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Bennie Smith
Dec 1, 2025
The Best New Commanders of 2025
Which cards are the best new Commanders from 2025? Bennie Smith's here for the run-down of popular picks & hidden gems for each set.
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Tectonic Split
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Ba Sing Se
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Earthbender Ascension
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Beifong's Bounty Hunters
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Cycle of Renewal
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ramunap Excavator
79%inclusion428 decks545 decks
72%synergy
Titania, Protector of Argoth
63%inclusion342 decks545 decks
60%synergy
Splendid Reclamation
63%inclusion346 decks545 decks
59%synergy
Harrow
68%inclusion372 decks545 decks
59%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
62%inclusion339 decks545 decks
55%synergy
Zuran Orb
57%inclusion308 decks545 decks
54%synergy
Rampaging Baloths
57%inclusion312 decks545 decks
52%synergy
Lotus Cobra
54%inclusion296 decks545 decks
49%synergy
Azusa, Lost but Seeking
51%inclusion280 decks545 decks
48%synergy
Life from the Loam
54%inclusion297 decks545 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Scute Swarm
56%inclusion305 decks545 decks
42%synergy
Cultivate
50%inclusion273 decks545 decks
10%synergy
Avenger of Zendikar
50%inclusion270 decks545 decks
42%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
50%inclusion270 decks545 decks
42%synergy
World Shaper
48%inclusion264 decks545 decks
42%synergy
Tireless Provisioner
47%inclusion258 decks545 decks
27%synergy
Icetill Explorer
47%inclusion48 decks103 decks
38%synergy
Sylvan Safekeeper
46%inclusion249 decks545 decks
42%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
45%inclusion247 decks545 decks
0%synergy
Six
44%inclusion206 decks467 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Crop Rotation
56%inclusion303 decks545 decks
47%synergy
Field of the Dead
16%inclusion87 decks545 decks
11%synergy
Creatures
Ancient Greenwarden
42%inclusion229 decks545 decks
40%synergy
Eternal Witness
41%inclusion226 decks545 decks
16%synergy
Aftermath Analyst
41%inclusion221 decks534 decks
34%synergy
Springbloom Druid
41%inclusion224 decks545 decks
36%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
38%inclusion206 decks545 decks
35%synergy
Oracle of Mul Daya
38%inclusion206 decks545 decks
35%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
36%inclusion159 decks446 decks
34%synergy
Llanowar Elves
34%inclusion184 decks545 decks
1%synergy
Golgari Grave-Troll
33%inclusion182 decks545 decks
26%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
33%inclusion182 decks545 decks
4%synergy
Perennial Behemoth
32%inclusion175 decks545 decks
31%synergy
Noose Constrictor
32%inclusion175 decks545 decks
31%synergy
Uurg, Spawn of Turg
30%inclusion161 decks545 decks
29%synergy
Loot, Exuberant Explorer
28%inclusion105 decks374 decks
27%synergy
Elvish Mystic
28%inclusion151 decks545 decks
2%synergy
Courser of Kruphix
28%inclusion151 decks545 decks
25%synergy
Mossborn Hydra
27%inclusion102 decks379 decks
25%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
27%inclusion146 decks545 decks
22%synergy
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
26%inclusion142 decks545 decks
22%synergy
Skirge Familiar
25%inclusion136 decks545 decks
24%synergy
Tireless Tracker
24%inclusion133 decks545 decks
20%synergy
Wayward Swordtooth
23%inclusion127 decks545 decks
22%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
23%inclusion127 decks545 decks
10%synergy
Underrealm Lich
23%inclusion123 decks545 decks
17%synergy
Titania, Voice of Gaea
22%inclusion121 decks545 decks
21%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
22%inclusion120 decks545 decks
8%synergy
Golgari Thug
22%inclusion120 decks545 decks
17%synergy
Multani, Yavimaya's Avatar
22%inclusion118 decks545 decks
20%synergy
Baloth Prime
21%inclusion23 decks107 decks
21%synergy
Putrid Imp
21%inclusion116 decks545 decks
20%synergy
Elvish Reclaimer
20%inclusion111 decks545 decks
19%synergy
Birds of Paradise
20%inclusion111 decks545 decks
0%synergy
Skull Prophet
20%inclusion109 decks545 decks
11%synergy
Scouring Swarm
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
18%synergy
Wild Mongrel
19%inclusion106 decks545 decks
19%synergy
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods
19%inclusion97 decks510 decks
17%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
19%inclusion103 decks545 decks
1%synergy
Titania, Nature's Force
19%inclusion103 decks545 decks
17%synergy
Cultivator Colossus
17%inclusion92 decks545 decks
16%synergy
Springheart Nantuko
15%inclusion70 decks464 decks
8%synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
15%inclusion82 decks545 decks
9%synergy
Blossoming Tortoise
15%inclusion81 decks545 decks
13%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
13%inclusion73 decks545 decks
-3%synergy
Famished Worldsire
12%inclusion13 decks106 decks
12%synergy
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
11%inclusion60 decks545 decks
10%synergy
Ashaya, Soul of the Wild
11%inclusion59 decks545 decks
9%synergy
Greensleeves, Maro-Sorcerer
11%inclusion58 decks545 decks
9%synergy
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
11%inclusion58 decks545 decks
1%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
10%inclusion57 decks545 decks
9%synergy
Horizon Explorer
10%inclusion11 decks107 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Beast Within
43%inclusion232 decks545 decks
6%synergy
Entish Restoration
41%inclusion223 decks545 decks
35%synergy
Putrefy
38%inclusion208 decks545 decks
3%synergy
Roiling Regrowth
34%inclusion188 decks545 decks
32%synergy
Grisly Salvage
33%inclusion182 decks545 decks
23%synergy
Dark Ritual
30%inclusion162 decks545 decks
13%synergy
Abrupt Decay
28%inclusion153 decks545 decks
12%synergy
Grapple with the Past
25%inclusion135 decks545 decks
20%synergy
Nature's Claim
24%inclusion133 decks545 decks
14%synergy
Deathsprout
20%inclusion108 decks545 decks
13%synergy
Heroic Intervention
19%inclusion103 decks545 decks
-11%synergy
Rain of Filth
16%inclusion85 decks545 decks
14%synergy
Constant Mists
15%inclusion83 decks545 decks
14%synergy
Tear Asunder
15%inclusion80 decks545 decks
0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion70 decks545 decks
6%synergy
Realms Uncharted
12%inclusion67 decks545 decks
11%synergy
Krosan Grip
12%inclusion66 decks545 decks
5%synergy
Darkblast
12%inclusion66 decks545 decks
11%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
11%inclusion52 decks465 decks
-9%synergy
Golgari Charm
10%inclusion54 decks545 decks
-7%synergy
Return to Nature
10%inclusion53 decks545 decks
3%synergy
Drag to the Roots
10%inclusion40 decks415 decks
5%synergy
Noxious Revival
9.2%inclusion50 decks545 decks
4%synergy
Autumn's Veil
9.0%inclusion49 decks545 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.6%inclusion47 decks545 decks
3%synergy
Entomb
7.7%inclusion42 decks545 decks
0%synergy
Reclaim
7.3%inclusion40 decks545 decks
7%synergy
Archdruid's Charm
7.1%inclusion38 decks533 decks
3%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.0%inclusion38 decks545 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.7%inclusion31 decks466 decks
-2%synergy
Veil of Summer
6.6%inclusion36 decks545 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.6%inclusion36 decks545 decks
-3%synergy
Murder
5.5%inclusion30 decks545 decks
1%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
5.5%inclusion30 decks545 decks
-3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
5.1%inclusion28 decks545 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Rampant Growth
44%inclusion239 decks545 decks
9%synergy
Kodama's Reach
31%inclusion168 decks545 decks
6%synergy
Worm Harvest
30%inclusion162 decks545 decks
29%synergy
Sylvan Scrying
30%inclusion161 decks545 decks
27%synergy
Culling Ritual
28%inclusion154 decks545 decks
7%synergy
Nature's Lore
27%inclusion149 decks545 decks
2%synergy
Explore
26%inclusion144 decks545 decks
22%synergy
Gaea's Blessing
25%inclusion135 decks545 decks
23%synergy
Scapeshift
24%inclusion133 decks545 decks
23%synergy
Toxic Deluge
21%inclusion114 decks545 decks
0%synergy
Farseek
19%inclusion106 decks545 decks
1%synergy
Edge of Autumn
15%inclusion84 decks545 decks
15%synergy
Three Visits
15%inclusion83 decks545 decks
-4%synergy
Exsanguinate
15%inclusion82 decks545 decks
8%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion79 decks545 decks
-5%synergy
Regrowth
13%inclusion70 decks545 decks
9%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
12%inclusion68 decks545 decks
1%synergy
Casualties of War
12%inclusion66 decks545 decks
1%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
12%inclusion63 decks545 decks
7%synergy
Drown in Filth
10%inclusion57 decks545 decks
10%synergy
Awaken the Woods
10%inclusion54 decks545 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion54 decks545 decks
2%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion52 decks545 decks
0%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.8%inclusion48 decks545 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
8.8%inclusion48 decks545 decks
1%synergy
Broken Bond
8.1%inclusion44 decks545 decks
7%synergy
Traverse the Ulvenwald
8.1%inclusion44 decks545 decks
7%synergy
Victimize
7.9%inclusion43 decks545 decks
-11%synergy
Summer Bloom
7.9%inclusion43 decks545 decks
7%synergy
Final Parting
7.5%inclusion41 decks545 decks
6%synergy
Dig Up
7.5%inclusion41 decks545 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.4%inclusion28 decks376 decks
0%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
7.0%inclusion38 decks545 decks
2%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
7.0%inclusion38 decks545 decks
3%synergy
Far Wanderings
6.8%inclusion37 decks545 decks
6%synergy
Gaze of Granite
6.6%inclusion36 decks545 decks
4%synergy
Terror Tide
6.2%inclusion34 decks545 decks
4%synergy
Will of the Sultai
6.1%inclusion12 decks197 decks
5%synergy
Maelstrom Pulse
5.9%inclusion32 decks545 decks
0%synergy
Squirming Emergence
5.9%inclusion32 decks545 decks
1%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
5.7%inclusion31 decks545 decks
4%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
5.3%inclusion29 decks545 decks
4%synergy
Pillage the Bog
5.3%inclusion26 decks494 decks
4%synergy
Mulch
5.1%inclusion28 decks545 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Crucible of Worlds
41%inclusion224 decks545 decks
38%synergy
Hedge Shredder
33%inclusion135 decks415 decks
27%synergy
Exploration Broodship
20%inclusion21 decks107 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion106 decks545 decks
-5%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion98 decks545 decks
-4%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
12%inclusion67 decks545 decks
11%synergy
Expedition Map
10%inclusion56 decks545 decks
8%synergy
Horn of Greed
9.2%inclusion50 decks545 decks
9%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
8.8%inclusion48 decks545 decks
6%synergy
Amulet of Vigor
6.2%inclusion34 decks545 decks
5%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
5.5%inclusion30 decks545 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Retreat to Hagra
32%inclusion173 decks545 decks
28%synergy
Exploration
31%inclusion171 decks545 decks
27%synergy
Oblivion Crown
28%inclusion150 decks545 decks
26%synergy
The Mending of Dominaria
27%inclusion149 decks545 decks
26%synergy
Walk-In Closet // Forgotten Cellar
27%inclusion110 decks408 decks
25%synergy
Druid Class
26%inclusion144 decks545 decks
24%synergy
Spelunking
26%inclusion139 decks545 decks
22%synergy
Undergrowth Recon
22%inclusion116 decks533 decks
20%synergy
Zendikar's Roil
20%inclusion108 decks545 decks
18%synergy
Squandered Resources
15%inclusion80 decks545 decks
14%synergy
Wild Growth
14%inclusion77 decks545 decks
4%synergy
Case of the Locked Hothouse
14%inclusion75 decks532 decks
13%synergy
Ayula's Influence
14%inclusion75 decks545 decks
13%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
13%inclusion58 decks464 decks
5%synergy
Burgeoning
11%inclusion62 decks545 decks
10%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
10%inclusion56 decks545 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion52 decks545 decks
-4%synergy
Abundance
9.0%inclusion49 decks545 decks
8%synergy
Khalni Heart Expedition
7.7%inclusion42 decks545 decks
7%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
7.3%inclusion40 decks545 decks
-2%synergy
Crawling Sensation
7.0%inclusion38 decks545 decks
1%synergy
Sylvan Library
5.3%inclusion29 decks545 decks
-4%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
5.1%inclusion28 decks545 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nissa of Shadowed Boughs
20%inclusion109 decks545 decks
17%synergy
Wrenn and Seven
13%inclusion73 decks545 decks
10%synergy
Grist, the Hunger Tide
8.4%inclusion46 decks545 decks
-1%synergy
Wrenn and Realmbreaker
6.8%inclusion37 decks545 decks
5%synergy
Vraska, Golgari Queen
6.2%inclusion34 decks545 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Barren Moor
52%inclusion286 decks545 decks
44%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
49%inclusion269 decks545 decks
41%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion230 decks545 decks
2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
31%inclusion170 decks545 decks
8%synergy
Ghost Quarter
26%inclusion143 decks545 decks
24%synergy
Lotus Field
24%inclusion130 decks545 decks
22%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
22%inclusion122 decks545 decks
-5%synergy
Drownyard Temple
22%inclusion119 decks545 decks
20%synergy
Argoth, Sanctum of Nature
22%inclusion119 decks545 decks
20%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
19%inclusion101 decks545 decks
-4%synergy
Slippery Karst
17%inclusion95 decks545 decks
16%synergy
Polluted Mire
17%inclusion91 decks545 decks
15%synergy
Thespian's Stage
16%inclusion88 decks545 decks
14%synergy
Shifting Woodland
16%inclusion75 decks465 decks
6%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
16%inclusion86 decks545 decks
-2%synergy
Strip Mine
15%inclusion82 decks545 decks
12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
15%inclusion81 decks545 decks
3%synergy
Emergence Zone
14%inclusion74 decks545 decks
12%synergy
Dark Depths
13%inclusion73 decks545 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion68 decks545 decks
5%synergy
Crystal Vein
12%inclusion66 decks545 decks
11%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
11%inclusion12 decks107 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion61 decks545 decks
-13%synergy
Desert of the Indomitable
10%inclusion56 decks545 decks
9%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
10%inclusion52 decks545 decks
9%synergy
Field of Ruin
9.4%inclusion51 decks545 decks
8%synergy
Cryptic Caves
9.2%inclusion50 decks545 decks
9%synergy
Dryad Arbor
9.2%inclusion50 decks545 decks
0%synergy
Echoing Deeps
8.6%inclusion47 decks545 decks
8%synergy
Command Beacon
8.6%inclusion47 decks545 decks
5%synergy
Peat Bog
8.1%inclusion44 decks545 decks
7%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
7.9%inclusion43 decks545 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.7%inclusion42 decks545 decks
-2%synergy
Hickory Woodlot
7.5%inclusion41 decks545 decks
7%synergy
Petrified Field
6.8%inclusion37 decks545 decks
6%synergy
Havenwood Battleground
6.6%inclusion36 decks545 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.6%inclusion36 decks545 decks
1%synergy
Dust Bowl
6.4%inclusion35 decks545 decks
6%synergy
Blast Zone
5.7%inclusion31 decks545 decks
5%synergy
Wasteland
5.3%inclusion29 decks545 decks
4%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
4%synergy
The Dross Pits
5.1%inclusion28 decks545 decks
4%synergy
The Hunter Maze
5.1%inclusion28 decks545 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
72%inclusion390 decks545 decks
-8%synergy
Arcane Signet
42%inclusion227 decks545 decks
-21%synergy
Golgari Signet
21%inclusion112 decks545 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
17%inclusion92 decks545 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.2%inclusion39 decks545 decks
1%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.1%inclusion33 decks545 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Forest
99%inclusion537 decks545 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion535 decks545 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
78%inclusion423 decks545 decks
-8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
70%inclusion384 decks545 decks
43%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
63%inclusion346 decks545 decks
43%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
43%inclusion235 decks545 decks
-9%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
43%inclusion235 decks545 decks
-18%synergy
Fabled Passage
42%inclusion230 decks545 decks
29%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
42%inclusion227 decks545 decks
0%synergy
Ash Barrens
37%inclusion203 decks545 decks
32%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
37%inclusion199 decks545 decks
-8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
34%inclusion187 decks545 decks
18%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
32%inclusion176 decks545 decks
3%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
31%inclusion167 decks545 decks
26%synergy
Tainted Wood
27%inclusion148 decks545 decks
-17%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
26%inclusion142 decks545 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of Malady
23%inclusion124 decks545 decks
-13%synergy
Twilight Mire
21%inclusion112 decks545 decks
-15%synergy
Underground Mortuary
20%inclusion109 decks536 decks
0%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
20%inclusion110 decks545 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion100 decks545 decks
-9%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
18%inclusion100 decks545 decks
-18%synergy
Blighted Woodland
17%inclusion93 decks545 decks
12%synergy
Deathcap Glade
15%inclusion82 decks545 decks
-14%synergy
Festering Thicket
15%inclusion16 decks107 decks
9%synergy
Vernal Fen
14%inclusion15 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Jungle Hollow
14%inclusion75 decks545 decks
-11%synergy
Haunted Mire
13%inclusion72 decks545 decks
-3%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
12%inclusion68 decks545 decks
1%synergy
Windswept Heath
11%inclusion62 decks545 decks
4%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
11%inclusion52 decks465 decks
-9%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
11%inclusion60 decks545 decks
-9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion57 decks545 decks
5%synergy
Urza's Cave
10%inclusion49 decks474 decks
8%synergy
Wooded Foothills
10%inclusion55 decks545 decks
4%synergy
Blooming Marsh
10%inclusion54 decks545 decks
-4%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion52 decks545 decks
7%synergy
Escape Tunnel
9.4%inclusion50 decks534 decks
8%synergy
Woodland Chasm
9.0%inclusion49 decks545 decks
1%synergy
Marsh Flats
9.0%inclusion49 decks545 decks
3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
8.8%inclusion48 decks545 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
8.6%inclusion47 decks545 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.6%inclusion47 decks545 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.4%inclusion46 decks545 decks
4%synergy
Viridescent Bog
8.4%inclusion43 decks510 decks
-12%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
8.3%inclusion45 decks545 decks
8%synergy
Promising Vein
7.9%inclusion43 decks545 decks
7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.7%inclusion42 decks545 decks
1%synergy
Brokers Hideout
7.5%inclusion41 decks545 decks
7%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
6%synergy