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?
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Pox Plague
25%inclusion2 decks8 decks
23%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
10%synergy
South Wind Avatar
3.0%inclusion1 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Super Shredder
1.9%inclusion1 decks53 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Peer into the Abyss
80%inclusion79 decks99 decks
69%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
71%inclusion70 decks99 decks
68%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
76%inclusion75 decks99 decks
65%synergy
Exquisite Blood
72%inclusion71 decks99 decks
58%synergy
Dark Deal
69%inclusion68 decks99 decks
58%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
66%inclusion65 decks99 decks
58%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
62%inclusion61 decks98 decks
53%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
89%inclusion88 decks99 decks
51%synergy
Grim Tutor
63%inclusion62 decks99 decks
51%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
60%inclusion59 decks99 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
91%inclusion90 decks99 decks
24%synergy
Jet Medallion
82%inclusion81 decks99 decks
20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
75%inclusion74 decks99 decks
38%synergy
Deadly Rollick
74%inclusion73 decks99 decks
49%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
66%inclusion65 decks99 decks
47%synergy
Lightning Greaves
63%inclusion62 decks99 decks
29%synergy
Imp's Mischief
61%inclusion60 decks99 decks
36%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
61%inclusion60 decks99 decks
45%synergy
Reanimate
60%inclusion59 decks99 decks
20%synergy
Crypt Ghast
59%inclusion58 decks99 decks
11%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
99%inclusion98 decks99 decks
72%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
96%inclusion95 decks99 decks
75%synergy
Ancient Tomb
88%inclusion87 decks99 decks
76%synergy
The One Ring
82%inclusion81 decks99 decks
72%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
81%inclusion80 decks99 decks
52%synergy
Chrome Mox
81%inclusion80 decks99 decks
75%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
80%inclusion79 decks99 decks
67%synergy
Mana Vault
73%inclusion72 decks99 decks
66%synergy
Imperial Seal
72%inclusion71 decks99 decks
65%synergy
Mox Diamond
56%inclusion55 decks99 decks
52%synergy
Creatures
Opposition Agent
55%inclusion54 decks99 decks
45%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
55%inclusion54 decks99 decks
47%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
52%inclusion51 decks99 decks
41%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
52%inclusion51 decks99 decks
38%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
51%inclusion50 decks99 decks
-1%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
50%inclusion49 decks98 decks
46%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
44%inclusion44 decks99 decks
41%synergy
Fate Unraveler
40%inclusion40 decks99 decks
37%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
38%inclusion38 decks99 decks
32%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
31%inclusion31 decks99 decks
27%synergy
Master of the Feast
28%inclusion28 decks99 decks
26%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
26%inclusion26 decks99 decks
15%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
23%inclusion23 decks99 decks
19%synergy
Starscape Cleric
23%inclusion23 decks99 decks
20%synergy
Skirge Familiar
23%inclusion23 decks99 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
21%inclusion21 decks99 decks
10%synergy
Roaming Throne
18%inclusion18 decks99 decks
15%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
18%inclusion18 decks99 decks
10%synergy
Dark Confidant
15%inclusion15 decks99 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred
14%inclusion14 decks99 decks
8%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
14%inclusion14 decks99 decks
2%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
14%inclusion14 decks99 decks
-5%synergy
Dread Presence
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
-2%synergy
Blood Artist
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
-20%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Witch of the Moors
10%inclusion10 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
0%synergy
Blood Pet
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
1%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
1%synergy
Elder Brain
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
-19%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Ophiomancer
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
-10%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
3%synergy
The Speed Demon
6.1%inclusion6 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
-16%synergy
Asmodeus the Archfiend
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
2%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
-5%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
2%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
0%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
2%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Massacre Wurm
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
-12%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
-5%synergy
Instants
Cabal Ritual
52%inclusion51 decks99 decks
33%synergy
Snuff Out
48%inclusion48 decks99 decks
35%synergy
Baleful Mastery
47%inclusion47 decks99 decks
39%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
45%inclusion45 decks99 decks
23%synergy
Dismember
35%inclusion35 decks99 decks
25%synergy
Culling the Weak
29%inclusion29 decks99 decks
14%synergy
Ad Nauseam
26%inclusion26 decks99 decks
24%synergy
Entomb
24%inclusion24 decks99 decks
12%synergy
Withering Boon
24%inclusion24 decks99 decks
20%synergy
Infernal Grasp
24%inclusion24 decks99 decks
-1%synergy
Force of Despair
23%inclusion23 decks99 decks
16%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
21%inclusion21 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion20 decks99 decks
1%synergy
Withering Torment
20%inclusion20 decks99 decks
-11%synergy
Defile
19%inclusion19 decks99 decks
-17%synergy
Necrologia
19%inclusion19 decks99 decks
18%synergy
Darkness
19%inclusion19 decks99 decks
9%synergy
Blood Pact
19%inclusion19 decks99 decks
15%synergy
Go for the Throat
16%inclusion16 decks99 decks
-7%synergy
Not Dead After All
16%inclusion16 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
15%inclusion15 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Saw in Half
13%inclusion13 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Rain of Filth
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
10%synergy
Bitter Triumph
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
2%synergy
Soul Shatter
10%inclusion10 decks99 decks
-2%synergy
Undying Malice
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
-1%synergy
Sacrifice
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Flare of Malice
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
-5%synergy
Feign Death
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
0%synergy
Slaughter Pact
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
-20%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
-1%synergy
Undying Evil
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Cut Down
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
1%synergy
Consuming Corruption
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
-11%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
55%inclusion54 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
53%inclusion52 decks99 decks
17%synergy
Damnation
53%inclusion52 decks99 decks
32%synergy
Night's Whisper
44%inclusion44 decks99 decks
20%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
43%inclusion43 decks99 decks
40%synergy
Damnable Pact
38%inclusion38 decks99 decks
34%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
38%inclusion38 decks99 decks
32%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
36%inclusion36 decks99 decks
25%synergy
Exsanguinate
33%inclusion33 decks99 decks
9%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
31%inclusion31 decks99 decks
16%synergy
Bubbling Muck
28%inclusion28 decks99 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Intent
22%inclusion22 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
17%inclusion17 decks99 decks
13%synergy
Thoughtseize
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion11 decks98 decks
-5%synergy
Buried Alive
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
-1%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion10 decks99 decks
-7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
-5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
2%synergy
Beseech the Queen
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Temporal Extortion
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Mutilate
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
-9%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Chain of Smog
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Cruel Tutor
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Eldritch Pact
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
-22%synergy
Profane Tutor
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Howling Mine
51%inclusion50 decks99 decks
47%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
48%inclusion48 decks99 decks
39%synergy
Mindcrank
45%inclusion45 decks99 decks
40%synergy
Font of Mythos
37%inclusion37 decks99 decks
35%synergy
Memory Jar
37%inclusion37 decks99 decks
36%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion33 decks99 decks
2%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
31%inclusion31 decks99 decks
27%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
29%inclusion29 decks99 decks
23%synergy
Temple Bell
26%inclusion26 decks99 decks
24%synergy
Commander's Plate
25%inclusion25 decks99 decks
19%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
25%inclusion25 decks99 decks
23%synergy
Mithril Coat
24%inclusion24 decks99 decks
19%synergy
Horn of Greed
19%inclusion19 decks99 decks
18%synergy
Defense Grid
15%inclusion15 decks99 decks
13%synergy
Expedition Map
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
-1%synergy
Cursed Totem
10%inclusion10 decks99 decks
10%synergy
Winter Orb
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
9%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Vexing Bauble
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Torpor Orb
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Mana Web
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Plate
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Helm of Obedience
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Venser's Journal
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
-8%synergy
Winter Moon
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Underworld Dreams
56%inclusion55 decks99 decks
49%synergy
Black Market Connections
53%inclusion52 decks99 decks
29%synergy
Sanguine Bond
48%inclusion48 decks99 decks
37%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
48%inclusion48 decks99 decks
9%synergy
Necropotence
46%inclusion46 decks99 decks
32%synergy
Necrodominance
36%inclusion36 decks99 decks
34%synergy
No Mercy
30%inclusion30 decks99 decks
23%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
26%inclusion26 decks99 decks
16%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
24%inclusion24 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Animate Dead
24%inclusion24 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Lich's Mastery
20%inclusion20 decks99 decks
19%synergy
Bitterblossom
16%inclusion16 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Painful Quandary
13%inclusion13 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Greed
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Wound Reflection
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
9%synergy
Contamination
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
8%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
10%inclusion10 decks99 decks
9%synergy
Waste Not
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
-2%synergy
Oubliette
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of the Void
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
-3%synergy
Nether Void
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Grave Pact
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
-14%synergy
Liliana's Caress
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
-1%synergy
Oppression
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
-2%synergy
Heartless Summoning
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion19 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
18%inclusion18 decks99 decks
16%synergy
Professor Onyx
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
2%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Sorin Markov
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
85%inclusion84 decks99 decks
30%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
71%inclusion70 decks99 decks
41%synergy
Reliquary Tower
59%inclusion58 decks99 decks
28%synergy
Urza's Saga
53%inclusion52 decks99 decks
45%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
43%inclusion43 decks99 decks
32%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
39%inclusion39 decks99 decks
37%synergy
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion38 decks99 decks
-8%synergy
Lake of the Dead
36%inclusion36 decks99 decks
31%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
33%inclusion33 decks99 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
30%inclusion30 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
30%inclusion30 decks99 decks
15%synergy
Command Beacon
27%inclusion27 decks99 decks
19%synergy
War Room
23%inclusion23 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
20%inclusion20 decks99 decks
16%synergy
Castle Locthwain
19%inclusion19 decks99 decks
2%synergy
Vault of Whispers
17%inclusion17 decks99 decks
12%synergy
Strip Mine
17%inclusion17 decks99 decks
14%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
16%inclusion16 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Crystal Vein
15%inclusion15 decks99 decks
12%synergy
Deserted Temple
15%inclusion15 decks99 decks
11%synergy
Wasteland
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
11%synergy
Thespian's Stage
12%inclusion12 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion10 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Glacial Chasm
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
9%synergy
Witch's Cottage
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
-15%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
7%synergy
City of Traitors
8.1%inclusion8 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Emergence Zone
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
-7%synergy
Peat Bog
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Bazaar of Baghdad
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
5%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
99%inclusion98 decks99 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion69 decks99 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Petal
53%inclusion52 decks99 decks
45%synergy
Mox Opal
53%inclusion52 decks99 decks
49%synergy
Thought Vessel
45%inclusion45 decks99 decks
20%synergy
Grim Monolith
36%inclusion36 decks99 decks
34%synergy
Mox Amber
36%inclusion36 decks99 decks
32%synergy
The Soul Stone
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion24 decks99 decks
-5%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
18%inclusion18 decks99 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion14 decks99 decks
0%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
1%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.1%inclusion6 decks99 decks
-16%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
5.1%inclusion5 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
93%inclusion92 decks99 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
45%inclusion45 decks99 decks
23%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
45%inclusion45 decks99 decks
41%synergy
Cavern of Souls
36%inclusion36 decks99 decks
30%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
25%inclusion25 decks99 decks
22%synergy
Marsh Flats
24%inclusion24 decks99 decks
21%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
23%inclusion23 decks99 decks
20%synergy
Polluted Delta
22%inclusion22 decks99 decks
19%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion20 decks99 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
16%inclusion16 decks99 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Cave
14%inclusion14 decks99 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.1%inclusion9 decks99 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
-19%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
7.1%inclusion7 decks99 decks
6%synergy