Meren of Clan Nel Toth (Commander) - Optimized 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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Beifong's Bounty Hunters
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
Avatar Destiny
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Protean Hulk
90%inclusion36 decks40 decks
85%synergy
Birthing Pod
88%inclusion35 decks40 decks
84%synergy
Spore Frog
88%inclusion35 decks40 decks
81%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
80%inclusion32 decks40 decks
77%synergy
Buried Alive
78%inclusion31 decks40 decks
69%synergy
Plaguecrafter
78%inclusion31 decks40 decks
68%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
83%inclusion33 decks40 decks
68%synergy
Viscera Seer
80%inclusion32 decks40 decks
64%synergy
Eternal Witness
88%inclusion35 decks40 decks
62%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
90%inclusion36 decks40 decks
60%synergy
Top Cards
Reanimate
78%inclusion31 decks40 decks
58%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
73%inclusion29 decks40 decks
28%synergy
Haywire Mite
70%inclusion28 decks40 decks
53%synergy
Victimize
68%inclusion27 decks40 decks
48%synergy
Entomb
68%inclusion27 decks40 decks
59%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
68%inclusion27 decks40 decks
59%synergy
Skullclamp
65%inclusion26 decks40 decks
34%synergy
Grim Haruspex
63%inclusion25 decks40 decks
58%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
63%inclusion25 decks40 decks
41%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
63%inclusion25 decks40 decks
55%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
57%inclusion23 decks40 decks
42%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
43%inclusion17 decks40 decks
31%synergy
Ancient Tomb
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
32%synergy
Worldly Tutor
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
25%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
25%synergy
Natural Order
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
21%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
21%synergy
Opposition Agent
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
17%synergy
Necropotence
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Crop Rotation
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Blood Artist
57%inclusion23 decks40 decks
38%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
57%inclusion23 decks40 decks
51%synergy
Carrion Feeder
57%inclusion23 decks40 decks
50%synergy
Llanowar Elves
55%inclusion22 decks40 decks
23%synergy
Warren Soultrader
55%inclusion22 decks40 decks
44%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
53%inclusion21 decks40 decks
38%synergy
Birds of Paradise
53%inclusion21 decks40 decks
32%synergy
Accursed Marauder
53%inclusion21 decks40 decks
44%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
50%inclusion20 decks40 decks
37%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
48%inclusion19 decks40 decks
29%synergy
Cankerbloom
45%inclusion18 decks40 decks
31%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
45%inclusion18 decks40 decks
41%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
43%inclusion17 decks40 decks
40%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
43%inclusion17 decks40 decks
37%synergy
Massacre Wurm
43%inclusion17 decks40 decks
34%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
43%inclusion17 decks40 decks
40%synergy
Fauna Shaman
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
34%synergy
Fiend Artisan
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
35%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
30%synergy
Wood Elves
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
32%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
34%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
33%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
33%synergy
Elvish Mystic
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Reclamation Sage
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Walking Ballista
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
31%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
20%synergy
Demon's Disciple
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
27%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Delver
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
26%synergy
Endurance
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
26%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
17%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
22%synergy
Activated Sleeper
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
24%synergy
Caustic Caterpillar
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Shriekmaw
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
18%synergy
Insidious Fungus
21%inclusion8 decks39 decks
14%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Triskelion
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
19%synergy
Foundation Breaker
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
18%synergy
Sheoldred
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
18%synergy
Sylvan Safekeeper
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Mindslicer
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
17%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
13%synergy
Merciless Executioner
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Midnight Reaper
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Abrupt Decay
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
24%synergy
Beast Within
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Rollick
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Chord of Calling
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Culling the Weak
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Grisly Salvage
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Saw in Half
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Village Rites
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Tear Asunder
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Veil of Summer
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Force of Vigor
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Force of Despair
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Heroic Intervention
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
-20%synergy
Putrefy
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
-25%synergy
Krosan Grip
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Flare of Malice
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-12%synergy
Noxious Revival
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Sacrifice
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Dispute
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-15%synergy
Nature's Claim
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-5%synergy
Harrow
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-5%synergy
Summoner's Pact
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Rushed Rebirth
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Golgari Charm
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-12%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
55%inclusion22 decks40 decks
34%synergy
Diabolic Intent
45%inclusion18 decks40 decks
35%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
45%inclusion18 decks40 decks
41%synergy
Living Death
43%inclusion17 decks40 decks
35%synergy
Culling Ritual
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
19%synergy
Nature's Lore
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Unmarked Grave
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
20%synergy
Rampant Growth
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
-12%synergy
Life // Death
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
19%synergy
Three Visits
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Unearth
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
13%synergy
Cultivate
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
-25%synergy
Jarad's Orders
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Farseek
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
-6%synergy
Finale of Devastation
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Kodama's Reach
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
-15%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Final Parting
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Life from the Loam
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Chain of Smog
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Twilight's Call
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Will of the Abzan
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Persist
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Primal Growth
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Footsteps of the Goryo
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Malevolent Rumble
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Damnation
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-3%synergy
Grim Tutor
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Regrowth
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Exhume
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
53%inclusion21 decks40 decks
33%synergy
Altar of Dementia
43%inclusion17 decks40 decks
35%synergy
Lightning Greaves
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
-15%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Vexing Bauble
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
57%inclusion23 decks40 decks
49%synergy
Grave Pact
55%inclusion22 decks40 decks
47%synergy
Necromancy
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
32%synergy
Sylvan Library
35%inclusion14 decks40 decks
26%synergy
Guardian Project
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
20%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
19%synergy
Journey to Eternity
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
19%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Attrition
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
19%synergy
Evolutionary Leap
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
15%synergy
Pattern of Rebirth
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Birthing Ritual
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Vampiric Rites
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Wild Growth
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Insidious Roots
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Greater Good
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Dance of the Dead
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Black Market
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Pernicious Deed
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Contamination
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-17%synergy
Defense of the Heart
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-6%synergy
Teval's Judgment
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
3%synergy
Exploration
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Gift of Doom
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-1%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-8%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Bitterblossom
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Vivien on the Hunt
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Vraska, Golgari Queen
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
63%inclusion25 decks40 decks
40%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
55%inclusion22 decks40 decks
28%synergy
High Market
45%inclusion18 decks40 decks
36%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
38%inclusion15 decks40 decks
26%synergy
Cabal Coffers
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
21%synergy
Bojuka Bog
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
-12%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Dryad Arbor
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
18%synergy
Shifting Woodland
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Castle Locthwain
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Command Beacon
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
11%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Grim Backwoods
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
-3%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
6%synergy
Hissing Quagmire
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Wasteland
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Barren Moor
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-3%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
0%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-4%synergy
Khalni Garden
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion39 decks40 decks
17%synergy
Arcane Signet
53%inclusion21 decks40 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
-7%synergy
Golgari Signet
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
-15%synergy
Lotus Petal
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Chrome Mox
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion40 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion40 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
98%inclusion39 decks40 decks
12%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
95%inclusion38 decks40 decks
50%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
80%inclusion32 decks40 decks
51%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
78%inclusion31 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
70%inclusion28 decks40 decks
18%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
65%inclusion26 decks40 decks
26%synergy
Underground Mortuary
60%inclusion24 decks40 decks
39%synergy
Deathcap Glade
60%inclusion24 decks40 decks
31%synergy
Twilight Mire
57%inclusion23 decks40 decks
22%synergy
Tainted Wood
45%inclusion18 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
43%inclusion17 decks40 decks
23%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
40%inclusion16 decks40 decks
27%synergy
Polluted Delta
33%inclusion13 decks40 decks
26%synergy
Wastewood Verge
32%inclusion12 decks37 decks
16%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
-12%synergy
Windswept Heath
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
23%synergy
Blooming Marsh
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Marsh Flats
30%inclusion12 decks40 decks
24%synergy
Bayou
28%inclusion11 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Misty Rainforest
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
18%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
25%inclusion10 decks40 decks
17%synergy
Wooded Foothills
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
-13%synergy
Haunted Mire
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
16%synergy
Temple of Malady
20%inclusion8 decks40 decks
-15%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
-10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
-13%synergy
Vernal Fen
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
13%inclusion5 decks40 decks
1%synergy
Woodland Chasm
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
2%synergy
Mana Confluence
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Festering Thicket
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-13%synergy
Tangled Florahedron
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Viridescent Bog
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-13%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
-12%synergy
City of Brass
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Jungle Hollow
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
-20%synergy
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