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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Beifong's Bounty Hunters
5.9%inclusion6 decks102 decks
3%synergy
Toph, Earthbending Master
3.5%inclusion4 decks113 decks
3%synergy
Joo Dee, One of Many
2.0%inclusion2 decks98 decks
1%synergy
Ba Sing Se
2.0%inclusion2 decks98 decks
0%synergy
Avatar Destiny
2.0%inclusion2 decks99 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Spore Frog
87%inclusion4.36K decks5.01K decks
81%synergy
Plaguecrafter
77%inclusion3.86K decks5.01K decks
68%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
72%inclusion3.60K decks5.01K decks
65%synergy
Viscera Seer
80%inclusion3.99K decks5.01K decks
64%synergy
Grim Haruspex
67%inclusion3.38K decks5.01K decks
63%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
91%inclusion4.58K decks5.01K decks
61%synergy
Victimize
77%inclusion3.83K decks5.01K decks
57%synergy
Eternal Witness
83%inclusion4.13K decks5.01K decks
57%synergy
Buried Alive
65%inclusion3.25K decks5.01K decks
56%synergy
Protean Hulk
56%inclusion2.80K decks5.01K decks
51%synergy
Top Cards
Zulaport Cutthroat
70%inclusion3.52K decks5.01K decks
49%synergy
Skullclamp
68%inclusion3.39K decks5.01K decks
37%synergy
Blood Artist
66%inclusion3.33K decks5.01K decks
47%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
65%inclusion3.26K decks5.01K decks
45%synergy
Cankerbloom
62%inclusion3.09K decks5.01K decks
47%synergy
Accursed Marauder
59%inclusion1.94K decks3.31K decks
50%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
58%inclusion2.89K decks5.01K decks
43%synergy
Carrion Feeder
57%inclusion2.88K decks5.01K decks
49%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
57%inclusion2.87K decks5.01K decks
44%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
56%inclusion2.83K decks5.01K decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
20%inclusion1.03K decks5.01K decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
13%inclusion647 decks5.01K decks
2%synergy
Worldly Tutor
11%inclusion529 decks5.01K decks
0%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
7.3%inclusion366 decks5.01K decks
6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
6.7%inclusion335 decks5.01K decks
1%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.1%inclusion304 decks5.01K decks
0%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
5.8%inclusion289 decks5.01K decks
2%synergy
Natural Order
5.2%inclusion259 decks5.01K decks
2%synergy
Creatures
Reclamation Sage
55%inclusion2.76K decks5.01K decks
37%synergy
Haywire Mite
53%inclusion2.65K decks5.01K decks
35%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
52%inclusion2.61K decks5.01K decks
48%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
52%inclusion2.60K decks5.01K decks
42%synergy
Massacre Wurm
50%inclusion2.51K decks5.01K decks
42%synergy
Wood Elves
49%inclusion2.47K decks5.01K decks
41%synergy
Shriekmaw
48%inclusion2.39K decks5.01K decks
44%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
47%inclusion2.33K decks5.01K decks
41%synergy
Caustic Caterpillar
46%inclusion2.31K decks5.01K decks
38%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
44%inclusion2.22K decks5.01K decks
41%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
43%inclusion2.15K decks5.01K decks
39%synergy
Llanowar Elves
41%inclusion2.05K decks5.01K decks
8%synergy
Demon's Disciple
40%inclusion2K decks5.01K decks
37%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
36%inclusion1.30K decks3.59K decks
26%synergy
Birds of Paradise
36%inclusion1.80K decks5.01K decks
15%synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
36%inclusion1.79K decks5.01K decks
29%synergy
Merciless Executioner
35%inclusion1.78K decks5.01K decks
32%synergy
Midnight Reaper
35%inclusion1.75K decks5.01K decks
32%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
35%inclusion1.73K decks5.01K decks
27%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
33%inclusion1.67K decks5.01K decks
31%synergy
Insidious Fungus
32%inclusion708 decks2.21K decks
26%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
31%inclusion1.57K decks5.01K decks
29%synergy
Fauna Shaman
31%inclusion1.56K decks5.01K decks
25%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
30%inclusion87 decks289 decks
25%synergy
Warren Soultrader
30%inclusion1.01K decks3.38K decks
19%synergy
Elvish Mystic
30%inclusion1.48K decks5.01K decks
3%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
29%inclusion1.44K decks5.01K decks
26%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
28%inclusion1.39K decks5.01K decks
14%synergy
Acidic Slime
27%inclusion1.37K decks5.01K decks
24%synergy
Poison-Tip Archer
27%inclusion1.34K decks5.01K decks
9%synergy
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
26%inclusion1.31K decks5.01K decks
17%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
26%inclusion1.28K decks5.01K decks
7%synergy
Farhaven Elf
24%inclusion1.19K decks5.01K decks
19%synergy
Woe Strider
24%inclusion1.18K decks5.01K decks
19%synergy
Honest Rutstein
22%inclusion865 decks3.93K decks
12%synergy
Viridian Emissary
22%inclusion1.10K decks5.01K decks
20%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
22%inclusion1.09K decks5.01K decks
11%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
21%inclusion1.06K decks5.01K decks
7%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
20%inclusion1.02K decks5.01K decks
17%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
20%inclusion989 decks5.01K decks
15%synergy
Fiend Artisan
20%inclusion980 decks5.01K decks
15%synergy
Foundation Breaker
18%inclusion894 decks5.01K decks
16%synergy
Izoni, Thousand-Eyed
17%inclusion870 decks5.01K decks
11%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
17%inclusion865 decks5.01K decks
1%synergy
Spinner of Souls
17%inclusion259 decks1.52K decks
13%synergy
Avenger of Zendikar
17%inclusion830 decks5.01K decks
9%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
16%inclusion820 decks5.01K decks
13%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
16%inclusion801 decks5.01K decks
13%synergy
Smothering Abomination
16%inclusion788 decks5.01K decks
14%synergy
Mosswood Dreadknight
15%inclusion737 decks5.01K decks
11%synergy
Instants
Assassin's Trophy
54%inclusion2.68K decks5.01K decks
9%synergy
Entomb
47%inclusion2.36K decks5.01K decks
39%synergy
Village Rites
42%inclusion2.08K decks5.01K decks
25%synergy
Beast Within
40%inclusion2.01K decks5.01K decks
3%synergy
Putrefy
34%inclusion1.68K decks5.01K decks
-1%synergy
Grisly Salvage
28%inclusion1.39K decks5.01K decks
17%synergy
Dark Ritual
23%inclusion1.14K decks5.01K decks
6%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
21%inclusion1.03K decks5.01K decks
13%synergy
Deadly Dispute
19%inclusion945 decks5.01K decks
-1%synergy
Golgari Charm
18%inclusion895 decks5.01K decks
1%synergy
Abrupt Decay
18%inclusion881 decks5.01K decks
2%synergy
Heroic Intervention
16%inclusion790 decks5.01K decks
-14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion649 decks5.01K decks
3%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
11%inclusion367 decks3.37K decks
-9%synergy
Tragic Slip
10%inclusion524 decks5.01K decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion350 decks3.38K decks
1%synergy
Deadly Rollick
9.1%inclusion454 decks5.01K decks
-1%synergy
Flare of Malice
8.8%inclusion297 decks3.38K decks
6%synergy
Culling the Weak
8.3%inclusion415 decks5.01K decks
5%synergy
Saw in Half
7.7%inclusion386 decks5.01K decks
0%synergy
Tear Asunder
7.3%inclusion368 decks5.01K decks
-8%synergy
Altar's Reap
6.9%inclusion346 decks5.01K decks
5%synergy
Rushed Rebirth
6.2%inclusion312 decks5.01K decks
4%synergy
Krosan Grip
6.0%inclusion302 decks5.01K decks
-1%synergy
Nasty End
5.9%inclusion294 decks5.01K decks
4%synergy
Nature's Claim
5.3%inclusion265 decks5.01K decks
-5%synergy
Noxious Revival
5.0%inclusion252 decks5.01K decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Reanimate
50%inclusion2.49K decks5.01K decks
30%synergy
Living Death
40%inclusion2.02K decks5.01K decks
33%synergy
Toxic Deluge
35%inclusion1.76K decks5.01K decks
14%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
35%inclusion1.74K decks5.01K decks
21%synergy
Cultivate
31%inclusion1.55K decks5.01K decks
-9%synergy
Diabolic Intent
29%inclusion1.46K decks5.01K decks
19%synergy
Culling Ritual
24%inclusion1.23K decks5.01K decks
4%synergy
Jarad's Orders
24%inclusion1.22K decks5.01K decks
21%synergy
Dread Return
23%inclusion1.16K decks5.01K decks
13%synergy
Rampant Growth
23%inclusion1.14K decks5.01K decks
-12%synergy
Primal Growth
17%inclusion829 decks5.01K decks
14%synergy
Nature's Lore
16%inclusion813 decks5.01K decks
-10%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
16%inclusion245 decks1.53K decks
9%synergy
Unmarked Grave
15%inclusion773 decks5.01K decks
13%synergy
Damnation
15%inclusion752 decks5.01K decks
7%synergy
Kodama's Reach
15%inclusion734 decks5.01K decks
-10%synergy
Farseek
13%inclusion664 decks5.01K decks
-5%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
13%inclusion663 decks5.01K decks
9%synergy
Three Visits
11%inclusion565 decks5.01K decks
-8%synergy
Life // Death
10%inclusion523 decks5.01K decks
7%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
10%inclusion435 decks4.25K decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion498 decks5.01K decks
6%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
9.4%inclusion473 decks5.01K decks
-2%synergy
Squirming Emergence
9.2%inclusion459 decks5.01K decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.2%inclusion411 decks5.01K decks
5%synergy
Persist
7.8%inclusion391 decks5.01K decks
5%synergy
Life from the Loam
7.2%inclusion359 decks5.01K decks
-1%synergy
Final Parting
7.1%inclusion357 decks5.01K decks
6%synergy
Season of Loss
6.9%inclusion199 decks2.88K decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.8%inclusion342 decks5.01K decks
2%synergy
Unearth
6.8%inclusion340 decks5.01K decks
2%synergy
Mulch
6.7%inclusion334 decks5.01K decks
3%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
6.5%inclusion327 decks5.01K decks
1%synergy
Lively Dirge
6.0%inclusion231 decks3.87K decks
4%synergy
Deadly Brew
5.9%inclusion295 decks5.01K decks
1%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
5.4%inclusion270 decks5.01K decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
5.0%inclusion252 decks5.01K decks
-1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Altar of Dementia
39%inclusion1.97K decks5.01K decks
31%synergy
Lightning Greaves
39%inclusion1.97K decks5.01K decks
17%synergy
Birthing Pod
36%inclusion1.82K decks5.01K decks
33%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
30%inclusion1.51K decks5.01K decks
21%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion1.04K decks5.01K decks
-4%synergy
Strionic Resonator
12%inclusion608 decks5.01K decks
10%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
11%inclusion528 decks5.01K decks
9%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
7.6%inclusion381 decks5.01K decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Moldervine Reclamation
43%inclusion2.17K decks5.01K decks
19%synergy
Grave Pact
42%inclusion2.12K decks5.01K decks
34%synergy
Animate Dead
38%inclusion1.91K decks5.01K decks
29%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
35%inclusion1.73K decks5.01K decks
29%synergy
Insidious Roots
23%inclusion1.08K decks4.60K decks
11%synergy
Journey to Eternity
22%inclusion1.10K decks5.01K decks
16%synergy
Guardian Project
21%inclusion1.05K decks5.01K decks
14%synergy
Awakening Zone
18%inclusion909 decks5.01K decks
13%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
18%inclusion898 decks5.01K decks
5%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
17%inclusion872 decks5.01K decks
5%synergy
Evolutionary Leap
16%inclusion813 decks5.01K decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion786 decks5.01K decks
2%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
13%inclusion665 decks5.01K decks
5%synergy
Into the Pit
11%inclusion239 decks2.11K decks
8%synergy
Greater Good
11%inclusion565 decks5.01K decks
5%synergy
Black Market
11%inclusion557 decks5.01K decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Rites
11%inclusion554 decks5.01K decks
6%synergy
Birthing Ritual
11%inclusion367 decks3.34K decks
10%synergy
Sylvan Library
11%inclusion540 decks5.01K decks
1%synergy
Golgari Germination
10%inclusion526 decks5.01K decks
8%synergy
Pattern of Rebirth
10%inclusion500 decks5.01K decks
9%synergy
Necromancy
10%inclusion489 decks5.01K decks
7%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
8.6%inclusion288 decks3.34K decks
1%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
8.3%inclusion417 decks5.01K decks
3%synergy
Teval's Judgment
7.0%inclusion31 decks441 decks
5%synergy
Attrition
6.9%inclusion345 decks5.01K decks
5%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
5.8%inclusion130 decks2.24K decks
3%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.4%inclusion273 decks5.01K decks
3%synergy
Wild Growth
5.1%inclusion254 decks5.01K decks
-5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
18%inclusion911 decks5.01K decks
13%synergy
Grist, the Hunger Tide
11%inclusion531 decks5.01K decks
1%synergy
Vraska, Golgari Queen
9.2%inclusion461 decks5.01K decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
High Market
55%inclusion2.76K decks5.01K decks
46%synergy
Bojuka Bog
46%inclusion2.29K decks5.01K decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
41%inclusion2.06K decks5.01K decks
26%synergy
Grim Backwoods
36%inclusion1.82K decks5.01K decks
23%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
32%inclusion1.59K decks5.01K decks
9%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
24%inclusion1.21K decks5.01K decks
-3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
17%inclusion854 decks5.01K decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion789 decks5.01K decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion772 decks5.01K decks
-8%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
15%inclusion755 decks5.01K decks
-3%synergy
Dryad Arbor
12%inclusion613 decks5.01K decks
3%synergy
Shifting Woodland
12%inclusion394 decks3.37K decks
1%synergy
Westvale Abbey
10%inclusion495 decks5.01K decks
7%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
10%inclusion33 decks347 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
9.2%inclusion460 decks5.01K decks
5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8.2%inclusion278 decks3.38K decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.1%inclusion406 decks5.01K decks
1%synergy
Khalni Garden
7.4%inclusion370 decks5.01K decks
4%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
7.1%inclusion21 decks294 decks
4%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
7.1%inclusion354 decks5.01K decks
5%synergy
Hissing Quagmire
6.3%inclusion315 decks5.01K decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.0%inclusion299 decks5.01K decks
2%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
5.7%inclusion288 decks5.01K decks
-2%synergy
Restless Cottage
5.4%inclusion271 decks5.01K decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion4.49K decks5.01K decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
61%inclusion3.07K decks5.01K decks
-1%synergy
Golgari Signet
29%inclusion1.46K decks5.01K decks
1%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
20%inclusion995 decks5.01K decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.6%inclusion329 decks5.01K decks
0%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.5%inclusion14 decks255 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Forest
99%inclusion4.95K decks5.01K decks
1%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion4.94K decks5.01K decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion4.60K decks5.01K decks
6%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
68%inclusion3.42K decks5.01K decks
7%synergy
Tainted Wood
61%inclusion3.06K decks5.01K decks
17%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
60%inclusion3K decks5.01K decks
8%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
54%inclusion2.69K decks5.01K decks
9%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
50%inclusion2.49K decks5.01K decks
8%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
47%inclusion2.35K decks5.01K decks
8%synergy
Temple of Malady
41%inclusion2.08K decks5.01K decks
6%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
36%inclusion1.78K decks5.01K decks
0%synergy
Twilight Mire
33%inclusion1.67K decks5.01K decks
-2%synergy
Deathcap Glade
32%inclusion1.59K decks5.01K decks
2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
32%inclusion1.59K decks5.01K decks
3%synergy
Underground Mortuary
29%inclusion1.33K decks4.67K decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion1.29K decks5.01K decks
-2%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
26%inclusion1.29K decks5.01K decks
6%synergy
Jungle Hollow
25%inclusion1.24K decks5.01K decks
0%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion1.17K decks5.01K decks
-4%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
20%inclusion989 decks5.01K decks
-1%synergy
Wastewood Verge
19%inclusion134 decks695 decks
3%synergy
Vernal Fen
19%inclusion55 decks291 decks
8%synergy
Blooming Marsh
17%inclusion848 decks5.01K decks
3%synergy
Haunted Mire
16%inclusion781 decks5.01K decks
-1%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
15%inclusion774 decks5.01K decks
3%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
14%inclusion721 decks5.01K decks
5%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
14%inclusion464 decks3.38K decks
5%synergy
Viridescent Bog
13%inclusion566 decks4.25K decks
-7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
13%inclusion649 decks5.01K decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion632 decks5.01K decks
-4%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
11%inclusion367 decks3.37K decks
-9%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion350 decks3.38K decks
1%synergy
Bayou
10%inclusion500 decks5.01K decks
-1%synergy
Woodland Chasm
9.5%inclusion475 decks5.01K decks
2%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
9.4%inclusion473 decks5.01K decks
-2%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.0%inclusion451 decks5.01K decks
-4%synergy
Festering Thicket
8.2%inclusion24 decks291 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.2%inclusion411 decks5.01K decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.3%inclusion243 decks3.32K decks
3%synergy
Foul Orchard
5.9%inclusion294 decks5.01K decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
5.4%inclusion271 decks5.01K decks
-17%synergy
Blighted Woodland
5.0%inclusion252 decks5.01K decks
0%synergy