Meren of Clan Nel Toth (Commander) - Aristocrats

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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
Beifong's Bounty Hunters
4.8%inclusion7 decks147 decks
2%synergy
Toph, Earthbending Master
2.6%inclusion4 decks155 decks
2%synergy
Badgermole Cub
1.9%inclusion3 decks157 decks
0%synergy
Joo Dee, One of Many
1.4%inclusion2 decks143 decks
0%synergy
Avatar Destiny
1.4%inclusion2 decks144 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Spore Frog
87%inclusion4.26K decks4.90K decks
81%synergy
Plaguecrafter
77%inclusion3.76K decks4.90K decks
67%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
72%inclusion3.52K decks4.90K decks
65%synergy
Viscera Seer
79%inclusion3.90K decks4.90K decks
64%synergy
Grim Haruspex
67%inclusion3.29K decks4.90K decks
63%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
91%inclusion4.48K decks4.90K decks
62%synergy
Victimize
77%inclusion3.76K decks4.90K decks
58%synergy
Eternal Witness
82%inclusion4.04K decks4.90K decks
57%synergy
Buried Alive
65%inclusion3.18K decks4.90K decks
56%synergy
Protean Hulk
56%inclusion2.75K decks4.90K decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Zulaport Cutthroat
70%inclusion3.44K decks4.90K decks
49%synergy
Skullclamp
68%inclusion3.31K decks4.90K decks
37%synergy
Blood Artist
66%inclusion3.25K decks4.90K decks
47%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
65%inclusion3.19K decks4.90K decks
45%synergy
Cankerbloom
62%inclusion3.02K decks4.90K decks
48%synergy
Accursed Marauder
59%inclusion1.94K decks3.32K decks
50%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
58%inclusion2.82K decks4.90K decks
43%synergy
Carrion Feeder
57%inclusion2.81K decks4.90K decks
49%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
57%inclusion2.81K decks4.90K decks
44%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
56%inclusion2.77K decks4.90K decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
21%inclusion1.01K decks4.90K decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
13%inclusion638 decks4.90K decks
2%synergy
Worldly Tutor
11%inclusion520 decks4.90K decks
0%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
7.2%inclusion354 decks4.90K decks
6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
6.7%inclusion327 decks4.90K decks
1%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.0%inclusion295 decks4.90K decks
0%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
5.7%inclusion279 decks4.90K decks
2%synergy
Natural Order
5.3%inclusion259 decks4.90K decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Reclamation Sage
55%inclusion2.68K decks4.90K decks
36%synergy
Haywire Mite
53%inclusion2.60K decks4.90K decks
36%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
52%inclusion2.54K decks4.90K decks
42%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
52%inclusion2.53K decks4.90K decks
47%synergy
Massacre Wurm
50%inclusion2.45K decks4.90K decks
42%synergy
Wood Elves
49%inclusion2.40K decks4.90K decks
40%synergy
Shriekmaw
48%inclusion2.33K decks4.90K decks
44%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
46%inclusion2.27K decks4.90K decks
41%synergy
Caustic Caterpillar
46%inclusion2.24K decks4.90K decks
38%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
44%inclusion2.17K decks4.90K decks
41%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
43%inclusion2.10K decks4.90K decks
38%synergy
Llanowar Elves
41%inclusion2.02K decks4.90K decks
9%synergy
Demon's Disciple
40%inclusion1.94K decks4.90K decks
36%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
36%inclusion1.31K decks3.60K decks
26%synergy
Birds of Paradise
36%inclusion1.77K decks4.90K decks
16%synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
36%inclusion1.75K decks4.90K decks
29%synergy
Merciless Executioner
35%inclusion1.72K decks4.90K decks
32%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
35%inclusion1.71K decks4.90K decks
27%synergy
Midnight Reaper
35%inclusion1.70K decks4.90K decks
32%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
33%inclusion1.61K decks4.90K decks
31%synergy
Insidious Fungus
32%inclusion716 decks2.22K decks
26%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
31%inclusion1.53K decks4.90K decks
29%synergy
Fauna Shaman
31%inclusion1.52K decks4.90K decks
25%synergy
Warren Soultrader
30%inclusion1.01K decks3.38K decks
19%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
30%inclusion93 decks314 decks
24%synergy
Elvish Mystic
30%inclusion1.45K decks4.90K decks
3%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
29%inclusion1.40K decks4.90K decks
26%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
28%inclusion1.36K decks4.90K decks
13%synergy
Acidic Slime
27%inclusion1.33K decks4.90K decks
24%synergy
Poison-Tip Archer
27%inclusion1.31K decks4.90K decks
9%synergy
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
26%inclusion1.29K decks4.90K decks
17%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
25%inclusion1.25K decks4.90K decks
7%synergy
Woe Strider
23%inclusion1.15K decks4.90K decks
18%synergy
Farhaven Elf
23%inclusion1.14K decks4.90K decks
19%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
22%inclusion1.09K decks4.90K decks
11%synergy
Honest Rutstein
22%inclusion866 decks3.93K decks
12%synergy
Viridian Emissary
22%inclusion1.07K decks4.90K decks
20%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
21%inclusion1.05K decks4.90K decks
7%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
20%inclusion999 decks4.90K decks
17%synergy
Fiend Artisan
20%inclusion960 decks4.90K decks
15%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
20%inclusion958 decks4.90K decks
15%synergy
Foundation Breaker
18%inclusion874 decks4.90K decks
16%synergy
Spinner of Souls
17%inclusion266 decks1.54K decks
13%synergy
Izoni, Thousand-Eyed
17%inclusion846 decks4.90K decks
11%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
17%inclusion844 decks4.90K decks
1%synergy
Avenger of Zendikar
16%inclusion806 decks4.90K decks
9%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
16%inclusion799 decks4.90K decks
13%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
16%inclusion778 decks4.90K decks
13%synergy
Smothering Abomination
15%inclusion759 decks4.90K decks
14%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
15%inclusion58 decks393 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Assassin's Trophy
54%inclusion2.63K decks4.90K decks
9%synergy
Entomb
47%inclusion2.30K decks4.90K decks
39%synergy
Village Rites
41%inclusion2.03K decks4.90K decks
25%synergy
Beast Within
40%inclusion1.96K decks4.90K decks
3%synergy
Putrefy
33%inclusion1.63K decks4.90K decks
-2%synergy
Grisly Salvage
28%inclusion1.37K decks4.90K decks
17%synergy
Dark Ritual
23%inclusion1.13K decks4.90K decks
6%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
21%inclusion1.01K decks4.90K decks
13%synergy
Deadly Dispute
19%inclusion931 decks4.90K decks
-1%synergy
Golgari Charm
18%inclusion870 decks4.90K decks
1%synergy
Abrupt Decay
18%inclusion861 decks4.90K decks
2%synergy
Heroic Intervention
16%inclusion776 decks4.90K decks
-14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion634 decks4.90K decks
3%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
11%inclusion370 decks3.38K decks
-9%synergy
Tragic Slip
10%inclusion514 decks4.90K decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion354 decks3.38K decks
1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
9.2%inclusion449 decks4.90K decks
-1%synergy
Flare of Malice
8.8%inclusion299 decks3.39K decks
6%synergy
Culling the Weak
8.4%inclusion413 decks4.90K decks
5%synergy
Saw in Half
7.9%inclusion386 decks4.90K decks
1%synergy
Tear Asunder
7.3%inclusion358 decks4.90K decks
-8%synergy
Altar's Reap
6.8%inclusion333 decks4.90K decks
5%synergy
Rushed Rebirth
6.1%inclusion301 decks4.90K decks
4%synergy
Krosan Grip
6.0%inclusion295 decks4.90K decks
-1%synergy
Nasty End
5.8%inclusion286 decks4.90K decks
4%synergy
Nature's Claim
5.3%inclusion260 decks4.90K decks
-5%synergy
Noxious Revival
5.1%inclusion248 decks4.90K decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
50%inclusion2.45K decks4.90K decks
31%synergy
Living Death
40%inclusion1.97K decks4.90K decks
33%synergy
Toxic Deluge
36%inclusion1.74K decks4.90K decks
15%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
34%inclusion1.69K decks4.90K decks
21%synergy
Cultivate
31%inclusion1.51K decks4.90K decks
-9%synergy
Diabolic Intent
29%inclusion1.43K decks4.90K decks
19%synergy
Culling Ritual
24%inclusion1.20K decks4.90K decks
4%synergy
Jarad's Orders
24%inclusion1.18K decks4.90K decks
21%synergy
Dread Return
23%inclusion1.12K decks4.90K decks
13%synergy
Rampant Growth
23%inclusion1.11K decks4.90K decks
-12%synergy
Primal Growth
16%inclusion808 decks4.90K decks
14%synergy
Nature's Lore
16%inclusion799 decks4.90K decks
-10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
16%inclusion242 decks1.55K decks
8%synergy
Unmarked Grave
15%inclusion757 decks4.90K decks
13%synergy
Damnation
15%inclusion735 decks4.90K decks
7%synergy
Kodama's Reach
15%inclusion719 decks4.90K decks
-10%synergy
Farseek
13%inclusion652 decks4.90K decks
-5%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
13%inclusion648 decks4.90K decks
9%synergy
Three Visits
11%inclusion552 decks4.90K decks
-8%synergy
Life // Death
10%inclusion508 decks4.90K decks
7%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
10%inclusion434 decks4.25K decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion496 decks4.90K decks
6%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
9.4%inclusion461 decks4.90K decks
-2%synergy
Squirming Emergence
8.8%inclusion433 decks4.90K decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.2%inclusion402 decks4.90K decks
5%synergy
Persist
7.8%inclusion383 decks4.90K decks
5%synergy
Final Parting
7.1%inclusion349 decks4.90K decks
6%synergy
Life from the Loam
7.1%inclusion348 decks4.90K decks
-1%synergy
Season of Loss
7.0%inclusion201 decks2.88K decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.9%inclusion340 decks4.90K decks
2%synergy
Unearth
6.8%inclusion335 decks4.90K decks
2%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
6.5%inclusion321 decks4.90K decks
1%synergy
Mulch
6.5%inclusion319 decks4.90K decks
3%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.0%inclusion232 decks3.88K decks
4%synergy
Deadly Brew
6.0%inclusion293 decks4.90K decks
1%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
5.4%inclusion263 decks4.90K decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
5.1%inclusion248 decks4.90K decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
39%inclusion1.93K decks4.90K decks
32%synergy
Lightning Greaves
39%inclusion1.92K decks4.90K decks
17%synergy
Birthing Pod
36%inclusion1.77K decks4.90K decks
33%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
30%inclusion1.48K decks4.90K decks
21%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion1.01K decks4.90K decks
-4%synergy
Strionic Resonator
12%inclusion589 decks4.90K decks
10%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
11%inclusion520 decks4.90K decks
9%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
7.6%inclusion373 decks4.90K decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Moldervine Reclamation
43%inclusion2.12K decks4.90K decks
19%synergy
Grave Pact
42%inclusion2.07K decks4.90K decks
34%synergy
Animate Dead
38%inclusion1.87K decks4.90K decks
30%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
34%inclusion1.68K decks4.90K decks
29%synergy
Insidious Roots
23%inclusion1.08K decks4.61K decks
12%synergy
Journey to Eternity
22%inclusion1.06K decks4.90K decks
16%synergy
Guardian Project
21%inclusion1.03K decks4.90K decks
14%synergy
Awakening Zone
18%inclusion883 decks4.90K decks
13%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
18%inclusion874 decks4.90K decks
4%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
17%inclusion853 decks4.90K decks
5%synergy
Evolutionary Leap
16%inclusion794 decks4.90K decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion770 decks4.90K decks
2%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
13%inclusion651 decks4.90K decks
5%synergy
Into the Pit
11%inclusion240 decks2.12K decks
8%synergy
Greater Good
11%inclusion552 decks4.90K decks
5%synergy
Black Market
11%inclusion543 decks4.90K decks
8%synergy
Birthing Ritual
11%inclusion371 decks3.35K decks
10%synergy
Vampiric Rites
11%inclusion542 decks4.90K decks
6%synergy
Sylvan Library
11%inclusion528 decks4.90K decks
1%synergy
Golgari Germination
11%inclusion519 decks4.90K decks
8%synergy
Necromancy
10%inclusion484 decks4.90K decks
7%synergy
Pattern of Rebirth
10%inclusion480 decks4.90K decks
9%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
8.6%inclusion288 decks3.35K decks
1%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
8.3%inclusion407 decks4.90K decks
3%synergy
Teval's Judgment
7.1%inclusion33 decks464 decks
5%synergy
Attrition
6.9%inclusion340 decks4.90K decks
6%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
5.8%inclusion130 decks2.25K decks
3%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.3%inclusion262 decks4.90K decks
3%synergy
Wild Growth
5.1%inclusion248 decks4.90K decks
-5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
18%inclusion893 decks4.90K decks
13%synergy
Grist, the Hunger Tide
11%inclusion520 decks4.90K decks
1%synergy
Vraska, Golgari Queen
9.2%inclusion453 decks4.90K decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
High Market
55%inclusion2.69K decks4.90K decks
46%synergy
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion2.23K decks4.90K decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
41%inclusion2.02K decks4.90K decks
26%synergy
Grim Backwoods
36%inclusion1.77K decks4.90K decks
23%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
32%inclusion1.55K decks4.90K decks
9%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
24%inclusion1.18K decks4.90K decks
-3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
17%inclusion825 decks4.90K decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion774 decks4.90K decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion750 decks4.90K decks
-8%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
15%inclusion743 decks4.90K decks
-3%synergy
Dryad Arbor
12%inclusion599 decks4.90K decks
3%synergy
Shifting Woodland
12%inclusion394 decks3.38K decks
1%synergy
Westvale Abbey
10%inclusion480 decks4.90K decks
7%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
9.4%inclusion35 decks372 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
9.2%inclusion450 decks4.90K decks
5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8.2%inclusion278 decks3.38K decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.0%inclusion391 decks4.90K decks
0%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
7.5%inclusion24 decks319 decks
4%synergy
Khalni Garden
7.4%inclusion364 decks4.90K decks
4%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
7.0%inclusion345 decks4.90K decks
5%synergy
Hissing Quagmire
6.3%inclusion310 decks4.90K decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.0%inclusion292 decks4.90K decks
2%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
5.8%inclusion282 decks4.90K decks
-2%synergy
Restless Cottage
5.4%inclusion266 decks4.90K decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion4.40K decks4.90K decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
61%inclusion3K decks4.90K decks
-1%synergy
Golgari Signet
29%inclusion1.42K decks4.90K decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
20%inclusion980 decks4.90K decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.5%inclusion320 decks4.90K decks
0%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.1%inclusion17 decks280 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Forest
99%inclusion4.84K decks4.90K decks
1%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion4.83K decks4.90K decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion4.50K decks4.90K decks
6%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
68%inclusion3.35K decks4.90K decks
7%synergy
Tainted Wood
61%inclusion2.99K decks4.90K decks
17%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
60%inclusion2.93K decks4.90K decks
8%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
54%inclusion2.63K decks4.90K decks
9%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
50%inclusion2.43K decks4.90K decks
8%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
47%inclusion2.29K decks4.90K decks
8%synergy
Temple of Malady
41%inclusion2.02K decks4.90K decks
6%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
36%inclusion1.75K decks4.90K decks
0%synergy
Twilight Mire
33%inclusion1.64K decks4.90K decks
-2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
32%inclusion1.56K decks4.90K decks
3%synergy
Deathcap Glade
32%inclusion1.56K decks4.90K decks
2%synergy
Underground Mortuary
29%inclusion1.34K decks4.67K decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion1.27K decks4.90K decks
-2%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
26%inclusion1.26K decks4.90K decks
6%synergy
Jungle Hollow
25%inclusion1.22K decks4.90K decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion1.15K decks4.90K decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion967 decks4.90K decks
-1%synergy
Wastewood Verge
19%inclusion139 decks716 decks
3%synergy
Vernal Fen
19%inclusion59 decks316 decks
7%synergy
Blooming Marsh
17%inclusion832 decks4.90K decks
3%synergy
Haunted Mire
16%inclusion768 decks4.90K decks
-1%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
15%inclusion751 decks4.90K decks
2%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
14%inclusion704 decks4.90K decks
5%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
14%inclusion469 decks3.38K decks
5%synergy
Viridescent Bog
13%inclusion569 decks4.25K decks
-7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion634 decks4.90K decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
12%inclusion605 decks4.90K decks
-4%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
11%inclusion370 decks3.38K decks
-9%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion354 decks3.38K decks
1%synergy
Bayou
10%inclusion492 decks4.90K decks
-1%synergy
Woodland Chasm
9.5%inclusion465 decks4.90K decks
2%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
9.4%inclusion461 decks4.90K decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.0%inclusion443 decks4.90K decks
-4%synergy
Festering Thicket
8.5%inclusion27 decks316 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.2%inclusion402 decks4.90K decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.4%inclusion246 decks3.33K decks
4%synergy
Foul Orchard
5.9%inclusion288 decks4.90K decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.5%inclusion271 decks4.90K decks
-17%synergy
Blighted Woodland
5.0%inclusion247 decks4.90K decks
0%synergy