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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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Cycle of Renewal
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Tectonic Split
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Long Feng, Grand Secretariat
3.4%inclusion3 decks87 decks
3%synergy
Zuko's Conviction
2.9%inclusion1 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Ba Sing Se
2.8%inclusion1 decks36 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ramunap Excavator
78%inclusion429 decks547 decks
72%synergy
Titania, Protector of Argoth
62%inclusion341 decks547 decks
59%synergy
Splendid Reclamation
63%inclusion346 decks547 decks
59%synergy
Harrow
68%inclusion373 decks547 decks
59%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
62%inclusion338 decks547 decks
55%synergy
Zuran Orb
56%inclusion307 decks547 decks
54%synergy
Rampaging Baloths
57%inclusion312 decks547 decks
52%synergy
Lotus Cobra
54%inclusion297 decks547 decks
49%synergy
Azusa, Lost but Seeking
52%inclusion282 decks547 decks
48%synergy
Life from the Loam
54%inclusion297 decks547 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Scute Swarm
56%inclusion308 decks547 decks
43%synergy
Cultivate
50%inclusion274 decks547 decks
10%synergy
Avenger of Zendikar
50%inclusion273 decks547 decks
43%synergy
World Shaper
49%inclusion269 decks547 decks
43%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
49%inclusion269 decks547 decks
42%synergy
Icetill Explorer
47%inclusion51 decks108 decks
38%synergy
Tireless Provisioner
47%inclusion257 decks547 decks
27%synergy
Sylvan Safekeeper
46%inclusion251 decks547 decks
42%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
45%inclusion247 decks547 decks
0%synergy
Six
44%inclusion209 decks471 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Crop Rotation
55%inclusion301 decks547 decks
46%synergy
Field of the Dead
16%inclusion85 decks547 decks
11%synergy
Creatures
Ancient Greenwarden
42%inclusion232 decks547 decks
41%synergy
Aftermath Analyst
41%inclusion223 decks538 decks
34%synergy
Eternal Witness
41%inclusion226 decks547 decks
16%synergy
Springbloom Druid
41%inclusion224 decks547 decks
36%synergy
Oracle of Mul Daya
38%inclusion207 decks547 decks
35%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
38%inclusion206 decks547 decks
34%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
36%inclusion160 decks450 decks
34%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
34%inclusion186 decks547 decks
4%synergy
Llanowar Elves
34%inclusion184 decks547 decks
1%synergy
Golgari Grave-Troll
33%inclusion183 decks547 decks
26%synergy
Noose Constrictor
32%inclusion174 decks547 decks
30%synergy
Perennial Behemoth
31%inclusion172 decks547 decks
30%synergy
Uurg, Spawn of Turg
29%inclusion161 decks547 decks
28%synergy
Courser of Kruphix
28%inclusion153 decks547 decks
25%synergy
Elvish Mystic
28%inclusion152 decks547 decks
2%synergy
Loot, Exuberant Explorer
28%inclusion105 decks378 decks
26%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
27%inclusion147 decks547 decks
22%synergy
Mossborn Hydra
27%inclusion102 decks383 decks
24%synergy
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
26%inclusion141 decks547 decks
22%synergy
Skirge Familiar
25%inclusion135 decks547 decks
24%synergy
Tireless Tracker
24%inclusion133 decks547 decks
20%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
23%inclusion127 decks547 decks
10%synergy
Wayward Swordtooth
23%inclusion126 decks547 decks
21%synergy
Underrealm Lich
23%inclusion124 decks547 decks
18%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
22%inclusion121 decks547 decks
8%synergy
Titania, Voice of Gaea
22%inclusion120 decks547 decks
21%synergy
Golgari Thug
22%inclusion120 decks547 decks
17%synergy
Multani, Yavimaya's Avatar
21%inclusion117 decks547 decks
20%synergy
Putrid Imp
21%inclusion116 decks547 decks
20%synergy
Birds of Paradise
20%inclusion112 decks547 decks
0%synergy
Elvish Reclaimer
20%inclusion110 decks547 decks
19%synergy
Skull Prophet
20%inclusion109 decks547 decks
11%synergy
Baloth Prime
20%inclusion22 decks112 decks
19%synergy
Wild Mongrel
19%inclusion106 decks547 decks
19%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
19%inclusion105 decks547 decks
1%synergy
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods
19%inclusion98 decks514 decks
17%synergy
Titania, Nature's Force
19%inclusion102 decks547 decks
17%synergy
Scouring Swarm
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
17%synergy
Cultivator Colossus
17%inclusion93 decks547 decks
16%synergy
Springheart Nantuko
15%inclusion71 decks468 decks
8%synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
15%inclusion82 decks547 decks
9%synergy
Blossoming Tortoise
15%inclusion80 decks547 decks
13%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
13%inclusion73 decks547 decks
-3%synergy
Famished Worldsire
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
12%synergy
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
11%inclusion61 decks547 decks
10%synergy
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
11%inclusion60 decks547 decks
2%synergy
Greensleeves, Maro-Sorcerer
11%inclusion60 decks547 decks
9%synergy
Ashaya, Soul of the Wild
11%inclusion59 decks547 decks
9%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
11%inclusion59 decks547 decks
9%synergy
Horizon Explorer
11%inclusion12 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Beast Within
43%inclusion234 decks547 decks
6%synergy
Entish Restoration
41%inclusion222 decks547 decks
35%synergy
Putrefy
38%inclusion208 decks547 decks
3%synergy
Roiling Regrowth
34%inclusion188 decks547 decks
32%synergy
Grisly Salvage
33%inclusion182 decks547 decks
22%synergy
Dark Ritual
30%inclusion164 decks547 decks
13%synergy
Abrupt Decay
28%inclusion154 decks547 decks
12%synergy
Grapple with the Past
25%inclusion135 decks547 decks
20%synergy
Nature's Claim
24%inclusion133 decks547 decks
14%synergy
Deathsprout
20%inclusion108 decks547 decks
13%synergy
Heroic Intervention
19%inclusion105 decks547 decks
-11%synergy
Rain of Filth
16%inclusion86 decks547 decks
15%synergy
Constant Mists
15%inclusion83 decks547 decks
14%synergy
Tear Asunder
14%inclusion79 decks547 decks
-1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion70 decks547 decks
6%synergy
Realms Uncharted
12%inclusion68 decks547 decks
12%synergy
Krosan Grip
12%inclusion67 decks547 decks
6%synergy
Darkblast
12%inclusion65 decks547 decks
11%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
11%inclusion52 decks469 decks
-9%synergy
Return to Nature
10%inclusion54 decks547 decks
4%synergy
Golgari Charm
10%inclusion54 decks547 decks
-7%synergy
Drag to the Roots
9.3%inclusion39 decks419 decks
5%synergy
Noxious Revival
9.1%inclusion50 decks547 decks
4%synergy
Autumn's Veil
9.1%inclusion50 decks547 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.6%inclusion47 decks547 decks
3%synergy
Entomb
7.9%inclusion43 decks547 decks
0%synergy
Reclaim
7.3%inclusion40 decks547 decks
7%synergy
Archdruid's Charm
7.1%inclusion38 decks537 decks
3%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.9%inclusion38 decks547 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.6%inclusion31 decks470 decks
-2%synergy
Veil of Summer
6.6%inclusion36 decks547 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.6%inclusion36 decks547 decks
-3%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
5.5%inclusion30 decks547 decks
-3%synergy
Murder
5.5%inclusion30 decks547 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Rampant Growth
44%inclusion242 decks547 decks
10%synergy
Kodama's Reach
31%inclusion170 decks547 decks
6%synergy
Worm Harvest
30%inclusion163 decks547 decks
29%synergy
Sylvan Scrying
29%inclusion161 decks547 decks
27%synergy
Culling Ritual
29%inclusion157 decks547 decks
8%synergy
Nature's Lore
27%inclusion150 decks547 decks
2%synergy
Explore
26%inclusion143 decks547 decks
21%synergy
Gaea's Blessing
25%inclusion135 decks547 decks
23%synergy
Scapeshift
24%inclusion132 decks547 decks
23%synergy
Toxic Deluge
21%inclusion116 decks547 decks
0%synergy
Farseek
19%inclusion106 decks547 decks
1%synergy
Three Visits
15%inclusion84 decks547 decks
-4%synergy
Edge of Autumn
15%inclusion84 decks547 decks
14%synergy
Exsanguinate
15%inclusion83 decks547 decks
8%synergy
Reanimate
15%inclusion81 decks547 decks
-5%synergy
Regrowth
13%inclusion70 decks547 decks
9%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
12%inclusion68 decks547 decks
1%synergy
Casualties of War
12%inclusion66 decks547 decks
1%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
12%inclusion64 decks547 decks
7%synergy
Drown in Filth
11%inclusion58 decks547 decks
10%synergy
Awaken the Woods
10%inclusion54 decks547 decks
8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
10%inclusion53 decks547 decks
2%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion53 decks547 decks
0%synergy
Damnation
9.0%inclusion49 decks547 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.8%inclusion48 decks547 decks
3%synergy
Victimize
8.2%inclusion45 decks547 decks
-11%synergy
Broken Bond
8.0%inclusion44 decks547 decks
7%synergy
Traverse the Ulvenwald
8.0%inclusion44 decks547 decks
7%synergy
Summer Bloom
7.9%inclusion43 decks547 decks
7%synergy
Dig Up
7.7%inclusion42 decks547 decks
4%synergy
Final Parting
7.5%inclusion41 decks547 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.4%inclusion28 decks380 decks
0%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
6.9%inclusion38 decks547 decks
2%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
6.9%inclusion38 decks547 decks
3%synergy
Far Wanderings
6.8%inclusion37 decks547 decks
6%synergy
Gaze of Granite
6.6%inclusion36 decks547 decks
4%synergy
Will of the Sultai
6.4%inclusion13 decks202 decks
6%synergy
Terror Tide
6.2%inclusion34 decks547 decks
4%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
5.9%inclusion32 decks547 decks
4%synergy
Squirming Emergence
5.9%inclusion32 decks547 decks
1%synergy
Maelstrom Pulse
5.7%inclusion31 decks547 decks
0%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
5.5%inclusion30 decks547 decks
4%synergy
Mulch
5.3%inclusion29 decks547 decks
2%synergy
Pillage the Bog
5.2%inclusion26 decks498 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Crucible of Worlds
41%inclusion225 decks547 decks
38%synergy
Hedge Shredder
33%inclusion137 decks419 decks
27%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion106 decks547 decks
-6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion99 decks547 decks
-4%synergy
Exploration Broodship
18%inclusion20 decks112 decks
16%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
12%inclusion68 decks547 decks
11%synergy
Expedition Map
10%inclusion56 decks547 decks
8%synergy
Horn of Greed
9.1%inclusion50 decks547 decks
9%synergy
Blackblade Reforged
8.8%inclusion48 decks547 decks
6%synergy
Amulet of Vigor
6.0%inclusion33 decks547 decks
4%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
5.5%inclusion30 decks547 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Retreat to Hagra
32%inclusion173 decks547 decks
28%synergy
Exploration
31%inclusion171 decks547 decks
27%synergy
The Mending of Dominaria
28%inclusion151 decks547 decks
26%synergy
Oblivion Crown
27%inclusion150 decks547 decks
26%synergy
Walk-In Closet // Forgotten Cellar
27%inclusion112 decks412 decks
25%synergy
Druid Class
27%inclusion145 decks547 decks
24%synergy
Spelunking
26%inclusion140 decks547 decks
22%synergy
Undergrowth Recon
22%inclusion116 decks537 decks
20%synergy
Zendikar's Roil
20%inclusion108 decks547 decks
18%synergy
Squandered Resources
15%inclusion81 decks547 decks
14%synergy
Wild Growth
14%inclusion78 decks547 decks
4%synergy
Case of the Locked Hothouse
14%inclusion76 decks536 decks
13%synergy
Ayula's Influence
14%inclusion74 decks547 decks
13%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
13%inclusion59 decks468 decks
5%synergy
Burgeoning
12%inclusion63 decks547 decks
10%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
10%inclusion56 decks547 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion52 decks547 decks
-4%synergy
Abundance
9.0%inclusion49 decks547 decks
8%synergy
Khalni Heart Expedition
7.9%inclusion43 decks547 decks
7%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
7.5%inclusion41 decks547 decks
-2%synergy
Crawling Sensation
6.9%inclusion38 decks547 decks
1%synergy
Sylvan Library
5.5%inclusion30 decks547 decks
-4%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
5.1%inclusion28 decks547 decks
-1%synergy
Rites of Flourishing
5.1%inclusion28 decks547 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nissa of Shadowed Boughs
20%inclusion110 decks547 decks
18%synergy
Wrenn and Seven
13%inclusion72 decks547 decks
10%synergy
Grist, the Hunger Tide
8.6%inclusion47 decks547 decks
-1%synergy
Wrenn and Realmbreaker
6.6%inclusion36 decks547 decks
5%synergy
Vraska, Golgari Queen
6.2%inclusion34 decks547 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Barren Moor
52%inclusion285 decks547 decks
44%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
49%inclusion269 decks547 decks
41%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion231 decks547 decks
2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
31%inclusion168 decks547 decks
7%synergy
Ghost Quarter
26%inclusion143 decks547 decks
24%synergy
Lotus Field
24%inclusion129 decks547 decks
22%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
22%inclusion121 decks547 decks
-5%synergy
Drownyard Temple
22%inclusion120 decks547 decks
20%synergy
Argoth, Sanctum of Nature
21%inclusion117 decks547 decks
20%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion101 decks547 decks
-4%synergy
Slippery Karst
17%inclusion93 decks547 decks
16%synergy
Polluted Mire
16%inclusion89 decks547 decks
15%synergy
Shifting Woodland
16%inclusion75 decks469 decks
6%synergy
Thespian's Stage
16%inclusion87 decks547 decks
14%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
16%inclusion87 decks547 decks
-2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
15%inclusion80 decks547 decks
3%synergy
Strip Mine
15%inclusion80 decks547 decks
12%synergy
Emergence Zone
14%inclusion74 decks547 decks
12%synergy
Dark Depths
13%inclusion72 decks547 decks
12%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion70 decks547 decks
5%synergy
Crystal Vein
12%inclusion66 decks547 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
11%inclusion62 decks547 decks
-13%synergy
Desert of the Indomitable
10%inclusion56 decks547 decks
9%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
8%synergy
Field of Ruin
10%inclusion52 decks547 decks
8%synergy
Dryad Arbor
9.3%inclusion51 decks547 decks
0%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
9.3%inclusion51 decks547 decks
9%synergy
Cryptic Caves
9.0%inclusion49 decks547 decks
8%synergy
Command Beacon
8.8%inclusion48 decks547 decks
5%synergy
Echoing Deeps
8.2%inclusion45 decks547 decks
7%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
7.9%inclusion43 decks547 decks
8%synergy
Peat Bog
7.9%inclusion43 decks547 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.7%inclusion42 decks547 decks
-2%synergy
Hickory Woodlot
7.5%inclusion41 decks547 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.8%inclusion37 decks547 decks
2%synergy
Havenwood Battleground
6.6%inclusion36 decks547 decks
6%synergy
Petrified Field
6.6%inclusion36 decks547 decks
6%synergy
Dust Bowl
6.4%inclusion35 decks547 decks
6%synergy
Blast Zone
5.5%inclusion30 decks547 decks
5%synergy
Wasteland
5.3%inclusion29 decks547 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
71%inclusion391 decks547 decks
-9%synergy
Arcane Signet
41%inclusion227 decks547 decks
-21%synergy
Golgari Signet
20%inclusion112 decks547 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
17%inclusion93 decks547 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.1%inclusion39 decks547 decks
1%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.0%inclusion33 decks547 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Forest
99%inclusion539 decks547 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion537 decks547 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
78%inclusion424 decks547 decks
-8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
70%inclusion384 decks547 decks
43%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
63%inclusion346 decks547 decks
42%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
43%inclusion236 decks547 decks
-9%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
43%inclusion236 decks547 decks
-18%synergy
Fabled Passage
42%inclusion230 decks547 decks
29%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
42%inclusion228 decks547 decks
0%synergy
Ash Barrens
37%inclusion201 decks547 decks
31%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
37%inclusion201 decks547 decks
-8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
34%inclusion187 decks547 decks
18%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
32%inclusion177 decks547 decks
3%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
30%inclusion166 decks547 decks
26%synergy
Tainted Wood
27%inclusion149 decks547 decks
-17%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
26%inclusion144 decks547 decks
-12%synergy
Temple of Malady
23%inclusion125 decks547 decks
-12%synergy
Underground Mortuary
21%inclusion111 decks540 decks
0%synergy
Twilight Mire
20%inclusion112 decks547 decks
-15%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
20%inclusion110 decks547 decks
7%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion101 decks547 decks
-9%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
18%inclusion100 decks547 decks
-18%synergy
Blighted Woodland
17%inclusion92 decks547 decks
12%synergy
Deathcap Glade
15%inclusion83 decks547 decks
-14%synergy
Festering Thicket
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Jungle Hollow
14%inclusion74 decks547 decks
-11%synergy
Vernal Fen
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
2%synergy
Haunted Mire
13%inclusion72 decks547 decks
-3%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
12%inclusion68 decks547 decks
1%synergy
Windswept Heath
11%inclusion62 decks547 decks
4%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
11%inclusion52 decks469 decks
-9%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
11%inclusion60 decks547 decks
-9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion58 decks547 decks
5%synergy
Wooded Foothills
10%inclusion56 decks547 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Cave
10%inclusion48 decks478 decks
8%synergy
Blooming Marsh
10%inclusion54 decks547 decks
-4%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion52 decks547 decks
7%synergy
Escape Tunnel
9.3%inclusion50 decks538 decks
8%synergy
Marsh Flats
9.1%inclusion50 decks547 decks
3%synergy
Misty Rainforest
9.0%inclusion49 decks547 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
9.0%inclusion49 decks547 decks
4%synergy
Woodland Chasm
9.0%inclusion49 decks547 decks
1%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.8%inclusion48 decks547 decks
4%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.8%inclusion48 decks547 decks
3%synergy
Viridescent Bog
8.4%inclusion43 decks514 decks
-12%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
8.0%inclusion44 decks547 decks
7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.7%inclusion42 decks547 decks
1%synergy
Promising Vein
7.7%inclusion42 decks547 decks
7%synergy
Brokers Hideout
7.5%inclusion41 decks547 decks
7%synergy