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Mike Carrozza
Dec 16, 2025
The Best Graveyard Cards of 2025 for Commander
Graveyard enjoyer and occasional Bolas Mike Carrozza is here to share his picks for the best graveyard-centric Magic cards from 2025.
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Twilight Diviner
16%inclusion3 decks19 decks
13%synergy
Reaping Willow
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Leader's Talent
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
8%synergy
Leonardo, Cutting Edge
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Selfless Safewright
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Doom Whisperer
73%inclusion48 decks66 decks
68%synergy
Children of Korlis
64%inclusion42 decks66 decks
60%synergy
Black Market Connections
68%inclusion45 decks66 decks
59%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
70%inclusion46 decks66 decks
58%synergy
Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn
62%inclusion41 decks66 decks
56%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
62%inclusion41 decks66 decks
56%synergy
Dark Confidant
58%inclusion38 decks66 decks
54%synergy
Celestine, the Living Saint
56%inclusion37 decks66 decks
52%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
62%inclusion41 decks66 decks
52%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
56%inclusion37 decks66 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
79%inclusion52 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Toxic Deluge
71%inclusion47 decks66 decks
48%synergy
Sylvan Library
62%inclusion41 decks66 decks
50%synergy
Reanimate
62%inclusion41 decks66 decks
49%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
62%inclusion41 decks66 decks
26%synergy
Soul Warden
56%inclusion37 decks66 decks
48%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
55%inclusion36 decks66 decks
47%synergy
Essence Warden
53%inclusion35 decks66 decks
40%synergy
Nature's Lore
52%inclusion34 decks66 decks
21%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
50%inclusion33 decks66 decks
43%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
58%inclusion38 decks66 decks
50%synergy
The One Ring
48%inclusion32 decks66 decks
40%synergy
Ancient Tomb
39%inclusion26 decks66 decks
32%synergy
Teferi's Protection
36%inclusion24 decks66 decks
23%synergy
Demonic Tutor
36%inclusion24 decks66 decks
23%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
25%synergy
Smothering Tithe
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
18%synergy
Necropotence
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
28%synergy
Worldly Tutor
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
Sakura-Tribe Elder
48%inclusion32 decks66 decks
28%synergy
Darkstar Augur
45%inclusion30 decks66 decks
42%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
45%inclusion30 decks66 decks
40%synergy
Serra Ascendant
45%inclusion30 decks66 decks
41%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
45%inclusion30 decks66 decks
37%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
45%inclusion30 decks66 decks
43%synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
45%inclusion30 decks66 decks
41%synergy
Soul's Attendant
44%inclusion29 decks66 decks
38%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
44%inclusion29 decks66 decks
39%synergy
Esper Sentinel
42%inclusion28 decks66 decks
30%synergy
Haywire Mite
42%inclusion28 decks66 decks
37%synergy
Archangel of Thune
41%inclusion27 decks66 decks
37%synergy
Witch Enchanter
39%inclusion26 decks66 decks
33%synergy
Birds of Paradise
39%inclusion26 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
36%inclusion24 decks66 decks
25%synergy
Dragonlord Dromoka
36%inclusion24 decks66 decks
29%synergy
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
24%synergy
Envoy of the Ancestors
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
30%synergy
Exemplar of Light
32%inclusion21 decks66 decks
27%synergy
Underrealm Lich
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
25%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
23%synergy
Boggart Trawler
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
22%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
23%synergy
Karlov of the Ghost Council
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
21%synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Eternal Witness
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Willowdusk, Essence Seer
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
19%synergy
Aerith, Last Ancient
21%inclusion11 decks53 decks
19%synergy
Canopy Gargantuan
19%inclusion12 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Aerith Gainsborough
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
15%synergy
Tymna the Weaver
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Essence Channeler
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Spike Feeder
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Twilight Prophet
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
4%synergy
The Speed Demon
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Delighted Halfling
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Shadrix Silverquill
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Walking Ballista
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Keen Duelist
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Ranger-Captain of Eos
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Colossal Grave-Reaver
13%inclusion8 decks62 decks
10%synergy
Avacyn's Pilgrim
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
-4%synergy
Selfless Spirit
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Spore Frog
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Heroic Intervention
47%inclusion31 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Entomb
41%inclusion27 decks66 decks
32%synergy
Path to Exile
39%inclusion26 decks66 decks
-8%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
38%inclusion25 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
19%synergy
Dark Ritual
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Akroma's Will
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Beast Within
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
-4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Imp's Mischief
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Bitter Triumph
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Inkshield
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Abrupt Decay
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Silence
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Inspiring Call
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Dismember
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Eladamri's Call
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Generous Gift
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-6%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
4%synergy
Crop Rotation
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-7%synergy
Snuff Out
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Abzan Charm
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Clever Concealment
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Mortality Spear
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Culling the Weak
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Momentous Fall
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Withering Boon
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Noxious Revival
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Despark
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-8%synergy
Reprieve
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Buried Alive
48%inclusion32 decks66 decks
40%synergy
Farseek
41%inclusion27 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Three Visits
39%inclusion26 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Cultivate
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
-12%synergy
Feed the Swarm
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Damn
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Rampant Growth
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
-9%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Stargaze
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Kodama's Reach
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
-10%synergy
Painful Truths
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Victimize
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Sign in Blood
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Culling Ritual
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Imperial Seal
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Will of the Abzan
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
-4%synergy
Austere Command
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Damning Verdict
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Fumigate
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Aetherflux Reservoir
32%inclusion21 decks66 decks
27%synergy
The Ozolith
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
24%synergy
The Great Henge
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
23%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Whip of Erebos
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
20%synergy
The Wind Crystal
20%inclusion10 decks50 decks
16%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-5%synergy
Shadowspear
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Sigil
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Birthing Pod
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
3%synergy
The Earth Crystal
6.0%inclusion3 decks50 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
39%inclusion26 decks66 decks
24%synergy
Exquisite Blood
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
28%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Sanguine Bond
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Lunar Convocation
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Greater Good
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Cleric Class
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Greed
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Branching Evolution
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Dark Tutelage
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Revival of the Ancestors
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
3%synergy
Innkeeper's Talent
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Boseiju, Who Endures
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
25%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Bojuka Bog
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
-6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Shifting Woodland
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
6%synergy
War Room
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-7%synergy
Multiversal Passage
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
4%synergy
Westvale Abbey
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
2%synergy
High Market
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Gavony Township
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion61 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion53 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Staff of Compleation
41%inclusion27 decks66 decks
35%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
41%inclusion27 decks66 decks
33%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
38%inclusion25 decks66 decks
29%synergy
Talisman of Unity
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
27%synergy
Mana Vault
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Orzhov Signet
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
95%inclusion63 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
92%inclusion61 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Forest
92%inclusion61 decks66 decks
-4%synergy
Plains
92%inclusion61 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
80%inclusion53 decks66 decks
33%synergy
Godless Shrine
77%inclusion51 decks66 decks
31%synergy
Temple Garden
77%inclusion51 decks66 decks
31%synergy
Caves of Koilos
76%inclusion50 decks66 decks
48%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
68%inclusion45 decks66 decks
40%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
65%inclusion43 decks66 decks
31%synergy
Windswept Heath
64%inclusion42 decks66 decks
28%synergy
Brushland
62%inclusion41 decks66 decks
34%synergy
Marsh Flats
62%inclusion41 decks66 decks
29%synergy
Indatha Triome
58%inclusion38 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
45%inclusion30 decks66 decks
40%synergy
Underground Mortuary
45%inclusion30 decks66 decks
27%synergy
Lush Portico
42%inclusion28 decks66 decks
23%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
41%inclusion27 decks66 decks
24%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
41%inclusion27 decks66 decks
-12%synergy
Witch Enchanter
39%inclusion26 decks66 decks
33%synergy
Exotic Orchard
39%inclusion26 decks66 decks
-16%synergy
City of Brass
39%inclusion26 decks66 decks
31%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
38%inclusion25 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Isolated Chapel
38%inclusion25 decks66 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Confluence
32%inclusion21 decks66 decks
24%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
-16%synergy
Vault of Champions
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Canopy Vista
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
-18%synergy
Fell the Profane
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
19%synergy
Horizon Canopy
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Savannah
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Boggart Trawler
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
22%synergy
Silent Clearing
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
18%synergy
Bayou
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Scrubland
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
-20%synergy
Deathcap Glade
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Twilight Mire
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Murmuring Bosk
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
-4%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Hushwood Verge
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Deceptive Landscape
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
-11%synergy
Horizon of Progress
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
5%synergy