Tergrid, God of Fright (Commander) - Upgraded

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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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Auntie's Sentence
1.8%inclusion1 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
1.7%inclusion4 decks236 decks
-1%synergy
Baron Helmut Zemo
0.9%inclusion1 decks113 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Waste Not
70%inclusion416 decks592 decks
59%synergy
Smallpox
62%inclusion369 decks592 decks
57%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
57%inclusion336 decks592 decks
50%synergy
Dark Deal
61%inclusion362 decks592 decks
50%synergy
Plaguecrafter
70%inclusion412 decks592 decks
50%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
56%inclusion330 decks592 decks
50%synergy
Burglar Rat
58%inclusion346 decks592 decks
47%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
60%inclusion353 decks592 decks
47%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
54%inclusion317 decks592 decks
46%synergy
Syphon Mind
58%inclusion342 decks592 decks
45%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
74%inclusion436 decks592 decks
7%synergy
Jet Medallion
60%inclusion354 decks592 decks
-1%synergy
Soul Shatter
56%inclusion329 decks592 decks
43%synergy
Crypt Ghast
52%inclusion310 decks592 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
51%inclusion304 decks592 decks
37%synergy
Painful Quandary
50%inclusion294 decks592 decks
39%synergy
Oppression
49%inclusion292 decks592 decks
42%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
49%inclusion290 decks592 decks
9%synergy
Accursed Marauder
47%inclusion274 decks589 decks
25%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
46%inclusion274 decks592 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Braids, Cabal Minion
22%inclusion132 decks592 decks
20%synergy
Demonic Tutor
21%inclusion122 decks592 decks
-7%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
16%inclusion97 decks592 decks
-13%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
13%inclusion74 decks592 decks
-9%synergy
Necropotence
8.4%inclusion50 decks592 decks
-7%synergy
Opposition Agent
8.1%inclusion48 decks592 decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.7%inclusion34 decks592 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
46%inclusion273 decks592 decks
27%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
44%inclusion263 decks592 decks
33%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
43%inclusion255 decks592 decks
27%synergy
The Raven Man
42%inclusion248 decks592 decks
36%synergy
Sangromancer
41%inclusion244 decks592 decks
30%synergy
Virus Beetle
41%inclusion240 decks592 decks
34%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
40%inclusion236 decks592 decks
33%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
39%inclusion230 decks592 decks
27%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
37%inclusion218 decks592 decks
-15%synergy
Mindslicer
35%inclusion205 decks592 decks
30%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
34%inclusion203 decks592 decks
28%synergy
Demon's Disciple
34%inclusion202 decks592 decks
26%synergy
Nezumi Informant
31%inclusion182 decks592 decks
24%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
27%inclusion157 decks592 decks
22%synergy
Necrogoyf
24%inclusion145 decks592 decks
20%synergy
Sheoldred
24%inclusion140 decks592 decks
17%synergy
Merciless Executioner
23%inclusion134 decks592 decks
16%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
22%inclusion129 decks592 decks
18%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
21%inclusion125 decks592 decks
-2%synergy
Fell Specter
21%inclusion125 decks592 decks
17%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
19%inclusion112 decks592 decks
-2%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
19%inclusion112 decks592 decks
12%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
18%inclusion105 decks592 decks
15%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
18%inclusion105 decks592 decks
12%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion102 decks592 decks
-2%synergy
Liliana's Specter
17%inclusion101 decks592 decks
15%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
17%inclusion74 decks438 decks
8%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
17%inclusion100 decks592 decks
13%synergy
Rotting Rats
15%inclusion90 decks592 decks
12%synergy
Cunning Lethemancer
15%inclusion90 decks592 decks
12%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
15%inclusion89 decks592 decks
13%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
14%inclusion84 decks592 decks
-8%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
14%inclusion81 decks582 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
14%inclusion81 decks592 decks
-1%synergy
Hecteyes
13%inclusion55 decks408 decks
10%synergy
Asylum Visitor
12%inclusion71 decks592 decks
10%synergy
Gravelighter
12%inclusion71 decks592 decks
9%synergy
Grief
12%inclusion70 decks592 decks
10%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
11%inclusion68 decks592 decks
6%synergy
Leaden Myr
11%inclusion66 decks592 decks
5%synergy
Stronghold Rats
11%inclusion64 decks592 decks
7%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
10%inclusion60 decks586 decks
7%synergy
Dark Confidant
9.5%inclusion56 decks592 decks
2%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
9.5%inclusion56 decks592 decks
7%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
9.5%inclusion56 decks592 decks
-8%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
9.1%inclusion54 decks592 decks
2%synergy
Blood Artist
9.1%inclusion54 decks592 decks
-23%synergy
Dread Presence
9.0%inclusion53 decks592 decks
-6%synergy
Miasmic Mummy
8.8%inclusion52 decks592 decks
7%synergy
Burnished Hart
8.6%inclusion51 decks592 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Vona's Hunger
35%inclusion206 decks592 decks
30%synergy
Flare of Malice
30%inclusion176 decks589 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion150 decks592 decks
3%synergy
Imp's Mischief
25%inclusion146 decks592 decks
1%synergy
Village Rites
20%inclusion118 decks592 decks
-5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
18%inclusion109 decks592 decks
0%synergy
Defile
18%inclusion108 decks592 decks
-19%synergy
Withering Torment
18%inclusion106 decks585 decks
-13%synergy
Sudden Edict
18%inclusion105 decks592 decks
16%synergy
Tergrid's Shadow
16%inclusion94 decks592 decks
15%synergy
Deadly Rollick
14%inclusion84 decks592 decks
-9%synergy
Culling the Weak
13%inclusion78 decks592 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion75 decks589 decks
-6%synergy
Vraska's Fall
13%inclusion74 decks592 decks
9%synergy
Pharika's Libation
12%inclusion73 decks592 decks
11%synergy
Undying Malice
12%inclusion72 decks592 decks
3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion63 decks592 decks
-15%synergy
Not Dead After All
11%inclusion63 decks592 decks
-1%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
11%inclusion63 decks592 decks
9%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion62 decks592 decks
-13%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion62 decks592 decks
-14%synergy
Diabolic Edict
10%inclusion61 decks592 decks
9%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
10%inclusion58 decks592 decks
2%synergy
Murder
8.8%inclusion52 decks592 decks
-1%synergy
Feign Death
8.3%inclusion49 decks592 decks
0%synergy
Szat's Will
7.1%inclusion42 decks592 decks
4%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.3%inclusion37 decks592 decks
0%synergy
Consumed by Greed
5.8%inclusion34 decks586 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Innocent Blood
41%inclusion243 decks592 decks
35%synergy
Vicious Rumors
41%inclusion240 decks592 decks
34%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
39%inclusion228 decks592 decks
23%synergy
Mire in Misery
38%inclusion226 decks592 decks
35%synergy
Sign in Blood
36%inclusion213 decks592 decks
0%synergy
Duress
35%inclusion205 decks592 decks
28%synergy
Rankle's Prank
34%inclusion204 decks592 decks
30%synergy
Feed the Swarm
34%inclusion202 decks592 decks
-17%synergy
Reanimate
32%inclusion189 decks592 decks
-7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
32%inclusion184 decks582 decks
15%synergy
Pox
27%inclusion159 decks592 decks
25%synergy
Delirium Skeins
27%inclusion158 decks592 decks
23%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
24%inclusion142 decks592 decks
22%synergy
Mind Rake
21%inclusion125 decks592 decks
18%synergy
Read the Bones
21%inclusion123 decks592 decks
3%synergy
Toxic Deluge
20%inclusion121 decks592 decks
-17%synergy
Thoughtseize
20%inclusion116 decks592 decks
15%synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
19%inclusion111 decks592 decks
17%synergy
Night's Whisper
19%inclusion110 decks592 decks
-6%synergy
Arterial Flow
18%inclusion106 decks592 decks
15%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion101 decks592 decks
2%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
15%inclusion91 decks592 decks
13%synergy
Pilfer
15%inclusion89 decks592 decks
12%synergy
Divest
15%inclusion88 decks592 decks
14%synergy
Bubbling Muck
14%inclusion85 decks592 decks
-1%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion84 decks592 decks
-7%synergy
Killing Wave
14%inclusion82 decks592 decks
12%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion80 decks592 decks
1%synergy
Rush of Dread
13%inclusion77 decks591 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion77 decks592 decks
-13%synergy
Grim Tutor
12%inclusion71 decks592 decks
0%synergy
Chain of Smog
12%inclusion69 decks592 decks
7%synergy
Mind Rot
12%inclusion69 decks592 decks
10%synergy
Pelakka Predation
11%inclusion68 decks592 decks
10%synergy
Extract the Truth
11%inclusion65 decks592 decks
10%synergy
Invoke Despair
11%inclusion65 decks592 decks
9%synergy
Unnerve
10%inclusion61 decks592 decks
9%synergy
Death Cloud
10%inclusion61 decks592 decks
8%synergy
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion60 decks592 decks
-14%synergy
Bad Deal
10%inclusion58 decks592 decks
9%synergy
Despise
9.5%inclusion56 decks592 decks
9%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
9.1%inclusion54 decks592 decks
7%synergy
Mutilate
9.1%inclusion54 decks592 decks
-9%synergy
Make an Example
9.0%inclusion53 decks592 decks
7%synergy
Extract a Confession
8.8%inclusion52 decks592 decks
8%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.3%inclusion49 decks591 decks
-4%synergy
Tasigur's Cruelty
8.3%inclusion49 decks592 decks
7%synergy
Ill-Gotten Gains
7.9%inclusion47 decks592 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
7.6%inclusion45 decks592 decks
-7%synergy
Barter in Blood
7.4%inclusion44 decks592 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
45%inclusion266 decks592 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
43%inclusion252 decks592 decks
11%synergy
Tithing Blade
15%inclusion91 decks592 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion90 decks592 decks
-1%synergy
Expedition Map
14%inclusion85 decks592 decks
2%synergy
Smokestack
14%inclusion83 decks592 decks
13%synergy
Bontu's Monument
14%inclusion82 decks592 decks
-14%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
10%inclusion36 decks350 decks
7%synergy
Memory Jar
10%inclusion59 decks592 decks
9%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
8.3%inclusion49 decks592 decks
6%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.4%inclusion38 decks592 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Plate
6.4%inclusion38 decks592 decks
1%synergy
Mithril Coat
6.3%inclusion37 decks592 decks
1%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5.6%inclusion33 decks592 decks
-14%synergy
Enchantments
Bottomless Pit
33%inclusion196 decks592 decks
28%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
32%inclusion192 decks592 decks
29%synergy
Grave Pact
32%inclusion189 decks592 decks
13%synergy
Liliana's Caress
29%inclusion172 decks592 decks
23%synergy
Megrim
26%inclusion156 decks592 decks
21%synergy
Bandit's Talent
25%inclusion145 decks586 decks
19%synergy
Court of Ambition
24%inclusion141 decks592 decks
20%synergy
Necrogen Mists
22%inclusion130 decks592 decks
17%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
21%inclusion127 decks592 decks
11%synergy
Black Market
18%inclusion109 decks592 decks
-3%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
18%inclusion106 decks592 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
16%inclusion94 decks592 decks
-7%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
15%inclusion91 decks592 decks
11%synergy
Raiders' Wake
15%inclusion88 decks592 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion81 decks592 decks
-4%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
13%inclusion75 decks591 decks
8%synergy
The Long Reach of Night
11%inclusion67 decks592 decks
10%synergy
Desolation
11%inclusion64 decks592 decks
10%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
10%inclusion57 decks592 decks
0%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
10%inclusion56 decks585 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.8%inclusion46 decks592 decks
-2%synergy
Braids's Frightful Return
6.6%inclusion39 decks592 decks
6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6.3%inclusion37 decks592 decks
-11%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
6.3%inclusion37 decks592 decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.3%inclusion37 decks592 decks
1%synergy
Revel in Riches
5.6%inclusion33 decks592 decks
1%synergy
Creeping Dread
5.4%inclusion32 decks592 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
30%inclusion178 decks592 decks
26%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
19%inclusion114 decks592 decks
6%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
15%inclusion88 decks592 decks
1%synergy
Professor Onyx
14%inclusion83 decks592 decks
8%synergy
Liliana Vess
11%inclusion68 decks592 decks
8%synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
9.5%inclusion56 decks592 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
55%inclusion323 decks592 decks
-1%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
54%inclusion322 decks592 decks
43%synergy
Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion236 decks592 decks
-7%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
38%inclusion224 decks592 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
33%inclusion195 decks592 decks
-5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
28%inclusion164 decks592 decks
-2%synergy
Witch's Cottage
27%inclusion158 decks592 decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
24%inclusion140 decks592 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
17%inclusion101 decks592 decks
-7%synergy
War Room
17%inclusion98 decks592 decks
0%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion98 decks592 decks
-15%synergy
Mortuary Mire
15%inclusion90 decks592 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion75 decks592 decks
5%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
12%inclusion73 decks592 decks
11%synergy
Command Beacon
12%inclusion70 decks592 decks
4%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion62 decks592 decks
0%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion59 decks592 decks
-6%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
8.8%inclusion52 decks592 decks
-2%synergy
Blighted Fen
7.8%inclusion46 decks592 decks
7%synergy
Deserted Temple
7.3%inclusion43 decks592 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.6%inclusion39 decks592 decks
-12%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.6%inclusion33 decks592 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion526 decks592 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion368 decks592 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
42%inclusion250 decks592 decks
12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
35%inclusion205 decks592 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion136 decks592 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion128 decks592 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion90 decks592 decks
6%synergy
The Soul Stone
14%inclusion46 decks322 decks
1%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
12%inclusion71 decks592 decks
6%synergy
Nyx Lotus
10%inclusion59 decks592 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.8%inclusion46 decks592 decks
2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.4%inclusion44 decks592 decks
2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.1%inclusion42 decks592 decks
3%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
6.8%inclusion40 decks592 decks
-4%synergy
Caged Sun
6.1%inclusion36 decks592 decks
-6%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.2%inclusion31 decks592 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion557 decks592 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion164 decks592 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion150 decks592 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion75 decks589 decks
-6%synergy
Pelakka Predation
11%inclusion68 decks592 decks
10%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.1%inclusion48 decks592 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
6.6%inclusion39 decks592 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.9%inclusion35 decks592 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.6%inclusion33 decks589 decks
-3%synergy
Urza's Cave
5.6%inclusion33 decks590 decks
-3%synergy