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!
Deck Filters
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Gutless Plunderer
100% of 3 decks +56% synergy
Ozox, the Clattering King
62% of 13 decks +60% synergy
Insidious Fungus
32% of 50 decks +25% synergy
Enduring Courage
23% of 43 decks +10% synergy
Enduring Vitality
23% of 35 decks +14% synergy
High Synergy Cards
Reassembling Skeleton
56% of 1322 decks +50% synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
42% of 1272 decks +42% synergy
Grim Haruspex
44% of 1310 decks +38% synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
48% of 1291 decks +38% synergy
Gut, True Soul Zealot
38% of 1205 decks +37% synergy
Skeleton Crew
38% of 540 decks +37% synergy
Skullclamp
55% of 1324 decks +36% synergy
Persistent Specimen
36% of 1243 decks +35% synergy
Goblin Bombardment
50% of 1324 decks +35% synergy
Village Rites
46% of 1286 decks +34% synergy
Top Cards
Sakura-Tribe Elder
57% of 1324 decks +17% synergy
Victimize
48% of 1324 decks +23% synergy
Viscera Seer
46% of 1322 decks +30% synergy
Cultivate
46% of 1322 decks +2% synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
44% of 1272 decks -12% synergy
Ashnod's Altar
44% of 1324 decks +29% synergy
Accursed Marauder
44% of 185 decks +30% synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
42% of 1309 decks +29% synergy
Eternal Witness
41% of 1324 decks +8% synergy
Insidious Roots
38% of 417 decks +31% synergy
Creatures
Blood Artist
33% of 1317 decks +22% synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
33% of 1322 decks +30% synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
32% of 945 decks +26% synergy
Judith, the Scourge Diva
32% of 1295 decks +30% synergy
Mirkwood Bats
32% of 785 decks +13% synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
32% of 1300 decks +15% synergy
Plaguecrafter
31% of 1297 decks +25% synergy
Forsaken Miner
31% of 336 decks +29% synergy
Cult Conscript
30% of 1182 decks +29% synergy
Carrion Feeder
28% of 1324 decks +23% synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
28% of 1205 decks +14% synergy
Mayhem Devil
28% of 1292 decks +3% synergy
Grumgully, the Generous
28% of 1291 decks +25% synergy
Reclamation Sage
27% of 1310 decks +20% synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
26% of 287 decks +19% synergy
Clattering Augur
26% of 1272 decks +26% synergy
Cankerbloom
25% of 945 decks +17% synergy
Warren Soultrader
25% of 273 decks +13% synergy
Meren of Clan Nel Toth
23% of 1308 decks +19% synergy
Nether Traitor
23% of 1323 decks +22% synergy
Haywire Mite
22% of 1021 decks +15% synergy
Bladewing, Deathless Tyrant
21% of 1182 decks +18% synergy
Gutterbones
21% of 1295 decks +21% synergy
Murderous Redcap
21% of 1323 decks +18% synergy
Midnight Reaper
21% of 1297 decks +19% synergy
Emperor of Bones
20% of 245 decks +20% synergy
Birds of Paradise
20% of 1324 decks -14% synergy
Garna, Bloodfist of Keld
20% of 1182 decks +17% synergy
Goblin Anarchomancer
19% of 1272 decks +5% synergy
Shriekmaw
19% of 1323 decks +16% synergy
Lightning Skelemental
18% of 1291 decks +16% synergy
Death-Priest of Myrkul
18% of 1260 decks +18% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
18% of 1324 decks -2% synergy
Tenacious Dead
18% of 1314 decks +18% synergy
Agate Instigator
18% of 79 decks +13% synergy
Death Baron
18% of 1323 decks +17% synergy
Wood Elves
18% of 1324 decks +11% synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
17% of 1182 decks +12% synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
17% of 357 decks +17% synergy
Squee, the Immortal
17% of 1299 decks +10% synergy
Death Tyrant
17% of 1260 decks +16% synergy
Bloodsoaked Champion
16% of 1310 decks +15% synergy
Juri, Master of the Revue
16% of 1279 decks +4% synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
16% of 1323 decks +13% synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
16% of 1291 decks +4% synergy
Undead Sprinter
16% of 64 decks +14% synergy
Llanowar Elves
15% of 1324 decks -0% synergy
Honest Rutstein
15% of 357 decks +2% synergy
Mosswood Dreadknight
15% of 618 decks +11% synergy
Deathrite Shaman
15% of 1316 decks +1% synergy
Instants
Beast Within
37% of 1321 decks -5% synergy
Assassin's Trophy
32% of 1297 decks -9% synergy
Corrupted Conviction
31% of 844 decks +24% synergy
Deadly Dispute
30% of 1260 decks +12% synergy
Putrefy
29% of 1324 decks +13% synergy
Terminate
28% of 1324 decks +0% synergy
Chaos Warp
19% of 1318 decks -11% synergy
Bedevil
17% of 1295 decks +7% synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
15% of 1277 decks +12% synergy
Heroic Intervention
12% of 1305 decks -13% synergy
Tragic Slip
12% of 1318 decks +10% synergy
Dark Ritual
12% of 1324 decks -0% synergy
Altar's Reap
11% of 1318 decks +10% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
10% of 1324 decks -6% synergy
Golgari Charm
10% of 1316 decks +6% synergy
Revitalizing Repast
9% of 273 decks -4% synergy
Nature's Claim
9% of 1322 decks -1% synergy
Skeletonize
9% of 1323 decks +9% synergy
Harrow
9% of 1324 decks -8% synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8% of 1284 decks -4% synergy
Worldly Tutor
8% of 1324 decks -5% synergy
Rakdos Charm
8% of 1316 decks -1% synergy
Abrupt Decay
8% of 1316 decks -5% synergy
Nasty End
7% of 785 decks +3% synergy
Krosan Grip
7% of 1323 decks -0% synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
7% of 225 decks +6% synergy
Entomb
6% of 1324 decks -7% synergy
Wake the Dead
6% of 1310 decks +6% synergy
Deathsprout
6% of 1292 decks +2% synergy
Bone Harvest
6% of 1324 decks +6% synergy
Costly Plunder
6% of 1301 decks +4% synergy
Fell the Profane
5% of 273 decks -3% synergy
Flare of Malice
5% of 279 decks +3% synergy
Infernal Grasp
5% of 1254 decks +1% synergy
Tear Asunder
5% of 1182 decks -3% synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
37% of 1318 decks -4% synergy
Kodama's Reach
36% of 1324 decks +5% synergy
Farseek
34% of 1324 decks -12% synergy
Rampant Growth
33% of 1324 decks -3% synergy
Nature's Lore
26% of 1324 decks -9% synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
25% of 731 decks +15% synergy
Living Death
22% of 1324 decks +13% synergy
Dread Return
21% of 1323 decks +15% synergy
Read the Bones
18% of 1312 decks +13% synergy
Diabolic Intent
17% of 1324 decks +4% synergy
Three Visits
17% of 1324 decks -10% synergy
Bone Shards
16% of 1272 decks +14% synergy
Demonic Tutor
15% of 1324 decks -5% synergy
Reanimate
14% of 1324 decks -6% synergy
Blood for Bones
13% of 1291 decks +13% synergy
Toxic Deluge
12% of 1312 decks -5% synergy
Bone Splinters
12% of 1323 decks +11% synergy
Primal Growth
12% of 1324 decks +10% synergy
Unearth
11% of 1324 decks +7% synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
10% of 662 decks +4% synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
10% of 1284 decks -1% synergy
Damnation
9% of 1323 decks +0% synergy
Decimate
8% of 1324 decks -1% synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
8% of 1324 decks +7% synergy
Shamanic Revelation
7% of 1310 decks +5% synergy
Life // Death
7% of 1324 decks +5% synergy
Deadly Brew
7% of 1277 decks +6% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7% of 1324 decks +3% synergy
Faithless Looting
7% of 1318 decks -13% synergy
Coiling Rebirth
6% of 79 decks +3% synergy
Eldritch Evolution
6% of 1308 decks -1% synergy
Buried Alive
6% of 1324 decks -6% synergy
Culling Ritual
6% of 1277 decks -7% synergy
Vandalblast
6% of 1316 decks -5% synergy
Dig Up
6% of 1243 decks +2% synergy
Feed the Swarm
6% of 1284 decks +2% synergy
Skyshroud Claim
6% of 1324 decks -2% synergy
Season of Loss
5% of 112 decks +3% synergy
Stump Stomp
5% of 273 decks -3% synergy
Night's Whisper
5% of 1324 decks +0% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Phyrexian Altar
32% of 1324 decks +21% synergy
Altar of Bhaal
18% of 1205 decks +17% synergy
Vat of Rebirth
16% of 900 decks +10% synergy
Altar of the Wretched
14% of 540 decks +12% synergy
Convergence of Dominion
12% of 1066 decks +11% synergy
Altar of Dementia
12% of 1324 decks +5% synergy
Visage of Dread
10% of 546 decks +10% synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
10% of 1301 decks +9% synergy
Cauldron of Souls
9% of 1323 decks +6% synergy
Birthing Pod
9% of 1321 decks +3% synergy
Lightning Greaves
9% of 1324 decks -17% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8% of 1318 decks -18% synergy
Desecrated Tomb
8% of 1297 decks +8% synergy
Spawning Pit
7% of 1324 decks +6% synergy
Herald's Horn
6% of 1301 decks +5% synergy
Obelisk of Urd
6% of 1310 decks +6% synergy
Enchantments
Riveteers Ascendancy
31% of 1232 decks +14% synergy
Corpses of the Lost
30% of 546 decks +30% synergy
Impact Tremors
26% of 1310 decks +18% synergy
Skeletal Swarming
22% of 1260 decks +22% synergy
Elemental Bond
22% of 1309 decks +18% synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
19% of 1295 decks -2% synergy
Deathreap Ritual
19% of 1310 decks +9% synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
18% of 1287 decks +13% synergy
Into the Pit
17% of 24 decks +11% synergy
Dictate of Erebos
16% of 1311 decks +9% synergy
Golgari Germination
15% of 1324 decks +11% synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
14% of 1324 decks +10% synergy
Fecundity
14% of 1324 decks +11% synergy
Shared Animosity
14% of 1323 decks +13% synergy
Grave Pact
13% of 1324 decks +9% synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
13% of 60 decks +10% synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
13% of 449 decks +13% synergy
Evolutionary Leap
13% of 1309 decks +6% synergy
Warstorm Surge
13% of 1318 decks +6% synergy
Parallel Lives
12% of 1318 decks +5% synergy
Vampiric Rites
11% of 1309 decks +10% synergy
Cryptolith Rite
9% of 1308 decks +7% synergy
Black Market
9% of 1324 decks +7% synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
9% of 866 decks +6% synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
9% of 287 decks +4% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
9% of 1324 decks +0% synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8% of 1254 decks +5% synergy
Oversold Cemetery
8% of 1324 decks +6% synergy
Greater Good
8% of 1324 decks -7% synergy
Journey to Eternity
7% of 1300 decks +3% synergy
Animate Dead
7% of 1324 decks -4% synergy
Blight Mound
7% of 1277 decks +6% synergy
Gutter Grime
7% of 1318 decks +6% synergy
Sylvan Library
6% of 1324 decks -4% synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
6% of 1322 decks +3% synergy
Guardian Project
6% of 1295 decks +1% synergy
Bad Moon
6% of 1324 decks +6% synergy
Black Market Connections
6% of 1205 decks -2% synergy
Bloodbond March
5% of 1324 decks +5% synergy
Molten Echoes
5% of 1287 decks +5% synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
6% of 1292 decks +3% synergy
Vraska, Golgari Queen
6% of 1297 decks +3% synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
33% of 1322 decks +3% synergy
Phyrexian Tower
25% of 1324 decks +14% synergy
High Market
21% of 1324 decks +16% synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21% of 1323 decks +0% synergy
Reliquary Tower
18% of 1323 decks -2% synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
16% of 1272 decks -7% synergy
Grim Backwoods
15% of 1318 decks +11% synergy
Three Tree City
13% of 119 decks +10% synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
11% of 1238 decks -11% synergy
Spawning Pool
10% of 1324 decks +10% synergy
Mortuary Mire
9% of 1309 decks +6% synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8% of 1238 decks -4% synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8% of 273 decks +4% synergy
Cabal Coffers
8% of 1324 decks +2% synergy
Westvale Abbey
7% of 1308 decks +6% synergy
Temple of the False God
6% of 1324 decks -2% synergy
Kher Keep
6% of 1323 decks +2% synergy
Field of the Dead
6% of 1291 decks -3% synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
5% of 1318 decks -17% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
76% of 1324 decks -5% synergy
Arcane Signet
64% of 1291 decks -6% synergy
Patchwork Banner
25% of 104 decks +23% synergy
Golgari Signet
19% of 1324 decks +6% synergy
Rakdos Signet
19% of 1324 decks +6% synergy
Gruul Signet
14% of 1324 decks +1% synergy
Commander's Sphere
13% of 1310 decks +1% synergy
Talisman of Resilience
10% of 1291 decks -3% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
9% of 1324 decks -2% synergy
Fellwar Stone
9% of 1324 decks -7% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
8% of 1316 decks -0% synergy
Talisman of Impulse
7% of 1324 decks -4% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
88% of 1318 decks -2% synergy
Savage Lands
52% of 1323 decks +4% synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
49% of 1232 decks -5% synergy
Exotic Orchard
46% of 1323 decks -4% synergy
Overgrown Tomb
46% of 1324 decks -4% synergy
Blood Crypt
44% of 1324 decks -3% synergy
Stomping Ground
43% of 1324 decks -8% synergy
Cinder Glade
42% of 1309 decks -4% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
41% of 1309 decks -0% synergy
Twisted Landscape
40% of 210 decks -3% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
40% of 1322 decks +11% synergy
Woodland Cemetery
39% of 1318 decks +9% synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
34% of 1279 decks -1% synergy
Llanowar Wastes
33% of 1324 decks +9% synergy
Evolving Wilds
31% of 1322 decks +0% synergy
Rootbound Crag
28% of 1322 decks +1% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
27% of 1322 decks -9% synergy
Luxury Suite
27% of 1297 decks -5% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
26% of 1324 decks -8% synergy
Wooded Foothills
26% of 1324 decks -8% synergy
Spire Garden
25% of 1297 decks -8% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
23% of 1323 decks -1% synergy
Karplusan Forest
20% of 1324 decks +2% synergy
Rockfall Vale
20% of 1254 decks -7% synergy
Underground Mortuary
19% of 449 decks -2% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
19% of 1324 decks +3% synergy
Temple of Malady
18% of 1311 decks +1% synergy
Path of Ancestry
18% of 1301 decks +1% synergy
Riveteers Overlook
17% of 1232 decks -9% synergy
Raucous Theater
16% of 449 decks -4% synergy
Commercial District
16% of 449 decks -6% synergy
Deathcap Glade
16% of 1243 decks -1% synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
16% of 1324 decks +1% synergy
Temple of Malice
14% of 1311 decks +3% synergy
Temple of Abandon
13% of 1312 decks +1% synergy
Haunted Ridge
13% of 1254 decks -2% synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
13% of 1324 decks +0% synergy
Myriad Landscape
12% of 1310 decks -7% synergy
Gruul Turf
11% of 1324 decks -3% synergy
Tainted Wood
11% of 1324 decks +4% synergy
Bayou
10% of 1324 decks -3% synergy
Blazemire Verge
10% of 60 decks -5% synergy
Haunted Mire
10% of 1182 decks +3% synergy
Badlands
10% of 1324 decks -3% synergy
Taiga
10% of 1324 decks -4% synergy
Fabled Passage
10% of 1291 decks -9% synergy
Jund Panorama
9% of 1323 decks -0% synergy
Twilight Mire
9% of 1323 decks -2% synergy
Game Trail
8% of 1308 decks -4% synergy
Foreboding Ruins
8% of 1308 decks -3% synergy