Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm (Commander) - Optimized

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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.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Impostor Syndrome
3.0%inclusion8 decks270 decks
2%synergy
Ran and Shaw
1.8%inclusion2 decks109 decks
-4%synergy
Hide on the Ceiling
1.5%inclusion4 decks268 decks
1%synergy
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
1.5%inclusion4 decks270 decks
0%synergy
The Legend of Roku
0.9%inclusion1 decks109 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dragon Tempest
88%inclusion749 decks854 decks
75%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
82%inclusion704 decks854 decks
69%synergy
Old Gnawbone
76%inclusion652 decks854 decks
67%synergy
Ganax, Astral Hunter
76%inclusion649 decks854 decks
65%synergy
Scourge of Valkas
72%inclusion618 decks854 decks
63%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
70%inclusion599 decks854 decks
61%synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
67%inclusion571 decks854 decks
57%synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
63%inclusion538 decks854 decks
56%synergy
Roaming Throne
65%inclusion556 decks854 decks
56%synergy
Lathliss, Dragon Queen
67%inclusion575 decks854 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Temur Ascendancy
80%inclusion683 decks854 decks
52%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
67%inclusion572 decks854 decks
40%synergy
Atarka, World Render
61%inclusion521 decks854 decks
48%synergy
Astral Dragon
61%inclusion517 decks854 decks
54%synergy
Ureni of the Unwritten
60%inclusion460 decks762 decks
54%synergy
Farseek
59%inclusion502 decks854 decks
12%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
58%inclusion499 decks854 decks
52%synergy
Heroic Intervention
57%inclusion491 decks854 decks
31%synergy
Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient
57%inclusion490 decks854 decks
51%synergy
Nature's Lore
57%inclusion488 decks854 decks
22%synergy
Game Changers
Cyclonic Rift
57%inclusion486 decks854 decks
34%synergy
Rhystic Study
53%inclusion450 decks854 decks
33%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
51%inclusion434 decks854 decks
32%synergy
Worldly Tutor
42%inclusion358 decks854 decks
27%synergy
Jeska's Will
38%inclusion323 decks854 decks
20%synergy
Ancient Tomb
31%inclusion266 decks854 decks
20%synergy
The One Ring
18%inclusion151 decks854 decks
9%synergy
Mana Vault
16%inclusion139 decks854 decks
9%synergy
Force of Will
14%inclusion122 decks854 decks
6%synergy
Mystical Tutor
12%inclusion103 decks854 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
55%inclusion467 decks854 decks
45%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
54%inclusion455 decks847 decks
46%synergy
Dragonlord's Servant
54%inclusion457 decks854 decks
43%synergy
Utvara Hellkite
53%inclusion455 decks854 decks
46%synergy
Wrathful Red Dragon
53%inclusion453 decks854 decks
46%synergy
Thrakkus the Butcher
49%inclusion420 decks854 decks
40%synergy
Savage Ventmaw
47%inclusion398 decks854 decks
38%synergy
Balefire Dragon
46%inclusion393 decks854 decks
40%synergy
Birds of Paradise
44%inclusion380 decks854 decks
10%synergy
Earthquake Dragon
41%inclusion349 decks854 decks
34%synergy
Korlessa, Scale Singer
40%inclusion341 decks854 decks
32%synergy
Spark Double
39%inclusion330 decks854 decks
33%synergy
Scaled Nurturer
38%inclusion321 decks854 decks
32%synergy
Dragonborn Champion
35%inclusion299 decks854 decks
31%synergy
Temur Battlecrier
32%inclusion242 decks762 decks
12%synergy
Lozhan, Dragons' Legacy
30%inclusion257 decks854 decks
23%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
29%inclusion250 decks854 decks
22%synergy
Hellkite Charger
29%inclusion248 decks854 decks
25%synergy
Deceptive Frostkite
29%inclusion215 decks742 decks
18%synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
29%inclusion245 decks854 decks
25%synergy
Delighted Halfling
27%inclusion227 decks854 decks
11%synergy
Hellkite Tyrant
26%inclusion225 decks854 decks
21%synergy
Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest
25%inclusion212 decks852 decks
20%synergy
Broodcaller Scourge
22%inclusion165 decks742 decks
11%synergy
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
22%inclusion187 decks854 decks
19%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
21%inclusion183 decks854 decks
14%synergy
Iymrith, Desert Doom
21%inclusion181 decks854 decks
17%synergy
Ancient Bronze Dragon
21%inclusion176 decks854 decks
17%synergy
Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
19%inclusion164 decks854 decks
11%synergy
Bloomvine Regent
19%inclusion144 decks762 decks
11%synergy
Draconic Muralists
19%inclusion160 decks854 decks
15%synergy
Bloom Tender
19%inclusion159 decks854 decks
9%synergy
Thunderbreak Regent
19%inclusion159 decks854 decks
12%synergy
Fanatic of Rhonas
19%inclusion158 decks853 decks
9%synergy
Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
18%inclusion157 decks854 decks
13%synergy
Marang River Regent
18%inclusion136 decks762 decks
11%synergy
Goblin Anarchomancer
17%inclusion143 decks854 decks
5%synergy
Bonehoard Dracosaur
17%inclusion142 decks854 decks
12%synergy
Thundermane Dragon
15%inclusion111 decks744 decks
3%synergy
Parapet Thrasher
14%inclusion103 decks744 decks
4%synergy
Firkraag, Cunning Instigator
14%inclusion117 decks854 decks
11%synergy
Rapacious Dragon
13%inclusion115 decks854 decks
10%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
13%inclusion110 decks854 decks
10%synergy
Goldlust Triad
13%inclusion96 decks756 decks
10%synergy
Dragonologist
13%inclusion96 decks756 decks
10%synergy
Ureni, the Song Unending
12%inclusion95 decks762 decks
4%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
12%inclusion105 decks854 decks
7%synergy
Stormscale Scion
12%inclusion97 decks806 decks
9%synergy
Dragonmaster Outcast
12%inclusion102 decks854 decks
7%synergy
Renari, Merchant of Marvels
12%inclusion102 decks854 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Beast Within
47%inclusion401 decks854 decks
8%synergy
Deflecting Swat
46%inclusion395 decks854 decks
28%synergy
Counterspell
43%inclusion365 decks854 decks
10%synergy
Mana Drain
41%inclusion352 decks854 decks
29%synergy
Chaos Warp
33%inclusion285 decks854 decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
28%inclusion238 decks854 decks
9%synergy
Sarkhan's Triumph
27%inclusion227 decks854 decks
23%synergy
Swan Song
22%inclusion188 decks854 decks
8%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
20%inclusion173 decks854 decks
15%synergy
Stubborn Denial
19%inclusion165 decks854 decks
13%synergy
Smuggler's Surprise
16%inclusion140 decks853 decks
12%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
16%inclusion137 decks854 decks
6%synergy
Klauth's Will
15%inclusion125 decks854 decks
12%synergy
Negate
14%inclusion122 decks854 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Denial
13%inclusion110 decks854 decks
-3%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
11%inclusion92 decks854 decks
-1%synergy
Force of Negation
11%inclusion90 decks854 decks
4%synergy
Pongify
9.3%inclusion79 decks854 decks
-3%synergy
Reality Shift
9.3%inclusion79 decks854 decks
-4%synergy
Growth Spiral
8.8%inclusion75 decks854 decks
-17%synergy
Essence Flux
8.8%inclusion75 decks854 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
8.3%inclusion71 decks853 decks
1%synergy
Kindred Summons
8.3%inclusion71 decks854 decks
7%synergy
Nature's Claim
6.7%inclusion57 decks854 decks
-1%synergy
Double Major
6.6%inclusion56 decks854 decks
3%synergy
Return to Nature
6.3%inclusion54 decks854 decks
1%synergy
Pact of Negation
6.0%inclusion51 decks854 decks
0%synergy
Blur
5.9%inclusion50 decks854 decks
3%synergy
Displace
5.7%inclusion49 decks854 decks
4%synergy
Krosan Grip
5.0%inclusion43 decks854 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Cultivate
50%inclusion428 decks854 decks
6%synergy
Three Visits
50%inclusion424 decks854 decks
23%synergy
Blasphemous Act
44%inclusion374 decks854 decks
10%synergy
Kodama's Reach
42%inclusion358 decks854 decks
9%synergy
Rampant Growth
30%inclusion257 decks854 decks
-5%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
22%inclusion188 decks854 decks
12%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
16%inclusion133 decks854 decks
7%synergy
Last March of the Ents
15%inclusion128 decks854 decks
12%synergy
Vandalblast
15%inclusion127 decks854 decks
7%synergy
Raise the Palisade
12%inclusion100 decks854 decks
9%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
11%inclusion98 decks854 decks
4%synergy
Genesis Ultimatum
11%inclusion92 decks854 decks
3%synergy
Finale of Devastation
9.1%inclusion78 decks854 decks
0%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
9.1%inclusion78 decks854 decks
5%synergy
Rite of Replication
8.9%inclusion76 decks854 decks
6%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
8.6%inclusion64 decks744 decks
2%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
8.0%inclusion68 decks854 decks
5%synergy
Gamble
7.7%inclusion66 decks854 decks
0%synergy
Selvala's Stampede
6.9%inclusion59 decks854 decks
3%synergy
Will of the Temur
6.1%inclusion45 decks742 decks
-3%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
5.7%inclusion49 decks854 decks
-1%synergy
Explore
5.0%inclusion43 decks854 decks
-10%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Urza's Incubator
56%inclusion475 decks854 decks
49%synergy
Panharmonicon
43%inclusion370 decks854 decks
35%synergy
The Great Henge
34%inclusion294 decks854 decks
24%synergy
Lightning Greaves
31%inclusion269 decks854 decks
6%synergy
Herald's Horn
30%inclusion252 decks854 decks
22%synergy
Monster Manual
22%inclusion192 decks854 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion179 decks854 decks
-4%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
9.1%inclusion78 decks854 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Rhythm of the Wild
45%inclusion385 decks854 decks
25%synergy
Dracogenesis
42%inclusion322 decks767 decks
34%synergy
Parallel Lives
34%inclusion293 decks854 decks
28%synergy
Kindred Discovery
34%inclusion289 decks854 decks
28%synergy
Elemental Bond
30%inclusion260 decks854 decks
21%synergy
Sneak Attack
28%inclusion238 decks854 decks
25%synergy
Doubling Season
25%inclusion215 decks854 decks
18%synergy
Aggravated Assault
18%inclusion157 decks854 decks
15%synergy
Sylvan Library
18%inclusion156 decks854 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Remora
18%inclusion155 decks854 decks
5%synergy
Encroaching Dragonstorm
18%inclusion134 decks762 decks
6%synergy
Defense of the Heart
14%inclusion123 decks854 decks
12%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
14%inclusion122 decks854 decks
9%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
14%inclusion121 decks854 decks
7%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
14%inclusion104 decks762 decks
3%synergy
Acolyte of Bahamut
10%inclusion84 decks854 decks
7%synergy
Warstorm Surge
9.1%inclusion78 decks854 decks
4%synergy
Breaching Dragonstorm
8.6%inclusion65 decks754 decks
3%synergy
Frontier Siege
8.3%inclusion71 decks854 decks
3%synergy
Shadow in the Warp
8.2%inclusion70 decks854 decks
2%synergy
Virtue of Knowledge
8.1%inclusion69 decks854 decks
5%synergy
Crucible of Fire
8.0%inclusion68 decks854 decks
6%synergy
Roiling Dragonstorm
7.6%inclusion58 decks762 decks
4%synergy
Food Chain
6.1%inclusion52 decks854 decks
3%synergy
Life Finds a Way
5.9%inclusion50 decks854 decks
5%synergy
Bower Passage
5.6%inclusion48 decks854 decks
5%synergy
Wild Growth
5.3%inclusion45 decks854 decks
-5%synergy
Dragonback Assault
5.0%inclusion38 decks758 decks
-1%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tarkir
12%inclusion101 decks854 decks
10%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sarkhan Unbroken
23%inclusion197 decks854 decks
20%synergy
Sarkhan, Fireblood
7.8%inclusion67 decks854 decks
7%synergy
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
6.9%inclusion59 decks854 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Boseiju, Who Endures
34%inclusion293 decks854 decks
13%synergy
Mistrise Village
32%inclusion239 decks758 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
29%inclusion248 decks854 decks
-2%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
26%inclusion218 decks854 decks
13%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
25%inclusion214 decks854 decks
8%synergy
Three Tree City
21%inclusion176 decks852 decks
16%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
19%inclusion163 decks854 decks
3%synergy
Command Beacon
15%inclusion124 decks854 decks
11%synergy
Arena of Glory
13%inclusion114 decks853 decks
9%synergy
Crucible of the Spirit Dragon
11%inclusion91 decks854 decks
8%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
8.7%inclusion74 decks854 decks
-6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.7%inclusion66 decks854 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.6%inclusion56 decks854 decks
-3%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
6.3%inclusion54 decks854 decks
-1%synergy
Spinerock Knoll
6.1%inclusion52 decks854 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.9%inclusion50 decks854 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion836 decks854 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion759 decks854 decks
16%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
52%inclusion442 decks854 decks
41%synergy
Mox Jasper
35%inclusion286 decks806 decks
30%synergy
Cursed Mirror
35%inclusion302 decks854 decks
31%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
35%inclusion302 decks854 decks
28%synergy
Jade Orb of Dragonkind
25%inclusion212 decks854 decks
20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion163 decks854 decks
2%synergy
Orb of Dragonkind
19%inclusion159 decks854 decks
15%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
15%inclusion129 decks854 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
15%inclusion126 decks854 decks
1%synergy
Herd Heirloom
15%inclusion110 decks754 decks
6%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
13%inclusion98 decks754 decks
8%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
13%inclusion110 decks854 decks
2%synergy
Chrome Mox
12%inclusion101 decks854 decks
4%synergy
Lapis Orb of Dragonkind
11%inclusion91 decks854 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Curiosity
10%inclusion84 decks854 decks
-6%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.2%inclusion70 decks854 decks
-2%synergy
Gruul Signet
6.3%inclusion54 decks854 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.1%inclusion52 decks854 decks
-3%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.0%inclusion51 decks854 decks
-4%synergy
Izzet Signet
5.7%inclusion49 decks854 decks
-6%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.2%inclusion44 decks854 decks
-1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.0%inclusion43 decks854 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
96%inclusion821 decks854 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion818 decks854 decks
4%synergy
Forest
96%inclusion816 decks854 decks
1%synergy
Island
94%inclusion806 decks854 decks
0%synergy
Stomping Ground
71%inclusion604 decks854 decks
24%synergy
Breeding Pool
69%inclusion591 decks854 decks
22%synergy
Haven of the Spirit Dragon
69%inclusion588 decks854 decks
57%synergy
Steam Vents
67%inclusion571 decks854 decks
23%synergy
Ketria Triome
65%inclusion553 decks854 decks
23%synergy
Cavern of Souls
58%inclusion496 decks854 decks
50%synergy
Wooded Foothills
55%inclusion466 decks854 decks
21%synergy
Misty Rainforest
53%inclusion456 decks854 decks
20%synergy
Spire Garden
53%inclusion452 decks854 decks
23%synergy
Scalding Tarn
53%inclusion451 decks854 decks
20%synergy
Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon
52%inclusion398 decks762 decks
43%synergy
Rejuvenating Springs
52%inclusion442 decks854 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
49%inclusion421 decks854 decks
-7%synergy
Training Center
48%inclusion414 decks854 decks
18%synergy
Path of Ancestry
48%inclusion410 decks854 decks
20%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
40%inclusion338 decks854 decks
-12%synergy
Rockfall Vale
39%inclusion335 decks854 decks
9%synergy
Cinder Glade
39%inclusion333 decks854 decks
-2%synergy
Sulfur Falls
34%inclusion293 decks854 decks
-4%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
34%inclusion288 decks854 decks
-6%synergy
Shivan Reef
33%inclusion280 decks854 decks
2%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
32%inclusion276 decks854 decks
-2%synergy
Rootbound Crag
32%inclusion274 decks854 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of the Dragon Queen
29%inclusion247 decks854 decks
21%synergy
Karplusan Forest
29%inclusion247 decks854 decks
4%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
28%inclusion238 decks854 decks
7%synergy
Dreamroot Cascade
28%inclusion235 decks854 decks
0%synergy
Reflecting Pool
27%inclusion227 decks854 decks
19%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
23%inclusion198 decks854 decks
18%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
22%inclusion184 decks854 decks
14%synergy
Taiga
20%inclusion175 decks854 decks
6%synergy
Tropical Island
20%inclusion168 decks854 decks
5%synergy
Volcanic Island
19%inclusion162 decks854 decks
5%synergy
Mana Confluence
17%inclusion141 decks854 decks
6%synergy
City of Brass
16%inclusion137 decks854 decks
5%synergy
Evolving Wilds
15%inclusion132 decks854 decks
-12%synergy
Windswept Heath
14%inclusion119 decks854 decks
2%synergy
Commercial District
13%inclusion111 decks854 decks
2%synergy
Bountiful Landscape
13%inclusion110 decks853 decks
-10%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
13%inclusion110 decks854 decks
10%synergy
Flooded Grove
13%inclusion110 decks854 decks
-1%synergy
Flooded Strand
13%inclusion110 decks854 decks
2%synergy
Cragcrown Pathway
13%inclusion109 decks854 decks
6%synergy
Hedge Maze
13%inclusion109 decks854 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
12%inclusion106 decks854 decks
2%synergy
Arid Mesa
12%inclusion106 decks854 decks
4%synergy