Meren of Clan Nel Toth (Commander) - Upgraded

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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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MTGStocks
Beifong's Bounty Hunters
6.0%inclusion20 decks333 decks
3%synergy
Toph, Earthbending Master
4.8%inclusion17 decks357 decks
4%synergy
Ba Sing Se
2.4%inclusion8 decks327 decks
0%synergy
Badgermole Cub
2.2%inclusion8 decks358 decks
0%synergy
Koh, the Face Stealer
2.2%inclusion7 decks319 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Spore Frog
83%inclusion1.25K decks1.51K decks
77%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
91%inclusion1.37K decks1.51K decks
61%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
67%inclusion1.01K decks1.51K decks
61%synergy
Eternal Witness
83%inclusion1.25K decks1.51K decks
58%synergy
Plaguecrafter
67%inclusion1.01K decks1.51K decks
58%synergy
Buried Alive
66%inclusion999 decks1.51K decks
58%synergy
Viscera Seer
73%inclusion1.10K decks1.51K decks
57%synergy
Victimize
70%inclusion1.06K decks1.51K decks
51%synergy
Accursed Marauder
60%inclusion899 decks1.50K decks
51%synergy
Grim Haruspex
55%inclusion826 decks1.51K decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Skullclamp
64%inclusion972 decks1.51K decks
34%synergy
Reanimate
58%inclusion875 decks1.51K decks
39%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
56%inclusion845 decks1.51K decks
35%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
56%inclusion837 decks1.51K decks
11%synergy
Haywire Mite
54%inclusion820 decks1.51K decks
37%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
54%inclusion815 decks1.51K decks
34%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
54%inclusion815 decks1.51K decks
41%synergy
Blood Artist
53%inclusion792 decks1.51K decks
33%synergy
Cankerbloom
51%inclusion767 decks1.51K decks
37%synergy
Carrion Feeder
49%inclusion746 decks1.51K decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
19%inclusion282 decks1.51K decks
3%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
10%inclusion154 decks1.51K decks
9%synergy
Worldly Tutor
10%inclusion147 decks1.51K decks
0%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
9.1%inclusion137 decks1.51K decks
-2%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
7.1%inclusion107 decks1.51K decks
5%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.5%inclusion98 decks1.51K decks
1%synergy
Natural Order
6.4%inclusion96 decks1.51K decks
3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.6%inclusion84 decks1.51K decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Syr Konrad, the Grim
49%inclusion735 decks1.51K decks
34%synergy
Protean Hulk
48%inclusion729 decks1.51K decks
43%synergy
Massacre Wurm
44%inclusion662 decks1.51K decks
36%synergy
Reclamation Sage
43%inclusion652 decks1.51K decks
25%synergy
Llanowar Elves
43%inclusion649 decks1.51K decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
43%inclusion642 decks1.51K decks
37%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
42%inclusion637 decks1.51K decks
38%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
42%inclusion636 decks1.51K decks
37%synergy
Birds of Paradise
41%inclusion619 decks1.51K decks
20%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
39%inclusion589 decks1.50K decks
29%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
38%inclusion576 decks1.51K decks
35%synergy
Wood Elves
38%inclusion575 decks1.51K decks
30%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
37%inclusion565 decks1.51K decks
27%synergy
Shriekmaw
37%inclusion557 decks1.51K decks
33%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
36%inclusion539 decks1.51K decks
28%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
33%inclusion500 decks1.51K decks
19%synergy
Elvish Mystic
33%inclusion491 decks1.51K decks
6%synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
32%inclusion488 decks1.51K decks
26%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
31%inclusion464 decks1.51K decks
13%synergy
Warren Soultrader
31%inclusion461 decks1.50K decks
20%synergy
Fiend Artisan
30%inclusion453 decks1.51K decks
25%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
30%inclusion446 decks1.51K decks
27%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
30%inclusion446 decks1.51K decks
25%synergy
Fauna Shaman
29%inclusion435 decks1.51K decks
23%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
28%inclusion422 decks1.51K decks
25%synergy
Demon's Disciple
28%inclusion419 decks1.51K decks
25%synergy
Caustic Caterpillar
27%inclusion414 decks1.51K decks
20%synergy
Insidious Fungus
27%inclusion407 decks1.49K decks
21%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
27%inclusion402 decks1.51K decks
24%synergy
Midnight Reaper
26%inclusion399 decks1.51K decks
24%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
26%inclusion391 decks1.51K decks
22%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
25%inclusion377 decks1.51K decks
14%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
25%inclusion210 decks843 decks
19%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
25%inclusion371 decks1.51K decks
17%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
24%inclusion364 decks1.51K decks
10%synergy
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
24%inclusion360 decks1.51K decks
15%synergy
Merciless Executioner
22%inclusion326 decks1.51K decks
19%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
20%inclusion296 decks1.51K decks
3%synergy
Acidic Slime
19%inclusion282 decks1.51K decks
15%synergy
Poison-Tip Archer
18%inclusion274 decks1.51K decks
1%synergy
Woe Strider
18%inclusion270 decks1.51K decks
13%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
18%inclusion264 decks1.50K decks
9%synergy
Viridian Emissary
15%inclusion230 decks1.51K decks
13%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
15%inclusion225 decks1.51K decks
11%synergy
Skull Prophet
15%inclusion221 decks1.51K decks
6%synergy
Honest Rutstein
14%inclusion218 decks1.50K decks
4%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
14%inclusion212 decks1.51K decks
12%synergy
Avenger of Zendikar
14%inclusion210 decks1.51K decks
7%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
14%inclusion146 decks1.07K decks
10%synergy
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
14%inclusion206 decks1.51K decks
6%synergy
Instants
Entomb
46%inclusion700 decks1.51K decks
38%synergy
Beast Within
36%inclusion545 decks1.51K decks
-1%synergy
Village Rites
31%inclusion472 decks1.51K decks
14%synergy
Putrefy
26%inclusion389 decks1.51K decks
-9%synergy
Grisly Salvage
24%inclusion364 decks1.51K decks
13%synergy
Dark Ritual
22%inclusion333 decks1.51K decks
5%synergy
Abrupt Decay
21%inclusion312 decks1.51K decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion275 decks1.51K decks
8%synergy
Heroic Intervention
17%inclusion260 decks1.51K decks
-13%synergy
Deadly Dispute
17%inclusion259 decks1.51K decks
-3%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
17%inclusion251 decks1.50K decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion214 decks1.50K decks
5%synergy
Golgari Charm
13%inclusion198 decks1.51K decks
-4%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
12%inclusion176 decks1.51K decks
4%synergy
Saw in Half
10%inclusion158 decks1.51K decks
3%synergy
Flare of Malice
10%inclusion149 decks1.50K decks
8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
9.5%inclusion143 decks1.51K decks
-1%synergy
Tear Asunder
9.1%inclusion137 decks1.51K decks
-6%synergy
Tragic Slip
8.2%inclusion123 decks1.51K decks
3%synergy
Culling the Weak
7.9%inclusion119 decks1.51K decks
4%synergy
Noxious Revival
6.6%inclusion100 decks1.51K decks
2%synergy
Nature's Claim
5.0%inclusion76 decks1.51K decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Living Death
43%inclusion654 decks1.51K decks
36%synergy
Toxic Deluge
36%inclusion547 decks1.51K decks
15%synergy
Diabolic Intent
28%inclusion419 decks1.51K decks
18%synergy
Culling Ritual
26%inclusion396 decks1.51K decks
6%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
24%inclusion357 decks1.51K decks
20%synergy
Cultivate
23%inclusion346 decks1.51K decks
-17%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
21%inclusion316 decks1.51K decks
8%synergy
Dread Return
21%inclusion313 decks1.51K decks
11%synergy
Rampant Growth
17%inclusion257 decks1.51K decks
-17%synergy
Nature's Lore
17%inclusion251 decks1.51K decks
-9%synergy
Jarad's Orders
16%inclusion237 decks1.51K decks
12%synergy
Unmarked Grave
15%inclusion228 decks1.51K decks
13%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
14%inclusion215 decks1.51K decks
3%synergy
Primal Growth
14%inclusion207 decks1.51K decks
12%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion206 decks1.51K decks
6%synergy
Farseek
13%inclusion193 decks1.51K decks
-6%synergy
Life // Death
12%inclusion183 decks1.51K decks
9%synergy
Three Visits
12%inclusion178 decks1.51K decks
-7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion175 decks1.51K decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion173 decks1.51K decks
8%synergy
Kodama's Reach
11%inclusion171 decks1.51K decks
-13%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
11%inclusion167 decks1.50K decks
8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion160 decks1.48K decks
4%synergy
Life from the Loam
11%inclusion163 decks1.51K decks
3%synergy
Persist
9.1%inclusion137 decks1.51K decks
7%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
8.4%inclusion127 decks1.51K decks
3%synergy
Unearth
7.9%inclusion119 decks1.51K decks
3%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.8%inclusion102 decks1.50K decks
5%synergy
Mulch
6.5%inclusion98 decks1.51K decks
3%synergy
Malevolent Rumble
5.7%inclusion85 decks1.50K decks
3%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
5.2%inclusion79 decks1.51K decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Birthing Pod
39%inclusion583 decks1.51K decks
36%synergy
Lightning Greaves
35%inclusion522 decks1.51K decks
13%synergy
Altar of Dementia
34%inclusion518 decks1.51K decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
27%inclusion408 decks1.51K decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion286 decks1.51K decks
-6%synergy
Strionic Resonator
8.4%inclusion127 decks1.51K decks
7%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
6.3%inclusion95 decks1.51K decks
3%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
5.8%inclusion88 decks1.51K decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
39%inclusion581 decks1.51K decks
30%synergy
Grave Pact
35%inclusion533 decks1.51K decks
27%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
28%inclusion427 decks1.51K decks
23%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
27%inclusion412 decks1.51K decks
3%synergy
Journey to Eternity
22%inclusion332 decks1.51K decks
16%synergy
Guardian Project
21%inclusion322 decks1.51K decks
14%synergy
Insidious Roots
17%inclusion258 decks1.51K decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion255 decks1.51K decks
3%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
16%inclusion235 decks1.50K decks
8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
16%inclusion235 decks1.51K decks
7%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
13%inclusion201 decks1.51K decks
1%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
13%inclusion198 decks1.51K decks
0%synergy
Awakening Zone
13%inclusion190 decks1.51K decks
8%synergy
Evolutionary Leap
12%inclusion187 decks1.51K decks
9%synergy
Greater Good
12%inclusion187 decks1.51K decks
7%synergy
Birthing Ritual
12%inclusion181 decks1.50K decks
11%synergy
Necromancy
11%inclusion173 decks1.51K decks
9%synergy
Sylvan Library
10%inclusion157 decks1.51K decks
1%synergy
Pattern of Rebirth
9.4%inclusion142 decks1.51K decks
8%synergy
Black Market
8.9%inclusion134 decks1.51K decks
6%synergy
Teval's Judgment
7.8%inclusion99 decks1.27K decks
6%synergy
Vampiric Rites
7.7%inclusion116 decks1.51K decks
3%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
6.5%inclusion98 decks1.51K decks
1%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
6.2%inclusion93 decks1.50K decks
4%synergy
Attrition
6.0%inclusion91 decks1.51K decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
18%inclusion270 decks1.51K decks
13%synergy
Grist, the Hunger Tide
15%inclusion233 decks1.51K decks
6%synergy
Vraska, Golgari Queen
8.2%inclusion124 decks1.51K decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
High Market
52%inclusion791 decks1.51K decks
43%synergy
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion743 decks1.51K decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
47%inclusion702 decks1.51K decks
32%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
36%inclusion543 decks1.51K decks
13%synergy
Grim Backwoods
30%inclusion447 decks1.51K decks
16%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
27%inclusion410 decks1.51K decks
0%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
22%inclusion327 decks1.51K decks
10%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
19%inclusion292 decks1.51K decks
1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
18%inclusion273 decks1.51K decks
9%synergy
Dryad Arbor
17%inclusion262 decks1.51K decks
8%synergy
Shifting Woodland
14%inclusion215 decks1.50K decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
12%inclusion175 decks1.51K decks
-12%synergy
Westvale Abbey
11%inclusion168 decks1.51K decks
8%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
10%inclusion151 decks1.51K decks
8%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
10%inclusion146 decks1.50K decks
6%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
9.1%inclusion137 decks1.51K decks
2%synergy
Command Beacon
8.4%inclusion127 decks1.51K decks
5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.6%inclusion76 decks1K decks
4%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
7.4%inclusion63 decks848 decks
4%synergy
Khalni Garden
7.4%inclusion112 decks1.51K decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.8%inclusion102 decks1.51K decks
-1%synergy
Hissing Quagmire
6.3%inclusion95 decks1.51K decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.2%inclusion93 decks1.51K decks
2%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
5.5%inclusion83 decks1.51K decks
-3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.3%inclusion80 decks1.51K decks
0%synergy
Barren Moor
5.2%inclusion79 decks1.51K decks
-3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.2%inclusion79 decks1.51K decks
-19%synergy
Kishla Village
5.2%inclusion66 decks1.27K decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
87%inclusion1.31K decks1.51K decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
53%inclusion796 decks1.51K decks
-10%synergy
Golgari Signet
24%inclusion360 decks1.51K decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
18%inclusion272 decks1.51K decks
-7%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.2%inclusion79 decks1.51K decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion1.49K decks1.51K decks
2%synergy
Forest
99%inclusion1.49K decks1.51K decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
93%inclusion1.40K decks1.51K decks
7%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
73%inclusion1.09K decks1.51K decks
11%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
65%inclusion974 decks1.51K decks
13%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
62%inclusion933 decks1.51K decks
17%synergy
Tainted Wood
57%inclusion866 decks1.51K decks
13%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
50%inclusion751 decks1.51K decks
11%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
47%inclusion704 decks1.51K decks
5%synergy
Twilight Mire
46%inclusion689 decks1.51K decks
11%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
42%inclusion639 decks1.51K decks
13%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
36%inclusion547 decks1.51K decks
0%synergy
Deathcap Glade
35%inclusion534 decks1.51K decks
6%synergy
Temple of Malady
35%inclusion531 decks1.51K decks
0%synergy
Underground Mortuary
34%inclusion519 decks1.51K decks
14%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
29%inclusion433 decks1.51K decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion363 decks1.51K decks
-3%synergy
Blooming Marsh
23%inclusion352 decks1.51K decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
23%inclusion346 decks1.51K decks
-5%synergy
Jungle Hollow
21%inclusion319 decks1.51K decks
-3%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
20%inclusion309 decks1.51K decks
8%synergy
Wastewood Verge
20%inclusion288 decks1.46K decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion275 decks1.51K decks
8%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
18%inclusion264 decks1.50K decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion265 decks1.51K decks
-3%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
17%inclusion251 decks1.50K decks
-3%synergy
Viridescent Bog
17%inclusion251 decks1.50K decks
-4%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
14%inclusion215 decks1.51K decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion214 decks1.50K decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion197 decks1.51K decks
0%synergy
Vernal Fen
13%inclusion108 decks846 decks
2%synergy
Bayou
13%inclusion189 decks1.51K decks
1%synergy
Haunted Mire
12%inclusion188 decks1.51K decks
-4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion182 decks1.50K decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion173 decks1.51K decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion171 decks1.51K decks
-5%synergy
Windswept Heath
10%inclusion153 decks1.51K decks
3%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
10%inclusion147 decks1.51K decks
0%synergy
Wooded Foothills
9.4%inclusion141 decks1.51K decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.7%inclusion131 decks1.51K decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.4%inclusion127 decks1.51K decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.2%inclusion123 decks1.51K decks
2%synergy
Misty Rainforest
8.0%inclusion121 decks1.51K decks
1%synergy
Woodland Chasm
8.0%inclusion121 decks1.51K decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.2%inclusion93 decks1.51K decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.1%inclusion92 decks1.51K decks
-16%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
5.7%inclusion86 decks1.50K decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
5.2%inclusion79 decks1.51K decks
0%synergy
Festering Thicket
5.1%inclusion43 decks846 decks
-1%synergy
Blighted Woodland
5.0%inclusion76 decks1.51K decks
0%synergy