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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Hexing Squelcher
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
1%synergy
Azula, Ruthless Firebender
4.3%inclusion2 decks46 decks
3%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
2.7%inclusion2 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Redirect Lightning
2.7%inclusion2 decks75 decks
-6%synergy
Agna Qel'a
2.3%inclusion1 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Reanimate
92%inclusion92 decks100 decks
68%synergy
Waste Not
77%inclusion77 decks100 decks
66%synergy
Essence Flux
67%inclusion67 decks100 decks
61%synergy
Animate Dead
66%inclusion66 decks100 decks
57%synergy
Harmonic Prodigy
62%inclusion62 decks100 decks
52%synergy
Monument to Endurance
55%inclusion55 decks100 decks
48%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
51%inclusion51 decks100 decks
46%synergy
Stitch Together
46%inclusion46 decks100 decks
44%synergy
Anger
51%inclusion51 decks100 decks
40%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
44%inclusion44 decks100 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
66%inclusion66 decks100 decks
31%synergy
Blasphemous Act
62%inclusion62 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Toxic Deluge
59%inclusion59 decks100 decks
38%synergy
Counterspell
57%inclusion57 decks100 decks
13%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
55%inclusion55 decks100 decks
26%synergy
Nightscape Familiar
46%inclusion46 decks100 decks
19%synergy
Windfall
45%inclusion45 decks100 decks
22%synergy
Faithless Looting
45%inclusion45 decks100 decks
25%synergy
Kefka, Dancing Mad
43%inclusion43 decks100 decks
39%synergy
Chaos Warp
42%inclusion42 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
41%inclusion41 decks100 decks
36%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Rhystic Study
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
-11%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Gifts Ungiven
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Gamble
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Jeska's Will
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
-9%synergy
Demonic Tutor
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
-15%synergy
Underworld Breach
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Displacer Kitten
41%inclusion41 decks100 decks
36%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
41%inclusion41 decks100 decks
38%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
40%inclusion40 decks100 decks
32%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
36%inclusion36 decks100 decks
34%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
35%inclusion35 decks100 decks
30%synergy
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
34%inclusion34 decks100 decks
32%synergy
Emet-Selch, Unsundered
33%inclusion33 decks100 decks
31%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
32%inclusion32 decks100 decks
25%synergy
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer
31%inclusion31 decks100 decks
25%synergy
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
28%inclusion28 decks100 decks
25%synergy
Bone Miser
26%inclusion26 decks100 decks
22%synergy
Norman Osborn
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
24%synergy
Valgavoth, Terror Eater
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
23%synergy
Hullbreaker Horror
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
21%synergy
Gogo, Mysterious Mime
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
23%synergy
Y'shtola Rhul
24%inclusion24 decks100 decks
20%synergy
Baleful Strix
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
18%synergy
Sepulchral Primordial
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
20%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
18%synergy
Black Waltz No. 3
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Vivi Ornitier
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Wonder
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Massacre Wurm
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
13%synergy
The Locust God
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Chainer, Nightmare Adept
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Generator Servant
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Naban, Dean of Iteration
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Deadeye Navigator
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Archaeomancer
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Phantasmal Image
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Lord Xander, the Collector
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Chameleon, Master of Disguise
13%inclusion9 decks69 decks
7%synergy
Spark Double
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Fell Specter
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Gogo, Master of Mimicry
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Kess, Dissident Mage
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Sangromancer
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Toxrill, the Corrosive
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Instants
Arcane Denial
42%inclusion42 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Frantic Search
40%inclusion40 decks100 decks
21%synergy
Ghostly Flicker
38%inclusion38 decks100 decks
31%synergy
Fell the Profane
34%inclusion34 decks100 decks
26%synergy
Sink into Stupor
34%inclusion34 decks100 decks
24%synergy
Swan Song
32%inclusion32 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Saw in Half
31%inclusion31 decks100 decks
27%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion31 decks100 decks
24%synergy
Planar Incision
31%inclusion31 decks100 decks
29%synergy
Withering Torment
31%inclusion31 decks100 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Rollick
29%inclusion29 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Laughing Mad
24%inclusion24 decks100 decks
19%synergy
Flame of Anor
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Mana Drain
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Cabal Ritual
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Terminate
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
-7%synergy
Rakdos Charm
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Teferi's Time Twist
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Entomb
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Bedevil
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Blur
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Brainstorm
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Deflecting Swat
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
-4%synergy
Espers to Magicite
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Big Score
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Pongify
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Lightning Bolt
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Abrade
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Stubborn Denial
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Waterlogged Teachings
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Into the Flood Maw
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Drown in the Loch
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Siren's Ruse
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Fact or Fiction
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Dismember
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Displace
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Soul Shatter
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Not Dead After All
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Transpose
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Hide on the Ceiling
7.2%inclusion5 decks69 decks
6%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Strix Serenade
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Valakut Awakening
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Force of Negation
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Muddle the Mixture
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
34%inclusion34 decks100 decks
25%synergy
Feed the Swarm
28%inclusion28 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Syphon Mind
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
22%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
24%inclusion24 decks100 decks
23%synergy
Vandalblast
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Dark Deal
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Will of the Abzan
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
20%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Demonic Counsel
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Persist
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Buried Alive
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Living Death
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Splash Portal
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Mana Geyser
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Ponder
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Wheel of Fortune
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Careful Study
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Circle of Power
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Electroduplicate
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Exsanguinate
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Quantum Misalignment
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Whispering Madness
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Rite of Flame
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Burning Inquiry
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Exhume
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Poison the Waters
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Sundering Eruption
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
42%inclusion42 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
41%inclusion41 decks100 decks
37%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
27%inclusion27 decks100 decks
23%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
11%inclusion9 decks80 decks
8%synergy
Panharmonicon
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
-5%synergy
The One Ring
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-7%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Currency Converter
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Necromancy
38%inclusion38 decks100 decks
35%synergy
Liliana's Caress
34%inclusion34 decks100 decks
27%synergy
Megrim
26%inclusion26 decks100 decks
20%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Dance of the Dead
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
18%synergy
Mystic Remora
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Painful Quandary
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Black Market Connections
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Bandit's Talent
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Propaganda
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Oppression
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Court of Ambition
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Wizard Class
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Raiders' Wake
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Necrogen Mists
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Amonkhet
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Veil
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
42%inclusion42 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Bojuka Bog
35%inclusion35 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Mistrise Village
27%inclusion27 decks100 decks
18%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Riptide Laboratory
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
-6%synergy
Arena of Glory
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Command Beacon
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Lindblum, Industrial Regency
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Saga
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Vault of Whispers
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
2%synergy
The Black Gate
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Seat of the Synod
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Great Furnace
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
98%inclusion98 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Sol Ring
95%inclusion95 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Talisman of Indulgence
78%inclusion78 decks100 decks
35%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
73%inclusion73 decks100 decks
24%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
63%inclusion63 decks100 decks
18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
52%inclusion52 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Dimir Signet
41%inclusion41 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Izzet Signet
39%inclusion39 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Rakdos Signet
38%inclusion38 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
35%inclusion35 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Relic of Sauron
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Cursed Mirror
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Lotus Petal
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
-11%synergy
Mind Stone
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
-4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-6%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.6%inclusion6 decks79 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
100%inclusion100 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion97 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Island
95%inclusion95 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Mountain
93%inclusion93 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
81%inclusion81 decks100 decks
25%synergy
Underground River
64%inclusion64 decks100 decks
37%synergy
Sulfurous Springs
64%inclusion64 decks100 decks
37%synergy
Dragonskull Summit
63%inclusion63 decks100 decks
18%synergy
Watery Grave
61%inclusion61 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
59%inclusion59 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Shivan Reef
56%inclusion56 decks100 decks
27%synergy
Sulfur Falls
55%inclusion55 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Steam Vents
51%inclusion51 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Xander's Lounge
51%inclusion51 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Blood Crypt
50%inclusion50 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
47%inclusion47 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Sunken Hollow
46%inclusion46 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
46%inclusion46 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Training Center
45%inclusion45 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
44%inclusion44 decks100 decks
19%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
43%inclusion43 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Morphic Pool
43%inclusion43 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
42%inclusion42 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
41%inclusion41 decks100 decks
-13%synergy
Luxury Suite
41%inclusion41 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Scalding Tarn
40%inclusion40 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Haunted Ridge
39%inclusion39 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Fell the Profane
34%inclusion34 decks100 decks
26%synergy
Sink into Stupor
34%inclusion34 decks100 decks
24%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion31 decks100 decks
24%synergy
Path of Ancestry
30%inclusion30 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Foreboding Ruins
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Thundering Falls
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Seething Landscape
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Graven Cairns
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Oscorp Industries
22%inclusion15 decks69 decks
9%synergy
Undercity Sewers
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Raucous Theater
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Reflecting Pool
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Choked Estuary
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Pinnacle Monk
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Mana Confluence
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Gloomlake Verge
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Shadowblood Ridge
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Blazemire Verge
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
6%synergy