Commander

Sheoldred, the Apocalypse

Global commander stats {B} All Black commanders
Win Rate 34%
1336 Wins
2469 Losses
Overview

Summary

Sheoldred, the Apocalypse is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 3,851 recorded Playgroup games, winning 34% of them (1336–2469) at an Elo of 1,638, ranking #289 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 79602 damage dealt and 0.7 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Sheoldred, the Apocalypse's win rate?
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse has a 34% win rate across 3851 recorded Playgroup games (1336 wins, 2469 losses).
How long do winning games with Sheoldred, the Apocalypse take?
Wins with Sheoldred, the Apocalypse take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: about 1 month.
How many decks use Sheoldred, the Apocalypse?
1,467 decks list Sheoldred, the Apocalypse as their commander on Playgroup, of which 752 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
289
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1638
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 79602
Average commander damage per game 4
Average poison counters given per game 2
Average kills per game 0.7
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 1467
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 752
No. games played with this commander 3851
Total hours played about 1 month
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1723 J44 43 24
2 1715 Joëlito 26 18
3 1663 adolfo.oes 39 18
4 1628 Juggaloguy 21 17
5 1617 Gentiio 22 16
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Sheoldred, the Apocalypse wins, 65.42% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
65.42%
Combat
15.02%
Combo
13.04%
Alternative
4.42%
Commander Damage
1.05%
Mill
0.81%
Poison
0.23%
Avg win turn 8.4 based on 1366 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Sheoldred, the Apocalypse

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Sheoldred, the Apocalypse decks that leave them out.

+7.1 pp
Top card: Kaya's Ghostform
Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)
# Card Lift
11
Peer into the Abyss
Peer into the Abyss 527 games
+2.9 pp
12
Diabolic Tutor
Diabolic Tutor 159 games
+2.8 pp
13
Bolas's Citadel
Bolas's Citadel 298 games
+2.8 pp
14
The Meathook Massacre
The Meathook Massacre 107 games
+2.8 pp
15
Erebos, God of the Dead
Erebos, God of the Dead 313 games
+2.6 pp

Measured win-rate lift against decks on the same commander without the card, ranked by the 95% lower bound. How this is measured

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Sheoldred, the Apocalypse wins 43.24% of games from position 1 and 11.11% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
43.24% n=1176
2
Seat 2
36.41% n=1229
3
Seat 3
26.39% n=775
4
Seat 4
24.9% n=478
5
Seat 5
20.41% n=98
6
Seat 6
11.11% n=9
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Sheoldred, the Apocalypse wins 34.49% after 0 mulligans and 100.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
34.49% n=1644
1
1 mulligan
35.65% n=554
2
2 mulligans
33.62% n=177
3
3 mulligans
21.93% n=57
4
4 mulligans
22.22% n=9
5
5 mulligans
0.0% n=3
6
6 mulligans
100.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Sheoldred, the Apocalypse 3.7/5 on average, across 2332 self-reports.

3.7 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Sheoldred, the Apocalypse wins, opponents flag the game as salty 31.5% of the time across 1368 tracked wins.

31.5 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Sheoldred, the Apocalypse. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

Imotekh the Stormlord commander art
73.33%
Anowon, the Ruin Thief commander art
72.73%
Chulane, Teller of Tales commander art
63.64%
Mishra, Eminent One commander art
63.16%

Top 5 worst matchups

Brago, King Eternal commander art
0.0%
Xenagos, God of Revels commander art
4.76%
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea commander art
7.69%