Tergrid, God of Fright (Commander) - Optimized Theft

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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
Waste Not
89%inclusion32 decks36 decks
78%synergy
Smallpox
78%inclusion28 decks36 decks
73%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
78%inclusion28 decks36 decks
66%synergy
Syphon Mind
75%inclusion27 decks36 decks
62%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
75%inclusion27 decks36 decks
62%synergy
Death Cloud
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
62%synergy
Dark Deal
72%inclusion26 decks36 decks
61%synergy
Oppression
67%inclusion24 decks36 decks
59%synergy
Vona's Hunger
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
56%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
56%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
97%inclusion35 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Jet Medallion
81%inclusion29 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Crypt Ghast
69%inclusion25 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Soul Shatter
67%inclusion24 decks36 decks
54%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
50%synergy
Lightning Greaves
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
64%inclusion23 decks36 decks
45%synergy
Burglar Rat
61%inclusion22 decks36 decks
50%synergy
The Raven Man
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
52%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
58%inclusion21 decks36 decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Opposition Agent
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Ancient Tomb
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Mana Vault
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Necropotence
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
-10%synergy
The One Ring
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Mox Diamond
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Creatures
Plaguecrafter
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
36%synergy
Mindslicer
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
48%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
43%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
40%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
32%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
25%synergy
Accursed Marauder
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Sangromancer
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Sheoldred
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Nezumi Informant
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Demon's Disciple
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Virus Beetle
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
-24%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Fell Specter
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
18%synergy
Necrogoyf
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Rotting Rats
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
16%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Cunning Lethemancer
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Ophiomancer
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
11%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
14%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
11%synergy
Dark Confidant
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Asylum Visitor
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Merciless Executioner
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Eradicator Valkyrie
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Grief
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Blood Artist
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-20%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-11%synergy
Massacre Wurm
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Refurbished Familiar
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-15%synergy
Liliana's Specter
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Liliana's Triumph
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
41%synergy
Flare of Malice
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
32%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Imp's Mischief
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Culling the Weak
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
19%synergy
Cabal Ritual
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Village Rites
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Sudden Edict
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Deadly Rollick
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Defile
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
-18%synergy
Feign Death
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Snuff Out
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Not Dead After All
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Undying Malice
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-11%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-18%synergy
Vraska's Fall
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-15%synergy
Tergrid's Shadow
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Withering Boon
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Baleful Mastery
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Diabolic Edict
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Entomb
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Undying Evil
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Dispute
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-18%synergy
Doom Blade
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-6%synergy
Dismember
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Torment of Hailfire
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
37%synergy
Pox
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
50%synergy
Vicious Rumors
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
38%synergy
Thoughtseize
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
39%synergy
Innocent Blood
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
36%synergy
Mire in Misery
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
38%synergy
Feed the Swarm
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
-13%synergy
Reanimate
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
38%inclusion13 decks34 decks
21%synergy
Delirium Skeins
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
27%synergy
Rankle's Prank
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Mind Rake
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
26%synergy
Sign in Blood
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
-9%synergy
Read the Bones
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Chain of Smog
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
20%synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
20%synergy
Duress
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Night's Whisper
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
-18%synergy
Rush of Dread
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Victimize
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-9%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-8%synergy
Diabolic Intent
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Killing Wave
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Grim Tutor
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Arterial Flow
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Make an Example
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Living Death
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Invoke Despair
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Season of Loss
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Bubbling Muck
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-7%synergy
Mind Rot
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Pelakka Predation
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Despise
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Damnation
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-13%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Temporal Extortion
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
All Is Dust
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Extract the Truth
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Unmask
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Virtus's Maneuver
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Come Back Wrong
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Blackmail
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Smokestack
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
32%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Winter Moon
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Memory Jar
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Library of Leng
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Tithing Blade
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Netherborn Altar
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Howling Mine
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Mithril Coat
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Whip of Erebos
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Font of Mythos
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Bontu's Monument
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-22%synergy
Commander's Plate
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Brotherhood Regalia
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Painful Quandary
53%inclusion19 decks36 decks
42%synergy
Bottomless Pit
50%inclusion18 decks36 decks
44%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Liliana's Caress
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Necrogen Mists
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
31%synergy
Megrim
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
28%synergy
Grave Pact
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Black Market Connections
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Court of Ambition
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
24%synergy
Bandit's Talent
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
22%synergy
Black Market
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Contamination
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
21%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Desolation
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
21%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
12%synergy
Animate Dead
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Raiders' Wake
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Bitterblossom
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
4%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Words of Waste
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Necromancy
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Exquisite Blood
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Necrodominance
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
3%synergy
The Death of Gwen Stacy
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Oath of Liliana
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Greed
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
No Mercy
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Revel in Riches
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Veil
56%inclusion20 decks36 decks
48%synergy
Professor Onyx
36%inclusion13 decks36 decks
30%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
26%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
9%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Liliana Vess
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
78%inclusion28 decks36 decks
23%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion16 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Command Beacon
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
33%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
42%inclusion15 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
28%inclusion10 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
25%inclusion9 decks36 decks
24%synergy
War Room
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
17%inclusion6 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Deserted Temple
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Blighted Fen
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-18%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Urza's Saga
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Lake of the Dead
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Barren Moor
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Thespian's Stage
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Westvale Abbey
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-1%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Maze of Ith
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Vesuva
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Hive of the Eye Tyrant
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-13%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion35 decks36 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion28 decks36 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
47%inclusion17 decks36 decks
16%synergy
Thought Vessel
31%inclusion11 decks36 decks
3%synergy
The Soul Stone
25%inclusion5 decks20 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
19%inclusion7 decks36 decks
-4%synergy
Lotus Petal
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Nyx Lotus
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Chrome Mox
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Grim Monolith
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Mox Opal
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
92%inclusion33 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
39%inclusion14 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion12 decks36 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
-5%synergy
Exotic Orchard
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Cavern of Souls
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Cave
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Pelakka Predation
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-3%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
1%synergy
Polluted Delta
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
2%synergy