Meren of Clan Nel Toth (Commander) - Optimized Sacrifice

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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.
Deck Filters
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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Beifong's Bounty Hunters
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Joo Dee, One of Many
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Spore Frog
83%inclusion29 decks35 decks
77%synergy
Plaguecrafter
83%inclusion29 decks35 decks
74%synergy
Protean Hulk
74%inclusion26 decks35 decks
69%synergy
Eternal Witness
91%inclusion32 decks35 decks
67%synergy
Accursed Marauder
74%inclusion26 decks35 decks
65%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
66%inclusion23 decks35 decks
62%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
69%inclusion24 decks35 decks
62%synergy
Reanimate
80%inclusion28 decks35 decks
61%synergy
Carrion Feeder
66%inclusion23 decks35 decks
58%synergy
Buried Alive
66%inclusion23 decks35 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Assassin's Trophy
80%inclusion28 decks35 decks
35%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
80%inclusion28 decks35 decks
50%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
71%inclusion25 decks35 decks
52%synergy
Skullclamp
71%inclusion25 decks35 decks
41%synergy
Haywire Mite
71%inclusion25 decks35 decks
54%synergy
Victimize
69%inclusion24 decks35 decks
50%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
69%inclusion24 decks35 decks
47%synergy
Viscera Seer
69%inclusion24 decks35 decks
53%synergy
Blood Artist
66%inclusion23 decks35 decks
46%synergy
Animate Dead
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
54%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Worldly Tutor
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Ancient Tomb
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Natural Order
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Opposition Agent
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Creatures
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
50%synergy
Grim Haruspex
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
53%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
50%synergy
Cankerbloom
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
37%synergy
Llanowar Elves
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Warren Soultrader
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
38%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
40%synergy
Elvish Mystic
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
37%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
39%synergy
Birds of Paradise
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
30%synergy
Reclamation Sage
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Fauna Shaman
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
23%synergy
Walking Ballista
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
32%synergy
Wood Elves
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Fiend Artisan
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
27%synergy
Caustic Caterpillar
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
28%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Gravecrawler
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
27%synergy
Massacre Wurm
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Insidious Fungus
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Sidisi, Undead Vizier
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Woe Strider
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
21%synergy
Shriekmaw
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
22%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Poison-Tip Archer
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Demon's Disciple
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Dark Confidant
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Acidic Slime
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Ophiomancer
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Merciless Executioner
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Triskelion
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Delver
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Kokusho, the Evening Star
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Honest Rutstein
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Entomb
51%inclusion18 decks35 decks
43%synergy
Beast Within
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Dark Ritual
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
18%synergy
Abrupt Decay
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Deadly Dispute
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Force of Vigor
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Saw in Half
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Rollick
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Krosan Grip
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Putrefy
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-21%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Grisly Salvage
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Veil of Summer
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Heroic Intervention
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-22%synergy
Village Rites
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Culling the Weak
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Malice
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Chord of Calling
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Wake the Dead
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Harrow
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Deathsprout
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Obscuring Haze
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Grapple with the Past
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Tragic Slip
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Dismember
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Diabolic Intent
57%inclusion20 decks35 decks
47%synergy
Living Death
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
47%synergy
Toxic Deluge
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
37%inclusion13 decks35 decks
33%synergy
Culling Ritual
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Flare of Cultivation
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Cultivate
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
-20%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Primal Growth
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Finale of Devastation
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Kodama's Reach
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Dread Return
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Unearth
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Rampant Growth
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-20%synergy
Unmarked Grave
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Three Visits
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Persist
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Nature's Lore
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-14%synergy
Damnation
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Mulch
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Jarad's Orders
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Final Parting
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Life // Death
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Chain of Smog
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Exhume
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Will of the Abzan
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Season of Loss
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Awaken the Woods
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Farseek
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-13%synergy
Feed the Swarm
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Smallpox
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Maelstrom Pulse
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Life from the Loam
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Dig Up
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Malevolent Rumble
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Eaten Alive
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Phyrexian Altar
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Altar of Dementia
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
32%synergy
Birthing Pod
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
37%synergy
Lightning Greaves
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-13%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
The One Ring
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
The Skullspore Nexus
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
4%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Strionic Resonator
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Spawning Pit
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
40%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
29%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
15%synergy
Necromancy
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Journey to Eternity
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Sylvan Library
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Pattern of Rebirth
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Insidious Roots
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Greater Good
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Teval's Judgment
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
Birthing Ritual
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Guardian Project
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Defense of the Heart
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Black Market
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Carpet of Flowers
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-15%synergy
Necropotence
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Golgari Germination
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Exquisite Blood
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Attrition
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Deathreap Ritual
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-6%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-8%synergy
Into the Pit
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Grist, the Hunger Tide
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Vraska, Golgari Queen
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Phyrexian Tower
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
48%synergy
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
49%inclusion17 decks35 decks
26%synergy
High Market
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
34%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Coffers
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Shifting Woodland
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Dryad Arbor
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Grim Backwoods
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
14%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Barren Moor
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Command Beacon
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Kishla Village
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
7%synergy
Westvale Abbey
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Hissing Quagmire
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-15%synergy
Field of Ruin
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
7%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Cathedral of War
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
2%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Restless Cottage
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Field of the Dead
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion29 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
-17%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Golgari Signet
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-13%synergy
The Soul Stone
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion35 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Forest
97%inclusion34 decks35 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
94%inclusion33 decks35 decks
9%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
83%inclusion29 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
74%inclusion26 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
71%inclusion25 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
63%inclusion22 decks35 decks
24%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
60%inclusion21 decks35 decks
31%synergy
Twilight Mire
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Tainted Wood
54%inclusion19 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Underground Mortuary
46%inclusion16 decks35 decks
25%synergy
Deathcap Glade
43%inclusion15 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Blooming Marsh
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
26%synergy
Darkbore Pathway
40%inclusion14 decks35 decks
20%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
34%inclusion12 decks35 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
31%inclusion11 decks35 decks
19%synergy
Wastewood Verge
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Malady
29%inclusion10 decks35 decks
-7%synergy
Disciple of Freyalise
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
26%inclusion9 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Marsh Flats
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Windswept Heath
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
16%synergy
Polluted Delta
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
20%inclusion7 decks35 decks
14%synergy
Misty Rainforest
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
10%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
17%inclusion6 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
11%synergy
Wooded Foothills
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
8%synergy
Jungle Hollow
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
14%inclusion5 decks35 decks
-13%synergy
Vernal Fen
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-9%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Haunted Mire
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
-5%synergy
Bayou
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
0%synergy
Festering Thicket
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Viridescent Bog
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
-12%synergy
Woodland Chasm
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
1%synergy
Mana Confluence
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
6%synergy
City of Brass
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
-4%synergy
Strangled Cemetery
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Cave
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
3%synergy