Orzhov Midrange with Sheoldred for Standard

standardmidrange
60 cardsAvg CMC: 0.9

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Deck Statistics

Total Cards
60
Unique Cards
21
Sideboard
15
Format
standard
Total Cost
$225.33

CMC Curve

0
26
1
11
2
7
3
8
4
2
5
3
6
3

Color Distribution

25
6
29

Card Types

creature
13
enchantment
12
instant
4
legendary creature
2
sorcery
3
basic land
20
land
6

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 (15 cards)

4
Forsaken Miner

Forsaken Miner

Creature CMC: 1
$0.40 × 4
3
Case of the Stashed Skeleton

Case of the Stashed Skeleton

Enchantment CMC: 2
$0.28 × 3
4
Bitter Triumph

Bitter Triumph

InstantCMC: 2
$0.59 × 4
3
Seam Rip

Seam Rip

EnchantmentCMC: 1
$0.37 × 3
3
Corpses of the Lost

Corpses of the Lost

EnchantmentCMC: 3
$0.19 × 3
2
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse

Sheoldred, the Apocalypse

Legendary Creature CMC: 4
$72.99 × 2
4
Evolved Sleeper

Evolved Sleeper

Creature CMC: 1
$0.12 × 4
3
Invoke Despair

Invoke Despair

SorceryCMC: 5
$0.23 × 3
3
Graveyard Trespasser

Graveyard Trespasser

Creature CMC: 3
$0.39 × 3
2
Falkenrath Forebear

Falkenrath Forebear

Creature CMC: 3
$0.17 × 2
3
Leyline Binding

Leyline Binding

EnchantmentCMC: 6
$0.37 × 3
9
Plains

Plains

Basic Land CMC: 0
$0.05 × 9
11
Swamp

Swamp

Basic Land CMC: 0
$0.07 × 11
4
Shattered Sanctum

Shattered Sanctum

LandCMC: 0
$3.05 × 4
2
Field of Ruin

Field of Ruin

LandCMC: 0
$0.21 × 2

Sideboard (6 cards)

3
Duress

Duress

Sorcery
$0.22 × 3
3
Go Blank

Go Blank

Sorcery
$0.16 × 3
2
Farewell

Farewell

Sorcery
$3.45 × 2
2
Reckoner's Bargain

Reckoner's Bargain

Instant
$0.96 × 2
2
The Meathook Massacre

The Meathook Massacre

Legendary Enchantment
$22.40 × 2
3
March of Wretched Sorrow

March of Wretched Sorrow

Instant
$0.16 × 3