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Andy Zupke
Dec 11, 2025
The EDHREC Writers' Favorite New Commanders of 2025
The writing staff at EDHREC gives you the rundown on their favorite new commanders that came out in 2025. Is your favorite on the list?
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Stensian Sanguinist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Game Over
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
17%synergy
Madame Null, Power Broker
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Savanti Romero, Time's Exile
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
South Wind Avatar
4.0%inclusion1 decks25 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ephemerate
86%inclusion54 decks63 decks
78%synergy
Cloudshift
75%inclusion47 decks63 decks
69%synergy
Wall of Blood
59%inclusion37 decks63 decks
57%synergy
Reliquary Tower
79%inclusion50 decks63 decks
56%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
65%inclusion41 decks63 decks
53%synergy
Tainted Remedy
52%inclusion33 decks63 decks
50%synergy
Children of Korlis
54%inclusion34 decks63 decks
50%synergy
Teleportation Circle
54%inclusion34 decks63 decks
49%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
51%inclusion32 decks63 decks
49%synergy
Tree of Perdition
44%inclusion28 decks63 decks
43%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
84%inclusion53 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Black Market Connections
63%inclusion40 decks63 decks
42%synergy
Dark Ritual
62%inclusion39 decks63 decks
38%synergy
Sanguine Bond
57%inclusion36 decks63 decks
37%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
57%inclusion36 decks63 decks
36%synergy
Toxic Deluge
57%inclusion36 decks63 decks
40%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
56%inclusion35 decks63 decks
36%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
56%inclusion35 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Dark Confidant
49%inclusion31 decks63 decks
42%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
48%inclusion30 decks63 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
54%inclusion34 decks63 decks
40%synergy
Necropotence
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
22%synergy
Farewell
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Smothering Tithe
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
3%synergy
The One Ring
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Teferi's Protection
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-7%synergy
Ad Nauseam
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-9%synergy
Creatures
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
44%inclusion28 decks63 decks
41%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
40%inclusion25 decks63 decks
24%synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
31%synergy
Witch Enchanter
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
23%synergy
Darkstar Augur
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
28%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
25%synergy
Blood Celebrant
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
32%synergy
Doom Whisperer
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
29%synergy
Plague Drone
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
30%synergy
Flickerwisp
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
25%synergy
Charming Prince
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
24%synergy
Soul Warden
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
19%synergy
Esper Sentinel
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
21%synergy
Crypt Ghast
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Platinum Angel
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
24%synergy
Keen Duelist
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
21%synergy
Soul's Attendant
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Claim Jumper
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
19%synergy
Boggart Trawler
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Restoration Angel
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Gilraen, Dúnedain Protector
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Herald of Eternal Dawn
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Grand Abolisher
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Felidar Guardian
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Blood Artist
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
-18%synergy
Wall of Omens
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Eldrazi Displacer
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Suture Priest
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
Evra, Halcyon Witness
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Monk Gyatso
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Weathered Wayfarer
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Resolute Archangel
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Serra Ascendant
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Sun Titan
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Skyclave Apparition
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Flicker of Fate
46%inclusion29 decks63 decks
43%synergy
Path to Exile
43%inclusion27 decks63 decks
-7%synergy
Angel's Grace
40%inclusion25 decks63 decks
37%synergy
Inkshield
38%inclusion24 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Parting Gust
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
31%synergy
Stinging Study
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
27%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Eerie Interlude
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Saw in Half
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
19%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Despark
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
-10%synergy
Acrobatic Maneuver
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Snuff Out
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
17%synergy
False Cure
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
19%synergy
Imp's Mischief
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Scrollshift
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Stunning Reversal
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Reprieve
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Generous Gift
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
-8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Getaway Glamer
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Personify
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
9%synergy
Hatred
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Necrologia
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Darkness
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Dawn Charm
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Courageous Resolve
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Dismember
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Airbender's Reversal
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Slip On the Ring
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Withering Torment
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Dire Tactics
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Ethereal Haze
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Everybody Lives!
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Silence
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-7%synergy
Disenchant
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Ghostway
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Restoration Magic
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
2%synergy
The Spot's Portal
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
44%inclusion28 decks63 decks
29%synergy
Damn
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
19%synergy
Night's Whisper
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Exsanguinate
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Feed the Swarm
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Repay in Kind
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Read the Bones
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Austere Command
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
-5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Profane Transfusion
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Villainous Wrath
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Temporal Extortion
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Contract
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Pain's Reward
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Vindicate
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-4%synergy
Fumigate
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Morningtide's Light
7.5%inclusion4 decks53 decks
6%synergy
Profane Tutor
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Cleansing Nova
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Plague of Vermin
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Conjurer's Closet
41%inclusion26 decks63 decks
37%synergy
Tainted Sigil
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
31%synergy
Pact Weapon
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
26%synergy
Panharmonicon
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
23%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
21%synergy
The Endstone
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
25%synergy
The Wind Crystal
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Jet Medallion
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
-11%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Wedding Ring
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
9%synergy
The Golden Throne
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Pearl Medallion
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Processor
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Spellbook
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-12%synergy
Soul Conduit
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
48%inclusion30 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Parker Luck
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
35%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
32%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
31%synergy
Greed
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
19%synergy
Blind Obedience
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Axis of Mortality
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Exquisite Blood
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Airbender Ascension
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Near-Death Experience
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Ghostly Prison
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Dark Tutelage
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Wound Reflection
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Font of Agonies
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Land Tax
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Necrodominance
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Lunar Convocation
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-4%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Underworld Connections
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-2%synergy
Life Insurance
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Bitterblossom
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Gideon of the Trials
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
54%inclusion34 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Command Beacon
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
28%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
-6%synergy
War Room
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Castle Locthwain
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Coffers
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Multiversal Passage
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
-7%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Shambling Vent
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion57 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Sol Ring
90%inclusion57 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
83%inclusion52 decks63 decks
30%synergy
Thought Vessel
65%inclusion41 decks63 decks
51%synergy
Orzhov Signet
57%inclusion36 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion25 decks63 decks
19%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
16%synergy
The Soul Stone
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
-4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Phial of Galadriel
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Staff of Compleation
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Marble Diamond
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion62 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion62 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion56 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Caves of Koilos
81%inclusion51 decks63 decks
24%synergy
Isolated Chapel
73%inclusion46 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Godless Shrine
70%inclusion44 decks63 decks
19%synergy
Fetid Heath
56%inclusion35 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
54%inclusion34 decks63 decks
19%synergy
Vault of Champions
52%inclusion33 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Field
48%inclusion30 decks63 decks
-4%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
44%inclusion28 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
41%inclusion26 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
40%inclusion25 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Marsh Flats
40%inclusion25 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
38%inclusion24 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
Silent Clearing
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
21%synergy
Witch Enchanter
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
23%synergy
Desolate Mire
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Silence
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
-11%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
-9%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
-5%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Scoured Barrens
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
-9%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Horizon of Progress
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Scrubland
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Arid Mesa
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Mana Confluence
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Cavern of Souls
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
3%synergy
City of Brass
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Strand
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-8%synergy
Windswept Heath
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-17%synergy
Starting Town
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy