Sheoldred, the Apocalypse (Commander) - Optimized Combo

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?
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Scheming Silvertongue
35%inclusion6 decks17 decks
30%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
18%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
Leech Collector
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Pox Plague
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Peer into the Abyss
85%inclusion85 decks100 decks
75%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
69%inclusion69 decks100 decks
66%synergy
Underworld Dreams
72%inclusion72 decks100 decks
66%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
76%inclusion76 decks100 decks
65%synergy
Howling Mine
69%inclusion69 decks100 decks
65%synergy
Exquisite Blood
74%inclusion74 decks100 decks
61%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
62%inclusion62 decks100 decks
55%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
58%inclusion58 decks100 decks
54%synergy
Dark Deal
64%inclusion64 decks100 decks
53%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
56%inclusion55 decks99 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
93%inclusion93 decks100 decks
26%synergy
Jet Medallion
79%inclusion79 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
70%inclusion70 decks100 decks
19%synergy
Sign in Blood
70%inclusion70 decks100 decks
35%synergy
Crypt Ghast
69%inclusion69 decks100 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
68%inclusion68 decks100 decks
28%synergy
Lightning Greaves
66%inclusion66 decks100 decks
32%synergy
Toxic Deluge
65%inclusion65 decks100 decks
28%synergy
Feed the Swarm
64%inclusion64 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
60%inclusion59 decks99 decks
50%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
73%inclusion73 decks100 decks
46%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
68%inclusion68 decks100 decks
55%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
66%inclusion66 decks100 decks
37%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
61%inclusion61 decks100 decks
40%synergy
The One Ring
49%inclusion49 decks100 decks
40%synergy
Ancient Tomb
33%inclusion33 decks100 decks
21%synergy
Imperial Seal
28%inclusion28 decks100 decks
21%synergy
Opposition Agent
28%inclusion28 decks100 decks
18%synergy
Necropotence
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Chrome Mox
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Creatures
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
58%inclusion58 decks100 decks
39%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
53%inclusion53 decks100 decks
45%synergy
Fate Unraveler
49%inclusion49 decks100 decks
46%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
46%inclusion46 decks100 decks
35%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
46%inclusion46 decks100 decks
33%synergy
Master of the Feast
45%inclusion45 decks100 decks
43%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
45%inclusion45 decks100 decks
41%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
38%inclusion38 decks100 decks
33%synergy
Witch of the Moors
34%inclusion34 decks100 decks
30%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
33%inclusion33 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
30%inclusion30 decks100 decks
18%synergy
Dread Presence
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
24%inclusion24 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Starscape Cleric
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Elder Brain
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
18%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
18%inclusion18 decks99 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Blood Artist
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
-17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
-8%synergy
Skirge Familiar
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
-13%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Massacre Wurm
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
-5%synergy
Dark Confidant
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Tree of Perdition
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-15%synergy
Howling Golem
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Epicure of Blood
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-10%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
2%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Roaming Throne
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
2%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-17%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
2%synergy
The Speed Demon
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-6%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
48%inclusion48 decks100 decks
24%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
42%inclusion42 decks100 decks
19%synergy
Baleful Mastery
42%inclusion42 decks100 decks
33%synergy
Imp's Mischief
40%inclusion40 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Infernal Grasp
37%inclusion37 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Ritual
35%inclusion35 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Snuff Out
31%inclusion31 decks100 decks
18%synergy
Blood Pact
31%inclusion31 decks100 decks
27%synergy
Go for the Throat
30%inclusion30 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Defile
30%inclusion30 decks100 decks
-6%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
28%inclusion28 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Dismember
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
24%inclusion24 decks99 decks
-7%synergy
Not Dead After All
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Darkness
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Undying Malice
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Withering Boon
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Necrologia
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Feign Death
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Force of Despair
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Culling the Weak
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Bitter Triumph
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Hero's Downfall
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Murder
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
-7%synergy
Soul Shatter
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Ad Nauseam
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Dispute
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
-15%synergy
Village Rites
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-16%synergy
Entomb
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-4%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Doom Blade
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Offer Immortality
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Consuming Corruption
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-10%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Flare of Malice
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-8%synergy
Rain of Filth
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Tragic Slip
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-15%synergy
Sorceries
Damnable Pact
52%inclusion52 decks100 decks
48%synergy
Reanimate
52%inclusion52 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Night's Whisper
51%inclusion51 decks100 decks
26%synergy
Damnation
50%inclusion50 decks100 decks
30%synergy
Grim Tutor
42%inclusion42 decks100 decks
30%synergy
Exsanguinate
39%inclusion39 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
35%inclusion35 decks100 decks
23%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
28%inclusion28 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
26%inclusion26 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Bubbling Muck
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Intent
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Mutilate
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Profane Tutor
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Syphon Mind
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Eldritch Pact
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion10 decks99 decks
-6%synergy
Thoughtseize
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Painful Lesson
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Pain's Reward
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-5%synergy
Duress
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Atrocious Experiment
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Tempest
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Beseech the Queen
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Risky Shortcut
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Temporal Extortion
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Petition
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Ambition's Cost
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Cruel Tutor
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Font of Mythos
52%inclusion52 decks100 decks
50%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
46%inclusion46 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Temple Bell
46%inclusion46 decks100 decks
44%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
42%inclusion42 decks100 decks
34%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
42%inclusion42 decks100 decks
32%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
39%inclusion39 decks100 decks
35%synergy
Mindcrank
24%inclusion24 decks100 decks
19%synergy
Commander's Plate
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Horn of Greed
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
19%synergy
Mithril Coat
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Memory Jar
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
7%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
11%inclusion9 decks81 decks
-9%synergy
Expedition Map
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Venser's Journal
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Bontu's Monument
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-9%synergy
Spellbook
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Sanguine Bond
59%inclusion59 decks100 decks
47%synergy
Black Market Connections
45%inclusion45 decks100 decks
21%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
43%inclusion43 decks100 decks
34%synergy
Lich's Mastery
28%inclusion28 decks100 decks
26%synergy
No Mercy
27%inclusion27 decks100 decks
20%synergy
Greed
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
18%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Necrodominance
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
19%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Animate Dead
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Wound Reflection
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Painful Quandary
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Grievous Wound
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Oubliette
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Grave Pact
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
-12%synergy
Underworld Connections
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Black Market
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-16%synergy
Contamination
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Bitterblossom
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
27%inclusion27 decks100 decks
25%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Sorin Markov
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Professor Onyx
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
81%inclusion81 decks100 decks
26%synergy
Reliquary Tower
72%inclusion72 decks100 decks
42%synergy
Bojuka Bog
61%inclusion61 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
56%inclusion56 decks100 decks
18%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
52%inclusion52 decks100 decks
41%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
48%inclusion48 decks100 decks
18%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
47%inclusion47 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
45%inclusion45 decks100 decks
42%synergy
Command Beacon
33%inclusion33 decks100 decks
25%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Witch's Cottage
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
-8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Thespian's Stage
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
-13%synergy
Lake of the Dead
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Strip Mine
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Deserted Temple
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Wasteland
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Glacial Chasm
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
The Dross Pits
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Vesuva
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion94 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
68%inclusion68 decks100 decks
42%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion62 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion31 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Lotus Petal
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
16%synergy
The Soul Stone
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Mana Vault
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Mox Diamond
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
-9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Mox Amber
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Mox Opal
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-5%synergy
Grim Monolith
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Coveted Jewel
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Nyx Lotus
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
93%inclusion93 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
42%inclusion42 decks100 decks
19%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
-8%synergy
Cavern of Souls
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
-7%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Cave
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-4%synergy