Meren of Clan Nel Toth (Commander) - Expensive 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
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
3%synergy
Avatar Destiny
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Toph, Earthbending Master
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Super Shredder
4.0%inclusion1 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Formidable Speaker
3.3%inclusion1 decks30 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Spore Frog
86%inclusion429 decks499 decks
80%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
86%inclusion431 decks499 decks
72%synergy
Plaguecrafter
79%inclusion392 decks499 decks
69%synergy
Viscera Seer
84%inclusion417 decks499 decks
68%synergy
Entomb
76%inclusion377 decks499 decks
68%synergy
Buried Alive
73%inclusion362 decks499 decks
64%synergy
Protean Hulk
69%inclusion343 decks499 decks
64%synergy
Eternal Witness
86%inclusion431 decks499 decks
61%synergy
Grim Haruspex
65%inclusion324 decks499 decks
61%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
64%inclusion319 decks499 decks
60%synergy
Top Cards
Sakura-Tribe Elder
87%inclusion435 decks499 decks
57%synergy
Skullclamp
77%inclusion383 decks499 decks
46%synergy
Reanimate
74%inclusion371 decks499 decks
55%synergy
Blood Artist
72%inclusion359 decks499 decks
52%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
71%inclusion352 decks499 decks
26%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
69%inclusion346 decks499 decks
48%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
68%inclusion340 decks499 decks
48%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
68%inclusion339 decks499 decks
59%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
66%inclusion330 decks499 decks
60%synergy
Haywire Mite
66%inclusion330 decks499 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
61%inclusion304 decks499 decks
46%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
47%inclusion236 decks499 decks
36%synergy
Ancient Tomb
39%inclusion194 decks499 decks
33%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
33%inclusion167 decks499 decks
31%synergy
Worldly Tutor
28%inclusion139 decks499 decks
18%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
27%inclusion137 decks499 decks
22%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
25%inclusion124 decks499 decks
21%synergy
The One Ring
17%inclusion86 decks499 decks
13%synergy
Opposition Agent
13%inclusion65 decks499 decks
10%synergy
Natural Order
13%inclusion63 decks499 decks
9%synergy
Creatures
Birds of Paradise
66%inclusion330 decks499 decks
46%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
64%inclusion317 decks499 decks
56%synergy
Accursed Marauder
62%inclusion203 decks328 decks
53%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
62%inclusion307 decks499 decks
49%synergy
Carrion Feeder
58%inclusion288 decks499 decks
50%synergy
Cankerbloom
54%inclusion267 decks499 decks
39%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
53%inclusion263 decks499 decks
47%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
52%inclusion257 decks499 decks
49%synergy
Reclamation Sage
51%inclusion253 decks499 decks
32%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
47%inclusion233 decks499 decks
33%synergy
Massacre Wurm
46%inclusion228 decks499 decks
37%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
45%inclusion227 decks499 decks
42%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
44%inclusion222 decks499 decks
39%synergy
Wood Elves
44%inclusion219 decks499 decks
35%synergy
Warren Soultrader
43%inclusion145 decks338 decks
32%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
42%inclusion211 decks499 decks
32%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
42%inclusion209 decks499 decks
28%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
41%inclusion207 decks499 decks
37%synergy
Llanowar Elves
40%inclusion201 decks499 decks
8%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
38%inclusion192 decks499 decks
36%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
36%inclusion179 decks499 decks
18%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
35%inclusion18 decks51 decks
30%synergy
Caustic Caterpillar
33%inclusion163 decks499 decks
25%synergy
Elvish Mystic
32%inclusion161 decks499 decks
6%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
32%inclusion160 decks499 decks
29%synergy
Fauna Shaman
31%inclusion156 decks499 decks
26%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
31%inclusion113 decks363 decks
21%synergy
Demon's Disciple
31%inclusion155 decks499 decks
28%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
26%synergy
Shriekmaw
29%inclusion147 decks499 decks
25%synergy
Merciless Executioner
28%inclusion138 decks499 decks
25%synergy
Insidious Fungus
27%inclusion64 decks236 decks
21%synergy
Fiend Artisan
27%inclusion135 decks499 decks
22%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
27%inclusion135 decks499 decks
11%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
24%inclusion122 decks499 decks
10%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
23%inclusion115 decks499 decks
21%synergy
Midnight Reaper
22%inclusion112 decks499 decks
20%synergy
Walking Ballista
20%inclusion102 decks499 decks
18%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
20%inclusion102 decks499 decks
16%synergy
Delighted Halfling
18%inclusion90 decks499 decks
10%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
17%inclusion87 decks499 decks
15%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
17%inclusion86 decks499 decks
6%synergy
Poison-Tip Archer
17%inclusion86 decks499 decks
0%synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
17%inclusion86 decks499 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred
17%inclusion84 decks499 decks
15%synergy
Foundation Breaker
16%inclusion82 decks499 decks
15%synergy
Farhaven Elf
16%inclusion80 decks499 decks
11%synergy
Avenger of Zendikar
16%inclusion78 decks499 decks
9%synergy
Woe Strider
15%inclusion75 decks499 decks
10%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
14%inclusion47 decks338 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Beast Within
40%inclusion199 decks499 decks
3%synergy
Dark Ritual
35%inclusion176 decks499 decks
19%synergy
Abrupt Decay
34%inclusion168 decks499 decks
18%synergy
Heroic Intervention
26%inclusion131 decks499 decks
-4%synergy
Deadly Rollick
26%inclusion128 decks499 decks
15%synergy
Village Rites
25%inclusion127 decks499 decks
8%synergy
Culling the Weak
21%inclusion104 decks499 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion100 decks499 decks
10%synergy
Saw in Half
17%inclusion83 decks499 decks
9%synergy
Putrefy
14%inclusion72 decks499 decks
-21%synergy
Deadly Dispute
14%inclusion70 decks499 decks
-6%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
13%inclusion66 decks499 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion42 decks338 decks
3%synergy
Veil of Summer
12%inclusion62 decks499 decks
7%synergy
Noxious Revival
11%inclusion57 decks499 decks
6%synergy
Grisly Salvage
10%inclusion49 decks499 decks
-1%synergy
Flare of Malice
9.4%inclusion32 decks339 decks
7%synergy
Crop Rotation
9.0%inclusion45 decks499 decks
0%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
8.3%inclusion28 decks337 decks
-11%synergy
Tear Asunder
7.6%inclusion38 decks499 decks
-7%synergy
Force of Vigor
7.0%inclusion35 decks499 decks
3%synergy
Nature's Claim
7.0%inclusion35 decks499 decks
-3%synergy
Chord of Calling
6.4%inclusion32 decks499 decks
1%synergy
Krosan Grip
6.2%inclusion31 decks499 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
66%inclusion328 decks499 decks
47%synergy
Toxic Deluge
53%inclusion264 decks499 decks
32%synergy
Diabolic Intent
49%inclusion245 decks499 decks
39%synergy
Living Death
39%inclusion196 decks499 decks
32%synergy
Damnation
32%inclusion160 decks499 decks
24%synergy
Culling Ritual
27%inclusion134 decks499 decks
6%synergy
Nature's Lore
24%inclusion121 decks499 decks
-2%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
24%inclusion119 decks499 decks
11%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
22%inclusion112 decks499 decks
18%synergy
Three Visits
22%inclusion111 decks499 decks
3%synergy
Unmarked Grave
21%inclusion104 decks499 decks
18%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
19%inclusion95 decks499 decks
15%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
19%inclusion94 decks499 decks
13%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
17%inclusion29 decks173 decks
9%synergy
Cultivate
17%inclusion83 decks499 decks
-24%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
14%inclusion72 decks499 decks
3%synergy
Finale of Devastation
14%inclusion69 decks499 decks
8%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
14%inclusion57 decks415 decks
11%synergy
Farseek
14%inclusion68 decks499 decks
-5%synergy
Life // Death
13%inclusion65 decks499 decks
10%synergy
Dread Return
12%inclusion61 decks499 decks
2%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion61 decks499 decks
8%synergy
Rampant Growth
12%inclusion58 decks499 decks
-23%synergy
Imperial Seal
10%inclusion51 decks499 decks
8%synergy
Jarad's Orders
10%inclusion50 decks499 decks
7%synergy
Chain of Smog
10%inclusion50 decks499 decks
7%synergy
Kodama's Reach
10%inclusion49 decks499 decks
-15%synergy
Life from the Loam
9.2%inclusion46 decks499 decks
2%synergy
Persist
8.0%inclusion40 decks499 decks
5%synergy
Primal Growth
7.6%inclusion38 decks499 decks
5%synergy
Unearth
6.2%inclusion31 decks499 decks
1%synergy
Squirming Emergence
6.0%inclusion30 decks499 decks
1%synergy
Season of Loss
5.5%inclusion16 decks289 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Birthing Pod
50%inclusion251 decks499 decks
47%synergy
Altar of Dementia
45%inclusion223 decks499 decks
37%synergy
Lightning Greaves
40%inclusion199 decks499 decks
18%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion68 decks499 decks
-11%synergy
Strionic Resonator
10%inclusion48 decks499 decks
8%synergy
The Great Henge
9.0%inclusion45 decks499 decks
3%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.4%inclusion32 decks499 decks
1%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
6.2%inclusion31 decks499 decks
5%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
6.0%inclusion30 decks499 decks
5%synergy
Eldrazi Monument
5.2%inclusion26 decks499 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
58%inclusion289 decks499 decks
49%synergy
Animate Dead
57%inclusion285 decks499 decks
48%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
41%inclusion207 decks499 decks
36%synergy
Sylvan Library
39%inclusion193 decks499 decks
29%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
34%inclusion170 decks499 decks
26%synergy
Guardian Project
32%inclusion160 decks499 decks
25%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
24%inclusion118 decks499 decks
0%synergy
Journey to Eternity
21%inclusion105 decks499 decks
15%synergy
Necromancy
20%inclusion101 decks499 decks
17%synergy
Insidious Roots
16%inclusion70 decks451 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion75 decks499 decks
1%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
13%inclusion64 decks499 decks
-1%synergy
Awakening Zone
13%inclusion63 decks499 decks
8%synergy
Attrition
12%inclusion59 decks499 decks
10%synergy
Birthing Ritual
12%inclusion39 decks334 decks
10%synergy
Pattern of Rebirth
10%inclusion52 decks499 decks
9%synergy
Black Market Connections
10%inclusion52 decks499 decks
2%synergy
Black Market
10%inclusion48 decks499 decks
6%synergy
Necropotence
10%inclusion48 decks499 decks
6%synergy
Greater Good
9.2%inclusion46 decks499 decks
3%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
8.4%inclusion28 decks334 decks
0%synergy
Dance of the Dead
7.2%inclusion36 decks499 decks
6%synergy
Evolutionary Leap
7.2%inclusion36 decks499 decks
4%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
7.0%inclusion35 decks499 decks
-5%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
6.9%inclusion25 decks360 decks
5%synergy
Defense of the Heart
6.6%inclusion33 decks499 decks
5%synergy
Wild Growth
6.4%inclusion32 decks499 decks
-4%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.0%inclusion30 decks499 decks
4%synergy
Bitterblossom
5.8%inclusion29 decks499 decks
1%synergy
Into the Pit
5.8%inclusion13 decks226 decks
3%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
5.4%inclusion27 decks499 decks
3%synergy
Golgari Germination
5.4%inclusion27 decks499 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
22%inclusion111 decks499 decks
17%synergy
Grist, the Hunger Tide
10%inclusion52 decks499 decks
1%synergy
Vraska, Golgari Queen
7.6%inclusion38 decks499 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
82%inclusion411 decks499 decks
59%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
71%inclusion354 decks499 decks
43%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
58%inclusion289 decks499 decks
40%synergy
High Market
58%inclusion287 decks499 decks
48%synergy
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion242 decks499 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
47%inclusion234 decks499 decks
38%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
45%inclusion226 decks499 decks
34%synergy
Dryad Arbor
28%inclusion142 decks499 decks
19%synergy
Shifting Woodland
27%inclusion91 decks337 decks
17%synergy
Grim Backwoods
19%inclusion94 decks499 decks
6%synergy
Reliquary Tower
18%inclusion92 decks499 decks
-5%synergy
Command Beacon
15%inclusion77 decks499 decks
12%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
15%inclusion76 decks499 decks
14%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Westvale Abbey
12%inclusion62 decks499 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Saga
11%inclusion56 decks499 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion49 decks499 decks
6%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8.9%inclusion30 decks338 decks
5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.6%inclusion43 decks499 decks
6%synergy
Field of the Dead
8.4%inclusion42 decks499 decks
3%synergy
Strip Mine
8.0%inclusion40 decks499 decks
5%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
7.0%inclusion35 decks499 decks
5%synergy
Khalni Garden
7.0%inclusion35 decks499 decks
4%synergy
Restless Cottage
5.0%inclusion25 decks499 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion464 decks499 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
59%inclusion294 decks499 decks
-3%synergy
The Soul Stone
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
19%inclusion95 decks499 decks
-6%synergy
Golgari Signet
16%inclusion82 decks499 decks
-11%synergy
Mana Crypt
16%inclusion80 decks499 decks
14%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
12%inclusion58 decks499 decks
10%synergy
Chrome Mox
8.8%inclusion44 decks499 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
7.0%inclusion35 decks499 decks
3%synergy
Mox Diamond
5.4%inclusion27 decks499 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.0%inclusion25 decks499 decks
-2%synergy
Lands
Forest
97%inclusion484 decks499 decks
-1%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion483 decks499 decks
0%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
95%inclusion474 decks499 decks
50%synergy
Command Tower
95%inclusion473 decks499 decks
9%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
83%inclusion416 decks499 decks
54%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
80%inclusion399 decks499 decks
41%synergy
Bayou
78%inclusion387 decks499 decks
66%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
77%inclusion383 decks499 decks
16%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
64%inclusion319 decks499 decks
12%synergy
Deathcap Glade
54%inclusion269 decks499 decks
25%synergy
Underground Mortuary
53%inclusion240 decks455 decks
32%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
50%inclusion251 decks499 decks
30%synergy
Twilight Mire
49%inclusion246 decks499 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Wood
44%inclusion221 decks499 decks
0%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
38%inclusion188 decks499 decks
25%synergy
Wastewood Verge
35%inclusion35 decks101 decks
19%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
22%inclusion109 decks499 decks
-20%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion100 decks499 decks
10%synergy
Blooming Marsh
20%inclusion98 decks499 decks
6%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
20%inclusion98 decks499 decks
-16%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
19%inclusion95 decks499 decks
15%synergy
Marsh Flats
18%inclusion90 decks499 decks
12%synergy
Vernal Fen
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
7%synergy
Windswept Heath
17%inclusion86 decks499 decks
10%synergy
Misty Rainforest
17%inclusion85 decks499 decks
10%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion83 decks499 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Malady
16%inclusion79 decks499 decks
-19%synergy
City of Brass
15%inclusion76 decks499 decks
12%synergy
Wooded Foothills
15%inclusion74 decks499 decks
8%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
14%inclusion72 decks499 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion70 decks499 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
14%inclusion70 decks499 decks
-13%synergy
Polluted Delta
14%inclusion70 decks499 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
14%inclusion70 decks499 decks
8%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
14%inclusion47 decks338 decks
5%synergy
Mana Confluence
13%inclusion67 decks499 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion42 decks338 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion41 decks330 decks
9%synergy
Reflecting Pool
9.4%inclusion47 decks499 decks
7%synergy
Woodland Chasm
8.4%inclusion42 decks499 decks
1%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
8.3%inclusion28 decks337 decks
-11%synergy
Haunted Mire
8.2%inclusion41 decks499 decks
-8%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.2%inclusion41 decks499 decks
3%synergy
Viridescent Bog
7.5%inclusion31 decks415 decks
-13%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
7.4%inclusion37 decks499 decks
3%synergy
Festering Thicket
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
0%synergy
Cavern of Souls
5.8%inclusion29 decks499 decks
-1%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.4%inclusion27 decks499 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.2%inclusion26 decks499 decks
-22%synergy