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
1.5%inclusion2 decks133 decks
0%synergy
Dai Li Indoctrination
0.5%inclusion1 decks212 decks
0%synergy
Ozai's Cruelty
0.5%inclusion1 decks212 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Waste Not
68%inclusion347 decks513 decks
56%synergy
Smallpox
60%inclusion309 decks513 decks
55%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
55%inclusion281 decks513 decks
49%synergy
Plaguecrafter
68%inclusion350 decks513 decks
48%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
55%inclusion283 decks513 decks
48%synergy
Dark Deal
59%inclusion302 decks513 decks
47%synergy
Burglar Rat
58%inclusion299 decks513 decks
47%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
58%inclusion295 decks513 decks
44%synergy
Soul Shatter
56%inclusion285 decks513 decks
43%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
50%inclusion259 decks513 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
73%inclusion375 decks513 decks
7%synergy
Jet Medallion
57%inclusion294 decks513 decks
-3%synergy
Syphon Mind
55%inclusion284 decks513 decks
42%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
51%inclusion260 decks513 decks
36%synergy
Crypt Ghast
50%inclusion257 decks513 decks
2%synergy
Painful Quandary
48%inclusion245 decks513 decks
37%synergy
Oppression
48%inclusion245 decks513 decks
40%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
47%inclusion240 decks513 decks
6%synergy
Accursed Marauder
46%inclusion232 decks509 decks
25%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
44%inclusion227 decks513 decks
25%synergy
Game Changers
Braids, Cabal Minion
21%inclusion108 decks513 decks
19%synergy
Demonic Tutor
20%inclusion103 decks513 decks
-8%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
16%inclusion83 decks513 decks
-13%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12%inclusion61 decks513 decks
-10%synergy
Necropotence
8.8%inclusion45 decks513 decks
-7%synergy
Opposition Agent
7.6%inclusion39 decks513 decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.3%inclusion27 decks513 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Phyrexian Obliterator
43%inclusion223 decks513 decks
32%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
42%inclusion218 decks513 decks
27%synergy
Sangromancer
41%inclusion211 decks513 decks
30%synergy
The Raven Man
41%inclusion210 decks513 decks
35%synergy
Virus Beetle
40%inclusion203 decks513 decks
33%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
39%inclusion201 decks513 decks
27%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
39%inclusion200 decks513 decks
32%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
36%inclusion183 decks513 decks
-16%synergy
Demon's Disciple
35%inclusion180 decks513 decks
27%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
34%inclusion175 decks513 decks
28%synergy
Mindslicer
33%inclusion167 decks513 decks
28%synergy
Nezumi Informant
30%inclusion153 decks513 decks
23%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
26%inclusion132 decks513 decks
21%synergy
Necrogoyf
23%inclusion120 decks513 decks
18%synergy
Sheoldred
23%inclusion117 decks513 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion113 decks513 decks
-2%synergy
Fell Specter
21%inclusion110 decks513 decks
17%synergy
Merciless Executioner
21%inclusion108 decks513 decks
14%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
20%inclusion105 decks513 decks
16%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
19%inclusion97 decks513 decks
-2%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
19%inclusion97 decks513 decks
12%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
18%inclusion92 decks513 decks
13%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
17%inclusion89 decks513 decks
13%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion89 decks513 decks
-1%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
17%inclusion86 decks513 decks
14%synergy
Liliana's Specter
16%inclusion84 decks513 decks
14%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
15%inclusion78 decks513 decks
13%synergy
Cunning Lethemancer
15%inclusion76 decks513 decks
11%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
15%inclusion52 decks351 decks
6%synergy
Rotting Rats
14%inclusion74 decks513 decks
11%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
14%inclusion72 decks513 decks
-8%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
14%inclusion69 decks502 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
12%inclusion64 decks513 decks
-2%synergy
Hecteyes
12%inclusion38 decks320 decks
9%synergy
Gravelighter
12%inclusion60 decks513 decks
8%synergy
Grief
12%inclusion60 decks513 decks
9%synergy
Asylum Visitor
11%inclusion58 decks513 decks
9%synergy
Leaden Myr
11%inclusion58 decks513 decks
5%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
11%inclusion55 decks506 decks
7%synergy
Stronghold Rats
11%inclusion54 decks513 decks
6%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
11%inclusion54 decks513 decks
5%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
11%inclusion54 decks513 decks
-6%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
10%inclusion51 decks513 decks
7%synergy
Burnished Hart
10%inclusion50 decks513 decks
1%synergy
Dread Presence
10%inclusion49 decks513 decks
-6%synergy
Blood Artist
10%inclusion49 decks513 decks
-22%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
9.2%inclusion47 decks513 decks
2%synergy
Miasmic Mummy
9.0%inclusion46 decks513 decks
7%synergy
Dark Confidant
9.0%inclusion46 decks513 decks
2%synergy
Refurbished Familiar
8.3%inclusion42 decks509 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Vona's Hunger
33%inclusion170 decks513 decks
28%synergy
Flare of Malice
28%inclusion143 decks509 decks
15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion127 decks513 decks
3%synergy
Imp's Mischief
23%inclusion117 decks513 decks
-1%synergy
Village Rites
20%inclusion102 decks513 decks
-4%synergy
Withering Torment
18%inclusion92 decks505 decks
-13%synergy
Sudden Edict
18%inclusion90 decks513 decks
15%synergy
Defile
17%inclusion89 decks513 decks
-21%synergy
Cabal Ritual
17%inclusion86 decks513 decks
-1%synergy
Tergrid's Shadow
17%inclusion86 decks513 decks
16%synergy
Pharika's Libation
13%inclusion69 decks513 decks
12%synergy
Vraska's Fall
13%inclusion69 decks513 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion65 decks513 decks
-11%synergy
Undying Malice
12%inclusion64 decks513 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion62 decks509 decks
-6%synergy
Culling the Weak
12%inclusion61 decks513 decks
-3%synergy
Diabolic Edict
11%inclusion57 decks513 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion54 decks513 decks
-15%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
11%inclusion54 decks513 decks
9%synergy
Not Dead After All
10%inclusion53 decks513 decks
-1%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion52 decks513 decks
-13%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion52 decks513 decks
-13%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
9.4%inclusion48 decks513 decks
2%synergy
Murder
9.2%inclusion47 decks513 decks
-1%synergy
Feign Death
8.4%inclusion43 decks513 decks
0%synergy
Szat's Will
7.6%inclusion39 decks513 decks
5%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.6%inclusion34 decks513 decks
0%synergy
Consumed by Greed
6.3%inclusion32 decks506 decks
5%synergy
Offer Immortality
5.5%inclusion28 decks513 decks
3%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.3%inclusion27 decks513 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Vicious Rumors
39%inclusion202 decks513 decks
33%synergy
Innocent Blood
39%inclusion201 decks513 decks
34%synergy
Mire in Misery
39%inclusion198 decks513 decks
35%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
38%inclusion197 decks513 decks
22%synergy
Sign in Blood
36%inclusion187 decks513 decks
0%synergy
Duress
36%inclusion183 decks513 decks
29%synergy
Rankle's Prank
34%inclusion176 decks513 decks
30%synergy
Feed the Swarm
34%inclusion176 decks513 decks
-17%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
31%inclusion154 decks502 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
30%inclusion156 decks513 decks
-8%synergy
Delirium Skeins
26%inclusion134 decks513 decks
22%synergy
Pox
25%inclusion130 decks513 decks
23%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
25%inclusion126 decks513 decks
22%synergy
Mind Rake
21%inclusion108 decks513 decks
18%synergy
Read the Bones
21%inclusion107 decks513 decks
3%synergy
Thoughtseize
19%inclusion100 decks513 decks
15%synergy
Toxic Deluge
19%inclusion99 decks513 decks
-18%synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
19%inclusion97 decks513 decks
17%synergy
Pilfer
17%inclusion89 decks513 decks
15%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion89 decks513 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion87 decks513 decks
-7%synergy
Arterial Flow
17%inclusion87 decks513 decks
14%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
16%inclusion81 decks513 decks
13%synergy
Divest
15%inclusion79 decks513 decks
14%synergy
Bubbling Muck
15%inclusion77 decks513 decks
-1%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion69 decks513 decks
-8%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion69 decks513 decks
-12%synergy
Rush of Dread
13%inclusion68 decks511 decks
10%synergy
Killing Wave
13%inclusion67 decks513 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion67 decks513 decks
1%synergy
Pelakka Predation
13%inclusion66 decks513 decks
12%synergy
Invoke Despair
13%inclusion66 decks513 decks
10%synergy
Extract the Truth
12%inclusion63 decks513 decks
11%synergy
Mind Rot
12%inclusion63 decks513 decks
11%synergy
Grim Tutor
11%inclusion58 decks513 decks
-1%synergy
Death Cloud
11%inclusion57 decks513 decks
9%synergy
Chain of Smog
10%inclusion53 decks513 decks
6%synergy
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion52 decks513 decks
-14%synergy
Despise
10%inclusion52 decks513 decks
9%synergy
Make an Example
10%inclusion51 decks513 decks
8%synergy
Unnerve
10%inclusion51 decks513 decks
8%synergy
Extract a Confession
10%inclusion50 decks512 decks
9%synergy
Bad Deal
9.4%inclusion48 decks513 decks
8%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
8.8%inclusion45 decks513 decks
7%synergy
Mutilate
8.8%inclusion45 decks513 decks
-11%synergy
Ill-Gotten Gains
8.6%inclusion44 decks513 decks
7%synergy
Tasigur's Cruelty
8.4%inclusion43 decks513 decks
7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.8%inclusion40 decks511 decks
-4%synergy
Let's Play a Game
7.7%inclusion39 decks505 decks
6%synergy
Barter in Blood
7.6%inclusion39 decks513 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
43%inclusion219 decks513 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
42%inclusion216 decks513 decks
11%synergy
Tithing Blade
16%inclusion83 decks513 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion80 decks513 decks
-1%synergy
Bontu's Monument
14%inclusion72 decks513 decks
-14%synergy
Expedition Map
14%inclusion72 decks513 decks
1%synergy
Smokestack
13%inclusion69 decks513 decks
12%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
11%inclusion29 decks258 decks
8%synergy
Memory Jar
9.4%inclusion48 decks513 decks
8%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
6.8%inclusion35 decks513 decks
5%synergy
Mithril Coat
6.6%inclusion34 decks513 decks
1%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.4%inclusion33 decks513 decks
0%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
6.0%inclusion31 decks513 decks
-13%synergy
Commander's Plate
5.7%inclusion29 decks513 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
The Eldest Reborn
32%inclusion166 decks513 decks
28%synergy
Grave Pact
30%inclusion154 decks513 decks
11%synergy
Bottomless Pit
30%inclusion152 decks513 decks
24%synergy
Liliana's Caress
26%inclusion135 decks513 decks
20%synergy
Megrim
26%inclusion133 decks513 decks
20%synergy
Bandit's Talent
24%inclusion123 decks506 decks
19%synergy
Court of Ambition
23%inclusion118 decks513 decks
19%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
21%inclusion109 decks513 decks
11%synergy
Necrogen Mists
21%inclusion106 decks513 decks
16%synergy
Black Market
19%inclusion95 decks513 decks
-3%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
17%inclusion89 decks513 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
16%inclusion82 decks513 decks
-7%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
16%inclusion82 decks513 decks
12%synergy
Raiders' Wake
15%inclusion77 decks513 decks
11%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
13%inclusion68 decks511 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion68 decks513 decks
-5%synergy
The Long Reach of Night
11%inclusion57 decks513 decks
10%synergy
Desolation
11%inclusion56 decks513 decks
10%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
10%inclusion52 decks505 decks
3%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
10%inclusion49 decks513 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.2%inclusion42 decks513 decks
-2%synergy
Braids's Frightful Return
6.4%inclusion33 decks513 decks
5%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
6.4%inclusion33 decks513 decks
5%synergy
Creeping Dread
6.2%inclusion32 decks513 decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.0%inclusion31 decks513 decks
0%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.7%inclusion29 decks513 decks
-12%synergy
Revel in Riches
5.7%inclusion29 decks513 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Veil
44%inclusion227 decks513 decks
37%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
29%inclusion151 decks513 decks
25%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
19%inclusion100 decks513 decks
6%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
16%inclusion80 decks513 decks
2%synergy
Professor Onyx
14%inclusion73 decks513 decks
8%synergy
Liliana Vess
12%inclusion59 decks513 decks
8%synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
10%inclusion49 decks513 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
53%inclusion270 decks513 decks
-3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
53%inclusion270 decks513 decks
41%synergy
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion196 decks513 decks
-9%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
37%inclusion190 decks513 decks
1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
31%inclusion160 decks513 decks
-7%synergy
Witch's Cottage
26%inclusion132 decks513 decks
1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
26%inclusion131 decks513 decks
-4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
24%inclusion122 decks513 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
17%inclusion86 decks513 decks
-7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
16%inclusion84 decks513 decks
3%synergy
War Room
16%inclusion81 decks513 decks
-1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion77 decks513 decks
-16%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion68 decks513 decks
5%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
13%inclusion66 decks513 decks
12%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion58 decks513 decks
3%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
10%inclusion49 decks513 decks
-1%synergy
Barren Moor
9.4%inclusion48 decks513 decks
-1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.0%inclusion46 decks513 decks
-7%synergy
Blighted Fen
8.0%inclusion41 decks513 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.0%inclusion36 decks513 decks
-11%synergy
Deserted Temple
6.4%inclusion33 decks513 decks
2%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.7%inclusion29 decks513 decks
0%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.5%inclusion28 decks513 decks
3%synergy
Memorial to Folly
5.1%inclusion26 decks513 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion453 decks513 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
63%inclusion321 decks513 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
43%inclusion219 decks513 decks
11%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
34%inclusion175 decks513 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion113 decks513 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
21%inclusion107 decks513 decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion86 decks513 decks
7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion66 decks513 decks
7%synergy
The Soul Stone
12%inclusion28 decks228 decks
0%synergy
Nyx Lotus
9.4%inclusion48 decks513 decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.2%inclusion42 decks513 decks
2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.8%inclusion40 decks513 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.2%inclusion37 decks513 decks
1%synergy
Caged Sun
6.4%inclusion33 decks513 decks
-6%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
5.8%inclusion30 decks513 decks
-5%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.5%inclusion28 decks513 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.5%inclusion28 decks513 decks
3%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
5.3%inclusion27 decks513 decks
-4%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.1%inclusion26 decks513 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion484 decks513 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion139 decks513 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion127 decks513 decks
3%synergy
Pelakka Predation
13%inclusion66 decks513 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion62 decks509 decks
-6%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.0%inclusion41 decks513 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
7.0%inclusion36 decks513 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.3%inclusion32 decks510 decks
-2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.1%inclusion31 decks509 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.5%inclusion28 decks513 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.1%inclusion26 decks513 decks
-2%synergy