Tergrid, God of Fright (Commander) - Expensive 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
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Super Shredder
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dark Deal
83%inclusion15 decks18 decks
72%synergy
Waste Not
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
67%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
83%inclusion15 decks18 decks
65%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
72%inclusion13 decks18 decks
60%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
89%inclusion16 decks18 decks
59%synergy
Oppression
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
59%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
72%inclusion13 decks18 decks
56%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
52%synergy
Smallpox
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
45%synergy
Cabal Ritual
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
100%inclusion18 decks18 decks
34%synergy
Crypt Ghast
83%inclusion15 decks18 decks
35%synergy
Reanimate
72%inclusion13 decks18 decks
34%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Plaguecrafter
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
41%synergy
Imp's Mischief
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
38%synergy
Deadly Rollick
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
32%synergy
Grave Pact
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
37%synergy
Toxic Deluge
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
18%synergy
Jet Medallion
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
-4%synergy
Game Changers
Vampiric Tutor
83%inclusion15 decks18 decks
61%synergy
Demonic Tutor
78%inclusion14 decks18 decks
50%synergy
Opposition Agent
61%inclusion11 decks18 decks
51%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
26%synergy
The One Ring
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
40%synergy
Ancient Tomb
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
33%synergy
Necropotence
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
29%synergy
Mana Vault
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
32%synergy
Chrome Mox
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
33%synergy
Imperial Seal
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
26%synergy
Creatures
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
70%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
37%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
32%synergy
Mindslicer
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
40%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
18%synergy
Burglar Rat
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
28%synergy
Blood Artist
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
24%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
32%synergy
Demon's Disciple
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
31%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
23%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
32%synergy
Accursed Marauder
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
15%synergy
Dark Confidant
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
26%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
22%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
22%synergy
Ophiomancer
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
18%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
25%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
26%synergy
Sheoldred
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
27%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
23%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Al Bhed Salvagers
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
18%synergy
The Raven Man
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Nirkana Revenant
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Sangromancer
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Sadistic Hypnotist
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
21%synergy
Merciless Executioner
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Cunning Lethemancer
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
19%synergy
Blood Pet
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
14%synergy
Boggart Trawler
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Eradicator Valkyrie
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
12%synergy
Grief
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
14%synergy
Erebos, God of the Dead
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
12%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
14%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Nezumi Informant
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Fell Specter
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
12%synergy
Vein Ripper
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Maha, Its Feathers Night
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Culling the Weak
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
35%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
22%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
25%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
33%synergy
Vona's Hunger
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
34%synergy
Entomb
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
21%synergy
Soul Shatter
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
21%synergy
Infernal Grasp
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Withering Torment
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
-4%synergy
Go for the Throat
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
-7%synergy
Village Rites
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
-8%synergy
Undying Evil
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
13%synergy
Deadly Dispute
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
-7%synergy
Defile
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
-21%synergy
Bitter Triumph
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Sudden Edict
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-4%synergy
Flare of Malice
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sacrifice
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Cut Down
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Snuff Out
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-1%synergy
Pharika's Libation
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Vraska's Fall
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Not Dead After All
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Tergrid's Shadow
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Undying Malice
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Baleful Mastery
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-1%synergy
Offer Immortality
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Songs of the Damned
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Darkness
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-4%synergy
Ad Nauseam
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Rain of Filth
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
V.A.T.S.
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Szat's Will
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
-2%synergy
Diabolic Intent
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
30%synergy
Death Cloud
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
42%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
40%inclusion4 decks10 decks
23%synergy
Victimize
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
13%synergy
Pox
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
37%synergy
Syphon Mind
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
26%synergy
Grim Tutor
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
27%synergy
Buried Alive
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
22%synergy
Thoughtseize
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
28%synergy
Dread Return
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
26%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
21%synergy
Innocent Blood
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
22%synergy
Exsanguinate
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Duress
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Sign in Blood
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
-14%synergy
Mire in Misery
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
19%synergy
Rankle's Prank
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
12%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Vicious Rumors
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Chain of Smog
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
12%synergy
Will of the Abzan
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
All Is Dust
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-7%synergy
Night's Whisper
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-13%synergy
Extract a Confession
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Pelakka Predation
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Damnation
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-10%synergy
Season of Loss
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
-6%synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Cerebral Confiscation
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Unearth
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-3%synergy
Make an Example
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Mutilate
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-14%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Profane Command
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Delirium Skeins
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Chainer's Edict
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Living Death
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-5%synergy
Ill-Gotten Gains
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-7%synergy
Invoke Despair
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
42%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Skullclamp
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
14%synergy
Smokestack
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Tithing Blade
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Expedition Map
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-2%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-20%synergy
Memory Jar
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Vexing Bauble
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Winter Moon
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Crawlspace
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-11%synergy
The Rack
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Mithril Coat
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Whip of Erebos
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-5%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-5%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-1%synergy
Library of Leng
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Bontu's Monument
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-22%synergy
Blade of Selves
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Darksteel Plate
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Altar of the Brood
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Mindcrank
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
32%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
47%synergy
Painful Quandary
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
34%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
28%synergy
Bitterblossom
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
26%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Dance of the Dead
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
30%synergy
Exquisite Blood
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
20%synergy
Animate Dead
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
-7%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
18%synergy
Necromancy
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
22%synergy
Bottomless Pit
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
22%synergy
Necrogen Mists
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
23%synergy
Desolation
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Tortured Existence
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
12%synergy
Black Market
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-10%synergy
Contamination
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Mind Slash
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Sanguine Bond
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
-1%synergy
Night of Souls' Betrayal
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Liliana's Caress
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Aether
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Sporogenic Infection
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-3%synergy
Polluted Bonds
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Words of Waste
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Megrim
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Court of Ambition
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Carnival of Souls
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-5%synergy
No Mercy
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-2%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-11%synergy
Dark Prophecy
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Veil
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
43%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Professor Onyx
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-8%synergy
Liliana Vess
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
89%inclusion16 decks18 decks
34%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
72%inclusion13 decks18 decks
35%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
31%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
67%inclusion12 decks18 decks
43%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
39%synergy
Bojuka Bog
50%inclusion9 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
33%synergy
Reliquary Tower
39%inclusion7 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
23%synergy
Witch's Cottage
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Deserted Temple
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
24%synergy
Castle Locthwain
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Saga
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
14%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
18%synergy
Field of the Dead
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
21%synergy
Thespian's Stage
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Wasteland
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
War Room
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Strip Mine
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Barren Moor
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Lake of the Dead
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Three Tree City
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Witch's Clinic
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-8%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Arch of Orazca
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Vesuva
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-5%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Glacial Chasm
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Emergence Zone
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Inventors' Fair
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Mire
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Tomb Fortress
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Blasted Landscape
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Peat Bog
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Urborg
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Blighted Fen
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Petrified Field
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Homeward Path
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion16 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
72%inclusion13 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
25%synergy
Mana Crypt
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
25%synergy
Mox Diamond
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
24%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
-5%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
-9%synergy
Lotus Petal
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Nyx Lotus
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Grim Monolith
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-1%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-18%synergy
The Irencrag
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
89%inclusion16 decks18 decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
44%inclusion8 decks18 decks
22%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
21%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
28%inclusion5 decks18 decks
23%synergy
Command Tower
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
17%synergy
Cavern of Souls
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Boggart Trawler
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
-10%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-4%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Citadel
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
11%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Pelakka Predation
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Marsh Flats
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Delta
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-2%synergy
Escape Tunnel
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy