Sheoldred, the Apocalypse Historic Brawl Decklist

Usually when we’re talking about exciting commanders, we’re talking about the multicolored ones. However, Sheoldrerd, the Apocalypse begs to differ. While the design is very clear and simple, it enables many sweet combos. How many can you find in the following Sheoldred Historic Brawl decklist:

Sheoldred, the Apocalypse Historic Brawl 

Commander
1
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Planeswalkers (4)
1
Davriel, Soul Broker
1
Lolth, Spider Queen
1
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
1
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
Creatures (17)
1
Concealing Curtains
1
Callous Bloodmage
1
Marauding Blight-Priest
1
Midnight Reaper
1
Murderous Rider
1
Phyrexian Rager
1
Skullport Merchant
1
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
1
Woe Strider
1
Citystalker Connoisseur
1
Dread Presence
1
Henrika Domnathi
1
Rankle, Master of Pranks
1
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
1
Asmodeus the Archfiend
1
Sheoldred, Whispering One
1
Vilis, Broker of Blood
Spells (17)
1
Agadeem's Awakening
1
Malakir Rebirth
1
Dark Ritual
1
Feign Death
1
Cut of the Profits
1
Deadly Dispute
1
Infernal Grasp
1
Sign in Blood
1
Torment of Hailfire
1
Blood Pact
1
Grim Tutor
1
Pointed Discussion
1
Soul Shatter
1
Baleful Mastery
1
Blood Money
1
Eldritch Pact
1
Peer into the Abyss
Artifacts (15)
1
Arcane Signet
1
Coldsteel Heart
1
Guardian Idol
1
Mind Stone
1
Ornithopter of Paradise
1
Howling Golem
1
Mask of Griselbrand
1
Palladium Myr
1
Skyclave Relic
1
Hedron Archive
1
Key to the Archive
1
Nyx Lotus
1
Solemn Simulacrum
1
Gilded Lotus
1
Bolas's Citadel
Enchantments (8)
1
A-The Meathook Massacre
1
Black Market Connections
1
Phyrexian Arena
1
Sanguine Brushstroke
1
Underworld Dreams
1
Black Market
1
Exquisite Blood
1
Lich's Mastery
Lands (38)
1
Bojuka Bog
1
Cabal Stronghold
1
Castle Locthwain
1
Desert of the Glorified
1
Field of Ruin
1
Gate of the Black Dragon
1
Hive of the Eye Tyrant
1
Memorial to Folly
1
Phyrexian Tower
1
Reliquary Tower
27
Swamp
1
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
Cards (99)

Quick Guide

Sheoldred, the Apocalypse certainly enables some interesting interactions in Historic Brawl. I certainly don’t think that I used all of them, as this was just the very first draft of the deck. If I missed anything, let me know in the comments. But first, I’ll talk about some of my card choices.

Sheoldred, the Apocalypse

Card Draw

You’ll notice that there’s a bunch of card draw in the deck. That makes sense, as Sheoldred rewards you for doing so. Of course, there are also cards that can force the opponent into drawing, like Sign in Blood and Blood Pact.

There are the big draw spells, like Cut of the Profits, Eldritch Pact, and Peer into the Abbys, all of which can be quite handy.

Protect Sheoldred

One important thing that the deck needs to do is to keep Sheoldred on the battlefield. Thankfully, you have quite a few options in Black – Feign Death, for example. If you can’t keep Sheoldred on the board, I’d suggest you add more effects like this one to the deck.

Nasty Combos

Of course, you have your regular Black stuff, like Bolas’s Citadel in your deck, which can certainly feel quite combo-ish. However, that’ll work with just about any Black deck.

So one thing that Sheoldred enables is life gain / life loss synergies. Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose and Exquisite Blood are a well known two card combo, that each work nicely with Sheoldred on their own.

Lich's Mastery Sheoldred the Apocalypse Combo Decklist

But none of that is what my favorite combo in the deck is. What I really want to do with this deck is to have Sheoldred, the Apocalypse and Lich’s Mastery in play and either draw a card, or gain a life. Both things will force you to draw the whole deck, but you won’t die thanks to Mastery. With the whole deck in your hands, there will probably be something you could do to win the game.

Don’t forget to play Reliquary Tower, so you won’t have to discard at the end of the turn.

Conclusion

It looks like that’s the end of my first article for Card Game Base. If you’d like to see me tackle another Historic Brawl commander, let me know in the comments. See ya!

If you’re planning on drafting Dominaria, and possibly open Sheoldred, check our Dominaria United Draft Guide.

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