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Bennie Smith
Jan 5, 2026
The 2025 Commanders That Broke EDHREC Top 100
2025 brought a ton of fresh new commander designs, but which ones broke into EDHREC's Top 100 Commander list?
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Enter the Avatar State
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
48%synergy
Twin Blades
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Creatures
Puresteel Paladin
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
92%synergy
Tifa, Martial Artist
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
90%synergy
Cid, Freeflier Pilot
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
91%synergy
Professor Hojo
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
92%synergy
Red XIII, Proud Warrior
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
90%synergy
Vincent, Vengeful Atoner
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
93%synergy
Zack Fair
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
94%synergy
Sram, Senior Edificer
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Sephiroth, Fallen Hero
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Helitrooper
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Elena, Turk Recruit
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Bugenhagen, Wise Elder
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
57%synergy
Barret, Avalanche Leader
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Yuffie, Materia Hunter
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Aerith, Last Ancient
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Astor, Bearer of Blades
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
12%synergy
Mabel, Heir to Cragflame
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Danitha Capashen, Paragon
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Lion Sash
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Bladegraft Aspirant
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Llanowar Elves
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Cloud, Planet's Champion
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Bastion Protector
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Nahiri, Forged in Fury
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Fervent Champion
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Bronze Guardian
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Golden-Tail Trainer
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Armored Skyhunter
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Akiri, Fearless Voyager
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Chishiro, the Shattered Blade
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Reyav, Master Smith
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Hellkite Tyrant
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Armory Automaton
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Heidegger, Shinra Executive
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Cait Sith, Fortune Teller
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Avalanche of Sector 7
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Barret Wallace
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Summon: Kujata
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Freya Crescent
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Raubahn, Bull of Ala Mhigo
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Spider Manifestation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Instants
Dispatch
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
95%synergy
Clever Concealment
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
92%synergy
Chaos Warp
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
47%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
9%synergy
Inventory Management
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Ultimate Magic: Holy
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Cloud's Limit Break
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Lifestream's Blessing
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Path to Exile
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-21%synergy
Blitzball Shot
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Tifa's Limit Break
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Sorceries
Austere Command
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
86%synergy
Unfinished Business
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
97%synergy
Rampant Growth
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Vandalblast
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Nature's Lore
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Harmonize
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Cultivate
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Decimate
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Kodama's Reach
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
5%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Farseek
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
-15%synergy
Blasphemous Act
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
8%synergy
Explore
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
25%synergy
Goldwardens' Gambit
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Ultimate Magic: Meteor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Colossus Hammer
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
94%synergy
Lightning Greaves
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
75%synergy
Sword of the Animist
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
93%synergy
Wrecking Ball Arm
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
92%synergy
Behemoth Sledge
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Trailblazer's Boots
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Inspiring Statuary
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Darksteel Plate
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
40%synergy
Mask of Memory
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Hero's Blade
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
64%synergy
Hero's Heirloom
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Conformer Shuriken
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Zephyr Boots
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Nettlecyst
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Pip-Boy 3000
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Masterwork of Ingenuity
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Hexgold Hoverwings
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Skullclamp
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
18%synergy
Bloodforged Battle-Axe
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Hookblade
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Explorer's Scope
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Glimmer Lens
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Mandibular Kite
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Champion's Helm
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Hexgold Halberd
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Bladehold War-Whip
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Adaptive Omnitool
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Dancer's Chakrams
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Ultima Weapon
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Samurai's Katana
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Doc Ock's Tentacles
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Web-Shooters
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Enchantments
Forge Anew
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Furious Rise
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Rancor
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Invigorating Hot Spring
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
SOLDIER Military Program
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
31%synergy
Hardlight Containment
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nahiri, Heir of the Ancients
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Utility Lands
Slayers' Stronghold
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
57%synergy
Rogue's Passage
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
40%synergy
Pit of Offerings
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Buried Ruin
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Inventors' Fair
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
32%synergy
Bonders' Enclave
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
26%synergy
Sol Ring
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
16%synergy
Summoning Materia
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
White Auracite
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
47%synergy
Jungle Shrine
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
44%synergy
Sunpetal Grove
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
63%synergy
Brushland
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
80%synergy
Battlefield Forge
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
78%synergy
Rugged Prairie
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
90%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
5%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
65%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
4%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
59%synergy
Canopy Vista
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
50%synergy
Game Trail
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
46%synergy
Sungrass Prairie
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
51%synergy
Mossfire Valley
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
53%synergy
Radiant Grove
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Spire of Industry
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Fortified Village
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
45%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
51%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
58%synergy
Rootbound Crag
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
30%synergy
Wooded Ridgeline
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
62%synergy
Fire-Lit Thicket
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
60%synergy
Cinder Glade
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
17%synergy
Sacred Peaks
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
61%synergy
Ash Barrens
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
27%synergy
Sheltering Landscape
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
19%synergy
Naya Panorama
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
28%synergy
Evolving Wilds
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
3%synergy
Karplusan Forest
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
16%synergy
Krosan Verge
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
22%synergy
Radiant Summit
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
30%synergy