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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Insidious Fungus
41% of 29 decks +34% synergy
Enduring Vitality
38% of 16 decks +28% synergy
Enduring Courage
33% of 21 decks +19% synergy
Undead Sprinter
16% of 38 decks +14% synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
14% of 36 decks +11% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Reassembling Skeleton
55% of 1325 decks +49% synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
42% of 1277 decks +42% synergy
Grim Haruspex
44% of 1313 decks +38% synergy
Skeleton Crew
38% of 510 decks +38% synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
48% of 1294 decks +37% synergy
Gut, True Soul Zealot
38% of 1205 decks +37% synergy
Skullclamp
55% of 1327 decks +36% synergy
Goblin Bombardment
49% of 1327 decks +35% synergy
Persistent Specimen
36% of 1245 decks +35% synergy
Village Rites
45% of 1290 decks +33% synergy
Top Cards
Sakura-Tribe Elder
57% of 1327 decks +17% synergy
Victimize
48% of 1327 decks +23% synergy
Accursed Marauder
47% of 154 decks +32% synergy
Viscera Seer
46% of 1325 decks +30% synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
45% of 1277 decks -11% synergy
Cultivate
45% of 1325 decks +1% synergy
Ashnod's Altar
44% of 1327 decks +28% synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
42% of 1312 decks +30% synergy
Eternal Witness
41% of 1327 decks +8% synergy
Insidious Roots
39% of 388 decks +32% synergy
Creatures
Blood Artist
33% of 1320 decks +21% synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
33% of 1325 decks +31% synergy
Judith, the Scourge Diva
32% of 1298 decks +30% synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
32% of 921 decks +26% synergy
Mirkwood Bats
32% of 761 decks +13% synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
31% of 1303 decks +15% synergy
Plaguecrafter
31% of 1300 decks +25% synergy
Forsaken Miner
30% of 306 decks +29% synergy
Cult Conscript
30% of 1177 decks +29% synergy
Carrion Feeder
29% of 1327 decks +24% synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
29% of 1205 decks +14% synergy
Mayhem Devil
28% of 1295 decks +3% synergy
Grumgully, the Generous
28% of 1294 decks +25% synergy
Reclamation Sage
28% of 1313 decks +20% synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
28% of 257 decks +20% synergy
Warren Soultrader
27% of 243 decks +15% synergy
Agate Instigator
27% of 48 decks +22% synergy
Clattering Augur
26% of 1277 decks +25% synergy
Cankerbloom
25% of 921 decks +18% synergy
Meren of Clan Nel Toth
23% of 1311 decks +19% synergy
Nether Traitor
23% of 1326 decks +22% synergy
Haywire Mite
23% of 980 decks +16% synergy
Murderous Redcap
21% of 1326 decks +19% synergy
Bladewing, Deathless Tyrant
21% of 1177 decks +18% synergy
Midnight Reaper
21% of 1300 decks +19% synergy
Birds of Paradise
21% of 1327 decks -14% synergy
Gutterbones
21% of 1298 decks +20% synergy
Emperor of Bones
20% of 215 decks +19% synergy
Garna, Bloodfist of Keld
20% of 1177 decks +16% synergy
Goblin Anarchomancer
19% of 1277 decks +5% synergy
Shriekmaw
19% of 1326 decks +16% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
18% of 1327 decks -2% synergy
Wood Elves
18% of 1327 decks +11% synergy
Lightning Skelemental
18% of 1294 decks +16% synergy
Tenacious Dead
18% of 1316 decks +17% synergy
Death-Priest of Myrkul
18% of 1263 decks +17% synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
18% of 1177 decks +12% synergy
Death Baron
17% of 1326 decks +17% synergy
Squee, the Immortal
17% of 1302 decks +10% synergy
Juri, Master of the Revue
17% of 1284 decks +4% synergy
Bloodsoaked Champion
16% of 1313 decks +16% synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
16% of 1294 decks +5% synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
16% of 328 decks +16% synergy
Death Tyrant
16% of 1263 decks +16% synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
16% of 1326 decks +13% synergy
Llanowar Elves
16% of 1327 decks -0% synergy
Deathrite Shaman
15% of 1318 decks +2% synergy
Honest Rutstein
15% of 328 decks +2% synergy
Marionette Apprentice
15% of 243 decks +7% synergy
Mosswood Dreadknight
15% of 592 decks +12% synergy
Instants
Beast Within
37% of 1324 decks -5% synergy
Assassin's Trophy
32% of 1300 decks -9% synergy
Corrupted Conviction
31% of 820 decks +24% synergy
Deadly Dispute
29% of 1263 decks +11% synergy
Putrefy
29% of 1327 decks +13% synergy
Terminate
29% of 1327 decks +0% synergy
Chaos Warp
19% of 1321 decks -11% synergy
Bedevil
17% of 1298 decks +8% synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
15% of 1282 decks +12% synergy
Heroic Intervention
13% of 1308 decks -12% synergy
Tragic Slip
12% of 1321 decks +10% synergy
Dark Ritual
12% of 1327 decks -0% synergy
Altar's Reap
11% of 1321 decks +10% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
10% of 1327 decks -6% synergy
Golgari Charm
10% of 1318 decks +6% synergy
Nature's Claim
9% of 1325 decks -1% synergy
Revitalizing Repast
9% of 243 decks -5% synergy
Skeletonize
9% of 1326 decks +8% synergy
Harrow
8% of 1327 decks -8% synergy
Worldly Tutor
8% of 1327 decks -5% synergy
Abrupt Decay
8% of 1318 decks -5% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8% of 1288 decks -4% synergy
Rakdos Charm
8% of 1318 decks -1% synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
8% of 196 decks +6% synergy
Nasty End
7% of 761 decks +3% synergy
Krosan Grip
7% of 1326 decks -1% synergy
Entomb
6% of 1327 decks -7% synergy
Wake the Dead
6% of 1313 decks +6% synergy
Deathsprout
6% of 1295 decks +1% synergy
Fell the Profane
6% of 243 decks -3% synergy
Flare of Malice
6% of 249 decks +3% synergy
Costly Plunder
6% of 1304 decks +4% synergy
Bone Harvest
6% of 1327 decks +5% synergy
Tear Asunder
5% of 1177 decks -3% synergy
Infernal Grasp
5% of 1257 decks +1% synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
37% of 1321 decks -4% synergy
Kodama's Reach
35% of 1327 decks +4% synergy
Farseek
34% of 1327 decks -12% synergy
Rampant Growth
33% of 1327 decks -3% synergy
Nature's Lore
25% of 1327 decks -9% synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
23% of 761 decks +14% synergy
Living Death
22% of 1327 decks +13% synergy
Dread Return
21% of 1326 decks +15% synergy
Read the Bones
18% of 1315 decks +13% synergy
Three Visits
17% of 1327 decks -10% synergy
Diabolic Intent
17% of 1327 decks +4% synergy
Bone Shards
16% of 1277 decks +14% synergy
Demonic Tutor
15% of 1327 decks -5% synergy
Reanimate
14% of 1327 decks -6% synergy
Blood for Bones
13% of 1294 decks +13% synergy
Toxic Deluge
12% of 1315 decks -4% synergy
Primal Growth
12% of 1327 decks +10% synergy
Bone Splinters
11% of 1326 decks +10% synergy
Unearth
11% of 1327 decks +7% synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
11% of 636 decks +4% synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
9% of 1288 decks -2% synergy
Damnation
9% of 1326 decks +0% synergy
Decimate
8% of 1327 decks -1% synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
8% of 1327 decks +7% synergy
Shamanic Revelation
8% of 1313 decks +5% synergy
Life // Death
7% of 1327 decks +6% synergy
Deadly Brew
7% of 1282 decks +6% synergy
Season of Loss
7% of 82 decks +5% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7% of 1327 decks +3% synergy
Coiling Rebirth
7% of 57 decks +4% synergy
Faithless Looting
7% of 1321 decks -13% synergy
Eldritch Evolution
6% of 1311 decks -1% synergy
Culling Ritual
6% of 1282 decks -7% synergy
Vandalblast
6% of 1318 decks -5% synergy
Buried Alive
6% of 1327 decks -6% synergy
Dig Up
6% of 1245 decks +2% synergy
Skyshroud Claim
6% of 1327 decks -2% synergy
Feed the Swarm
5% of 1288 decks +1% synergy
Night's Whisper
5% of 1327 decks +1% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Phyrexian Altar
32% of 1327 decks +21% synergy
Altar of Bhaal
18% of 1205 decks +17% synergy
Vat of Rebirth
16% of 876 decks +10% synergy
Altar of the Wretched
13% of 510 decks +12% synergy
Convergence of Dominion
12% of 1049 decks +11% synergy
Altar of Dementia
12% of 1327 decks +5% synergy
Visage of Dread
10% of 519 decks +10% synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
10% of 1304 decks +9% synergy
Birthing Pod
9% of 1324 decks +3% synergy
Cauldron of Souls
9% of 1326 decks +6% synergy
Lightning Greaves
9% of 1327 decks -17% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8% of 1321 decks -18% synergy
Desecrated Tomb
7% of 1300 decks +7% synergy
Spawning Pit
7% of 1327 decks +6% synergy
Herald's Horn
6% of 1304 decks +5% synergy
Obelisk of Urd
6% of 1313 decks +6% synergy
Enchantments
Riveteers Ascendancy
31% of 1233 decks +14% synergy
Corpses of the Lost
30% of 519 decks +29% synergy
Impact Tremors
26% of 1313 decks +18% synergy
Elemental Bond
22% of 1312 decks +18% synergy
Skeletal Swarming
22% of 1263 decks +21% synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
20% of 1298 decks -1% synergy
Deathreap Ritual
18% of 1313 decks +8% synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
18% of 1291 decks +13% synergy
Dictate of Erebos
16% of 1314 decks +10% synergy
Golgari Germination
15% of 1327 decks +11% synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
15% of 1327 decks +10% synergy
Fecundity
14% of 1327 decks +11% synergy
Shared Animosity
14% of 1326 decks +12% synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
14% of 421 decks +13% synergy
Grave Pact
13% of 1327 decks +9% synergy
Evolutionary Leap
13% of 1312 decks +6% synergy
Warstorm Surge
13% of 1321 decks +6% synergy
Parallel Lives
12% of 1321 decks +5% synergy
Vampiric Rites
11% of 1312 decks +9% synergy
Cryptolith Rite
10% of 1311 decks +7% synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
10% of 842 decks +6% synergy
Black Market
9% of 1327 decks +7% synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
9% of 257 decks +3% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
9% of 1327 decks -0% synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8% of 1257 decks +4% synergy
Greater Good
8% of 1327 decks -7% synergy
Oversold Cemetery
7% of 1327 decks +5% synergy
Animate Dead
7% of 1327 decks -4% synergy
Journey to Eternity
7% of 1303 decks +3% synergy
Blight Mound
7% of 1282 decks +7% synergy
Gutter Grime
7% of 1321 decks +7% synergy
Sylvan Library
7% of 1327 decks -4% synergy
Guardian Project
6% of 1298 decks +2% synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
6% of 1325 decks +3% synergy
Black Market Connections
6% of 1205 decks -2% synergy
Bad Moon
6% of 1327 decks +5% synergy
Bloodbond March
5% of 1327 decks +5% synergy
Molten Echoes
5% of 1291 decks +5% synergy
Birthing Ritual
5% of 196 decks -2% synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
6% of 1295 decks +3% synergy
Vraska, Golgari Queen
6% of 1300 decks +3% synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
33% of 1325 decks +3% synergy
Phyrexian Tower
25% of 1327 decks +14% synergy
High Market
22% of 1327 decks +16% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21% of 1326 decks +0% synergy
Reliquary Tower
18% of 1326 decks -2% synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
16% of 1277 decks -7% synergy
Grim Backwoods
14% of 1321 decks +11% synergy
Three Tree City
13% of 89 decks +10% synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
11% of 1240 decks -11% synergy
Spawning Pool
10% of 1327 decks +10% synergy
Mortuary Mire
9% of 1312 decks +6% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8% of 1240 decks -4% synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8% of 243 decks +4% synergy
Cabal Coffers
8% of 1327 decks +2% synergy
Westvale Abbey
7% of 1311 decks +6% synergy
Fountainport
7% of 57 decks +4% synergy
Temple of the False God
6% of 1327 decks -2% synergy
Field of the Dead
6% of 1294 decks -3% synergy
Kher Keep
6% of 1326 decks +2% synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
5% of 1321 decks -17% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
77% of 1327 decks -5% synergy
Arcane Signet
64% of 1294 decks -6% synergy
Patchwork Banner
28% of 75 decks +26% synergy
Golgari Signet
19% of 1327 decks +6% synergy
Rakdos Signet
19% of 1327 decks +6% synergy
Gruul Signet
14% of 1327 decks +1% synergy
Commander's Sphere
13% of 1313 decks +1% synergy
Talisman of Resilience
10% of 1294 decks -4% synergy
Fellwar Stone
9% of 1327 decks -7% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
9% of 1327 decks -2% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8% of 1318 decks -0% synergy
Talisman of Impulse
7% of 1327 decks -4% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
87% of 1321 decks -3% synergy
Savage Lands
53% of 1326 decks +5% synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
48% of 1233 decks -5% synergy
Exotic Orchard
46% of 1326 decks -4% synergy
Overgrown Tomb
46% of 1327 decks -4% synergy
Blood Crypt
44% of 1327 decks -4% synergy
Stomping Ground
43% of 1327 decks -8% synergy
Cinder Glade
42% of 1312 decks -4% synergy
Twisted Landscape
41% of 181 decks -3% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
40% of 1312 decks -0% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
40% of 1325 decks +11% synergy
Woodland Cemetery
39% of 1321 decks +9% synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
34% of 1284 decks -1% synergy
Llanowar Wastes
33% of 1327 decks +9% synergy
Evolving Wilds
31% of 1325 decks +0% synergy
Rootbound Crag
28% of 1325 decks +1% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
27% of 1325 decks -9% synergy
Luxury Suite
27% of 1300 decks -5% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
26% of 1327 decks -8% synergy
Wooded Foothills
26% of 1327 decks -8% synergy
Spire Garden
25% of 1300 decks -8% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
23% of 1326 decks -1% synergy
Karplusan Forest
20% of 1327 decks +2% synergy
Rockfall Vale
20% of 1257 decks -7% synergy
Underground Mortuary
19% of 421 decks -3% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
19% of 1327 decks +3% synergy
Temple of Malady
18% of 1314 decks +2% synergy
Path of Ancestry
18% of 1304 decks +1% synergy
Riveteers Overlook
17% of 1233 decks -9% synergy
Raucous Theater
16% of 421 decks -5% synergy
Commercial District
16% of 421 decks -6% synergy
Deathcap Glade
16% of 1245 decks -1% synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
16% of 1327 decks +1% synergy
Temple of Malice
14% of 1314 decks +3% synergy
Temple of Abandon
13% of 1315 decks +1% synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
13% of 1327 decks +0% synergy
Haunted Ridge
13% of 1257 decks -2% synergy
Gruul Turf
12% of 1327 decks -3% synergy
Myriad Landscape
12% of 1313 decks -7% synergy
Tainted Wood
11% of 1327 decks +4% synergy
Bayou
10% of 1327 decks -3% synergy
Jund Panorama
10% of 1326 decks -0% synergy
Badlands
10% of 1327 decks -4% synergy
Taiga
10% of 1327 decks -4% synergy
Haunted Mire
10% of 1177 decks +2% synergy
Fabled Passage
10% of 1294 decks -9% synergy
Twilight Mire
9% of 1326 decks -2% synergy
Game Trail
9% of 1311 decks -4% synergy
Blazemire Verge
8% of 36 decks -7% synergy
Foreboding Ruins
8% of 1311 decks -3% synergy