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Szarel, Genesis Shepherd
USD $0.51
USD foil $0.39
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Szarel, Genesis Shepherd

{2}{B}{R}{G}

Legendary Creature — Insect Druid

Flying

You may play lands from your graveyard.

Whenever you sacrifice another nontoken permanent during your turn, put a number of +1/+1 counters equal to Szarel's power on up to one other target creature.

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Flying
Set
Edge of Eternities Commander (EOC #4)
Rarity
Mythic
Mana value
5
Released
2025-08-01
Artist
Matt Stewart
EDHREC rank
#4,180
Colour identity
{B}{G}{R}
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

3 +
Bracket 3 and up — Upgraded
In 15 two-card combos

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.30
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commanderIn a preconstructed deck
Recursion

Combos 265

Glacial Chasm+The Gitrog Monster+Szarel, Genesis Shepherd
{B}{R}{G}
LockPrevent all damage that would be dealt to you
4,660 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Glacial Chasm+Oracle of Mul Daya+Szarel, Genesis Shepherd
{B}{R}{G}
LockPrevent all damage that would be dealt to you
3,938 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Glacial Chasm+Szarel, Genesis Shepherd+Exploration Broodship
{B}{R}{G}
LockPrevent all damage that would be dealt to you
3,867 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Glacial Chasm+Azusa, Lost but Seeking+Szarel, Genesis Shepherd
{B}{R}{G}
LockPrevent all damage that would be dealt to you
3,654 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Glacial Chasm+Exploration+Szarel, Genesis Shepherd
{B}{R}{G}
LockPrevent all damage that would be dealt to you
2,903 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Glacial Chasm+Dryad of the Ilysian Grove+Szarel, Genesis Shepherd
{B}{R}{G}
LockPrevent all damage that would be dealt to you
2,593 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Szarel, Genesis Shepherd+Ashnod's Altar
{B}{R}{G}
Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
1,005 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Szarel, Genesis Shepherd+Viscera Seer
{B}{R}{G}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite scry 1
899 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Glacial Chasm+Wayward Swordtooth+Szarel, Genesis Shepherd
{B}{R}{G}
LockPrevent all damage that would be dealt to you
825 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Szarel, Genesis Shepherd+Goblin Bombardment
{B}{R}{G}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite damageInfinite death triggers
782 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Szarel, Genesis Shepherd+Phyrexian Altar
{B}{R}{G}
Infinite colored manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
591 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Glacial Chasm+Mina and Denn, Wildborn+Szarel, Genesis Shepherd
{B}{R}{G}
LockPrevent all damage that would be dealt to you
522 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Szarel, Genesis Shepherd+Umbral Collar Zealot
{B}{R}{G}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite surveil
494 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Glacial Chasm+Case of the Locked Hothouse+Szarel, Genesis Shepherd
{B}{R}{G}
LockPrevent all damage that would be dealt to you
410 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Glacial Chasm+Druid Class+Szarel, Genesis Shepherd
{B}{R}{G}
LockPrevent all damage that would be dealt to you
407 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Szarel, Genesis Shepherd+Altar of Dementia
{B}{R}{G}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite millInfinite self-mill
317 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Szarel, Genesis Shepherd+Carrion Feeder
{B}{R}{G}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
227 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Szarel, Genesis Shepherd+Woe Strider
{B}{R}{G}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite scry 1
191 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Szarel, Genesis Shepherd+Yahenni, Undying Partisan
{B}{R}{G}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
136 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Szarel, Genesis Shepherd+Evolution Witness+Lotus Petal
{B}{R}{G}
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite colored manaInfinite storm count
108 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Glacial Chasm+Rites of Flourishing+Szarel, Genesis Shepherd
{B}{R}{G}
LockPrevent all damage that would be dealt to you
87 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Hearthhull, the Worldseed+Retreat to Coralhelm+Szarel, Genesis Shepherd
{U}{B}{R}{G}
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite landfall triggersNear-infinite lifeloss
52 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Szarel, Genesis Shepherd+Puppeteer Clique+Viscera Seer
{B}{R}{G}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you controlInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite scry 1
35 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Glacial Chasm+Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait+Szarel, Genesis Shepherd
{U}{B}{R}{G}
LockPrevent all damage that would be dealt to you
32 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Szarel, Genesis Shepherd+Puppeteer Clique+Ashnod's Altar
{B}{R}{G}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you controlInfinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
32 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Szarel, Genesis Shepherd+Puppeteer Clique+Goblin Bombardment
{B}{R}{G}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you controlInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite damageInfinite death triggers
28 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Szarel, Genesis Shepherd+Blasting Station
{B}{R}{G}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite damageInfinite death triggers
28 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Glacial Chasm+Ghirapur Orrery+Szarel, Genesis Shepherd
{B}{R}{G}
LockPrevent all damage that would be dealt to you
27 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Szarel, Genesis Shepherd+Evolution Witness+Mishra's Bauble
{B}{R}{G}
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite card draw at the beginning of the next upkeepInfinite draw triggers at the beginning of the next upkeepInfinite storm count
23 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Szarel, Genesis Shepherd+Bloodflow Connoisseur
{B}{R}{G}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
22 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Szarel, Genesis Shepherd+Thermopod
{B}{R}{G}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite red mana
22 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Szarel, Genesis Shepherd+Puppeteer Clique+Phyrexian Altar
{B}{R}{G}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you controlInfinite colored manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
22 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Szarel, Genesis Shepherd+Puppeteer Clique+Carrion Feeder
{B}{R}{G}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you controlInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
20 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Szarel, Genesis Shepherd+Phantom Train
{B}{R}{G}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
20 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Szarel, Genesis Shepherd+Puppeteer Clique+Umbral Collar Zealot
{B}{R}{G}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you controlInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite surveil
20 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Szarel, Genesis Shepherd+Evolution Witness+Lion's Eye Diamond
{B}{R}{G}
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite colored manaInfinite storm count
19 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Glacial Chasm+Storm Cauldron+Szarel, Genesis Shepherd
{B}{R}{G}
LockPrevent all damage that would be dealt to you
18 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Glacial Chasm+Thalia and The Gitrog Monster+Szarel, Genesis Shepherd
{B}{R}{G}{W}
LockPrevent all damage that would be dealt to you
18 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Szarel, Genesis Shepherd+Puppeteer Clique+Woe Strider
{B}{R}{G}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you controlInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite scry 1
15 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Szarel, Genesis Shepherd+Puppeteer Clique+Yahenni, Undying Partisan
{B}{R}{G}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you controlInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
12 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Szarel, Genesis Shepherd+Puppeteer Clique+Altar of Dementia
{B}{R}{G}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you controlInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite millInfinite self-mill
12 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Szarel, Genesis Shepherd+Puppeteer Clique+Thermopod
{B}{R}{G}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you controlInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite red mana
7 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Szarel, Genesis Shepherd+Puppeteer Clique+Spawning Pit
{B}{R}{G}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you controlInfinite charge counters on a permanentInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
6 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Szarel, Genesis Shepherd+Evolution Witness+Tormod's Crypt
{B}{R}{G}
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite storm count
5 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Szarel, Genesis Shepherd+Bartolomé del Presidio
{B}{R}{G}{W}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
5 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Szarel, Genesis Shepherd+Puppeteer Clique+Bloodthrone Vampire
{B}{R}{G}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you controlInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinitely large creature until end of turn
4 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Szarel, Genesis Shepherd+Puppeteer Clique+Blasting Station
{B}{R}{G}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you controlInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite damageInfinite death triggers
4 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Glacial Chasm+Song of Creation+Szarel, Genesis Shepherd
{U}{B}{R}{G}
LockPrevent all damage that would be dealt to you
4 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Szarel, Genesis Shepherd+Evolution Witness+Urza's Bauble
{B}{R}{G}
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite card draw at the beginning of the next upkeepInfinite draw triggers at the beginning of the next upkeepInfinite storm count
4 decks Commander Spellbook ↗
Szarel, Genesis Shepherd+Puppeteer Clique+Bloodflow Connoisseur
{B}{R}{G}
Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you controlInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
3 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

Showing the 50 most played of 265.

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.

  1. Hearthhull, the Worldseed 85 %+79.2 %
  2. The Gitrog Monster 88 %+69.1 %
  3. Exploration Broodship 81 %+63.5 %
  4. Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest 77 %+61.9 %
  5. Horizon Explorer 74 %+57.3 %
  6. Oracle of Mul Daya 72 %+57.2 %
  7. Korvold, Fae-Cursed King 79 %+57.0 %
  8. Fabled Passage 83 %+56.1 %
  9. Titania, Protector of Argoth 69 %+54.9 %
  10. Harrow 76 %+54.7 %
  11. Splendid Reclamation 69 %+53.3 %
  12. Moraug, Fury of Akoum 64 %+52.2 %
  13. Braids, Arisen Nightmare 71 %+51.7 %
  14. Roiling Regrowth 62 %+50.4 %
  15. Cabaretti Courtyard 59 %+49.3 %
  16. Omnath, Locus of Rage 60 %+47.9 %
  17. Rampaging Baloths 59 %+47.4 %
  18. Evendo Brushrazer 60 %+47.0 %
  19. Maestros Theater 56 %+46.7 %
  20. Baloth Prime 59 %+46.6 %
  21. Eumidian Hatchery 58 %+44.6 %
  22. Escape Tunnel 52 %+43.6 %
  23. Aftermath Analyst 61 %+43.3 %
  24. Azusa, Lost but Seeking 54 %+43.1 %
  25. Springbloom Druid 55 %+43.0 %
  26. Scouring Swarm 52 %+41.9 %
  27. Worldsoul's Rage 53 %+41.8 %
  28. Riveteers Overlook 72 %+41.5 %
  29. Zuran Orb 52 %+39.9 %
  30. Terramorphic Expanse 69 %+39.0 %
  31. Planetary Annihilation 48 %+37.6 %
  32. Tear Asunder 52 %+37.0 %
  33. Vernal Fen 66 %+36.7 %
  34. Scute Swarm 49 %+36.2 %
  35. Augur of Autumn 44 %+35.6 %
  36. Icetill Explorer 52 %+34.4 %
  37. Soul of Windgrace 43 %+34.1 %
  38. Evolving Wilds 68 %+33.5 %
  39. Tannuk, Memorial Ensign 46 %+33.3 %
  40. Juri, Master of the Revue 46 %+32.5 %
  41. Mountain Valley 40 %+32.0 %
  42. Terrasymbiosis 34 %+31.6 %
  43. Sylvan Safekeeper 42 %+31.0 %
  44. Festering Thicket 48 %+30.9 %
  45. Eumidian Wastewaker 37 %+30.8 %
  46. Rocky Tar Pit 37 %+29.7 %
  47. Mossborn Hydra 34 %+29.6 %
  48. Dryad of the Ilysian Grove 38 %+29.4 %
  49. Skyshroud Claim 39 %+29.0 %
  50. God-Eternal Bontu 35 %+28.9 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Forest 99 %+2.4 %
  2. Swamp 98 %+2.2 %
  3. Mountain 98 %+2.8 %
  4. Command Tower 89 %-2.1 %
  5. The Gitrog Monster 88 %+69.1 %
  6. Hearthhull, the Worldseed 85 %+79.2 %
  7. Fabled Passage 83 %+56.1 %
  8. Exploration Broodship 81 %+63.5 %
  9. Sol Ring 79 %-2.2 %
  10. Korvold, Fae-Cursed King 79 %+57.0 %
  11. Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest 77 %+61.9 %
  12. Harrow 76 %+54.7 %
  13. Horizon Explorer 74 %+57.3 %
  14. Riveteers Overlook 72 %+41.5 %
  15. Oracle of Mul Daya 72 %+57.2 %
  16. Braids, Arisen Nightmare 71 %+51.7 %
  17. Splendid Reclamation 69 %+53.3 %
  18. Titania, Protector of Argoth 69 %+54.9 %
  19. Cinder Glade 69 %+17.5 %
  20. Terramorphic Expanse 69 %+39.0 %
  21. Evolving Wilds 68 %+33.5 %
  22. Vernal Fen 66 %+36.7 %
  23. Farseek 64 %+15.7 %
  24. Smoldering Marsh 64 %+16.3 %
  25. Moraug, Fury of Akoum 64 %+52.2 %
  26. Nature's Lore 63 %+24.0 %
  27. Beast Within 63 %+23.3 %
  28. Roiling Regrowth 62 %+50.4 %
  29. Bojuka Bog 62 %+28.3 %
  30. Blasphemous Act 62 %+20.8 %
  31. Aftermath Analyst 61 %+43.3 %
  32. Omnath, Locus of Rage 60 %+47.9 %
  33. Evendo Brushrazer 60 %+47.0 %
  34. Cabaretti Courtyard 59 %+49.3 %
  35. Rampaging Baloths 59 %+47.4 %
  36. Baloth Prime 59 %+46.6 %
  37. Arcane Signet 58 %-11.2 %
  38. Eumidian Hatchery 58 %+44.6 %
  39. Maestros Theater 56 %+46.7 %
  40. Springbloom Druid 55 %+43.0 %
  41. Cultivate 54 %+13.9 %
  42. Azusa, Lost but Seeking 54 %+43.1 %
  43. Mayhem Devil 53 %+25.9 %
  44. Worldsoul's Rage 53 %+41.8 %
  45. Escape Tunnel 52 %+43.6 %
  46. Icetill Explorer 52 %+34.4 %
  47. Scouring Swarm 52 %+41.9 %
  48. Zuran Orb 52 %+39.9 %
  49. Tear Asunder 52 %+37.0 %
  50. Putrefy 50 %+25.7 %

Format legality

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Not legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Brawl Legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Not legal
Premodern Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Pauper EDH Not legal
Old School Not legal
Future Not legal
Gladiator Legal
All printingsScryfall ↗Edhrec ↗

Rulings

  • 2025-07-25

    If Szarel leaves the battlefield at the same time as you sacrifice one or more other nontoken permanents during your turn (probably because you also sacrificed Szarel), its last ability triggers for each of those other nontoken permanents.

  • 2025-07-25

    If Szarel leaves the battlefield before its last ability resolves, use its power as it last existed on the battlefield to determine how many +1/+1 counters to put on the target creature.

  • 2025-07-25

    Szarel’s second ability doesn’t allow you to activate abilities (such as cycling) of land cards in your graveyard.

  • 2025-07-25

    Szarel’s second ability doesn’t change the times when you can play those land cards. You can still play lands only during your main phase when you have priority and the stack is empty.

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