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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Boomerang Basics
3.6%inclusion2 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Agna Qel'a
3.6%inclusion2 decks56 decks
0%synergy
Firebending Lesson
1.9%inclusion1 decks54 decks
-1%synergy
Lost in Memories
1.8%inclusion1 decks55 decks
0%synergy
Reckless Blaze
1.8%inclusion1 decks55 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
48%inclusion78 decks164 decks
42%synergy
Laughing Mad
46%inclusion76 decks164 decks
41%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
46%inclusion75 decks164 decks
41%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
44%inclusion72 decks164 decks
38%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
44%inclusion72 decks164 decks
36%synergy
Essence Flux
41%inclusion67 decks164 decks
35%synergy
Kefka, Dancing Mad
38%inclusion63 decks164 decks
34%synergy
Waste Not
45%inclusion74 decks164 decks
34%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
33%inclusion54 decks164 decks
30%synergy
Circle of Power
31%inclusion51 decks164 decks
28%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
47%inclusion77 decks164 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Act
40%inclusion65 decks164 decks
-6%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
38%inclusion62 decks164 decks
9%synergy
Negate
38%inclusion62 decks164 decks
15%synergy
Dark Ritual
37%inclusion61 decks164 decks
2%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
35%inclusion57 decks164 decks
8%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
33%inclusion54 decks164 decks
26%synergy
Frantic Search
31%inclusion51 decks164 decks
12%synergy
Faithless Looting
30%inclusion50 decks164 decks
11%synergy
Chaos Warp
30%inclusion49 decks164 decks
-6%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
16%inclusion26 decks164 decks
11%synergy
Notion Thief
13%inclusion21 decks164 decks
5%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
11%inclusion18 decks164 decks
8%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
7.9%inclusion13 decks164 decks
3%synergy
Creatures
The Emperor of Palamecia
29%inclusion47 decks164 decks
26%synergy
Anger
29%inclusion47 decks164 decks
18%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
28%inclusion46 decks164 decks
25%synergy
Emet-Selch, Unsundered
24%inclusion40 decks164 decks
22%synergy
Naban, Dean of Iteration
23%inclusion37 decks164 decks
20%synergy
Mysidian Elder
22%inclusion36 decks164 decks
20%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
21%inclusion35 decks164 decks
16%synergy
Queen Brahne
21%inclusion35 decks164 decks
20%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
21%inclusion34 decks164 decks
16%synergy
Baleful Strix
21%inclusion34 decks164 decks
11%synergy
Fell Specter
20%inclusion33 decks164 decks
18%synergy
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
20%inclusion21 decks106 decks
13%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
18%inclusion30 decks164 decks
15%synergy
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
18%inclusion30 decks164 decks
16%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
18%inclusion29 decks164 decks
5%synergy
Gogo, Mysterious Mime
18%inclusion29 decks164 decks
15%synergy
Quistis Trepe
18%inclusion29 decks164 decks
17%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
16%inclusion26 decks164 decks
13%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
15%inclusion25 decks164 decks
12%synergy
Ultimecia, Time Sorceress
15%inclusion24 decks164 decks
14%synergy
Wonder
14%inclusion23 decks164 decks
10%synergy
Y'shtola Rhul
14%inclusion23 decks164 decks
10%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
14%inclusion23 decks164 decks
13%synergy
Jecht, Reluctant Guardian
13%inclusion22 decks164 decks
13%synergy
Generator Servant
13%inclusion21 decks164 decks
12%synergy
Sangromancer
13%inclusion21 decks164 decks
10%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
12%inclusion20 decks164 decks
8%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
12%inclusion20 decks164 decks
5%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
12%inclusion19 decks164 decks
9%synergy
Garland, Knight of Cornelia
12%inclusion19 decks164 decks
11%synergy
Goblin Electromancer
12%inclusion19 decks164 decks
3%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
12%inclusion19 decks164 decks
4%synergy
Xande, Dark Mage
12%inclusion19 decks164 decks
11%synergy
Deadeye Navigator
11%inclusion18 decks164 decks
9%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
11%inclusion18 decks164 decks
9%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
10%inclusion17 decks164 decks
7%synergy
Archaeomancer
10%inclusion17 decks164 decks
7%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
10%inclusion17 decks164 decks
8%synergy
Guttersnipe
10%inclusion16 decks164 decks
4%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
10%inclusion16 decks164 decks
0%synergy
Hecteyes
10%inclusion16 decks164 decks
9%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
10%inclusion16 decks164 decks
7%synergy
Locke Cole
10%inclusion16 decks164 decks
9%synergy
Summon: Esper Ramuh
9.1%inclusion15 decks164 decks
9%synergy
Magmakin Artillerist
9.1%inclusion15 decks164 decks
6%synergy
Shantotto, Tactician Magician
9.1%inclusion15 decks164 decks
9%synergy
Malevolent Hermit
8.5%inclusion14 decks164 decks
7%synergy
Siren Stormtamer
8.5%inclusion14 decks164 decks
2%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
8.5%inclusion14 decks164 decks
1%synergy
Simian Spirit Guide
8.5%inclusion14 decks164 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Espers to Magicite
29%inclusion47 decks164 decks
26%synergy
Arcane Denial
25%inclusion41 decks164 decks
-4%synergy
Lightning Bolt
24%inclusion40 decks164 decks
15%synergy
Abrade
24%inclusion39 decks164 decks
14%synergy
Brainstorm
23%inclusion37 decks164 decks
5%synergy
Bedevil
22%inclusion36 decks164 decks
5%synergy
Overkill
22%inclusion36 decks164 decks
20%synergy
Terminate
20%inclusion32 decks164 decks
-6%synergy
Rakdos Charm
19%inclusion31 decks164 decks
4%synergy
Planar Incision
18%inclusion30 decks164 decks
16%synergy
Teferi's Time Twist
16%inclusion26 decks164 decks
14%synergy
Blur
14%inclusion23 decks164 decks
13%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
14%inclusion23 decks164 decks
4%synergy
Transpose
13%inclusion22 decks164 decks
11%synergy
Big Score
13%inclusion21 decks164 decks
2%synergy
Displace
12%inclusion20 decks164 decks
10%synergy
Swallowed by Leviathan
12%inclusion20 decks164 decks
12%synergy
Perplex
12%inclusion20 decks164 decks
11%synergy
Saw in Half
12%inclusion19 decks164 decks
7%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion18 decks164 decks
4%synergy
Syncopate
11%inclusion18 decks164 decks
10%synergy
Fire Magic
11%inclusion18 decks164 decks
10%synergy
Fight On!
11%inclusion18 decks164 decks
10%synergy
Light of Judgment
10%inclusion17 decks164 decks
10%synergy
Dispel
10%inclusion17 decks164 decks
7%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
10%inclusion17 decks164 decks
6%synergy
Magic Damper
10%inclusion17 decks164 decks
9%synergy
Opt
10%inclusion16 decks164 decks
4%synergy
Thunder Magic
10%inclusion16 decks164 decks
9%synergy
Spell Pierce
10%inclusion16 decks164 decks
7%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.1%inclusion15 decks164 decks
4%synergy
Eject
9.1%inclusion15 decks164 decks
9%synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
9.1%inclusion15 decks164 decks
9%synergy
Drown in the Loch
9.1%inclusion15 decks164 decks
6%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.5%inclusion14 decks164 decks
2%synergy
Dreams of Laguna
8.5%inclusion14 decks164 decks
8%synergy
Burnt Offering
7.9%inclusion13 decks164 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Duplication
7.9%inclusion13 decks164 decks
5%synergy
Siren's Ruse
7.9%inclusion13 decks164 decks
6%synergy
Bolt Bend
7.9%inclusion13 decks164 decks
6%synergy
Memory Lapse
7.3%inclusion12 decks164 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
7.3%inclusion12 decks164 decks
-5%synergy
Ice Magic
7.3%inclusion12 decks164 decks
7%synergy
Fatal Push
7.3%inclusion12 decks164 decks
6%synergy
Dig Through Time
7.3%inclusion12 decks164 decks
3%synergy
Reality Shift
6.7%inclusion11 decks164 decks
1%synergy
Snapback
6.7%inclusion11 decks164 decks
6%synergy
Haste Magic
6.7%inclusion11 decks164 decks
6%synergy
Miscast
6.7%inclusion11 decks164 decks
5%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
6.7%inclusion11 decks164 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
23%inclusion37 decks164 decks
-7%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion36 decks164 decks
-2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
21%inclusion34 decks164 decks
16%synergy
Syphon Mind
20%inclusion32 decks164 decks
16%synergy
Victimize
19%inclusion31 decks164 decks
10%synergy
Suplex
18%inclusion30 decks164 decks
17%synergy
Evil Reawakened
18%inclusion29 decks164 decks
17%synergy
Sorceress's Schemes
18%inclusion29 decks164 decks
17%synergy
Demonic Counsel
18%inclusion29 decks164 decks
13%synergy
Poison the Waters
16%inclusion26 decks164 decks
15%synergy
Windfall
16%inclusion26 decks164 decks
-8%synergy
Vandalblast
15%inclusion25 decks164 decks
-1%synergy
Stitch Together
15%inclusion25 decks164 decks
13%synergy
Electroduplicate
14%inclusion23 decks164 decks
13%synergy
Ringsight
12%inclusion19 decks164 decks
4%synergy
Strike It Rich
12%inclusion19 decks164 decks
10%synergy
Relm's Sketching
11%inclusion18 decks164 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
10%inclusion17 decks164 decks
-10%synergy
Persist
10%inclusion17 decks164 decks
7%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion16 decks164 decks
7%synergy
Exsanguinate
9.1%inclusion15 decks164 decks
5%synergy
Splash Portal
8.5%inclusion14 decks164 decks
7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.5%inclusion14 decks164 decks
6%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
7.9%inclusion13 decks164 decks
7%synergy
Mizzix's Mastery
7.9%inclusion13 decks164 decks
5%synergy
Snort
7.9%inclusion13 decks164 decks
7%synergy
Singularity Rupture
7.5%inclusion11 decks146 decks
6%synergy
Whispering Madness
7.3%inclusion12 decks164 decks
1%synergy
Final Parting
7.3%inclusion12 decks164 decks
6%synergy
Buried Alive
7.3%inclusion12 decks164 decks
4%synergy
Nibelheim Aflame
7.3%inclusion12 decks164 decks
6%synergy
Memories Returning
7.3%inclusion12 decks164 decks
7%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.7%inclusion11 decks164 decks
5%synergy
Cruel Ultimatum
6.1%inclusion10 decks164 decks
2%synergy
Rite of Flame
6.1%inclusion10 decks164 decks
0%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.5%inclusion9 decks164 decks
1%synergy
Step Through
5.5%inclusion9 decks164 decks
3%synergy
Ponder
5.5%inclusion9 decks164 decks
-3%synergy
Dark Deal
5.5%inclusion9 decks164 decks
-2%synergy
Tormenting Voice
5.5%inclusion9 decks164 decks
5%synergy
Breath of Darigaaz
5.5%inclusion9 decks164 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Black Mage's Rod
26%inclusion42 decks164 decks
23%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
26%inclusion42 decks164 decks
-1%synergy
Monument to Endurance
24%inclusion40 decks164 decks
18%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
20%inclusion33 decks164 decks
16%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
20%inclusion28 decks141 decks
17%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion24 decks164 decks
-15%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
13%inclusion22 decks164 decks
9%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
11%inclusion18 decks164 decks
9%synergy
The Fire Crystal
9.1%inclusion15 decks164 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.9%inclusion13 decks164 decks
-4%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
7.9%inclusion13 decks164 decks
0%synergy
Panharmonicon
6.7%inclusion11 decks164 decks
2%synergy
Cryptcaller Chariot
6.7%inclusion11 decks164 decks
5%synergy
Elixir
5.5%inclusion9 decks164 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Painful Quandary
26%inclusion43 decks164 decks
23%synergy
Megrim
23%inclusion37 decks164 decks
16%synergy
Propaganda
18%inclusion29 decks164 decks
4%synergy
Bandit's Talent
16%inclusion27 decks164 decks
15%synergy
Raiders' Wake
14%inclusion23 decks164 decks
12%synergy
Liliana's Caress
13%inclusion21 decks164 decks
6%synergy
Wizard Class
10%inclusion17 decks164 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion17 decks164 decks
0%synergy
Triple Triad
7.3%inclusion12 decks164 decks
6%synergy
Fiery Inscription
6.7%inclusion11 decks164 decks
2%synergy
Curiosity
6.7%inclusion11 decks164 decks
3%synergy
Necromancy
6.7%inclusion11 decks164 decks
4%synergy
Stuck in Summoner's Sanctum
6.1%inclusion10 decks164 decks
6%synergy
Animate Dead
6.1%inclusion10 decks164 decks
-3%synergy
Teferi's Ageless Insight
5.5%inclusion9 decks164 decks
3%synergy
Court of Ambition
5.5%inclusion9 decks164 decks
0%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
5.5%inclusion9 decks164 decks
5%synergy
Shrieking Affliction
5.5%inclusion9 decks164 decks
5%synergy
Oppression
5.5%inclusion9 decks164 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
40%inclusion65 decks164 decks
4%synergy
Bojuka Bog
25%inclusion41 decks164 decks
1%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
24%inclusion39 decks164 decks
20%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion28 decks164 decks
-6%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
16%inclusion26 decks164 decks
12%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
13%inclusion21 decks164 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion18 decks164 decks
3%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
10%inclusion16 decks164 decks
7%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
9.1%inclusion15 decks164 decks
9%synergy
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital
7.9%inclusion13 decks164 decks
7%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.7%inclusion11 decks164 decks
0%synergy
Adventurer's Inn
6.1%inclusion10 decks164 decks
6%synergy
Peat Bog
6.1%inclusion10 decks164 decks
6%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
6.1%inclusion10 decks164 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
86%inclusion141 decks164 decks
-2%synergy
Sol Ring
85%inclusion140 decks164 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
54%inclusion88 decks164 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
51%inclusion83 decks164 decks
8%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
41%inclusion67 decks164 decks
-4%synergy
Izzet Signet
38%inclusion63 decks164 decks
4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion62 decks164 decks
2%synergy
Rakdos Signet
35%inclusion57 decks164 decks
0%synergy
Dimir Signet
35%inclusion57 decks164 decks
-2%synergy
Thought Vessel
34%inclusion55 decks164 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion30 decks164 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
15%inclusion24 decks164 decks
1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9.1%inclusion15 decks164 decks
-6%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.7%inclusion11 decks164 decks
2%synergy
Blitzball
6.1%inclusion10 decks164 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.5%inclusion9 decks164 decks
4%synergy
Ether
5.5%inclusion9 decks164 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion164 decks164 decks
7%synergy
Mountain
99%inclusion163 decks164 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion163 decks164 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion136 decks164 decks
-9%synergy
Exotic Orchard
61%inclusion100 decks164 decks
5%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
55%inclusion91 decks164 decks
18%synergy
Sulfur Falls
53%inclusion87 decks164 decks
7%synergy
Sunken Hollow
51%inclusion84 decks164 decks
11%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
49%inclusion81 decks164 decks
-5%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
49%inclusion81 decks164 decks
5%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
43%inclusion71 decks164 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
43%inclusion70 decks164 decks
12%synergy
Shivan Reef
40%inclusion65 decks164 decks
11%synergy
Underground River
38%inclusion63 decks164 decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
37%inclusion61 decks164 decks
13%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
37%inclusion61 decks164 decks
10%synergy
Choked Estuary
32%inclusion53 decks164 decks
15%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
30%inclusion50 decks164 decks
12%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
24%inclusion40 decks164 decks
9%synergy
Seething Landscape
23%inclusion37 decks164 decks
5%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
22%inclusion36 decks164 decks
10%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
22%inclusion36 decks164 decks
12%synergy
Dismal Backwater
21%inclusion35 decks164 decks
15%synergy
Vector, Imperial Capital
19%inclusion31 decks164 decks
18%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
18%inclusion30 decks164 decks
13%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
18%inclusion30 decks164 decks
-2%synergy
Treno, Dark City
18%inclusion30 decks164 decks
17%synergy
Baron, Airship Kingdom
18%inclusion30 decks164 decks
17%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
17%inclusion28 decks164 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
17%inclusion28 decks164 decks
2%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
17%inclusion28 decks164 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Deceit
17%inclusion28 decks164 decks
4%synergy
Ash Barrens
16%inclusion27 decks164 decks
12%synergy
Oscorp Industries
16%inclusion17 decks106 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Peak
16%inclusion26 decks164 decks
12%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
13%inclusion21 decks164 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Malice
13%inclusion21 decks164 decks
1%synergy
Rakdos Carnarium
13%inclusion21 decks164 decks
2%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
12%inclusion20 decks164 decks
8%synergy
Graven Cairns
11%inclusion18 decks164 decks
4%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
10%inclusion16 decks164 decks
-1%synergy
Capital City
10%inclusion16 decks164 decks
9%synergy
Ferrous Lake
10%inclusion16 decks164 decks
6%synergy
Crossroads Village
10%inclusion16 decks164 decks
9%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
9.1%inclusion15 decks164 decks
-16%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
9.1%inclusion15 decks164 decks
4%synergy
Rakdos Guildgate
9.1%inclusion15 decks164 decks
7%synergy
Fiery Islet
8.5%inclusion14 decks164 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Isle
8.5%inclusion14 decks164 decks
4%synergy
Geothermal Bog
8.5%inclusion14 decks164 decks
7%synergy