Meren of Clan Nel Toth (Commander) - Birthing Pod

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Jonathan Zucchetti
Nov 20, 2025
Jonathan Zucchetti
The Best Commander From Every Year of the 2000s
With 2025 drawing to a close, let's take a look back at this quarter century and pick out the best commanders from each year.
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Ba Sing Se
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Beifong's Bounty Hunters
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Avatar Destiny
3.2%inclusion1 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Earthbender Ascension
3.2%inclusion1 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
3.1%inclusion1 decks32 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Birthing Pod
87%inclusion836 decks964 decks
84%synergy
Spore Frog
83%inclusion801 decks964 decks
77%synergy
Plaguecrafter
74%inclusion715 decks964 decks
65%synergy
Fiend Artisan
69%inclusion667 decks964 decks
64%synergy
Protean Hulk
68%inclusion651 decks964 decks
63%synergy
Buried Alive
70%inclusion676 decks964 decks
62%synergy
Eternal Witness
86%inclusion829 decks964 decks
61%synergy
Viscera Seer
74%inclusion718 decks964 decks
59%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
62%inclusion602 decks964 decks
58%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
63%inclusion612 decks964 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Sakura-Tribe Elder
87%inclusion836 decks964 decks
57%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
70%inclusion674 decks964 decks
25%synergy
Skullclamp
69%inclusion669 decks964 decks
39%synergy
Reanimate
69%inclusion664 decks964 decks
50%synergy
Victimize
65%inclusion625 decks964 decks
46%synergy
Haywire Mite
65%inclusion625 decks964 decks
48%synergy
Entomb
65%inclusion622 decks964 decks
57%synergy
Accursed Marauder
62%inclusion466 decks751 decks
53%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
62%inclusion596 decks964 decks
49%synergy
Birds of Paradise
61%inclusion590 decks964 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
36%inclusion350 decks964 decks
21%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
29%inclusion280 decks964 decks
18%synergy
Worldly Tutor
25%inclusion241 decks964 decks
15%synergy
Ancient Tomb
19%inclusion181 decks964 decks
13%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
16%inclusion155 decks964 decks
12%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
15%inclusion148 decks964 decks
13%synergy
Opposition Agent
14%inclusion132 decks964 decks
11%synergy
Natural Order
14%inclusion132 decks964 decks
10%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion97 decks964 decks
7%synergy
Crop Rotation
10%inclusion96 decks964 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Wight of the Reliquary
60%inclusion472 decks787 decks
50%synergy
Grim Haruspex
56%inclusion544 decks964 decks
52%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
56%inclusion542 decks964 decks
53%synergy
Carrion Feeder
55%inclusion532 decks964 decks
47%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
52%inclusion506 decks964 decks
45%synergy
Blood Artist
52%inclusion505 decks964 decks
33%synergy
Llanowar Elves
52%inclusion503 decks964 decks
20%synergy
Cankerbloom
52%inclusion500 decks964 decks
38%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
49%inclusion473 decks964 decks
35%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
48%inclusion459 decks964 decks
26%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
47%inclusion456 decks964 decks
29%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
46%inclusion447 decks964 decks
42%synergy
Reclamation Sage
45%inclusion429 decks964 decks
26%synergy
Elvish Mystic
44%inclusion420 decks964 decks
18%synergy
Fauna Shaman
42%inclusion403 decks964 decks
36%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
42%inclusion401 decks964 decks
36%synergy
Massacre Wurm
41%inclusion393 decks964 decks
32%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
40%inclusion383 decks964 decks
36%synergy
Warren Soultrader
39%inclusion297 decks759 decks
29%synergy
Wood Elves
39%inclusion375 decks964 decks
30%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
38%inclusion370 decks964 decks
36%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
35%inclusion335 decks964 decks
29%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
34%inclusion330 decks964 decks
32%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
34%inclusion329 decks964 decks
24%synergy
Insidious Fungus
34%inclusion178 decks524 decks
27%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
33%inclusion314 decks964 decks
16%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
32%inclusion311 decks964 decks
18%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
31%inclusion301 decks964 decks
29%synergy
Shriekmaw
30%inclusion294 decks964 decks
26%synergy
Caustic Caterpillar
30%inclusion292 decks964 decks
22%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
27%inclusion260 decks964 decks
25%synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
24%inclusion233 decks964 decks
18%synergy
Demon's Disciple
24%inclusion232 decks964 decks
21%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
18%synergy
Midnight Reaper
22%inclusion209 decks964 decks
19%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
21%inclusion204 decks964 decks
17%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
21%inclusion22 decks107 decks
17%synergy
Honest Rutstein
20%inclusion167 decks822 decks
10%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
20%inclusion195 decks964 decks
9%synergy
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
20%inclusion193 decks964 decks
11%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
19%inclusion146 decks759 decks
11%synergy
Merciless Executioner
18%inclusion171 decks964 decks
15%synergy
Walking Ballista
18%inclusion169 decks964 decks
16%synergy
Acidic Slime
17%inclusion166 decks964 decks
14%synergy
Mindslicer
17%inclusion162 decks964 decks
16%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
17%inclusion162 decks964 decks
2%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
16%inclusion153 decks964 decks
8%synergy
Woe Strider
15%inclusion148 decks964 decks
10%synergy
Delighted Halfling
15%inclusion147 decks964 decks
8%synergy
Spinner of Souls
15%inclusion60 decks395 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Beast Within
37%inclusion358 decks964 decks
0%synergy
Abrupt Decay
37%inclusion354 decks964 decks
21%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion319 decks964 decks
16%synergy
Village Rites
24%inclusion234 decks964 decks
7%synergy
Putrefy
20%inclusion188 decks964 decks
-15%synergy
Grisly Salvage
19%inclusion186 decks964 decks
8%synergy
Heroic Intervention
18%inclusion172 decks964 decks
-12%synergy
Culling the Weak
17%inclusion160 decks964 decks
13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion158 decks964 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Rollick
16%inclusion150 decks964 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion118 decks759 decks
7%synergy
Saw in Half
15%inclusion146 decks964 decks
8%synergy
Veil of Summer
15%inclusion143 decks964 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Dispute
13%inclusion124 decks964 decks
-7%synergy
Noxious Revival
12%inclusion117 decks964 decks
7%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
12%inclusion91 decks759 decks
-8%synergy
Tear Asunder
11%inclusion106 decks964 decks
-4%synergy
Chord of Calling
10%inclusion99 decks964 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Malice
10%inclusion75 decks759 decks
8%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
9.4%inclusion91 decks964 decks
2%synergy
Golgari Charm
8.5%inclusion82 decks964 decks
-8%synergy
Force of Vigor
7.8%inclusion75 decks964 decks
4%synergy
Rushed Rebirth
7.1%inclusion68 decks964 decks
5%synergy
Nature's Claim
6.5%inclusion63 decks964 decks
-3%synergy
Tragic Slip
6.2%inclusion60 decks964 decks
1%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
5.1%inclusion49 decks964 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
50%inclusion483 decks964 decks
29%synergy
Diabolic Intent
47%inclusion450 decks964 decks
37%synergy
Culling Ritual
39%inclusion380 decks964 decks
19%synergy
Living Death
38%inclusion362 decks964 decks
30%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
27%inclusion262 decks964 decks
21%synergy
Unmarked Grave
23%inclusion223 decks964 decks
21%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
21%inclusion203 decks964 decks
8%synergy
Nature's Lore
20%inclusion193 decks964 decks
-6%synergy
Life // Death
18%inclusion171 decks964 decks
14%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion166 decks964 decks
9%synergy
Dread Return
17%inclusion162 decks964 decks
7%synergy
Cultivate
17%inclusion160 decks964 decks
-24%synergy
Three Visits
16%inclusion159 decks964 decks
-2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
16%inclusion158 decks964 decks
13%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
15%inclusion129 decks855 decks
12%synergy
Finale of Devastation
15%inclusion142 decks964 decks
8%synergy
Rampant Growth
14%inclusion139 decks964 decks
-20%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion57 decks398 decks
7%synergy
Farseek
14%inclusion131 decks964 decks
-5%synergy
Jarad's Orders
13%inclusion125 decks964 decks
10%synergy
Persist
12%inclusion112 decks964 decks
9%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
12%inclusion111 decks964 decks
0%synergy
Life from the Loam
11%inclusion107 decks964 decks
3%synergy
Primal Growth
9.4%inclusion91 decks964 decks
7%synergy
Kodama's Reach
8.3%inclusion80 decks964 decks
-16%synergy
Chain of Smog
8.1%inclusion78 decks964 decks
5%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.0%inclusion77 decks964 decks
4%synergy
Unearth
7.4%inclusion71 decks964 decks
3%synergy
Imperial Seal
6.3%inclusion61 decks964 decks
4%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
5.6%inclusion54 decks964 decks
2%synergy
Squirming Emergence
5.4%inclusion52 decks964 decks
0%synergy
Lively Dirge
5.0%inclusion41 decks817 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
56%inclusion539 decks964 decks
36%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
39%inclusion375 decks964 decks
30%synergy
Altar of Dementia
37%inclusion360 decks964 decks
29%synergy
Lightning Greaves
33%inclusion317 decks964 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion137 decks964 decks
-11%synergy
The One Ring
10%inclusion95 decks964 decks
5%synergy
Strionic Resonator
8.2%inclusion79 decks964 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
54%inclusion522 decks964 decks
46%synergy
Grave Pact
40%inclusion381 decks964 decks
31%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
26%inclusion255 decks964 decks
21%synergy
Sylvan Library
26%inclusion254 decks964 decks
17%synergy
Journey to Eternity
25%inclusion237 decks964 decks
19%synergy
Guardian Project
23%inclusion226 decks964 decks
16%synergy
Birthing Ritual
22%inclusion170 decks757 decks
21%synergy
Necromancy
22%inclusion213 decks964 decks
19%synergy
Insidious Roots
20%inclusion184 decks901 decks
8%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
18%inclusion177 decks964 decks
-6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion158 decks964 decks
2%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
15%inclusion149 decks964 decks
7%synergy
Teval's Judgment
13%inclusion17 decks126 decks
12%synergy
Pattern of Rebirth
13%inclusion128 decks964 decks
12%synergy
Evolutionary Leap
13%inclusion122 decks964 decks
10%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
12%inclusion93 decks757 decks
4%synergy
Wild Growth
12%inclusion113 decks964 decks
2%synergy
Greater Good
11%inclusion105 decks964 decks
5%synergy
Into the Pit
11%inclusion54 decks504 decks
8%synergy
Awakening Zone
10%inclusion100 decks964 decks
5%synergy
Black Market
8.3%inclusion80 decks964 decks
5%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
8.3%inclusion80 decks964 decks
6%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
7.9%inclusion76 decks964 decks
1%synergy
Attrition
7.3%inclusion70 decks964 decks
6%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
7.2%inclusion56 decks782 decks
5%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
6.6%inclusion64 decks964 decks
-5%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.8%inclusion56 decks964 decks
4%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.7%inclusion55 decks964 decks
-8%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.3%inclusion51 decks964 decks
-3%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.2%inclusion50 decks964 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
22%inclusion213 decks964 decks
12%synergy
Vivien on the Hunt
16%inclusion154 decks964 decks
15%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
13%inclusion129 decks964 decks
8%synergy
Vraska, Golgari Queen
8.1%inclusion78 decks964 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Phyrexian Tower
59%inclusion566 decks964 decks
44%synergy
High Market
53%inclusion510 decks964 decks
44%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
47%inclusion451 decks964 decks
24%synergy
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion413 decks964 decks
3%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
40%inclusion385 decks964 decks
12%synergy
Dryad Arbor
32%inclusion304 decks964 decks
22%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
29%inclusion280 decks964 decks
11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
27%inclusion261 decks964 decks
15%synergy
Shifting Woodland
22%inclusion168 decks759 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Coffers
21%inclusion207 decks964 decks
12%synergy
Grim Backwoods
20%inclusion188 decks964 decks
6%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
13%inclusion95 decks759 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
12%inclusion115 decks964 decks
-11%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
10%inclusion93 decks964 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
10%inclusion92 decks964 decks
6%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
8.7%inclusion9 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.7%inclusion84 decks964 decks
5%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
7.4%inclusion71 decks964 decks
0%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
6.5%inclusion63 decks964 decks
5%synergy
Westvale Abbey
6.4%inclusion62 decks964 decks
3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.0%inclusion58 decks964 decks
4%synergy
Khalni Garden
6.0%inclusion58 decks964 decks
3%synergy
Strip Mine
5.9%inclusion57 decks964 decks
3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.5%inclusion53 decks964 decks
4%synergy
Hissing Quagmire
5.4%inclusion52 decks964 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion872 decks964 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
55%inclusion534 decks964 decks
-7%synergy
Golgari Signet
24%inclusion227 decks964 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
18%inclusion171 decks964 decks
-7%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.6%inclusion73 decks964 decks
5%synergy
Mana Crypt
7.0%inclusion67 decks964 decks
5%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.3%inclusion5 decks79 decks
4%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
5.4%inclusion52 decks964 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion950 decks964 decks
1%synergy
Forest
99%inclusion950 decks964 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion908 decks964 decks
9%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
76%inclusion729 decks964 decks
31%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
74%inclusion711 decks964 decks
13%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
71%inclusion685 decks964 decks
19%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
64%inclusion621 decks964 decks
26%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
55%inclusion531 decks964 decks
26%synergy
Tainted Wood
53%inclusion514 decks964 decks
9%synergy
Twilight Mire
47%inclusion453 decks964 decks
12%synergy
Underground Mortuary
42%inclusion384 decks912 decks
21%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
40%inclusion388 decks964 decks
20%synergy
Deathcap Glade
40%inclusion385 decks964 decks
11%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
35%inclusion336 decks964 decks
22%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
30%inclusion290 decks964 decks
-12%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
30%inclusion287 decks964 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Malady
27%inclusion256 decks964 decks
-9%synergy
Wastewood Verge
24%inclusion46 decks194 decks
8%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion213 decks964 decks
-5%synergy
Bayou
21%inclusion199 decks964 decks
9%synergy
Blooming Marsh
20%inclusion193 decks964 decks
6%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
19%inclusion146 decks759 decks
11%synergy
Marsh Flats
17%inclusion164 decks964 decks
11%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
17%inclusion162 decks964 decks
11%synergy
Windswept Heath
17%inclusion161 decks964 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
16%inclusion158 decks964 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
16%inclusion158 decks964 decks
13%synergy
Misty Rainforest
16%inclusion156 decks964 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Delta
16%inclusion156 decks964 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion118 decks759 decks
7%synergy
Wooded Foothills
15%inclusion148 decks964 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion107 decks753 decks
10%synergy
Vernal Fen
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion133 decks964 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion126 decks964 decks
-15%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion117 decks964 decks
6%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
12%inclusion91 decks759 decks
-8%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
12%inclusion111 decks964 decks
0%synergy
Haunted Mire
11%inclusion110 decks964 decks
-5%synergy
Viridescent Bog
10%inclusion89 decks855 decks
-10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion100 decks964 decks
-10%synergy
Jungle Hollow
10%inclusion96 decks964 decks
-15%synergy
Festering Thicket
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
3%synergy
City of Brass
7.8%inclusion75 decks964 decks
5%synergy
Mana Confluence
7.4%inclusion71 decks964 decks
5%synergy
Woodland Chasm
7.1%inclusion68 decks964 decks
-1%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.7%inclusion55 decks964 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
5.3%inclusion51 decks964 decks
-11%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
5.3%inclusion51 decks964 decks
-4%synergy
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