Sheoldred, the Apocalypse (Commander) - Expensive 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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
South Wind Avatar
4.3%inclusion1 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Mornsong Aria
4.0%inclusion1 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Twilight Diviner
4.0%inclusion1 decks25 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Teferi's Puzzle Box
73%inclusion67 decks92 decks
70%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
79%inclusion73 decks92 decks
69%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
73%inclusion67 decks92 decks
62%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
68%inclusion63 decks92 decks
60%synergy
Exquisite Blood
70%inclusion64 decks92 decks
56%synergy
Dark Deal
67%inclusion62 decks92 decks
56%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
63%inclusion57 decks91 decks
54%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
89%inclusion82 decks92 decks
52%synergy
Grim Tutor
63%inclusion58 decks92 decks
51%synergy
Underworld Dreams
57%inclusion52 decks92 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
91%inclusion84 decks92 decks
25%synergy
Jet Medallion
80%inclusion74 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Toxic Deluge
78%inclusion72 decks92 decks
41%synergy
Deadly Rollick
73%inclusion67 decks92 decks
49%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
67%inclusion62 decks92 decks
48%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
63%inclusion58 decks92 decks
47%synergy
Lightning Greaves
63%inclusion58 decks92 decks
29%synergy
Reanimate
61%inclusion56 decks92 decks
21%synergy
Imp's Mischief
61%inclusion56 decks92 decks
36%synergy
Crypt Ghast
59%inclusion54 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
99%inclusion91 decks92 decks
72%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
96%inclusion88 decks92 decks
75%synergy
Ancient Tomb
88%inclusion81 decks92 decks
76%synergy
The One Ring
83%inclusion76 decks92 decks
73%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
82%inclusion75 decks92 decks
53%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
82%inclusion75 decks92 decks
68%synergy
Chrome Mox
79%inclusion73 decks92 decks
73%synergy
Mana Vault
77%inclusion71 decks92 decks
71%synergy
Imperial Seal
73%inclusion67 decks92 decks
66%synergy
Opposition Agent
57%inclusion52 decks92 decks
47%synergy
Creatures
Vilis, Broker of Blood
53%inclusion49 decks92 decks
40%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
51%inclusion46 decks91 decks
47%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
50%inclusion46 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
50%inclusion46 decks92 decks
42%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
48%inclusion44 decks92 decks
37%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
45%inclusion41 decks92 decks
41%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
40%inclusion37 decks92 decks
33%synergy
Fate Unraveler
39%inclusion36 decks92 decks
36%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
32%inclusion29 decks92 decks
28%synergy
Master of the Feast
27%inclusion25 decks92 decks
25%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Starscape Cleric
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Skirge Familiar
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Roaming Throne
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Dark Confidant
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
-5%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Sheoldred
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Blood Artist
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
-19%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Dread Presence
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Witch of the Moors
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Blood Pet
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Ophiomancer
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
-9%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Elder Brain
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
5%synergy
The Speed Demon
6.6%inclusion6 decks91 decks
5%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-5%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-16%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-16%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-19%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
5.6%inclusion3 decks54 decks
2%synergy
Gravecrawler
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-9%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Massacre Wurm
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-12%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-5%synergy
Asmodeus the Archfiend
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Cabal Ritual
53%inclusion49 decks92 decks
35%synergy
Snuff Out
52%inclusion48 decks92 decks
39%synergy
Baleful Mastery
48%inclusion44 decks92 decks
39%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
45%inclusion41 decks92 decks
22%synergy
Dismember
38%inclusion35 decks92 decks
28%synergy
Culling the Weak
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Ad Nauseam
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
23%synergy
Infernal Grasp
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Withering Boon
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Force of Despair
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Entomb
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
-10%synergy
Necrologia
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Defile
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
-18%synergy
Blood Pact
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Darkness
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Go for the Throat
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
-6%synergy
Not Dead After All
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Saw in Half
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Rain of Filth
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Soul Shatter
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Undying Malice
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Bitter Triumph
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Flare of Malice
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
-4%synergy
Feign Death
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Slaughter Pact
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Sacrifice
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Undying Evil
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-19%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Cut Down
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
53%inclusion49 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Sign in Blood
53%inclusion49 decks92 decks
18%synergy
Damnation
52%inclusion48 decks92 decks
32%synergy
Night's Whisper
47%inclusion43 decks92 decks
22%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
42%inclusion39 decks92 decks
39%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
40%inclusion37 decks92 decks
33%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
38%inclusion35 decks92 decks
26%synergy
Damnable Pact
37%inclusion34 decks92 decks
33%synergy
Exsanguinate
34%inclusion31 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Bubbling Muck
27%inclusion25 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Intent
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Thoughtseize
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Buried Alive
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion10 decks91 decks
-6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
-5%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
-7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Temporal Extortion
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Mutilate
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
-9%synergy
Beseech the Queen
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Cruel Tutor
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Eldritch Pact
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Chain of Smog
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Aetherflux Reservoir
50%inclusion46 decks92 decks
40%synergy
Howling Mine
48%inclusion44 decks92 decks
44%synergy
Mindcrank
47%inclusion43 decks92 decks
41%synergy
Font of Mythos
36%inclusion33 decks92 decks
33%synergy
Memory Jar
35%inclusion32 decks92 decks
34%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
35%inclusion32 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
29%inclusion27 decks92 decks
23%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
29%inclusion27 decks92 decks
25%synergy
Commander's Plate
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
21%synergy
Temple Bell
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Mithril Coat
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
17%synergy
Horn of Greed
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Defense Grid
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Expedition Map
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Cursed Totem
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Winter Orb
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Vexing Bauble
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Torpor Orb
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Mana Web
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-8%synergy
Bontu's Monument
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-23%synergy
Helm of Obedience
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Darksteel Plate
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Winter Moon
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Venser's Journal
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
59%inclusion54 decks92 decks
49%synergy
Black Market Connections
53%inclusion49 decks92 decks
30%synergy
Sanguine Bond
50%inclusion46 decks92 decks
38%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
48%inclusion44 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Necropotence
47%inclusion43 decks92 decks
32%synergy
Necrodominance
37%inclusion34 decks92 decks
34%synergy
No Mercy
29%inclusion27 decks92 decks
22%synergy
Animate Dead
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
15%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Lich's Mastery
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Bitterblossom
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Greed
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Contamination
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Painful Quandary
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Wound Reflection
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Oubliette
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Leyline of the Void
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Waste Not
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
-3%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Nether Void
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Heartless Summoning
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
8.2%inclusion5 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Professor Onyx
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
85%inclusion78 decks92 decks
30%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
71%inclusion65 decks92 decks
41%synergy
Reliquary Tower
62%inclusion57 decks92 decks
31%synergy
Urza's Saga
54%inclusion50 decks92 decks
46%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
40%inclusion37 decks92 decks
29%synergy
Lake of the Dead
38%inclusion35 decks92 decks
33%synergy
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion35 decks92 decks
-9%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
38%inclusion35 decks92 decks
35%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
34%inclusion31 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Command Beacon
29%inclusion27 decks92 decks
21%synergy
War Room
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
17%synergy
Castle Locthwain
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Strip Mine
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Vault of Whispers
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Crystal Vein
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Deserted Temple
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Wasteland
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Thespian's Stage
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Glacial Chasm
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
City of Traitors
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
-17%synergy
Peat Bog
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Emergence Zone
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-8%synergy
Homeward Path
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion92 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
71%inclusion65 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Lotus Petal
57%inclusion52 decks92 decks
49%synergy
Mox Diamond
55%inclusion51 decks92 decks
52%synergy
Mox Opal
52%inclusion48 decks92 decks
49%synergy
Thought Vessel
45%inclusion41 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Grim Monolith
36%inclusion33 decks92 decks
33%synergy
Mox Amber
36%inclusion33 decks92 decks
32%synergy
The Soul Stone
25%inclusion14 decks55 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
-6%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-16%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
93%inclusion86 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
45%inclusion41 decks92 decks
22%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
45%inclusion41 decks92 decks
40%synergy
Cavern of Souls
36%inclusion33 decks92 decks
29%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
27%inclusion25 decks92 decks
24%synergy
Marsh Flats
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
23%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
21%synergy
Polluted Delta
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Urza's Cave
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
-18%synergy