Sek'Kuar, Deathkeeper (Commander)

Jeff Dunn
The 10 Best Mel Commanders
Mel commanders are lauded as the best-designed legendaries, or as perfect enablers for digging out edge case interactions. Here are the top ten!
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Gutless Plunderer
100% of 11 decks +74% synergy
Spinner of Souls
56% of 25 decks +28% synergy
Ozox, the Clattering King
49% of 51 decks +48% synergy
Blasphemous Edict
36% of 39 decks -2% synergy
Insidious Fungus
28% of 98 decks +21% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Reassembling Skeleton
56% of 1348 decks +50% synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
41% of 1297 decks +41% synergy
Grim Haruspex
44% of 1336 decks +39% synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
49% of 1316 decks +38% synergy
Gut, True Soul Zealot
39% of 1233 decks +38% synergy
Skeleton Crew
38% of 592 decks +37% synergy
Skullclamp
55% of 1351 decks +37% synergy
Persistent Specimen
36% of 1268 decks +35% synergy
Goblin Bombardment
49% of 1351 decks +34% synergy
Village Rites
46% of 1311 decks +34% synergy
Top Cards
Sakura-Tribe Elder
57% of 1351 decks +17% synergy
Victimize
48% of 1351 decks +23% synergy
Cultivate
46% of 1348 decks +2% synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
45% of 1297 decks -12% synergy
Viscera Seer
45% of 1348 decks +29% synergy
Ashnod's Altar
43% of 1351 decks +28% synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
42% of 1335 decks +29% synergy
Accursed Marauder
41% of 240 decks +27% synergy
Eternal Witness
40% of 1351 decks +7% synergy
Insidious Roots
38% of 470 decks +31% synergy
Creatures
Blood Artist
33% of 1343 decks +22% synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
32% of 1348 decks +30% synergy
Forsaken Miner
32% of 388 decks +31% synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
32% of 1326 decks +16% synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
32% of 1000 decks +26% synergy
Mirkwood Bats
32% of 840 decks +13% synergy
Judith, the Scourge Diva
31% of 1321 decks +29% synergy
Plaguecrafter
31% of 1323 decks +24% synergy
Cult Conscript
30% of 1214 decks +29% synergy
Carrion Feeder
28% of 1351 decks +23% synergy
Mayhem Devil
28% of 1318 decks +3% synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
28% of 1233 decks +13% synergy
Reclamation Sage
27% of 1336 decks +19% synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
27% of 340 decks +20% synergy
Clattering Augur
26% of 1297 decks +26% synergy
Grumgully, the Generous
26% of 1316 decks +24% synergy
Cankerbloom
25% of 1000 decks +17% synergy
Warren Soultrader
25% of 325 decks +13% synergy
Meren of Clan Nel Toth
23% of 1334 decks +18% synergy
Nether Traitor
22% of 1350 decks +22% synergy
Gutterbones
22% of 1321 decks +22% synergy
Haywire Mite
22% of 1072 decks +15% synergy
Bladewing, Deathless Tyrant
22% of 1214 decks +19% synergy
Emperor of Bones
21% of 299 decks +21% synergy
Midnight Reaper
21% of 1323 decks +18% synergy
Birds of Paradise
21% of 1351 decks -14% synergy
Murderous Redcap
20% of 1349 decks +18% synergy
Enduring Vitality
20% of 80 decks +12% synergy
Garna, Bloodfist of Keld
20% of 1214 decks +17% synergy
Death-Priest of Myrkul
19% of 1285 decks +18% synergy
Shriekmaw
19% of 1349 decks +16% synergy
Lightning Skelemental
19% of 1316 decks +17% synergy
Tenacious Dead
19% of 1340 decks +18% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
18% of 1351 decks -1% synergy
Death Baron
18% of 1349 decks +18% synergy
Goblin Anarchomancer
18% of 1297 decks +4% synergy
High-Society Hunter
18% of 39 decks +14% synergy
Wood Elves
17% of 1351 decks +11% synergy
Enduring Courage
17% of 88 decks +5% synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
17% of 409 decks +16% synergy
Death Tyrant
17% of 1285 decks +16% synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
17% of 1214 decks +12% synergy
Agate Instigator
17% of 127 decks +13% synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
16% of 1349 decks +13% synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
16% of 1316 decks +4% synergy
Bloodsoaked Champion
16% of 1336 decks +15% synergy
Squee, the Immortal
16% of 1325 decks +9% synergy
Juri, Master of the Revue
16% of 1304 decks +4% synergy
Champion of Stray Souls
15% of 1337 decks +15% synergy
Paragon of Open Graves
15% of 1336 decks +15% synergy
Instants
Beast Within
37% of 1347 decks -5% synergy
Assassin's Trophy
33% of 1323 decks -8% synergy
Corrupted Conviction
31% of 899 decks +24% synergy
Deadly Dispute
31% of 1285 decks +13% synergy
Putrefy
29% of 1351 decks +13% synergy
Terminate
28% of 1351 decks +0% synergy
Chaos Warp
19% of 1344 decks -11% synergy
Bedevil
17% of 1321 decks +7% synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
14% of 1302 decks +12% synergy
Dark Ritual
13% of 1351 decks +1% synergy
Heroic Intervention
12% of 1331 decks -13% synergy
Tragic Slip
12% of 1344 decks +9% synergy
Altar's Reap
11% of 1344 decks +11% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
10% of 1351 decks -6% synergy
Golgari Charm
9% of 1342 decks +6% synergy
Skeletonize
9% of 1349 decks +9% synergy
Harrow
9% of 1351 decks -7% synergy
Nature's Claim
8% of 1348 decks -1% synergy
Abrupt Decay
8% of 1342 decks -5% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8% of 1309 decks -4% synergy
Revitalizing Repast
8% of 325 decks -5% synergy
Worldly Tutor
8% of 1351 decks -5% synergy
Rakdos Charm
8% of 1342 decks -1% synergy
Krosan Grip
7% of 1350 decks -0% synergy
Nasty End
7% of 840 decks +3% synergy
Entomb
6% of 1351 decks -7% synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
6% of 280 decks +5% synergy
Wake the Dead
6% of 1336 decks +6% synergy
Bone Harvest
6% of 1351 decks +6% synergy
Deathsprout
6% of 1318 decks +2% synergy
Fell the Profane
6% of 325 decks -2% synergy
Costly Plunder
5% of 1327 decks +3% synergy
Infernal Grasp
5% of 1279 decks +1% synergy
Tear Asunder
5% of 1214 decks -3% synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
37% of 1344 decks -4% synergy
Kodama's Reach
36% of 1351 decks +5% synergy
Farseek
34% of 1351 decks -11% synergy
Rampant Growth
33% of 1351 decks -4% synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
25% of 785 decks +16% synergy
Nature's Lore
25% of 1351 decks -9% synergy
Living Death
22% of 1351 decks +13% synergy
Dread Return
21% of 1350 decks +15% synergy
Read the Bones
19% of 1338 decks +14% synergy
Diabolic Intent
17% of 1351 decks +4% synergy
Bone Shards
17% of 1297 decks +15% synergy
Three Visits
16% of 1351 decks -10% synergy
Demonic Tutor
14% of 1351 decks -5% synergy
Reanimate
14% of 1351 decks -6% synergy
Blood for Bones
13% of 1316 decks +13% synergy
Bone Splinters
12% of 1349 decks +11% synergy
Toxic Deluge
12% of 1338 decks -5% synergy
Primal Growth
12% of 1351 decks +10% synergy
Unearth
11% of 1351 decks +7% synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
10% of 715 decks +3% synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
9% of 1309 decks -2% synergy
Damnation
9% of 1349 decks +0% synergy
Decimate
8% of 1351 decks -1% synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
8% of 1351 decks +7% synergy
Deadly Brew
7% of 1302 decks +6% synergy
Shamanic Revelation
7% of 1336 decks +5% synergy
Life // Death
7% of 1351 decks +5% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7% of 1351 decks +3% synergy
Faithless Looting
7% of 1344 decks -14% synergy
Buried Alive
6% of 1351 decks -6% synergy
Culling Ritual
6% of 1302 decks -7% synergy
Vandalblast
6% of 1342 decks -5% synergy
Eldritch Evolution
6% of 1334 decks -1% synergy
Skyshroud Claim
6% of 1351 decks -1% synergy
Dig Up
6% of 1268 decks +2% synergy
Feed the Swarm
6% of 1309 decks +2% synergy
Night's Whisper
5% of 1351 decks +0% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Phyrexian Altar
32% of 1351 decks +22% synergy
Altar of Bhaal
18% of 1233 decks +17% synergy
Vat of Rebirth
16% of 955 decks +10% synergy
Altar of the Wretched
13% of 592 decks +12% synergy
Convergence of Dominion
12% of 1117 decks +12% synergy
Altar of Dementia
11% of 1351 decks +5% synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
10% of 1327 decks +9% synergy
Visage of Dread
10% of 598 decks +10% synergy
Lightning Greaves
9% of 1351 decks -16% synergy
Birthing Pod
9% of 1347 decks +3% synergy
Cauldron of Souls
9% of 1349 decks +5% synergy
Desecrated Tomb
8% of 1323 decks +8% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8% of 1344 decks -19% synergy
Spawning Pit
7% of 1351 decks +6% synergy
Herald's Horn
6% of 1327 decks +5% synergy
Obelisk of Urd
6% of 1336 decks +6% synergy
Enchantments
Riveteers Ascendancy
30% of 1257 decks +14% synergy
Corpses of the Lost
30% of 598 decks +30% synergy
Impact Tremors
26% of 1336 decks +18% synergy
Skeletal Swarming
23% of 1285 decks +22% synergy
Elemental Bond
22% of 1335 decks +18% synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
19% of 1321 decks -2% synergy
Deathreap Ritual
19% of 1336 decks +9% synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
18% of 1312 decks +13% synergy
Dictate of Erebos
15% of 1337 decks +9% synergy
Golgari Germination
15% of 1351 decks +11% synergy
Shared Animosity
14% of 1349 decks +13% synergy
Grave Pact
14% of 1351 decks +10% synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
14% of 1351 decks +9% synergy
Fecundity
14% of 1351 decks +11% synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
13% of 501 decks +13% synergy
Evolutionary Leap
13% of 1335 decks +6% synergy
Warstorm Surge
12% of 1344 decks +6% synergy
Parallel Lives
12% of 1344 decks +5% synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
12% of 108 decks +9% synergy
Vampiric Rites
11% of 1335 decks +9% synergy
Cryptolith Rite
9% of 1334 decks +7% synergy
Black Market
9% of 1351 decks +7% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
9% of 1351 decks +0% synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
9% of 921 decks +6% synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8% of 1279 decks +5% synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
8% of 340 decks +3% synergy
Greater Good
8% of 1351 decks -7% synergy
Into the Pit
8% of 64 decks +3% synergy
Oversold Cemetery
8% of 1351 decks +6% synergy
Blight Mound
7% of 1302 decks +7% synergy
Animate Dead
7% of 1351 decks -4% synergy
Journey to Eternity
7% of 1326 decks +3% synergy
Gutter Grime
6% of 1344 decks +6% synergy
Sylvan Library
6% of 1351 decks -4% synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
6% of 1348 decks +3% synergy
Guardian Project
6% of 1321 decks +2% synergy
Bad Moon
6% of 1351 decks +6% synergy
Black Market Connections
6% of 1233 decks -2% synergy
Bloodbond March
5% of 1351 decks +5% synergy
Molten Echoes
5% of 1312 decks +5% synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
7% of 1318 decks +4% synergy
Vraska, Golgari Queen
6% of 1323 decks +3% synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
33% of 1348 decks +4% synergy
Phyrexian Tower
26% of 1351 decks +14% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21% of 1349 decks +1% synergy
High Market
21% of 1351 decks +15% synergy
Reliquary Tower
17% of 1349 decks -2% synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
16% of 1297 decks -6% synergy
Grim Backwoods
15% of 1344 decks +11% synergy
Three Tree City
11% of 169 decks +8% synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
11% of 1263 decks -11% synergy
Spawning Pool
10% of 1351 decks +10% synergy
Mortuary Mire
9% of 1335 decks +6% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8% of 1263 decks -4% synergy
Cabal Coffers
8% of 1351 decks +2% synergy
Westvale Abbey
7% of 1334 decks +6% synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7% of 325 decks +4% synergy
Temple of the False God
7% of 1351 decks -2% synergy
Kher Keep
5% of 1350 decks +2% synergy
Field of the Dead
5% of 1316 decks -3% synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
5% of 1344 decks -17% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
77% of 1351 decks -5% synergy
Arcane Signet
63% of 1316 decks -6% synergy
Patchwork Banner
21% of 154 decks +19% synergy
Golgari Signet
19% of 1351 decks +6% synergy
Rakdos Signet
19% of 1351 decks +6% synergy
Gruul Signet
14% of 1351 decks +1% synergy
Commander's Sphere
13% of 1336 decks +1% synergy
Talisman of Resilience
10% of 1316 decks -4% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
9% of 1351 decks -3% synergy
Fellwar Stone
9% of 1351 decks -7% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8% of 1342 decks -0% synergy
Talisman of Impulse
7% of 1351 decks -4% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
88% of 1344 decks -2% synergy
Savage Lands
52% of 1349 decks +4% synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
49% of 1257 decks -5% synergy
Overgrown Tomb
46% of 1351 decks -3% synergy
Exotic Orchard
46% of 1349 decks -4% synergy
Blood Crypt
44% of 1351 decks -3% synergy
Stomping Ground
43% of 1351 decks -7% synergy
Cinder Glade
41% of 1335 decks -5% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
41% of 1335 decks +0% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
41% of 1348 decks +11% synergy
Twisted Landscape
40% of 265 decks -2% synergy
Woodland Cemetery
40% of 1344 decks +9% synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
35% of 1304 decks -0% synergy
Llanowar Wastes
33% of 1351 decks +9% synergy
Evolving Wilds
31% of 1348 decks +1% synergy
Rootbound Crag
28% of 1348 decks +1% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
28% of 1348 decks -9% synergy
Luxury Suite
27% of 1323 decks -4% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
27% of 1351 decks -8% synergy
Wooded Foothills
26% of 1351 decks -8% synergy
Spire Garden
25% of 1323 decks -7% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
23% of 1350 decks -1% synergy
Underground Mortuary
21% of 501 decks -1% synergy
Karplusan Forest
20% of 1351 decks +2% synergy
Rockfall Vale
20% of 1279 decks -7% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
19% of 1351 decks +3% synergy
Temple of Malady
18% of 1337 decks +1% synergy
Raucous Theater
17% of 501 decks -3% synergy
Riveteers Overlook
17% of 1257 decks -8% synergy
Path of Ancestry
17% of 1327 decks +0% synergy
Commercial District
17% of 501 decks -5% synergy
Deathcap Glade
16% of 1268 decks -1% synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
16% of 1351 decks +1% synergy
Temple of Malice
13% of 1337 decks +3% synergy
Haunted Ridge
13% of 1279 decks -2% synergy
Temple of Abandon
13% of 1338 decks +1% synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
13% of 1351 decks +0% synergy
Gruul Turf
12% of 1351 decks -2% synergy
Myriad Landscape
11% of 1336 decks -7% synergy
Tainted Wood
11% of 1351 decks +4% synergy
Bayou
11% of 1351 decks -3% synergy
Haunted Mire
10% of 1214 decks +3% synergy
Badlands
10% of 1351 decks -3% synergy
Taiga
10% of 1351 decks -3% synergy
Fabled Passage
9% of 1316 decks -9% synergy
Jund Panorama
9% of 1349 decks -0% synergy
Twilight Mire
9% of 1349 decks -2% synergy
Game Trail
9% of 1334 decks -3% synergy
Blazemire Verge
8% of 108 decks -5% synergy
Foreboding Ruins
8% of 1334 decks -3% synergy