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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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Elemental Teachings
6.8%inclusion6 decks88 decks
6%synergy
Cycle of Renewal
5.2%inclusion5 decks97 decks
4%synergy
Tectonic Split
4.8%inclusion4 decks84 decks
4%synergy
Ba Sing Se
3.6%inclusion3 decks84 decks
1%synergy
Shared Roots
3.4%inclusion3 decks88 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ramunap Excavator
79%inclusion391 decks495 decks
73%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
69%inclusion342 decks495 decks
62%synergy
Life from the Loam
68%inclusion338 decks495 decks
61%synergy
Sylvan Safekeeper
64%inclusion317 decks495 decks
60%synergy
Azusa, Lost but Seeking
61%inclusion301 decks495 decks
57%synergy
Lotus Cobra
59%inclusion293 decks495 decks
54%synergy
Splendid Reclamation
56%inclusion278 decks495 decks
52%synergy
Titania, Protector of Argoth
55%inclusion272 decks495 decks
52%synergy
Harrow
62%inclusion305 decks495 decks
52%synergy
Zuran Orb
54%inclusion266 decks495 decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Assassin's Trophy
61%inclusion304 decks495 decks
16%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
55%inclusion270 decks495 decks
51%synergy
Icetill Explorer
54%inclusion148 decks276 decks
45%synergy
Six
53%inclusion262 decks492 decks
46%synergy
Tireless Provisioner
53%inclusion260 decks495 decks
33%synergy
Scute Swarm
53%inclusion260 decks495 decks
39%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
51%inclusion253 decks495 decks
44%synergy
Aftermath Analyst
48%inclusion239 decks495 decks
41%synergy
Rampaging Baloths
46%inclusion226 decks495 decks
41%synergy
Avenger of Zendikar
45%inclusion223 decks495 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Crop Rotation
73%inclusion361 decks495 decks
64%synergy
Field of the Dead
31%inclusion152 decks495 decks
26%synergy
Glacial Chasm
22%inclusion109 decks495 decks
21%synergy
Demonic Tutor
13%inclusion63 decks495 decks
-3%synergy
Worldly Tutor
9.3%inclusion46 decks495 decks
-1%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
7.3%inclusion36 decks495 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
43%inclusion213 decks495 decks
40%synergy
Eternal Witness
43%inclusion213 decks495 decks
18%synergy
Ancient Greenwarden
43%inclusion213 decks495 decks
41%synergy
Oracle of Mul Daya
41%inclusion203 decks495 decks
38%synergy
Llanowar Elves
36%inclusion176 decks495 decks
3%synergy
World Shaper
35%inclusion174 decks495 decks
29%synergy
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
35%inclusion174 decks495 decks
31%synergy
Noose Constrictor
35%inclusion171 decks495 decks
33%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
33%inclusion162 decks495 decks
19%synergy
Golgari Grave-Troll
30%inclusion150 decks495 decks
23%synergy
Birds of Paradise
30%inclusion149 decks495 decks
10%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
29%inclusion142 decks492 decks
27%synergy
Elvish Reclaimer
28%inclusion139 decks495 decks
27%synergy
Mossborn Hydra
28%inclusion137 decks491 decks
26%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
27%inclusion134 decks495 decks
-3%synergy
Springbloom Druid
27%inclusion133 decks495 decks
22%synergy
Loot, Exuberant Explorer
27%inclusion131 decks491 decks
25%synergy
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods
27%inclusion132 decks495 decks
24%synergy
Elvish Mystic
26%inclusion131 decks495 decks
0%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
24%inclusion119 decks495 decks
6%synergy
Putrid Imp
24%inclusion119 decks495 decks
23%synergy
Wild Mongrel
24%inclusion118 decks495 decks
23%synergy
Underrealm Lich
23%inclusion114 decks495 decks
18%synergy
Skirge Familiar
23%inclusion113 decks495 decks
22%synergy
Courser of Kruphix
22%inclusion111 decks495 decks
20%synergy
Tireless Tracker
21%inclusion105 decks495 decks
17%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
21%inclusion104 decks495 decks
16%synergy
Wayward Swordtooth
21%inclusion102 decks495 decks
19%synergy
Cultivator Colossus
20%inclusion98 decks495 decks
19%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
20%inclusion98 decks495 decks
7%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
19%inclusion92 decks495 decks
2%synergy
Titania, Voice of Gaea
18%inclusion89 decks495 decks
17%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
18%inclusion87 decks495 decks
16%synergy
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
18%inclusion87 decks495 decks
16%synergy
Springheart Nantuko
17%inclusion86 decks492 decks
11%synergy
Perennial Behemoth
17%inclusion85 decks495 decks
16%synergy
Golgari Thug
16%inclusion78 decks495 decks
11%synergy
Skull Prophet
14%inclusion71 decks495 decks
6%synergy
Uurg, Spawn of Turg
14%inclusion70 decks495 decks
13%synergy
Ashaya, Soul of the Wild
14%inclusion69 decks495 decks
12%synergy
Multani, Yavimaya's Avatar
14%inclusion68 decks495 decks
12%synergy
Horizon Explorer
13%inclusion39 decks290 decks
11%synergy
Scouring Swarm
13%inclusion37 decks290 decks
11%synergy
Blossoming Tortoise
13%inclusion63 decks495 decks
11%synergy
Titania, Nature's Force
12%inclusion61 decks495 decks
11%synergy
Baloth Prime
12%inclusion35 decks290 decks
11%synergy
Traveling Chocobo
11%inclusion40 decks360 decks
11%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
11%inclusion53 decks493 decks
0%synergy
Delighted Halfling
11%inclusion53 decks495 decks
3%synergy
Reclamation Sage
10%inclusion49 decks495 decks
-8%synergy
Instants
Beast Within
44%inclusion219 decks495 decks
7%synergy
Dark Ritual
37%inclusion181 decks495 decks
20%synergy
Entish Restoration
36%inclusion177 decks495 decks
30%synergy
Abrupt Decay
36%inclusion176 decks495 decks
20%synergy
Putrefy
30%inclusion147 decks495 decks
-5%synergy
Grisly Salvage
26%inclusion130 decks495 decks
15%synergy
Heroic Intervention
25%inclusion126 decks495 decks
-5%synergy
Constant Mists
25%inclusion123 decks495 decks
24%synergy
Nature's Claim
24%inclusion117 decks495 decks
14%synergy
Roiling Regrowth
23%inclusion114 decks495 decks
21%synergy
Realms Uncharted
23%inclusion112 decks495 decks
22%synergy
Entomb
21%inclusion102 decks495 decks
13%synergy
Tear Asunder
21%inclusion102 decks495 decks
6%synergy
Rain of Filth
19%inclusion96 decks495 decks
18%synergy
Noxious Revival
19%inclusion95 decks495 decks
14%synergy
Archdruid's Charm
16%inclusion80 decks495 decks
12%synergy
Veil of Summer
15%inclusion74 decks495 decks
10%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
15%inclusion72 decks492 decks
-5%synergy
Grapple with the Past
14%inclusion67 decks495 decks
9%synergy
Autumn's Veil
11%inclusion53 decks495 decks
8%synergy
Deathsprout
10%inclusion48 decks495 decks
3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion48 decks495 decks
3%synergy
Golgari Charm
9.3%inclusion46 decks495 decks
-8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.9%inclusion44 decks495 decks
-1%synergy
Krosan Grip
8.9%inclusion44 decks495 decks
2%synergy
Chord of Calling
8.5%inclusion42 decks495 decks
3%synergy
Dismember
8.3%inclusion41 decks495 decks
6%synergy
Drag to the Roots
8.1%inclusion40 decks492 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.9%inclusion39 decks495 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.5%inclusion37 decks492 decks
-1%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
7.5%inclusion37 decks495 decks
-1%synergy
Darkblast
7.5%inclusion37 decks495 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.3%inclusion36 decks495 decks
2%synergy
Culling the Weak
7.3%inclusion36 decks495 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.5%inclusion32 decks495 decks
4%synergy
Collective Resistance
6.3%inclusion31 decks492 decks
1%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.7%inclusion28 decks495 decks
3%synergy
Ebony Charm
5.5%inclusion27 decks495 decks
5%synergy
Force of Vigor
5.5%inclusion27 decks495 decks
2%synergy
Return to Nature
5.1%inclusion25 decks495 decks
-1%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.1%inclusion25 decks495 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Cultivate
37%inclusion184 decks495 decks
-3%synergy
Sylvan Scrying
37%inclusion182 decks495 decks
34%synergy
Rampant Growth
36%inclusion179 decks495 decks
2%synergy
Culling Ritual
35%inclusion174 decks495 decks
14%synergy
Nature's Lore
32%inclusion158 decks495 decks
6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
30%inclusion150 decks495 decks
9%synergy
Scapeshift
30%inclusion147 decks495 decks
28%synergy
Kodama's Reach
24%inclusion118 decks495 decks
-1%synergy
Three Visits
22%inclusion110 decks495 decks
3%synergy
Gaea's Blessing
21%inclusion106 decks495 decks
20%synergy
Farseek
21%inclusion105 decks495 decks
3%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
20%inclusion101 decks495 decks
9%synergy
Explore
18%inclusion89 decks495 decks
13%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion85 decks495 decks
10%synergy
Reanimate
17%inclusion85 decks495 decks
-2%synergy
Worm Harvest
16%inclusion79 decks495 decks
15%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
15%inclusion76 decks495 decks
10%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
15%inclusion74 decks495 decks
10%synergy
Finale of Devastation
15%inclusion72 decks495 decks
8%synergy
Edge of Autumn
14%inclusion69 decks495 decks
13%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion65 decks495 decks
5%synergy
Will of the Sultai
12%inclusion50 decks418 decks
11%synergy
Casualties of War
11%inclusion55 decks495 decks
0%synergy
Traverse the Ulvenwald
11%inclusion53 decks495 decks
9%synergy
Awaken the Woods
10%inclusion51 decks495 decks
8%synergy
Maelstrom Pulse
10%inclusion51 decks495 decks
5%synergy
Jarad's Orders
10%inclusion49 decks495 decks
7%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
9.3%inclusion46 decks495 decks
5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
8.9%inclusion44 decks495 decks
1%synergy
Regrowth
8.9%inclusion44 decks495 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
8.7%inclusion43 decks495 decks
-1%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
8.5%inclusion42 decks495 decks
7%synergy
Final Parting
8.5%inclusion42 decks495 decks
7%synergy
Nylea's Intervention
7.9%inclusion39 decks495 decks
7%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
7.7%inclusion32 decks415 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Intent
7.5%inclusion37 decks495 decks
-3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.5%inclusion37 decks495 decks
2%synergy
Victimize
7.3%inclusion36 decks495 decks
-12%synergy
Pillage the Bog
7.1%inclusion35 decks493 decks
6%synergy
Dig Up
7.1%inclusion35 decks495 decks
3%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
6.9%inclusion34 decks495 decks
3%synergy
Broken Bond
6.7%inclusion33 decks495 decks
5%synergy
Summer Bloom
6.5%inclusion32 decks495 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.5%inclusion32 decks495 decks
3%synergy
Drown in Filth
5.9%inclusion29 decks495 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.7%inclusion28 decks491 decks
-2%synergy
Genesis Wave
5.7%inclusion28 decks495 decks
3%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
5.3%inclusion26 decks495 decks
4%synergy
Lively Dirge
5.1%inclusion25 decks493 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Hedge Shredder
23%inclusion114 decks492 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
20%inclusion98 decks495 decks
-2%synergy
Exploration Broodship
18%inclusion51 decks290 decks
16%synergy
Expedition Map
15%inclusion72 decks495 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion65 decks495 decks
-12%synergy
Amulet of Vigor
12%inclusion59 decks495 decks
10%synergy
Horn of Greed
8.9%inclusion44 decks495 decks
9%synergy
Enchantments
Exploration
42%inclusion209 decks495 decks
38%synergy
Walk-In Closet // Forgotten Cellar
30%inclusion147 decks492 decks
28%synergy
Oblivion Crown
29%inclusion143 decks495 decks
28%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
26%inclusion129 decks495 decks
22%synergy
Spelunking
25%inclusion126 decks495 decks
22%synergy
Squandered Resources
25%inclusion123 decks495 decks
24%synergy
Sylvan Library
17%inclusion83 decks495 decks
7%synergy
Druid Class
17%inclusion82 decks495 decks
15%synergy
Burgeoning
16%inclusion81 decks495 decks
15%synergy
Undergrowth Recon
15%inclusion75 decks495 decks
13%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
15%inclusion73 decks492 decks
7%synergy
Wild Growth
15%inclusion73 decks495 decks
5%synergy
Case of the Locked Hothouse
11%inclusion56 decks495 decks
10%synergy
The Mending of Dominaria
11%inclusion55 decks495 decks
9%synergy
Ayula's Influence
9.1%inclusion45 decks495 decks
9%synergy
Zendikar's Roil
8.3%inclusion41 decks495 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
7.9%inclusion39 decks495 decks
-6%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
7.5%inclusion37 decks495 decks
1%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
6.5%inclusion32 decks495 decks
5%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
6.3%inclusion31 decks495 decks
-1%synergy
Abundance
5.9%inclusion29 decks495 decks
5%synergy
Pernicious Deed
5.7%inclusion28 decks495 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
5.5%inclusion27 decks495 decks
-3%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
5.1%inclusion25 decks495 decks
-4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nissa of Shadowed Boughs
17%inclusion86 decks495 decks
15%synergy
Wrenn and Seven
12%inclusion59 decks495 decks
9%synergy
Grist, the Hunger Tide
11%inclusion56 decks495 decks
2%synergy
Wrenn and Realmbreaker
6.1%inclusion30 decks495 decks
4%synergy
Vraska, Golgari Queen
5.9%inclusion29 decks495 decks
-1%synergy
Nissa, Who Shakes the World
5.3%inclusion26 decks495 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion233 decks495 decks
7%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
44%inclusion216 decks495 decks
35%synergy
Barren Moor
42%inclusion209 decks495 decks
34%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
36%inclusion180 decks495 decks
18%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
34%inclusion169 decks495 decks
7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
34%inclusion167 decks495 decks
11%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
30%inclusion147 decks495 decks
18%synergy
Lotus Field
29%inclusion144 decks495 decks
27%synergy
Shifting Woodland
29%inclusion143 decks492 decks
19%synergy
Strip Mine
26%inclusion128 decks495 decks
23%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion126 decks495 decks
2%synergy
Ghost Quarter
25%inclusion122 decks495 decks
22%synergy
Thespian's Stage
24%inclusion118 decks495 decks
22%synergy
Dark Depths
20%inclusion99 decks495 decks
19%synergy
Command Beacon
19%inclusion92 decks495 decks
15%synergy
Argoth, Sanctum of Nature
18%inclusion89 decks495 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Coffers
16%inclusion78 decks495 decks
7%synergy
Crystal Vein
16%inclusion77 decks495 decks
15%synergy
Drownyard Temple
14%inclusion71 decks495 decks
13%synergy
Dryad Arbor
14%inclusion68 decks495 decks
5%synergy
Wasteland
13%inclusion64 decks495 decks
11%synergy
Vesuva
13%inclusion64 decks495 decks
12%synergy
Peat Bog
12%inclusion60 decks495 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Mire
12%inclusion59 decks495 decks
11%synergy
Emergence Zone
12%inclusion59 decks495 decks
10%synergy
Slippery Karst
12%inclusion58 decks495 decks
10%synergy
Echoing Deeps
11%inclusion56 decks495 decks
10%synergy
Hickory Woodlot
11%inclusion52 decks495 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Pit
10%inclusion51 decks495 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Saga
10%inclusion50 decks495 decks
5%synergy
Maze of Ith
10%inclusion50 decks495 decks
9%synergy
Petrified Field
9.5%inclusion47 decks495 decks
9%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.9%inclusion44 decks495 decks
1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.5%inclusion42 decks495 decks
-16%synergy
Field of Ruin
8.3%inclusion41 decks495 decks
6%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
8.3%inclusion24 decks290 decks
7%synergy
Lake of the Dead
7.9%inclusion39 decks495 decks
7%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
7.5%inclusion37 decks495 decks
7%synergy
Desert of the Indomitable
7.5%inclusion37 decks495 decks
7%synergy
Kishla Village
7.1%inclusion30 decks420 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.1%inclusion35 decks495 decks
-8%synergy
Havenwood Battleground
6.5%inclusion32 decks495 decks
6%synergy
Cryptic Caves
5.9%inclusion29 decks495 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.5%inclusion27 decks495 decks
0%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
5.1%inclusion25 decks495 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
73%inclusion359 decks495 decks
-8%synergy
Arcane Signet
41%inclusion201 decks495 decks
-22%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
18%inclusion88 decks495 decks
-7%synergy
Golgari Signet
12%inclusion61 decks495 decks
-15%synergy
Lotus Petal
12%inclusion57 decks495 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
5.5%inclusion27 decks495 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Forest
98%inclusion484 decks495 decks
0%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion482 decks495 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
79%inclusion391 decks495 decks
-6%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
61%inclusion302 decks495 decks
16%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
58%inclusion288 decks495 decks
29%synergy
Evolving Wilds
54%inclusion266 decks495 decks
26%synergy
Fabled Passage
48%inclusion237 decks495 decks
35%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
47%inclusion235 decks495 decks
27%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
47%inclusion232 decks495 decks
-5%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
45%inclusion225 decks495 decks
-16%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
40%inclusion199 decks495 decks
-2%synergy
Underground Mortuary
37%inclusion182 decks495 decks
16%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
34%inclusion169 decks495 decks
-4%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
29%inclusion145 decks495 decks
16%synergy
Windswept Heath
29%inclusion143 decks495 decks
22%synergy
Ash Barrens
29%inclusion142 decks495 decks
23%synergy
Twilight Mire
28%inclusion141 decks495 decks
-7%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
26%inclusion130 decks495 decks
22%synergy
Wooded Foothills
25%inclusion125 decks495 decks
19%synergy
Tainted Wood
25%inclusion124 decks495 decks
-19%synergy
Deathcap Glade
24%inclusion118 decks495 decks
-6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
24%inclusion117 decks495 decks
17%synergy
Myriad Landscape
23%inclusion116 decks495 decks
7%synergy
Misty Rainforest
23%inclusion113 decks495 decks
16%synergy
Festering Thicket
22%inclusion64 decks290 decks
16%synergy
Marsh Flats
21%inclusion103 decks495 decks
14%synergy
Vernal Fen
21%inclusion60 decks290 decks
10%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
20%inclusion101 decks495 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Delta
20%inclusion99 decks495 decks
14%synergy
Prismatic Vista
20%inclusion98 decks495 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Cave
19%inclusion94 decks493 decks
17%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
19%inclusion92 decks495 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Malady
18%inclusion90 decks495 decks
-17%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
18%inclusion90 decks495 decks
13%synergy
Wastewood Verge
16%inclusion79 decks490 decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
16%inclusion79 decks495 decks
-11%synergy
Bayou
16%inclusion79 decks495 decks
5%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
15%inclusion72 decks492 decks
-5%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
13%inclusion65 decks495 decks
-23%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
13%inclusion65 decks495 decks
-7%synergy
Haunted Mire
13%inclusion65 decks495 decks
-4%synergy
Jungle Hollow
13%inclusion63 decks495 decks
-12%synergy
Demolition Field
12%inclusion61 decks495 decks
10%synergy
Escape Tunnel
11%inclusion52 decks495 decks
9%synergy
Blooming Marsh
11%inclusion52 decks495 decks
-3%synergy
Woodland Chasm
10%inclusion51 decks495 decks
2%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
10%inclusion50 decks492 decks
9%synergy
Blighted Woodland
10%inclusion50 decks495 decks
5%synergy
Viridescent Bog
10%inclusion48 decks495 decks
-11%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.9%inclusion39 decks495 decks
-2%synergy