Tergrid, God of Fright (Commander) - Optimized Discard

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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
3.8%inclusion2 decks52 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Smallpox
88%inclusion121 decks138 decks
82%synergy
Waste Not
90%inclusion124 decks138 decks
79%synergy
Dark Deal
76%inclusion105 decks138 decks
64%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
75%inclusion103 decks138 decks
61%synergy
Oppression
67%inclusion93 decks138 decks
60%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
71%inclusion98 decks138 decks
59%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
67%inclusion92 decks138 decks
59%synergy
Syphon Mind
69%inclusion95 decks138 decks
56%synergy
Death Cloud
56%inclusion77 decks138 decks
54%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
59%inclusion82 decks138 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
94%inclusion130 decks138 decks
28%synergy
Jet Medallion
80%inclusion111 decks138 decks
21%synergy
Plaguecrafter
68%inclusion94 decks138 decks
48%synergy
Crypt Ghast
67%inclusion92 decks138 decks
18%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
65%inclusion90 decks138 decks
51%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
65%inclusion90 decks138 decks
46%synergy
Soul Shatter
64%inclusion89 decks138 decks
52%synergy
Lightning Greaves
64%inclusion89 decks138 decks
31%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
59%inclusion81 decks138 decks
51%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
58%inclusion80 decks138 decks
52%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
55%inclusion76 decks138 decks
27%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
42%inclusion58 decks138 decks
20%synergy
Necropotence
38%inclusion52 decks138 decks
22%synergy
Opposition Agent
33%inclusion46 decks138 decks
23%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
30%inclusion41 decks138 decks
0%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
30%inclusion41 decks138 decks
27%synergy
Ancient Tomb
29%inclusion40 decks138 decks
17%synergy
Mana Vault
23%inclusion32 decks138 decks
16%synergy
Chrome Mox
20%inclusion27 decks138 decks
13%synergy
The One Ring
16%inclusion22 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Burglar Rat
57%inclusion79 decks138 decks
46%synergy
The Raven Man
47%inclusion65 decks138 decks
41%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
45%inclusion62 decks138 decks
33%synergy
Mindslicer
44%inclusion61 decks138 decks
39%synergy
Accursed Marauder
44%inclusion61 decks138 decks
23%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
44%inclusion61 decks138 decks
38%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
43%inclusion60 decks138 decks
32%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
39%inclusion54 decks138 decks
-13%synergy
Virus Beetle
37%inclusion51 decks138 decks
30%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
36%inclusion50 decks138 decks
32%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
34%inclusion47 decks138 decks
28%synergy
Sheoldred
33%inclusion46 decks138 decks
27%synergy
Nezumi Informant
33%inclusion46 decks138 decks
26%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
32%inclusion44 decks138 decks
17%synergy
Demon's Disciple
31%inclusion43 decks138 decks
23%synergy
Sangromancer
30%inclusion41 decks138 decks
18%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
29%inclusion40 decks138 decks
24%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
25%inclusion35 decks138 decks
11%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
22%inclusion31 decks138 decks
19%synergy
Cunning Lethemancer
20%inclusion28 decks138 decks
17%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
20%inclusion27 decks138 decks
1%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
19%inclusion26 decks138 decks
14%synergy
Necrogoyf
19%inclusion26 decks138 decks
14%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
18%inclusion25 decks138 decks
-2%synergy
Rotting Rats
18%inclusion25 decks138 decks
15%synergy
Dark Confidant
18%inclusion25 decks138 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion23 decks138 decks
-7%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
16%inclusion22 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Fell Specter
15%inclusion21 decks138 decks
11%synergy
Hecteyes
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
12%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
14%inclusion19 decks133 decks
11%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
14%inclusion19 decks138 decks
10%synergy
Asylum Visitor
14%inclusion19 decks138 decks
11%synergy
Merciless Executioner
14%inclusion19 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
13%inclusion18 decks138 decks
8%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
13%inclusion12 decks94 decks
4%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
12%inclusion16 decks138 decks
9%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
12%inclusion16 decks138 decks
9%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
12%inclusion16 decks138 decks
9%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
11%inclusion15 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
11%inclusion15 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Stronghold Rats
11%inclusion15 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Liliana's Specter
10%inclusion14 decks138 decks
8%synergy
Ophiomancer
10%inclusion14 decks138 decks
-5%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
1%synergy
Blood Pet
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
1%synergy
Grief
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
0%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
-13%synergy
Instants
Vona's Hunger
49%inclusion67 decks138 decks
44%synergy
Imp's Mischief
39%inclusion54 decks138 decks
16%synergy
Flare of Malice
38%inclusion53 decks138 decks
26%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
38%inclusion52 decks138 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Ritual
37%inclusion51 decks138 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Rollick
25%inclusion35 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Culling the Weak
25%inclusion34 decks138 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
17%inclusion23 decks137 decks
-15%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion21 decks138 decks
-3%synergy
Sudden Edict
15%inclusion21 decks138 decks
13%synergy
Village Rites
12%inclusion17 decks138 decks
-12%synergy
Not Dead After All
12%inclusion17 decks138 decks
1%synergy
Snuff Out
12%inclusion16 decks138 decks
-1%synergy
Undying Malice
12%inclusion16 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Defile
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
-29%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
-16%synergy
Deadly Dispute
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
-16%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
-18%synergy
Feign Death
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
-1%synergy
Vraska's Fall
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Tergrid's Shadow
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Dismember
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
-5%synergy
Diabolic Edict
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Pharika's Libation
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
-4%synergy
Force of Despair
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
-3%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
-2%synergy
Ad Nauseam
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Torment of Hailfire
57%inclusion79 decks138 decks
41%synergy
Pox
53%inclusion73 decks138 decks
51%synergy
Mire in Misery
48%inclusion66 decks138 decks
44%synergy
Vicious Rumors
46%inclusion64 decks138 decks
40%synergy
Innocent Blood
43%inclusion60 decks138 decks
38%synergy
Feed the Swarm
38%inclusion53 decks138 decks
-13%synergy
Reanimate
37%inclusion51 decks138 decks
-1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
36%inclusion47 decks132 decks
18%synergy
Toxic Deluge
36%inclusion49 decks138 decks
-2%synergy
Chain of Smog
36%inclusion49 decks138 decks
31%synergy
Thoughtseize
33%inclusion46 decks138 decks
28%synergy
Rankle's Prank
32%inclusion44 decks138 decks
27%synergy
Sign in Blood
32%inclusion44 decks138 decks
-5%synergy
Grim Tutor
30%inclusion41 decks138 decks
18%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
28%inclusion39 decks138 decks
26%synergy
Delirium Skeins
27%inclusion37 decks138 decks
23%synergy
Mind Rake
20%inclusion28 decks138 decks
17%synergy
Duress
20%inclusion27 decks138 decks
13%synergy
Night's Whisper
20%inclusion27 decks138 decks
-5%synergy
Bubbling Muck
19%inclusion26 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Arterial Flow
15%inclusion21 decks138 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion20 decks138 decks
0%synergy
Imperial Seal
14%inclusion20 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion20 decks138 decks
-4%synergy
Killing Wave
14%inclusion20 decks138 decks
12%synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
14%inclusion19 decks138 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Intent
13%inclusion18 decks138 decks
-1%synergy
Rush of Dread
13%inclusion18 decks138 decks
9%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
13%inclusion18 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion18 decks138 decks
-12%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion18 decks138 decks
-8%synergy
Invoke Despair
12%inclusion17 decks138 decks
10%synergy
Make an Example
12%inclusion16 decks138 decks
10%synergy
Exsanguinate
12%inclusion16 decks138 decks
-13%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
11%inclusion15 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10%inclusion14 decks138 decks
-2%synergy
Profane Tutor
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Living Death
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
-1%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Pelakka Predation
8.0%inclusion11 decks138 decks
7%synergy
All Is Dust
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Beseech the Queen
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
1%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Unnerve
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
-6%synergy
Extract the Truth
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Gix's Command
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
40%inclusion55 decks138 decks
8%synergy
Smokestack
33%inclusion46 decks138 decks
32%synergy
Memory Jar
16%inclusion22 decks138 decks
15%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
14%inclusion19 decks138 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Plate
13%inclusion18 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Tithing Blade
12%inclusion17 decks138 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
12%inclusion16 decks138 decks
-5%synergy
Winter Moon
12%inclusion16 decks138 decks
10%synergy
Expedition Map
11%inclusion15 decks138 decks
-2%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
6%synergy
Mithril Coat
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Mindcrank
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
-2%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
0%synergy
Library of Leng
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
-14%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
-5%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Painful Quandary
47%inclusion65 decks138 decks
37%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
47%inclusion65 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Necrogen Mists
46%inclusion63 decks138 decks
41%synergy
Bottomless Pit
43%inclusion59 decks138 decks
37%synergy
Grave Pact
32%inclusion44 decks138 decks
13%synergy
Liliana's Caress
32%inclusion44 decks138 decks
26%synergy
Court of Ambition
28%inclusion39 decks138 decks
24%synergy
Black Market Connections
27%inclusion37 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Bandit's Talent
25%inclusion34 decks138 decks
19%synergy
Megrim
24%inclusion33 decks138 decks
18%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
23%inclusion32 decks138 decks
13%synergy
Animate Dead
21%inclusion29 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
20%inclusion28 decks138 decks
10%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
20%inclusion27 decks138 decks
15%synergy
Contamination
19%inclusion26 decks138 decks
15%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
18%inclusion25 decks138 decks
14%synergy
Desolation
18%inclusion25 decks138 decks
17%synergy
Black Market
16%inclusion22 decks138 decks
-5%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
14%inclusion19 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Bitterblossom
13%inclusion18 decks138 decks
0%synergy
Raiders' Wake
12%inclusion16 decks138 decks
8%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
11%inclusion15 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Words of Waste
10%inclusion14 decks138 decks
9%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
10%inclusion14 decks138 decks
9%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
-1%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
0%synergy
No Mercy
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
42%inclusion58 decks138 decks
36%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
31%inclusion43 decks138 decks
26%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
20%inclusion28 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion20 decks138 decks
1%synergy
Liliana Vess
13%inclusion18 decks138 decks
10%synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
74%inclusion102 decks138 decks
19%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
51%inclusion70 decks138 decks
13%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
47%inclusion65 decks138 decks
11%synergy
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion64 decks138 decks
0%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
41%inclusion56 decks138 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
34%inclusion47 decks138 decks
10%synergy
Castle Locthwain
30%inclusion42 decks138 decks
13%synergy
Command Beacon
25%inclusion35 decks138 decks
17%synergy
Witch's Cottage
24%inclusion33 decks138 decks
-1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
23%inclusion32 decks138 decks
7%synergy
War Room
21%inclusion29 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
18%inclusion25 decks138 decks
17%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion22 decks138 decks
-15%synergy
Deserted Temple
15%inclusion21 decks138 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion18 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion16 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
-4%synergy
Lake of the Dead
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Barren Moor
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
-4%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
0%synergy
Blighted Fen
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
-6%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
-5%synergy
Barad-dûr
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
1%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.1%inclusion4 decks79 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion133 decks138 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion106 decks138 decks
14%synergy
Mind Stone
35%inclusion48 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
30%inclusion41 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
24%inclusion33 decks138 decks
9%synergy
The Soul Stone
24%inclusion17 decks72 decks
12%synergy
Lotus Petal
22%inclusion31 decks138 decks
15%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion23 decks138 decks
-7%synergy
Nyx Lotus
12%inclusion16 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Mox Diamond
12%inclusion16 decks138 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion15 decks138 decks
1%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
-2%synergy
Grim Monolith
8.7%inclusion12 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Mox Opal
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
-4%synergy
Mox Amber
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
1%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
91%inclusion126 decks138 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
38%inclusion52 decks138 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion30 decks138 decks
-5%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion21 decks138 decks
-3%synergy
Cavern of Souls
14%inclusion20 decks138 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
12%inclusion16 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
1%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
8.0%inclusion11 decks138 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Cave
8.0%inclusion11 decks138 decks
-1%synergy
Pelakka Predation
8.0%inclusion11 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.0%inclusion11 decks138 decks
5%synergy
Marsh Flats
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
5.8%inclusion8 decks138 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
5.1%inclusion7 decks138 decks
0%synergy