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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Bitterbloom Bearer
1.3%inclusion2 decks149 decks
-1%synergy
Dai Li Indoctrination
0.4%inclusion1 decks227 decks
0%synergy
Ozai's Cruelty
0.4%inclusion1 decks227 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Waste Not
68%inclusion358 decks525 decks
57%synergy
Smallpox
61%inclusion321 decks525 decks
56%synergy
Plaguecrafter
69%inclusion362 decks525 decks
49%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
55%inclusion290 decks525 decks
49%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
56%inclusion292 decks525 decks
49%synergy
Dark Deal
59%inclusion310 decks525 decks
47%synergy
Burglar Rat
59%inclusion308 decks525 decks
47%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
58%inclusion303 decks525 decks
45%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
51%inclusion269 decks525 decks
44%synergy
Soul Shatter
55%inclusion291 decks525 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
73%inclusion383 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Jet Medallion
58%inclusion302 decks525 decks
-2%synergy
Syphon Mind
56%inclusion293 decks525 decks
43%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
51%inclusion268 decks525 decks
37%synergy
Crypt Ghast
50%inclusion263 decks525 decks
2%synergy
Painful Quandary
48%inclusion253 decks525 decks
38%synergy
Oppression
48%inclusion252 decks525 decks
40%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
47%inclusion245 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Accursed Marauder
46%inclusion238 decks521 decks
25%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
45%inclusion235 decks525 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Braids, Cabal Minion
22%inclusion113 decks525 decks
19%synergy
Demonic Tutor
20%inclusion104 decks525 decks
-8%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
16%inclusion85 decks525 decks
-13%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12%inclusion61 decks525 decks
-10%synergy
Necropotence
9.0%inclusion47 decks525 decks
-6%synergy
Opposition Agent
7.6%inclusion40 decks525 decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.1%inclusion27 decks525 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
44%inclusion233 decks525 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
44%inclusion230 decks525 decks
33%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
42%inclusion222 decks525 decks
27%synergy
The Raven Man
41%inclusion217 decks525 decks
35%synergy
Sangromancer
41%inclusion213 decks525 decks
29%synergy
Virus Beetle
40%inclusion211 decks525 decks
33%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
39%inclusion207 decks525 decks
27%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
39%inclusion203 decks525 decks
32%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
35%inclusion185 decks525 decks
-17%synergy
Demon's Disciple
35%inclusion184 decks525 decks
27%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
34%inclusion180 decks525 decks
28%synergy
Mindslicer
33%inclusion173 decks525 decks
28%synergy
Nezumi Informant
30%inclusion160 decks525 decks
23%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
26%inclusion135 decks525 decks
21%synergy
Necrogoyf
24%inclusion125 decks525 decks
19%synergy
Sheoldred
23%inclusion119 decks525 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion115 decks525 decks
-2%synergy
Fell Specter
22%inclusion113 decks525 decks
17%synergy
Merciless Executioner
21%inclusion111 decks525 decks
14%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
21%inclusion110 decks525 decks
17%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
19%inclusion99 decks525 decks
-2%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
19%inclusion99 decks525 decks
12%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
18%inclusion94 decks525 decks
13%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
17%inclusion90 decks525 decks
13%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
17%inclusion89 decks525 decks
14%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion89 decks525 decks
-2%synergy
Liliana's Specter
17%inclusion87 decks525 decks
14%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
15%inclusion80 decks525 decks
13%synergy
Cunning Lethemancer
15%inclusion80 decks525 decks
12%synergy
Rotting Rats
15%inclusion77 decks525 decks
11%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
14%inclusion52 decks366 decks
5%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
14%inclusion73 decks525 decks
-8%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
14%inclusion71 decks514 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
13%inclusion68 decks525 decks
-2%synergy
Hecteyes
12%inclusion41 decks335 decks
9%synergy
Grief
12%inclusion62 decks525 decks
10%synergy
Gravelighter
11%inclusion60 decks525 decks
8%synergy
Asylum Visitor
11%inclusion60 decks525 decks
9%synergy
Leaden Myr
11%inclusion59 decks525 decks
5%synergy
Stronghold Rats
11%inclusion57 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
11%inclusion55 decks518 decks
7%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
10%inclusion55 decks525 decks
5%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
10%inclusion55 decks525 decks
-6%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
10%inclusion51 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Blood Artist
10%inclusion50 decks525 decks
-22%synergy
Dread Presence
10%inclusion50 decks525 decks
-6%synergy
Dark Confidant
9.3%inclusion49 decks525 decks
2%synergy
Burnished Hart
9.3%inclusion49 decks525 decks
1%synergy
Miasmic Mummy
9.3%inclusion49 decks525 decks
8%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
9.0%inclusion47 decks525 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Vona's Hunger
34%inclusion176 decks525 decks
29%synergy
Flare of Malice
29%inclusion150 decks521 decks
16%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion131 decks525 decks
3%synergy
Imp's Mischief
23%inclusion120 decks525 decks
-1%synergy
Village Rites
20%inclusion104 decks525 decks
-5%synergy
Withering Torment
18%inclusion94 decks517 decks
-13%synergy
Defile
17%inclusion91 decks525 decks
-21%synergy
Sudden Edict
17%inclusion91 decks525 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Ritual
17%inclusion87 decks525 decks
-1%synergy
Tergrid's Shadow
17%inclusion87 decks525 decks
16%synergy
Pharika's Libation
14%inclusion71 decks525 decks
12%synergy
Vraska's Fall
13%inclusion70 decks525 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion67 decks525 decks
-11%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion66 decks521 decks
-6%synergy
Undying Malice
12%inclusion64 decks525 decks
3%synergy
Culling the Weak
12%inclusion62 decks525 decks
-3%synergy
Diabolic Edict
11%inclusion57 decks525 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion56 decks525 decks
-15%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
10%inclusion54 decks525 decks
9%synergy
Not Dead After All
10%inclusion53 decks525 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion53 decks525 decks
-14%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion53 decks525 decks
-13%synergy
Murder
9.3%inclusion49 decks525 decks
-1%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
9.0%inclusion47 decks525 decks
2%synergy
Feign Death
8.2%inclusion43 decks525 decks
0%synergy
Szat's Will
7.8%inclusion41 decks525 decks
5%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.5%inclusion34 decks525 decks
0%synergy
Consumed by Greed
6.2%inclusion32 decks518 decks
5%synergy
Offer Immortality
5.3%inclusion28 decks525 decks
3%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.1%inclusion27 decks525 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Vicious Rumors
40%inclusion210 decks525 decks
34%synergy
Innocent Blood
40%inclusion209 decks525 decks
34%synergy
Mire in Misery
39%inclusion205 decks525 decks
35%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
38%inclusion199 decks525 decks
22%synergy
Sign in Blood
37%inclusion195 decks525 decks
1%synergy
Duress
36%inclusion187 decks525 decks
29%synergy
Feed the Swarm
35%inclusion182 decks525 decks
-17%synergy
Rankle's Prank
35%inclusion182 decks525 decks
30%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
31%inclusion159 decks514 decks
14%synergy
Reanimate
30%inclusion159 decks525 decks
-8%synergy
Delirium Skeins
27%inclusion140 decks525 decks
23%synergy
Pox
26%inclusion134 decks525 decks
23%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
25%inclusion133 decks525 decks
23%synergy
Read the Bones
21%inclusion111 decks525 decks
3%synergy
Mind Rake
21%inclusion111 decks525 decks
18%synergy
Toxic Deluge
19%inclusion102 decks525 decks
-18%synergy
Thoughtseize
19%inclusion101 decks525 decks
14%synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
19%inclusion100 decks525 decks
17%synergy
Arterial Flow
18%inclusion93 decks525 decks
15%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion92 decks525 decks
-7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion91 decks525 decks
2%synergy
Pilfer
17%inclusion89 decks525 decks
14%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
16%inclusion83 decks525 decks
13%synergy
Divest
15%inclusion80 decks525 decks
14%synergy
Bubbling Muck
15%inclusion78 decks525 decks
-1%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion70 decks525 decks
-12%synergy
Killing Wave
13%inclusion70 decks525 decks
11%synergy
Rush of Dread
13%inclusion69 decks523 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion69 decks525 decks
-8%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion67 decks525 decks
1%synergy
Pelakka Predation
13%inclusion66 decks525 decks
11%synergy
Invoke Despair
13%inclusion66 decks525 decks
10%synergy
Extract the Truth
12%inclusion64 decks525 decks
11%synergy
Mind Rot
12%inclusion64 decks525 decks
11%synergy
Grim Tutor
11%inclusion60 decks525 decks
-1%synergy
Death Cloud
11%inclusion57 decks525 decks
9%synergy
Chain of Smog
10%inclusion55 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Unnerve
10%inclusion53 decks525 decks
9%synergy
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion52 decks525 decks
-14%synergy
Despise
10%inclusion52 decks525 decks
9%synergy
Extract a Confession
10%inclusion51 decks524 decks
9%synergy
Make an Example
10%inclusion50 decks525 decks
8%synergy
Bad Deal
9.3%inclusion49 decks525 decks
8%synergy
Mutilate
9.3%inclusion49 decks525 decks
-10%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
9.0%inclusion47 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Ill-Gotten Gains
8.4%inclusion44 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.2%inclusion43 decks523 decks
-4%synergy
Tasigur's Cruelty
8.2%inclusion43 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Barter in Blood
7.6%inclusion40 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Let's Play a Game
7.5%inclusion39 decks517 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
43%inclusion226 decks525 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
42%inclusion223 decks525 decks
11%synergy
Tithing Blade
16%inclusion85 decks525 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion81 decks525 decks
-1%synergy
Expedition Map
14%inclusion74 decks525 decks
2%synergy
Bontu's Monument
14%inclusion72 decks525 decks
-14%synergy
Smokestack
14%inclusion71 decks525 decks
12%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
11%inclusion29 decks273 decks
8%synergy
Memory Jar
10%inclusion50 decks525 decks
8%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
7.0%inclusion37 decks525 decks
5%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.5%inclusion34 decks525 decks
0%synergy
Mithril Coat
6.3%inclusion33 decks525 decks
1%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5.9%inclusion31 decks525 decks
-14%synergy
Commander's Plate
5.5%inclusion29 decks525 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
The Eldest Reborn
32%inclusion170 decks525 decks
28%synergy
Bottomless Pit
31%inclusion161 decks525 decks
25%synergy
Grave Pact
30%inclusion157 decks525 decks
11%synergy
Liliana's Caress
27%inclusion140 decks525 decks
21%synergy
Megrim
26%inclusion135 decks525 decks
20%synergy
Bandit's Talent
25%inclusion128 decks518 decks
19%synergy
Court of Ambition
23%inclusion120 decks525 decks
19%synergy
Necrogen Mists
21%inclusion111 decks525 decks
17%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
21%inclusion110 decks525 decks
11%synergy
Black Market
18%inclusion97 decks525 decks
-3%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
17%inclusion89 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
16%inclusion84 decks525 decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
16%inclusion83 decks525 decks
-7%synergy
Raiders' Wake
15%inclusion79 decks525 decks
12%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
13%inclusion70 decks523 decks
9%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion68 decks525 decks
-5%synergy
The Long Reach of Night
11%inclusion59 decks525 decks
10%synergy
Desolation
11%inclusion58 decks525 decks
10%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
10%inclusion53 decks517 decks
3%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
10%inclusion50 decks525 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.0%inclusion42 decks525 decks
-2%synergy
Braids's Frightful Return
6.5%inclusion34 decks525 decks
5%synergy
Creeping Dread
6.3%inclusion33 decks525 decks
5%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
6.3%inclusion33 decks525 decks
4%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.1%inclusion32 decks525 decks
0%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.9%inclusion31 decks525 decks
-11%synergy
Revel in Riches
5.5%inclusion29 decks525 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
30%inclusion155 decks525 decks
25%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
19%inclusion100 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
15%inclusion80 decks525 decks
1%synergy
Professor Onyx
14%inclusion75 decks525 decks
8%synergy
Liliana Vess
11%inclusion60 decks525 decks
8%synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
9.3%inclusion49 decks525 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Geier Reach Sanitarium
53%inclusion280 decks525 decks
42%synergy
Cabal Coffers
53%inclusion276 decks525 decks
-3%synergy
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion202 decks525 decks
-8%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
37%inclusion195 decks525 decks
1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
31%inclusion164 decks525 decks
-6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
26%inclusion137 decks525 decks
2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
26%inclusion136 decks525 decks
-4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
24%inclusion124 decks525 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
16%inclusion86 decks525 decks
-7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
16%inclusion84 decks525 decks
3%synergy
War Room
16%inclusion83 decks525 decks
-1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion79 decks525 decks
-16%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion68 decks525 decks
5%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
13%inclusion67 decks525 decks
12%synergy
Command Beacon
12%inclusion61 decks525 decks
3%synergy
Barren Moor
9.3%inclusion49 decks525 decks
-1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.3%inclusion49 decks525 decks
-7%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
9.1%inclusion48 decks525 decks
-2%synergy
Blighted Fen
8.0%inclusion42 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.9%inclusion36 decks525 decks
-12%synergy
Deserted Temple
6.3%inclusion33 decks525 decks
2%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.5%inclusion29 decks525 decks
0%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.3%inclusion28 decks525 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion464 decks525 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion328 decks525 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
43%inclusion225 decks525 decks
12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
34%inclusion180 decks525 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion116 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
21%inclusion109 decks525 decks
-7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion87 decks525 decks
7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion67 decks525 decks
7%synergy
The Soul Stone
12%inclusion30 decks243 decks
0%synergy
Nyx Lotus
9.3%inclusion49 decks525 decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.0%inclusion42 decks525 decks
2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.6%inclusion40 decks525 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.0%inclusion37 decks525 decks
1%synergy
Caged Sun
6.5%inclusion34 decks525 decks
-6%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
5.9%inclusion31 decks525 decks
-5%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.3%inclusion28 decks525 decks
1%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
5.3%inclusion28 decks525 decks
-4%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.3%inclusion28 decks525 decks
3%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.1%inclusion27 decks525 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion494 decks525 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion142 decks525 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion131 decks525 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion66 decks521 decks
-6%synergy
Pelakka Predation
13%inclusion66 decks525 decks
11%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.2%inclusion43 decks525 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
6.9%inclusion36 decks525 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.1%inclusion32 decks521 decks
-3%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.1%inclusion32 decks522 decks
-2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.5%inclusion29 decks525 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.3%inclusion28 decks525 decks
-2%synergy