Golbez, Clad In Darkness (Commander) - Expensive

Original Name:

Syr Konrad, the GrimSyr Konrad, the Grim

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Jonathan Zucchetti
Nov 20, 2025
The Best Commander From Every Year of the 2000s
With 2025 drawing to a close, let's take a look back at this quarter century and pick out the best commanders from each year.
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Bitterbloom Bearer
2.5%inclusion2 decks80 decks
1%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
2.1%inclusion1 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Foggy Swamp Visions
2.0%inclusion1 decks49 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Mindcrank
85%inclusion463 decks543 decks
80%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
76%inclusion414 decks543 decks
73%synergy
Tortured Existence
69%inclusion377 decks543 decks
65%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
68%inclusion369 decks543 decks
58%synergy
Morality Shift
55%inclusion296 decks543 decks
54%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
62%inclusion337 decks543 decks
49%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
86%inclusion465 decks543 decks
48%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
71%inclusion384 decks543 decks
47%synergy
Entomb
54%inclusion294 decks543 decks
42%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
72%inclusion389 decks543 decks
42%synergy
Top Cards
Crypt Ghast
78%inclusion422 decks543 decks
29%synergy
Dark Ritual
78%inclusion421 decks543 decks
11%synergy
Reanimate
75%inclusion405 decks543 decks
36%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
74%inclusion404 decks543 decks
23%synergy
Jet Medallion
70%inclusion381 decks543 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
61%inclusion333 decks543 decks
24%synergy
Blood Artist
58%inclusion316 decks543 decks
27%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
57%inclusion309 decks543 decks
34%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
55%inclusion297 decks543 decks
29%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
54%inclusion293 decks543 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
78%inclusion426 decks543 decks
51%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
71%inclusion383 decks543 decks
49%synergy
Ancient Tomb
53%inclusion286 decks543 decks
41%synergy
Necropotence
49%inclusion267 decks543 decks
34%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
49%inclusion265 decks543 decks
19%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
31%inclusion168 decks543 decks
17%synergy
Opposition Agent
27%inclusion146 decks543 decks
17%synergy
The One Ring
27%inclusion146 decks543 decks
17%synergy
Imperial Seal
25%inclusion136 decks543 decks
18%synergy
Mana Vault
22%inclusion122 decks543 decks
15%synergy
Creatures
Gravecrawler
54%inclusion291 decks543 decks
40%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
47%inclusion253 decks543 decks
29%synergy
Plaguecrafter
44%inclusion240 decks543 decks
24%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
43%inclusion231 decks543 decks
24%synergy
Viscera Seer
41%inclusion225 decks543 decks
25%synergy
Accursed Marauder
40%inclusion180 decks451 decks
19%synergy
Carrion Feeder
37%inclusion203 decks543 decks
26%synergy
Angel of Suffering
37%inclusion202 decks543 decks
36%synergy
Warren Soultrader
36%inclusion166 decks456 decks
24%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
36%inclusion193 decks543 decks
31%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
35%inclusion189 decks543 decks
34%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
34%inclusion185 decks543 decks
19%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
34%inclusion184 decks543 decks
25%synergy
Golgari Thug
33%inclusion181 decks543 decks
31%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
32%inclusion173 decks543 decks
17%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
32%inclusion173 decks543 decks
30%synergy
Doom Whisperer
30%inclusion164 decks543 decks
27%synergy
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
28%inclusion153 decks543 decks
28%synergy
Massacre Wurm
28%inclusion152 decks543 decks
11%synergy
Millikin
28%inclusion150 decks543 decks
24%synergy
Grim Haruspex
27%inclusion144 decks543 decks
17%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
26%inclusion142 decks543 decks
14%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
26%inclusion140 decks543 decks
18%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
25%inclusion137 decks543 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
25%inclusion136 decks543 decks
1%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
25%inclusion136 decks543 decks
15%synergy
Midnight Reaper
25%inclusion136 decks543 decks
16%synergy
Tormod, the Desecrator
24%inclusion133 decks543 decks
21%synergy
Bloodghast
24%inclusion128 decks543 decks
13%synergy
Leaden Myr
24%inclusion128 decks543 decks
17%synergy
Dreadhound
23%inclusion124 decks543 decks
21%synergy
Nether Traitor
23%inclusion124 decks543 decks
14%synergy
Boggart Trawler
21%inclusion96 decks452 decks
13%synergy
Blood Pet
20%inclusion111 decks543 decks
12%synergy
Ophiomancer
20%inclusion110 decks543 decks
5%synergy
Sheoldred
20%inclusion110 decks543 decks
14%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
20%inclusion110 decks543 decks
2%synergy
Overlord of the Balemurk
20%inclusion79 decks403 decks
18%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
19%inclusion102 decks543 decks
11%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
18%inclusion100 decks543 decks
-4%synergy
Dark Confidant
18%inclusion97 decks543 decks
11%synergy
Massacre Girl
18%inclusion97 decks543 decks
10%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
17%inclusion95 decks543 decks
15%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
17%inclusion95 decks543 decks
4%synergy
Murderous Rider
15%inclusion84 decks543 decks
9%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
15%inclusion84 decks543 decks
0%synergy
Demon's Disciple
15%inclusion81 decks543 decks
7%synergy
Undead Butler
15%inclusion79 decks543 decks
12%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
14%inclusion31 decks220 decks
9%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
14%inclusion49 decks359 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
47%inclusion254 decks543 decks
24%synergy
Cabal Ritual
38%inclusion206 decks543 decks
20%synergy
Culling the Weak
38%inclusion205 decks543 decks
23%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
34%inclusion184 decks543 decks
12%synergy
Songs of the Damned
32%inclusion173 decks543 decks
27%synergy
Withering Torment
31%inclusion126 decks404 decks
0%synergy
Tainted Strike
21%inclusion116 decks543 decks
18%synergy
Imp's Mischief
21%inclusion113 decks543 decks
-3%synergy
Gravepurge
19%inclusion104 decks543 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion85 decks456 decks
0%synergy
Village Rites
17%inclusion90 decks543 decks
-8%synergy
Dismember
15%inclusion83 decks543 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Malice
15%inclusion67 decks456 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Dispute
14%inclusion77 decks543 decks
-10%synergy
Wake the Dead
12%inclusion67 decks543 decks
11%synergy
Defile
12%inclusion63 decks543 decks
-26%synergy
Saw in Half
11%inclusion61 decks543 decks
4%synergy
Snuff Out
11%inclusion59 decks543 decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion59 decks543 decks
-14%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
9.2%inclusion50 decks543 decks
-5%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.3%inclusion45 decks543 decks
-15%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
7.4%inclusion40 decks543 decks
5%synergy
Sacrifice
7.0%inclusion38 decks543 decks
2%synergy
Force of Despair
7.0%inclusion38 decks543 decks
-1%synergy
Ad Nauseam
7.0%inclusion38 decks543 decks
4%synergy
Soul Shatter
6.3%inclusion34 decks543 decks
-6%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.3%inclusion34 decks543 decks
-4%synergy
Tragic Slip
6.1%inclusion33 decks543 decks
-15%synergy
Footbottom Feast
5.9%inclusion32 decks543 decks
5%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
5.3%inclusion29 decks543 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Breach the Multiverse
47%inclusion253 decks543 decks
40%synergy
Feed the Swarm
46%inclusion251 decks543 decks
-5%synergy
Diabolic Intent
45%inclusion246 decks543 decks
31%synergy
Living Death
45%inclusion242 decks543 decks
34%synergy
Damnation
38%inclusion204 decks543 decks
17%synergy
Buried Alive
36%inclusion194 decks543 decks
24%synergy
Victimize
35%inclusion190 decks543 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
31%inclusion166 decks543 decks
19%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
24%inclusion132 decks543 decks
17%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
22%inclusion119 decks543 decks
11%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
22%inclusion77 decks357 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
21%inclusion114 decks543 decks
-15%synergy
Forever Young
20%inclusion107 decks543 decks
18%synergy
Dread Return
17%inclusion95 decks543 decks
5%synergy
Bubbling Muck
16%inclusion87 decks543 decks
0%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
15%inclusion80 decks543 decks
2%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion74 decks543 decks
-11%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
13%inclusion70 decks543 decks
-3%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
13%inclusion69 decks543 decks
6%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
12%inclusion67 decks543 decks
9%synergy
Incarnation Technique
11%inclusion62 decks543 decks
10%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
9.3%inclusion45 decks485 decks
-3%synergy
Exsanguinate
9.2%inclusion50 decks543 decks
-15%synergy
Dread Summons
8.5%inclusion46 decks543 decks
6%synergy
Dark Deal
7.9%inclusion43 decks543 decks
-4%synergy
Persist
6.6%inclusion36 decks543 decks
3%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
6.6%inclusion36 decks543 decks
2%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
6.1%inclusion31 decks507 decks
4%synergy
Stitch Together
6.1%inclusion33 decks543 decks
3%synergy
Mutilate
5.5%inclusion30 decks543 decks
-14%synergy
Final Parting
5.5%inclusion30 decks543 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.3%inclusion29 decks543 decks
-10%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
47%inclusion253 decks543 decks
41%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
45%inclusion245 decks543 decks
26%synergy
Skullclamp
39%inclusion211 decks543 decks
18%synergy
Altar of the Brood
38%inclusion206 decks543 decks
36%synergy
Lightning Greaves
31%inclusion171 decks543 decks
-2%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
22%inclusion119 decks543 decks
20%synergy
Bontu's Monument
22%inclusion119 decks543 decks
-6%synergy
Expedition Map
19%inclusion102 decks543 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
18%inclusion96 decks543 decks
9%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
17%inclusion94 decks543 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion84 decks543 decks
-16%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
11%inclusion59 decks543 decks
4%synergy
Basilisk Collar
8.8%inclusion48 decks543 decks
6%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
8.5%inclusion46 decks543 decks
-2%synergy
Whip of Erebos
7.9%inclusion43 decks543 decks
-3%synergy
Grindstone
7.9%inclusion43 decks543 decks
8%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
7.7%inclusion42 decks543 decks
5%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
7.4%inclusion40 decks543 decks
5%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
7.3%inclusion16 decks219 decks
-12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.0%inclusion38 decks543 decks
-9%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
6.3%inclusion34 decks543 decks
4%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
5.5%inclusion30 decks543 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
46%inclusion248 decks543 decks
28%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
41%inclusion223 decks543 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
33%inclusion180 decks543 decks
-7%synergy
Grave Pact
31%inclusion170 decks543 decks
13%synergy
Black Market Connections
29%inclusion157 decks543 decks
6%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
29%inclusion130 decks454 decks
24%synergy
Phyresis
25%inclusion135 decks543 decks
23%synergy
Exquisite Blood
20%inclusion107 decks543 decks
6%synergy
Necromancy
20%inclusion106 decks543 decks
13%synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
16%inclusion86 decks543 decks
15%synergy
Out of the Tombs
13%inclusion70 decks543 decks
10%synergy
Black Market
11%inclusion62 decks543 decks
-10%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
11%inclusion62 decks543 decks
1%synergy
Dance of the Dead
11%inclusion61 decks543 decks
8%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
11%inclusion59 decks543 decks
-5%synergy
Bitterblossom
11%inclusion59 decks543 decks
-2%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion56 decks543 decks
0%synergy
Glistening Oil
8.3%inclusion45 decks543 decks
8%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
7.6%inclusion41 decks543 decks
2%synergy
Sanguine Bond
7.0%inclusion38 decks543 decks
-5%synergy
No Mercy
6.8%inclusion37 decks543 decks
0%synergy
Contamination
6.4%inclusion35 decks543 decks
3%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.1%inclusion33 decks543 decks
-4%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
5.9%inclusion32 decks543 decks
5%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
5.7%inclusion31 decks543 decks
0%synergy
Vampiric Link
5.2%inclusion28 decks543 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
8.7%inclusion47 decks543 decks
-5%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
6.8%inclusion37 decks543 decks
-7%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
92%inclusion498 decks543 decks
37%synergy
Bojuka Bog
60%inclusion325 decks543 decks
13%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
48%inclusion263 decks543 decks
32%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
46%inclusion249 decks543 decks
35%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
45%inclusion247 decks543 decks
10%synergy
Witch's Cottage
37%inclusion200 decks543 decks
12%synergy
Castle Locthwain
32%inclusion176 decks543 decks
15%synergy
Urza's Saga
29%inclusion159 decks543 decks
21%synergy
Buried Ruin
20%inclusion108 decks543 decks
14%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
20%inclusion106 decks543 decks
16%synergy
Deserted Temple
18%inclusion97 decks543 decks
14%synergy
War Room
17%inclusion94 decks543 decks
1%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
16%inclusion75 decks456 decks
7%synergy
High Market
16%inclusion86 decks543 decks
9%synergy
Lake of the Dead
14%inclusion77 decks543 decks
9%synergy
Mortuary Mire
14%inclusion75 decks543 decks
1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
12%inclusion65 decks543 decks
-19%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
11%inclusion58 decks543 decks
1%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
10%inclusion57 decks543 decks
9%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
10%inclusion53 decks543 decks
8%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
10%inclusion53 decks543 decks
-2%synergy
Tomb Fortress
10%inclusion53 decks543 decks
5%synergy
Thespian's Stage
10%inclusion52 decks543 decks
4%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
10%inclusion52 decks543 decks
8%synergy
Inventors' Fair
9.4%inclusion51 decks543 decks
7%synergy
Command Beacon
8.7%inclusion47 decks543 decks
0%synergy
Strip Mine
8.3%inclusion45 decks543 decks
5%synergy
Vesuva
8.1%inclusion44 decks543 decks
5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.2%inclusion15 decks207 decks
-5%synergy
Emergence Zone
6.1%inclusion33 decks543 decks
3%synergy
Barren Moor
5.7%inclusion31 decks543 decks
-5%synergy
Field of the Dead
5.5%inclusion30 decks543 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
94%inclusion513 decks543 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
63%inclusion341 decks543 decks
0%synergy
Basalt Monolith
30%inclusion164 decks543 decks
28%synergy
Chrome Mox
19%inclusion105 decks543 decks
13%synergy
The Soul Stone
19%inclusion27 decks143 decks
7%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
18%inclusion98 decks543 decks
7%synergy
Lotus Petal
18%inclusion97 decks543 decks
10%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion89 decks543 decks
-15%synergy
Mana Crypt
15%inclusion82 decks543 decks
12%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
14%inclusion76 decks543 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion69 decks543 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Diamond
11%inclusion58 decks543 decks
7%synergy
Mox Opal
10%inclusion54 decks543 decks
6%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
10%inclusion54 decks543 decks
5%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
10%inclusion52 decks543 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.7%inclusion47 decks543 decks
-19%synergy
Grim Monolith
8.3%inclusion45 decks543 decks
5%synergy
Mox Amber
5.9%inclusion32 decks543 decks
2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.2%inclusion28 decks543 decks
-18%synergy
Nyx Lotus
5.2%inclusion28 decks543 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
88%inclusion476 decks543 decks
-7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
34%inclusion184 decks543 decks
12%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
24%inclusion132 decks543 decks
17%synergy
Boggart Trawler
21%inclusion96 decks452 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion85 decks456 decks
0%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
18%inclusion99 decks543 decks
11%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
15%inclusion83 decks543 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
15%inclusion80 decks543 decks
-12%synergy
Urza's Cave
13%inclusion62 decks465 decks
5%synergy
Marsh Flats
10%inclusion55 decks543 decks
7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
10%inclusion54 decks543 decks
7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
10%inclusion54 decks543 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
9.2%inclusion50 decks543 decks
6%synergy
Cavern of Souls
9.0%inclusion49 decks543 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
5.7%inclusion31 decks543 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
5.3%inclusion29 decks543 decks
0%synergy
Prismatic Vista
5.2%inclusion28 decks543 decks
3%synergy