Meren of Clan Nel Toth (Commander) - Discard

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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
Spore Frog
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
59%synergy
Plaguecrafter
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
56%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
53%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Eternal Witness
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
49%synergy
Accursed Marauder
56%inclusion10 decks18 decks
47%synergy
Victimize
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
46%synergy
Protean Hulk
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
43%synergy
Buried Alive
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Grave Pact
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Assassin's Trophy
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Skullclamp
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Dark Ritual
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Haywire Mite
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Reanimate
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Cankerbloom
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Beast Within
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Demonic Tutor
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Worldly Tutor
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Opposition Agent
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Crop Rotation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Necropotence
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Viscera Seer
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
33%inclusion6 decks18 decks
23%synergy
Honest Rutstein
32%inclusion6 decks19 decks
21%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Caustic Caterpillar
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Grim Haruspex
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Birds of Paradise
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Demon's Disciple
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Fauna Shaman
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Fiend Artisan
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Llanowar Elves
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Mindslicer
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Massacre Wurm
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Carrion Feeder
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Reclamation Sage
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Blood Artist
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Merciless Executioner
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Frenzied Baloth
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
17%synergy
Daemogoth Woe-Eater
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Elvish Mystic
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Sheoldred
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Delighted Halfling
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Burglar Rat
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Skull Prophet
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Shriekmaw
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Spinner of Souls
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Bane of Progress
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Endurance
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Liliana's Specter
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Instants
Abrupt Decay
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Entomb
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Village Rites
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Putrefy
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-13%synergy
Grisly Salvage
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Veil of Summer
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Flare of Malice
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
9%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
10%synergy
Fatal Push
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Heroic Intervention
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-21%synergy
Not Dead After All
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Krosan Grip
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Force of Vigor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Nature's Claim
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Noxious Revival
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Saw in Half
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Golgari Charm
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Nasty End
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Early Winter
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Living Death
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Culling Ritual
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Cultivate
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
Diabolic Intent
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Dread Return
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Nature's Lore
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Rampant Growth
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-13%synergy
Syphon Mind
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Toxic Deluge
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Life // Death
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Will of the Abzan
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
11%synergy
Unmarked Grave
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Kodama's Reach
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-12%synergy
Three Visits
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Smallpox
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Life from the Loam
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Pest Infestation
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Farseek
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Death Cloud
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Bone Shards
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Overwhelming Stampede
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Squirming Emergence
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Awaken the Woods
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Jarad's Orders
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Coiling Rebirth
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Final Act
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Lethal Throwdown
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Diresight
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Malevolent Rumble
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
For the Common Good
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Lively Dirge
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Altar of Dementia
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Birthing Pod
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
19%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Currency Converter
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Witch's Cauldron
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Vexing Bauble
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Waste Not
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Oppression
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Animate Dead
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Teval's Judgment
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Insidious Roots
24%inclusion5 decks21 decks
12%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Painful Quandary
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Bottomless Pit
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Necrogen Mists
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Black Market
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Vampiric Rites
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Necromancy
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Journey to Eternity
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Exquisite Blood
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Awakening Zone
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Birthing Ritual
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
A Realm Reborn
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Polluted Bonds
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Golgari Germination
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Evolutionary Leap
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Guardian Project
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Court of Ambition
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Sylvan Library
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Contamination
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Wild Growth
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-2%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Path of Annihilation
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
29%synergy
High Market
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Grim Backwoods
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Coffers
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Dryad Arbor
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
16%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Command Beacon
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Khalni Garden
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Barren Moor
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Shifting Woodland
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
1%synergy
Zanarkand, Ancient Metropolis
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Cathedral of War
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Restless Cottage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Strip Mine
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-15%synergy
Westvale Abbey
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Golgari Signet
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Lands
Forest
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Wood
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Twilight Mire
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Blooming Marsh
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Temple of Malady
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Underground Mortuary
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Jungle Hollow
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Deathcap Glade
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
22%inclusion4 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Haunted Mire
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Foul Orchard
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
8%synergy
Wastewood Verge
15%inclusion2 decks13 decks
-1%synergy
Misty Rainforest
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Wooded Foothills
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Delta
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Viridescent Bog
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
-11%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
Bayou
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Windswept Heath
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Mana Confluence
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Strangled Cemetery
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Valgavoth's Lair
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Conduit Pylons
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Festering Gulch
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1%synergy