Sek'Kuar, Deathkeeper (Commander) - Budget Aristocrats

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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Reassembling Skeleton
75% of 59 decks +69% synergy
Corrupted Conviction
66% of 38 decks +59% synergy
Village Rites
69% of 58 decks +57% synergy
Judith, the Scourge Diva
57% of 58 decks +55% synergy
Viscera Seer
69% of 59 decks +54% synergy
Garna, Bloodfist of Keld
56% of 52 decks +52% synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
62% of 58 decks +52% synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
64% of 58 decks +51% synergy
Grumgully, the Generous
53% of 58 decks +51% synergy
Cankerbloom
56% of 43 decks +48% synergy
Top Cards
Sakura-Tribe Elder
68% of 59 decks +28% synergy
Riveteers Ascendancy
60% of 53 decks +44% synergy
Cultivate
58% of 59 decks +14% synergy
Victimize
56% of 59 decks +32% synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
55% of 53 decks +41% synergy
Plaguecrafter
52% of 58 decks +46% synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
51% of 59 decks +48% synergy
Carrion Feeder
51% of 59 decks +46% synergy
Goblin Bombardment
51% of 59 decks +37% synergy
Midnight Reaper
50% of 58 decks +47% synergy
Creatures
Grim Haruspex
50% of 58 decks +44% synergy
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
48% of 52 decks +43% synergy
Shriekmaw
47% of 59 decks +45% synergy
Murderous Redcap
47% of 59 decks +45% synergy
Cult Conscript
46% of 52 decks +45% synergy
Dawntreader Elk
46% of 59 decks +45% synergy
Accursed Marauder
44% of 9 decks +31% synergy
Persistent Specimen
44% of 55 decks +43% synergy
Gut, True Soul Zealot
43% of 53 decks +42% synergy
Putrid Goblin
43% of 58 decks +42% synergy
Farhaven Elf
41% of 59 decks +37% synergy
Caustic Caterpillar
40% of 58 decks +37% synergy
Viridian Emissary
39% of 59 decks +38% synergy
Sprouting Thrinax
39% of 59 decks +33% synergy
Squee, the Immortal
38% of 58 decks +31% synergy
Reclamation Sage
38% of 58 decks +30% synergy
Dockside Chef
35% of 54 decks +33% synergy
Smothering Abomination
34% of 58 decks +32% synergy
Butcher of Malakir
34% of 59 decks +28% synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
33% of 57 decks +33% synergy
Nightshade Dryad
33% of 9 decks +32% synergy
Anax, Hardened in the Forge
29% of 58 decks +29% synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
29% of 59 decks +9% synergy
Totentanz, Swarm Piper
29% of 21 decks +28% synergy
Mirkwood Bats
28% of 32 decks +9% synergy
Woe Strider
28% of 58 decks +25% synergy
Clattering Augur
26% of 57 decks +26% synergy
Juri, Master of the Revue
26% of 57 decks +14% synergy
Merciless Executioner
26% of 58 decks +24% synergy
Wood Elves
25% of 59 decks +19% synergy
Whisper, Blood Liturgist
24% of 58 decks +23% synergy
Bloodsoaked Champion
24% of 58 decks +23% synergy
Llanowar Elves
24% of 59 decks +8% synergy
Goblin Anarchomancer
23% of 57 decks +9% synergy
Mayhem Devil
22% of 58 decks -2% synergy
Blood Artist
22% of 59 decks +10% synergy
Eternal Witness
20% of 59 decks -13% synergy
Burnished Hart
19% of 58 decks +16% synergy
Tenacious Dead
19% of 59 decks +18% synergy
Falkenrath Noble
19% of 59 decks +18% synergy
Puppeteer Clique
19% of 59 decks +17% synergy
Greedy Freebooter
18% of 17 decks +15% synergy
Bringer of the Last Gift
18% of 17 decks +11% synergy
Sifter of Skulls
17% of 58 decks +16% synergy
Skyfisher Spider
17% of 47 decks +16% synergy
Yavimaya Elder
17% of 59 decks +14% synergy
Primal Druid
16% of 58 decks +15% synergy
Renata, Called to the Hunt
16% of 58 decks +15% synergy
Demon's Disciple
16% of 58 decks +14% synergy
Bladewing, Deathless Tyrant
15% of 52 decks +12% synergy
Instants
Altar's Reap
37% of 59 decks +37% synergy
Putrefy
37% of 59 decks +21% synergy
Costly Plunder
34% of 58 decks +32% synergy
Nasty End
34% of 32 decks +30% synergy
Terminate
31% of 59 decks +3% synergy
Deadly Dispute
29% of 56 decks +11% synergy
Tragic Slip
24% of 59 decks +21% synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
22% of 54 decks +21% synergy
Deathsprout
19% of 58 decks +15% synergy
Golgari Charm
17% of 59 decks +13% synergy
Beast Within
17% of 59 decks -24% synergy
Orcish Medicine
17% of 24 decks +17% synergy
Bedevil
16% of 58 decks +6% synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
14% of 57 decks +11% synergy
Chaos Warp
14% of 59 decks -16% synergy
Thrill of Possibility
10% of 58 decks +0% synergy
Fling
10% of 59 decks +4% synergy
Tend the Pests
9% of 57 decks +7% synergy
Rushed Rebirth
9% of 57 decks +6% synergy
Kazuul's Fury
9% of 58 decks +3% synergy
Go for the Throat
8% of 59 decks +6% synergy
Nature's Claim
8% of 59 decks -1% synergy
Infernal Grasp
7% of 56 decks +3% synergy
First Day of Class
7% of 57 decks +7% synergy
Return to Nature
7% of 58 decks +3% synergy
Artifact Mutation
7% of 59 decks -2% synergy
Dark Ritual
7% of 59 decks -5% synergy
Harrow
7% of 59 decks -9% synergy
Riveteers Charm
6% of 53 decks -4% synergy
Rise of the Dread Marn
5% of 57 decks +5% synergy
Macabre Mockery
5% of 58 decks +5% synergy
Wake the Dead
5% of 58 decks +5% synergy
Supernatural Stamina
5% of 58 decks +4% synergy
Undying Evil
5% of 59 decks +4% synergy
Momentous Fall
5% of 59 decks +2% synergy
Rakdos Charm
5% of 59 decks -3% synergy
Sorceries
Rampant Growth
44% of 59 decks +8% synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
43% of 28 decks +33% synergy
Dread Return
37% of 59 decks +32% synergy
Unearth
34% of 59 decks +30% synergy
Deadly Brew
32% of 57 decks +31% synergy
Read the Bones
31% of 58 decks +26% synergy
Primal Growth
29% of 59 decks +27% synergy
Eaten Alive
25% of 56 decks +24% synergy
Bone Shards
23% of 57 decks +21% synergy
Kodama's Reach
20% of 59 decks -11% synergy
Farseek
20% of 59 decks -25% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17% of 59 decks +13% synergy
Blasphemous Act
15% of 59 decks -25% synergy
Lich-Knights' Conquest
14% of 21 decks +8% synergy
Bone Splinters
14% of 59 decks +13% synergy
Life // Death
14% of 59 decks +12% synergy
Blood for Bones
12% of 58 decks +11% synergy
Decree of Pain
12% of 59 decks +10% synergy
Hull Breach
12% of 59 decks +9% synergy
Sign in Blood
12% of 59 decks +8% synergy
Harmonize
12% of 59 decks +6% synergy
Decimate
12% of 59 decks +3% synergy
Chain Reaction
10% of 59 decks +7% synergy
Dig Up
9% of 55 decks +6% synergy
Nature's Lore
8% of 59 decks -26% synergy
Spark Harvest
7% of 58 decks +7% synergy
Feed the Swarm
7% of 58 decks +3% synergy
Regrowth
7% of 59 decks +4% synergy
Lavalanche
7% of 59 decks +2% synergy
Faithless Looting
7% of 59 decks -13% synergy
Fatal Grudge
6% of 53 decks +5% synergy
Persist
5% of 57 decks +3% synergy
Casualties of War
5% of 58 decks +2% synergy
Painful Truths
5% of 58 decks -1% synergy
Threaten
5% of 59 decks +5% synergy
Twilight's Call
5% of 59 decks +5% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Vat of Rebirth
32% of 41 decks +26% synergy
Transmogrant's Crown
23% of 47 decks +23% synergy
Altar of Bhaal
13% of 53 decks +12% synergy
Cauldron of Souls
8% of 59 decks +5% synergy
Culling Dais
7% of 59 decks +7% synergy
Ashnod's Altar
7% of 59 decks -9% synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7% of 59 decks -20% synergy
Jar of Eyeballs
5% of 59 decks +5% synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
5% of 59 decks +5% synergy
Enchantments
Deathreap Ritual
40% of 58 decks +30% synergy
Golgari Germination
39% of 59 decks +35% synergy
Impact Tremors
24% of 58 decks +16% synergy
Warstorm Surge
24% of 59 decks +17% synergy
Skeletal Swarming
21% of 56 decks +21% synergy
Insidious Roots
21% of 14 decks +15% synergy
Evolutionary Leap
21% of 58 decks +14% synergy
Oversold Cemetery
19% of 59 decks +17% synergy
Corpses of the Lost
18% of 17 decks +17% synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
17% of 58 decks +12% synergy
Master Chef
17% of 53 decks +16% synergy
Fecundity
17% of 59 decks +14% synergy
Gutter Grime
15% of 59 decks +15% synergy
Thran Vigil
15% of 47 decks +15% synergy
Vampiric Rites
14% of 58 decks +12% synergy
Blight Mound
9% of 57 decks +8% synergy
Elemental Bond
9% of 58 decks +5% synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
7% of 58 decks -14% synergy
Gruul War Chant
7% of 59 decks +6% synergy
Shared Animosity
7% of 59 decks +5% synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7% of 59 decks +2% synergy
Palace Siege
5% of 58 decks +5% synergy
Outpost Siege
5% of 58 decks +5% synergy
Vicious Shadows
5% of 59 decks +5% synergy
Wild Growth
5% of 59 decks -0% synergy
Utility Lands
Grim Backwoods
31% of 59 decks +27% synergy
Mortuary Mire
19% of 58 decks +16% synergy
Bojuka Bog
19% of 59 decks -11% synergy
High Market
10% of 59 decks +5% synergy
Temple of the False God
10% of 59 decks +2% synergy
Kher Keep
8% of 59 decks +5% synergy
Spawning Pool
5% of 59 decks +5% synergy
Barren Moor
5% of 59 decks +3% synergy
Ghost Quarter
5% of 59 decks +2% synergy
Tranquil Thicket
5% of 59 decks +1% synergy
Rogue's Passage
5% of 59 decks -9% synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
5% of 59 decks -18% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
59% of 58 decks -11% synergy
Sol Ring
56% of 59 decks -26% synergy
Golgari Signet
31% of 59 decks +17% synergy
Gruul Signet
27% of 59 decks +14% synergy
Rakdos Signet
25% of 59 decks +13% synergy
Commander's Sphere
19% of 58 decks +7% synergy
Obelisk of Jund
12% of 59 decks +11% synergy
Fellwar Stone
8% of 59 decks -7% synergy
Talisman of Resilience
7% of 58 decks -7% synergy
Gruul Cluestone
5% of 59 decks +5% synergy
Talisman of Impulse
5% of 59 decks -6% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
85% of 59 decks -5% synergy
Twisted Landscape
67% of 9 decks +25% synergy
Savage Lands
59% of 59 decks +11% synergy
Evolving Wilds
58% of 59 decks +28% synergy
Exotic Orchard
54% of 59 decks +4% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
49% of 59 decks +25% synergy
Cinder Glade
41% of 58 decks -5% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
40% of 58 decks -1% synergy
Riveteers Overlook
32% of 53 decks +6% synergy
Temple of Malady
29% of 58 decks +13% synergy
Temple of Malice
26% of 58 decks +15% synergy
Haunted Mire
23% of 52 decks +16% synergy
Temple of Abandon
22% of 58 decks +10% synergy
Rugged Highlands
21% of 58 decks +16% synergy
Jungle Hollow
21% of 58 decks +15% synergy
Foreboding Ruins
21% of 58 decks +10% synergy
Game Trail
21% of 58 decks +9% synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
20% of 59 decks +5% synergy
Bloodfell Caves
19% of 58 decks +14% synergy
Golgari Guildgate
19% of 59 decks +16% synergy
Path of Ancestry
17% of 58 decks +0% synergy
Tainted Wood
17% of 59 decks +10% synergy
Gruul Turf
17% of 59 decks +3% synergy
Geothermal Bog
15% of 52 decks +11% synergy
Wooded Ridgeline
15% of 52 decks +10% synergy
Jund Panorama
15% of 59 decks +6% synergy
Myriad Landscape
14% of 58 decks -4% synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
14% of 59 decks +11% synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
14% of 59 decks +1% synergy
Llanowar Wastes
14% of 59 decks -10% synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
12% of 57 decks +7% synergy
Ash Barrens
12% of 58 decks +7% synergy
Gruul Guildgate
12% of 59 decks +10% synergy
Tainted Peak
12% of 59 decks +6% synergy
Karplusan Forest
12% of 59 decks -6% synergy
Manor Gate
11% of 53 decks +10% synergy
Cliffgate
11% of 53 decks +10% synergy
Black Dragon Gate
11% of 53 decks +10% synergy
Sulfurous Mire
9% of 57 decks +6% synergy
Thriving Grove
9% of 58 decks +5% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
8% of 59 decks -21% synergy
Rockfall Vale
7% of 56 decks -19% synergy
Highland Forest
7% of 57 decks +3% synergy
Woodland Chasm
7% of 57 decks +3% synergy
Thriving Bluff
7% of 58 decks +4% synergy
Thriving Moor
7% of 58 decks +4% synergy
Blighted Woodland
7% of 58 decks +1% synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
7% of 59 decks -5% synergy
Mossfire Valley
7% of 59 decks -5% synergy
Drossforge Bridge
5% of 57 decks +4% synergy