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Sheoldred // The True Scriptures
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor // Enchantment — Saga · 3BB
Color identity: Black
Sheoldred // The True Scriptures is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Menace
When Sheoldred enters, each opponent sacrifices a nontoken creature or planeswalker of their choice.
{4}{B}: Exile Sheoldred, then return it to the battlefield transformed under its owner's control. Activate only as a sorcery and only if an opponent has eight or more cards in their graveyard.
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(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter.)
I — For each opponent, destroy up to one target creature or planeswalker that player controls.
II — Each opponent discards three cards, then mills three cards.
III — Put all creature cards from all graveyards onto the battlefield under your control. Exile this Saga, then return it to the battlefield (front face up).
Reference price of the card: €15.59
Average lands in decks for Sheoldred // The True Scriptures: 36
ReanimatorMillDiscardControlGraveyardSacrificePhyrexiansAristocrats
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The list people actually play (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: B (67/100)
- Consistency58
- Speed55
- Interaction52
- Resilience73
- Closing94
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (12 nonbasic, 24 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Jet Medallion · Dark Ritual · Breach the Multiverse · Sheoldred's Edict · Sheoldred, Whispering One · Arcane Signet · Phyrexian Arena · Crypt Ghast · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Phyrexian Obliterator · Reanimate · Plaguecrafter · Massacre Wurm · Feed the Swarm · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Mindcrank · Accursed Marauder · Syphon Mind · Toxic Deluge · Sign in Blood · Sheoldred, the Apocalypse · Soul Shatter · Damnation · Morbid Opportunist · Dark Deal · Braids, Arisen Nightmare · Unseal the Necropolis · Defile · Fleshbag Marauder · Night's Whisper · Solemn Simulacrum · Animate Dead · Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree · Junji, the Midnight Sky · Mind Stone · Victimize · Mesmeric Orb · Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern · Rise of the Dark Realms · Withering Torment · Archon of Cruelty · Blasphemous Edict · Go for the Throat · K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth · Painful Quandary · Waste Not · Altar of the Brood · Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire · Demon's Disciple · Sangromancer · Black Sun's Twilight · Charcoal Diamond · Demonic Tutor · Rankle, Master of Pranks · Black Market · Elderfang Disciple · Mindwrack Harpy · Nezumi Informant · Black Market Connections · Burglar Rat · Torment of Hailfire · Virus Beetle · Cabal Coffers · Cabal Stronghold · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Myriad Landscape · Phyrexian Tower · Bojuka Bog · Karn's Bastion · Geier Reach Sanitarium · Takenuma, Abandoned Mire · Castle Locthwain · Reliquary Tower
🃏 Recommended cards for Sheoldred // The True Scriptures
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Sheoldred // The True Scriptures, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Breach the Multiverse | 67% | +61% |
| Sheoldred, Whispering One | 65% | +54% |
| Sheoldred's Edict | 66% | +51% |
| Phyrexian Obliterator | 58% | +47% |
| Mindcrank | 50% | +45% |
| Massacre Wurm | 55% | +37% |
| Unseal the Necropolis | 38% | +37% |
| Plaguecrafter | 56% | +36% |
| Syphon Mind | 47% | +35% |
| Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree | 36% | +35% |
| Mesmeric Orb | 34% | +31% |
| Syr Konrad, the Grim | 51% | +31% |
| Soul Shatter | 42% | +30% |
| Junji, the Midnight Sky | 35% | +30% |
| Altar of the Brood | 31% | +29% |
| Dark Deal | 39% | +29% |
| Sheoldred, the Apocalypse | 42% | +27% |
| Tergrid, God of Fright | 34% | +27% |
| Archon of Cruelty | 32% | +26% |
| Accursed Marauder | 48% | +26% |
| Mindwrack Harpy | 26% | +25% |
| Black Sun's Twilight | 27% | +24% |
| Phyrexian Arena | 63% | +24% |
| Painful Quandary | 32% | +22% |
💰 The best cards for your Sheoldred // The True Scriptures deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Sheoldred's Edict
- Unseal the Necropolis
- Plaguecrafter
- Syphon Mind
- Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
- Syr Konrad, the Grim
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Breach the Multiverse
- Phyrexian Obliterator
- Mindcrank
- Massacre Wurm
- Soul Shatter
- Altar of the Brood
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Sheoldred, Whispering One
- Mesmeric Orb
- Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
- Damnation
- Crypt Ghast
- Bloodchief Ascension
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Sheoldred // The True Scriptures's color identity?
Sheoldred // The True Scriptures is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Sheoldred // The True Scriptures come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Sheoldred // The True Scriptures deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.7 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 97 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 27 % of the time and floods 13 %. Deck health: B (67/100).
How many lands should a Sheoldred // The True Scriptures deck run?
Real Sheoldred // The True Scriptures decks run 36 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Sheoldred // The True Scriptures?
The three highest-synergy cards are Breach the Multiverse, Sheoldred, Whispering One, Sheoldred's Edict. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Sheoldred // The True Scriptures decks.
What combos does Sheoldred // The True Scriptures have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Sheoldred // The True Scriptures. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Sheoldred // The True Scriptures deck cost?
You can start cheap: Sheoldred's Edict, Unseal the Necropolis, Plaguecrafter are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.