Sheoldred, the Apocalypse (Commander) - Optimized Lifegain

Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Rank #177
161decks
As CommanderAs CardAverage DeckDecks
Bracket
All12345
Budget
Any$$$$
Zoe Ley
Apr 14, 2026
Zoe Ley
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
New Cards
High Synergy Cards
Top Cards
Game Changers
Creatures
Instants
Sorceries
Utility Artifacts
Enchantments
Planeswalkers
Utility Lands
Mana Artifacts
Lands
Back to Top
Decorum Dissertation
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
28%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Pox Plague
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Withering Curse
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Peer into the Abyss
86%inclusion139 decks161 decks
76%synergy
Underworld Dreams
81%inclusion130 decks161 decks
75%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
76%inclusion123 decks161 decks
74%synergy
Howling Mine
74%inclusion119 decks161 decks
70%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
76%inclusion123 decks161 decks
66%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
67%inclusion108 decks161 decks
63%synergy
Dark Deal
70%inclusion113 decks161 decks
59%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
65%inclusion104 decks161 decks
58%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
61%inclusion97 decks159 decks
57%synergy
Exquisite Blood
70%inclusion113 decks161 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
89%inclusion144 decks161 decks
23%synergy
Jet Medallion
81%inclusion131 decks161 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
76%inclusion123 decks161 decks
37%synergy
Sign in Blood
73%inclusion117 decks161 decks
37%synergy
Crypt Ghast
71%inclusion114 decks161 decks
23%synergy
Sanguine Bond
65%inclusion105 decks161 decks
53%synergy
Lightning Greaves
63%inclusion101 decks161 decks
29%synergy
Toxic Deluge
62%inclusion100 decks161 decks
25%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
59%inclusion94 decks160 decks
51%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
58%inclusion94 decks161 decks
7%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
68%inclusion109 decks161 decks
40%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
66%inclusion107 decks161 decks
38%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
63%inclusion101 decks161 decks
50%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
57%inclusion91 decks161 decks
36%synergy
The One Ring
48%inclusion77 decks161 decks
38%synergy
Ancient Tomb
32%inclusion51 decks161 decks
20%synergy
Opposition Agent
25%inclusion40 decks161 decks
15%synergy
Imperial Seal
23%inclusion37 decks161 decks
16%synergy
Necropotence
20%inclusion32 decks161 decks
5%synergy
Chrome Mox
19%inclusion31 decks161 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Fate Unraveler
58%inclusion94 decks161 decks
55%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
58%inclusion94 decks161 decks
39%synergy
Master of the Feast
56%inclusion90 decks161 decks
53%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
55%inclusion88 decks159 decks
46%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
49%inclusion79 decks161 decks
45%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
46%inclusion74 decks161 decks
35%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
45%inclusion72 decks161 decks
40%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
45%inclusion72 decks161 decks
32%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
35%inclusion57 decks161 decks
23%synergy
Witch of the Moors
35%inclusion56 decks161 decks
31%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
31%inclusion50 decks161 decks
27%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
29%inclusion47 decks161 decks
18%synergy
Dread Presence
28%inclusion45 decks161 decks
14%synergy
Elder Brain
28%inclusion45 decks161 decks
25%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
27%inclusion44 decks161 decks
16%synergy
Starscape Cleric
26%inclusion42 decks160 decks
23%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
26%inclusion42 decks161 decks
11%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
20%inclusion33 decks161 decks
17%synergy
Sheoldred
17%inclusion28 decks161 decks
11%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
16%inclusion25 decks161 decks
11%synergy
Massacre Wurm
16%inclusion25 decks161 decks
-2%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion23 decks161 decks
-8%synergy
Blood Artist
13%inclusion21 decks161 decks
-19%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
12%inclusion20 decks161 decks
-7%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
12%inclusion19 decks159 decks
6%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
11%inclusion17 decks161 decks
9%synergy
Roaming Throne
10%inclusion16 decks161 decks
7%synergy
Howling Golem
10%inclusion16 decks161 decks
9%synergy
Epicure of Blood
10%inclusion16 decks161 decks
9%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
9.3%inclusion15 decks161 decks
8%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
9.3%inclusion15 decks161 decks
-16%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
9.3%inclusion15 decks161 decks
7%synergy
Dark Confidant
8.7%inclusion14 decks161 decks
1%synergy
Skirge Familiar
8.7%inclusion14 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
8.1%inclusion13 decks161 decks
3%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
8.1%inclusion13 decks161 decks
-3%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
8.1%inclusion13 decks161 decks
0%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
8.1%inclusion13 decks161 decks
5%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
8.1%inclusion13 decks161 decks
7%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
7.0%inclusion8 decks114 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.8%inclusion11 decks161 decks
-2%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
6.2%inclusion10 decks161 decks
2%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
5.7%inclusion9 decks159 decks
5%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
5.6%inclusion9 decks161 decks
2%synergy
Ophiomancer
5.6%inclusion9 decks161 decks
-11%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
52%inclusion83 decks161 decks
27%synergy
Baleful Mastery
49%inclusion79 decks161 decks
41%synergy
Imp's Mischief
41%inclusion66 decks161 decks
16%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
37%inclusion60 decks161 decks
14%synergy
Infernal Grasp
35%inclusion56 decks161 decks
10%synergy
Blood Pact
35%inclusion56 decks161 decks
31%synergy
Defile
34%inclusion54 decks161 decks
-3%synergy
Withering Torment
33%inclusion52 decks159 decks
1%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
27%inclusion44 decks161 decks
13%synergy
Feign Death
24%inclusion38 decks161 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Ritual
22%inclusion36 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Dismember
22%inclusion35 decks161 decks
11%synergy
Undying Malice
21%inclusion34 decks161 decks
11%synergy
Go for the Throat
21%inclusion34 decks161 decks
-2%synergy
Not Dead After All
20%inclusion32 decks161 decks
9%synergy
Snuff Out
19%inclusion31 decks161 decks
6%synergy
Darkness
18%inclusion29 decks161 decks
8%synergy
Necrologia
17%inclusion28 decks161 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion26 decks161 decks
-3%synergy
Bitter Triumph
16%inclusion25 decks161 decks
6%synergy
Force of Despair
12%inclusion20 decks161 decks
5%synergy
Soul Shatter
11%inclusion18 decks161 decks
-1%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
11%inclusion18 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Withering Boon
11%inclusion17 decks161 decks
6%synergy
Murder
11%inclusion17 decks161 decks
0%synergy
Ad Nauseam
11%inclusion17 decks161 decks
8%synergy
Consuming Corruption
11%inclusion17 decks161 decks
-5%synergy
Culling the Weak
10%inclusion16 decks161 decks
-6%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.7%inclusion14 decks161 decks
-17%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.1%inclusion13 decks161 decks
1%synergy
Village Rites
7.5%inclusion12 decks161 decks
-18%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
7.5%inclusion12 decks161 decks
-1%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
6.5%inclusion8 decks123 decks
-2%synergy
Stinging Study
6.2%inclusion10 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.2%inclusion10 decks161 decks
-1%synergy
Entomb
5.6%inclusion9 decks161 decks
-7%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
58%inclusion94 decks161 decks
8%synergy
Damnable Pact
58%inclusion93 decks161 decks
54%synergy
Night's Whisper
52%inclusion83 decks161 decks
27%synergy
Damnation
48%inclusion77 decks161 decks
27%synergy
Reanimate
43%inclusion70 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
39%inclusion63 decks161 decks
28%synergy
Exsanguinate
39%inclusion62 decks161 decks
14%synergy
Grim Tutor
37%inclusion59 decks161 decks
25%synergy
Read the Bones
30%inclusion49 decks161 decks
14%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
26%inclusion42 decks161 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
21%inclusion34 decks161 decks
7%synergy
Bubbling Muck
19%inclusion31 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Mutilate
19%inclusion30 decks161 decks
2%synergy
Eldritch Pact
14%inclusion23 decks161 decks
13%synergy
Syphon Mind
12%inclusion20 decks161 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion18 decks159 decks
-5%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
11%inclusion17 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Painful Lesson
10%inclusion16 decks161 decks
9%synergy
Profane Tutor
10%inclusion16 decks161 decks
6%synergy
Thoughtseize
10%inclusion16 decks161 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Intent
9.3%inclusion15 decks161 decks
-6%synergy
Ambition's Cost
8.7%inclusion14 decks161 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.7%inclusion14 decks161 decks
-4%synergy
Pain's Reward
7.5%inclusion12 decks161 decks
7%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
7.5%inclusion12 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Atrocious Experiment
7.5%inclusion12 decks161 decks
6%synergy
Dark Petition
6.8%inclusion11 decks161 decks
3%synergy
Temporal Extortion
6.2%inclusion10 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
5.6%inclusion9 decks161 decks
0%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
5.6%inclusion9 decks161 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Craving
5.6%inclusion9 decks161 decks
3%synergy
Decree of Pain
5.6%inclusion9 decks161 decks
0%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
5.6%inclusion9 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Font of Mythos
54%inclusion87 decks161 decks
52%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
50%inclusion81 decks161 decks
46%synergy
Temple Bell
46%inclusion74 decks161 decks
44%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
45%inclusion73 decks161 decks
14%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
42%inclusion68 decks161 decks
33%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
34%inclusion55 decks161 decks
26%synergy
Horn of Greed
28%inclusion45 decks161 decks
27%synergy
Mindcrank
24%inclusion38 decks161 decks
18%synergy
Mithril Coat
22%inclusion36 decks161 decks
17%synergy
Commander's Plate
21%inclusion34 decks161 decks
15%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
18%inclusion29 decks161 decks
16%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
16%inclusion21 decks135 decks
-4%synergy
Venser's Journal
14%inclusion22 decks161 decks
12%synergy
Bontu's Monument
14%inclusion22 decks161 decks
-15%synergy
Expedition Map
12%inclusion20 decks161 decks
1%synergy
Memory Jar
12%inclusion19 decks161 decks
11%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
10%inclusion16 decks161 decks
3%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
10%inclusion16 decks161 decks
8%synergy
Spellbook
6.2%inclusion10 decks161 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.6%inclusion9 decks161 decks
-10%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
5.6%inclusion9 decks161 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
45%inclusion73 decks161 decks
21%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
40%inclusion65 decks161 decks
31%synergy
Greed
32%inclusion51 decks161 decks
25%synergy
No Mercy
27%inclusion44 decks161 decks
20%synergy
Necrodominance
25%inclusion40 decks161 decks
22%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
24%inclusion39 decks161 decks
14%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
21%inclusion34 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Lich's Mastery
18%inclusion29 decks161 decks
17%synergy
Painful Quandary
16%inclusion26 decks161 decks
6%synergy
Wound Reflection
15%inclusion24 decks161 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
12%inclusion19 decks161 decks
2%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion19 decks161 decks
-5%synergy
Bitterblossom
11%inclusion18 decks161 decks
-2%synergy
Oubliette
6.8%inclusion11 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Bonds
6.2%inclusion10 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Black Market
6.2%inclusion10 decks161 decks
-15%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
5.7%inclusion9 decks159 decks
3%synergy
Contamination
5.6%inclusion9 decks161 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
37%inclusion60 decks161 decks
35%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
20%inclusion33 decks161 decks
18%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
16%inclusion25 decks161 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
80%inclusion129 decks161 decks
25%synergy
Reliquary Tower
76%inclusion122 decks161 decks
46%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
58%inclusion93 decks161 decks
47%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
55%inclusion88 decks161 decks
17%synergy
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion83 decks161 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
52%inclusion83 decks161 decks
17%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
50%inclusion80 decks161 decks
47%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
43%inclusion69 decks161 decks
13%synergy
Command Beacon
27%inclusion43 decks161 decks
18%synergy
War Room
20%inclusion32 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
19%inclusion30 decks161 decks
11%synergy
Witch's Cottage
19%inclusion30 decks161 decks
-6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion30 decks161 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
17%inclusion27 decks161 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
16%inclusion26 decks161 decks
-9%synergy
Lake of the Dead
13%inclusion21 decks161 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion19 decks161 decks
-1%synergy
Deserted Temple
9.3%inclusion15 decks161 decks
5%synergy
Thespian's Stage
9.3%inclusion15 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.7%inclusion14 decks161 decks
-1%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.7%inclusion14 decks161 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
8.7%inclusion14 decks161 decks
6%synergy
Barren Moor
7.5%inclusion12 decks161 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.5%inclusion12 decks161 decks
0%synergy
Vesuva
6.2%inclusion10 decks161 decks
3%synergy
The Dross Pits
6.2%inclusion10 decks161 decks
5%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.6%inclusion9 decks161 decks
2%synergy
Glacial Chasm
5.6%inclusion9 decks161 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion154 decks161 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
73%inclusion118 decks161 decks
48%synergy
Arcane Signet
66%inclusion107 decks161 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
37%inclusion60 decks161 decks
8%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
20%inclusion32 decks161 decks
17%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
19%inclusion30 decks161 decks
9%synergy
Lotus Petal
18%inclusion29 decks161 decks
11%synergy
Mana Vault
16%inclusion26 decks161 decks
10%synergy
The Soul Stone
16%inclusion18 decks115 decks
1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
14%inclusion23 decks161 decks
-8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion17 decks161 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion17 decks161 decks
-4%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
9.3%inclusion15 decks161 decks
1%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.1%inclusion13 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Nyx Lotus
7.5%inclusion12 decks161 decks
1%synergy
Mox Amber
6.8%inclusion11 decks161 decks
3%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
6.2%inclusion10 decks161 decks
1%synergy
Mox Opal
5.6%inclusion9 decks161 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion152 decks161 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
37%inclusion60 decks161 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion26 decks161 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion26 decks161 decks
-9%synergy
Urza's Cave
12%inclusion19 decks161 decks
4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
10%inclusion16 decks161 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.7%inclusion14 decks161 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
6.8%inclusion11 decks161 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.8%inclusion11 decks161 decks
-2%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.6%inclusion9 decks161 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
5.6%inclusion9 decks161 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.6%inclusion9 decks161 decks
2%synergy
About UsContactPrivacy PolicyTerms of Service
Space Cow MediaArchidektCardsphereCommander SpellbookFABRECSpellvoid
Space Cow MediaArchidektCommander's Herald
Commander SpellbookFABRECSpellvoid
EDHREC is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.
next@15 test