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.
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Bitterbloom Bearer
1.6%inclusion2 decks125 decks
0%synergy
Dai Li Indoctrination
0.5%inclusion1 decks204 decks
0%synergy
Ozai's Cruelty
0.5%inclusion1 decks204 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Waste Not
68%inclusion345 decks505 decks
57%synergy
Smallpox
61%inclusion306 decks505 decks
55%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
55%inclusion279 decks505 decks
49%synergy
Plaguecrafter
69%inclusion347 decks505 decks
49%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
55%inclusion280 decks505 decks
48%synergy
Dark Deal
59%inclusion299 decks505 decks
48%synergy
Burglar Rat
58%inclusion295 decks505 decks
47%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
57%inclusion289 decks505 decks
44%synergy
Soul Shatter
56%inclusion282 decks505 decks
43%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
51%inclusion256 decks505 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
73%inclusion367 decks505 decks
6%synergy
Jet Medallion
57%inclusion289 decks505 decks
-3%synergy
Syphon Mind
55%inclusion280 decks505 decks
42%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
50%inclusion254 decks505 decks
36%synergy
Crypt Ghast
50%inclusion252 decks505 decks
2%synergy
Oppression
48%inclusion242 decks505 decks
40%synergy
Painful Quandary
47%inclusion238 decks505 decks
37%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
47%inclusion238 decks505 decks
7%synergy
Accursed Marauder
45%inclusion226 decks501 decks
24%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
45%inclusion225 decks505 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Braids, Cabal Minion
21%inclusion106 decks505 decks
19%synergy
Demonic Tutor
20%inclusion100 decks505 decks
-8%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
16%inclusion80 decks505 decks
-14%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12%inclusion60 decks505 decks
-10%synergy
Necropotence
8.7%inclusion44 decks505 decks
-7%synergy
Opposition Agent
7.7%inclusion39 decks505 decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.1%inclusion26 decks505 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
44%inclusion223 decks505 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
43%inclusion219 decks505 decks
32%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
43%inclusion215 decks505 decks
27%synergy
Sangromancer
41%inclusion209 decks505 decks
30%synergy
The Raven Man
41%inclusion207 decks505 decks
35%synergy
Virus Beetle
40%inclusion201 decks505 decks
33%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
40%inclusion200 decks505 decks
28%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
39%inclusion195 decks505 decks
32%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
36%inclusion182 decks505 decks
-16%synergy
Demon's Disciple
35%inclusion178 decks505 decks
27%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
34%inclusion173 decks505 decks
28%synergy
Mindslicer
32%inclusion164 decks505 decks
28%synergy
Nezumi Informant
30%inclusion151 decks505 decks
23%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
26%inclusion129 decks505 decks
21%synergy
Necrogoyf
24%inclusion119 decks505 decks
19%synergy
Sheoldred
23%inclusion115 decks505 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion112 decks505 decks
-2%synergy
Fell Specter
22%inclusion110 decks505 decks
17%synergy
Merciless Executioner
21%inclusion107 decks505 decks
14%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
21%inclusion104 decks505 decks
17%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
19%inclusion96 decks505 decks
-2%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
19%inclusion96 decks505 decks
12%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
18%inclusion90 decks505 decks
13%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
18%inclusion89 decks505 decks
14%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion87 decks505 decks
-1%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
17%inclusion85 decks505 decks
14%synergy
Liliana's Specter
17%inclusion84 decks505 decks
14%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
15%inclusion78 decks505 decks
13%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
15%inclusion52 decks343 decks
6%synergy
Cunning Lethemancer
15%inclusion76 decks505 decks
12%synergy
Rotting Rats
15%inclusion74 decks505 decks
11%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
14%inclusion70 decks505 decks
-8%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
14%inclusion68 decks494 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
13%inclusion64 decks505 decks
-2%synergy
Gravelighter
12%inclusion60 decks505 decks
8%synergy
Hecteyes
12%inclusion37 decks312 decks
9%synergy
Grief
11%inclusion58 decks505 decks
9%synergy
Leaden Myr
11%inclusion58 decks505 decks
5%synergy
Asylum Visitor
11%inclusion56 decks505 decks
9%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
11%inclusion54 decks498 decks
7%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
11%inclusion54 decks505 decks
-6%synergy
Stronghold Rats
11%inclusion54 decks505 decks
7%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
10%inclusion53 decks505 decks
5%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
10%inclusion51 decks505 decks
7%synergy
Burnished Hart
10%inclusion50 decks505 decks
2%synergy
Blood Artist
10%inclusion49 decks505 decks
-22%synergy
Dread Presence
10%inclusion49 decks505 decks
-6%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
9.3%inclusion47 decks505 decks
2%synergy
Miasmic Mummy
9.1%inclusion46 decks505 decks
8%synergy
Dark Confidant
8.9%inclusion45 decks505 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Vona's Hunger
33%inclusion167 decks505 decks
28%synergy
Flare of Malice
28%inclusion140 decks501 decks
15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion124 decks505 decks
2%synergy
Imp's Mischief
23%inclusion114 decks505 decks
-1%synergy
Village Rites
20%inclusion101 decks505 decks
-4%synergy
Withering Torment
19%inclusion92 decks497 decks
-13%synergy
Sudden Edict
18%inclusion90 decks505 decks
16%synergy
Defile
17%inclusion88 decks505 decks
-21%synergy
Tergrid's Shadow
17%inclusion86 decks505 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Ritual
17%inclusion84 decks505 decks
-1%synergy
Pharika's Libation
14%inclusion69 decks505 decks
12%synergy
Vraska's Fall
13%inclusion67 decks505 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion64 decks505 decks
-11%synergy
Undying Malice
12%inclusion63 decks505 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion62 decks501 decks
-6%synergy
Culling the Weak
12%inclusion61 decks505 decks
-3%synergy
Diabolic Edict
11%inclusion57 decks505 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion53 decks505 decks
-15%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
10%inclusion53 decks505 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion52 decks505 decks
-13%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion51 decks505 decks
-13%synergy
Not Dead After All
10%inclusion51 decks505 decks
-1%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
9.3%inclusion47 decks505 decks
2%synergy
Murder
8.9%inclusion45 decks505 decks
-1%synergy
Feign Death
8.3%inclusion42 decks505 decks
0%synergy
Szat's Will
7.5%inclusion38 decks505 decks
5%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.3%inclusion32 decks505 decks
0%synergy
Consumed by Greed
6.2%inclusion31 decks498 decks
5%synergy
Offer Immortality
5.5%inclusion28 decks505 decks
3%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.1%inclusion26 decks505 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Innocent Blood
39%inclusion199 decks505 decks
34%synergy
Vicious Rumors
39%inclusion199 decks505 decks
33%synergy
Mire in Misery
39%inclusion195 decks505 decks
35%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
38%inclusion194 decks505 decks
22%synergy
Sign in Blood
37%inclusion185 decks505 decks
0%synergy
Duress
35%inclusion178 decks505 decks
28%synergy
Rankle's Prank
35%inclusion175 decks505 decks
30%synergy
Feed the Swarm
34%inclusion173 decks505 decks
-17%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
31%inclusion153 decks494 decks
14%synergy
Reanimate
30%inclusion152 decks505 decks
-8%synergy
Delirium Skeins
27%inclusion134 decks505 decks
23%synergy
Pox
26%inclusion129 decks505 decks
23%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
25%inclusion124 decks505 decks
22%synergy
Mind Rake
21%inclusion107 decks505 decks
18%synergy
Read the Bones
21%inclusion105 decks505 decks
2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
19%inclusion98 decks505 decks
-18%synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
19%inclusion97 decks505 decks
17%synergy
Thoughtseize
19%inclusion96 decks505 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion87 decks505 decks
2%synergy
Arterial Flow
17%inclusion87 decks505 decks
14%synergy
Pilfer
17%inclusion87 decks505 decks
15%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion86 decks505 decks
-7%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
16%inclusion80 decks505 decks
13%synergy
Divest
16%inclusion79 decks505 decks
14%synergy
Bubbling Muck
15%inclusion76 decks505 decks
-1%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion68 decks505 decks
-12%synergy
Killing Wave
13%inclusion67 decks505 decks
11%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion67 decks505 decks
-8%synergy
Rush of Dread
13%inclusion66 decks503 decks
9%synergy
Invoke Despair
13%inclusion66 decks505 decks
10%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion66 decks505 decks
1%synergy
Pelakka Predation
13%inclusion65 decks505 decks
12%synergy
Mind Rot
12%inclusion62 decks505 decks
11%synergy
Extract the Truth
12%inclusion60 decks505 decks
11%synergy
Grim Tutor
11%inclusion58 decks505 decks
-1%synergy
Death Cloud
11%inclusion55 decks505 decks
9%synergy
Chain of Smog
10%inclusion53 decks505 decks
6%synergy
Despise
10%inclusion52 decks505 decks
9%synergy
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion52 decks505 decks
-14%synergy
Unnerve
10%inclusion51 decks505 decks
9%synergy
Make an Example
10%inclusion50 decks505 decks
8%synergy
Extract a Confession
10%inclusion49 decks504 decks
9%synergy
Bad Deal
10%inclusion48 decks505 decks
8%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
8.9%inclusion45 decks505 decks
7%synergy
Mutilate
8.9%inclusion45 decks505 decks
-10%synergy
Ill-Gotten Gains
8.5%inclusion43 decks505 decks
7%synergy
Tasigur's Cruelty
8.3%inclusion42 decks505 decks
7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.8%inclusion39 decks503 decks
-5%synergy
Barter in Blood
7.7%inclusion39 decks505 decks
7%synergy
Let's Play a Game
7.6%inclusion38 decks497 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
43%inclusion215 decks505 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
41%inclusion209 decks505 decks
10%synergy
Tithing Blade
16%inclusion80 decks505 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion80 decks505 decks
-1%synergy
Expedition Map
14%inclusion72 decks505 decks
2%synergy
Bontu's Monument
14%inclusion71 decks505 decks
-14%synergy
Smokestack
13%inclusion68 decks505 decks
12%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
12%inclusion29 decks250 decks
9%synergy
Memory Jar
9.3%inclusion47 decks505 decks
8%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
6.9%inclusion35 decks505 decks
5%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.5%inclusion33 decks505 decks
0%synergy
Mithril Coat
6.5%inclusion33 decks505 decks
1%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
6.3%inclusion32 decks505 decks
-13%synergy
Commander's Plate
5.7%inclusion29 decks505 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
The Eldest Reborn
33%inclusion166 decks505 decks
29%synergy
Grave Pact
30%inclusion151 decks505 decks
11%synergy
Bottomless Pit
30%inclusion150 decks505 decks
24%synergy
Liliana's Caress
27%inclusion135 decks505 decks
21%synergy
Megrim
26%inclusion133 decks505 decks
21%synergy
Bandit's Talent
24%inclusion122 decks498 decks
19%synergy
Court of Ambition
23%inclusion117 decks505 decks
19%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
21%inclusion107 decks505 decks
11%synergy
Necrogen Mists
21%inclusion104 decks505 decks
16%synergy
Black Market
18%inclusion93 decks505 decks
-3%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
17%inclusion88 decks505 decks
7%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
16%inclusion79 decks505 decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
16%inclusion79 decks505 decks
-7%synergy
Raiders' Wake
15%inclusion77 decks505 decks
12%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion69 decks505 decks
-4%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
14%inclusion68 decks503 decks
9%synergy
The Long Reach of Night
11%inclusion56 decks505 decks
10%synergy
Desolation
11%inclusion56 decks505 decks
10%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
10%inclusion52 decks497 decks
3%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
10%inclusion48 decks505 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.3%inclusion42 decks505 decks
-2%synergy
Creeping Dread
6.5%inclusion33 decks505 decks
6%synergy
Braids's Frightful Return
6.5%inclusion33 decks505 decks
6%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
6.3%inclusion32 decks505 decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.9%inclusion30 decks505 decks
0%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.7%inclusion29 decks505 decks
-12%synergy
Revel in Riches
5.7%inclusion29 decks505 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
30%inclusion150 decks505 decks
25%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
20%inclusion100 decks505 decks
7%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
15%inclusion78 decks505 decks
1%synergy
Professor Onyx
14%inclusion73 decks505 decks
8%synergy
Liliana Vess
12%inclusion60 decks505 decks
8%synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
10%inclusion49 decks505 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Geier Reach Sanitarium
53%inclusion267 decks505 decks
41%synergy
Cabal Coffers
53%inclusion266 decks505 decks
-3%synergy
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion191 decks505 decks
-9%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
37%inclusion188 decks505 decks
1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
31%inclusion157 decks505 decks
-7%synergy
Witch's Cottage
26%inclusion133 decks505 decks
2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
26%inclusion129 decks505 decks
-4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
24%inclusion121 decks505 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
17%inclusion84 decks505 decks
-7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
16%inclusion83 decks505 decks
3%synergy
War Room
16%inclusion79 decks505 decks
-1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion75 decks505 decks
-17%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion68 decks505 decks
5%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
13%inclusion66 decks505 decks
12%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion57 decks505 decks
3%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
10%inclusion49 decks505 decks
-1%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion48 decks505 decks
-1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.9%inclusion45 decks505 decks
-7%synergy
Blighted Fen
7.9%inclusion40 decks505 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.1%inclusion36 decks505 decks
-11%synergy
Deserted Temple
6.5%inclusion33 decks505 decks
2%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.7%inclusion29 decks505 decks
0%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.3%inclusion27 decks505 decks
3%synergy
Memorial to Folly
5.1%inclusion26 decks505 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion447 decks505 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
63%inclusion316 decks505 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
43%inclusion218 decks505 decks
12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
34%inclusion172 decks505 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
23%inclusion114 decks505 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
21%inclusion107 decks505 decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion86 decks505 decks
7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion66 decks505 decks
7%synergy
The Soul Stone
13%inclusion28 decks220 decks
1%synergy
Nyx Lotus
9.3%inclusion47 decks505 decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.3%inclusion42 decks505 decks
2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.9%inclusion40 decks505 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.3%inclusion37 decks505 decks
2%synergy
Caged Sun
6.5%inclusion33 decks505 decks
-6%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
5.9%inclusion30 decks505 decks
-5%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.5%inclusion28 decks505 decks
3%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.3%inclusion27 decks505 decks
1%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.1%inclusion26 decks505 decks
-2%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
5.1%inclusion26 decks505 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion476 decks505 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion137 decks505 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion124 decks505 decks
2%synergy
Pelakka Predation
13%inclusion65 decks505 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion62 decks501 decks
-6%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.9%inclusion40 decks505 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
6.9%inclusion35 decks505 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.6%inclusion33 decks502 decks
-2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.0%inclusion30 decks501 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.5%inclusion28 decks505 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.1%inclusion26 decks505 decks
-2%synergy