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
Baron Helmut Zemo
2.4%inclusion1 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Dai Li Indoctrination
1.6%inclusion4 decks253 decks
1%synergy
Ozai's Cruelty
1.2%inclusion3 decks253 decks
1%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
1.1%inclusion2 decks177 decks
-1%synergy
Swampsnare Trap
0.9%inclusion1 decks108 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Waste Not
69%inclusion376 decks548 decks
58%synergy
Smallpox
62%inclusion340 decks548 decks
57%synergy
Plaguecrafter
70%inclusion381 decks548 decks
50%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
56%inclusion305 decks548 decks
49%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
56%inclusion309 decks548 decks
49%synergy
Dark Deal
59%inclusion324 decks548 decks
48%synergy
Burglar Rat
59%inclusion321 decks548 decks
47%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
58%inclusion319 decks548 decks
45%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
52%inclusion283 decks548 decks
44%synergy
Syphon Mind
56%inclusion308 decks548 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
73%inclusion400 decks548 decks
7%synergy
Jet Medallion
58%inclusion317 decks548 decks
-2%synergy
Soul Shatter
55%inclusion303 decks548 decks
43%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
51%inclusion280 decks548 decks
37%synergy
Crypt Ghast
50%inclusion274 decks548 decks
2%synergy
Painful Quandary
49%inclusion266 decks548 decks
38%synergy
Oppression
48%inclusion264 decks548 decks
40%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
47%inclusion258 decks548 decks
7%synergy
Accursed Marauder
47%inclusion253 decks544 decks
26%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
45%inclusion248 decks548 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Braids, Cabal Minion
22%inclusion121 decks548 decks
20%synergy
Demonic Tutor
20%inclusion110 decks548 decks
-8%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
17%inclusion92 decks548 decks
-13%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12%inclusion64 decks548 decks
-10%synergy
Necropotence
8.6%inclusion47 decks548 decks
-7%synergy
Opposition Agent
7.5%inclusion41 decks548 decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.5%inclusion30 decks548 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
45%inclusion248 decks548 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
44%inclusion239 decks548 decks
33%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
42%inclusion232 decks548 decks
27%synergy
The Raven Man
41%inclusion226 decks548 decks
35%synergy
Sangromancer
41%inclusion226 decks548 decks
30%synergy
Virus Beetle
41%inclusion223 decks548 decks
34%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
39%inclusion216 decks548 decks
27%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
39%inclusion216 decks548 decks
33%synergy
Demon's Disciple
35%inclusion193 decks548 decks
27%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
35%inclusion193 decks548 decks
-17%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
34%inclusion189 decks548 decks
28%synergy
Mindslicer
34%inclusion185 decks548 decks
29%synergy
Nezumi Informant
31%inclusion168 decks548 decks
23%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
26%inclusion143 decks548 decks
21%synergy
Necrogoyf
24%inclusion134 decks548 decks
19%synergy
Sheoldred
23%inclusion128 decks548 decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion121 decks548 decks
-2%synergy
Fell Specter
22%inclusion120 decks548 decks
18%synergy
Merciless Executioner
21%inclusion117 decks548 decks
14%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
21%inclusion116 decks548 decks
17%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
19%inclusion104 decks548 decks
-2%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
19%inclusion103 decks548 decks
12%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
18%inclusion98 decks548 decks
13%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion95 decks548 decks
-1%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
17%inclusion94 decks548 decks
13%synergy
Liliana's Specter
17%inclusion93 decks548 decks
14%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
17%inclusion93 decks548 decks
14%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
16%inclusion61 decks391 decks
7%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
15%inclusion84 decks548 decks
13%synergy
Rotting Rats
15%inclusion83 decks548 decks
12%synergy
Cunning Lethemancer
15%inclusion82 decks548 decks
12%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
14%inclusion74 decks537 decks
10%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
14%inclusion74 decks548 decks
-9%synergy
Hecteyes
13%inclusion47 decks360 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
13%inclusion70 decks548 decks
-2%synergy
Grief
12%inclusion66 decks548 decks
10%synergy
Gravelighter
12%inclusion65 decks548 decks
8%synergy
Leaden Myr
11%inclusion63 decks548 decks
5%synergy
Asylum Visitor
11%inclusion63 decks548 decks
9%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
11%inclusion60 decks548 decks
6%synergy
Stronghold Rats
11%inclusion58 decks548 decks
6%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
10%inclusion56 decks541 decks
7%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
10%inclusion55 decks548 decks
-7%synergy
Blood Artist
10%inclusion54 decks548 decks
-22%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
10%inclusion53 decks548 decks
7%synergy
Dark Confidant
9.5%inclusion52 decks548 decks
2%synergy
Miasmic Mummy
9.3%inclusion51 decks548 decks
8%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
9.1%inclusion50 decks548 decks
2%synergy
Burnished Hart
9.1%inclusion50 decks548 decks
1%synergy
Dread Presence
8.9%inclusion49 decks548 decks
-6%synergy
Instants
Vona's Hunger
34%inclusion186 decks548 decks
29%synergy
Flare of Malice
30%inclusion162 decks544 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
24%inclusion133 decks548 decks
2%synergy
Imp's Mischief
23%inclusion127 decks548 decks
0%synergy
Village Rites
20%inclusion107 decks548 decks
-5%synergy
Withering Torment
19%inclusion103 decks540 decks
-12%synergy
Defile
18%inclusion98 decks548 decks
-20%synergy
Sudden Edict
18%inclusion97 decks548 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Ritual
17%inclusion94 decks548 decks
-1%synergy
Tergrid's Shadow
17%inclusion91 decks548 decks
16%synergy
Pharika's Libation
13%inclusion73 decks548 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion71 decks548 decks
-10%synergy
Vraska's Fall
13%inclusion70 decks548 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion69 decks544 decks
-6%synergy
Undying Malice
12%inclusion68 decks548 decks
3%synergy
Culling the Weak
12%inclusion67 decks548 decks
-3%synergy
Diabolic Edict
11%inclusion60 decks548 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion58 decks548 decks
-15%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion56 decks548 decks
-13%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
10%inclusion56 decks548 decks
9%synergy
Not Dead After All
10%inclusion55 decks548 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion54 decks548 decks
-14%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
10%inclusion53 decks548 decks
2%synergy
Murder
9.1%inclusion50 decks548 decks
-1%synergy
Feign Death
8.0%inclusion44 decks548 decks
0%synergy
Szat's Will
7.5%inclusion41 decks548 decks
5%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.8%inclusion37 decks548 decks
0%synergy
Consumed by Greed
6.1%inclusion33 decks541 decks
5%synergy
Offer Immortality
5.1%inclusion28 decks548 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Vicious Rumors
40%inclusion219 decks548 decks
34%synergy
Innocent Blood
40%inclusion219 decks548 decks
34%synergy
Mire in Misery
39%inclusion215 decks548 decks
36%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
38%inclusion206 decks548 decks
22%synergy
Sign in Blood
37%inclusion202 decks548 decks
0%synergy
Duress
35%inclusion193 decks548 decks
28%synergy
Feed the Swarm
34%inclusion189 decks548 decks
-17%synergy
Rankle's Prank
34%inclusion189 decks548 decks
30%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
31%inclusion166 decks537 decks
14%synergy
Reanimate
30%inclusion167 decks548 decks
-8%synergy
Delirium Skeins
27%inclusion146 decks548 decks
23%synergy
Pox
26%inclusion144 decks548 decks
24%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
25%inclusion136 decks548 decks
23%synergy
Mind Rake
21%inclusion117 decks548 decks
18%synergy
Read the Bones
21%inclusion115 decks548 decks
3%synergy
Toxic Deluge
20%inclusion110 decks548 decks
-17%synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
19%inclusion104 decks548 decks
17%synergy
Thoughtseize
19%inclusion103 decks548 decks
14%synergy
Arterial Flow
18%inclusion98 decks548 decks
15%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion96 decks548 decks
-7%synergy
Pilfer
17%inclusion92 decks548 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion91 decks548 decks
2%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
16%inclusion86 decks548 decks
13%synergy
Divest
15%inclusion84 decks548 decks
14%synergy
Bubbling Muck
15%inclusion81 decks548 decks
-1%synergy
Killing Wave
13%inclusion73 decks548 decks
11%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion73 decks548 decks
-8%synergy
Rush of Dread
13%inclusion72 decks546 decks
9%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion72 decks548 decks
-13%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion72 decks548 decks
1%synergy
Extract the Truth
12%inclusion68 decks548 decks
11%synergy
Pelakka Predation
12%inclusion68 decks548 decks
11%synergy
Invoke Despair
12%inclusion67 decks548 decks
10%synergy
Mind Rot
12%inclusion65 decks548 decks
11%synergy
Grim Tutor
11%inclusion62 decks548 decks
-1%synergy
Chain of Smog
11%inclusion61 decks548 decks
7%synergy
Death Cloud
11%inclusion59 decks548 decks
9%synergy
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion56 decks548 decks
-14%synergy
Unnerve
10%inclusion55 decks548 decks
9%synergy
Despise
10%inclusion53 decks548 decks
9%synergy
Bad Deal
9.5%inclusion52 decks548 decks
8%synergy
Extract a Confession
9.3%inclusion51 decks547 decks
8%synergy
Make an Example
9.3%inclusion51 decks548 decks
8%synergy
Mutilate
8.9%inclusion49 decks548 decks
-10%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
8.9%inclusion49 decks548 decks
7%synergy
Ill-Gotten Gains
8.2%inclusion45 decks548 decks
7%synergy
Tasigur's Cruelty
8.0%inclusion44 decks548 decks
7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.9%inclusion43 decks546 decks
-4%synergy
Barter in Blood
7.8%inclusion43 decks548 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
7.5%inclusion41 decks548 decks
-7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
43%inclusion238 decks548 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
43%inclusion234 decks548 decks
11%synergy
Tithing Blade
16%inclusion89 decks548 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion86 decks548 decks
-1%synergy
Smokestack
14%inclusion78 decks548 decks
13%synergy
Expedition Map
14%inclusion77 decks548 decks
2%synergy
Bontu's Monument
14%inclusion76 decks548 decks
-14%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
11%inclusion33 decks299 decks
8%synergy
Memory Jar
9.3%inclusion51 decks548 decks
8%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
7.5%inclusion41 decks548 decks
5%synergy
Mithril Coat
6.4%inclusion35 decks548 decks
1%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.2%inclusion34 decks548 decks
0%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5.8%inclusion32 decks548 decks
-14%synergy
Commander's Plate
5.8%inclusion32 decks548 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
The Eldest Reborn
32%inclusion176 decks548 decks
28%synergy
Bottomless Pit
31%inclusion171 decks548 decks
26%synergy
Grave Pact
30%inclusion164 decks548 decks
11%synergy
Liliana's Caress
27%inclusion146 decks548 decks
21%synergy
Megrim
26%inclusion140 decks548 decks
20%synergy
Bandit's Talent
24%inclusion132 decks541 decks
19%synergy
Court of Ambition
22%inclusion123 decks548 decks
18%synergy
Necrogen Mists
21%inclusion114 decks548 decks
16%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
20%inclusion112 decks548 decks
10%synergy
Black Market
18%inclusion100 decks548 decks
-3%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
17%inclusion92 decks548 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
16%inclusion85 decks548 decks
-8%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
16%inclusion85 decks548 decks
11%synergy
Raiders' Wake
14%inclusion79 decks548 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion73 decks548 decks
-4%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
13%inclusion70 decks546 decks
8%synergy
The Long Reach of Night
11%inclusion61 decks548 decks
10%synergy
Desolation
11%inclusion60 decks548 decks
10%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
10%inclusion53 decks540 decks
3%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
9.5%inclusion52 decks548 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.3%inclusion40 decks548 decks
-3%synergy
Braids's Frightful Return
6.4%inclusion35 decks548 decks
5%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
6.2%inclusion34 decks548 decks
4%synergy
Creeping Dread
6.2%inclusion34 decks548 decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.0%inclusion33 decks548 decks
0%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.7%inclusion31 decks548 decks
-12%synergy
Revel in Riches
5.3%inclusion29 decks548 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
29%inclusion160 decks548 decks
25%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
19%inclusion105 decks548 decks
6%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
15%inclusion82 decks548 decks
1%synergy
Professor Onyx
14%inclusion79 decks548 decks
8%synergy
Liliana Vess
11%inclusion62 decks548 decks
8%synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
10%inclusion53 decks548 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Geier Reach Sanitarium
53%inclusion293 decks548 decks
42%synergy
Cabal Coffers
53%inclusion289 decks548 decks
-2%synergy
Bojuka Bog
39%inclusion214 decks548 decks
-8%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
38%inclusion206 decks548 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
32%inclusion177 decks548 decks
-5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
26%inclusion143 decks548 decks
2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
26%inclusion142 decks548 decks
-4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
24%inclusion131 decks548 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
16%inclusion89 decks548 decks
-8%synergy
War Room
16%inclusion89 decks548 decks
0%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion86 decks548 decks
-16%synergy
Mortuary Mire
16%inclusion85 decks548 decks
2%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
13%inclusion69 decks548 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion68 decks548 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
12%inclusion64 decks548 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion54 decks548 decks
-6%synergy
Barren Moor
9.5%inclusion52 decks548 decks
-1%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
9.1%inclusion50 decks548 decks
-2%synergy
Blighted Fen
7.8%inclusion43 decks548 decks
7%synergy
Deserted Temple
7.1%inclusion39 decks548 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.6%inclusion36 decks548 decks
-12%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.8%inclusion32 decks548 decks
0%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.3%inclusion29 decks548 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion485 decks548 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion338 decks548 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
43%inclusion235 decks548 decks
12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
34%inclusion189 decks548 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion121 decks548 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion120 decks548 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion89 decks548 decks
7%synergy
The Soul Stone
14%inclusion37 decks269 decks
1%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion71 decks548 decks
7%synergy
Nyx Lotus
10%inclusion53 decks548 decks
3%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.8%inclusion43 decks548 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.5%inclusion41 decks548 decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.1%inclusion39 decks548 decks
1%synergy
Caged Sun
6.0%inclusion33 decks548 decks
-6%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
6.0%inclusion33 decks548 decks
-5%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.3%inclusion29 decks548 decks
1%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.1%inclusion28 decks548 decks
-2%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.1%inclusion28 decks548 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion517 decks548 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion151 decks548 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
24%inclusion133 decks548 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion69 decks544 decks
-6%synergy
Pelakka Predation
12%inclusion68 decks548 decks
11%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.8%inclusion43 decks548 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
6.9%inclusion38 decks548 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.1%inclusion33 decks544 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.0%inclusion33 decks548 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Cave
5.9%inclusion32 decks545 decks
-3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.1%inclusion28 decks548 decks
-2%synergy