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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Elemental Teachings
10%inclusion8 decks79 decks
10%synergy
Tectonic Split
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
9%synergy
Earthbender Ascension
3.8%inclusion3 decks78 decks
3%synergy
Beifong's Bounty Hunters
3.8%inclusion3 decks79 decks
1%synergy
Badgermole Cub
3.2%inclusion3 decks94 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dakmor Salvage
84%inclusion370 decks442 decks
76%synergy
Life from the Loam
83%inclusion367 decks442 decks
75%synergy
Ramunap Excavator
81%inclusion359 decks442 decks
75%synergy
Sylvan Safekeeper
75%inclusion333 decks442 decks
72%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
63%inclusion278 decks442 decks
59%synergy
Noose Constrictor
58%inclusion256 decks442 decks
56%synergy
Lotus Cobra
60%inclusion267 decks442 decks
56%synergy
Azusa, Lost but Seeking
59%inclusion261 decks442 decks
55%synergy
Sylvan Scrying
57%inclusion254 decks442 decks
55%synergy
Six
60%inclusion262 decks440 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Assassin's Trophy
74%inclusion327 decks442 decks
29%synergy
Dark Ritual
60%inclusion263 decks442 decks
43%synergy
Exploration
56%inclusion248 decks442 decks
52%synergy
Icetill Explorer
53%inclusion137 decks259 decks
44%synergy
Zuran Orb
52%inclusion232 decks442 decks
50%synergy
Abrupt Decay
52%inclusion228 decks442 decks
36%synergy
Birds of Paradise
51%inclusion225 decks442 decks
30%synergy
Splendid Reclamation
50%inclusion221 decks442 decks
46%synergy
Oblivion Crown
49%inclusion216 decks442 decks
48%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
49%inclusion215 decks442 decks
34%synergy
Game Changers
Crop Rotation
90%inclusion400 decks442 decks
82%synergy
Demonic Tutor
52%inclusion228 decks442 decks
36%synergy
Field of the Dead
44%inclusion193 decks442 decks
39%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
43%inclusion192 decks442 decks
32%synergy
Worldly Tutor
40%inclusion176 decks442 decks
30%synergy
Glacial Chasm
34%inclusion151 decks442 decks
33%synergy
Ancient Tomb
33%inclusion145 decks442 decks
27%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
21%inclusion95 decks442 decks
18%synergy
Mana Vault
20%inclusion88 decks442 decks
18%synergy
Opposition Agent
19%inclusion85 decks442 decks
17%synergy
Creatures
Llanowar Elves
48%inclusion214 decks442 decks
16%synergy
Golgari Grave-Troll
48%inclusion212 decks442 decks
41%synergy
Putrid Imp
47%inclusion207 decks442 decks
46%synergy
Titania, Protector of Argoth
42%inclusion187 decks442 decks
39%synergy
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
42%inclusion185 decks442 decks
40%synergy
Elvish Mystic
41%inclusion183 decks442 decks
15%synergy
Tireless Provisioner
40%inclusion179 decks442 decks
21%synergy
Aftermath Analyst
40%inclusion176 decks442 decks
33%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
40%inclusion175 decks442 decks
21%synergy
Eternal Witness
40%inclusion175 decks442 decks
14%synergy
Wild Mongrel
38%inclusion170 decks442 decks
38%synergy
Oracle of Mul Daya
38%inclusion168 decks442 decks
35%synergy
Scute Swarm
38%inclusion166 decks442 decks
24%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
37%inclusion165 decks442 decks
36%synergy
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
33%inclusion146 decks442 decks
29%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
33%inclusion144 decks442 decks
16%synergy
Elvish Reclaimer
31%inclusion139 decks442 decks
30%synergy
Elvish Spirit Guide
31%inclusion136 decks442 decks
28%synergy
Ancient Greenwarden
31%inclusion135 decks442 decks
29%synergy
Skirge Familiar
29%inclusion129 decks442 decks
28%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
28%inclusion123 decks442 decks
25%synergy
Delighted Halfling
26%inclusion117 decks442 decks
19%synergy
Avenger of Zendikar
26%inclusion113 decks442 decks
18%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
25%inclusion111 decks442 decks
20%synergy
Rampaging Baloths
24%inclusion108 decks442 decks
19%synergy
World Shaper
24%inclusion107 decks442 decks
18%synergy
Underrealm Lich
24%inclusion107 decks442 decks
19%synergy
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods
23%inclusion103 decks442 decks
21%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
23%inclusion99 decks439 decks
21%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
19%inclusion85 decks442 decks
-11%synergy
Collector Ouphe
19%inclusion84 decks442 decks
17%synergy
Joraga Treespeaker
17%inclusion74 decks442 decks
15%synergy
Springbloom Druid
16%inclusion72 decks442 decks
11%synergy
Allosaurus Shepherd
16%inclusion72 decks442 decks
11%synergy
Mossborn Hydra
16%inclusion71 decks438 decks
14%synergy
Wayward Swordtooth
16%inclusion71 decks442 decks
14%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
16%inclusion69 decks442 decks
3%synergy
Courser of Kruphix
15%inclusion67 decks442 decks
12%synergy
Titania, Voice of Gaea
14%inclusion64 decks442 decks
14%synergy
Golgari Thug
14%inclusion64 decks442 decks
10%synergy
Loot, Exuberant Explorer
14%inclusion61 decks438 decks
12%synergy
Springheart Nantuko
13%inclusion59 decks440 decks
7%synergy
Arbor Elf
12%inclusion55 decks442 decks
6%synergy
Endurance
12%inclusion54 decks442 decks
10%synergy
Cultivator Colossus
12%inclusion51 decks442 decks
10%synergy
Boreal Druid
11%inclusion50 decks442 decks
9%synergy
Craterhoof Behemoth
10%inclusion45 decks442 decks
0%synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
10%inclusion44 decks442 decks
6%synergy
Nissa, Resurgent Animist
10%inclusion44 decks442 decks
9%synergy
Tireless Tracker
10%inclusion43 decks442 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Harrow
48%inclusion213 decks442 decks
39%synergy
Entomb
48%inclusion212 decks442 decks
40%synergy
Beast Within
38%inclusion168 decks442 decks
1%synergy
Rain of Filth
37%inclusion164 decks442 decks
36%synergy
Realms Uncharted
34%inclusion151 decks442 decks
33%synergy
Veil of Summer
34%inclusion149 decks442 decks
28%synergy
Noxious Revival
31%inclusion139 decks442 decks
26%synergy
Nature's Claim
31%inclusion138 decks442 decks
21%synergy
Constant Mists
31%inclusion138 decks442 decks
30%synergy
Autumn's Veil
26%inclusion117 decks442 decks
24%synergy
Archdruid's Charm
24%inclusion107 decks442 decks
20%synergy
Heroic Intervention
24%inclusion106 decks442 decks
-6%synergy
Entish Restoration
23%inclusion102 decks442 decks
17%synergy
Cabal Ritual
21%inclusion95 decks442 decks
19%synergy
Culling the Weak
21%inclusion94 decks442 decks
18%synergy
Grisly Salvage
20%inclusion87 decks442 decks
9%synergy
Chord of Calling
19%inclusion83 decks442 decks
14%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion76 decks442 decks
7%synergy
Putrefy
17%inclusion75 decks442 decks
-18%synergy
Summoner's Pact
17%inclusion73 decks442 decks
16%synergy
Dismember
16%inclusion71 decks442 decks
14%synergy
Ad Nauseam
15%inclusion66 decks442 decks
14%synergy
Force of Vigor
14%inclusion62 decks442 decks
10%synergy
Roiling Regrowth
14%inclusion62 decks442 decks
12%synergy
Ebony Charm
12%inclusion55 decks442 decks
12%synergy
Tear Asunder
12%inclusion54 decks442 decks
-3%synergy
Darkblast
11%inclusion47 decks442 decks
10%synergy
Krosan Grip
10%inclusion44 decks442 decks
3%synergy
Fatal Push
8.8%inclusion39 decks442 decks
8%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
7.9%inclusion35 decks442 decks
7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.9%inclusion35 decks442 decks
1%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
7.7%inclusion34 decks442 decks
0%synergy
Grapple with the Past
7.2%inclusion32 decks442 decks
2%synergy
Baleful Mastery
7.2%inclusion32 decks442 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.8%inclusion30 decks440 decks
-2%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
6.4%inclusion28 decks440 decks
-13%synergy
Tainted Pact
6.3%inclusion28 decks442 decks
6%synergy
Imp's Mischief
6.1%inclusion27 decks442 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
5.9%inclusion26 decks442 decks
-4%synergy
Turn the Earth
5.4%inclusion24 decks442 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.2%inclusion23 decks442 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Culling Ritual
46%inclusion203 decks442 decks
25%synergy
Scapeshift
38%inclusion167 decks442 decks
36%synergy
Toxic Deluge
37%inclusion163 decks442 decks
16%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
35%inclusion153 decks442 decks
29%synergy
Finale of Devastation
31%inclusion136 decks442 decks
25%synergy
Nature's Lore
28%inclusion123 decks442 decks
2%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
24%inclusion106 decks442 decks
19%synergy
Reanimate
24%inclusion106 decks442 decks
5%synergy
Rampant Growth
24%inclusion105 decks442 decks
-11%synergy
Gaea's Blessing
22%inclusion99 decks442 decks
21%synergy
Three Visits
21%inclusion95 decks442 decks
3%synergy
Cultivate
21%inclusion95 decks442 decks
-19%synergy
Diabolic Intent
21%inclusion91 decks442 decks
10%synergy
Exsanguinate
20%inclusion90 decks442 decks
13%synergy
Grim Tutor
19%inclusion86 decks442 decks
16%synergy
Edge of Autumn
18%inclusion81 decks442 decks
17%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
18%inclusion80 decks442 decks
7%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion79 decks442 decks
10%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
15%inclusion55 decks364 decks
12%synergy
Kodama's Reach
15%inclusion66 decks442 decks
-10%synergy
Imperial Seal
15%inclusion66 decks442 decks
12%synergy
Explore
13%inclusion57 decks442 decks
8%synergy
Traverse the Ulvenwald
12%inclusion55 decks442 decks
11%synergy
Farseek
12%inclusion53 decks442 decks
-6%synergy
Jarad's Orders
12%inclusion53 decks442 decks
9%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
11%inclusion49 decks442 decks
7%synergy
Nylea's Intervention
11%inclusion48 decks442 decks
10%synergy
Unmarked Grave
10%inclusion46 decks442 decks
8%synergy
Regrowth
10%inclusion43 decks442 decks
6%synergy
Chain of Smog
10%inclusion43 decks442 decks
7%synergy
Final Parting
10%inclusion42 decks442 decks
8%synergy
Worm Harvest
9.3%inclusion41 decks442 decks
8%synergy
Lively Dirge
8.4%inclusion37 decks440 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
8.1%inclusion36 decks442 decks
0%synergy
Maelstrom Pulse
7.9%inclusion35 decks442 decks
2%synergy
Will of the Sultai
7.9%inclusion29 decks368 decks
7%synergy
Awaken the Woods
6.6%inclusion29 decks442 decks
5%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
6.6%inclusion29 decks442 decks
5%synergy
Summer Bloom
6.6%inclusion29 decks442 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
6.3%inclusion28 decks442 decks
-4%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
5.9%inclusion26 decks442 decks
1%synergy
Hour of Promise
5.4%inclusion24 decks442 decks
5%synergy
Duress
5.4%inclusion24 decks442 decks
5%synergy
Analyze the Pollen
5.2%inclusion23 decks442 decks
4%synergy
Dig Up
5.2%inclusion23 decks442 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Conduit of Worlds
38%inclusion167 decks442 decks
31%synergy
Expedition Map
23%inclusion102 decks442 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
18%inclusion79 decks442 decks
-4%synergy
Amulet of Vigor
17%inclusion76 decks442 decks
16%synergy
Hedge Shredder
16%inclusion72 decks438 decks
10%synergy
The One Ring
10%inclusion44 decks442 decks
5%synergy
Horn of Greed
10%inclusion44 decks442 decks
10%synergy
Exploration Broodship
10%inclusion26 decks264 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.6%inclusion38 decks442 decks
-16%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
7.5%inclusion33 decks442 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Squandered Resources
42%inclusion184 decks442 decks
41%synergy
Sylvan Library
35%inclusion155 decks442 decks
26%synergy
Walk-In Closet // Forgotten Cellar
26%inclusion112 decks438 decks
23%synergy
Burgeoning
25%inclusion112 decks442 decks
24%synergy
Wild Growth
25%inclusion110 decks442 decks
15%synergy
Spelunking
19%inclusion84 decks442 decks
16%synergy
Necropotence
16%inclusion69 decks442 decks
12%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
15%inclusion67 decks442 decks
13%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
14%inclusion64 decks442 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion43 decks442 decks
1%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
10%inclusion42 decks442 decks
7%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
8.2%inclusion36 decks440 decks
0%synergy
Ayula's Influence
8.1%inclusion36 decks442 decks
8%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
7.9%inclusion35 decks442 decks
1%synergy
Undergrowth Recon
7.9%inclusion35 decks442 decks
6%synergy
Pernicious Deed
7.5%inclusion33 decks442 decks
6%synergy
Druid Class
7.5%inclusion33 decks442 decks
5%synergy
The Mending of Dominaria
6.1%inclusion27 decks442 decks
4%synergy
Abundance
5.9%inclusion26 decks442 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
5.9%inclusion26 decks442 decks
-8%synergy
Case of the Locked Hothouse
5.7%inclusion25 decks442 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette
5.0%inclusion22 decks438 decks
2%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Ikoria
5.4%inclusion24 decks442 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
17%inclusion75 decks442 decks
7%synergy
Nissa of Shadowed Boughs
8.6%inclusion38 decks442 decks
6%synergy
Wrenn and Seven
5.4%inclusion24 decks442 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Boseiju, Who Endures
53%inclusion234 decks442 decks
35%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
52%inclusion231 decks442 decks
25%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
52%inclusion228 decks442 decks
29%synergy
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion213 decks442 decks
8%synergy
Barren Moor
47%inclusion208 decks442 decks
39%synergy
Strip Mine
46%inclusion202 decks442 decks
43%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
45%inclusion198 decks442 decks
36%synergy
Shifting Woodland
41%inclusion181 decks440 decks
31%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
30%inclusion134 decks442 decks
19%synergy
Dryad Arbor
30%inclusion131 decks442 decks
20%synergy
Ghost Quarter
29%inclusion130 decks442 decks
27%synergy
Lotus Field
29%inclusion126 decks442 decks
27%synergy
Thespian's Stage
29%inclusion126 decks442 decks
27%synergy
Crystal Vein
28%inclusion123 decks442 decks
27%synergy
Wasteland
26%inclusion113 decks442 decks
24%synergy
Cabal Coffers
24%inclusion106 decks442 decks
15%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion104 decks442 decks
0%synergy
Dark Depths
24%inclusion104 decks442 decks
22%synergy
Urza's Saga
21%inclusion94 decks442 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Pit
21%inclusion94 decks442 decks
20%synergy
Emergence Zone
21%inclusion93 decks442 decks
19%synergy
Command Beacon
19%inclusion85 decks442 decks
15%synergy
Lake of the Dead
18%inclusion80 decks442 decks
17%synergy
Hickory Woodlot
17%inclusion76 decks442 decks
17%synergy
Peat Bog
17%inclusion76 decks442 decks
17%synergy
Maze of Ith
17%inclusion74 decks442 decks
15%synergy
Argoth, Sanctum of Nature
15%inclusion67 decks442 decks
14%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
14%inclusion60 decks442 decks
8%synergy
Vesuva
13%inclusion59 decks442 decks
12%synergy
Petrified Field
12%inclusion54 decks442 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
12%inclusion53 decks442 decks
-3%synergy
City of Traitors
11%inclusion50 decks442 decks
11%synergy
Drownyard Temple
11%inclusion49 decks442 decks
10%synergy
Echoing Deeps
10%inclusion42 decks442 decks
8%synergy
Slippery Karst
10%inclusion42 decks442 decks
8%synergy
Homeward Path
8.8%inclusion39 decks442 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Mire
8.6%inclusion38 decks442 decks
7%synergy
Bazaar of Baghdad
7.9%inclusion35 decks442 decks
8%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
7.6%inclusion20 decks264 decks
6%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
7.2%inclusion32 decks442 decks
7%synergy
Lotus Vale
6.1%inclusion27 decks442 decks
6%synergy
Blast Zone
5.9%inclusion26 decks442 decks
5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.7%inclusion25 decks442 decks
-19%synergy
Havenwood Battleground
5.2%inclusion23 decks442 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.2%inclusion23 decks442 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion369 decks442 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
40%inclusion175 decks442 decks
-23%synergy
Lotus Petal
36%inclusion159 decks442 decks
32%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
25%inclusion109 decks442 decks
0%synergy
Chrome Mox
15%inclusion68 decks442 decks
13%synergy
Mox Diamond
14%inclusion62 decks442 decks
12%synergy
Golgari Signet
14%inclusion61 decks442 decks
-14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
9.0%inclusion40 decks442 decks
5%synergy
Grim Monolith
6.8%inclusion30 decks442 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Forest
98%inclusion433 decks442 decks
0%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion431 decks442 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
84%inclusion372 decks442 decks
-1%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
79%inclusion348 decks442 decks
34%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
74%inclusion329 decks442 decks
45%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
52%inclusion232 decks442 decks
1%synergy
Windswept Heath
47%inclusion206 decks442 decks
39%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
45%inclusion200 decks442 decks
7%synergy
Wooded Foothills
45%inclusion199 decks442 decks
39%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
44%inclusion196 decks442 decks
-17%synergy
Underground Mortuary
44%inclusion193 decks442 decks
23%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
43%inclusion190 decks442 decks
30%synergy
Fabled Passage
43%inclusion188 decks442 decks
29%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
40%inclusion176 decks442 decks
34%synergy
Polluted Delta
39%inclusion172 decks442 decks
33%synergy
Marsh Flats
38%inclusion170 decks442 decks
32%synergy
Misty Rainforest
38%inclusion169 decks442 decks
31%synergy
Twilight Mire
36%inclusion157 decks442 decks
0%synergy
Bayou
33%inclusion146 decks442 decks
22%synergy
Evolving Wilds
31%inclusion138 decks442 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
31%inclusion135 decks442 decks
25%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
28%inclusion125 decks442 decks
-14%synergy
Ash Barrens
28%inclusion124 decks442 decks
23%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
26%inclusion113 decks442 decks
5%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
24%inclusion106 decks442 decks
19%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
23%inclusion100 decks442 decks
18%synergy
Urza's Cave
21%inclusion93 decks440 decks
19%synergy
Deathcap Glade
20%inclusion89 decks442 decks
-9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion85 decks442 decks
-8%synergy
Cavern of Souls
19%inclusion83 decks442 decks
12%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
19%inclusion82 decks440 decks
17%synergy
Festering Thicket
18%inclusion48 decks264 decks
13%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
18%inclusion80 decks442 decks
7%synergy
Tainted Wood
17%inclusion73 decks442 decks
-28%synergy
Blooming Marsh
16%inclusion72 decks442 decks
2%synergy
Vernal Fen
16%inclusion42 decks264 decks
5%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
16%inclusion70 decks442 decks
11%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
15%inclusion67 decks442 decks
-5%synergy
Wastewood Verge
15%inclusion64 decks435 decks
-1%synergy
City of Brass
13%inclusion58 decks442 decks
10%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
13%inclusion57 decks442 decks
11%synergy
Mana Confluence
12%inclusion51 decks442 decks
9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion47 decks442 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Malady
10%inclusion45 decks442 decks
-25%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
8.4%inclusion37 decks442 decks
-28%synergy
Viridescent Bog
7.9%inclusion35 decks442 decks
-13%synergy
Woodland Chasm
7.2%inclusion32 decks442 decks
-1%synergy
Forbidden Orchard
7.2%inclusion32 decks442 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.8%inclusion30 decks440 decks
-2%synergy
Gemstone Mine
6.8%inclusion30 decks442 decks
6%synergy