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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Baron Helmut Zemo
1.6%inclusion1 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
1.6%inclusion3 decks192 decks
0%synergy
Dai Li Indoctrination
1.5%inclusion4 decks266 decks
1%synergy
Ozai's Cruelty
1.1%inclusion3 decks266 decks
1%synergy
Koh, the Face Stealer
0.8%inclusion1 decks123 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Waste Not
69%inclusion386 decks558 decks
58%synergy
Smallpox
62%inclusion347 decks558 decks
57%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
56%inclusion313 decks558 decks
50%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
57%inclusion317 decks558 decks
50%synergy
Plaguecrafter
70%inclusion388 decks558 decks
50%synergy
Dark Deal
60%inclusion335 decks558 decks
49%synergy
Burglar Rat
59%inclusion329 decks558 decks
48%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
58%inclusion325 decks558 decks
45%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
52%inclusion291 decks558 decks
45%synergy
Syphon Mind
57%inclusion318 decks558 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
74%inclusion412 decks558 decks
7%synergy
Jet Medallion
58%inclusion322 decks558 decks
-3%synergy
Soul Shatter
56%inclusion311 decks558 decks
43%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
51%inclusion286 decks558 decks
37%synergy
Crypt Ghast
50%inclusion280 decks558 decks
2%synergy
Painful Quandary
49%inclusion274 decks558 decks
39%synergy
Oppression
48%inclusion269 decks558 decks
40%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
47%inclusion265 decks558 decks
7%synergy
Accursed Marauder
47%inclusion259 decks554 decks
26%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
45%inclusion253 decks558 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Braids, Cabal Minion
22%inclusion125 decks558 decks
20%synergy
Demonic Tutor
20%inclusion113 decks558 decks
-7%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
16%inclusion92 decks558 decks
-13%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12%inclusion66 decks558 decks
-10%synergy
Necropotence
8.6%inclusion48 decks558 decks
-7%synergy
Opposition Agent
7.9%inclusion44 decks558 decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.4%inclusion30 decks558 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
45%inclusion251 decks558 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
44%inclusion245 decks558 decks
33%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
43%inclusion238 decks558 decks
27%synergy
Sangromancer
42%inclusion232 decks558 decks
30%synergy
The Raven Man
41%inclusion231 decks558 decks
36%synergy
Virus Beetle
41%inclusion228 decks558 decks
34%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
40%inclusion221 decks558 decks
33%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
39%inclusion220 decks558 decks
27%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
35%inclusion198 decks558 decks
-16%synergy
Demon's Disciple
35%inclusion198 decks558 decks
28%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
35%inclusion194 decks558 decks
28%synergy
Mindslicer
34%inclusion189 decks558 decks
29%synergy
Nezumi Informant
30%inclusion169 decks558 decks
23%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
26%inclusion144 decks558 decks
21%synergy
Necrogoyf
24%inclusion134 decks558 decks
19%synergy
Sheoldred
23%inclusion131 decks558 decks
17%synergy
Merciless Executioner
22%inclusion123 decks558 decks
15%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
22%inclusion122 decks558 decks
-2%synergy
Fell Specter
22%inclusion122 decks558 decks
18%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
21%inclusion118 decks558 decks
17%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
19%inclusion107 decks558 decks
12%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
19%inclusion106 decks558 decks
-2%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
18%inclusion100 decks558 decks
13%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
17%inclusion97 decks558 decks
14%synergy
Liliana's Specter
17%inclusion96 decks558 decks
15%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion96 decks558 decks
-1%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
17%inclusion95 decks558 decks
13%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
16%inclusion65 decks402 decks
8%synergy
Rotting Rats
16%inclusion87 decks558 decks
12%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
15%inclusion85 decks558 decks
13%synergy
Cunning Lethemancer
15%inclusion82 decks558 decks
11%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
14%inclusion79 decks558 decks
-8%synergy
Hecteyes
14%inclusion52 decks372 decks
11%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
14%inclusion74 decks547 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
13%inclusion73 decks558 decks
-2%synergy
Grief
12%inclusion68 decks558 decks
10%synergy
Gravelighter
12%inclusion67 decks558 decks
9%synergy
Asylum Visitor
12%inclusion67 decks558 decks
10%synergy
Leaden Myr
11%inclusion63 decks558 decks
5%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
11%inclusion61 decks558 decks
6%synergy
Stronghold Rats
11%inclusion60 decks558 decks
7%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
10%inclusion57 decks551 decks
7%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
10%inclusion56 decks558 decks
-7%synergy
Blood Artist
10%inclusion54 decks558 decks
-22%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
9.5%inclusion53 decks558 decks
7%synergy
Dark Confidant
9.3%inclusion52 decks558 decks
2%synergy
Miasmic Mummy
9.3%inclusion52 decks558 decks
8%synergy
Dread Presence
9.1%inclusion51 decks558 decks
-6%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
9.0%inclusion50 decks558 decks
2%synergy
Burnished Hart
8.8%inclusion49 decks558 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Vona's Hunger
34%inclusion192 decks558 decks
30%synergy
Flare of Malice
30%inclusion164 decks554 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
24%inclusion136 decks558 decks
2%synergy
Imp's Mischief
24%inclusion133 decks558 decks
0%synergy
Village Rites
20%inclusion110 decks558 decks
-5%synergy
Withering Torment
19%inclusion104 decks550 decks
-13%synergy
Defile
18%inclusion100 decks558 decks
-20%synergy
Cabal Ritual
18%inclusion99 decks558 decks
0%synergy
Sudden Edict
18%inclusion98 decks558 decks
15%synergy
Tergrid's Shadow
17%inclusion93 decks558 decks
16%synergy
Pharika's Libation
13%inclusion73 decks558 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion72 decks558 decks
-11%synergy
Vraska's Fall
13%inclusion71 decks558 decks
9%synergy
Culling the Weak
13%inclusion70 decks558 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion69 decks554 decks
-6%synergy
Undying Malice
12%inclusion68 decks558 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Edict
11%inclusion60 decks558 decks
10%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
11%inclusion60 decks558 decks
9%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion58 decks558 decks
-13%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion58 decks558 decks
-15%synergy
Not Dead After All
10%inclusion56 decks558 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion55 decks558 decks
-14%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
9.5%inclusion53 decks558 decks
2%synergy
Murder
8.8%inclusion49 decks558 decks
-1%synergy
Feign Death
8.4%inclusion47 decks558 decks
0%synergy
Szat's Will
7.5%inclusion42 decks558 decks
5%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.3%inclusion35 decks558 decks
0%synergy
Consumed by Greed
6.0%inclusion33 decks551 decks
5%synergy
Offer Immortality
5.0%inclusion28 decks558 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Vicious Rumors
41%inclusion228 decks558 decks
35%synergy
Innocent Blood
41%inclusion226 decks558 decks
35%synergy
Mire in Misery
39%inclusion216 decks558 decks
35%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
38%inclusion214 decks558 decks
22%synergy
Sign in Blood
36%inclusion201 decks558 decks
0%synergy
Duress
35%inclusion194 decks558 decks
28%synergy
Rankle's Prank
34%inclusion189 decks558 decks
30%synergy
Feed the Swarm
34%inclusion189 decks558 decks
-17%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
31%inclusion167 decks547 decks
13%synergy
Reanimate
30%inclusion170 decks558 decks
-8%synergy
Delirium Skeins
27%inclusion148 decks558 decks
23%synergy
Pox
26%inclusion146 decks558 decks
24%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
24%inclusion135 decks558 decks
22%synergy
Mind Rake
21%inclusion119 decks558 decks
18%synergy
Read the Bones
20%inclusion113 decks558 decks
2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
19%inclusion108 decks558 decks
-18%synergy
Thoughtseize
19%inclusion107 decks558 decks
14%synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
19%inclusion106 decks558 decks
17%synergy
Arterial Flow
18%inclusion102 decks558 decks
15%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion98 decks558 decks
-7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion95 decks558 decks
2%synergy
Pilfer
16%inclusion92 decks558 decks
14%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
16%inclusion87 decks558 decks
13%synergy
Divest
16%inclusion87 decks558 decks
14%synergy
Bubbling Muck
15%inclusion84 decks558 decks
-1%synergy
Killing Wave
14%inclusion80 decks558 decks
12%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
13%inclusion75 decks558 decks
1%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion75 decks558 decks
-7%synergy
Rush of Dread
13%inclusion74 decks556 decks
10%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion73 decks558 decks
-13%synergy
Extract the Truth
12%inclusion67 decks558 decks
11%synergy
Invoke Despair
12%inclusion67 decks558 decks
9%synergy
Mind Rot
12%inclusion66 decks558 decks
11%synergy
Pelakka Predation
11%inclusion64 decks558 decks
10%synergy
Grim Tutor
11%inclusion63 decks558 decks
-1%synergy
Chain of Smog
11%inclusion61 decks558 decks
6%synergy
Unnerve
10%inclusion58 decks558 decks
9%synergy
Death Cloud
10%inclusion57 decks558 decks
8%synergy
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion57 decks558 decks
-14%synergy
Bad Deal
10%inclusion55 decks558 decks
9%synergy
Despise
10%inclusion54 decks558 decks
9%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
9.3%inclusion52 decks558 decks
7%synergy
Make an Example
9.3%inclusion52 decks558 decks
8%synergy
Extract a Confession
9.2%inclusion51 decks557 decks
8%synergy
Mutilate
9.0%inclusion50 decks558 decks
-10%synergy
Tasigur's Cruelty
8.2%inclusion46 decks558 decks
7%synergy
Ill-Gotten Gains
8.2%inclusion46 decks558 decks
7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.1%inclusion45 decks556 decks
-4%synergy
Barter in Blood
7.7%inclusion43 decks558 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
7.5%inclusion42 decks558 decks
-7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
44%inclusion245 decks558 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
43%inclusion238 decks558 decks
11%synergy
Tithing Blade
16%inclusion90 decks558 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion84 decks558 decks
-1%synergy
Expedition Map
14%inclusion78 decks558 decks
1%synergy
Smokestack
14%inclusion78 decks558 decks
12%synergy
Bontu's Monument
14%inclusion77 decks558 decks
-14%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
11%inclusion34 decks312 decks
8%synergy
Memory Jar
10%inclusion54 decks558 decks
8%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
7.9%inclusion44 decks558 decks
6%synergy
Mithril Coat
6.5%inclusion36 decks558 decks
1%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.3%inclusion35 decks558 decks
0%synergy
Commander's Plate
6.1%inclusion34 decks558 decks
0%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5.7%inclusion32 decks558 decks
-14%synergy
Enchantments
The Eldest Reborn
32%inclusion180 decks558 decks
28%synergy
Bottomless Pit
31%inclusion175 decks558 decks
26%synergy
Grave Pact
31%inclusion171 decks558 decks
12%synergy
Liliana's Caress
27%inclusion153 decks558 decks
22%synergy
Megrim
26%inclusion145 decks558 decks
21%synergy
Bandit's Talent
25%inclusion135 decks551 decks
19%synergy
Court of Ambition
23%inclusion128 decks558 decks
19%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
22%inclusion120 decks558 decks
11%synergy
Necrogen Mists
21%inclusion118 decks558 decks
17%synergy
Black Market
19%inclusion106 decks558 decks
-2%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
18%inclusion98 decks558 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
16%inclusion87 decks558 decks
-8%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
15%inclusion86 decks558 decks
11%synergy
Raiders' Wake
15%inclusion81 decks558 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion73 decks558 decks
-5%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
13%inclusion71 decks556 decks
8%synergy
Desolation
11%inclusion63 decks558 decks
11%synergy
The Long Reach of Night
11%inclusion62 decks558 decks
10%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
10%inclusion54 decks558 decks
0%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
10%inclusion53 decks550 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.9%inclusion44 decks558 decks
-2%synergy
Braids's Frightful Return
6.5%inclusion36 decks558 decks
5%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
6.1%inclusion34 decks558 decks
4%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.9%inclusion33 decks558 decks
-11%synergy
Creeping Dread
5.9%inclusion33 decks558 decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.9%inclusion33 decks558 decks
0%synergy
Revel in Riches
5.4%inclusion30 decks558 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
29%inclusion164 decks558 decks
25%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
19%inclusion105 decks558 decks
5%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
15%inclusion84 decks558 decks
1%synergy
Professor Onyx
14%inclusion79 decks558 decks
8%synergy
Liliana Vess
11%inclusion63 decks558 decks
8%synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
10%inclusion54 decks558 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Geier Reach Sanitarium
54%inclusion299 decks558 decks
42%synergy
Cabal Coffers
53%inclusion295 decks558 decks
-2%synergy
Bojuka Bog
39%inclusion219 decks558 decks
-8%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
37%inclusion208 decks558 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
32%inclusion180 decks558 decks
-5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
27%inclusion149 decks558 decks
-3%synergy
Witch's Cottage
26%inclusion146 decks558 decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
24%inclusion133 decks558 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
17%inclusion93 decks558 decks
-7%synergy
War Room
16%inclusion89 decks558 decks
-1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion87 decks558 decks
-16%synergy
Mortuary Mire
15%inclusion86 decks558 decks
2%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
13%inclusion71 decks558 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion70 decks558 decks
5%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion63 decks558 decks
3%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion55 decks558 decks
-6%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion54 decks558 decks
-1%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
9.3%inclusion52 decks558 decks
-1%synergy
Blighted Fen
7.9%inclusion44 decks558 decks
7%synergy
Deserted Temple
7.2%inclusion40 decks558 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.6%inclusion37 decks558 decks
-12%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.7%inclusion32 decks558 decks
0%synergy
Field of Ruin
5.2%inclusion29 decks558 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion493 decks558 decks
2%synergy
Arcane Signet
61%inclusion343 decks558 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
42%inclusion235 decks558 decks
11%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
34%inclusion192 decks558 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion122 decks558 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion120 decks558 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion88 decks558 decks
6%synergy
The Soul Stone
14%inclusion40 decks282 decks
1%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion71 decks558 decks
7%synergy
Nyx Lotus
10%inclusion55 decks558 decks
3%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.5%inclusion42 decks558 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.3%inclusion41 decks558 decks
1%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.0%inclusion39 decks558 decks
1%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
6.3%inclusion35 decks558 decks
-4%synergy
Caged Sun
5.9%inclusion33 decks558 decks
-6%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.2%inclusion29 decks558 decks
1%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.0%inclusion28 decks558 decks
-2%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
5.0%inclusion28 decks558 decks
-4%synergy
Prismatic Lens
5.0%inclusion28 decks558 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion526 decks558 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion152 decks558 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
24%inclusion136 decks558 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion69 decks554 decks
-6%synergy
Pelakka Predation
11%inclusion64 decks558 decks
10%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.9%inclusion44 decks558 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
6.8%inclusion38 decks558 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.9%inclusion33 decks558 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.8%inclusion32 decks554 decks
-3%synergy
Urza's Cave
5.6%inclusion31 decks555 decks
-3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.0%inclusion28 decks558 decks
-2%synergy