Szarel, Genesis Shepherd (Commander) - Optimized +1/+1 Counters

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Ethan Coover
Dec 15, 2025
The Best Combo Cards Released in 2025
This has been a great year for combos in Magic: The Gathering. So let's see which cards from 2025 combo the most in Commander.
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Cycle of Renewal
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
14%synergy
Tectonic Split
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Master's Guidance
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Ba Sing Se
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Zuko's Conviction
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
The Gitrog Monster
94%inclusion31 decks33 decks
77%synergy
Azusa, Lost but Seeking
82%inclusion27 decks33 decks
71%synergy
Hearthhull, the Worldseed
78%inclusion25 decks32 decks
71%synergy
Korvold, Fae-Cursed King
88%inclusion29 decks33 decks
68%synergy
Zuran Orb
76%inclusion25 decks33 decks
65%synergy
Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
73%inclusion24 decks33 decks
60%synergy
Nahiri's Lithoforming
64%inclusion21 decks33 decks
59%synergy
Harrow
73%inclusion24 decks33 decks
52%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
70%inclusion23 decks33 decks
52%synergy
Titania, Protector of Argoth
64%inclusion21 decks33 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Horizon Explorer
72%inclusion23 decks32 decks
51%synergy
Exploration Broodship
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Icetill Explorer
66%inclusion21 decks32 decks
44%synergy
Lotus Cobra
61%inclusion20 decks33 decks
49%synergy
Moraug, Fury of Akoum
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
47%synergy
Tannuk, Memorial Ensign
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
42%synergy
Splendid Reclamation
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
40%synergy
Exploration
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
45%synergy
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
45%synergy
Oracle of Mul Daya
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Crop Rotation
67%inclusion22 decks33 decks
52%synergy
Glacial Chasm
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
30%synergy
Field of the Dead
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
25%synergy
Demonic Tutor
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Worldly Tutor
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
The One Ring
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Gamble
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Tireless Provisioner
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
37%synergy
Scute Swarm
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
39%synergy
Sylvan Safekeeper
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
42%synergy
Aftermath Analyst
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
33%synergy
Scouring Swarm
47%inclusion15 decks32 decks
33%synergy
Omnath, Locus of Rage
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
34%synergy
Orcish Lumberjack
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
39%synergy
Evolution Witness
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
41%synergy
Rampaging Baloths
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
32%synergy
Springbloom Druid
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
31%synergy
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
42%inclusion14 decks33 decks
41%synergy
Ouroboroid
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
38%synergy
Evendo Brushrazer
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Baloth Prime
41%inclusion13 decks32 decks
24%synergy
Mayhem Devil
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Famished Worldsire
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
29%synergy
Mightform Harmonizer
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
32%synergy
Loot, Exuberant Explorer
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
32%synergy
Mossborn Hydra
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
29%synergy
Six
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Soul of Windgrace
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
22%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
25%synergy
Ancient Greenwarden
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Juri, Master of the Revue
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Springheart Nantuko
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
22%synergy
Evolution Sage
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
24%synergy
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Wayward Swordtooth
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Ramunap Excavator
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Mina and Denn, Wildborn
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Eumidian Wastewaker
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
10%synergy
God-Eternal Bontu
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Avenger of Zendikar
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
-36%synergy
Elvish Reclaimer
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
14%synergy
World Shaper
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Augur of Autumn
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Corpsejack Menace
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Scythecat Cub
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Sabotender
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Hugs, Grisly Guardian
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Tiller Engine
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Tireless Tracker
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Zell Dincht
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Birds of Paradise
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-21%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-22%synergy
Duskshell Crawler
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Tifa Lockhart
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Glacier Godmaw
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Quilled Greatwurm
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Beast Within
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Tear Asunder
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
35%synergy
Roiling Regrowth
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
38%synergy
Constant Mists
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
35%synergy
Entish Restoration
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
28%synergy
Heroic Intervention
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Putrefy
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Charm
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-26%synergy
Deflecting Swat
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Windgrace's Judgment
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Realms Uncharted
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Fog
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Rain of Filth
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Biosynthic Burst
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
9%synergy
Chaos Warp
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-16%synergy
Inspiring Call
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Dark Ritual
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Entomb
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-6%synergy
Atomize
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Obscuring Haze
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Chord of Calling
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Withering Boon
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Pyroblast
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Nature's Lore
52%inclusion17 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Worldsoul's Rage
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
30%synergy
Cultivate
39%inclusion13 decks33 decks
-3%synergy
Planetary Annihilation
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Scapeshift
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
29%synergy
Blasphemous Act
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
-9%synergy
Will of the Sultai
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
24%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Three Visits
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Pest Infestation
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Wildfire
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Kodama's Reach
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-10%synergy
Thoughts of Ruin
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Reprocess
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Explore
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Life from the Loam
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Intent
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Gaze of Granite
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Awaken the Woods
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Finale of Devastation
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Escape to the Wilds
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Reanimate
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-13%synergy
Decimate
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-7%synergy
Victimize
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-15%synergy
Obliterate
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Magmatic Insight
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Faithless Looting
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-14%synergy
Rampant Growth
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-27%synergy
Sylvan Tutor
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Sundering Eruption
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Brew
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Summer Bloom
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Seismic Sense
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Shared Roots
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Crucible of Worlds
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
20%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Hammer of Purphoros
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Amulet of Vigor
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
11%synergy
The Earth Crystal
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Larval Scoutlander
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
10%synergy
The Ozolith
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Horn of Greed
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-12%synergy
The Endstone
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
8%synergy
Winter Orb
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Storm Cauldron
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-18%synergy
Enchantments
Terrasymbiosis
34%inclusion11 decks32 decks
31%synergy
Squandered Resources
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
29%synergy
Spelunking
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
21%synergy
Loading Zone
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
23%synergy
All Will Be One
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
23%synergy
Burgeoning
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
21%synergy
Need for Speed
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
21%synergy
Valakut Exploration
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Branching Evolution
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Ride the Shoopuf
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
14%synergy
Price of Glory
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Walk-In Closet // Forgotten Cellar
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Teval's Judgment
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Druid Class
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Sphere Grid
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Doubling Season
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Sylvan Library
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-10%synergy
Destructive Flow
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Bioengineered Future
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Roaring Earth
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Case of the Locked Hothouse
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Undergrowth Recon
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Quest for the Necropolis
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Hardened Scales
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Guardian Project
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Defense of the Heart
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Invigorating Hot Spring
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Khalni Heart Expedition
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Earthbender Ascension
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Lord Windgrace
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
29%synergy
Vraska, Golgari Queen
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Nissa of Shadowed Boughs
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Eumidian Hatchery
56%inclusion18 decks32 decks
39%synergy
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion16 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Lotus Field
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
39%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Strip Mine
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
29%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Wasteland
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
15%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Shifting Woodland
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Evendo, Waking Haven
16%inclusion5 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Ghost Quarter
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Vesuva
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Swarmyard
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Crystal Vein
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Hickory Woodlot
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Thespian's Stage
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Dryad Arbor
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Field of Ruin
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
2%synergy
Treasure Vault
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Inventors' Fair
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Kessig Wolf Run
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-14%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Dust Bowl
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Peat Bog
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
-9%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
64%inclusion21 decks33 decks
-17%synergy
Arcane Signet
27%inclusion9 decks33 decks
-41%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion32 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Forest
97%inclusion32 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Mountain
97%inclusion32 decks33 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
82%inclusion27 decks33 decks
-8%synergy
Fabled Passage
79%inclusion26 decks33 decks
55%synergy
Stomping Ground
79%inclusion26 decks33 decks
29%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
70%inclusion23 decks33 decks
41%synergy
Wooded Foothills
67%inclusion22 decks33 decks
29%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
67%inclusion22 decks33 decks
19%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
67%inclusion22 decks33 decks
29%synergy
Vernal Fen
63%inclusion20 decks32 decks
39%synergy
Blood Crypt
61%inclusion20 decks33 decks
16%synergy
Cinder Glade
61%inclusion20 decks33 decks
12%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
58%inclusion19 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
55%inclusion18 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Maestros Theater
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
38%synergy
Festering Thicket
38%inclusion12 decks32 decks
22%synergy
Escape Tunnel
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
29%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Sheltered Thicket
36%inclusion12 decks33 decks
22%synergy
Canyon Slough
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
21%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
25%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
33%inclusion11 decks33 decks
1%synergy
Twisted Landscape
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Raucous Theater
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Windswept Heath
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
13%synergy
Underground Mortuary
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Commercial District
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
24%inclusion8 decks33 decks
-6%synergy
Misty Rainforest
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
11%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
-7%synergy
Karplusan Forest
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
-2%synergy
Twilight Mire
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Badlands
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Taiga
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Luxury Suite
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
-9%synergy
Bayou
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Mountain Valley
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
8%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
-6%synergy
Scalding Tarn
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Marsh Flats
15%inclusion5 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-34%synergy
Spire Garden
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
-16%synergy
Jund Panorama
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
-21%synergy