Sek'Kuar, Deathkeeper (Commander) - Budget Skeletons

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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Death-Priest of Myrkul
100% of 19 decks +100% synergy
Skeletal Swarming
100% of 19 decks +99% synergy
Clattering Augur
95% of 19 decks +94% synergy
Bladewing, Deathless Tyrant
94% of 18 decks +91% synergy
Corpses of the Lost
91% of 11 decks +90% synergy
Skeleton Crew
91% of 11 decks +90% synergy
Death Baron
89% of 19 decks +89% synergy
Gutterbones
89% of 19 decks +89% synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
95% of 19 decks +89% synergy
Persistent Specimen
89% of 19 decks +89% synergy
Top Cards
Altar of Bhaal
89% of 18 decks +88% synergy
Paragon of Open Graves
84% of 19 decks +84% synergy
Carnage Gladiator
84% of 19 decks +84% synergy
Tenacious Dead
84% of 19 decks +84% synergy
Dimir House Guard
84% of 19 decks +84% synergy
Underworld Sentinel
84% of 19 decks +84% synergy
Gut, True Soul Zealot
83% of 18 decks +82% synergy
Drudge Skeletons
79% of 19 decks +79% synergy
Rot Farm Skeleton
79% of 19 decks +79% synergy
Putrefy
79% of 19 decks +63% synergy
Creatures
Emperor of Bones
75% of 4 decks +74% synergy
Champion of Stray Souls
74% of 19 decks +73% synergy
Sanitarium Skeleton
74% of 19 decks +73% synergy
Lightning Skelemental
74% of 19 decks +72% synergy
Bone Dragon
68% of 19 decks +68% synergy
Moss-Pit Skeleton
68% of 19 decks +68% synergy
Death Tyrant
68% of 19 decks +68% synergy
Golgari Grave-Troll
68% of 19 decks +65% synergy
Restless Dead
63% of 19 decks +63% synergy
Carrionette
63% of 19 decks +63% synergy
Manor Skeleton
63% of 19 decks +63% synergy
Skeletal Vampire
63% of 19 decks +63% synergy
Ghastly Death Tyrant
61% of 18 decks +61% synergy
Forsaken Miner
60% of 5 decks +59% synergy
Flameskull
58% of 19 decks +58% synergy
Gisa, the Hellraiser
50% of 6 decks +49% synergy
Cult Conscript
44% of 18 decks +44% synergy
Unworthy Dead
42% of 19 decks +42% synergy
Augur of Skulls
42% of 19 decks +42% synergy
Skeleton Scavengers
32% of 19 decks +32% synergy
Skeletal Wurm
32% of 19 decks +32% synergy
Mirkwood Bats
31% of 13 decks +12% synergy
Skeleton Archer
26% of 19 decks +26% synergy
Kjeldoran Dead
26% of 19 decks +26% synergy
Mournwillow
26% of 19 decks +26% synergy
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
26% of 19 decks +26% synergy
Flayed Nim
21% of 19 decks +21% synergy
Cinderbones
21% of 19 decks +21% synergy
Wall of Bone
21% of 19 decks +21% synergy
Deathless Knight
21% of 19 decks +21% synergy
Barrier of Bones
21% of 19 decks +21% synergy
Clattering Skeletons
16% of 19 decks +16% synergy
Lim-Dûl's High Guard
16% of 19 decks +16% synergy
Marang River Skeleton
16% of 19 decks +16% synergy
Adaptive Automaton
16% of 19 decks +15% synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
16% of 19 decks +15% synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
16% of 19 decks +4% synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
16% of 19 decks -24% synergy
Instants
Village Rites
74% of 19 decks +61% synergy
Skeletonize
68% of 19 decks +68% synergy
Terminate
68% of 19 decks +40% synergy
Bedevil
63% of 19 decks +54% synergy
Bone Harvest
47% of 19 decks +47% synergy
Corrupted Conviction
38% of 13 decks +32% synergy
Altar's Reap
37% of 19 decks +36% synergy
Skeletal Scrying
32% of 19 decks +31% synergy
Deathsprout
21% of 19 decks +17% synergy
Tragic Slip
16% of 19 decks +13% synergy
Deadly Dispute
16% of 19 decks -2% synergy
Beast Within
16% of 19 decks -26% synergy
Sorceries
Bone Shards
74% of 19 decks +72% synergy
Blood for Bones
68% of 19 decks +68% synergy
Bone Splinters
68% of 19 decks +68% synergy
Read the Bones
68% of 19 decks +63% synergy
Cultivate
63% of 19 decks +19% synergy
Rampant Growth
58% of 19 decks +21% synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
54% of 13 decks +45% synergy
Victimize
53% of 19 decks +28% synergy
Kodama's Reach
53% of 19 decks +21% synergy
Blasphemous Act
26% of 19 decks -15% synergy
Skull Storm
21% of 19 decks +21% synergy
Crippling Fear
21% of 19 decks +21% synergy
Casualties of War
21% of 19 decks +17% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16% of 19 decks +12% synergy
Farseek
16% of 19 decks -30% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Convergence of Dominion
71% of 17 decks +70% synergy
Skeleton Key
53% of 19 decks +53% synergy
Throne of Bone
42% of 19 decks +42% synergy
Obelisk of Urd
37% of 19 decks +37% synergy
Altar of the Wretched
36% of 11 decks +35% synergy
Bonehoard
32% of 19 decks +31% synergy
Visage of Dread
27% of 11 decks +27% synergy
Skull Catapult
21% of 19 decks +21% synergy
Desecrated Tomb
21% of 19 decks +21% synergy
Icon of Ancestry
16% of 19 decks +15% synergy
Skullclamp
16% of 19 decks -3% synergy
Enchantments
Moldervine Reclamation
74% of 19 decks +63% synergy
Deathreap Ritual
63% of 19 decks +53% synergy
Bad Moon
58% of 19 decks +58% synergy
Riveteers Ascendancy
56% of 18 decks +39% synergy
Shared Animosity
47% of 19 decks +46% synergy
Goblin Bombardment
37% of 19 decks +22% synergy
Casting of Bones
32% of 19 decks +32% synergy
Drudge Spell
26% of 19 decks +26% synergy
Binding the Old Gods
26% of 19 decks +24% synergy
Skeletal Grimace
21% of 19 decks +21% synergy
Gruul War Chant
21% of 19 decks +21% synergy
Oversold Cemetery
21% of 19 decks +19% synergy
Deadbridge Chant
21% of 19 decks +18% synergy
Vampiric Rites
16% of 19 decks +14% synergy
Utility Lands
Spawning Pool
68% of 19 decks +68% synergy
Bojuka Bog
21% of 19 decks -9% synergy
Grim Backwoods
16% of 19 decks +13% synergy
Rogue's Passage
16% of 19 decks +2% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
89% of 19 decks +20% synergy
Rakdos Signet
68% of 19 decks +56% synergy
Sol Ring
68% of 19 decks -13% synergy
Golgari Signet
63% of 19 decks +50% synergy
Commander's Sphere
26% of 19 decks +14% synergy
Gruul Signet
21% of 19 decks +8% synergy
Fellwar Stone
16% of 19 decks +0% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
89% of 19 decks -0% synergy
Savage Lands
74% of 19 decks +26% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
68% of 19 decks +27% synergy
Cinder Glade
53% of 19 decks +7% synergy
Exotic Orchard
53% of 19 decks +3% synergy
Evolving Wilds
42% of 19 decks +12% synergy
Haunted Mire
39% of 18 decks +32% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
26% of 19 decks +2% synergy
Jungle Hollow
21% of 19 decks +15% synergy
Tainted Wood
21% of 19 decks +15% synergy
Unclaimed Territory
16% of 19 decks +14% synergy
Bloodfell Caves
16% of 19 decks +11% synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
16% of 19 decks +1% synergy
Temple of Malady
16% of 19 decks -1% synergy