Orzhov Midrange with Sheoldred for Standard

standard•midrange•
•57 cards•Avg CMC: 0.9

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Deck Statistics

Total Cards
57
Unique Cards
20
Sideboard
15
Format
standard
Total Cost
$224.16

CMC Curve

0
26
1
11
2
7
3
5
4
2
5
3
6
3

Color Distribution

25
6
26

Card Types

creature
10
enchantment
12
instant
4
basic land
20
legendary creature
2
sorcery
3
land
6

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Strategy

This Black-White midrange deck aims to control the board through efficient removal and powerful creatures, leveraging sacrifice and recursion themes. It balances aggression and control, adapting to opponents with flexible removal and card advantage engines.

Key Synergies

  • •Sheoldred, the Apocalypse with Bitter Triumph for life gain and card advantage.
  • •Forsaken Miner and Corpses of the Lost with Invoke Despair for sacrifice value.
  • •Evolved Sleeper as a scalable threat providing card draw in the late game.

AI-Generated Synergies

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Forsaken MinerCorpses of the Lost
HIGH

Forsaken Miner can return to your hand when you sacrifice a creature, allowing you to use its ability more than once. Corpses of the Lost creates tokens that can be sacrificed for the miner's benefit, creating a loop of value.

Sheoldred, the ApocalypseInvoke Despair
HIGH

Sheoldred, the Apocalypse punishes opponents for gaining life while also providing card draw. Invoke Despair synergizes with this by dealing damage and allowing you to draw cards as well, amplifying the pressure on your opponent.

Evolved SleeperBitter Triumph
MEDIUM

Evolved Sleeper can be upgraded during the game, and Bitter Triumph can provide additional card advantage while also creating a creature to sacrifice. This gives a good balance of board presence and card draw to fuel the sleeper's upgrades.

Graveyard TrespasserFalkenrath Forebear
MEDIUM

Graveyard Trespasser can exile cards from the graveyard while being a solid threat on its own. Falkenrath Forebear can return from the graveyard, providing a recursive threat and additional support for the trespasser's ability to keep the board clear.

Leyline BindingField of Ruin
MEDIUM

Leyline Binding is a powerful removal spell that can exile creatures, while Field of Ruin can disrupt your opponent's mana base. Together, they can control the board while ensuring you have the mana you need, especially in a multi-color deck.

Mainboard (57 cards)

4
Forsaken Miner

Forsaken Miner

$0.40 × 4

3
Case of the Stashed Skeleton

Case of the Stashed Skeleton

$0.28 × 3

4
Bitter Triumph

Bitter Triumph

$0.59 × 4

3
Seam Rip

Seam Rip

$0.37 × 3

3
Corpses of the Lost

Corpses of the Lost

$0.19 × 3

9
Plains

Plains

$0.05 × 9

11
Swamp

Swamp

$0.07 × 11

2
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse

Sheoldred, the Apocalypse

$72.99 × 2

4
Evolved Sleeper

Evolved Sleeper

$0.12 × 4

3
Invoke Despair

Invoke Despair

$0.23 × 3

2
Falkenrath Forebear

Falkenrath Forebear

$0.17 × 2

3
Leyline Binding

Leyline Binding

$0.37 × 3

4
Shattered Sanctum

Shattered Sanctum

$3.05 × 4

2
Field of Ruin

Field of Ruin

$0.21 × 2

Sideboard (15 cards)

3
Duress

Duress

$0.22 × 3

3
Go Blank

Go Blank

$0.16 × 3

2
Farewell

Farewell

$3.45 × 2

2
Reckoner's Bargain

Reckoner's Bargain

$0.96 × 2

2
The Meathook Massacre

The Meathook Massacre

$22.40 × 2

3
March of Wretched Sorrow

March of Wretched Sorrow

$0.16 × 3