Meren of Clan Nel Toth (Commander) - Optimized

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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
5.3%inclusion9 decks171 decks
2%synergy
Badgermole Cub
3.8%inclusion7 decks184 decks
2%synergy
Avatar Destiny
3.5%inclusion6 decks170 decks
2%synergy
Toph, Earthbending Master
3.3%inclusion6 decks181 decks
2%synergy
Joo Dee, One of Many
1.8%inclusion3 decks169 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Spore Frog
80%inclusion565 decks702 decks
74%synergy
Protean Hulk
71%inclusion497 decks702 decks
66%synergy
Entomb
71%inclusion498 decks702 decks
63%synergy
Eternal Witness
87%inclusion613 decks702 decks
62%synergy
Buried Alive
70%inclusion491 decks702 decks
62%synergy
Viscera Seer
76%inclusion535 decks702 decks
60%synergy
Plaguecrafter
67%inclusion471 decks702 decks
58%synergy
Reanimate
77%inclusion538 decks702 decks
57%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
60%inclusion423 decks702 decks
57%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
67%inclusion470 decks702 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Sakura-Tribe Elder
80%inclusion562 decks702 decks
50%synergy
Skullclamp
70%inclusion491 decks702 decks
39%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
70%inclusion489 decks702 decks
25%synergy
Blood Artist
61%inclusion429 decks702 decks
41%synergy
Birds of Paradise
61%inclusion426 decks702 decks
40%synergy
Haywire Mite
61%inclusion425 decks702 decks
43%synergy
Accursed Marauder
60%inclusion422 decks699 decks
51%synergy
Victimize
59%inclusion412 decks702 decks
40%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
58%inclusion406 decks702 decks
38%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
58%inclusion406 decks702 decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
58%inclusion408 decks702 decks
43%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
45%inclusion319 decks702 decks
34%synergy
Worldly Tutor
37%inclusion263 decks702 decks
27%synergy
Ancient Tomb
30%inclusion211 decks702 decks
24%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
25%inclusion172 decks702 decks
22%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
24%inclusion169 decks702 decks
20%synergy
Opposition Agent
24%inclusion169 decks702 decks
22%synergy
Necropotence
19%inclusion135 decks702 decks
16%synergy
Natural Order
17%inclusion119 decks702 decks
13%synergy
The One Ring
17%inclusion119 decks702 decks
12%synergy
Creatures
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
57%inclusion398 decks702 decks
49%synergy
Carrion Feeder
57%inclusion397 decks702 decks
49%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
55%inclusion388 decks702 decks
42%synergy
Llanowar Elves
54%inclusion380 decks702 decks
22%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
53%inclusion372 decks702 decks
32%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
50%inclusion353 decks702 decks
36%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
49%inclusion344 decks702 decks
31%synergy
Grim Haruspex
47%inclusion331 decks702 decks
43%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
46%inclusion323 decks702 decks
42%synergy
Warren Soultrader
46%inclusion321 decks699 decks
35%synergy
Elvish Mystic
44%inclusion310 decks702 decks
18%synergy
Cankerbloom
41%inclusion285 decks702 decks
27%synergy
Reclamation Sage
38%inclusion265 decks702 decks
19%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
35%inclusion246 decks702 decks
29%synergy
Fauna Shaman
34%inclusion237 decks702 decks
28%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
34%inclusion237 decks702 decks
17%synergy
Walking Ballista
32%inclusion226 decks702 decks
30%synergy
Fiend Artisan
32%inclusion223 decks702 decks
27%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
30%inclusion214 decks702 decks
28%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
30%inclusion211 decks702 decks
24%synergy
Massacre Wurm
30%inclusion208 decks702 decks
21%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
29%inclusion206 decks702 decks
25%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
29%inclusion201 decks700 decks
18%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
28%inclusion197 decks702 decks
26%synergy
Wood Elves
27%inclusion189 decks702 decks
18%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
27%inclusion187 decks702 decks
12%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
27%inclusion187 decks702 decks
25%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
26%inclusion186 decks702 decks
12%synergy
Insidious Fungus
24%inclusion168 decks694 decks
18%synergy
Shriekmaw
24%inclusion167 decks702 decks
20%synergy
Demon's Disciple
24%inclusion166 decks702 decks
21%synergy
Caustic Caterpillar
24%inclusion165 decks702 decks
16%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
22%inclusion86 decks389 decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
21%inclusion148 decks702 decks
11%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
21%inclusion146 decks702 decks
18%synergy
Gravecrawler
21%inclusion146 decks702 decks
19%synergy
Sylvan Safekeeper
19%inclusion135 decks702 decks
16%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion131 decks699 decks
15%synergy
Merciless Executioner
18%inclusion128 decks702 decks
15%synergy
Endurance
18%inclusion127 decks702 decks
16%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
18%inclusion126 decks699 decks
10%synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
18%inclusion126 decks702 decks
12%synergy
Witherbloom Apprentice
18%inclusion126 decks702 decks
14%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
17%inclusion87 decks509 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Delver
17%inclusion119 decks702 decks
16%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
17%inclusion118 decks702 decks
6%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
17%inclusion117 decks702 decks
9%synergy
Delighted Halfling
16%inclusion115 decks702 decks
9%synergy
Midnight Reaper
16%inclusion112 decks702 decks
13%synergy
Triskelion
16%inclusion112 decks702 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
47%inclusion328 decks702 decks
30%synergy
Abrupt Decay
38%inclusion267 decks702 decks
22%synergy
Beast Within
32%inclusion226 decks702 decks
-5%synergy
Culling the Weak
24%inclusion170 decks702 decks
21%synergy
Saw in Half
20%inclusion138 decks702 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
20%inclusion137 decks702 decks
9%synergy
Village Rites
18%inclusion123 decks702 decks
1%synergy
Veil of Summer
17%inclusion121 decks702 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion118 decks702 decks
7%synergy
Crop Rotation
17%inclusion117 decks702 decks
8%synergy
Putrefy
16%inclusion115 decks702 decks
-19%synergy
Heroic Intervention
16%inclusion112 decks702 decks
-14%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion110 decks699 decks
7%synergy
Noxious Revival
16%inclusion110 decks702 decks
11%synergy
Grisly Salvage
16%inclusion109 decks702 decks
5%synergy
Force of Vigor
14%inclusion96 decks702 decks
10%synergy
Chord of Calling
12%inclusion87 decks702 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Dispute
12%inclusion81 decks702 decks
-8%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
11%inclusion76 decks699 decks
-9%synergy
Flare of Malice
8.7%inclusion61 decks699 decks
6%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
7.1%inclusion50 decks702 decks
0%synergy
Krosan Grip
6.8%inclusion48 decks702 decks
0%synergy
Tear Asunder
6.7%inclusion47 decks702 decks
-8%synergy
Nature's Claim
6.6%inclusion46 decks702 decks
-3%synergy
Golgari Charm
6.1%inclusion43 decks702 decks
-11%synergy
Tragic Slip
5.3%inclusion37 decks702 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
54%inclusion379 decks702 decks
33%synergy
Diabolic Intent
54%inclusion378 decks702 decks
44%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
39%inclusion277 decks702 decks
35%synergy
Living Death
38%inclusion267 decks702 decks
31%synergy
Culling Ritual
36%inclusion250 decks702 decks
15%synergy
Unmarked Grave
28%inclusion197 decks702 decks
26%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
25%inclusion176 decks702 decks
19%synergy
Life // Death
22%inclusion154 decks702 decks
19%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
18%inclusion128 decks702 decks
15%synergy
Chain of Smog
18%inclusion127 decks702 decks
15%synergy
Finale of Devastation
18%inclusion126 decks702 decks
12%synergy
Damnation
18%inclusion123 decks702 decks
10%synergy
Nature's Lore
17%inclusion116 decks702 decks
-9%synergy
Three Visits
16%inclusion113 decks702 decks
-3%synergy
Dread Return
15%inclusion107 decks702 decks
5%synergy
Cultivate
14%inclusion96 decks702 decks
-27%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
12%inclusion82 decks702 decks
0%synergy
Imperial Seal
11%inclusion79 decks702 decks
9%synergy
Farseek
11%inclusion79 decks702 decks
-7%synergy
Rampant Growth
11%inclusion78 decks702 decks
-23%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
11%inclusion76 decks702 decks
-2%synergy
Jarad's Orders
11%inclusion75 decks702 decks
7%synergy
Persist
10%inclusion71 decks702 decks
8%synergy
Life from the Loam
10%inclusion70 decks702 decks
2%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
9.0%inclusion63 decks702 decks
6%synergy
Footsteps of the Goryo
8.7%inclusion61 decks702 decks
8%synergy
Primal Growth
8.5%inclusion60 decks702 decks
6%synergy
Unearth
7.4%inclusion52 decks702 decks
3%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
6.8%inclusion48 decks702 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.7%inclusion46 decks687 decks
-1%synergy
Kodama's Reach
6.7%inclusion47 decks702 decks
-18%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
5.4%inclusion32 decks588 decks
2%synergy
Grim Tutor
5.3%inclusion37 decks702 decks
2%synergy
Final Parting
5.1%inclusion36 decks702 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Birthing Pod
45%inclusion318 decks702 decks
42%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
43%inclusion303 decks702 decks
34%synergy
Altar of Dementia
38%inclusion270 decks702 decks
31%synergy
Lightning Greaves
32%inclusion224 decks702 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion77 decks702 decks
-14%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
10%inclusion71 decks702 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
54%inclusion379 decks702 decks
45%synergy
Grave Pact
39%inclusion275 decks702 decks
31%synergy
Sylvan Library
37%inclusion258 decks702 decks
27%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
26%inclusion184 decks702 decks
21%synergy
Necromancy
26%inclusion184 decks702 decks
23%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
19%inclusion133 decks702 decks
11%synergy
Guardian Project
18%inclusion123 decks702 decks
10%synergy
Journey to Eternity
17%inclusion116 decks702 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion89 decks702 decks
-1%synergy
Birthing Ritual
13%inclusion88 decks699 decks
11%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
12%inclusion86 decks702 decks
-12%synergy
Wild Growth
11%inclusion80 decks702 decks
2%synergy
Pattern of Rebirth
11%inclusion78 decks702 decks
10%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
11%inclusion77 decks702 decks
9%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
11%inclusion76 decks699 decks
3%synergy
Evolutionary Leap
10%inclusion73 decks702 decks
7%synergy
Insidious Roots
10%inclusion71 decks702 decks
-2%synergy
Dance of the Dead
9.0%inclusion63 decks702 decks
8%synergy
Greater Good
8.5%inclusion60 decks702 decks
3%synergy
Awakening Zone
8.3%inclusion58 decks702 decks
3%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
7.8%inclusion55 decks702 decks
-5%synergy
Defense of the Heart
7.4%inclusion52 decks702 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.6%inclusion46 decks702 decks
-2%synergy
Attrition
6.4%inclusion45 decks702 decks
5%synergy
Contamination
5.8%inclusion41 decks702 decks
6%synergy
Teval's Judgment
5.7%inclusion34 decks599 decks
4%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
5.6%inclusion39 decks700 decks
4%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
5.6%inclusion39 decks702 decks
-1%synergy
Black Market
5.6%inclusion39 decks702 decks
2%synergy
Pernicious Deed
5.4%inclusion38 decks702 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
15%inclusion102 decks702 decks
9%synergy
Grist, the Hunger Tide
14%inclusion97 decks702 decks
4%synergy
Vraska, Golgari Queen
5.7%inclusion40 decks702 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
53%inclusion372 decks702 decks
30%synergy
High Market
51%inclusion356 decks702 decks
42%synergy
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion308 decks702 decks
4%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
43%inclusion301 decks702 decks
15%synergy
Dryad Arbor
37%inclusion261 decks702 decks
28%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
37%inclusion259 decks702 decks
19%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
29%inclusion204 decks702 decks
17%synergy
Shifting Woodland
26%inclusion183 decks699 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Coffers
26%inclusion180 decks702 decks
16%synergy
Grim Backwoods
17%inclusion119 decks702 decks
4%synergy
Reliquary Tower
12%inclusion85 decks702 decks
-11%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
11%inclusion78 decks702 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
10%inclusion71 decks702 decks
6%synergy
Strip Mine
10%inclusion67 decks702 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.1%inclusion57 decks702 decks
3%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8.0%inclusion56 decks699 decks
4%synergy
Westvale Abbey
8.0%inclusion56 decks702 decks
5%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.0%inclusion56 decks702 decks
4%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
7.0%inclusion49 decks702 decks
5%synergy
Field of the Dead
6.4%inclusion45 decks702 decks
1%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.0%inclusion42 decks702 decks
5%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
6.0%inclusion42 decks702 decks
-1%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
5.2%inclusion25 decks478 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
91%inclusion640 decks702 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
50%inclusion352 decks702 decks
-12%synergy
Golgari Signet
20%inclusion139 decks702 decks
-8%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
20%inclusion137 decks702 decks
-5%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion90 decks702 decks
10%synergy
Lotus Petal
10%inclusion72 decks702 decks
7%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.3%inclusion26 decks358 decks
5%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.7%inclusion47 decks702 decks
5%synergy
Mana Vault
5.1%inclusion36 decks702 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion691 decks702 decks
1%synergy
Forest
98%inclusion687 decks702 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion657 decks702 decks
8%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
82%inclusion579 decks702 decks
38%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
72%inclusion508 decks702 decks
20%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
70%inclusion492 decks702 decks
9%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
66%inclusion461 decks702 decks
27%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
66%inclusion460 decks702 decks
36%synergy
Twilight Mire
46%inclusion324 decks702 decks
11%synergy
Tainted Wood
46%inclusion323 decks702 decks
2%synergy
Underground Mortuary
42%inclusion296 decks702 decks
21%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
41%inclusion285 decks702 decks
28%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
40%inclusion282 decks702 decks
20%synergy
Deathcap Glade
39%inclusion277 decks702 decks
10%synergy
Wastewood Verge
29%inclusion196 decks679 decks
13%synergy
Blooming Marsh
28%inclusion199 decks702 decks
14%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
27%inclusion187 decks702 decks
-15%synergy
Bayou
26%inclusion185 decks702 decks
15%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
26%inclusion181 decks702 decks
-10%synergy
Windswept Heath
25%inclusion176 decks702 decks
18%synergy
Polluted Delta
25%inclusion172 decks702 decks
18%synergy
Wooded Foothills
24%inclusion170 decks702 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Malady
24%inclusion165 decks702 decks
-12%synergy
Marsh Flats
24%inclusion165 decks702 decks
17%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
23%inclusion164 decks702 decks
17%synergy
Misty Rainforest
22%inclusion154 decks702 decks
15%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion131 decks699 decks
15%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
18%inclusion128 decks702 decks
15%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
18%inclusion126 decks699 decks
10%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion124 decks702 decks
-10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion118 decks702 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
16%inclusion112 decks702 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion110 decks699 decks
7%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion104 decks702 decks
2%synergy
City of Brass
14%inclusion100 decks702 decks
11%synergy
Mana Confluence
13%inclusion90 decks702 decks
10%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion88 decks702 decks
-15%synergy
Jungle Hollow
12%inclusion86 decks702 decks
-12%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
12%inclusion82 decks702 decks
0%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
11%inclusion76 decks699 decks
-9%synergy
Vernal Fen
11%inclusion41 decks389 decks
-1%synergy
Viridescent Bog
10%inclusion73 decks702 decks
-10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
10%inclusion68 decks702 decks
-11%synergy
Haunted Mire
8.5%inclusion60 decks702 decks
-8%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.4%inclusion52 decks702 decks
5%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
7.3%inclusion51 decks702 decks
5%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
6.4%inclusion45 decks702 decks
-3%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
5.8%inclusion41 decks702 decks
1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
5.7%inclusion40 decks702 decks
-11%synergy
Woodland Chasm
5.3%inclusion37 decks702 decks
-3%synergy