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 decks131 decks
0%synergy
Dai Li Indoctrination
0.5%inclusion1 decks210 decks
0%synergy
Ozai's Cruelty
0.5%inclusion1 decks210 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Waste Not
68%inclusion346 decks511 decks
57%synergy
Smallpox
60%inclusion307 decks511 decks
55%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
55%inclusion280 decks511 decks
49%synergy
Plaguecrafter
68%inclusion349 decks511 decks
48%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
55%inclusion283 decks511 decks
48%synergy
Dark Deal
59%inclusion300 decks511 decks
47%synergy
Burglar Rat
58%inclusion298 decks511 decks
47%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
57%inclusion293 decks511 decks
44%synergy
Soul Shatter
56%inclusion284 decks511 decks
43%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
50%inclusion258 decks511 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
73%inclusion373 decks511 decks
7%synergy
Jet Medallion
57%inclusion292 decks511 decks
-3%synergy
Syphon Mind
55%inclusion283 decks511 decks
42%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
50%inclusion258 decks511 decks
36%synergy
Crypt Ghast
50%inclusion255 decks511 decks
2%synergy
Oppression
48%inclusion244 decks511 decks
40%synergy
Painful Quandary
48%inclusion243 decks511 decks
37%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
47%inclusion239 decks511 decks
6%synergy
Accursed Marauder
45%inclusion230 decks507 decks
25%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
44%inclusion226 decks511 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Braids, Cabal Minion
21%inclusion106 decks511 decks
18%synergy
Demonic Tutor
20%inclusion102 decks511 decks
-8%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
16%inclusion82 decks511 decks
-13%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12%inclusion61 decks511 decks
-10%synergy
Necropotence
8.8%inclusion45 decks511 decks
-7%synergy
Opposition Agent
7.6%inclusion39 decks511 decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.3%inclusion27 decks511 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
44%inclusion225 decks511 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
43%inclusion222 decks511 decks
32%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
42%inclusion216 decks511 decks
27%synergy
Sangromancer
41%inclusion211 decks511 decks
30%synergy
The Raven Man
41%inclusion209 decks511 decks
35%synergy
Virus Beetle
40%inclusion202 decks511 decks
33%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
39%inclusion200 decks511 decks
27%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
39%inclusion198 decks511 decks
32%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
36%inclusion183 decks511 decks
-16%synergy
Demon's Disciple
35%inclusion179 decks511 decks
27%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
34%inclusion174 decks511 decks
28%synergy
Mindslicer
32%inclusion166 decks511 decks
28%synergy
Nezumi Informant
30%inclusion153 decks511 decks
23%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
26%inclusion132 decks511 decks
21%synergy
Necrogoyf
23%inclusion120 decks511 decks
18%synergy
Sheoldred
23%inclusion116 decks511 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion112 decks511 decks
-2%synergy
Fell Specter
22%inclusion110 decks511 decks
17%synergy
Merciless Executioner
21%inclusion108 decks511 decks
14%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
20%inclusion104 decks511 decks
16%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
19%inclusion97 decks511 decks
12%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
19%inclusion96 decks511 decks
-2%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
18%inclusion92 decks511 decks
13%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
17%inclusion89 decks511 decks
13%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion89 decks511 decks
-1%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
17%inclusion86 decks511 decks
14%synergy
Liliana's Specter
16%inclusion84 decks511 decks
14%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
15%inclusion78 decks511 decks
13%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
15%inclusion52 decks349 decks
6%synergy
Cunning Lethemancer
15%inclusion76 decks511 decks
11%synergy
Rotting Rats
14%inclusion74 decks511 decks
11%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
14%inclusion71 decks511 decks
-8%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
14%inclusion69 decks500 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
13%inclusion64 decks511 decks
-2%synergy
Grief
12%inclusion60 decks511 decks
9%synergy
Gravelighter
12%inclusion60 decks511 decks
8%synergy
Hecteyes
12%inclusion37 decks318 decks
9%synergy
Asylum Visitor
11%inclusion58 decks511 decks
9%synergy
Leaden Myr
11%inclusion58 decks511 decks
5%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
11%inclusion55 decks504 decks
7%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
11%inclusion54 decks511 decks
5%synergy
Stronghold Rats
11%inclusion54 decks511 decks
6%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
11%inclusion54 decks511 decks
-6%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
10%inclusion51 decks511 decks
7%synergy
Burnished Hart
10%inclusion50 decks511 decks
2%synergy
Dread Presence
10%inclusion49 decks511 decks
-6%synergy
Blood Artist
10%inclusion49 decks511 decks
-22%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
9.2%inclusion47 decks511 decks
2%synergy
Miasmic Mummy
9.0%inclusion46 decks511 decks
7%synergy
Dark Confidant
8.8%inclusion45 decks511 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Vona's Hunger
33%inclusion169 decks511 decks
28%synergy
Flare of Malice
28%inclusion142 decks507 decks
15%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion126 decks511 decks
2%synergy
Imp's Mischief
23%inclusion115 decks511 decks
-1%synergy
Village Rites
20%inclusion102 decks511 decks
-4%synergy
Withering Torment
18%inclusion92 decks503 decks
-13%synergy
Sudden Edict
18%inclusion90 decks511 decks
15%synergy
Defile
17%inclusion89 decks511 decks
-21%synergy
Tergrid's Shadow
17%inclusion86 decks511 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Ritual
17%inclusion85 decks511 decks
-1%synergy
Vraska's Fall
14%inclusion69 decks511 decks
10%synergy
Pharika's Libation
14%inclusion69 decks511 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion65 decks511 decks
-10%synergy
Undying Malice
13%inclusion64 decks511 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion62 decks507 decks
-6%synergy
Culling the Weak
12%inclusion61 decks511 decks
-3%synergy
Diabolic Edict
11%inclusion57 decks511 decks
10%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
11%inclusion54 decks511 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion54 decks511 decks
-15%synergy
Not Dead After All
10%inclusion53 decks511 decks
-1%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion52 decks511 decks
-13%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion52 decks511 decks
-13%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
9.4%inclusion48 decks511 decks
2%synergy
Murder
9.2%inclusion47 decks511 decks
-1%synergy
Feign Death
8.4%inclusion43 decks511 decks
1%synergy
Szat's Will
7.6%inclusion39 decks511 decks
5%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.5%inclusion33 decks511 decks
0%synergy
Consumed by Greed
6.3%inclusion32 decks504 decks
5%synergy
Offer Immortality
5.5%inclusion28 decks511 decks
3%synergy
Hero's Downfall
5.3%inclusion27 decks511 decks
-2%synergy
Sorceries
Vicious Rumors
39%inclusion201 decks511 decks
33%synergy
Innocent Blood
39%inclusion200 decks511 decks
34%synergy
Mire in Misery
39%inclusion197 decks511 decks
35%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
38%inclusion196 decks511 decks
22%synergy
Sign in Blood
37%inclusion187 decks511 decks
0%synergy
Duress
36%inclusion182 decks511 decks
29%synergy
Rankle's Prank
34%inclusion176 decks511 decks
30%synergy
Feed the Swarm
34%inclusion176 decks511 decks
-17%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
31%inclusion153 decks500 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
30%inclusion155 decks511 decks
-8%synergy
Delirium Skeins
26%inclusion134 decks511 decks
22%synergy
Pox
25%inclusion129 decks511 decks
23%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
24%inclusion125 decks511 decks
22%synergy
Mind Rake
21%inclusion107 decks511 decks
17%synergy
Read the Bones
21%inclusion107 decks511 decks
3%synergy
Toxic Deluge
19%inclusion99 decks511 decks
-18%synergy
Thoughtseize
19%inclusion98 decks511 decks
14%synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
19%inclusion97 decks511 decks
17%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion89 decks511 decks
2%synergy
Pilfer
17%inclusion89 decks511 decks
15%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion87 decks511 decks
-7%synergy
Arterial Flow
17%inclusion87 decks511 decks
14%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
16%inclusion81 decks511 decks
13%synergy
Divest
15%inclusion79 decks511 decks
14%synergy
Bubbling Muck
15%inclusion77 decks511 decks
0%synergy
Victimize
14%inclusion69 decks511 decks
-12%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion68 decks511 decks
-8%synergy
Rush of Dread
13%inclusion67 decks509 decks
9%synergy
Killing Wave
13%inclusion67 decks511 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion67 decks511 decks
1%synergy
Invoke Despair
13%inclusion66 decks511 decks
10%synergy
Pelakka Predation
13%inclusion66 decks511 decks
12%synergy
Mind Rot
12%inclusion63 decks511 decks
11%synergy
Extract the Truth
12%inclusion62 decks511 decks
11%synergy
Grim Tutor
11%inclusion58 decks511 decks
-1%synergy
Death Cloud
11%inclusion56 decks511 decks
9%synergy
Chain of Smog
10%inclusion53 decks511 decks
6%synergy
Despise
10%inclusion52 decks511 decks
9%synergy
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion52 decks511 decks
-14%synergy
Make an Example
10%inclusion51 decks511 decks
8%synergy
Unnerve
10%inclusion51 decks511 decks
8%synergy
Extract a Confession
10%inclusion50 decks510 decks
9%synergy
Bad Deal
9.4%inclusion48 decks511 decks
8%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
8.8%inclusion45 decks511 decks
7%synergy
Mutilate
8.8%inclusion45 decks511 decks
-10%synergy
Ill-Gotten Gains
8.4%inclusion43 decks511 decks
7%synergy
Tasigur's Cruelty
8.2%inclusion42 decks511 decks
7%synergy
Let's Play a Game
7.8%inclusion39 decks503 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.7%inclusion39 decks509 decks
-5%synergy
Barter in Blood
7.6%inclusion39 decks511 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
43%inclusion218 decks511 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
42%inclusion214 decks511 decks
10%synergy
Tithing Blade
16%inclusion82 decks511 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
16%inclusion80 decks511 decks
-1%synergy
Expedition Map
14%inclusion72 decks511 decks
1%synergy
Bontu's Monument
14%inclusion71 decks511 decks
-14%synergy
Smokestack
13%inclusion68 decks511 decks
12%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
11%inclusion29 decks256 decks
8%synergy
Memory Jar
9.4%inclusion48 decks511 decks
8%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
6.8%inclusion35 decks511 decks
5%synergy
Mithril Coat
6.7%inclusion34 decks511 decks
1%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.5%inclusion33 decks511 decks
0%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
6.1%inclusion31 decks511 decks
-13%synergy
Commander's Plate
5.7%inclusion29 decks511 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
The Eldest Reborn
32%inclusion166 decks511 decks
28%synergy
Grave Pact
30%inclusion152 decks511 decks
11%synergy
Bottomless Pit
30%inclusion151 decks511 decks
24%synergy
Liliana's Caress
26%inclusion135 decks511 decks
21%synergy
Megrim
26%inclusion133 decks511 decks
21%synergy
Bandit's Talent
24%inclusion122 decks504 decks
19%synergy
Court of Ambition
23%inclusion118 decks511 decks
19%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
21%inclusion109 decks511 decks
11%synergy
Necrogen Mists
21%inclusion105 decks511 decks
16%synergy
Black Market
19%inclusion95 decks511 decks
-3%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
17%inclusion89 decks511 decks
7%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
16%inclusion81 decks511 decks
12%synergy
Black Market Connections
16%inclusion81 decks511 decks
-7%synergy
Raiders' Wake
15%inclusion77 decks511 decks
12%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
13%inclusion68 decks509 decks
9%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion68 decks511 decks
-5%synergy
Desolation
11%inclusion56 decks511 decks
10%synergy
The Long Reach of Night
11%inclusion56 decks511 decks
10%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
10%inclusion52 decks503 decks
3%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
9.4%inclusion48 decks511 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.2%inclusion42 decks511 decks
-2%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
6.5%inclusion33 decks511 decks
5%synergy
Braids's Frightful Return
6.5%inclusion33 decks511 decks
5%synergy
Creeping Dread
6.3%inclusion32 decks511 decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.9%inclusion30 decks511 decks
0%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.7%inclusion29 decks511 decks
-12%synergy
Revel in Riches
5.7%inclusion29 decks511 decks
1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
29%inclusion150 decks511 decks
25%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
20%inclusion100 decks511 decks
6%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
15%inclusion79 decks511 decks
1%synergy
Professor Onyx
14%inclusion73 decks511 decks
8%synergy
Liliana Vess
12%inclusion59 decks511 decks
8%synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
10%inclusion49 decks511 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
53%inclusion269 decks511 decks
-3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
53%inclusion269 decks511 decks
41%synergy
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion194 decks511 decks
-9%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
37%inclusion189 decks511 decks
1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
31%inclusion159 decks511 decks
-7%synergy
Witch's Cottage
26%inclusion132 decks511 decks
1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
25%inclusion130 decks511 decks
-4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
24%inclusion123 decks511 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
17%inclusion85 decks511 decks
-7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
16%inclusion84 decks511 decks
3%synergy
War Room
16%inclusion81 decks511 decks
-1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion76 decks511 decks
-17%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion68 decks511 decks
5%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
13%inclusion66 decks511 decks
12%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion57 decks511 decks
3%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
10%inclusion49 decks511 decks
-1%synergy
Barren Moor
9.4%inclusion48 decks511 decks
-1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.0%inclusion46 decks511 decks
-7%synergy
Blighted Fen
7.8%inclusion40 decks511 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.0%inclusion36 decks511 decks
-11%synergy
Deserted Temple
6.5%inclusion33 decks511 decks
2%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.7%inclusion29 decks511 decks
0%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.5%inclusion28 decks511 decks
3%synergy
Memorial to Folly
5.1%inclusion26 decks511 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion451 decks511 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
63%inclusion320 decks511 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
43%inclusion219 decks511 decks
12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
34%inclusion175 decks511 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion113 decks511 decks
7%synergy
Thought Vessel
21%inclusion107 decks511 decks
-6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
17%inclusion86 decks511 decks
7%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion66 decks511 decks
7%synergy
The Soul Stone
12%inclusion28 decks226 decks
0%synergy
Nyx Lotus
9.4%inclusion48 decks511 decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.2%inclusion42 decks511 decks
2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.8%inclusion40 decks511 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.2%inclusion37 decks511 decks
1%synergy
Caged Sun
6.5%inclusion33 decks511 decks
-6%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
5.9%inclusion30 decks511 decks
-5%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.5%inclusion28 decks511 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.5%inclusion28 decks511 decks
3%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
5.3%inclusion27 decks511 decks
-4%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.1%inclusion26 decks511 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion482 decks511 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion138 decks511 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion126 decks511 decks
2%synergy
Pelakka Predation
13%inclusion66 decks511 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion62 decks507 decks
-6%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.0%inclusion41 decks511 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
7.0%inclusion36 decks511 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.5%inclusion33 decks508 decks
-2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.1%inclusion31 decks507 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.5%inclusion28 decks511 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.1%inclusion26 decks511 decks
-2%synergy