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
47%inclusion8 decks17 decks
41%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
24%inclusion4 decks17 decks
19%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-1%synergy
Grave Researcher
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
-1%synergy
Stensian Sanguinist
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Peer into the Abyss
77%inclusion71 decks92 decks
67%synergy
Underworld Dreams
68%inclusion63 decks92 decks
62%synergy
Howling Mine
60%inclusion55 decks92 decks
56%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
66%inclusion61 decks92 decks
56%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
57%inclusion52 decks92 decks
53%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
55%inclusion51 decks92 decks
53%synergy
Damnable Pact
52%inclusion48 decks92 decks
48%synergy
Reliquary Tower
78%inclusion72 decks92 decks
48%synergy
Sanguine Bond
60%inclusion55 decks92 decks
48%synergy
Exquisite Blood
60%inclusion55 decks92 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
84%inclusion77 decks92 decks
17%synergy
Jet Medallion
74%inclusion68 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
74%inclusion68 decks92 decks
34%synergy
Sign in Blood
71%inclusion65 decks92 decks
35%synergy
Crypt Ghast
66%inclusion61 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Toxic Deluge
64%inclusion59 decks92 decks
27%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
63%inclusion58 decks92 decks
12%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
60%inclusion55 decks92 decks
41%synergy
Dark Deal
57%inclusion52 decks92 decks
46%synergy
Lightning Greaves
57%inclusion52 decks92 decks
23%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
67%inclusion62 decks92 decks
39%synergy
Demonic Tutor
57%inclusion52 decks92 decks
29%synergy
The One Ring
53%inclusion49 decks92 decks
44%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
53%inclusion49 decks92 decks
40%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
48%inclusion44 decks92 decks
27%synergy
Ancient Tomb
29%inclusion27 decks92 decks
18%synergy
Opposition Agent
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
17%synergy
Imperial Seal
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Necropotence
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Chrome Mox
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Creatures
Marauding Blight-Priest
51%inclusion47 decks92 decks
44%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
49%inclusion40 decks81 decks
45%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
49%inclusion45 decks92 decks
36%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
47%inclusion38 decks81 decks
38%synergy
Fate Unraveler
46%inclusion42 decks92 decks
42%synergy
Master of the Feast
45%inclusion41 decks92 decks
42%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
44%inclusion40 decks90 decks
37%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
43%inclusion40 decks92 decks
33%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
42%inclusion39 decks92 decks
39%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
39%inclusion36 decks92 decks
24%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
38%inclusion35 decks92 decks
33%synergy
Dread Presence
32%inclusion29 decks92 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
32%inclusion29 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Witch of the Moors
32%inclusion29 decks92 decks
28%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
29%inclusion27 decks92 decks
18%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
29%inclusion27 decks92 decks
17%synergy
Massacre Wurm
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
21%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Elder Brain
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Sheoldred
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Starscape Cleric
17%inclusion15 decks90 decks
13%synergy
Skirge Familiar
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
-4%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
-9%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
-8%synergy
Blood Artist
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
-18%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
14%inclusion8 decks57 decks
10%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
13%inclusion11 decks87 decks
7%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Dark Confidant
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Ophiomancer
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
-8%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
-16%synergy
Howling Golem
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
6.7%inclusion6 decks90 decks
2%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
1%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Tree of Perdition
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Silent Arbiter
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Roaming Throne
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Baleful Mastery
49%inclusion45 decks92 decks
40%synergy
Deadly Rollick
41%inclusion38 decks92 decks
17%synergy
Defile
36%inclusion33 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
35%inclusion32 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Imp's Mischief
33%inclusion30 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Ritual
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Withering Torment
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
28%inclusion26 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Blood Pact
28%inclusion26 decks92 decks
24%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Go for the Throat
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Snuff Out
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Dismember
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Undying Malice
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Not Dead After All
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
-4%synergy
Feign Death
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Force of Despair
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Necrologia
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Bitter Triumph
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
-14%synergy
Darkness
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Culling the Weak
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
-5%synergy
Murder
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Ad Nauseam
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Withering Boon
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Consuming Corruption
7.7%inclusion7 decks91 decks
-8%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Cut Down
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Entomb
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-6%synergy
Stinging Study
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Soul Shatter
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-5%synergy
Slaughter Pact
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Village Rites
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-20%synergy
Flare of Malice
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-8%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Undying Evil
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
55%inclusion51 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
51%inclusion47 decks92 decks
26%synergy
Damnation
41%inclusion38 decks92 decks
21%synergy
Reanimate
40%inclusion37 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Grim Tutor
39%inclusion36 decks92 decks
28%synergy
Exsanguinate
38%inclusion35 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
38%inclusion35 decks92 decks
26%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Read the Bones
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Bubbling Muck
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Mutilate
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Eldritch Pact
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion11 decks81 decks
-3%synergy
Victimize
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
-15%synergy
Diabolic Intent
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
-3%synergy
Painful Lesson
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Profane Tutor
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Ambition's Cost
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Rush of Dread
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Syphon Mind
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
-3%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Thoughtseize
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
-5%synergy
Duress
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Atrocious Experiment
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Dark Petition
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Buried Alive
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-6%synergy
Beseech the Queen
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Chain of Smog
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Pox Plague
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
1%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
49%inclusion45 decks92 decks
18%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
43%inclusion40 decks92 decks
34%synergy
Font of Mythos
43%inclusion40 decks92 decks
41%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
40%inclusion37 decks92 decks
36%synergy
Temple Bell
39%inclusion36 decks92 decks
37%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
37%inclusion34 decks92 decks
29%synergy
Mindcrank
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Horn of Greed
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
19%synergy
Mithril Coat
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Commander's Plate
18%inclusion17 decks92 decks
13%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
18%inclusion11 decks61 decks
-2%synergy
Memory Jar
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Venser's Journal
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
14%synergy
Bontu's Monument
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
-15%synergy
Expedition Map
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Requiem Monolith
11%inclusion6 decks57 decks
9%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Helm of Obedience
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Skullclamp
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-16%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Spellbook
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Black Vise
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
47%inclusion43 decks92 decks
23%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
35%inclusion32 decks92 decks
26%synergy
Greed
30%inclusion28 decks92 decks
24%synergy
Necrodominance
26%inclusion24 decks91 decks
24%synergy
No Mercy
24%inclusion22 decks92 decks
17%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
21%inclusion19 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Lich's Mastery
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
16%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Wound Reflection
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
-3%synergy
Painful Quandary
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Call of the Ring
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Bonds
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
9%synergy
Liliana's Caress
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Leyline of the Void
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Grievous Wound
8.0%inclusion7 decks87 decks
6%synergy
Bitterblossom
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
-6%synergy
Black Market
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-14%synergy
Oubliette
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Oppression
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
25%inclusion23 decks92 decks
23%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-8%synergy
Professor Onyx
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Sorin Markov
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
79%inclusion73 decks92 decks
25%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
52%inclusion48 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
51%inclusion47 decks92 decks
40%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
50%inclusion46 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
49%inclusion45 decks92 decks
46%synergy
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion42 decks92 decks
-1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
41%inclusion38 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Command Beacon
23%inclusion21 decks92 decks
15%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
22%inclusion20 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
9%synergy
War Room
20%inclusion18 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
-9%synergy
Urza's Saga
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Witch's Cottage
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
-12%synergy
Deserted Temple
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Lake of the Dead
10%inclusion9 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Barren Moor
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
-2%synergy
Glacial Chasm
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
-7%synergy
Buried Ruin
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Crystal Vein
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
3%synergy
The Dross Pits
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-14%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion84 decks92 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
58%inclusion53 decks92 decks
32%synergy
Arcane Signet
55%inclusion51 decks92 decks
-6%synergy
Lotus Petal
27%inclusion25 decks92 decks
20%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
16%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
23%synergy
Mind Stone
26%inclusion24 decks92 decks
-3%synergy
The Soul Stone
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
3%synergy
Mox Amber
17%inclusion16 decks92 decks
13%synergy
Mana Vault
16%inclusion15 decks92 decks
10%synergy
Nyx Lotus
14%inclusion13 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion12 decks92 decks
-9%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
7.6%inclusion7 decks92 decks
-7%synergy
Mox Opal
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
3%synergy
Caged Sun
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
-6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Coveted Jewel
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion92 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
35%inclusion32 decks92 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
-4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
15%inclusion14 decks92 decks
8%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
12%inclusion11 decks92 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
-15%synergy
Polluted Delta
11%inclusion10 decks92 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion9 decks91 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Cave
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.7%inclusion8 decks92 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
6.5%inclusion6 decks92 decks
1%synergy
Demolition Field
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
0%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.4%inclusion5 decks92 decks
1%synergy