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%inclusion46 decks124 decks
30%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
35%inclusion44 decks125 decks
29%synergy
Pox Plague
8.1%inclusion10 decks124 decks
3%synergy
Withering Curse
7.5%inclusion10 decks134 decks
5%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
7.3%inclusion9 decks124 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Peer into the Abyss
80%inclusion475 decks593 decks
70%synergy
Underworld Dreams
73%inclusion431 decks593 decks
67%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
75%inclusion445 decks593 decks
64%synergy
Howling Mine
66%inclusion392 decks593 decks
62%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
65%inclusion384 decks593 decks
61%synergy
Sanguine Bond
71%inclusion422 decks593 decks
59%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
62%inclusion366 decks593 decks
59%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
62%inclusion369 decks593 decks
55%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
59%inclusion290 decks493 decks
55%synergy
Exquisite Blood
67%inclusion399 decks593 decks
54%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
81%inclusion479 decks593 decks
14%synergy
Jet Medallion
74%inclusion440 decks593 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
73%inclusion434 decks593 decks
34%synergy
Sign in Blood
70%inclusion418 decks593 decks
35%synergy
Crypt Ghast
66%inclusion394 decks593 decks
19%synergy
Dark Deal
63%inclusion373 decks593 decks
52%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
59%inclusion352 decks593 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
59%inclusion349 decks593 decks
25%synergy
Damnable Pact
57%inclusion336 decks593 decks
53%synergy
Fate Unraveler
56%inclusion332 decks593 decks
53%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
52%inclusion309 decks593 decks
25%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
52%inclusion309 decks593 decks
39%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
51%inclusion300 decks593 decks
22%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
44%inclusion261 decks593 decks
23%synergy
The One Ring
40%inclusion235 decks593 decks
30%synergy
Ancient Tomb
22%inclusion130 decks593 decks
10%synergy
Opposition Agent
17%inclusion102 decks593 decks
8%synergy
Imperial Seal
16%inclusion97 decks593 decks
9%synergy
Necropotence
12%inclusion73 decks593 decks
-2%synergy
Chrome Mox
11%inclusion68 decks593 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
54%inclusion323 decks593 decks
35%synergy
Master of the Feast
49%inclusion293 decks593 decks
47%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
49%inclusion293 decks593 decks
46%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
48%inclusion237 decks497 decks
38%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
47%inclusion277 decks589 decks
39%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
45%inclusion267 decks593 decks
32%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
43%inclusion257 decks593 decks
33%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
40%inclusion239 decks593 decks
36%synergy
Witch of the Moors
35%inclusion207 decks593 decks
31%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
35%inclusion206 decks593 decks
23%synergy
Dread Presence
33%inclusion195 decks593 decks
19%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
28%inclusion165 decks593 decks
24%synergy
Elder Brain
27%inclusion160 decks593 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
26%inclusion157 decks593 decks
15%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
25%inclusion149 decks593 decks
14%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
24%inclusion143 decks593 decks
9%synergy
Starscape Cleric
24%inclusion135 decks570 decks
20%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
22%inclusion129 decks593 decks
19%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion103 decks593 decks
-4%synergy
Blood Artist
17%inclusion102 decks593 decks
-15%synergy
Sheoldred
16%inclusion97 decks593 decks
11%synergy
Epicure of Blood
16%inclusion96 decks593 decks
15%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
16%inclusion92 decks593 decks
-4%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
15%inclusion88 decks593 decks
13%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
15%inclusion86 decks593 decks
13%synergy
Massacre Wurm
14%inclusion84 decks593 decks
-3%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
14%inclusion82 decks593 decks
9%synergy
Howling Golem
13%inclusion79 decks593 decks
12%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
13%inclusion71 decks537 decks
8%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
13%inclusion78 decks593 decks
2%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
13%inclusion75 decks593 decks
-13%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
12%inclusion72 decks593 decks
7%synergy
Skirge Familiar
11%inclusion67 decks593 decks
6%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
10%inclusion62 decks593 decks
9%synergy
Roaming Throne
10%inclusion61 decks593 decks
7%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
10%inclusion61 decks593 decks
9%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
8.8%inclusion52 decks593 decks
5%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
8.8%inclusion52 decks593 decks
6%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
8.4%inclusion50 decks593 decks
2%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
8.4%inclusion50 decks593 decks
-15%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.3%inclusion43 decks593 decks
-2%synergy
Vampire Nighthawk
7.3%inclusion43 decks593 decks
2%synergy
Sangromancer
6.9%inclusion41 decks593 decks
-4%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
6.9%inclusion21 decks305 decks
3%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
6.8%inclusion39 decks577 decks
2%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
6.7%inclusion40 decks593 decks
-1%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
6.6%inclusion39 decks593 decks
1%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
6.3%inclusion16 decks252 decks
5%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
6.3%inclusion31 decks490 decks
5%synergy
Dark Confidant
6.2%inclusion37 decks593 decks
-1%synergy
Instants
Baleful Mastery
45%inclusion265 decks593 decks
36%synergy
Deadly Rollick
43%inclusion255 decks593 decks
18%synergy
Infernal Grasp
38%inclusion225 decks593 decks
13%synergy
Blood Pact
36%inclusion213 decks593 decks
32%synergy
Imp's Mischief
35%inclusion207 decks593 decks
10%synergy
Defile
34%inclusion200 decks593 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion186 decks593 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
28%inclusion151 decks534 decks
-3%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
26%inclusion152 decks593 decks
11%synergy
Snuff Out
22%inclusion133 decks593 decks
9%synergy
Go for the Throat
22%inclusion131 decks593 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Ritual
22%inclusion129 decks593 decks
3%synergy
Undying Malice
21%inclusion122 decks593 decks
11%synergy
Dismember
21%inclusion122 decks593 decks
10%synergy
Feign Death
19%inclusion111 decks593 decks
11%synergy
Not Dead After All
17%inclusion101 decks593 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion94 decks593 decks
-3%synergy
Darkness
16%inclusion93 decks593 decks
6%synergy
Consuming Corruption
12%inclusion73 decks593 decks
-3%synergy
Necrologia
12%inclusion73 decks593 decks
11%synergy
Murder
11%inclusion67 decks593 decks
1%synergy
Bitter Triumph
10%inclusion61 decks593 decks
0%synergy
Hero's Downfall
10%inclusion58 decks593 decks
3%synergy
Culling the Weak
9.4%inclusion56 decks593 decks
-7%synergy
Force of Despair
9.1%inclusion54 decks593 decks
1%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
8.6%inclusion51 decks593 decks
1%synergy
Soul Shatter
8.1%inclusion48 decks593 decks
-4%synergy
Withering Boon
7.9%inclusion47 decks593 decks
3%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
7.6%inclusion45 decks593 decks
-1%synergy
Stinging Study
6.9%inclusion41 decks593 decks
4%synergy
Doom Blade
6.9%inclusion41 decks593 decks
-0%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
6.8%inclusion22 decks322 decks
-2%synergy
Offer Immortality
6.7%inclusion40 decks593 decks
5%synergy
Ad Nauseam
6.4%inclusion38 decks593 decks
4%synergy
Village Rites
6.1%inclusion36 decks593 decks
-19%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.1%inclusion36 decks593 decks
-20%synergy
Cut Down
5.9%inclusion35 decks593 decks
2%synergy
Succumb to Temptation
5.6%inclusion33 decks593 decks
4%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
5.2%inclusion31 decks593 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
55%inclusion325 decks593 decks
4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
54%inclusion319 decks593 decks
17%synergy
Night's Whisper
47%inclusion280 decks593 decks
22%synergy
Exsanguinate
40%inclusion240 decks593 decks
16%synergy
Reanimate
40%inclusion238 decks593 decks
0%synergy
Damnation
37%inclusion221 decks593 decks
17%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
33%inclusion197 decks593 decks
22%synergy
Read the Bones
33%inclusion196 decks593 decks
17%synergy
Grim Tutor
30%inclusion180 decks593 decks
19%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
25%inclusion146 decks593 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
22%inclusion130 decks593 decks
8%synergy
Eldritch Pact
19%inclusion111 decks593 decks
18%synergy
Bubbling Muck
17%inclusion101 decks593 decks
1%synergy
Mutilate
17%inclusion101 decks593 decks
1%synergy
Ambition's Cost
15%inclusion88 decks593 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion62 decks490 decks
-4%synergy
Painful Lesson
12%inclusion72 decks593 decks
11%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
10%inclusion60 decks593 decks
3%synergy
Syphon Mind
10%inclusion57 decks593 decks
-3%synergy
Diabolic Intent
8.4%inclusion50 decks593 decks
-7%synergy
Profane Tutor
8.3%inclusion49 decks593 decks
4%synergy
Atrocious Experiment
7.8%inclusion46 decks593 decks
7%synergy
Ancient Craving
6.6%inclusion39 decks593 decks
5%synergy
Rush of Dread
6.4%inclusion38 decks593 decks
3%synergy
Victimize
6.2%inclusion37 decks593 decks
-21%synergy
Decree of Pain
6.1%inclusion36 decks593 decks
1%synergy
Foreboding Fruit
5.9%inclusion35 decks593 decks
5%synergy
Pain's Reward
5.7%inclusion34 decks593 decks
5%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
5.7%inclusion34 decks593 decks
-7%synergy
Thoughtseize
5.7%inclusion34 decks593 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.4%inclusion32 decks593 decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Tempest
5.4%inclusion32 decks593 decks
3%synergy
Fell
5.0%inclusion29 decks577 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
52%inclusion306 decks593 decks
20%synergy
Font of Mythos
48%inclusion284 decks593 decks
46%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
45%inclusion269 decks593 decks
42%synergy
Temple Bell
40%inclusion236 decks593 decks
37%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
32%inclusion190 decks593 decks
23%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
27%inclusion159 decks593 decks
19%synergy
Horn of Greed
22%inclusion133 decks593 decks
21%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
21%inclusion122 decks593 decks
19%synergy
Mithril Coat
20%inclusion121 decks593 decks
15%synergy
Mindcrank
19%inclusion114 decks593 decks
14%synergy
Bontu's Monument
18%inclusion108 decks593 decks
-10%synergy
Venser's Journal
16%inclusion95 decks593 decks
14%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
16%inclusion56 decks358 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Plate
15%inclusion91 decks593 decks
9%synergy
Memory Jar
12%inclusion71 decks593 decks
11%synergy
Expedition Map
12%inclusion69 decks593 decks
0%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
10%inclusion60 decks593 decks
9%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
8.9%inclusion53 decks593 decks
7%synergy
Spellbook
7.3%inclusion43 decks593 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.1%inclusion36 decks593 decks
-9%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.6%inclusion33 decks593 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
40%inclusion238 decks593 decks
16%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
38%inclusion223 decks593 decks
29%synergy
Greed
36%inclusion212 decks593 decks
29%synergy
No Mercy
24%inclusion143 decks593 decks
17%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
24%inclusion140 decks593 decks
14%synergy
Necrodominance
21%inclusion127 decks593 decks
19%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
21%inclusion124 decks593 decks
4%synergy
Wound Reflection
21%inclusion122 decks593 decks
17%synergy
Lich's Mastery
20%inclusion120 decks593 decks
19%synergy
Painful Quandary
18%inclusion105 decks593 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Bonds
13%inclusion77 decks593 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion70 decks593 decks
-5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion57 decks593 decks
-0%synergy
Grievous Wound
9.3%inclusion50 decks537 decks
7%synergy
Bitterblossom
9.1%inclusion54 decks593 decks
-4%synergy
Black Market
7.9%inclusion47 decks593 decks
-13%synergy
Revenge of Ravens
6.7%inclusion40 decks593 decks
5%synergy
Oubliette
6.1%inclusion36 decks593 decks
3%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
5.2%inclusion28 decks534 decks
2%synergy
Grave Pact
5.1%inclusion30 decks593 decks
-15%synergy
Curse of Fool's Wisdom
5.1%inclusion30 decks593 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
39%inclusion230 decks593 decks
36%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
21%inclusion127 decks593 decks
19%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
18%inclusion106 decks593 decks
4%synergy
Sorin Markov
7.8%inclusion46 decks593 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
72%inclusion428 decks593 decks
42%synergy
Cabal Coffers
70%inclusion416 decks593 decks
15%synergy
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion310 decks593 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
52%inclusion308 decks593 decks
41%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
47%inclusion280 decks593 decks
10%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
44%inclusion261 decks593 decks
42%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
43%inclusion253 decks593 decks
8%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
36%inclusion216 decks593 decks
7%synergy
War Room
21%inclusion124 decks593 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
21%inclusion123 decks593 decks
12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion108 decks593 decks
3%synergy
Witch's Cottage
18%inclusion104 decks593 decks
-7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
17%inclusion103 decks593 decks
1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
13%inclusion78 decks593 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
12%inclusion74 decks593 decks
-13%synergy
Urza's Saga
12%inclusion73 decks593 decks
4%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
10%inclusion62 decks593 decks
0%synergy
Lake of the Dead
8.8%inclusion52 decks593 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.3%inclusion49 decks593 decks
1%synergy
Barren Moor
7.9%inclusion47 decks593 decks
-2%synergy
Strip Mine
6.9%inclusion41 decks593 decks
4%synergy
Thespian's Stage
6.7%inclusion40 decks593 decks
2%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.7%inclusion40 decks593 decks
-12%synergy
Maze of Ith
6.6%inclusion39 decks593 decks
3%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
5.9%inclusion35 decks593 decks
3%synergy
Deserted Temple
5.7%inclusion34 decks593 decks
1%synergy
The Dross Pits
5.2%inclusion31 decks593 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion554 decks593 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
63%inclusion375 decks593 decks
38%synergy
Arcane Signet
61%inclusion364 decks593 decks
-0%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion187 decks593 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
23%inclusion137 decks593 decks
20%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
18%inclusion106 decks593 decks
8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion103 decks593 decks
-5%synergy
The Soul Stone
14%inclusion42 decks306 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion78 decks593 decks
5%synergy
Lotus Petal
12%inclusion73 decks593 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion70 decks593 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Vault
11%inclusion65 decks593 decks
4%synergy
Nyx Lotus
10%inclusion61 decks593 decks
4%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
6.6%inclusion39 decks593 decks
2%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
6.4%inclusion38 decks593 decks
-2%synergy
Caged Sun
6.2%inclusion37 decks593 decks
-5%synergy
Mox Amber
6.1%inclusion36 decks593 decks
2%synergy
Mox Opal
6.1%inclusion36 decks593 decks
3%synergy
Coveted Jewel
5.2%inclusion31 decks593 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.1%inclusion30 decks593 decks
-0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion565 decks593 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion186 decks593 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion116 decks593 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion94 decks593 decks
-3%synergy
Command Tower
10%inclusion58 decks593 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Cave
8.8%inclusion52 decks593 decks
0%synergy
Cavern of Souls
8.4%inclusion50 decks593 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
7.8%inclusion46 decks593 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.3%inclusion43 decks593 decks
-2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.1%inclusion42 decks593 decks
1%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
6.4%inclusion38 decks593 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.4%inclusion32 decks593 decks
-2%synergy
Marsh Flats
5.1%inclusion30 decks593 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
5.1%inclusion30 decks593 decks
1%synergy