Sheoldred, the Apocalypse (Commander) - Expensive Optimized

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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
M.O.D.O.K.
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
12%synergy
Doctor Doom, Unrivaled
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Construct a Cosmic Cube
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Peer into the Abyss
84%inclusion96 decks114 decks
74%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
70%inclusion80 decks114 decks
68%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
75%inclusion85 decks114 decks
64%synergy
Dark Deal
73%inclusion83 decks114 decks
62%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
66%inclusion75 decks114 decks
58%synergy
Exquisite Blood
69%inclusion79 decks114 decks
56%synergy
Underworld Dreams
59%inclusion67 decks114 decks
53%synergy
Howling Mine
56%inclusion64 decks114 decks
52%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
55%inclusion62 decks113 decks
51%synergy
Opposition Agent
60%inclusion68 decks114 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
93%inclusion106 decks114 decks
26%synergy
Jet Medallion
82%inclusion93 decks114 decks
19%synergy
Toxic Deluge
74%inclusion84 decks114 decks
37%synergy
Deadly Rollick
71%inclusion81 decks114 decks
46%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
62%inclusion71 decks114 decks
43%synergy
Lightning Greaves
61%inclusion70 decks114 decks
28%synergy
Grim Tutor
59%inclusion67 decks114 decks
47%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
58%inclusion66 decks113 decks
49%synergy
Imp's Mischief
58%inclusion66 decks114 decks
33%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
58%inclusion66 decks114 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
98%inclusion112 decks114 decks
71%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
96%inclusion109 decks114 decks
75%synergy
Ancient Tomb
88%inclusion100 decks114 decks
76%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
83%inclusion95 decks114 decks
70%synergy
Chrome Mox
82%inclusion93 decks114 decks
76%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
81%inclusion92 decks114 decks
52%synergy
The One Ring
79%inclusion90 decks114 decks
70%synergy
Imperial Seal
75%inclusion85 decks114 decks
68%synergy
Mana Vault
73%inclusion83 decks114 decks
66%synergy
Mox Diamond
63%inclusion72 decks114 decks
59%synergy
Creatures
Crypt Ghast
56%inclusion64 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
48%inclusion55 decks114 decks
38%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
48%inclusion55 decks114 decks
40%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
47%inclusion54 decks114 decks
-3%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
47%inclusion54 decks114 decks
35%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
46%inclusion52 decks114 decks
42%synergy
Fate Unraveler
42%inclusion48 decks114 decks
39%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
39%inclusion44 decks114 decks
32%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
33%inclusion38 decks114 decks
30%synergy
Master of the Feast
32%inclusion37 decks114 decks
30%synergy
Starscape Cleric
25%inclusion28 decks114 decks
21%synergy
Skirge Familiar
25%inclusion28 decks114 decks
20%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
24%inclusion27 decks114 decks
19%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
24%inclusion27 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
18%inclusion21 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Roaming Throne
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Dark Confidant
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
-5%synergy
Dread Presence
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
0%synergy
Sheoldred
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Blood Artist
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
-20%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Blood Pet
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
10%inclusion8 decks80 decks
6%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Elder Brain
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
-1%synergy
Witch of the Moors
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Gravecrawler
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
-9%synergy
Asmodeus the Archfiend
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
-19%synergy
Ophiomancer
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
-11%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
-5%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
-4%synergy
The Speed Demon
5.3%inclusion6 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
-16%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Cabal Ritual
54%inclusion62 decks114 decks
36%synergy
Baleful Mastery
48%inclusion55 decks114 decks
40%synergy
Snuff Out
45%inclusion51 decks114 decks
31%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
42%inclusion48 decks114 decks
19%synergy
Dismember
33%inclusion38 decks114 decks
23%synergy
Culling the Weak
32%inclusion36 decks114 decks
14%synergy
Ad Nauseam
27%inclusion31 decks114 decks
24%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
25%inclusion29 decks114 decks
11%synergy
Entomb
25%inclusion28 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Infernal Grasp
24%inclusion27 decks114 decks
-1%synergy
Withering Torment
23%inclusion26 decks114 decks
-9%synergy
Withering Boon
21%inclusion24 decks114 decks
17%synergy
Necrologia
21%inclusion24 decks114 decks
20%synergy
Force of Despair
20%inclusion23 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion22 decks114 decks
-0%synergy
Defile
19%inclusion22 decks114 decks
-16%synergy
Blood Pact
19%inclusion22 decks114 decks
15%synergy
Go for the Throat
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
-7%synergy
Rain of Filth
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Saw in Half
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Darkness
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Not Dead After All
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Bitter Triumph
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Sacrifice
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Soul Shatter
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
-0%synergy
Flare of Malice
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
-4%synergy
Undying Malice
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
-0%synergy
Slaughter Pact
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Feign Death
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
-20%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
-2%synergy
Demonic Consultation
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
56%inclusion64 decks114 decks
16%synergy
Feed the Swarm
54%inclusion61 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Sign in Blood
54%inclusion61 decks114 decks
18%synergy
Damnation
51%inclusion58 decks114 decks
31%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
43%inclusion49 decks114 decks
40%synergy
Damnable Pact
41%inclusion47 decks114 decks
37%synergy
Night's Whisper
39%inclusion45 decks114 decks
15%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
36%inclusion41 decks114 decks
29%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
33%inclusion38 decks114 decks
22%synergy
Exsanguinate
32%inclusion37 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
31%inclusion35 decks114 decks
16%synergy
Bubbling Muck
27%inclusion31 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Diabolic Intent
22%inclusion25 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion13 decks113 decks
-5%synergy
Thoughtseize
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Buried Alive
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
-2%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
-7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
-5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Temporal Extortion
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Withering Curse
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Beseech the Queen
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Eldritch Pact
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Mutilate
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
-10%synergy
Dark Petition
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Cruel Tutor
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Chain of Smog
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Pox Plague
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Victimize
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
-22%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Aetherflux Reservoir
49%inclusion56 decks114 decks
40%synergy
Mindcrank
42%inclusion48 decks114 decks
37%synergy
Font of Mythos
39%inclusion45 decks114 decks
37%synergy
Memory Jar
38%inclusion43 decks114 decks
37%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
34%inclusion39 decks114 decks
27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion38 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Temple Bell
29%inclusion33 decks114 decks
27%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
25%inclusion28 decks114 decks
23%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
25%inclusion28 decks114 decks
21%synergy
Horn of Greed
24%inclusion27 decks114 decks
22%synergy
Commander's Plate
22%inclusion25 decks114 decks
16%synergy
Mithril Coat
20%inclusion23 decks114 decks
15%synergy
Defense Grid
14%inclusion16 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Expedition Map
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
-0%synergy
Cursed Totem
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
10%synergy
Vexing Bauble
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Winter Orb
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Bontu's Monument
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
-22%synergy
Torpor Orb
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Winter Moon
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
4%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
-15%synergy
Helm of Obedience
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
-8%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
56%inclusion64 decks114 decks
47%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
53%inclusion60 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Black Market Connections
52%inclusion59 decks114 decks
27%synergy
Sanguine Bond
47%inclusion54 decks114 decks
36%synergy
Necropotence
47%inclusion54 decks114 decks
33%synergy
Necrodominance
38%inclusion43 decks114 decks
35%synergy
No Mercy
26%inclusion30 decks114 decks
19%synergy
Lich's Mastery
25%inclusion29 decks114 decks
24%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
24%inclusion27 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
22%inclusion25 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
22%inclusion25 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Wound Reflection
15%inclusion17 decks114 decks
12%synergy
Bitterblossom
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
-0%synergy
Greed
12%inclusion14 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Contamination
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Painful Quandary
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
10%synergy
Oubliette
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Waste Not
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
-2%synergy
Leyline of the Void
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
-4%synergy
Nether Void
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Liliana's Caress
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
-0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
15%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Professor Onyx
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
86%inclusion98 decks114 decks
48%synergy
Cabal Coffers
83%inclusion95 decks114 decks
29%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
67%inclusion76 decks114 decks
37%synergy
Reliquary Tower
60%inclusion68 decks114 decks
30%synergy
Urza's Saga
50%inclusion57 decks114 decks
42%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
43%inclusion49 decks114 decks
32%synergy
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion43 decks114 decks
-9%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
38%inclusion43 decks114 decks
35%synergy
Lake of the Dead
36%inclusion41 decks114 decks
31%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
32%inclusion36 decks114 decks
-3%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
28%inclusion32 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
27%inclusion31 decks114 decks
12%synergy
War Room
24%inclusion27 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Command Beacon
24%inclusion27 decks114 decks
15%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
19%inclusion22 decks114 decks
16%synergy
Castle Locthwain
18%inclusion20 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Strip Mine
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
14%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Vault of Whispers
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
10%synergy
Crystal Vein
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
13%synergy
Deserted Temple
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
9%synergy
Wasteland
11%inclusion13 decks114 decks
10%synergy
Thespian's Stage
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
-16%synergy
Glacial Chasm
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
8%synergy
City of Traitors
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Emergence Zone
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
-8%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Bazaar of Baghdad
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Peat Bog
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
99%inclusion113 decks114 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
69%inclusion79 decks114 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Petal
56%inclusion64 decks114 decks
49%synergy
Mox Opal
49%inclusion56 decks114 decks
46%synergy
Thought Vessel
46%inclusion53 decks114 decks
21%synergy
Grim Monolith
39%inclusion44 decks114 decks
36%synergy
Mox Amber
35%inclusion40 decks114 decks
31%synergy
The Soul Stone
30%inclusion24 decks80 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion28 decks114 decks
-4%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion18 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion11 decks114 decks
7%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
6%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
-1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
-17%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion107 decks114 decks
-1%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
48%inclusion55 decks114 decks
44%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
42%inclusion48 decks114 decks
19%synergy
Cavern of Souls
36%inclusion41 decks114 decks
29%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
24%inclusion27 decks114 decks
20%synergy
Marsh Flats
23%inclusion26 decks114 decks
19%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
22%inclusion25 decks114 decks
18%synergy
Polluted Delta
21%inclusion24 decks114 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion22 decks114 decks
-0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Cave
13%inclusion15 decks114 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
11%inclusion12 decks114 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.8%inclusion10 decks114 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.9%inclusion9 decks114 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
6.1%inclusion7 decks114 decks
-19%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
5.3%inclusion6 decks114 decks
4%synergy