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
Auntie's Sentence
4.4%inclusion4 decks90 decks
4%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
1.5%inclusion4 decks264 decks
-2%synergy
Twilight Diviner
1.1%inclusion1 decks89 decks
-2%synergy
Moonshadow
1.1%inclusion1 decks89 decks
-1%synergy
Unbury
1.1%inclusion1 decks90 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Waste Not
71%inclusion436 decks617 decks
60%synergy
Smallpox
63%inclusion387 decks617 decks
58%synergy
Dark Deal
62%inclusion382 decks617 decks
50%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
57%inclusion353 decks617 decks
50%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
56%inclusion345 decks617 decks
50%synergy
Plaguecrafter
69%inclusion427 decks617 decks
49%synergy
Burglar Rat
59%inclusion366 decks617 decks
48%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
60%inclusion368 decks617 decks
47%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
54%inclusion334 decks617 decks
47%synergy
Syphon Mind
59%inclusion361 decks617 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
74%inclusion455 decks617 decks
7%synergy
Jet Medallion
59%inclusion367 decks617 decks
-1%synergy
Soul Shatter
56%inclusion343 decks617 decks
43%synergy
Crypt Ghast
52%inclusion318 decks617 decks
3%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
52%inclusion318 decks617 decks
37%synergy
Painful Quandary
50%inclusion307 decks617 decks
39%synergy
Oppression
50%inclusion306 decks617 decks
42%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
48%inclusion299 decks617 decks
8%synergy
Accursed Marauder
47%inclusion286 decks614 decks
25%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
46%inclusion284 decks617 decks
39%synergy
Game Changers
Braids, Cabal Minion
23%inclusion140 decks617 decks
20%synergy
Demonic Tutor
21%inclusion127 decks617 decks
-7%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
16%inclusion101 decks617 decks
-13%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12%inclusion73 decks617 decks
-9%synergy
Necropotence
8.6%inclusion53 decks617 decks
-7%synergy
Opposition Agent
8.4%inclusion52 decks617 decks
-1%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.7%inclusion35 decks617 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
46%inclusion283 decks617 decks
27%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
44%inclusion274 decks617 decks
33%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
44%inclusion269 decks617 decks
28%synergy
Virus Beetle
42%inclusion257 decks617 decks
35%synergy
Sangromancer
41%inclusion256 decks617 decks
30%synergy
The Raven Man
41%inclusion251 decks617 decks
35%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
40%inclusion246 decks617 decks
33%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
39%inclusion242 decks617 decks
27%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
36%inclusion225 decks617 decks
-15%synergy
Mindslicer
34%inclusion212 decks617 decks
30%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
34%inclusion211 decks617 decks
27%synergy
Demon's Disciple
34%inclusion207 decks617 decks
26%synergy
Nezumi Informant
31%inclusion194 decks617 decks
24%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
27%inclusion166 decks617 decks
22%synergy
Necrogoyf
25%inclusion152 decks617 decks
20%synergy
Sheoldred
24%inclusion146 decks617 decks
17%synergy
Merciless Executioner
23%inclusion140 decks617 decks
16%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
22%inclusion134 decks617 decks
18%synergy
Fell Specter
21%inclusion129 decks617 decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
21%inclusion127 decks617 decks
-2%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
19%inclusion117 decks617 decks
-2%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
19%inclusion116 decks617 decks
12%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
18%inclusion112 decks617 decks
15%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
18%inclusion111 decks617 decks
13%synergy
Liliana's Specter
18%inclusion109 decks617 decks
15%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
18%inclusion82 decks465 decks
9%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
17%inclusion107 decks617 decks
14%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion105 decks617 decks
-2%synergy
Cunning Lethemancer
15%inclusion95 decks617 decks
12%synergy
Rotting Rats
15%inclusion93 decks617 decks
12%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
15%inclusion91 decks617 decks
13%synergy
Hecteyes
15%inclusion64 decks435 decks
12%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
14%inclusion88 decks617 decks
-9%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
14%inclusion86 decks607 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
14%inclusion85 decks617 decks
-1%synergy
Asylum Visitor
12%inclusion75 decks617 decks
10%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
12%inclusion74 decks617 decks
7%synergy
Gravelighter
12%inclusion72 decks617 decks
8%synergy
Grief
12%inclusion71 decks617 decks
9%synergy
Leaden Myr
11%inclusion67 decks617 decks
5%synergy
Stronghold Rats
10%inclusion64 decks617 decks
6%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
10%inclusion62 decks611 decks
6%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
10%inclusion60 decks617 decks
7%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
9.4%inclusion58 decks617 decks
2%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
9.4%inclusion58 decks617 decks
-8%synergy
Dark Confidant
9.4%inclusion58 decks617 decks
2%synergy
Blood Artist
9.4%inclusion58 decks617 decks
-22%synergy
Dread Presence
9.2%inclusion57 decks617 decks
-6%synergy
Miasmic Mummy
9.2%inclusion57 decks617 decks
8%synergy
Refurbished Familiar
8.1%inclusion50 decks614 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Vona's Hunger
35%inclusion218 decks617 decks
31%synergy
Flare of Malice
30%inclusion184 decks614 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion155 decks617 decks
2%synergy
Imp's Mischief
25%inclusion153 decks617 decks
1%synergy
Village Rites
20%inclusion126 decks617 decks
-4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
19%inclusion116 decks617 decks
1%synergy
Defile
18%inclusion111 decks617 decks
-19%synergy
Sudden Edict
18%inclusion109 decks617 decks
16%synergy
Withering Torment
18%inclusion107 decks610 decks
-14%synergy
Tergrid's Shadow
16%inclusion99 decks617 decks
15%synergy
Deadly Rollick
14%inclusion88 decks617 decks
-10%synergy
Culling the Weak
13%inclusion82 decks617 decks
-2%synergy
Vraska's Fall
13%inclusion78 decks617 decks
9%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion77 decks614 decks
-6%synergy
Undying Malice
12%inclusion75 decks617 decks
2%synergy
Pharika's Libation
12%inclusion75 decks617 decks
11%synergy
Not Dead After All
11%inclusion67 decks617 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Dispute
11%inclusion67 decks617 decks
-14%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion66 decks617 decks
-15%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion66 decks617 decks
-13%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
10%inclusion64 decks617 decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Edict
10%inclusion62 decks617 decks
9%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
10%inclusion61 decks617 decks
2%synergy
Feign Death
8.6%inclusion53 decks617 decks
0%synergy
Murder
8.4%inclusion52 decks617 decks
-2%synergy
Szat's Will
7.3%inclusion45 decks617 decks
5%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.3%inclusion39 decks617 decks
0%synergy
Consumed by Greed
5.7%inclusion35 decks611 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Vicious Rumors
42%inclusion257 decks617 decks
35%synergy
Innocent Blood
41%inclusion254 decks617 decks
36%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
39%inclusion239 decks617 decks
23%synergy
Mire in Misery
39%inclusion238 decks617 decks
35%synergy
Sign in Blood
36%inclusion220 decks617 decks
0%synergy
Rankle's Prank
35%inclusion215 decks617 decks
31%synergy
Duress
35%inclusion214 decks617 decks
28%synergy
Feed the Swarm
34%inclusion210 decks617 decks
-17%synergy
Reanimate
32%inclusion196 decks617 decks
-7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
31%inclusion191 decks607 decks
15%synergy
Delirium Skeins
27%inclusion168 decks617 decks
23%synergy
Pox
26%inclusion163 decks617 decks
24%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
24%inclusion149 decks617 decks
22%synergy
Mind Rake
21%inclusion132 decks617 decks
18%synergy
Read the Bones
21%inclusion127 decks617 decks
3%synergy
Toxic Deluge
20%inclusion126 decks617 decks
-17%synergy
Thoughtseize
20%inclusion121 decks617 decks
15%synergy
Night's Whisper
19%inclusion115 decks617 decks
-6%synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
18%inclusion114 decks617 decks
16%synergy
Arterial Flow
18%inclusion111 decks617 decks
15%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion105 decks617 decks
2%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
16%inclusion96 decks617 decks
13%synergy
Divest
15%inclusion94 decks617 decks
14%synergy
Pilfer
15%inclusion92 decks617 decks
12%synergy
Bubbling Muck
14%inclusion89 decks617 decks
-1%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion86 decks617 decks
-7%synergy
Killing Wave
13%inclusion83 decks617 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion83 decks617 decks
1%synergy
Rush of Dread
13%inclusion81 decks616 decks
10%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion81 decks617 decks
-13%synergy
Grim Tutor
12%inclusion73 decks617 decks
0%synergy
Mind Rot
12%inclusion72 decks617 decks
11%synergy
Pelakka Predation
11%inclusion69 decks617 decks
10%synergy
Chain of Smog
11%inclusion67 decks617 decks
6%synergy
Invoke Despair
11%inclusion67 decks617 decks
8%synergy
Extract the Truth
11%inclusion66 decks617 decks
10%synergy
Bad Deal
10%inclusion64 decks617 decks
9%synergy
Unnerve
10%inclusion61 decks617 decks
8%synergy
Death Cloud
10%inclusion60 decks617 decks
8%synergy
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion60 decks617 decks
-15%synergy
Despise
9.4%inclusion58 decks617 decks
9%synergy
Extract a Confession
9.1%inclusion56 decks617 decks
8%synergy
Make an Example
9.1%inclusion56 decks617 decks
8%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
8.9%inclusion55 decks617 decks
7%synergy
Mutilate
8.9%inclusion55 decks617 decks
-9%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.1%inclusion50 decks616 decks
-4%synergy
Tasigur's Cruelty
8.1%inclusion50 decks617 decks
7%synergy
Ill-Gotten Gains
7.8%inclusion48 decks617 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
7.8%inclusion48 decks617 decks
-7%synergy
Let's Play a Game
7.4%inclusion45 decks610 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
45%inclusion278 decks617 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
42%inclusion261 decks617 decks
11%synergy
Tithing Blade
15%inclusion94 decks617 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion91 decks617 decks
-1%synergy
Smokestack
14%inclusion87 decks617 decks
13%synergy
Expedition Map
14%inclusion85 decks617 decks
2%synergy
Bontu's Monument
14%inclusion84 decks617 decks
-14%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
12%inclusion47 decks378 decks
9%synergy
Memory Jar
10%inclusion61 decks617 decks
9%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
8.3%inclusion51 decks617 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Plate
6.5%inclusion40 decks617 decks
1%synergy
Mithril Coat
6.2%inclusion38 decks617 decks
1%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.0%inclusion37 decks617 decks
-1%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5.5%inclusion34 decks617 decks
-14%synergy
Enchantments
Bottomless Pit
33%inclusion204 decks617 decks
28%synergy
Grave Pact
32%inclusion197 decks617 decks
13%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
32%inclusion195 decks617 decks
28%synergy
Liliana's Caress
29%inclusion180 decks617 decks
23%synergy
Megrim
26%inclusion160 decks617 decks
21%synergy
Bandit's Talent
25%inclusion153 decks611 decks
20%synergy
Court of Ambition
24%inclusion146 decks617 decks
20%synergy
Necrogen Mists
22%inclusion136 decks617 decks
18%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
21%inclusion131 decks617 decks
11%synergy
Black Market
18%inclusion113 decks617 decks
-3%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
18%inclusion111 decks617 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
16%inclusion97 decks617 decks
-8%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
16%inclusion96 decks617 decks
12%synergy
Raiders' Wake
15%inclusion90 decks617 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
14%inclusion84 decks617 decks
-4%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
13%inclusion77 decks616 decks
8%synergy
The Long Reach of Night
12%inclusion72 decks617 decks
11%synergy
Desolation
11%inclusion69 decks617 decks
11%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
9.4%inclusion58 decks617 decks
0%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
9.3%inclusion57 decks610 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.5%inclusion46 decks617 decks
-3%synergy
Braids's Frightful Return
6.6%inclusion41 decks617 decks
6%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.3%inclusion39 decks617 decks
1%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6.2%inclusion38 decks617 decks
-11%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
6.2%inclusion38 decks617 decks
4%synergy
Revel in Riches
6.0%inclusion37 decks617 decks
1%synergy
Creeping Dread
5.5%inclusion34 decks617 decks
5%synergy
Shrieking Affliction
5.0%inclusion31 decks617 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
30%inclusion186 decks617 decks
26%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
19%inclusion120 decks617 decks
6%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
15%inclusion92 decks617 decks
1%synergy
Professor Onyx
14%inclusion87 decks617 decks
8%synergy
Liliana Vess
12%inclusion73 decks617 decks
8%synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
9.1%inclusion56 decks617 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
55%inclusion337 decks617 decks
0%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
54%inclusion334 decks617 decks
43%synergy
Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion245 decks617 decks
-7%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
37%inclusion229 decks617 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
33%inclusion203 decks617 decks
-5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
27%inclusion168 decks617 decks
-3%synergy
Witch's Cottage
27%inclusion165 decks617 decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
23%inclusion140 decks617 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
17%inclusion107 decks617 decks
-7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion104 decks617 decks
-14%synergy
War Room
16%inclusion99 decks617 decks
0%synergy
Mortuary Mire
15%inclusion94 decks617 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion76 decks617 decks
4%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
12%inclusion75 decks617 decks
11%synergy
Command Beacon
12%inclusion74 decks617 decks
4%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion63 decks617 decks
0%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion60 decks617 decks
-6%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
8.9%inclusion55 decks617 decks
-2%synergy
Blighted Fen
7.8%inclusion48 decks617 decks
7%synergy
Deserted Temple
7.5%inclusion46 decks617 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.5%inclusion40 decks617 decks
-12%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.8%inclusion36 decks617 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion549 decks617 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion384 decks617 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
42%inclusion261 decks617 decks
12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
35%inclusion214 decks617 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
23%inclusion139 decks617 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion133 decks617 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion94 decks617 decks
6%synergy
The Soul Stone
15%inclusion53 decks350 decks
2%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
12%inclusion76 decks617 decks
6%synergy
Nyx Lotus
10%inclusion61 decks617 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.5%inclusion46 decks617 decks
1%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.1%inclusion44 decks617 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.8%inclusion42 decks617 decks
1%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
6.6%inclusion41 decks617 decks
-4%synergy
Caged Sun
5.5%inclusion34 decks617 decks
-6%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.0%inclusion31 decks617 decks
-2%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.0%inclusion31 decks617 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion581 decks617 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion163 decks617 decks
0%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion155 decks617 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion77 decks614 decks
-6%synergy
Pelakka Predation
11%inclusion69 decks617 decks
10%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.1%inclusion50 decks617 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
6.2%inclusion38 decks617 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Cave
5.5%inclusion34 decks615 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.5%inclusion34 decks617 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.4%inclusion33 decks614 decks
-4%synergy