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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
Abandoned Air Temple
4.7%inclusion5 decks107 decks
3%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
3.6%inclusion4 decks112 decks
3%synergy
Koh, the Face Stealer
1.9%inclusion2 decks103 decks
2%synergy
Earth Kingdom General
1.8%inclusion2 decks112 decks
1%synergy
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
1.3%inclusion2 decks152 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Doom Whisperer
62%inclusion203 decks328 decks
58%synergy
Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn
63%inclusion205 decks328 decks
56%synergy
Black Market Connections
60%inclusion198 decks328 decks
51%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
63%inclusion207 decks328 decks
51%synergy
Children of Korlis
54%inclusion176 decks328 decks
51%synergy
Beledros Witherbloom
52%inclusion172 decks328 decks
46%synergy
Darkstar Augur
48%inclusion158 decks328 decks
44%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
49%inclusion162 decks328 decks
42%synergy
Dark Confidant
45%inclusion148 decks328 decks
41%synergy
Reanimate
55%inclusion179 decks328 decks
41%synergy
Top Cards
Anguished Unmaking
66%inclusion216 decks328 decks
30%synergy
Toxic Deluge
61%inclusion200 decks328 decks
38%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
60%inclusion198 decks328 decks
-3%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
53%inclusion174 decks328 decks
32%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
49%inclusion161 decks328 decks
39%synergy
Soul Warden
48%inclusion156 decks328 decks
39%synergy
Haywire Mite
46%inclusion150 decks328 decks
41%synergy
Priest of Fell Rites
45%inclusion146 decks328 decks
40%synergy
Celestine, the Living Saint
44%inclusion143 decks328 decks
40%synergy
Kami of Whispered Hopes
42%inclusion139 decks328 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
44%inclusion143 decks328 decks
36%synergy
Ancient Tomb
16%inclusion54 decks328 decks
9%synergy
The One Ring
16%inclusion51 decks328 decks
7%synergy
Necropotence
14%inclusion46 decks328 decks
11%synergy
Teferi's Protection
12%inclusion40 decks328 decks
-1%synergy
Seedborn Muse
10%inclusion32 decks328 decks
3%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
5.2%inclusion17 decks328 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Disciple of Freyalise
44%inclusion143 decks328 decks
39%synergy
Essence Warden
41%inclusion136 decks328 decks
29%synergy
Exemplar of Light
41%inclusion134 decks328 decks
36%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
37%inclusion122 decks328 decks
30%synergy
Birds of Paradise
36%inclusion118 decks328 decks
2%synergy
Dragonlord Dromoka
35%inclusion116 decks328 decks
29%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
33%inclusion109 decks328 decks
21%synergy
Witch Enchanter
33%inclusion108 decks328 decks
27%synergy
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
32%inclusion106 decks328 decks
23%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
32%inclusion106 decks328 decks
28%synergy
Heliod, Sun-Crowned
31%inclusion103 decks328 decks
26%synergy
Soul's Attendant
30%inclusion99 decks328 decks
24%synergy
Selfless Spirit
30%inclusion97 decks328 decks
26%synergy
Envoy of the Ancestors
29%inclusion95 decks328 decks
25%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
28%inclusion93 decks328 decks
26%synergy
Rodolf Duskbringer
28%inclusion92 decks328 decks
26%synergy
Serra Ascendant
27%inclusion90 decks328 decks
23%synergy
Eternal Witness
27%inclusion88 decks328 decks
6%synergy
Archangel of Thune
27%inclusion87 decks328 decks
23%synergy
Boggart Trawler
26%inclusion85 decks328 decks
22%synergy
Willowdusk, Essence Seer
26%inclusion85 decks328 decks
24%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
24%inclusion52 decks216 decks
20%synergy
Underrealm Lich
23%inclusion75 decks328 decks
19%synergy
Nykthos Paragon
23%inclusion74 decks328 decks
20%synergy
Esper Sentinel
22%inclusion72 decks328 decks
9%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
21%inclusion69 decks328 decks
19%synergy
Aerith, Last Ancient
21%inclusion52 decks253 decks
18%synergy
Karlov of the Ghost Council
20%inclusion67 decks328 decks
18%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
20%inclusion66 decks328 decks
18%synergy
Qarsi Revenant
19%inclusion60 decks322 decks
17%synergy
Twilight Prophet
19%inclusion61 decks328 decks
17%synergy
Vona, Butcher of Magan
18%inclusion60 decks328 decks
17%synergy
Aerith Gainsborough
18%inclusion46 decks259 decks
15%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
17%inclusion34 decks197 decks
16%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
17%inclusion56 decks328 decks
13%synergy
Canopy Gargantuan
17%inclusion53 decks320 decks
6%synergy
Colossal Grave-Reaver
17%inclusion53 decks321 decks
14%synergy
Spore Frog
16%inclusion54 decks328 decks
12%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
16%inclusion53 decks328 decks
15%synergy
Wall of Reverence
16%inclusion52 decks328 decks
12%synergy
Essence Channeler
16%inclusion52 decks328 decks
14%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
15%inclusion50 decks328 decks
13%synergy
Tymna the Weaver
15%inclusion48 decks328 decks
13%synergy
Indulging Patrician
14%inclusion47 decks328 decks
12%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
14%inclusion47 decks328 decks
12%synergy
Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
14%inclusion46 decks328 decks
6%synergy
Avacyn's Pilgrim
14%inclusion45 decks328 decks
-3%synergy
Delighted Halfling
13%inclusion44 decks328 decks
-2%synergy
Aftermath Analyst
13%inclusion42 decks328 decks
2%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
13%inclusion42 decks328 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Fell the Profane
32%inclusion106 decks328 decks
26%synergy
Path to Exile
30%inclusion98 decks328 decks
-17%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
29%inclusion96 decks328 decks
-2%synergy
Heroic Intervention
28%inclusion92 decks328 decks
1%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
20%inclusion67 decks328 decks
12%synergy
Bitter Triumph
20%inclusion67 decks328 decks
18%synergy
Entomb
19%inclusion63 decks328 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion63 decks328 decks
15%synergy
Beast Within
16%inclusion53 decks328 decks
-7%synergy
Infernal Grasp
16%inclusion53 decks328 decks
10%synergy
Despark
13%inclusion41 decks328 decks
-1%synergy
Mortality Spear
12%inclusion39 decks328 decks
7%synergy
Akroma's Will
12%inclusion39 decks328 decks
6%synergy
Inspiring Call
11%inclusion36 decks328 decks
5%synergy
Generous Gift
11%inclusion36 decks328 decks
-3%synergy
Abzan Charm
10%inclusion34 decks328 decks
2%synergy
Dismember
10%inclusion33 decks328 decks
8%synergy
Dark Ritual
10%inclusion32 decks328 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
9.5%inclusion31 decks328 decks
3%synergy
Grisly Salvage
9.1%inclusion30 decks328 decks
2%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
9.1%inclusion30 decks328 decks
7%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
8.5%inclusion28 decks328 decks
6%synergy
Imp's Mischief
8.2%inclusion27 decks328 decks
7%synergy
Dawn's Truce
8.2%inclusion27 decks328 decks
3%synergy
Inscription of Abundance
7.9%inclusion26 decks328 decks
7%synergy
Restoration Magic
7.7%inclusion19 decks246 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
7.6%inclusion25 decks328 decks
5%synergy
Withering Torment
7.3%inclusion24 decks328 decks
6%synergy
Snuff Out
6.7%inclusion22 decks328 decks
6%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
6.7%inclusion22 decks328 decks
6%synergy
Stinging Study
6.4%inclusion21 decks328 decks
5%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
6.4%inclusion21 decks328 decks
4%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
5.5%inclusion18 decks328 decks
-1%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
5.5%inclusion18 decks328 decks
0%synergy
Collective Resistance
5.2%inclusion17 decks328 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Farseek
40%inclusion130 decks328 decks
-4%synergy
Nature's Lore
38%inclusion126 decks328 decks
9%synergy
Buried Alive
32%inclusion104 decks328 decks
23%synergy
Feed the Swarm
29%inclusion96 decks328 decks
22%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
29%inclusion96 decks328 decks
7%synergy
Three Visits
28%inclusion92 decks328 decks
6%synergy
Cultivate
27%inclusion88 decks328 decks
-14%synergy
Will of the Abzan
20%inclusion65 decks320 decks
10%synergy
Rampant Growth
19%inclusion63 decks328 decks
-7%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
19%inclusion63 decks328 decks
17%synergy
Damn
19%inclusion63 decks328 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
19%inclusion62 decks328 decks
7%synergy
Stargaze
17%inclusion56 decks328 decks
15%synergy
Kodama's Reach
16%inclusion53 decks328 decks
-7%synergy
Diresight
14%inclusion46 decks328 decks
12%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion39 decks328 decks
9%synergy
Painful Truths
12%inclusion38 decks328 decks
7%synergy
Fumigate
11%inclusion37 decks328 decks
2%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
11%inclusion37 decks328 decks
3%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion35 decks328 decks
3%synergy
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion34 decks328 decks
6%synergy
Austere Command
9.1%inclusion30 decks328 decks
2%synergy
Sign in Blood
8.8%inclusion29 decks328 decks
6%synergy
Perennation
7.1%inclusion23 decks322 decks
4%synergy
Life from the Loam
6.7%inclusion22 decks328 decks
-4%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
6.4%inclusion21 decks328 decks
6%synergy
Farewell
6.1%inclusion20 decks328 decks
-1%synergy
Lively Dirge
5.8%inclusion19 decks328 decks
4%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
5.8%inclusion19 decks328 decks
1%synergy
Living Death
5.5%inclusion18 decks328 decks
2%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
5.2%inclusion17 decks328 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
25%inclusion83 decks328 decks
7%synergy
Whip of Erebos
23%inclusion74 decks328 decks
20%synergy
The Wind Crystal
21%inclusion52 decks250 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion63 decks328 decks
4%synergy
The Great Henge
19%inclusion63 decks328 decks
13%synergy
The Ozolith
15%inclusion50 decks328 decks
10%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
13%inclusion42 decks328 decks
8%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
10%inclusion33 decks328 decks
6%synergy
The Earth Crystal
9.2%inclusion23 decks250 decks
7%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
8.8%inclusion29 decks328 decks
0%synergy
Tainted Sigil
7.9%inclusion26 decks328 decks
7%synergy
Birthing Pod
7.0%inclusion23 decks328 decks
3%synergy
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
5.8%inclusion19 decks328 decks
4%synergy
Shadowspear
5.5%inclusion18 decks328 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Sylvan Library
42%inclusion137 decks328 decks
29%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
40%inclusion131 decks328 decks
25%synergy
Terrasymbiosis
26%inclusion56 decks216 decks
22%synergy
Lunar Convocation
23%inclusion77 decks328 decks
21%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
20%inclusion66 decks328 decks
19%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
19%inclusion61 decks328 decks
13%synergy
Sanguine Bond
19%inclusion61 decks328 decks
5%synergy
Exquisite Blood
15%inclusion50 decks328 decks
10%synergy
Greed
14%inclusion46 decks328 decks
12%synergy
Greater Good
14%inclusion45 decks328 decks
10%synergy
Cleric Class
13%inclusion42 decks328 decks
9%synergy
Hollowmurk Siege
12%inclusion40 decks321 decks
6%synergy
Stronghold Arena
9.1%inclusion30 decks328 decks
8%synergy
Branching Evolution
8.8%inclusion29 decks328 decks
5%synergy
Blind Obedience
7.9%inclusion26 decks328 decks
3%synergy
Dark Tutelage
7.3%inclusion24 decks328 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.1%inclusion20 decks328 decks
4%synergy
Glasswing Grace
5.8%inclusion19 decks328 decks
4%synergy
Out of the Tombs
5.5%inclusion18 decks328 decks
3%synergy
Font of Agonies
5.5%inclusion18 decks328 decks
5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.2%inclusion17 decks328 decks
1%synergy
Animate Dead
5.2%inclusion17 decks328 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Ajani, Strength of the Pride
5.8%inclusion19 decks328 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion130 decks328 decks
7%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
37%inclusion121 decks328 decks
27%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion59 decks328 decks
-1%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
17%inclusion56 decks328 decks
-8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion56 decks328 decks
0%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
16%inclusion54 decks328 decks
-4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
14%inclusion46 decks328 decks
12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
14%inclusion45 decks328 decks
2%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion44 decks328 decks
12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
12%inclusion39 decks328 decks
-4%synergy
Shifting Woodland
11%inclusion37 decks328 decks
0%synergy
Shefet Dunes
8.8%inclusion29 decks328 decks
8%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
8.8%inclusion29 decks328 decks
8%synergy
High Market
8.5%inclusion28 decks328 decks
5%synergy
Gavony Township
8.2%inclusion27 decks328 decks
0%synergy
Command Beacon
7.9%inclusion26 decks328 decks
4%synergy
Hashep Oasis
7.3%inclusion24 decks328 decks
6%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
6.9%inclusion15 decks216 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
6.7%inclusion22 decks328 decks
-3%synergy
The Black Gate
6.4%inclusion21 decks328 decks
5%synergy
Hall of the Bandit Lord
5.8%inclusion19 decks328 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85%inclusion278 decks328 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
63%inclusion205 decks328 decks
-3%synergy
Staff of Compleation
48%inclusion156 decks328 decks
42%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
37%inclusion122 decks328 decks
29%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
36%inclusion119 decks328 decks
27%synergy
Talisman of Unity
29%inclusion95 decks328 decks
21%synergy
Pristine Talisman
6.1%inclusion20 decks328 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Plains
98%inclusion323 decks328 decks
3%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion321 decks328 decks
3%synergy
Forest
98%inclusion320 decks328 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion310 decks328 decks
4%synergy
Caves of Koilos
77%inclusion252 decks328 decks
49%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
75%inclusion245 decks328 decks
47%synergy
Brushland
70%inclusion228 decks328 decks
42%synergy
Godless Shrine
67%inclusion220 decks328 decks
22%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
62%inclusion202 decks328 decks
15%synergy
Temple Garden
61%inclusion200 decks328 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
53%inclusion175 decks328 decks
-2%synergy
Indatha Triome
49%inclusion160 decks328 decks
8%synergy
Windswept Heath
48%inclusion157 decks328 decks
12%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
47%inclusion154 decks328 decks
3%synergy
Isolated Chapel
46%inclusion152 decks328 decks
5%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
45%inclusion147 decks328 decks
-8%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
44%inclusion143 decks328 decks
39%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
43%inclusion140 decks328 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
40%inclusion131 decks328 decks
7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
40%inclusion130 decks328 decks
6%synergy
Overgrown Farmland
38%inclusion125 decks328 decks
16%synergy
Witch Enchanter
33%inclusion108 decks328 decks
27%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
33%inclusion107 decks328 decks
26%synergy
Fell the Profane
32%inclusion106 decks328 decks
26%synergy
Horizon Canopy
32%inclusion106 decks328 decks
24%synergy
Vault of Champions
31%inclusion103 decks328 decks
5%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
31%inclusion102 decks328 decks
2%synergy
Silent Clearing
31%inclusion102 decks328 decks
26%synergy
Canopy Vista
30%inclusion100 decks328 decks
-14%synergy
Underground Mortuary
30%inclusion98 decks328 decks
12%synergy
Bountiful Promenade
29%inclusion96 decks328 decks
2%synergy
Lush Portico
29%inclusion96 decks328 decks
10%synergy
City of Brass
29%inclusion94 decks328 decks
20%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
26%inclusion86 decks328 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
26%inclusion85 decks328 decks
22%synergy
Deceptive Landscape
25%inclusion82 decks328 decks
1%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
24%inclusion80 decks328 decks
13%synergy
Murmuring Bosk
23%inclusion77 decks328 decks
5%synergy
Twilight Mire
23%inclusion74 decks328 decks
11%synergy
Mana Confluence
22%inclusion73 decks328 decks
15%synergy
Deathcap Glade
22%inclusion72 decks328 decks
8%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
20%inclusion67 decks328 decks
12%synergy
Path of Ancestry
20%inclusion66 decks328 decks
-7%synergy
Bridgeworks Battle
19%inclusion63 decks328 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion63 decks328 decks
15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
17%inclusion55 decks328 decks
-12%synergy
Blossoming Sands
16%inclusion54 decks328 decks
9%synergy
Scoured Barrens
16%inclusion53 decks328 decks
3%synergy
Horizon of Progress
16%inclusion51 decks328 decks
12%synergy
Jungle Hollow
16%inclusion51 decks328 decks
7%synergy