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Sheoldred, the Apocalypse

Legendary Creature - Phyrexian Praetor
Deathtouch

Whenever you draw a card, you gain 2 life.

Whenever an opponent draws a card, they lose 2 life.

4/5

Some others in my playgroup don't like the card, but I think it has some potential. Good body on board that generates value without costing you any extra mana or cards. It's bad vs hard instant speed removal and mediocre vs hard sorcery speed removal, but survives a lot of soft removal and can run away with a game quickly if you untap with it or even if it just sits in play for a few turns. It's also worth noting that it can be part of several game-winning combos for midrange decks alongside Wheel of Fortune and Timetwister (or other variants of those cards), while already being in black to support the tutors to get the combo off.

I think I might want to test it, but I'm honestly not sure how it will perform.

I really like this card. It gives me Siege Rhino vibes- but obviously a bit weaker on the front end, while adding value if it sticks. Always looking for life loss mitigation in black. I’ll probably run Chupacabra, Rankle, Braids, and this in my black 4’s for 540- cutting Gelatinous Cube (which was only there for my love for Oozes and the word “cube”)

It's a cool card for draw-7 combo decks and it's perfectly playable in Wildfire shells. But outside of those dedicated uses, this is a card that feels like a really poor use of 4 mana if you play it and the opponent deals with it. But since I play both draw-7 combo AND Wildfire, it's something I'll keep an eye on.

I think Shege Rhino will play pretty well. It doesn’t 100% fail the vindicate test since it deals 2 damage, but you aren’t happy either. Just one turn cycle beyond that gets you to a 6 life swing (without any other effects). The deathtouch does let it trade up pretty well or take out two blockers. Not a slam dunk, but fine second tier option for this slot imo.

I saw mention of brainstorm and Sylvan library elsewhere. Lots of neat interactions.

Baneslayer type card in black hmm..
My gut tells me it's not good enough since it fails the vindicate test as a 4 mana creature, but I've underestimated cards that punish the opponent for drawing cards before.
Nasty against agro with 5 toughness and gaining a lot of potential life if you untap with it.

Not going to test, but if it starts do things in standard I'll come back around to it.

I think people are sleeping on this card a little bit. It's lowest CMC of all Praetors. Black loves to pay life for Vamp and Imperial Seal, Snuff Out, Thoughtseize, Dismember, etc, and of course fetch/shocklands. You can afford to be a little more aggressive against aggro decks with this card. I don't think its a big deal that this whiffs the Vindicate Test. Cube decks draw cards all the time. She is going to do some work with that alone.

This was quite impressive in our last draft. The base line is nothing to be sniffed at. It has a big impact on life totals from the get go.

Add in one draw 7 and a tutor in your deck (not too special for a blue black deck) and the situation becomes drastically different! Suddenly being at 16 is being in the danger zone.

I don't feel like I wanna include this in my 360. I'm always moving from 3-4 4 CMC creatures though.

I wasn't planning on testing this, but I feel like the universe is sending me signals (whispers maybe?). Participated in my first draft in some time when DMU was released. Showcase Seholdred was in my 3rd pack and the promo pack I got for going 2-1 had another Sheoldred.

This card is extremely good. Difficult to rumble with or dmg kill and very offensive offensive and defensive impact.

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This card is extremely good. Difficult to rumble with or dmg kill and very offensive offensive and defensive impact.

i 2nd all that stuff, 1 of the best black cards WotC has printed in awhile

Happy this card overperformed my expectation.
The draw 7 interaction adds a nice combo touch to the baneslayer-esque vanilla quality it appeared to have...
It turns out cards bad vindicate can still rumble if the rate is powerful enough.

Haven't managed to draw her much, but I'm looking forward to. It's been a standard/pioneer all-star, so it seems likely to do well in cube when you add a combo option to what's already a solid card.

My experience with Sheoldred is overwhelming positive. The lifegain off cards like Sheoldred and Mishra, Claimed by Gix have been surprisingly relevant in all threatres.

Its going to be a bit tough to find a cut for her ..