Sheoldred, the Apocalypse (Commander) - Self-Damage

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
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Stensian Sanguinist
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Pull from the Grave
4.3%inclusion1 decks23 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Peer into the Abyss
77%inclusion72 decks93 decks
67%synergy
Underworld Dreams
68%inclusion63 decks93 decks
62%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
66%inclusion61 decks93 decks
55%synergy
Howling Mine
57%inclusion53 decks93 decks
53%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
54%inclusion50 decks93 decks
51%synergy
Exquisite Blood
63%inclusion59 decks93 decks
50%synergy
Sanguine Bond
61%inclusion57 decks93 decks
49%synergy
Reliquary Tower
78%inclusion73 decks93 decks
48%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
52%inclusion48 decks93 decks
48%synergy
Dark Deal
57%inclusion53 decks93 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
83%inclusion77 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Jet Medallion
74%inclusion69 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
74%inclusion69 decks93 decks
35%synergy
Sign in Blood
70%inclusion65 decks93 decks
35%synergy
Crypt Ghast
67%inclusion62 decks93 decks
19%synergy
Toxic Deluge
67%inclusion62 decks93 decks
30%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
63%inclusion59 decks93 decks
13%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
61%inclusion57 decks93 decks
42%synergy
Lightning Greaves
59%inclusion55 decks93 decks
26%synergy
Feed the Swarm
58%inclusion54 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
68%inclusion63 decks93 decks
39%synergy
Demonic Tutor
58%inclusion54 decks93 decks
31%synergy
The One Ring
55%inclusion51 decks93 decks
46%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
55%inclusion51 decks93 decks
42%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
48%inclusion45 decks93 decks
27%synergy
Ancient Tomb
31%inclusion29 decks93 decks
20%synergy
Opposition Agent
26%inclusion24 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Imperial Seal
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Necropotence
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Chrome Mox
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Creatures
Vilis, Broker of Blood
49%inclusion46 decks93 decks
37%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
49%inclusion46 decks93 decks
42%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
49%inclusion41 decks83 decks
40%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
46%inclusion38 decks83 decks
42%synergy
Fate Unraveler
45%inclusion42 decks93 decks
42%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
44%inclusion41 decks93 decks
34%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
43%inclusion40 decks92 decks
36%synergy
Master of the Feast
43%inclusion40 decks93 decks
41%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
41%inclusion38 decks93 decks
37%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
40%inclusion37 decks93 decks
24%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
35%inclusion33 decks93 decks
31%synergy
Witch of the Moors
32%inclusion30 decks93 decks
28%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
30%inclusion28 decks93 decks
19%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
30%inclusion28 decks93 decks
19%synergy
Dread Presence
29%inclusion27 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
28%inclusion26 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
21%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
19%synergy
Elder Brain
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
20%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Massacre Wurm
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Skirge Familiar
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Starscape Cleric
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
-7%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
-9%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
-4%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
13%inclusion12 decks89 decks
8%synergy
Blood Artist
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
-19%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Dark Confidant
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Ophiomancer
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
-8%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Howling Golem
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
-16%synergy
Tree of Perdition
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
1%synergy
The Speed Demon
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
45%inclusion42 decks93 decks
21%synergy
Baleful Mastery
45%inclusion42 decks93 decks
37%synergy
Imp's Mischief
37%inclusion34 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Defile
37%inclusion34 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
34%inclusion32 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Ritual
32%inclusion30 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Withering Torment
32%inclusion28 decks88 decks
0%synergy
Blood Pact
29%inclusion27 decks93 decks
25%synergy
Infernal Grasp
28%inclusion26 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Snuff Out
27%inclusion25 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
26%inclusion24 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Go for the Throat
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Dismember
23%inclusion21 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Undying Malice
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Feign Death
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
-4%synergy
Not Dead After All
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Force of Despair
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Bitter Triumph
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Darkness
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
-14%synergy
Necrologia
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Culling the Weak
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
-6%synergy
Murder
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Withering Boon
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Ad Nauseam
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Stinging Study
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Consuming Corruption
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
-8%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Cut Down
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Entomb
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-6%synergy
Flare of Malice
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-7%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Slaughter Pact
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Village Rites
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-20%synergy
Undying Evil
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Soul Shatter
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-6%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Night's Whisper
52%inclusion48 decks93 decks
27%synergy
Damnable Pact
49%inclusion46 decks93 decks
45%synergy
Damnation
44%inclusion41 decks93 decks
24%synergy
Reanimate
43%inclusion40 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Grim Tutor
42%inclusion39 decks93 decks
30%synergy
Exsanguinate
40%inclusion37 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
38%inclusion35 decks93 decks
26%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
26%inclusion24 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Read the Bones
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Bubbling Muck
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Mutilate
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Eldritch Pact
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Painful Lesson
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion10 decks83 decks
-4%synergy
Diabolic Intent
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
-3%synergy
Victimize
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
-15%synergy
Profane Tutor
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Ambition's Cost
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Rush of Dread
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Syphon Mind
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
-3%synergy
Thoughtseize
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
-5%synergy
Duress
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Dark Petition
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Buried Alive
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-6%synergy
Atrocious Experiment
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Beseech the Queen
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Chain of Smog
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
51%inclusion47 decks93 decks
19%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
46%inclusion43 decks93 decks
37%synergy
Font of Mythos
41%inclusion38 decks93 decks
39%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
39%inclusion36 decks93 decks
35%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
38%inclusion35 decks93 decks
30%synergy
Temple Bell
38%inclusion35 decks93 decks
35%synergy
Mindcrank
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
18%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
22%inclusion20 decks93 decks
20%synergy
Mithril Coat
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Horn of Greed
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
18%synergy
Commander's Plate
19%inclusion18 decks93 decks
13%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
Memory Jar
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
14%synergy
Venser's Journal
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Expedition Map
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Bontu's Monument
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
-16%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Requiem Monolith
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Helm of Obedience
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Skullclamp
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-16%synergy
Spellbook
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Black Vise
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
49%inclusion46 decks93 decks
25%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
34%inclusion32 decks93 decks
25%synergy
Greed
29%inclusion27 decks93 decks
22%synergy
Necrodominance
26%inclusion24 decks93 decks
23%synergy
No Mercy
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Lich's Mastery
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
16%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Wound Reflection
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Painful Quandary
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Call of the Ring
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Bonds
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Liliana's Caress
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of the Void
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Grievous Wound
7.9%inclusion7 decks89 decks
6%synergy
Bitterblossom
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
-6%synergy
Black Market
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-14%synergy
Oubliette
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Necromancy
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Oppression
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
25%inclusion23 decks93 decks
22%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
14%inclusion13 decks93 decks
12%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
-1%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-8%synergy
Professor Onyx
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Sorin Markov
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
81%inclusion75 decks93 decks
26%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
54%inclusion50 decks93 decks
16%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
51%inclusion47 decks93 decks
40%synergy
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion45 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
47%inclusion44 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
46%inclusion43 decks93 decks
44%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
40%inclusion37 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
26%inclusion24 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Command Beacon
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
15%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Castle Locthwain
20%inclusion19 decks93 decks
4%synergy
War Room
18%inclusion17 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
-9%synergy
Urza's Saga
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Cottage
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
-9%synergy
Deserted Temple
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Lake of the Dead
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Thespian's Stage
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Buried Ruin
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
-2%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-7%synergy
Barren Moor
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-3%synergy
Crystal Vein
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Glacial Chasm
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
-13%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion85 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
56%inclusion52 decks93 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
55%inclusion51 decks93 decks
30%synergy
Lotus Petal
28%inclusion26 decks93 decks
21%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
26%inclusion24 decks93 decks
23%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion24 decks93 decks
-3%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
24%inclusion22 decks93 decks
14%synergy
The Soul Stone
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Mox Amber
17%inclusion16 decks93 decks
13%synergy
Mana Vault
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
10%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
-9%synergy
Nyx Lotus
13%inclusion12 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
-7%synergy
Mox Opal
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
3%synergy
Caged Sun
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Coveted Jewel
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion92 decks93 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
34%inclusion32 decks93 decks
11%synergy
Cavern of Souls
16%inclusion15 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion14 decks93 decks
-4%synergy
Polluted Delta
12%inclusion11 decks93 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
-15%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
11%inclusion10 decks93 decks
7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
9%synergy
Marsh Flats
10%inclusion9 decks93 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Cave
8.6%inclusion8 decks93 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.5%inclusion7 decks93 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Demolition Field
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
1%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
6.5%inclusion6 decks93 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-2%synergy