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Harvey McGuinness
Mar 31, 2026
The Biggest Meta Changes in the History of cEDH
cEDH has seen some big changes over the years, but which ones were the most important and meta-defining? Let's look at the timeline.
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
Gravecrawler
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
66%synergy
Undead Augur
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
50%synergy
Diregraf Captain
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
49%synergy
Faithless Looting
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
47%synergy
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
45%synergy
Rooftop Storm
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
45%synergy
Tortured Existence
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Warren Soultrader
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Master of Death
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Victimize
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Reanimate
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Entomb
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Dread Return
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Blasphemous Act
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Carrion Feeder
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Counterspell
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Diregraf Colossus
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Field of the Dead
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Underworld Breach
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Rhystic Study
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Necropotence
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Gamble
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Jeska's Will
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Notion Thief
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Cryptbreaker
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Cemetery Reaper
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Death Baron
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Undead Warchief
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Gisa and Geralf
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Zombie Master
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Noxious Ghoul
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Relentless Dead
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Hordewing Skaab
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Lord of the Accursed
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Prized Amalgam
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Cleaver Skaab
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Headless Rider
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Midnight Reaper
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Murderous Rider
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Wonder
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Roaming Throne
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Lord of the Undead
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Vile Entomber
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Psychic Frog
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Squee, Goblin Nabob
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Tomb Tyrant
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Bone Miser
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Nekusar, the Mindrazer
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Archghoul of Thraben
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Plague Belcher
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Champion of the Perished
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Bladestitched Skaab
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Gleaming Overseer
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Corpse Augur
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Narfi, Betrayer King
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Rot Hulk
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Havengul Lich
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Undead Butler
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Withered Wretch
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Lost Monarch of Ifnir
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Putrid Imp
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Grim Initiate
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Dreadhorde Arcanist
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Grimgrin, Corpse-Born
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Chaos Warp
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Ritual
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Withering Torment
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Frantic Search
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Negate
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Mana Drain
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Bedevil
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Village Rites
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Terminate
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Otherworldly Gaze
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Lethal Scheme
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Bitter Triumph
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Cling to Dust
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Big Score
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Demand Answers
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Swan Song
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Drown in the Loch
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Cyber Conversion
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Fact or Fiction
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Kolaghan's Command
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Consider
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Charm
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Pile On
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Refuse // Cooperate
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Brain Freeze
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Snap
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Memory Lapse
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Galvanic Iteration
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Reality Shift
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Izzet Charm
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Denial
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-20%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Dihada's Ploy
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Dig Through Time
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Abrade
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Spider-Sense
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
4%synergy
Laughing Mad
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Deep Analysis
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Buried Alive
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Toxic Deluge
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Empty the Laboratory
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Windfall
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Feed the Swarm
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Zombie Apocalypse
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Living Death
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Diabolic Intent
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Vandalblast
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Stitch Together
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Sundering Eruption
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Will of the Jeskai
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Welcome the Dead
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
9%synergy
Ponder
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Chain Reaction
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Wheel of Misfortune
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Crawl from the Cellar
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Shenanigans
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Treasure Cruise
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Pirate's Pillage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Final Parting
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Chant
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Retrieval
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Dark Deal
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Damnation
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Raise the Palisade
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Kindred Dominance
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Snort
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Skullclamp
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Jet Medallion
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Wand of Orcus
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Incubator
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Herald's Horn
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Monument to Endurance
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Rimefire Torque
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Bontu's Monument
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Currency Converter
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Insight Engine
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Necroduality
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Goblin Bombardment
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Teval's Judgment
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
22%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Animate Dead
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Endless Ranks of the Dead
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Kindred Discovery
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Shared Animosity
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Impact Tremors
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Open the Graves
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Tymaret Calls the Dead
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Mystic Remora
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Grave Pact
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Death's Majesty
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Bojuka Bog
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Unholy Grotto
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Academy Ruins
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-23%synergy
Three Tree City
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Homeward Path
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Rakdos Signet
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Dimir Signet
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Izzet Signet
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-12%synergy
Midnight Clock
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Crowded Crypt
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Patchwork Banner
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
White Lotus Tile
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
1%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Swamp
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Island
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Mountain
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
-12%synergy
Steam Vents
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Watery Grave
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Exotic Orchard
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Blood Crypt
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Scalding Tarn
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Xander's Lounge
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Shivan Reef
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Haunted Ridge
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Underground River
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Morphic Pool
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Undercity Sewers
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Raucous Theater
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Sulfur Falls
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
-13%synergy
Training Center
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Luxury Suite
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Snow-Covered Mountain
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Thundering Falls
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Tainted Isle
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Sink into Stupor
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Cavern of Souls
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Choked Estuary
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Misty Rainforest
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
1%synergy