Sheoldred, the Apocalypse (Commander) - Optimized

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Ezra Sassaman
Mar 12, 2026
Fun Alternatives for the Top Ten Saltiest Commanders
Is your playgroup tired of your Tergrid deck? (Can't blame them.) Then check out this list of replacements for the saltiest commanders.
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Shredder's Technique
3.8%inclusion7 decks185 decks
0%synergy
Savanti Romero, Time's Exile
2.8%inclusion8 decks283 decks
2%synergy
South Wind Avatar
1.8%inclusion5 decks280 decks
0%synergy
Splinter's Technique
1.8%inclusion5 decks283 decks
0%synergy
Game Over
1.6%inclusion3 decks185 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Peer into the Abyss
86%inclusion808 decks944 decks
75%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
72%inclusion684 decks944 decks
70%synergy
Underworld Dreams
75%inclusion706 decks944 decks
69%synergy
Howling Mine
70%inclusion665 decks944 decks
66%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
69%inclusion655 decks944 decks
66%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
75%inclusion705 decks944 decks
64%synergy
Dark Deal
69%inclusion649 decks944 decks
58%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
61%inclusion570 decks935 decks
57%synergy
Sanguine Bond
69%inclusion647 decks944 decks
57%synergy
Exquisite Blood
70%inclusion657 decks944 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
90%inclusion846 decks944 decks
23%synergy
Jet Medallion
81%inclusion763 decks944 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
76%inclusion721 decks944 decks
36%synergy
Crypt Ghast
71%inclusion671 decks944 decks
23%synergy
Sign in Blood
67%inclusion632 decks944 decks
31%synergy
Toxic Deluge
63%inclusion598 decks944 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
62%inclusion583 decks944 decks
28%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
62%inclusion581 decks944 decks
10%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
61%inclusion575 decks944 decks
42%synergy
Damnable Pact
60%inclusion563 decks944 decks
55%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
68%inclusion646 decks944 decks
41%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
67%inclusion636 decks944 decks
54%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
67%inclusion628 decks944 decks
38%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
57%inclusion539 decks944 decks
36%synergy
The One Ring
53%inclusion505 decks944 decks
44%synergy
Ancient Tomb
33%inclusion308 decks944 decks
21%synergy
Opposition Agent
29%inclusion272 decks944 decks
19%synergy
Imperial Seal
21%inclusion195 decks944 decks
14%synergy
Mana Vault
19%inclusion179 decks944 decks
12%synergy
Necropotence
18%inclusion169 decks944 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Fate Unraveler
56%inclusion525 decks944 decks
52%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
55%inclusion523 decks944 decks
49%synergy
Master of the Feast
50%inclusion476 decks944 decks
48%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
50%inclusion469 decks935 decks
41%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
50%inclusion471 decks942 decks
42%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
49%inclusion461 decks944 decks
45%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
46%inclusion437 decks944 decks
36%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
45%inclusion428 decks944 decks
32%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
38%inclusion357 decks944 decks
33%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
35%inclusion327 decks944 decks
22%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
33%inclusion310 decks944 decks
17%synergy
Witch of the Moors
31%inclusion292 decks944 decks
27%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
29%inclusion276 decks944 decks
18%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
29%inclusion274 decks944 decks
17%synergy
Dread Presence
29%inclusion272 decks944 decks
15%synergy
Elder Brain
24%inclusion226 decks944 decks
21%synergy
Starscape Cleric
21%inclusion198 decks941 decks
18%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
20%inclusion186 decks944 decks
16%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
17%inclusion164 decks944 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred
17%inclusion156 decks944 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
15%inclusion146 decks944 decks
-7%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
15%inclusion144 decks944 decks
10%synergy
Blood Artist
15%inclusion140 decks944 decks
-17%synergy
Massacre Wurm
14%inclusion134 decks944 decks
-3%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
14%inclusion131 decks944 decks
3%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
12%inclusion115 decks944 decks
4%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
12%inclusion113 decks944 decks
-7%synergy
Skirge Familiar
12%inclusion111 decks944 decks
7%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
12%inclusion110 decks939 decks
6%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
10%inclusion99 decks944 decks
9%synergy
Howling Golem
10%inclusion99 decks944 decks
9%synergy
Roaming Throne
10%inclusion92 decks944 decks
7%synergy
Epicure of Blood
10%inclusion90 decks944 decks
8%synergy
Dark Confidant
9.3%inclusion88 decks944 decks
2%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
9.1%inclusion86 decks944 decks
-17%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
8.4%inclusion52 decks617 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.4%inclusion79 decks943 decks
0%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
8.3%inclusion78 decks944 decks
7%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
7.4%inclusion34 decks460 decks
6%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
7.2%inclusion68 decks944 decks
5%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
6.9%inclusion65 decks944 decks
0%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
6.6%inclusion62 decks944 decks
4%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
6.5%inclusion61 decks944 decks
-17%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
6.4%inclusion60 decks944 decks
1%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
6.0%inclusion57 decks944 decks
2%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
5.8%inclusion55 decks941 decks
1%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
5.7%inclusion54 decks944 decks
1%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
5.3%inclusion50 decks944 decks
4%synergy
The Speed Demon
5.3%inclusion49 decks931 decks
3%synergy
Ophiomancer
5.2%inclusion49 decks944 decks
-11%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
54%inclusion507 decks944 decks
29%synergy
Baleful Mastery
48%inclusion450 decks944 decks
39%synergy
Imp's Mischief
39%inclusion370 decks944 decks
15%synergy
Infernal Grasp
36%inclusion341 decks944 decks
11%synergy
Blood Pact
35%inclusion330 decks944 decks
31%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion316 decks944 decks
11%synergy
Defile
29%inclusion273 decks944 decks
-8%synergy
Withering Torment
28%inclusion261 decks939 decks
-4%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
27%inclusion254 decks944 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Ritual
26%inclusion250 decks944 decks
8%synergy
Snuff Out
26%inclusion249 decks944 decks
13%synergy
Dismember
23%inclusion218 decks944 decks
13%synergy
Go for the Throat
22%inclusion210 decks944 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion178 decks943 decks
0%synergy
Darkness
18%inclusion172 decks944 decks
8%synergy
Feign Death
17%inclusion163 decks944 decks
9%synergy
Undying Malice
15%inclusion141 decks944 decks
5%synergy
Not Dead After All
14%inclusion132 decks944 decks
3%synergy
Necrologia
14%inclusion131 decks944 decks
12%synergy
Force of Despair
11%inclusion108 decks944 decks
4%synergy
Soul Shatter
11%inclusion105 decks944 decks
-1%synergy
Murder
11%inclusion101 decks944 decks
1%synergy
Hero's Downfall
10%inclusion97 decks944 decks
3%synergy
Withering Boon
10%inclusion90 decks944 decks
5%synergy
Consuming Corruption
9.0%inclusion85 decks943 decks
-7%synergy
Culling the Weak
8.9%inclusion84 decks944 decks
-7%synergy
Ad Nauseam
8.6%inclusion81 decks944 decks
6%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
8.4%inclusion79 decks944 decks
1%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
8.4%inclusion79 decks944 decks
-1%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.9%inclusion75 decks944 decks
-2%synergy
Entomb
7.4%inclusion70 decks944 decks
-5%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
7.1%inclusion46 decks651 decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.6%inclusion62 decks944 decks
-19%synergy
Cut Down
6.4%inclusion60 decks944 decks
2%synergy
Village Rites
5.7%inclusion54 decks944 decks
-19%synergy
Saw in Half
5.1%inclusion48 decks944 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
57%inclusion542 decks944 decks
7%synergy
Reanimate
49%inclusion463 decks944 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
49%inclusion458 decks944 decks
28%synergy
Night's Whisper
48%inclusion454 decks944 decks
23%synergy
Exsanguinate
41%inclusion386 decks944 decks
16%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
39%inclusion368 decks944 decks
27%synergy
Grim Tutor
35%inclusion330 decks944 decks
23%synergy
Read the Bones
30%inclusion285 decks944 decks
13%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
26%inclusion249 decks944 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
19%inclusion179 decks944 decks
4%synergy
Bubbling Muck
18%inclusion166 decks944 decks
2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
17%inclusion163 decks935 decks
1%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
15%inclusion138 decks944 decks
8%synergy
Mutilate
14%inclusion136 decks944 decks
-3%synergy
Eldritch Pact
14%inclusion135 decks944 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Intent
11%inclusion107 decks944 decks
-3%synergy
Profane Tutor
9.2%inclusion87 decks944 decks
5%synergy
Syphon Mind
9.1%inclusion86 decks944 decks
-3%synergy
Painful Lesson
8.2%inclusion77 decks944 decks
7%synergy
Ambition's Cost
7.8%inclusion74 decks944 decks
5%synergy
Temporal Extortion
7.1%inclusion67 decks944 decks
5%synergy
Atrocious Experiment
7.0%inclusion66 decks944 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.8%inclusion64 decks944 decks
-6%synergy
Beseech the Queen
6.4%inclusion60 decks944 decks
0%synergy
Thoughtseize
6.3%inclusion59 decks944 decks
1%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
6.0%inclusion57 decks944 decks
3%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
5.9%inclusion56 decks944 decks
2%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.5%inclusion52 decks944 decks
0%synergy
Victimize
5.4%inclusion51 decks944 decks
-21%synergy
Duress
5.4%inclusion51 decks944 decks
-1%synergy
Pain's Reward
5.2%inclusion49 decks944 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.1%inclusion48 decks944 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Font of Mythos
50%inclusion475 decks944 decks
48%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
48%inclusion451 decks944 decks
16%synergy
Temple Bell
42%inclusion401 decks944 decks
40%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
41%inclusion385 decks944 decks
37%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
34%inclusion324 decks944 decks
26%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
32%inclusion306 decks944 decks
23%synergy
Horn of Greed
24%inclusion230 decks944 decks
23%synergy
Mindcrank
23%inclusion215 decks944 decks
17%synergy
Mithril Coat
19%inclusion175 decks944 decks
13%synergy
Commander's Plate
16%inclusion155 decks944 decks
11%synergy
Memory Jar
16%inclusion154 decks944 decks
15%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
15%inclusion143 decks944 decks
14%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
14%inclusion104 decks754 decks
-6%synergy
Expedition Map
12%inclusion117 decks944 decks
0%synergy
Bontu's Monument
12%inclusion112 decks944 decks
-16%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
10%inclusion92 decks944 decks
3%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
10%inclusion90 decks944 decks
7%synergy
Venser's Journal
8.6%inclusion81 decks944 decks
7%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
7.2%inclusion68 decks944 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.7%inclusion54 decks944 decks
-10%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
45%inclusion428 decks944 decks
22%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
40%inclusion380 decks944 decks
31%synergy
Greed
34%inclusion321 decks944 decks
27%synergy
Necrodominance
31%inclusion294 decks943 decks
28%synergy
No Mercy
28%inclusion265 decks944 decks
21%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
24%inclusion230 decks944 decks
14%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
22%inclusion210 decks944 decks
5%synergy
Lich's Mastery
21%inclusion194 decks944 decks
19%synergy
Wound Reflection
15%inclusion145 decks944 decks
12%synergy
Painful Quandary
15%inclusion144 decks944 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion131 decks944 decks
-4%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.9%inclusion84 decks944 decks
-1%synergy
Polluted Bonds
8.4%inclusion79 decks944 decks
6%synergy
Bitterblossom
8.2%inclusion77 decks944 decks
-5%synergy
Black Market
7.7%inclusion73 decks944 decks
-13%synergy
Oubliette
7.1%inclusion67 decks944 decks
4%synergy
Grievous Wound
6.9%inclusion65 decks939 decks
5%synergy
Waste Not
5.7%inclusion54 decks944 decks
-5%synergy
Grave Pact
5.6%inclusion53 decks944 decks
-14%synergy
Underworld Connections
5.1%inclusion48 decks944 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
38%inclusion362 decks944 decks
36%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion186 decks944 decks
6%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
18%inclusion169 decks944 decks
15%synergy
Sorin Markov
8.1%inclusion76 decks944 decks
6%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
6.4%inclusion60 decks944 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
77%inclusion729 decks944 decks
22%synergy
Reliquary Tower
73%inclusion689 decks944 decks
42%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
57%inclusion534 decks944 decks
19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
54%inclusion507 decks944 decks
7%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
52%inclusion489 decks944 decks
41%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
44%inclusion412 decks944 decks
9%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
43%inclusion408 decks944 decks
41%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
43%inclusion407 decks944 decks
13%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
22%inclusion205 decks944 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
20%inclusion193 decks944 decks
12%synergy
War Room
20%inclusion191 decks944 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
20%inclusion185 decks944 decks
2%synergy
Witch's Cottage
16%inclusion154 decks944 decks
-8%synergy
Urza's Saga
16%inclusion147 decks944 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
15%inclusion137 decks944 decks
-10%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion102 decks944 decks
-2%synergy
Lake of the Dead
10%inclusion98 decks944 decks
5%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
10%inclusion92 decks944 decks
0%synergy
Strip Mine
8.5%inclusion80 decks944 decks
6%synergy
Thespian's Stage
8.2%inclusion77 decks944 decks
3%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.8%inclusion74 decks944 decks
5%synergy
Barren Moor
7.5%inclusion71 decks944 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.5%inclusion71 decks944 decks
0%synergy
Deserted Temple
7.2%inclusion68 decks944 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.0%inclusion57 decks944 decks
-13%synergy
Glacial Chasm
5.6%inclusion53 decks944 decks
5%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.6%inclusion53 decks944 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion905 decks944 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
65%inclusion617 decks944 decks
39%synergy
Arcane Signet
65%inclusion611 decks944 decks
3%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion299 decks944 decks
2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
19%inclusion177 decks944 decks
16%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
18%inclusion172 decks944 decks
8%synergy
The Soul Stone
18%inclusion113 decks624 decks
4%synergy
Lotus Petal
17%inclusion158 decks944 decks
9%synergy
Chrome Mox
16%inclusion154 decks944 decks
10%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
14%inclusion132 decks944 decks
-9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion117 decks944 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion108 decks944 decks
3%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
7.8%inclusion74 decks944 decks
3%synergy
Mox Opal
7.3%inclusion69 decks944 decks
4%synergy
Nyx Lotus
6.7%inclusion63 decks944 decks
0%synergy
Mox Amber
6.6%inclusion62 decks944 decks
2%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
6.5%inclusion61 decks944 decks
-2%synergy
Caged Sun
6.1%inclusion58 decks944 decks
-5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.8%inclusion55 decks944 decks
0%synergy
Coveted Jewel
5.7%inclusion54 decks944 decks
5%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.5%inclusion52 decks944 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion894 decks944 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
33%inclusion316 decks944 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion178 decks943 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion164 decks944 decks
-8%synergy
Urza's Cave
10%inclusion98 decks944 decks
2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
10%inclusion95 decks944 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.4%inclusion79 decks943 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
8.2%inclusion77 decks944 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.7%inclusion73 decks944 decks
1%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.8%inclusion64 decks944 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
6.5%inclusion61 decks944 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.3%inclusion59 decks944 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.3%inclusion59 decks944 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
5.8%inclusion55 decks944 decks
2%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
5.7%inclusion54 decks944 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.1%inclusion48 decks944 decks
-2%synergy