Sheoldred, the Apocalypse (Commander) - Expensive Optimized

Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Rank #177
103decks
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
Decorum Dissertation
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Pox Plague
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Ominous Harvest
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Peer into the Abyss
82%inclusion84 decks103 decks
71%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
71%inclusion73 decks103 decks
68%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
75%inclusion77 decks103 decks
64%synergy
Dark Deal
71%inclusion73 decks103 decks
60%synergy
Exquisite Blood
72%inclusion74 decks103 decks
59%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
66%inclusion68 decks103 decks
58%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
62%inclusion63 decks102 decks
53%synergy
Underworld Dreams
58%inclusion60 decks103 decks
52%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
87%inclusion90 decks103 decks
50%synergy
Grim Tutor
61%inclusion63 decks103 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
90%inclusion93 decks103 decks
24%synergy
Jet Medallion
82%inclusion84 decks103 decks
20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
73%inclusion75 decks103 decks
36%synergy
Deadly Rollick
72%inclusion74 decks103 decks
47%synergy
Lightning Greaves
64%inclusion66 decks103 decks
30%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
63%inclusion65 decks103 decks
44%synergy
Reanimate
59%inclusion61 decks103 decks
19%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
59%inclusion61 decks103 decks
44%synergy
Imp's Mischief
58%inclusion60 decks103 decks
34%synergy
Crypt Ghast
58%inclusion60 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
99%inclusion102 decks103 decks
72%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
94%inclusion97 decks103 decks
73%synergy
Ancient Tomb
87%inclusion90 decks103 decks
76%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
81%inclusion83 decks103 decks
52%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
81%inclusion83 decks103 decks
67%synergy
Chrome Mox
80%inclusion82 decks103 decks
74%synergy
The One Ring
79%inclusion81 decks103 decks
69%synergy
Imperial Seal
73%inclusion75 decks103 decks
66%synergy
Mana Vault
73%inclusion75 decks103 decks
66%synergy
Mox Diamond
56%inclusion58 decks103 decks
53%synergy
Creatures
Opposition Agent
55%inclusion57 decks103 decks
46%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
53%inclusion55 decks103 decks
46%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
53%inclusion54 decks102 decks
49%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
52%inclusion54 decks103 decks
40%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
50%inclusion51 decks103 decks
39%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
49%inclusion50 decks103 decks
-2%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
47%inclusion48 decks103 decks
43%synergy
Fate Unraveler
43%inclusion44 decks103 decks
40%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
40%inclusion41 decks103 decks
33%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
34%inclusion35 decks103 decks
30%synergy
Master of the Feast
31%inclusion32 decks103 decks
29%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
26%inclusion27 decks103 decks
15%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
24%inclusion25 decks103 decks
20%synergy
Starscape Cleric
24%inclusion25 decks103 decks
21%synergy
Skirge Familiar
23%inclusion24 decks103 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
22%inclusion23 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Roaming Throne
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
15%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Dark Confidant
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
-5%synergy
Dread Presence
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
0%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Blood Artist
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
-19%synergy
Witch of the Moors
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Blood Pet
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
0%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Elder Brain
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
-4%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
-3%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
2%synergy
The Speed Demon
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
4%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
-16%synergy
Asmodeus the Archfiend
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Ophiomancer
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
-11%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
0%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
-20%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Cabal Ritual
52%inclusion54 decks103 decks
34%synergy
Baleful Mastery
49%inclusion50 decks103 decks
40%synergy
Snuff Out
45%inclusion46 decks103 decks
32%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
44%inclusion45 decks103 decks
21%synergy
Dismember
33%inclusion34 decks103 decks
23%synergy
Culling the Weak
30%inclusion31 decks103 decks
14%synergy
Ad Nauseam
27%inclusion28 decks103 decks
24%synergy
Entomb
24%inclusion25 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Infernal Grasp
24%inclusion25 decks103 decks
-1%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
23%inclusion24 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Withering Boon
22%inclusion23 decks103 decks
18%synergy
Withering Torment
21%inclusion22 decks103 decks
-10%synergy
Force of Despair
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Defile
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
-16%synergy
Necrologia
20%inclusion21 decks103 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion20 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Darkness
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Go for the Throat
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
-5%synergy
Blood Pact
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Not Dead After All
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Saw in Half
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Rain of Filth
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Sacrifice
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Soul Shatter
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
-2%synergy
Undying Malice
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
-1%synergy
Flare of Malice
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
-5%synergy
Feign Death
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
0%synergy
Slaughter Pact
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Cut Down
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
-2%synergy
Undying Evil
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
-20%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
53%inclusion55 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Sign in Blood
53%inclusion55 decks103 decks
18%synergy
Damnation
50%inclusion52 decks103 decks
30%synergy
Night's Whisper
44%inclusion45 decks103 decks
19%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
43%inclusion44 decks103 decks
39%synergy
Damnable Pact
41%inclusion42 decks103 decks
37%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
37%inclusion38 decks103 decks
30%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
36%inclusion37 decks103 decks
24%synergy
Exsanguinate
34%inclusion35 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
32%inclusion33 decks103 decks
17%synergy
Bubbling Muck
29%inclusion30 decks103 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Intent
22%inclusion23 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
15%synergy
Thoughtseize
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion12 decks102 decks
-5%synergy
Buried Alive
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
-1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
-5%synergy
Temporal Extortion
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
-7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Beseech the Queen
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Mutilate
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
-10%synergy
Cruel Tutor
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Chain of Smog
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Eldritch Pact
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Howling Mine
53%inclusion55 decks103 decks
49%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
48%inclusion49 decks103 decks
38%synergy
Mindcrank
45%inclusion46 decks103 decks
39%synergy
Font of Mythos
39%inclusion40 decks103 decks
36%synergy
Memory Jar
38%inclusion39 decks103 decks
37%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
36%inclusion37 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
30%inclusion31 decks103 decks
26%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
29%inclusion30 decks103 decks
22%synergy
Temple Bell
27%inclusion28 decks103 decks
25%synergy
Commander's Plate
26%inclusion27 decks103 decks
20%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
25%inclusion26 decks103 decks
23%synergy
Mithril Coat
23%inclusion24 decks103 decks
18%synergy
Horn of Greed
21%inclusion22 decks103 decks
20%synergy
Defense Grid
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Cursed Totem
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Expedition Map
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
-2%synergy
Winter Orb
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Vexing Bauble
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Torpor Orb
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Bontu's Monument
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
-23%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
-15%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
58%inclusion60 decks103 decks
49%synergy
Sanguine Bond
50%inclusion52 decks103 decks
39%synergy
Black Market Connections
50%inclusion51 decks103 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
50%inclusion51 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Necropotence
47%inclusion48 decks103 decks
32%synergy
Necrodominance
37%inclusion38 decks103 decks
34%synergy
No Mercy
30%inclusion31 decks103 decks
23%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
26%inclusion27 decks103 decks
16%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
23%inclusion24 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
23%inclusion24 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Lich's Mastery
22%inclusion23 decks103 decks
21%synergy
Bitterblossom
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Greed
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Painful Quandary
13%inclusion13 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Contamination
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Wound Reflection
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Waste Not
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
-3%synergy
Oubliette
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of the Void
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
-3%synergy
Nether Void
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Grave Pact
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
-14%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
19%inclusion20 decks103 decks
17%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Professor Onyx
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
85%inclusion88 decks103 decks
31%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
69%inclusion71 decks103 decks
39%synergy
Reliquary Tower
60%inclusion62 decks103 decks
30%synergy
Urza's Saga
50%inclusion52 decks103 decks
43%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
45%inclusion46 decks103 decks
34%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
40%inclusion41 decks103 decks
37%synergy
Bojuka Bog
37%inclusion38 decks103 decks
-10%synergy
Lake of the Dead
36%inclusion37 decks103 decks
31%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
34%inclusion35 decks103 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
30%inclusion31 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
29%inclusion30 decks103 decks
14%synergy
Command Beacon
26%inclusion27 decks103 decks
18%synergy
War Room
23%inclusion24 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
19%inclusion20 decks103 decks
3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
18%inclusion19 decks103 decks
15%synergy
Strip Mine
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
15%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Vault of Whispers
17%inclusion17 decks103 decks
11%synergy
Crystal Vein
15%inclusion15 decks103 decks
12%synergy
Deserted Temple
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
9%synergy
Wasteland
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
10%synergy
Thespian's Stage
12%inclusion12 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Maze of Ith
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
-16%synergy
Glacial Chasm
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
8%synergy
City of Traitors
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Emergence Zone
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
-7%synergy
Peat Bog
5.8%inclusion6 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
99%inclusion102 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
68%inclusion70 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
52%inclusion54 decks103 decks
45%synergy
Mox Opal
52%inclusion54 decks103 decks
49%synergy
Thought Vessel
48%inclusion49 decks103 decks
22%synergy
Mox Amber
37%inclusion38 decks103 decks
33%synergy
Grim Monolith
36%inclusion37 decks103 decks
33%synergy
The Soul Stone
27%inclusion18 decks67 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion26 decks103 decks
-4%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
17%inclusion18 decks103 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion10 decks103 decks
7%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
0%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
-15%synergy
Lands
Swamp
92%inclusion95 decks103 decks
-3%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
46%inclusion47 decks103 decks
41%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
44%inclusion45 decks103 decks
21%synergy
Cavern of Souls
34%inclusion35 decks103 decks
27%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
24%inclusion25 decks103 decks
21%synergy
Marsh Flats
23%inclusion24 decks103 decks
20%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
22%inclusion23 decks103 decks
19%synergy
Polluted Delta
21%inclusion22 decks103 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion20 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
16%inclusion16 decks103 decks
13%synergy
Urza's Cave
14%inclusion14 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
11%inclusion11 decks103 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
-19%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
6.8%inclusion7 decks103 decks
6%synergy