Mono-Black Sheoldred Combo for Standard

standard•combo•54 cards•Avg CMC: 0.6

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Deck Statistics

Total Cards
54
Unique Cards
19
Sideboard
15
Format
standard
Total Cost
$369.89

CMC Curve

0
27
1
2
2
12
3
0
4
7
5
3
6
3

Color Distribution

6
27
10
11

Card Types

instant
4
basic land
15
legendary planeswalker
3
legendary creature
4
sorcery
3
enchantment
3
creature
10
land
12

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Strategy

This deck is a midrange combo deck that aims to control the board with efficient removal and powerful planeswalkers while setting up a game-ending combo with 'Fable of the Mirror-Breaker' and 'Sheoldred, the Apocalypse'. The deck has strong card draw and recursion elements to maintain board presence and pressure over time.

Key Synergies

  • •Fable of the Mirror-Breaker and Sheoldred, the Apocalypse for creating a recurring threat and life drain engine.
  • •Invoke Despair and The Wandering Emperor for board control and card advantage.

AI-Generated Synergies

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The Wandering EmperorTenacious Underdog
HIGH

The Wandering Emperor can create a 2/2 Samurai token with Vigilance, which can be used to enable Tenacious Underdog's ability to be cast from the graveyard at a later turn. This allows for recurring pressure on the opponent while maintaining board presence.

Invoke DespairSheoldred, the Apocalypse
HIGH

Invoke Despair can trigger Sheoldred's life-draining ability when opponents sacrifice creatures or enchantments. This can create a significant life advantage while also dealing damage to the opponent, synergizing well with the card's control theme.

Fable of the Mirror-BreakerRaffine's Informant
MEDIUM

Fable of the Mirror-Breaker generates tokens and can help filter through the deck, while Raffine's Informant can help fill the graveyard with creatures for flashback or synergy plays, enabling further card advantage and board presence.

Sorin, the MirthlessShivan Devastator
MEDIUM

Sorin can create Vampire tokens that can be used to either attack or block, while providing card advantage. Shivan Devastator, being a large flying creature, can be a powerful finisher that pairs well with Sorin's ability to buff creatures or provide life gain, creating a potent aerial threat.

Leyline BindingHaunted Ridge
MEDIUM

Leyline Binding can be effectively used to control the board by exiling problematic permanents. Haunted Ridge provides a mana source that can help cast the Binding, while also providing a creature payoff for using the graveyard, creating a strong synergy between removal and creature generation.

Mainboard (54 cards)

4
Lightning Strike

Lightning Strike

$0.10 × 4

7
Swamp

Swamp

$0.07 × 7

4
Plains

Plains

$0.05 × 4

4
Mountain

Mountain

$0.05 × 4

3
The Wandering Emperor

The Wandering Emperor

$3.26 × 3

4
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse

Sheoldred, the Apocalypse

$72.99 × 4

3
Invoke Despair

Invoke Despair

$0.24 × 3

3
Leyline Binding

Leyline Binding

$0.37 × 3

4
Raffine's Informant

Raffine's Informant

$0.15 × 4

4
Tenacious Underdog

Tenacious Underdog

$0.26 × 4

2
Shivan Devastator

Shivan Devastator

$3.32 × 2

4
Sundown Pass

Sundown Pass

$4.89 × 4

4
Haunted Ridge

Haunted Ridge

$5.38 × 4

4
Shattered Sanctum

Shattered Sanctum

$3.00 × 4

Sideboard (15 cards)

4
Duress

Duress

$0.22 × 4

3
Go Blank

Go Blank

$0.16 × 3

3
Reckoner Bankbuster

Reckoner Bankbuster

$0.39 × 3

3
Rending Flame

Rending Flame

$0.08 × 3

2
Vanishing Verse

Vanishing Verse

$0.45 × 2