Meren of Clan Nel Toth (Commander) - Sacrifice

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Jonathan Zucchetti
Nov 20, 2025
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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Beifong's Bounty Hunters
6.2%inclusion4 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Toph, Earthbending Master
4.2%inclusion3 decks72 decks
3%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
3.1%inclusion2 decks65 decks
3%synergy
Long Feng, Grand Secretariat
1.7%inclusion2 decks120 decks
1%synergy
Swampbenders
1.6%inclusion1 decks64 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Spore Frog
75%inclusion677 decks908 decks
68%synergy
Plaguecrafter
72%inclusion650 decks908 decks
62%synergy
Eternal Witness
82%inclusion745 decks908 decks
57%synergy
Viscera Seer
72%inclusion655 decks908 decks
56%synergy
Buried Alive
64%inclusion581 decks908 decks
56%synergy
Entomb
59%inclusion537 decks908 decks
51%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
79%inclusion713 decks908 decks
49%synergy
Accursed Marauder
56%inclusion378 decks675 decks
47%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
54%inclusion486 decks908 decks
47%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
60%inclusion542 decks908 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Skullclamp
64%inclusion577 decks908 decks
33%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
61%inclusion554 decks908 decks
16%synergy
Reanimate
61%inclusion552 decks908 decks
41%synergy
Victimize
57%inclusion518 decks908 decks
38%synergy
Haywire Mite
53%inclusion478 decks908 decks
35%synergy
Carrion Feeder
51%inclusion464 decks908 decks
43%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
51%inclusion462 decks908 decks
31%synergy
Birds of Paradise
50%inclusion458 decks908 decks
30%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
50%inclusion451 decks908 decks
37%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
50%inclusion450 decks908 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
45%inclusion409 decks908 decks
30%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
35%inclusion316 decks908 decks
24%synergy
Worldly Tutor
30%inclusion272 decks908 decks
20%synergy
Ancient Tomb
27%inclusion244 decks908 decks
21%synergy
Opposition Agent
22%inclusion203 decks908 decks
20%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
22%inclusion197 decks908 decks
18%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
20%inclusion182 decks908 decks
18%synergy
Crop Rotation
17%inclusion150 decks908 decks
8%synergy
Necropotence
16%inclusion144 decks908 decks
13%synergy
Chrome Mox
15%inclusion138 decks908 decks
12%synergy
Creatures
Protean Hulk
48%inclusion440 decks908 decks
43%synergy
Blood Artist
48%inclusion435 decks908 decks
28%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
47%inclusion430 decks908 decks
40%synergy
Llanowar Elves
46%inclusion417 decks908 decks
13%synergy
Grim Haruspex
43%inclusion391 decks908 decks
39%synergy
Cankerbloom
43%inclusion390 decks908 decks
29%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
42%inclusion383 decks908 decks
39%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
42%inclusion378 decks908 decks
20%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
41%inclusion376 decks908 decks
36%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
40%inclusion359 decks908 decks
21%synergy
Elvish Mystic
40%inclusion359 decks908 decks
13%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
39%inclusion350 decks908 decks
35%synergy
Reclamation Sage
37%inclusion340 decks908 decks
19%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
37%inclusion340 decks908 decks
32%synergy
Caustic Caterpillar
33%inclusion302 decks908 decks
25%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
33%inclusion298 decks908 decks
19%synergy
Warren Soultrader
32%inclusion222 decks687 decks
22%synergy
Shriekmaw
32%inclusion293 decks908 decks
28%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
31%inclusion284 decks908 decks
27%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
31%inclusion283 decks908 decks
15%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
30%inclusion272 decks908 decks
20%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
30%inclusion268 decks908 decks
27%synergy
Wood Elves
29%inclusion267 decks908 decks
21%synergy
Fauna Shaman
29%inclusion264 decks908 decks
23%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
29%inclusion40 decks138 decks
24%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
29%inclusion202 decks704 decks
18%synergy
Massacre Wurm
28%inclusion258 decks908 decks
20%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
27%inclusion241 decks908 decks
25%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
26%inclusion238 decks908 decks
22%synergy
Insidious Fungus
26%inclusion128 decks496 decks
19%synergy
Demon's Disciple
25%inclusion223 decks908 decks
21%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
24%inclusion219 decks908 decks
22%synergy
Acidic Slime
23%inclusion211 decks908 decks
20%synergy
Merciless Executioner
23%inclusion211 decks908 decks
20%synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
22%inclusion203 decks908 decks
16%synergy
Fiend Artisan
20%inclusion186 decks908 decks
16%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
19%inclusion177 decks908 decks
5%synergy
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
19%inclusion174 decks908 decks
10%synergy
Sylvan Safekeeper
18%inclusion163 decks908 decks
14%synergy
Midnight Reaper
17%inclusion155 decks908 decks
14%synergy
Collector Ouphe
17%inclusion154 decks908 decks
15%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
17%inclusion153 decks908 decks
14%synergy
Walking Ballista
16%inclusion147 decks908 decks
14%synergy
Mindslicer
16%inclusion146 decks908 decks
15%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
16%inclusion144 decks908 decks
5%synergy
Dark Confidant
16%inclusion142 decks908 decks
14%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
16%inclusion28 decks180 decks
12%synergy
Manglehorn
15%inclusion135 decks908 decks
11%synergy
Woe Strider
15%inclusion134 decks908 decks
10%synergy
Delighted Halfling
14%inclusion131 decks908 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
34%inclusion307 decks908 decks
17%synergy
Abrupt Decay
33%inclusion296 decks908 decks
17%synergy
Beast Within
29%inclusion267 decks908 decks
-7%synergy
Village Rites
21%inclusion188 decks908 decks
4%synergy
Veil of Summer
20%inclusion182 decks908 decks
15%synergy
Putrefy
19%inclusion177 decks908 decks
-15%synergy
Culling the Weak
19%inclusion176 decks908 decks
16%synergy
Grisly Salvage
17%inclusion151 decks908 decks
6%synergy
Heroic Intervention
16%inclusion148 decks908 decks
-14%synergy
Saw in Half
15%inclusion139 decks908 decks
8%synergy
Noxious Revival
14%inclusion131 decks908 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion120 decks908 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
13%inclusion119 decks908 decks
-7%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion85 decks687 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion109 decks908 decks
2%synergy
Golgari Charm
11%inclusion98 decks908 decks
-6%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
11%inclusion97 decks908 decks
3%synergy
Force of Vigor
11%inclusion96 decks908 decks
7%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
9.4%inclusion64 decks684 decks
-10%synergy
Flare of Malice
9.2%inclusion63 decks687 decks
7%synergy
Tear Asunder
6.8%inclusion62 decks908 decks
-8%synergy
Altar's Reap
6.7%inclusion61 decks908 decks
5%synergy
Krosan Grip
6.5%inclusion59 decks908 decks
0%synergy
Nature's Claim
6.4%inclusion58 decks908 decks
-4%synergy
Chord of Calling
6.2%inclusion56 decks908 decks
1%synergy
Tragic Slip
5.7%inclusion52 decks908 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Intent
46%inclusion421 decks908 decks
36%synergy
Toxic Deluge
42%inclusion380 decks908 decks
21%synergy
Living Death
32%inclusion294 decks908 decks
25%synergy
Culling Ritual
31%inclusion281 decks908 decks
10%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
29%inclusion262 decks908 decks
25%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
26%inclusion239 decks908 decks
21%synergy
Unmarked Grave
24%inclusion214 decks908 decks
21%synergy
Life // Death
19%inclusion173 decks908 decks
16%synergy
Finale of Devastation
19%inclusion169 decks908 decks
12%synergy
Cultivate
18%inclusion165 decks908 decks
-22%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
18%inclusion159 decks908 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion155 decks908 decks
9%synergy
Dread Return
17%inclusion150 decks908 decks
7%synergy
Nature's Lore
14%inclusion130 decks908 decks
-12%synergy
Chain of Smog
14%inclusion125 decks908 decks
11%synergy
Jarad's Orders
13%inclusion117 decks908 decks
10%synergy
Rampant Growth
12%inclusion111 decks908 decks
-22%synergy
Primal Growth
12%inclusion111 decks908 decks
10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion106 decks908 decks
8%synergy
Three Visits
11%inclusion104 decks908 decks
-7%synergy
Imperial Seal
11%inclusion103 decks908 decks
9%synergy
Kodama's Reach
11%inclusion100 decks908 decks
-14%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
11%inclusion85 decks803 decks
7%synergy
Life from the Loam
10%inclusion95 decks908 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion38 decks378 decks
3%synergy
Persist
9.4%inclusion85 decks908 decks
7%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
8.9%inclusion81 decks908 decks
-3%synergy
Farseek
8.4%inclusion76 decks908 decks
-10%synergy
Footsteps of the Goryo
8.1%inclusion74 decks908 decks
8%synergy
Natural Order
8.0%inclusion73 decks908 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.4%inclusion67 decks908 decks
3%synergy
Mulch
6.4%inclusion58 decks908 decks
3%synergy
Grim Tutor
5.4%inclusion49 decks908 decks
2%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
5.4%inclusion49 decks908 decks
1%synergy
Final Parting
5.2%inclusion47 decks908 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Birthing Pod
37%inclusion336 decks908 decks
34%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
32%inclusion295 decks908 decks
24%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion264 decks908 decks
7%synergy
Altar of Dementia
28%inclusion256 decks908 decks
20%synergy
The One Ring
15%inclusion137 decks908 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion137 decks908 decks
-10%synergy
Strionic Resonator
7.3%inclusion66 decks908 decks
6%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.6%inclusion60 decks908 decks
1%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
6.4%inclusion58 decks908 decks
3%synergy
Vexing Bauble
5.5%inclusion37 decks675 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
48%inclusion436 decks908 decks
39%synergy
Grave Pact
37%inclusion333 decks908 decks
28%synergy
Sylvan Library
34%inclusion311 decks908 decks
25%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
28%inclusion251 decks908 decks
22%synergy
Necromancy
27%inclusion245 decks908 decks
24%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
17%inclusion157 decks908 decks
-7%synergy
Journey to Eternity
17%inclusion153 decks908 decks
11%synergy
Guardian Project
16%inclusion147 decks908 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion133 decks908 decks
1%synergy
Insidious Roots
14%inclusion121 decks851 decks
2%synergy
Wild Growth
13%inclusion121 decks908 decks
3%synergy
Awakening Zone
13%inclusion120 decks908 decks
8%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
12%inclusion108 decks908 decks
10%synergy
Evolutionary Leap
12%inclusion107 decks908 decks
9%synergy
Birthing Ritual
11%inclusion77 decks680 decks
10%synergy
Greater Good
11%inclusion99 decks908 decks
5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
11%inclusion98 decks908 decks
3%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
10%inclusion68 decks680 decks
2%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
9.1%inclusion83 decks908 decks
-3%synergy
Pattern of Rebirth
7.7%inclusion70 decks908 decks
6%synergy
Teval's Judgment
7.6%inclusion15 decks198 decks
6%synergy
Dance of the Dead
7.5%inclusion68 decks908 decks
6%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
7.5%inclusion68 decks908 decks
1%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
7.3%inclusion66 decks908 decks
1%synergy
Vampiric Rites
7.2%inclusion65 decks908 decks
3%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
7.2%inclusion65 decks908 decks
-6%synergy
Black Market
6.4%inclusion58 decks908 decks
3%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.3%inclusion57 decks908 decks
-2%synergy
Attrition
6.2%inclusion56 decks908 decks
5%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
6.0%inclusion42 decks701 decks
4%synergy
Pernicious Deed
5.4%inclusion49 decks908 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
16%inclusion141 decks908 decks
6%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
12%inclusion105 decks908 decks
6%synergy
Vraska, Golgari Queen
6.6%inclusion60 decks908 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
49%inclusion445 decks908 decks
26%synergy
High Market
48%inclusion433 decks908 decks
39%synergy
Bojuka Bog
41%inclusion372 decks908 decks
1%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
37%inclusion334 decks908 decks
9%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
33%inclusion302 decks908 decks
15%synergy
Dryad Arbor
32%inclusion289 decks908 decks
23%synergy
Grim Backwoods
26%inclusion237 decks908 decks
13%synergy
Cabal Coffers
23%inclusion208 decks908 decks
14%synergy
Shifting Woodland
20%inclusion134 decks684 decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion176 decks908 decks
8%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
15%inclusion136 decks908 decks
10%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
12%inclusion16 decks139 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion100 decks908 decks
-12%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion96 decks908 decks
7%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
10%inclusion17 decks169 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
10%inclusion91 decks908 decks
5%synergy
Strip Mine
10%inclusion90 decks908 decks
7%synergy
Westvale Abbey
10%inclusion88 decks908 decks
7%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
9.2%inclusion63 decks687 decks
5%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
8.0%inclusion73 decks908 decks
6%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
7.7%inclusion70 decks908 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.0%inclusion64 decks908 decks
0%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.0%inclusion64 decks908 decks
3%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.7%inclusion61 decks908 decks
5%synergy
Hissing Quagmire
6.4%inclusion58 decks908 decks
3%synergy
Field of the Dead
5.7%inclusion52 decks908 decks
1%synergy
Kishla Village
5.5%inclusion11 decks199 decks
3%synergy
Ghost Quarter
5.4%inclusion49 decks908 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
87%inclusion792 decks908 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
48%inclusion433 decks908 decks
-15%synergy
Golgari Signet
23%inclusion207 decks908 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
19%inclusion176 decks908 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Crypt
15%inclusion136 decks908 decks
13%synergy
Lotus Petal
11%inclusion104 decks908 decks
8%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.9%inclusion81 decks908 decks
7%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
7.4%inclusion67 decks908 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.6%inclusion60 decks908 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.4%inclusion58 decks908 decks
-2%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
5.1%inclusion46 decks908 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion883 decks908 decks
0%synergy
Forest
97%inclusion881 decks908 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion835 decks908 decks
7%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
73%inclusion663 decks908 decks
28%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
63%inclusion569 decks908 decks
11%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
62%inclusion560 decks908 decks
32%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
60%inclusion546 decks908 decks
-1%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
57%inclusion522 decks908 decks
19%synergy
Tainted Wood
44%inclusion396 decks908 decks
-1%synergy
Windswept Heath
39%inclusion350 decks908 decks
31%synergy
Marsh Flats
38%inclusion344 decks908 decks
32%synergy
Polluted Delta
37%inclusion339 decks908 decks
31%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
37%inclusion336 decks908 decks
31%synergy
Misty Rainforest
37%inclusion332 decks908 decks
30%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
36%inclusion329 decks908 decks
23%synergy
Wooded Foothills
36%inclusion328 decks908 decks
30%synergy
Twilight Mire
35%inclusion320 decks908 decks
0%synergy
Underground Mortuary
34%inclusion293 decks858 decks
13%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
33%inclusion301 decks908 decks
-9%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
33%inclusion299 decks908 decks
13%synergy
Bayou
29%inclusion265 decks908 decks
18%synergy
Evolving Wilds
27%inclusion241 decks908 decks
-1%synergy
Deathcap Glade
26%inclusion232 decks908 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of Malady
24%inclusion221 decks908 decks
-11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion201 decks908 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
21%inclusion188 decks908 decks
15%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
20%inclusion184 decks908 decks
-16%synergy
Wastewood Verge
20%inclusion50 decks249 decks
4%synergy
Blooming Marsh
20%inclusion179 decks908 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion159 decks908 decks
-10%synergy
City of Brass
17%inclusion152 decks908 decks
14%synergy
Vernal Fen
17%inclusion23 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Jungle Hollow
17%inclusion150 decks908 decks
-8%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion143 decks908 decks
2%synergy
Mana Confluence
16%inclusion141 decks908 decks
13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion91 decks675 decks
10%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
13%inclusion90 decks687 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion115 decks908 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion85 decks687 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
12%inclusion109 decks908 decks
2%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
12%inclusion107 decks908 decks
10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion106 decks908 decks
8%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
11%inclusion101 decks908 decks
2%synergy
Haunted Mire
10%inclusion90 decks908 decks
-7%synergy
Festering Thicket
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
9.4%inclusion64 decks684 decks
-10%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
8.9%inclusion81 decks908 decks
-3%synergy
Viridescent Bog
8.1%inclusion65 decks803 decks
-13%synergy
Woodland Chasm
7.5%inclusion68 decks908 decks
0%synergy
Blighted Woodland
7.4%inclusion67 decks908 decks
2%synergy