Tergrid, God of Fright (Commander) - Aristocrats

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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
Bitterbloom Bearer
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Super Shredder
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Plaguecrafter
78%inclusion147 decks188 decks
58%synergy
Smallpox
63%inclusion118 decks188 decks
57%synergy
Waste Not
63%inclusion118 decks188 decks
52%synergy
Soul Shatter
62%inclusion117 decks188 decks
50%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
69%inclusion129 decks188 decks
50%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
63%inclusion118 decks188 decks
50%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
55%inclusion103 decks188 decks
49%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
62%inclusion117 decks188 decks
48%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
59%inclusion110 decks188 decks
46%synergy
Dark Deal
55%inclusion104 decks188 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
72%inclusion135 decks188 decks
6%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
57%inclusion107 decks188 decks
42%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
54%inclusion101 decks188 decks
2%synergy
Jet Medallion
53%inclusion99 decks188 decks
-7%synergy
Accursed Marauder
53%inclusion71 decks135 decks
32%synergy
Grave Pact
52%inclusion97 decks188 decks
33%synergy
Crypt Ghast
51%inclusion96 decks188 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
50%inclusion38 decks76 decks
33%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
50%inclusion94 decks188 decks
43%synergy
Syphon Mind
48%inclusion90 decks188 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
28%inclusion53 decks188 decks
0%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
24%inclusion46 decks188 decks
-5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
21%inclusion40 decks188 decks
-1%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion25 decks188 decks
-2%synergy
Opposition Agent
13%inclusion24 decks188 decks
3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
11%inclusion21 decks188 decks
-1%synergy
The One Ring
7.4%inclusion14 decks188 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Vault
6.4%inclusion12 decks188 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Demon's Disciple
48%inclusion90 decks188 decks
40%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
47%inclusion88 decks188 decks
40%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
46%inclusion87 decks188 decks
35%synergy
Burglar Rat
45%inclusion84 decks188 decks
33%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
45%inclusion84 decks188 decks
38%synergy
Sangromancer
41%inclusion78 decks188 decks
30%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
37%inclusion70 decks188 decks
31%synergy
Merciless Executioner
35%inclusion66 decks188 decks
28%synergy
Virus Beetle
35%inclusion65 decks188 decks
28%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
34%inclusion63 decks188 decks
13%synergy
The Raven Man
34%inclusion63 decks188 decks
28%synergy
Mindslicer
34%inclusion63 decks188 decks
29%synergy
Sheoldred
31%inclusion58 decks188 decks
24%synergy
Blood Artist
29%inclusion55 decks188 decks
-2%synergy
Nezumi Informant
29%inclusion54 decks188 decks
21%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
28%inclusion52 decks188 decks
4%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
26%inclusion49 decks188 decks
21%synergy
Hecteyes
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
22%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
24%inclusion46 decks188 decks
19%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
23%inclusion44 decks188 decks
2%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
23%inclusion27 decks119 decks
19%synergy
Necrogoyf
22%inclusion42 decks188 decks
17%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
22%inclusion41 decks188 decks
16%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
21%inclusion40 decks188 decks
5%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
21%inclusion40 decks188 decks
3%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
20%inclusion38 decks188 decks
-6%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
20%inclusion38 decks188 decks
2%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
20%inclusion37 decks188 decks
-3%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
20%inclusion37 decks188 decks
16%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Fell Specter
18%inclusion33 decks188 decks
13%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
16%inclusion30 decks188 decks
12%synergy
Gravelighter
15%inclusion29 decks188 decks
12%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
15%inclusion29 decks188 decks
12%synergy
Viscera Seer
15%inclusion29 decks188 decks
-1%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
14%inclusion27 decks188 decks
7%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
14%inclusion26 decks188 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
14%inclusion26 decks188 decks
-1%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
14%inclusion26 decks188 decks
12%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Eradicator Valkyrie
13%inclusion25 decks188 decks
12%synergy
Abyssal Harvester
13%inclusion10 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
13%inclusion24 decks188 decks
11%synergy
Grim Haruspex
13%inclusion24 decks188 decks
3%synergy
Chain Devil
13%inclusion24 decks188 decks
12%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
13%inclusion10 decks80 decks
9%synergy
Ophiomancer
12%inclusion22 decks188 decks
-4%synergy
Cunning Lethemancer
12%inclusion22 decks188 decks
8%synergy
Rotting Rats
11%inclusion21 decks188 decks
8%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
11%inclusion21 decks188 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Vona's Hunger
46%inclusion86 decks188 decks
41%synergy
Flare of Malice
34%inclusion46 decks136 decks
21%synergy
Village Rites
31%inclusion58 decks188 decks
7%synergy
Sudden Edict
31%inclusion58 decks188 decks
29%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
28%inclusion53 decks188 decks
6%synergy
Not Dead After All
22%inclusion42 decks188 decks
11%synergy
Vraska's Fall
21%inclusion40 decks188 decks
18%synergy
Imp's Mischief
21%inclusion39 decks188 decks
-3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
20%inclusion38 decks188 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
19%inclusion36 decks188 decks
-4%synergy
Defile
18%inclusion34 decks188 decks
-20%synergy
Tergrid's Shadow
18%inclusion34 decks188 decks
17%synergy
Feign Death
18%inclusion33 decks188 decks
10%synergy
Culling the Weak
16%inclusion31 decks188 decks
2%synergy
Undying Malice
16%inclusion31 decks188 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
15%inclusion29 decks188 decks
-8%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
14%inclusion26 decks188 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Edict
13%inclusion25 decks188 decks
12%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
13%inclusion25 decks188 decks
12%synergy
Pharika's Libation
13%inclusion24 decks188 decks
12%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion11 decks99 decks
-20%synergy
Tragic Slip
10%inclusion19 decks188 decks
-11%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
10%inclusion18 decks188 decks
-2%synergy
Consumed by Greed
9.1%inclusion11 decks121 decks
8%synergy
Entomb
9.0%inclusion17 decks188 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
-10%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.5%inclusion16 decks188 decks
-15%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.5%inclusion16 decks188 decks
-17%synergy
Undying Evil
8.0%inclusion15 decks188 decks
5%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
8.0%inclusion15 decks188 decks
2%synergy
Szat's Will
8.0%inclusion15 decks188 decks
5%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Geth's Verdict
6.4%inclusion12 decks188 decks
6%synergy
Nasty End
6.4%inclusion12 decks188 decks
3%synergy
Offer Immortality
5.9%inclusion11 decks188 decks
4%synergy
Darkness
5.3%inclusion10 decks188 decks
-4%synergy
Murder
5.3%inclusion10 decks188 decks
-5%synergy
Overkill
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Innocent Blood
47%inclusion88 decks188 decks
41%synergy
Mire in Misery
44%inclusion83 decks188 decks
41%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
43%inclusion81 decks188 decks
27%synergy
Rankle's Prank
41%inclusion78 decks188 decks
37%synergy
Death Cloud
39%inclusion74 decks188 decks
37%synergy
Reanimate
35%inclusion66 decks188 decks
-3%synergy
Victimize
31%inclusion58 decks188 decks
5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
30%inclusion57 decks188 decks
-21%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
27%inclusion51 decks188 decks
25%synergy
Toxic Deluge
27%inclusion50 decks188 decks
-11%synergy
Pox
26%inclusion49 decks188 decks
24%synergy
Sign in Blood
25%inclusion47 decks188 decks
-11%synergy
Vicious Rumors
24%inclusion46 decks188 decks
18%synergy
Rush of Dread
23%inclusion35 decks149 decks
20%synergy
Duress
23%inclusion43 decks188 decks
16%synergy
Read the Bones
20%inclusion37 decks188 decks
1%synergy
Dread Return
17%inclusion32 decks188 decks
5%synergy
Make an Example
16%inclusion31 decks188 decks
15%synergy
Thoughtseize
16%inclusion30 decks188 decks
11%synergy
Extract a Confession
16%inclusion28 decks179 decks
15%synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
15%inclusion29 decks188 decks
13%synergy
Killing Wave
15%inclusion29 decks188 decks
13%synergy
Invoke Despair
15%inclusion29 decks188 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Intent
15%inclusion28 decks188 decks
0%synergy
Extract the Truth
14%inclusion27 decks188 decks
13%synergy
Delirium Skeins
14%inclusion27 decks188 decks
10%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion26 decks188 decks
-10%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion25 decks188 decks
-2%synergy
Living Death
12%inclusion23 decks188 decks
2%synergy
Mind Rake
12%inclusion22 decks188 decks
8%synergy
Bubbling Muck
12%inclusion22 decks188 decks
-4%synergy
Divest
12%inclusion22 decks188 decks
10%synergy
Gix's Command
11%inclusion21 decks188 decks
9%synergy
Pilfer
11%inclusion21 decks188 decks
9%synergy
Despise
11%inclusion20 decks188 decks
10%synergy
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion19 decks188 decks
-14%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion18 decks188 decks
-11%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
9.0%inclusion17 decks188 decks
7%synergy
Chain of Smog
9.0%inclusion17 decks188 decks
4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.6%inclusion13 decks151 decks
-4%synergy
Chainer's Edict
8.5%inclusion16 decks188 decks
8%synergy
Barter in Blood
8.5%inclusion16 decks188 decks
8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.5%inclusion16 decks188 decks
-4%synergy
Doomsday Confluence
8.0%inclusion15 decks188 decks
7%synergy
Necrotic Hex
8.0%inclusion15 decks188 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.4%inclusion14 decks188 decks
0%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.4%inclusion14 decks188 decks
-5%synergy
Buried Alive
6.9%inclusion13 decks188 decks
-5%synergy
Mutilate
6.4%inclusion12 decks188 decks
-13%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
48%inclusion90 decks188 decks
14%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
41%inclusion77 decks188 decks
33%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
36%inclusion67 decks188 decks
4%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
21%inclusion39 decks188 decks
1%synergy
Tithing Blade
20%inclusion38 decks188 decks
17%synergy
Bontu's Monument
14%inclusion27 decks188 decks
-13%synergy
Skullclamp
13%inclusion25 decks188 decks
-8%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
12%inclusion23 decks188 decks
0%synergy
Smokestack
10%inclusion18 decks188 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.0%inclusion15 decks188 decks
-9%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
7.4%inclusion14 decks188 decks
6%synergy
Expedition Map
6.9%inclusion13 decks188 decks
-6%synergy
Enchantments
Oppression
41%inclusion78 decks188 decks
34%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
39%inclusion73 decks188 decks
-2%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
36%inclusion68 decks188 decks
32%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
34%inclusion64 decks188 decks
23%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
32%inclusion61 decks188 decks
22%synergy
Painful Quandary
32%inclusion60 decks188 decks
22%synergy
Black Market
31%inclusion59 decks188 decks
10%synergy
Bottomless Pit
22%inclusion41 decks188 decks
16%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
13%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
19%inclusion36 decks188 decks
2%synergy
Court of Ambition
18%inclusion33 decks188 decks
13%synergy
Liliana's Caress
18%inclusion33 decks188 decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
15%inclusion29 decks188 decks
-8%synergy
Necrogen Mists
15%inclusion29 decks188 decks
11%synergy
Bandit's Talent
15%inclusion18 decks120 decks
10%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
13%inclusion25 decks188 decks
-3%synergy
Bitterblossom
13%inclusion25 decks188 decks
0%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion24 decks188 decks
-5%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
9%synergy
Megrim
11%inclusion21 decks188 decks
6%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
11%inclusion20 decks188 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion18 decks188 decks
-1%synergy
The Long Reach of Night
10%inclusion18 decks188 decks
9%synergy
Revel in Riches
9.0%inclusion17 decks188 decks
4%synergy
Dark Prophecy
8.5%inclusion16 decks188 decks
5%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
8.5%inclusion13 decks153 decks
4%synergy
Braids's Frightful Return
8.0%inclusion15 decks188 decks
7%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
8.0%inclusion15 decks188 decks
2%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
7.4%inclusion14 decks188 decks
6%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
7.4%inclusion14 decks188 decks
-2%synergy
Raiders' Wake
7.4%inclusion14 decks188 decks
4%synergy
Necromancy
6.9%inclusion13 decks188 decks
1%synergy
Desolation
6.9%inclusion13 decks188 decks
6%synergy
Open the Graves
6.4%inclusion12 decks188 decks
3%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
6.4%inclusion12 decks188 decks
1%synergy
Contamination
5.9%inclusion11 decks188 decks
2%synergy
Exquisite Blood
5.3%inclusion10 decks188 decks
-8%synergy
Tainted Aether
5.3%inclusion10 decks188 decks
4%synergy
Cracked Skull
5.1%inclusion5 decks98 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Veil
40%inclusion75 decks188 decks
33%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
22%inclusion41 decks188 decks
9%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
20%inclusion38 decks188 decks
15%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion26 decks188 decks
0%synergy
Professor Onyx
10%inclusion19 decks188 decks
4%synergy
Liliana Vess
8.5%inclusion16 decks188 decks
5%synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
6.4%inclusion12 decks188 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
52%inclusion97 decks188 decks
-4%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
36%inclusion68 decks188 decks
0%synergy
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion66 decks188 decks
-12%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
35%inclusion66 decks188 decks
23%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
26%inclusion48 decks188 decks
-4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
26%inclusion48 decks188 decks
-12%synergy
Witch's Cottage
23%inclusion44 decks188 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
23%inclusion43 decks188 decks
-1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion43 decks188 decks
-9%synergy
Castle Locthwain
17%inclusion32 decks188 decks
-1%synergy
War Room
15%inclusion28 decks188 decks
-2%synergy
Mortuary Mire
14%inclusion27 decks188 decks
1%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion22 decks188 decks
-4%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
11%inclusion20 decks188 decks
0%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion19 decks188 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion19 decks188 decks
2%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
-3%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
8.0%inclusion15 decks188 decks
7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.4%inclusion12 decks188 decks
-4%synergy
Command Beacon
6.4%inclusion12 decks188 decks
-2%synergy
Deserted Temple
6.4%inclusion12 decks188 decks
2%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.9%inclusion8 decks136 decks
-4%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.9%inclusion11 decks188 decks
-2%synergy
High Market
5.9%inclusion11 decks188 decks
-1%synergy
Blighted Fen
5.9%inclusion11 decks188 decks
5%synergy
Memorial to Folly
5.3%inclusion10 decks188 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion167 decks188 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
58%inclusion109 decks188 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
23%inclusion43 decks188 decks
-8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
22%inclusion42 decks188 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion41 decks188 decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion33 decks188 decks
3%synergy
The Soul Stone
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
1%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
10%inclusion19 decks188 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion18 decks188 decks
0%synergy
Caged Sun
8.0%inclusion15 decks188 decks
-5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.9%inclusion13 decks188 decks
1%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
6.4%inclusion12 decks188 decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.9%inclusion11 decks188 decks
0%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
5.3%inclusion10 decks188 decks
2%synergy
Nyx Lotus
5.3%inclusion10 decks188 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
95%inclusion178 decks188 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
28%inclusion53 decks188 decks
6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion37 decks188 decks
-7%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.8%inclusion12 decks136 decks
-10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.4%inclusion14 decks188 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.4%inclusion14 decks188 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.4%inclusion10 decks135 decks
-1%synergy
Pelakka Predation
6.4%inclusion12 decks188 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
5.9%inclusion11 decks188 decks
0%synergy