Tergrid, God of Fright (Commander) - Expensive Sacrifice

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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
Smallpox
93%inclusion110 decks118 decks
88%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
86%inclusion101 decks118 decks
85%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
87%inclusion103 decks118 decks
80%synergy
Dark Deal
92%inclusion108 decks118 decks
80%synergy
Oppression
86%inclusion102 decks118 decks
79%synergy
Lake of the Dead
81%inclusion95 decks118 decks
75%synergy
Pox
77%inclusion91 decks118 decks
75%synergy
Death Cloud
71%inclusion84 decks118 decks
69%synergy
Cabal Ritual
86%inclusion101 decks118 decks
68%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
78%inclusion92 decks118 decks
66%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
97%inclusion114 decks118 decks
30%synergy
Reanimate
82%inclusion97 decks118 decks
44%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
79%inclusion93 decks118 decks
66%synergy
Culling the Weak
72%inclusion85 decks118 decks
57%synergy
Jet Medallion
70%inclusion83 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Waste Not
69%inclusion82 decks118 decks
58%synergy
Innocent Blood
69%inclusion82 decks118 decks
64%synergy
Lightning Greaves
68%inclusion80 decks118 decks
34%synergy
Bottomless Pit
67%inclusion79 decks118 decks
61%synergy
Plaguecrafter
65%inclusion77 decks118 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
98%inclusion116 decks118 decks
70%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
97%inclusion114 decks118 decks
75%synergy
Ancient Tomb
92%inclusion108 decks118 decks
80%synergy
Imperial Seal
81%inclusion96 decks118 decks
74%synergy
Mana Vault
78%inclusion92 decks118 decks
71%synergy
Opposition Agent
75%inclusion89 decks118 decks
65%synergy
Mox Diamond
75%inclusion88 decks118 decks
71%synergy
Chrome Mox
68%inclusion80 decks118 decks
62%synergy
Grim Monolith
59%inclusion70 decks118 decks
56%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
54%inclusion64 decks118 decks
41%synergy
Creatures
Dark Confidant
59%inclusion70 decks118 decks
52%synergy
Mindslicer
57%inclusion67 decks118 decks
52%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
55%inclusion65 decks118 decks
36%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
45%synergy
Blood Pet
41%inclusion48 decks118 decks
33%synergy
Accursed Marauder
41%inclusion30 decks74 decks
20%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
40%inclusion47 decks118 decks
25%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
40%inclusion47 decks118 decks
33%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
39%inclusion46 decks118 decks
35%synergy
Burglar Rat
38%inclusion45 decks118 decks
27%synergy
Rotting Rats
36%inclusion42 decks118 decks
32%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
31%inclusion37 decks118 decks
16%synergy
Crypt Ghast
31%inclusion36 decks118 decks
-18%synergy
Grief
25%inclusion29 decks118 decks
22%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion29 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
21%inclusion25 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
19%inclusion23 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
19%inclusion22 decks118 decks
-33%synergy
Sheoldred
18%inclusion21 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
18%inclusion21 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
15%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Sadistic Hypnotist
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
16%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Virus Beetle
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Viscera Seer
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
-1%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
14%inclusion17 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Cunning Lethemancer
14%inclusion17 decks118 decks
11%synergy
The Raven Man
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Leaden Myr
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Asylum Visitor
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Nezumi Informant
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Ophiomancer
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
-5%synergy
Wandering Archaic
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Demon's Disciple
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Mindlash Sliver
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Twilight Prophet
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Merciless Executioner
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
8.2%inclusion8 decks97 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Gravecrawler
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
-6%synergy
Initiates of the Ebon Hand
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Imp's Mischief
64%inclusion75 decks118 decks
40%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
58%inclusion68 decks118 decks
43%synergy
Soul Shatter
57%inclusion67 decks118 decks
44%synergy
Deadly Rollick
54%inclusion64 decks118 decks
31%synergy
Entomb
49%inclusion58 decks118 decks
37%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
47%inclusion56 decks118 decks
41%synergy
Vona's Hunger
41%inclusion48 decks118 decks
36%synergy
Flare of Malice
36%inclusion27 decks75 decks
23%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
35%inclusion41 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Snuff Out
22%inclusion26 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Slaughter Pact
20%inclusion24 decks118 decks
18%synergy
Dismember
19%inclusion23 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Rain of Filth
19%inclusion22 decks118 decks
16%synergy
Withering Torment
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-18%synergy
Demonic Consultation
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
-7%synergy
Sudden Edict
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Ad Nauseam
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Sacrifice
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Cut Down
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Village Rites
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
-18%synergy
Deadly Dispute
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
-18%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
-4%synergy
Defile
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
-33%synergy
Sorceries
Thoughtseize
65%inclusion77 decks118 decks
60%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
61%inclusion72 decks118 decks
45%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
56%inclusion66 decks118 decks
53%synergy
Mire in Misery
53%inclusion62 decks118 decks
49%synergy
Toxic Deluge
50%inclusion59 decks118 decks
13%synergy
Vicious Rumors
46%inclusion54 decks118 decks
39%synergy
Chain of Smog
44%inclusion52 decks118 decks
39%synergy
Feed the Swarm
42%inclusion49 decks118 decks
-10%synergy
Diabolic Intent
40%inclusion47 decks118 decks
25%synergy
Mind Rake
37%inclusion44 decks118 decks
34%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
31%inclusion10 decks32 decks
14%synergy
Delirium Skeins
31%inclusion36 decks118 decks
27%synergy
Grim Tutor
28%inclusion33 decks118 decks
16%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
27%inclusion32 decks118 decks
23%synergy
Syphon Mind
25%inclusion29 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
24%inclusion28 decks118 decks
22%synergy
Duress
23%inclusion27 decks118 decks
16%synergy
Rankle's Prank
19%inclusion22 decks118 decks
14%synergy
Buried Alive
18%inclusion21 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
15%synergy
Bubbling Muck
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
14%inclusion17 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
12%inclusion14 decks118 decks
-25%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Dread Return
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
-1%synergy
Damnation
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
-12%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
-16%synergy
Tasigur's Cruelty
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Mind Twist
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Arterial Flow
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Make an Example
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Living Death
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
-5%synergy
Rush of Dread
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Therapy
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Divest
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Smokestack
58%inclusion69 decks118 decks
57%synergy
The One Ring
45%inclusion53 decks118 decks
35%synergy
Memory Jar
42%inclusion50 decks118 decks
41%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
42%inclusion49 decks118 decks
33%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
40%inclusion47 decks118 decks
38%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
31%inclusion37 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
30%inclusion35 decks118 decks
17%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
28%inclusion33 decks118 decks
27%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
26%inclusion31 decks118 decks
19%synergy
Expedition Map
21%inclusion25 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
20%inclusion24 decks118 decks
14%synergy
Tangle Wire
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
16%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
14%inclusion17 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
14%inclusion17 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Trinisphere
14%inclusion17 decks118 decks
14%synergy
Torpor Orb
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Mirage Mirror
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Thorn of Amethyst
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
-21%synergy
Commander's Plate
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Vexing Bauble
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
-10%synergy
Cursed Totem
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Tithing Blade
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Possessed Portal
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Mithril Coat
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
64%inclusion75 decks118 decks
46%synergy
Necrogen Mists
62%inclusion73 decks118 decks
57%synergy
Desolation
58%inclusion69 decks118 decks
58%synergy
Necropotence
45%inclusion53 decks118 decks
29%synergy
Contamination
40%inclusion47 decks118 decks
36%synergy
Necromancy
40%inclusion47 decks118 decks
34%synergy
Black Market Connections
36%inclusion42 decks118 decks
13%synergy
Grave Pact
35%inclusion41 decks118 decks
16%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
25%inclusion29 decks118 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
23%inclusion27 decks118 decks
-18%synergy
Dance of the Dead
20%inclusion24 decks118 decks
17%synergy
Tainted Aether
17%inclusion20 decks118 decks
16%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
16%inclusion19 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Bitterblossom
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
15%inclusion13 decks88 decks
10%synergy
Nether Void
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
13%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Bandit's Talent
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Momentum Breaker
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Painful Quandary
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
1%synergy
Necrodominance
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
-8%synergy
Words of Waste
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Liliana's Caress
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
41%inclusion48 decks118 decks
35%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
18%inclusion21 decks118 decks
17%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
15%inclusion18 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
-7%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
97%inclusion114 decks118 decks
59%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
90%inclusion106 decks118 decks
60%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
78%inclusion92 decks118 decks
54%synergy
Cabal Coffers
68%inclusion80 decks118 decks
13%synergy
Urza's Saga
56%inclusion66 decks118 decks
48%synergy
Deserted Temple
41%inclusion48 decks118 decks
37%synergy
Command Beacon
36%inclusion43 decks118 decks
28%synergy
Emergence Zone
32%inclusion38 decks118 decks
29%synergy
Homeward Path
31%inclusion36 decks118 decks
29%synergy
Crystal Vein
29%inclusion34 decks118 decks
26%synergy
Peat Bog
29%inclusion34 decks118 decks
27%synergy
Witch's Cottage
26%inclusion31 decks118 decks
2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
25%inclusion30 decks118 decks
9%synergy
Buried Ruin
24%inclusion28 decks118 decks
18%synergy
Inventors' Fair
23%inclusion27 decks118 decks
21%synergy
War Room
22%inclusion26 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Strip Mine
22%inclusion26 decks118 decks
19%synergy
Scorched Ruins
20%inclusion24 decks118 decks
20%synergy
Castle Locthwain
20%inclusion24 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Pit
19%inclusion23 decks118 decks
18%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
19%inclusion22 decks118 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
18%inclusion21 decks118 decks
-18%synergy
City of Traitors
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Bojuka Bog
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
-36%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Vault of Whispers
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
9%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
10%inclusion12 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
9.3%inclusion11 decks118 decks
-22%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
8.5%inclusion10 decks118 decks
8%synergy
Blast Zone
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.9%inclusion7 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
-6%synergy
High Market
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
-1%synergy
Sanctum of Eternity
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion115 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
75%inclusion88 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Lotus Petal
67%inclusion79 decks118 decks
59%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
58%inclusion68 decks118 decks
55%synergy
Mox Opal
58%inclusion68 decks118 decks
54%synergy
Mana Crypt
56%inclusion66 decks118 decks
53%synergy
The Soul Stone
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
38%synergy
Fellwar Stone
45%inclusion53 decks118 decks
30%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion33 decks118 decks
-3%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion16 decks118 decks
7%synergy
Basalt Monolith
13%inclusion15 decks118 decks
11%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
11%inclusion13 decks118 decks
10%synergy
Mox Amber
7.6%inclusion9 decks118 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
81%inclusion96 decks118 decks
-13%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
72%inclusion85 decks118 decks
68%synergy
Marsh Flats
58%inclusion68 decks118 decks
54%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
57%inclusion67 decks118 decks
54%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
57%inclusion67 decks118 decks
53%synergy
Polluted Delta
56%inclusion66 decks118 decks
53%synergy
Cavern of Souls
43%inclusion51 decks118 decks
37%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
35%inclusion41 decks118 decks
12%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
34%inclusion40 decks118 decks
27%synergy
Prismatic Vista
32%inclusion38 decks118 decks
30%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
-7%synergy
Urza's Cave
8.9%inclusion7 decks79 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
0%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
6.8%inclusion8 decks118 decks
6%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
5.1%inclusion6 decks118 decks
3%synergy