---
target_card: Shock Troops
mana_cost: "{3}{R}"
type_line: "Creature — Human Soldier"
algorithm: "4096-dimensional Qwen 8B Cosine Similarity over 38,000 Oracle embeddings"
canonical_url: https://avascry.com/similar/shock-troops
json_api: https://avascry.com/similar/shock-troops.json
---

# Cards Similar & Synergistic to Shock Troops

- **Target Card:** [Shock Troops](https://avascry.com/printing/shock-troops-mmq) (Creature — Human Soldier) `{3}{R}`
- **Algorithm:** 4096-dimensional Qwen 8B Cosine Similarity over 38,000 Oracle embeddings
- **JSON API:** https://avascry.com/similar/shock-troops.json

## Top 31 Synergistic Matches

1. [**Expendable Troops**](https://avascry.com/printing/expendable-troops-ulg) `{1}{W}` — *Creature — Human Soldier*
2. [**Vulshok Replica**](https://avascry.com/printing/vulshok-replica-som) `{3}` — *Artifact Creature — Berserker*
3. [**Skirsdag Cultist**](https://avascry.com/printing/skirsdag-cultist-ddk) `{2}{R}{R}` — *Creature — Human Shaman*
4. [**Soldier Replica**](https://avascry.com/printing/soldier-replica-mrd) `{3}` — *Artifact Creature — Soldier*
5. [**Barbarian Lunatic**](https://avascry.com/printing/barbarian-lunatic-ody) `{2}{R}` — *Creature — Human Barbarian*
6. [**Fault Riders**](https://avascry.com/printing/fault-riders-pcy) `{2}{R}` — *Creature — Human Soldier*
7. [**Goblin Legionnaire**](https://avascry.com/printing/goblin-legionnaire-prm) `{R}{W}` — *Creature — Goblin Soldier*
8. [**Barrage of Expendables**](https://avascry.com/printing/barrage-of-expendables-jmp) `{R}` — *Enchantment*
9. [**Ghitu Fire-Eater**](https://avascry.com/printing/ghitu-fire-eater-7ed) `{2}{R}` — *Creature — Human Nomad*
10. [**Collateral Damage**](https://avascry.com/printing/collateral-damage-jmp) `{R}` — *Instant*
11. [**Duergar Assailant**](https://avascry.com/printing/duergar-assailant-eve) `{R/W}` — *Creature — Dwarf Soldier*
12. [**Shock**](https://avascry.com/printing/shock-aer) `{R}` — *Instant*
13. [**Orcish Bloodpainter**](https://avascry.com/printing/orcish-bloodpainter-csp) `{2}{R}` — *Creature — Orc Shaman*
14. [**Mine Bearer**](https://avascry.com/printing/mine-bearer-pcy) `{2}{W}` — *Creature — Human Soldier*
15. [**Scorched Rusalka**](https://avascry.com/printing/scorched-rusalka-ddk) `{R}` — *Creature — Spirit*
16. [**Bloodshot Cyclops**](https://avascry.com/printing/bloodshot-cyclops-7ed) `{5}{R}` — *Creature — Cyclops Giant*
17. [**Fire Bowman**](https://avascry.com/printing/fire-bowman-ptk) `{R}` — *Creature — Human Soldier Archer*
18. [**Sell-Sword Brute**](https://avascry.com/printing/sell-sword-brute-rav) `{1}{R}` — *Creature — Human Mercenary*
19. [**Pain Kami**](https://avascry.com/printing/pain-kami-chk) `{2}{R}` — *Creature — Spirit*
20. [**Grotag Siege-Runner**](https://avascry.com/printing/grotag-siege-runner-roe) `{1}{R}` — *Creature — Goblin Rogue*
21. [**Hurler Cyclops**](https://avascry.com/printing/hurler-cyclops-dmu) `{3}{R}{R}` — *Creature — Cyclops*
22. [**Bloodfire Kavu**](https://avascry.com/printing/bloodfire-kavu-apc) `{2}{R}{R}` — *Creature — Kavu*
23. [**War-Torch Goblin**](https://avascry.com/printing/war-torch-goblin-rav) `{R}` — *Creature — Goblin Warrior*
24. [**Brothers of Fire**](https://avascry.com/printing/brothers-of-fire-me1) `{1}{R}{R}` — *Creature — Human Shaman*
25. [**Sunshot Militia**](https://avascry.com/printing/sunshot-militia-plst) `{1}{R}` — *Creature — Human Soldier*
26. [**Thud**](https://avascry.com/printing/thud-m19) `{R}` — *Sorcery*
27. [**Havoc Jester**](https://avascry.com/printing/havoc-jester-m21) `{4}{R}` — *Creature — Devil*
28. [**Tar Pitcher**](https://avascry.com/printing/tar-pitcher-evg) `{3}{R}` — *Creature — Goblin Shaman*
29. [**Goblin Bombardment**](https://avascry.com/printing/goblin-bombardment-tmp) `{1}{R}` — *Enchantment*
30. [**Akki Underminer**](https://avascry.com/printing/akki-underminer-chk) `{3}{R}` — *Creature — Goblin Rogue Shaman*
31. [**Dwarven Scorcher**](https://avascry.com/printing/dwarven-scorcher-jud) `{R}` — *Creature — Dwarf*