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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?
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Scheming Silvertongue
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
16%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
19%inclusion3 decks16 decks
16%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Pox Plague
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Shredder's Technique
2.1%inclusion1 decks47 decks
-2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Peer into the Abyss
87%inclusion130 decks149 decks
77%synergy
Teferi's Puzzle Box
79%inclusion117 decks149 decks
76%synergy
Underworld Dreams
80%inclusion119 decks149 decks
74%synergy
Howling Mine
75%inclusion112 decks149 decks
71%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
76%inclusion113 decks149 decks
65%synergy
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
68%inclusion101 decks149 decks
64%synergy
Dark Deal
70%inclusion105 decks149 decks
59%synergy
Exquisite Blood
72%inclusion108 decks149 decks
59%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
64%inclusion95 decks149 decks
57%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
61%inclusion89 decks147 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
89%inclusion133 decks149 decks
23%synergy
Jet Medallion
83%inclusion123 decks149 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
77%inclusion114 decks149 decks
37%synergy
Crypt Ghast
73%inclusion109 decks149 decks
25%synergy
Sign in Blood
72%inclusion107 decks149 decks
36%synergy
Sanguine Bond
66%inclusion99 decks149 decks
55%synergy
Toxic Deluge
63%inclusion94 decks149 decks
26%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
62%inclusion92 decks149 decks
43%synergy
Lightning Greaves
62%inclusion92 decks149 decks
28%synergy
Damnable Pact
58%inclusion87 decks149 decks
54%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
68%inclusion102 decks149 decks
41%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
67%inclusion100 decks149 decks
38%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
64%inclusion95 decks149 decks
50%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
56%inclusion83 decks149 decks
35%synergy
The One Ring
49%inclusion73 decks149 decks
40%synergy
Ancient Tomb
32%inclusion48 decks149 decks
21%synergy
Opposition Agent
26%inclusion38 decks149 decks
16%synergy
Imperial Seal
24%inclusion36 decks149 decks
17%synergy
Necropotence
19%inclusion29 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Chrome Mox
19%inclusion29 decks149 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Enduring Tenacity
58%inclusion86 decks148 decks
50%synergy
Master of the Feast
58%inclusion86 decks149 decks
55%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
57%inclusion85 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
56%inclusion83 decks147 decks
47%synergy
Fate Unraveler
56%inclusion84 decks149 decks
53%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
48%inclusion71 decks149 decks
44%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
48%inclusion71 decks149 decks
37%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
44%inclusion66 decks149 decks
40%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
44%inclusion66 decks149 decks
31%synergy
Witch of the Moors
36%inclusion53 decks149 decks
32%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
35%inclusion52 decks149 decks
22%synergy
Gixian Puppeteer
32%inclusion47 decks149 decks
27%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
30%inclusion45 decks149 decks
19%synergy
Starscape Cleric
28%inclusion42 decks148 decks
25%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
28%inclusion42 decks149 decks
16%synergy
Elder Brain
28%inclusion42 decks149 decks
26%synergy
Dread Presence
28%inclusion41 decks149 decks
13%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
26%inclusion39 decks149 decks
11%synergy
Bloodgift Demon
21%inclusion32 decks149 decks
18%synergy
Sheoldred
19%inclusion28 decks149 decks
13%synergy
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor
15%inclusion23 decks149 decks
10%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
14%inclusion21 decks149 decks
-8%synergy
Blood Artist
14%inclusion21 decks149 decks
-18%synergy
Massacre Wurm
13%inclusion20 decks149 decks
-4%synergy
Unstoppable Slasher
12%inclusion18 decks147 decks
7%synergy
Zenith Chronicler
12%inclusion18 decks149 decks
11%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
11%inclusion17 decks149 decks
-8%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
9.4%inclusion14 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Howling Golem
9.4%inclusion14 decks149 decks
8%synergy
Dark Confidant
8.7%inclusion13 decks149 decks
1%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
8.7%inclusion13 decks149 decks
-17%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
8.7%inclusion13 decks149 decks
7%synergy
Veinwitch Coven
8.7%inclusion13 decks149 decks
7%synergy
Roaming Throne
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
-3%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
0%synergy
Skirge Familiar
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
3%synergy
Epicure of Blood
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
7%synergy
Bloodthirsty Aerialist
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
6.9%inclusion7 decks101 decks
3%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
2%synergy
Archfiend of Despair
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Sanguine Syphoner
6.1%inclusion9 decks147 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
-3%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
-1%synergy
Defiler of Flesh
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
1%synergy
Blood Seeker
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Indulgent Tormentor
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
5.0%inclusion4 decks80 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
52%inclusion77 decks149 decks
27%synergy
Baleful Mastery
50%inclusion74 decks149 decks
41%synergy
Imp's Mischief
40%inclusion60 decks149 decks
16%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
36%inclusion54 decks149 decks
13%synergy
Infernal Grasp
35%inclusion52 decks149 decks
10%synergy
Blood Pact
34%inclusion51 decks149 decks
30%synergy
Defile
34%inclusion50 decks149 decks
-3%synergy
Withering Torment
30%inclusion44 decks147 decks
-2%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
26%inclusion38 decks149 decks
11%synergy
Feign Death
23%inclusion35 decks149 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Ritual
22%inclusion33 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Undying Malice
22%inclusion33 decks149 decks
12%synergy
Dismember
22%inclusion33 decks149 decks
12%synergy
Go for the Throat
21%inclusion31 decks149 decks
-2%synergy
Snuff Out
21%inclusion31 decks149 decks
8%synergy
Necrologia
19%inclusion29 decks149 decks
18%synergy
Darkness
19%inclusion28 decks149 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion25 decks149 decks
-2%synergy
Not Dead After All
17%inclusion25 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Bitter Triumph
15%inclusion23 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Force of Despair
12%inclusion18 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Soul Shatter
11%inclusion17 decks149 decks
0%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
11%inclusion16 decks149 decks
3%synergy
Withering Boon
11%inclusion16 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Ad Nauseam
11%inclusion16 decks149 decks
8%synergy
Consuming Corruption
10%inclusion15 decks149 decks
-6%synergy
Culling the Weak
10%inclusion15 decks149 decks
-6%synergy
Murder
8.7%inclusion13 decks149 decks
-1%synergy
Hero's Downfall
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Dispute
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
-18%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
0%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
6.4%inclusion7 decks110 decks
-2%synergy
Village Rites
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
-19%synergy
Stinging Study
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
3%synergy
Doom Blade
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
-2%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
57%inclusion85 decks149 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
54%inclusion80 decks149 decks
29%synergy
Damnation
49%inclusion73 decks149 decks
28%synergy
Reanimate
45%inclusion67 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
40%inclusion60 decks149 decks
29%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
40%inclusion59 decks149 decks
28%synergy
Exsanguinate
38%inclusion56 decks149 decks
13%synergy
Read the Bones
30%inclusion44 decks149 decks
13%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
25%inclusion37 decks149 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
20%inclusion30 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Mutilate
19%inclusion28 decks149 decks
2%synergy
Bubbling Muck
18%inclusion27 decks149 decks
3%synergy
Eldritch Pact
15%inclusion22 decks149 decks
14%synergy
Syphon Mind
11%inclusion17 decks149 decks
-1%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
11%inclusion17 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion16 decks147 decks
-6%synergy
Profane Tutor
11%inclusion16 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Thoughtseize
11%inclusion16 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Intent
10%inclusion15 decks149 decks
-5%synergy
Painful Lesson
10%inclusion15 decks149 decks
9%synergy
Ambition's Cost
9.4%inclusion14 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Pain's Reward
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
8%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
-5%synergy
Atrocious Experiment
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
1%synergy
Temporal Extortion
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
3%synergy
Decree of Pain
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
1%synergy
Dark Petition
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
2%synergy
Pact of the Serpent
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
1%synergy
Ancient Craving
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Font of Mythos
57%inclusion85 decks149 decks
55%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
52%inclusion78 decks149 decks
48%synergy
Temple Bell
48%inclusion72 decks149 decks
46%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
45%inclusion67 decks149 decks
14%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
42%inclusion62 decks149 decks
32%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
34%inclusion51 decks149 decks
26%synergy
Horn of Greed
27%inclusion40 decks149 decks
26%synergy
Mindcrank
24%inclusion36 decks149 decks
19%synergy
Mithril Coat
22%inclusion33 decks149 decks
17%synergy
Commander's Plate
20%inclusion30 decks149 decks
14%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
17%inclusion26 decks149 decks
16%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
15%inclusion18 decks122 decks
-5%synergy
Venser's Journal
14%inclusion21 decks149 decks
12%synergy
Bontu's Monument
13%inclusion20 decks149 decks
-15%synergy
Memory Jar
13%inclusion19 decks149 decks
12%synergy
Expedition Map
12%inclusion18 decks149 decks
0%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
10%inclusion15 decks149 decks
8%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
9.4%inclusion14 decks149 decks
3%synergy
Spellbook
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
6%synergy
Otherworld Atlas
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Requiem Monolith
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
4%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
-10%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
47%inclusion70 decks149 decks
23%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
41%inclusion61 decks149 decks
32%synergy
Greed
31%inclusion46 decks149 decks
24%synergy
No Mercy
29%inclusion43 decks149 decks
22%synergy
Necrodominance
26%inclusion38 decks149 decks
23%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
25%inclusion37 decks149 decks
15%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
21%inclusion32 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Lich's Mastery
18%inclusion27 decks149 decks
17%synergy
Wound Reflection
14%inclusion21 decks149 decks
11%synergy
Painful Quandary
14%inclusion21 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
12%inclusion18 decks149 decks
-5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
11%inclusion17 decks149 decks
1%synergy
Bitterblossom
10%inclusion15 decks149 decks
-3%synergy
Polluted Bonds
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Oubliette
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Black Market
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
-14%synergy
Grievous Wound
5.4%inclusion8 decks147 decks
3%synergy
Contamination
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
38%inclusion56 decks149 decks
35%synergy
Ob Nixilis Reignited
20%inclusion30 decks149 decks
18%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
15%inclusion22 decks149 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
81%inclusion120 decks149 decks
26%synergy
Reliquary Tower
76%inclusion113 decks149 decks
45%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
57%inclusion85 decks149 decks
46%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
54%inclusion81 decks149 decks
17%synergy
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion77 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
52%inclusion77 decks149 decks
17%synergy
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
50%inclusion75 decks149 decks
48%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
42%inclusion62 decks149 decks
12%synergy
Command Beacon
26%inclusion39 decks149 decks
18%synergy
Urza's Saga
19%inclusion29 decks149 decks
11%synergy
War Room
19%inclusion28 decks149 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion28 decks149 decks
3%synergy
Witch's Cottage
17%inclusion26 decks149 decks
-7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
17%inclusion25 decks149 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
15%inclusion23 decks149 decks
-10%synergy
Lake of the Dead
13%inclusion19 decks149 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
12%inclusion18 decks149 decks
-1%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion15 decks149 decks
7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
9.4%inclusion14 decks149 decks
-1%synergy
Strip Mine
9.4%inclusion14 decks149 decks
7%synergy
Deserted Temple
8.7%inclusion13 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Thespian's Stage
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
3%synergy
Vesuva
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
4%synergy
The Dross Pits
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Barren Moor
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
-4%synergy
Glacial Chasm
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
-2%synergy
Wasteland
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion143 decks149 decks
10%synergy
Thought Vessel
74%inclusion110 decks149 decks
48%synergy
Arcane Signet
66%inclusion99 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
34%inclusion51 decks149 decks
5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
21%inclusion31 decks149 decks
18%synergy
Lotus Petal
19%inclusion28 decks149 decks
11%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
19%inclusion28 decks149 decks
9%synergy
The Soul Stone
16%inclusion16 decks102 decks
1%synergy
Mana Vault
14%inclusion21 decks149 decks
7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion19 decks149 decks
-10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion16 decks149 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.4%inclusion14 decks149 decks
1%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
9.4%inclusion14 decks149 decks
1%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.1%inclusion12 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Mox Amber
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
3%synergy
Nyx Lotus
7.4%inclusion11 decks149 decks
1%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
2%synergy
Mox Opal
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion140 decks149 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
36%inclusion54 decks149 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion25 decks149 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion25 decks149 decks
-9%synergy
Urza's Cave
11%inclusion16 decks149 decks
2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
11%inclusion16 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
9.4%inclusion14 decks149 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
6.7%inclusion10 decks149 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
-3%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.0%inclusion9 decks149 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
0%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
5.4%inclusion8 decks149 decks
2%synergy
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