flavor reasons. Underworld Dreams should go in the deck. Besides, it's great Devotion for Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx, that's NOT IN THE DECK! C'mon man

August 30, 2022 9:56 p.m.

Massacar says... #22

griffstick oh nice catch. Many thanks!

August 30, 2022 11:23 p.m.

bushido_man96 says... #23

If you're looking for another protection piece, Whispersilk Cloak is decent.

September 2, 2022 12:46 a.m.

Massacar says... #24

Well I just pulled the Phyrexian alt foil version of her, so it's basically meant to be 10/10

September 3, 2022 1:15 a.m.

Housegheist says... #25

September 5, 2022 8:33 a.m.