Sek'Kuar, Deathkeeper (Commander) - Upgraded Shadowborn Apostles

Jeff Dunn
The 10 Best Mel Commanders
Mel commanders are lauded as the best-designed legendaries, or as perfect enablers for digging out edge case interactions. Here are the top ten!
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Shadowborn Apostle
100% of 30 decks +100% synergy
Bloodbond March
97% of 30 decks +97% synergy
Thrumming Stone
83% of 30 decks +83% synergy
Echoing Return
67% of 30 decks +67% synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
67% of 30 decks +65% synergy
Taborax, Hope's Demise
53% of 30 decks +53% synergy
Secret Salvage
53% of 30 decks +53% synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
50% of 30 decks +49% synergy
Harvester of Souls
50% of 30 decks +48% synergy
Xathrid Necromancer
43% of 30 decks +43% synergy
Top Cards
Skullclamp
53% of 30 decks +36% synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
43% of 30 decks +43% synergy
Cryptolith Rite
43% of 30 decks +41% synergy
Impact Tremors
43% of 30 decks +36% synergy
Phyrexian Altar
43% of 30 decks +34% synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
40% of 30 decks +39% synergy
Cultivate
40% of 30 decks -2% synergy
Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker
37% of 30 decks +37% synergy
Purphoros, God of the Forge
37% of 30 decks +33% synergy
Grave Pact
37% of 30 decks +33% synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
57% of 30 decks +38% synergy
Bolas's Citadel
27% of 30 decks +24% synergy
Vampiric Tutor
27% of 30 decks +12% synergy
Deflecting Swat
17% of 30 decks -0% synergy
Necropotence
13% of 30 decks +10% synergy
Worldly Tutor
10% of 30 decks -2% synergy
Creatures
Pitiless Plunderer
33% of 30 decks +18% synergy
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
30% of 30 decks +30% synergy
Archfiend of Despair
30% of 30 decks +30% synergy
Shadow-Rite Priest
27% of 30 decks +27% synergy
Rotlung Reanimator
27% of 30 decks +27% synergy
Infernal Sovereign
27% of 30 decks +27% synergy
Reaper from the Abyss
27% of 30 decks +26% synergy
Orca, Siege Demon
27% of 30 decks +26% synergy
Grim Haruspex
27% of 30 decks +22% synergy
Eternal Witness
27% of 30 decks -5% synergy
Herald of Slaanesh
23% of 30 decks +23% synergy
Lord of the Void
23% of 30 decks +23% synergy
Bloodthirster
23% of 30 decks +22% synergy
Demon of Death's Gate
20% of 30 decks +20% synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
20% of 30 decks +9% synergy
Mahadi, Emporium Master
20% of 30 decks +8% synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
20% of 30 decks -37% synergy
Overseer of the Damned
17% of 30 decks +16% synergy
Master of Cruelties
17% of 30 decks +15% synergy
Meren of Clan Nel Toth
17% of 30 decks +12% synergy
Blood Artist
17% of 30 decks +6% synergy
Ziatora, the Incinerator
17% of 30 decks -2% synergy
Mayhem Devil
17% of 30 decks -6% synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
13% of 30 decks +13% synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
13% of 30 decks +13% synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
13% of 30 decks -25% synergy
Defiler of Flesh
10% of 30 decks +10% synergy
Sanguinary Priest
10% of 30 decks +10% synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
10% of 30 decks +9% synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
10% of 30 decks +6% synergy
Kardur, Doomscourge
10% of 30 decks +4% synergy
Korvold, Fae-Cursed King
10% of 30 decks -1% synergy
Birds of Paradise
10% of 30 decks -25% synergy
Instants
Beast Within
37% of 30 decks -3% synergy
Dark Ritual
30% of 30 decks +17% synergy
Assassin's Trophy
30% of 30 decks -11% synergy
Heroic Intervention
23% of 30 decks -2% synergy
Village Rites
20% of 30 decks +9% synergy
Chaos Warp
20% of 30 decks -8% synergy
Nature's Claim
17% of 30 decks +9% synergy
Krosan Grip
13% of 30 decks +7% synergy
Putrefy
13% of 30 decks -2% synergy
Songs of the Damned
10% of 30 decks +10% synergy
Corrupted Conviction
10% of 30 decks +5% synergy
Bedevil
10% of 30 decks +1% synergy
Deadly Rollick
10% of 30 decks -1% synergy
Terminate
10% of 30 decks -18% synergy
Sorceries
Nature's Lore
37% of 30 decks +3% synergy
Farseek
37% of 30 decks -8% synergy
Kodama's Reach
33% of 30 decks +4% synergy
Three Visits
30% of 30 decks +4% synergy
Rampant Growth
27% of 30 decks -10% synergy
Toxic Deluge
23% of 30 decks +7% synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
17% of 30 decks +16% synergy
Diabolic Intent
17% of 30 decks +6% synergy
Blasphemous Act
13% of 30 decks -26% synergy
Grim Tutor
10% of 30 decks +7% synergy
Sign in Blood
10% of 30 decks +6% synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10% of 30 decks +6% synergy
Skyshroud Claim
10% of 30 decks +4% synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
10% of 30 decks -0% synergy
Vandalblast
10% of 30 decks -1% synergy
Faithless Looting
10% of 30 decks -12% synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
30% of 30 decks +16% synergy
Commander's Sphere
17% of 30 decks +5% synergy
Lightning Greaves
13% of 30 decks -13% synergy
Bontu's Monument
10% of 30 decks +10% synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
10% of 30 decks +10% synergy
Enchantments
Nantuko Shrine
27% of 30 decks +27% synergy
Dictate of Erebos
27% of 30 decks +21% synergy
Black Market
20% of 30 decks +18% synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
20% of 30 decks +11% synergy
The Meathook Massacre
17% of 30 decks +13% synergy
Liliana's Contract
13% of 30 decks +13% synergy
Blight Mound
13% of 30 decks +13% synergy
Elven Chorus
13% of 30 decks +13% synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
13% of 30 decks +9% synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
13% of 30 decks +9% synergy
Parallel Lives
13% of 30 decks +7% synergy
Goblin Bombardment
13% of 30 decks +1% synergy
Beastmaster Ascension
10% of 30 decks +7% synergy
Warstorm Surge
10% of 30 decks +4% synergy
Doubling Season
10% of 30 decks +3% synergy
Black Market Connections
10% of 30 decks +2% synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10% of 30 decks +1% synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
43% of 30 decks +24% synergy
Reliquary Tower
33% of 30 decks +14% synergy
Cabal Coffers
30% of 30 decks +25% synergy
Phyrexian Tower
23% of 30 decks +12% synergy
Westvale Abbey
20% of 30 decks +19% synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
20% of 30 decks -2% synergy
Grim Backwoods
13% of 30 decks +11% synergy
Bojuka Bog
13% of 30 decks -15% synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
10% of 30 decks +10% synergy
High Market
10% of 30 decks +5% synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
63% of 30 decks -18% synergy
Arcane Signet
60% of 30 decks -10% synergy
Rakdos Signet
20% of 30 decks +8% synergy
Golgari Signet
17% of 30 decks +4% synergy
Chromatic Lantern
13% of 30 decks +5% synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
13% of 30 decks +1% synergy
Talisman of Resilience
10% of 30 decks -5% synergy
Lands
Command Tower
80% of 30 decks -10% synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
70% of 30 decks +19% synergy
Blood Crypt
63% of 30 decks +17% synergy
Overgrown Tomb
63% of 30 decks +15% synergy
Stomping Ground
63% of 30 decks +14% synergy
Luxury Suite
53% of 30 decks +23% synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
47% of 30 decks +13% synergy
Bloodstained Mire
47% of 30 decks +11% synergy
Verdant Catacombs
47% of 30 decks +11% synergy
Woodland Cemetery
43% of 30 decks +11% synergy
Dragonskull Summit
40% of 30 decks +9% synergy
Spire Garden
40% of 30 decks +9% synergy
Wooded Foothills
40% of 30 decks +4% synergy
Savage Lands
37% of 30 decks -12% synergy
Llanowar Wastes
33% of 30 decks +10% synergy
Smoldering Marsh
30% of 30 decks -11% synergy
Cinder Glade
30% of 30 decks -16% synergy
Exotic Orchard
30% of 30 decks -21% synergy
Bayou
27% of 30 decks +14% synergy
Raucous Theater
26% of 19 decks +11% synergy
Commercial District
26% of 19 decks +10% synergy
Tainted Wood
23% of 30 decks +15% synergy
Underground Mortuary
21% of 19 decks +4% synergy
Tainted Peak
20% of 30 decks +13% synergy
Badlands
20% of 30 decks +7% synergy
Taiga
20% of 30 decks +7% synergy
Haunted Ridge
20% of 30 decks +5% synergy
Deathcap Glade
20% of 30 decks +4% synergy
Sulfurous Springs
20% of 30 decks +4% synergy
Karplusan Forest
20% of 30 decks +2% synergy
Rockfall Vale
20% of 30 decks -6% synergy
Blackcleave Cliffs
17% of 30 decks +13% synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
17% of 30 decks +12% synergy
Foreboding Ruins
17% of 30 decks +6% synergy
Blooming Marsh
13% of 30 decks +10% synergy
Arid Mesa
13% of 30 decks +3% synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13% of 30 decks -11% synergy
Riveteers Overlook
13% of 30 decks -11% synergy
Graven Cairns
10% of 30 decks +6% synergy
Haunted Mire
10% of 30 decks +4% synergy
Darkbore Pathway
10% of 30 decks +3% synergy
Cragcrown Pathway
10% of 30 decks +3% synergy
Canyon Slough
10% of 30 decks +2% synergy
Sheltered Thicket
10% of 30 decks +1% synergy
Twilight Mire
10% of 30 decks +0% synergy
Marsh Flats
10% of 30 decks -0% synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
10% of 30 decks -2% synergy
Path of Ancestry
10% of 30 decks -8% synergy
Evolving Wilds
10% of 30 decks -20% synergy