Sheoldred, the Apocalypse (Commander) - Lifegain

Zoe Ley
Apr 14, 2026
The 10 Best Prepared Cards in Secrets of Strixhaven
The new prepared mechanic from Secrets of Strixhaven looks like it'll have some very strong cards for Commander. But which ones are the best?
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Scheming Silvertongue
37%inclusion41 decks112 decks
30%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
32%inclusion36 decks113 decks
26%synergy
Pox Plague
8.0%inclusion9 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Withering Curse
7.3%inclusion9 decks123 decks
5%synergy
Defiling Daemogoth
5.7%inclusion7 decks122 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Peer into the Abyss
80%inclusion479 decks601 decks
69%synergy
Underworld Dreams
73%inclusion437 decks601 decks
67%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
76%inclusion455 decks601 decks
65%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
65%inclusion391 decks601 decks
61%synergy
Howling Mine
65%inclusion391 decks601 decks
61%synergy
Sanguine Bond
71%inclusion428 decks601 decks
59%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
62%inclusion370 decks601 decks
59%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
63%inclusion376 decks601 decks
56%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
58%inclusion285 decks488 decks
54%synergy
Exquisite Blood
67%inclusion405 decks601 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
81%inclusion489 decks601 decks
15%synergy
Jet Medallion
75%inclusion448 decks601 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
74%inclusion442 decks601 decks
34%synergy
Sign in Blood
70%inclusion423 decks601 decks
35%synergy
Crypt Ghast
68%inclusion406 decks601 decks
20%synergy
Dark Deal
62%inclusion374 decks601 decks
51%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
60%inclusion362 decks601 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
59%inclusion353 decks601 decks
25%synergy
Damnable Pact
57%inclusion341 decks601 decks
53%synergy
Fate Unraveler
56%inclusion335 decks601 decks
53%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
53%inclusion317 decks601 decks
26%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
52%inclusion311 decks601 decks
39%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
51%inclusion305 decks601 decks
22%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
44%inclusion264 decks601 decks
23%synergy
The One Ring
40%inclusion242 decks601 decks
31%synergy
Ancient Tomb
22%inclusion133 decks601 decks
11%synergy
Opposition Agent
17%inclusion105 decks601 decks
8%synergy
Imperial Seal
16%inclusion96 decks601 decks
9%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion77 decks601 decks
-2%synergy
Chrome Mox
11%inclusion68 decks601 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
54%inclusion327 decks601 decks
35%synergy
Master of the Feast
49%inclusion293 decks601 decks
46%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
49%inclusion292 decks601 decks
45%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
47%inclusion230 decks492 decks
38%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
47%inclusion273 decks584 decks
39%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
46%inclusion274 decks601 decks
33%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
44%inclusion262 decks601 decks
33%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
41%inclusion245 decks601 decks
36%synergy
Witch of the Moors
35%inclusion213 decks601 decks
32%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
35%inclusion212 decks601 decks
23%synergy
Dread Presence
33%inclusion201 decks601 decks
20%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
27%inclusion165 decks601 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
27%inclusion163 decks601 decks
16%synergy
Elder Brain
27%inclusion160 decks601 decks
24%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
25%inclusion152 decks601 decks
14%synergy
Starscape Cleric
24%inclusion136 decks565 decks
20%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
24%inclusion142 decks601 decks
8%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
21%inclusion127 decks601 decks
18%synergy
Blood Artist
18%inclusion108 decks601 decks
-14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion104 decks601 decks
-4%synergy
Sheoldred
17%inclusion101 decks601 decks
11%synergy
Epicure of Blood
16%inclusion99 decks601 decks
15%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
15%inclusion92 decks601 decks
-4%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
15%inclusion90 decks601 decks
13%synergy
Massacre Wurm
15%inclusion88 decks601 decks
-2%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
14%inclusion87 decks601 decks
13%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
14%inclusion87 decks601 decks
9%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
14%inclusion83 decks601 decks
3%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
14%inclusion73 decks532 decks
8%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
13%inclusion79 decks601 decks
8%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
13%inclusion78 decks601 decks
-13%synergy
Howling Golem
13%inclusion78 decks601 decks
12%synergy
Skirge Familiar
12%inclusion70 decks601 decks
7%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
11%inclusion65 decks601 decks
9%synergy
Roaming Throne
11%inclusion64 decks601 decks
8%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
10%inclusion62 decks601 decks
9%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
9.0%inclusion54 decks601 decks
5%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
9.0%inclusion54 decks601 decks
6%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
8.7%inclusion52 decks601 decks
-15%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
8.3%inclusion50 decks601 decks
2%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
7.5%inclusion45 decks601 decks
2%synergy
Sangromancer
7.3%inclusion44 decks601 decks
-3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.2%inclusion43 decks601 decks
-2%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
7.0%inclusion21 decks299 decks
3%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
6.8%inclusion39 decks572 decks
2%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
6.7%inclusion40 decks601 decks
-1%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
6.7%inclusion40 decks601 decks
1%synergy
Knight of Dusk's Shadow
6.5%inclusion39 decks601 decks
6%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
6.4%inclusion31 decks485 decks
5%synergy
Dark Confidant
6.3%inclusion38 decks601 decks
-1%synergy
Instants
Baleful Mastery
45%inclusion271 decks601 decks
37%synergy
Deadly Rollick
43%inclusion257 decks601 decks
18%synergy
Infernal Grasp
38%inclusion226 decks601 decks
12%synergy
Blood Pact
36%inclusion214 decks601 decks
32%synergy
Imp's Mischief
35%inclusion209 decks601 decks
10%synergy
Defile
33%inclusion199 decks601 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion188 decks601 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
29%inclusion151 decks529 decks
-3%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
25%inclusion153 decks601 decks
11%synergy
Snuff Out
22%inclusion132 decks601 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Ritual
22%inclusion130 decks601 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
21%inclusion129 decks601 decks
-1%synergy
Undying Malice
20%inclusion123 decks601 decks
10%synergy
Dismember
20%inclusion119 decks601 decks
9%synergy
Feign Death
19%inclusion116 decks601 decks
11%synergy
Not Dead After All
17%inclusion103 decks601 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion92 decks601 decks
-4%synergy
Darkness
15%inclusion92 decks601 decks
5%synergy
Consuming Corruption
12%inclusion74 decks601 decks
-3%synergy
Necrologia
12%inclusion73 decks601 decks
11%synergy
Murder
12%inclusion71 decks601 decks
2%synergy
Bitter Triumph
11%inclusion64 decks601 decks
1%synergy
Hero's Downfall
10%inclusion61 decks601 decks
3%synergy
Force of Despair
9.3%inclusion56 decks601 decks
2%synergy
Culling the Weak
9.2%inclusion55 decks601 decks
-7%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
8.7%inclusion52 decks601 decks
1%synergy
Soul Shatter
8.2%inclusion49 decks601 decks
-4%synergy
Withering Boon
7.8%inclusion47 decks601 decks
3%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
7.2%inclusion43 decks601 decks
-2%synergy
Offer Immortality
7.0%inclusion42 decks601 decks
5%synergy
Doom Blade
7.0%inclusion42 decks601 decks
0%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
7.0%inclusion22 decks316 decks
-2%synergy
Stinging Study
6.8%inclusion41 decks601 decks
4%synergy
Ad Nauseam
6.7%inclusion40 decks601 decks
4%synergy
Village Rites
6.3%inclusion38 decks601 decks
-19%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.2%inclusion37 decks601 decks
-20%synergy
Cut Down
5.8%inclusion35 decks601 decks
2%synergy
Succumb to Temptation
5.5%inclusion33 decks601 decks
4%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
5.3%inclusion32 decks601 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
54%inclusion326 decks601 decks
4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
54%inclusion326 decks601 decks
17%synergy
Night's Whisper
47%inclusion283 decks601 decks
22%synergy
Exsanguinate
41%inclusion246 decks601 decks
16%synergy
Reanimate
40%inclusion241 decks601 decks
0%synergy
Damnation
37%inclusion224 decks601 decks
17%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
33%inclusion200 decks601 decks
22%synergy
Read the Bones
33%inclusion196 decks601 decks
16%synergy
Grim Tutor
30%inclusion180 decks601 decks
18%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
25%inclusion148 decks601 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
22%inclusion132 decks601 decks
8%synergy
Eldritch Pact
18%inclusion111 decks601 decks
17%synergy
Mutilate
17%inclusion101 decks601 decks
0%synergy
Bubbling Muck
16%inclusion99 decks601 decks
1%synergy
Ambition's Cost
14%inclusion87 decks601 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion61 decks485 decks
-4%synergy
Painful Lesson
12%inclusion71 decks601 decks
11%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
10%inclusion62 decks601 decks
4%synergy
Syphon Mind
9.5%inclusion57 decks601 decks
-3%synergy
Diabolic Intent
8.5%inclusion51 decks601 decks
-6%synergy
Profane Tutor
8.5%inclusion51 decks601 decks
4%synergy
Atrocious Experiment
7.8%inclusion47 decks601 decks
7%synergy
Rush of Dread
6.3%inclusion38 decks601 decks
3%synergy
Ancient Craving
6.3%inclusion38 decks601 decks
4%synergy
Victimize
6.2%inclusion37 decks601 decks
-21%synergy
Decree of Pain
6.2%inclusion37 decks601 decks
1%synergy
Thoughtseize
5.8%inclusion35 decks601 decks
1%synergy
Foreboding Fruit
5.7%inclusion34 decks601 decks
5%synergy
Pain's Reward
5.7%inclusion34 decks601 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.7%inclusion34 decks601 decks
-2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
5.5%inclusion33 decks601 decks
-8%synergy
Deadly Tempest
5.3%inclusion32 decks601 decks
3%synergy
Fell
5.1%inclusion29 decks572 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
51%inclusion309 decks601 decks
20%synergy
Font of Mythos
48%inclusion288 decks601 decks
46%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
46%inclusion278 decks601 decks
42%synergy
Temple Bell
40%inclusion239 decks601 decks
37%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
33%inclusion197 decks601 decks
23%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
27%inclusion162 decks601 decks
19%synergy
Horn of Greed
22%inclusion133 decks601 decks
21%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
21%inclusion125 decks601 decks
19%synergy
Mithril Coat
20%inclusion123 decks601 decks
15%synergy
Mindcrank
19%inclusion117 decks601 decks
14%synergy
Bontu's Monument
19%inclusion112 decks601 decks
-10%synergy
Venser's Journal
16%inclusion96 decks601 decks
14%synergy
Commander's Plate
16%inclusion94 decks601 decks
10%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
15%inclusion52 decks352 decks
-5%synergy
Memory Jar
12%inclusion73 decks601 decks
11%synergy
Expedition Map
11%inclusion68 decks601 decks
0%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
10%inclusion62 decks601 decks
10%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
9.0%inclusion54 decks601 decks
7%synergy
Spellbook
7.3%inclusion44 decks601 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.7%inclusion34 decks601 decks
-9%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.7%inclusion34 decks601 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
41%inclusion244 decks601 decks
17%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
37%inclusion223 decks601 decks
28%synergy
Greed
35%inclusion213 decks601 decks
29%synergy
No Mercy
25%inclusion148 decks601 decks
17%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
24%inclusion144 decks601 decks
14%synergy
Necrodominance
22%inclusion130 decks601 decks
19%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
21%inclusion127 decks601 decks
4%synergy
Lich's Mastery
21%inclusion126 decks601 decks
19%synergy
Wound Reflection
21%inclusion125 decks601 decks
17%synergy
Painful Quandary
17%inclusion104 decks601 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Bonds
13%inclusion79 decks601 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion71 decks601 decks
-5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion61 decks601 decks
0%synergy
Grievous Wound
9.4%inclusion50 decks532 decks
7%synergy
Bitterblossom
9.0%inclusion54 decks601 decks
-4%synergy
Black Market
7.8%inclusion47 decks601 decks
-13%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
6.7%inclusion40 decks601 decks
5%synergy
Oubliette
5.8%inclusion35 decks601 decks
3%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
5.3%inclusion28 decks529 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
39%inclusion234 decks601 decks
37%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
22%inclusion132 decks601 decks
20%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
18%inclusion106 decks601 decks
4%synergy
Sorin Markov
8.3%inclusion50 decks601 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
72%inclusion434 decks601 decks
42%synergy
Cabal Coffers
71%inclusion424 decks601 decks
16%synergy
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion315 decks601 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
51%inclusion306 decks601 decks
40%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
47%inclusion282 decks601 decks
9%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
44%inclusion263 decks601 decks
41%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
43%inclusion256 decks601 decks
8%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
37%inclusion223 decks601 decks
7%synergy
War Room
21%inclusion126 decks601 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
21%inclusion124 decks601 decks
12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion113 decks601 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
18%inclusion108 decks601 decks
1%synergy
Witch's Cottage
18%inclusion106 decks601 decks
-7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
13%inclusion80 decks601 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
13%inclusion76 decks601 decks
-13%synergy
Urza's Saga
12%inclusion72 decks601 decks
4%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
11%inclusion66 decks601 decks
1%synergy
Lake of the Dead
8.8%inclusion53 decks601 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.3%inclusion50 decks601 decks
1%synergy
Barren Moor
8.2%inclusion49 decks601 decks
-1%synergy
Strip Mine
7.0%inclusion42 decks601 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.0%inclusion42 decks601 decks
-12%synergy
Thespian's Stage
6.5%inclusion39 decks601 decks
1%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.3%inclusion38 decks601 decks
3%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
6.2%inclusion37 decks601 decks
3%synergy
Deserted Temple
5.7%inclusion34 decks601 decks
1%synergy
The Dross Pits
5.3%inclusion32 decks601 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion561 decks601 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
63%inclusion376 decks601 decks
37%synergy
Arcane Signet
61%inclusion369 decks601 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion190 decks601 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
23%inclusion141 decks601 decks
21%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
18%inclusion106 decks601 decks
8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion102 decks601 decks
-5%synergy
The Soul Stone
14%inclusion41 decks300 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion80 decks601 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
13%inclusion76 decks601 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion71 decks601 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Vault
11%inclusion67 decks601 decks
5%synergy
Nyx Lotus
10%inclusion63 decks601 decks
4%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
6.5%inclusion39 decks601 decks
-2%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
6.3%inclusion38 decks601 decks
1%synergy
Caged Sun
6.2%inclusion37 decks601 decks
-5%synergy
Mox Amber
6.0%inclusion36 decks601 decks
2%synergy
Mox Opal
6.0%inclusion36 decks601 decks
3%synergy
Coveted Jewel
5.2%inclusion31 decks601 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion574 decks601 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion188 decks601 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion120 decks601 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion92 decks601 decks
-4%synergy
Command Tower
10%inclusion60 decks601 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Cave
8.7%inclusion52 decks601 decks
0%synergy
Cavern of Souls
8.0%inclusion48 decks601 decks
1%synergy
Demolition Field
7.8%inclusion47 decks601 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.2%inclusion43 decks601 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.8%inclusion41 decks601 decks
0%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
6.5%inclusion39 decks601 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.7%inclusion34 decks601 decks
-2%synergy
Polluted Delta
5.5%inclusion33 decks601 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flats
5.5%inclusion33 decks601 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.3%inclusion32 decks601 decks
2%synergy