Sheoldred, the Apocalypse (Commander) - Optimized Combo

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
Scheming Silvertongue
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
21%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
Pox Plague
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Shredder's Technique
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Splinter's Technique
3.2%inclusion1 decks31 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Peer into the Abyss
85%inclusion83 decks98 decks
74%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
69%inclusion68 decks98 decks
67%synergy
Underworld Dreams
71%inclusion70 decks98 decks
65%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
76%inclusion74 decks98 decks
65%synergy
Howling Mine
67%inclusion66 decks98 decks
63%synergy
Exquisite Blood
74%inclusion73 decks98 decks
61%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
62%inclusion61 decks98 decks
55%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
58%inclusion57 decks98 decks
54%synergy
Dark Deal
64%inclusion63 decks98 decks
53%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
56%inclusion54 decks97 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
93%inclusion91 decks98 decks
26%synergy
Jet Medallion
80%inclusion78 decks98 decks
18%synergy
Sign in Blood
69%inclusion68 decks98 decks
34%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
68%inclusion67 decks98 decks
17%synergy
Crypt Ghast
68%inclusion67 decks98 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
68%inclusion67 decks98 decks
29%synergy
Lightning Greaves
67%inclusion66 decks98 decks
34%synergy
Toxic Deluge
65%inclusion64 decks98 decks
29%synergy
Feed the Swarm
63%inclusion62 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
61%inclusion59 decks97 decks
52%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
76%inclusion74 decks98 decks
48%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
68%inclusion67 decks98 decks
55%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
66%inclusion65 decks98 decks
38%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
63%inclusion62 decks98 decks
42%synergy
The One Ring
49%inclusion48 decks98 decks
40%synergy
Ancient Tomb
33%inclusion32 decks98 decks
21%synergy
Imperial Seal
29%inclusion28 decks98 decks
22%synergy
Opposition Agent
28%inclusion27 decks98 decks
18%synergy
Necropotence
24%inclusion24 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Chrome Mox
23%inclusion23 decks98 decks
17%synergy
Creatures
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
60%inclusion59 decks98 decks
41%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
52%inclusion51 decks98 decks
44%synergy
Fate Unraveler
49%inclusion48 decks98 decks
46%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
47%inclusion46 decks98 decks
36%synergy
Master of the Feast
46%inclusion45 decks98 decks
43%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
46%inclusion45 decks98 decks
33%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
45%inclusion44 decks98 decks
41%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
37%inclusion36 decks98 decks
32%synergy
Witch of the Moors
33%inclusion32 decks98 decks
29%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
33%inclusion32 decks98 decks
17%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
30%inclusion29 decks98 decks
18%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Dread Presence
24%inclusion24 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
23%inclusion23 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Starscape Cleric
23%inclusion23 decks98 decks
20%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
17%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
18%synergy
Elder Brain
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
18%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
19%inclusion18 decks97 decks
13%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Blood Artist
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
-16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
-8%synergy
Skirge Familiar
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
-13%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Massacre Wurm
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
-6%synergy
Dark Confidant
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Tree of Perdition
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-14%synergy
Howling Golem
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Epicure of Blood
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-10%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Roaming Throne
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
6.4%inclusion5 decks78 decks
1%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
6.2%inclusion6 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-17%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
6.0%inclusion4 decks67 decks
2%synergy
The Speed Demon
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
3%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-6%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
49%inclusion48 decks98 decks
25%synergy
Baleful Mastery
42%inclusion41 decks98 decks
33%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
40%inclusion39 decks98 decks
17%synergy
Imp's Mischief
38%inclusion37 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Infernal Grasp
38%inclusion37 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Cabal Ritual
36%inclusion35 decks98 decks
18%synergy
Snuff Out
33%inclusion32 decks98 decks
20%synergy
Blood Pact
32%inclusion31 decks98 decks
28%synergy
Go for the Throat
31%inclusion30 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Defile
31%inclusion30 decks98 decks
-6%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
29%inclusion28 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Dismember
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
15%synergy
Withering Torment
23%inclusion22 decks97 decks
-9%synergy
Undying Malice
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Darkness
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Not Dead After All
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Withering Boon
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Necrologia
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
15%synergy
Feign Death
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Culling the Weak
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Bitter Triumph
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Force of Despair
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Murder
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Hero's Downfall
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Ad Nauseam
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
-8%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
-16%synergy
Soul Shatter
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Entomb
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Village Rites
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
-17%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Doom Blade
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Offer Immortality
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Consuming Corruption
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-9%synergy
Flare of Malice
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-8%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-4%synergy
Tragic Slip
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-15%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
53%inclusion52 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Night's Whisper
52%inclusion51 decks98 decks
27%synergy
Damnable Pact
51%inclusion50 decks98 decks
47%synergy
Damnation
50%inclusion49 decks98 decks
29%synergy
Grim Tutor
43%inclusion42 decks98 decks
31%synergy
Exsanguinate
37%inclusion36 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
35%inclusion34 decks98 decks
23%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
28%inclusion27 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
27%inclusion26 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Read the Bones
24%inclusion24 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Bubbling Muck
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Intent
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Profane Tutor
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Mutilate
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Syphon Mind
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Eldritch Pact
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
10%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Thoughtseize
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
-7%synergy
Painful Lesson
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Pain's Reward
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
-5%synergy
Duress
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Atrocious Experiment
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Tempest
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Beseech the Queen
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Risky Shortcut
5.2%inclusion5 decks96 decks
4%synergy
Temporal Extortion
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Dark Petition
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Ambition's Cost
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Cruel Tutor
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Font of Mythos
52%inclusion51 decks98 decks
50%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
46%inclusion45 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Temple Bell
46%inclusion45 decks98 decks
44%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
43%inclusion42 decks98 decks
33%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
42%inclusion41 decks98 decks
34%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
40%inclusion39 decks98 decks
36%synergy
Mindcrank
24%inclusion24 decks98 decks
19%synergy
Commander's Plate
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Mithril Coat
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Horn of Greed
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
17%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Memory Jar
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
15%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
7%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
12%inclusion9 decks78 decks
-8%synergy
Expedition Map
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Venser's Journal
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Bontu's Monument
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-21%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-10%synergy
Spellbook
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Sanguine Bond
59%inclusion58 decks98 decks
47%synergy
Black Market Connections
46%inclusion45 decks98 decks
22%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
43%inclusion42 decks98 decks
34%synergy
Lich's Mastery
29%inclusion28 decks98 decks
27%synergy
No Mercy
27%inclusion26 decks98 decks
19%synergy
Greed
26%inclusion25 decks98 decks
19%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
23%inclusion23 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Necrodominance
22%inclusion22 decks98 decks
20%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
19%inclusion19 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Animate Dead
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Wound Reflection
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Painful Quandary
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Grievous Wound
9.3%inclusion9 decks97 decks
7%synergy
Oubliette
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Grave Pact
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-12%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Underworld Connections
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Black Market
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-16%synergy
Contamination
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Bitterblossom
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
29%inclusion28 decks98 decks
26%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Sorin Markov
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Professor Onyx
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
80%inclusion78 decks98 decks
25%synergy
Reliquary Tower
72%inclusion71 decks98 decks
42%synergy
Bojuka Bog
61%inclusion60 decks98 decks
14%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
56%inclusion55 decks98 decks
19%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
52%inclusion51 decks98 decks
41%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
48%inclusion47 decks98 decks
18%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
47%inclusion46 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
45%inclusion44 decks98 decks
42%synergy
Command Beacon
33%inclusion32 decks98 decks
24%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
20%inclusion20 decks98 decks
12%synergy
Witch's Cottage
17%inclusion17 decks98 decks
-7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Thespian's Stage
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Lake of the Dead
13%inclusion13 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
-14%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
-3%synergy
Strip Mine
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Deserted Temple
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Wasteland
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Glacial Chasm
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
6%synergy
The Dross Pits
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Vesuva
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion92 decks98 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
67%inclusion66 decks98 decks
42%synergy
Arcane Signet
61%inclusion60 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion30 decks98 decks
2%synergy
The Soul Stone
24%inclusion16 decks67 decks
9%synergy
Lotus Petal
23%inclusion23 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Mana Vault
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
15%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
16%inclusion16 decks98 decks
13%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Mox Diamond
14%inclusion14 decks98 decks
11%synergy
Commander's Sphere
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12%inclusion12 decks98 decks
-10%synergy
Mox Amber
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Mox Opal
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
9.2%inclusion9 decks98 decks
-5%synergy
Grim Monolith
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
-1%synergy
Coveted Jewel
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
93%inclusion91 decks98 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
40%inclusion39 decks98 decks
17%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion18 decks98 decks
-7%synergy
Cavern of Souls
15%inclusion15 decks98 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
-8%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Cave
10%inclusion10 decks98 decks
2%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.2%inclusion8 decks98 decks
5%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
7.1%inclusion7 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
3%synergy