Mister Negative (Commander) - Lifegain

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Withar, Cocoon KeeperWithar, Cocoon Keeper

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Andy Zupke
Dec 11, 2025
The EDHREC Writers' Favorite New Commanders of 2025
The writing staff at EDHREC gives you the rundown on their favorite new commanders that came out in 2025. Is your favorite on the list?
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Personify
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Abigale, Eloquent First-Year
4.7%inclusion3 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Curious Colossus
3.1%inclusion2 decks64 decks
2%synergy
Madame Null, Power Broker
2.2%inclusion1 decks46 decks
2%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
1.8%inclusion3 decks166 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ephemerate
82%inclusion172 decks210 decks
75%synergy
Cloudshift
75%inclusion157 decks210 decks
69%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
65%inclusion137 decks210 decks
53%synergy
Wall of Blood
54%inclusion114 decks210 decks
53%synergy
Reliquary Tower
75%inclusion157 decks210 decks
52%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
56%inclusion117 decks210 decks
52%synergy
Children of Korlis
55%inclusion115 decks210 decks
51%synergy
Tainted Remedy
52%inclusion110 decks210 decks
50%synergy
Teleportation Circle
52%inclusion110 decks210 decks
48%synergy
Toxic Deluge
65%inclusion136 decks210 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
80%inclusion168 decks210 decks
16%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
67%inclusion140 decks210 decks
45%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
57%inclusion120 decks210 decks
17%synergy
Black Market Connections
54%inclusion113 decks210 decks
32%synergy
Sanguine Bond
53%inclusion112 decks210 decks
33%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
53%inclusion111 decks210 decks
42%synergy
Dark Ritual
51%inclusion107 decks210 decks
27%synergy
Flicker of Fate
50%inclusion106 decks210 decks
47%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
50%inclusion104 decks210 decks
30%synergy
Tree of Perdition
47%inclusion99 decks210 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
49%inclusion103 decks210 decks
35%synergy
Necropotence
34%inclusion71 decks210 decks
28%synergy
Smothering Tithe
25%inclusion53 decks210 decks
3%synergy
Farewell
22%inclusion46 decks210 decks
9%synergy
Ancient Tomb
16%inclusion34 decks210 decks
10%synergy
Teferi's Protection
14%inclusion30 decks210 decks
-1%synergy
The One Ring
14%inclusion30 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion30 decks210 decks
-1%synergy
Ad Nauseam
13%inclusion27 decks210 decks
11%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12%inclusion25 decks210 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Soul Warden
45%inclusion94 decks210 decks
27%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
41%inclusion86 decks210 decks
38%synergy
Dark Confidant
40%inclusion85 decks210 decks
34%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
40%inclusion83 decks210 decks
37%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
39%inclusion81 decks210 decks
23%synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
37%inclusion77 decks210 decks
31%synergy
Charming Prince
36%inclusion76 decks210 decks
32%synergy
Witch Enchanter
33%inclusion70 decks210 decks
22%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
32%inclusion67 decks210 decks
24%synergy
Soul's Attendant
30%inclusion64 decks210 decks
18%synergy
Flickerwisp
30%inclusion63 decks210 decks
27%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
30%inclusion63 decks210 decks
23%synergy
Restoration Angel
26%inclusion55 decks210 decks
22%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
25%inclusion53 decks210 decks
18%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
25%inclusion53 decks210 decks
11%synergy
Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
25%inclusion53 decks210 decks
21%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
25%inclusion52 decks210 decks
16%synergy
Plague Drone
24%inclusion51 decks210 decks
24%synergy
Doom Whisperer
24%inclusion50 decks210 decks
23%synergy
Esper Sentinel
24%inclusion50 decks210 decks
6%synergy
Platinum Angel
23%inclusion49 decks210 decks
22%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
23%inclusion48 decks210 decks
22%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
23%inclusion48 decks210 decks
13%synergy
Blood Celebrant
21%inclusion44 decks210 decks
20%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion43 decks210 decks
14%synergy
Crypt Ghast
20%inclusion43 decks210 decks
13%synergy
Suture Priest
20%inclusion42 decks210 decks
6%synergy
Darkstar Augur
19%inclusion40 decks210 decks
14%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
19%inclusion40 decks210 decks
14%synergy
Grand Abolisher
19%inclusion39 decks210 decks
9%synergy
Keen Duelist
19%inclusion39 decks210 decks
16%synergy
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
18%inclusion38 decks210 decks
15%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
18%inclusion37 decks210 decks
15%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
17%inclusion35 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Herald of Eternal Dawn
16%inclusion33 decks210 decks
14%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
14%inclusion30 decks210 decks
10%synergy
Serra Ascendant
13%inclusion28 decks210 decks
6%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
13%inclusion28 decks210 decks
6%synergy
Distinguished Conjurer
13%inclusion27 decks210 decks
10%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
12%inclusion26 decks210 decks
-22%synergy
The Spot, Living Portal
12%inclusion25 decks210 decks
11%synergy
Morlun, Devourer of Spiders
12%inclusion25 decks210 decks
11%synergy
Gilraen, Dúnedain Protector
11%inclusion23 decks210 decks
9%synergy
Blood Artist
11%inclusion23 decks210 decks
-20%synergy
Evra, Halcyon Witness
10%inclusion22 decks210 decks
10%synergy
Felidar Guardian
10%inclusion21 decks210 decks
7%synergy
Wall of Omens
10%inclusion21 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Auriok Champion
10%inclusion21 decks210 decks
7%synergy
Claim Jumper
10%inclusion20 decks210 decks
6%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
10%inclusion20 decks210 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
42%inclusion89 decks210 decks
-7%synergy
Parting Gust
39%inclusion82 decks210 decks
35%synergy
Angel's Grace
33%inclusion70 decks210 decks
30%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
29%inclusion61 decks210 decks
18%synergy
Inkshield
26%inclusion55 decks210 decks
9%synergy
Eerie Interlude
26%inclusion54 decks210 decks
21%synergy
Fell the Profane
23%inclusion49 decks210 decks
11%synergy
Despark
23%inclusion48 decks210 decks
-8%synergy
Getaway Glamer
20%inclusion43 decks210 decks
19%synergy
Stinging Study
19%inclusion40 decks210 decks
18%synergy
False Cure
19%inclusion40 decks210 decks
19%synergy
Reprieve
17%inclusion35 decks210 decks
9%synergy
Stunning Reversal
15%inclusion31 decks210 decks
14%synergy
Infernal Grasp
15%inclusion31 decks210 decks
11%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
14%inclusion30 decks210 decks
13%synergy
Scrollshift
14%inclusion30 decks210 decks
13%synergy
Generous Gift
14%inclusion30 decks210 decks
-10%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
14%inclusion29 decks210 decks
11%synergy
Saw in Half
13%inclusion28 decks210 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Rollick
12%inclusion26 decks210 decks
1%synergy
Imp's Mischief
12%inclusion26 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
12%inclusion26 decks210 decks
7%synergy
Snuff Out
12%inclusion25 decks210 decks
10%synergy
Slip On the Ring
12%inclusion25 decks210 decks
10%synergy
Ghostway
11%inclusion24 decks210 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion23 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Acrobatic Maneuver
11%inclusion23 decks210 decks
10%synergy
Mortify
10%inclusion21 decks210 decks
-13%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
8.1%inclusion17 decks210 decks
-3%synergy
Necrologia
7.6%inclusion16 decks210 decks
7%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
7.6%inclusion16 decks210 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.1%inclusion15 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
6.7%inclusion14 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Silence
6.7%inclusion14 decks210 decks
3%synergy
Everybody Lives!
6.2%inclusion13 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.2%inclusion13 decks210 decks
4%synergy
The Spot's Portal
6.2%inclusion13 decks210 decks
6%synergy
Airbender's Reversal
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
5.7%inclusion12 decks210 decks
-8%synergy
Semester's End
5.2%inclusion11 decks210 decks
3%synergy
Dawn Charm
5.2%inclusion11 decks210 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Exsanguinate
40%inclusion84 decks210 decks
28%synergy
Night's Whisper
37%inclusion78 decks210 decks
20%synergy
Reanimate
36%inclusion76 decks210 decks
21%synergy
Damn
35%inclusion74 decks210 decks
2%synergy
Feed the Swarm
32%inclusion67 decks210 decks
24%synergy
Sign in Blood
32%inclusion67 decks210 decks
14%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
28%inclusion59 decks210 decks
18%synergy
Villainous Wrath
19%inclusion40 decks210 decks
18%synergy
Repay in Kind
17%inclusion36 decks210 decks
16%synergy
Profane Transfusion
17%inclusion35 decks210 decks
16%synergy
Read the Bones
16%inclusion33 decks210 decks
6%synergy
Revival // Revenge
13%inclusion28 decks210 decks
9%synergy
Fumigate
12%inclusion25 decks210 decks
4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
11%inclusion24 decks210 decks
10%synergy
Austere Command
11%inclusion23 decks210 decks
-7%synergy
Another Round
10%inclusion22 decks210 decks
9%synergy
Reverse the Sands
10%inclusion22 decks210 decks
10%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10%inclusion20 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
9.0%inclusion19 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Pain's Reward
8.6%inclusion18 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.1%inclusion17 decks210 decks
3%synergy
Vindicate
8.1%inclusion17 decks210 decks
-4%synergy
Ondu Inversion
7.6%inclusion16 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Infernal Contract
7.1%inclusion15 decks210 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.1%inclusion15 decks210 decks
1%synergy
Temporal Extortion
6.7%inclusion14 decks210 decks
6%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
6.6%inclusion8 decks122 decks
3%synergy
Plague of Vermin
5.2%inclusion11 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Tainted Sigil
35%inclusion74 decks210 decks
32%synergy
Panharmonicon
32%inclusion67 decks210 decks
29%synergy
The Wind Crystal
30%inclusion62 decks210 decks
22%synergy
The Endstone
20%inclusion43 decks210 decks
20%synergy
Pact Weapon
20%inclusion41 decks210 decks
18%synergy
Jet Medallion
19%inclusion40 decks210 decks
13%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
17%inclusion36 decks210 decks
13%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
16%inclusion34 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
16%inclusion34 decks210 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion31 decks210 decks
-11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion30 decks210 decks
1%synergy
Pearl Medallion
12%inclusion26 decks210 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Processor
10%inclusion20 decks210 decks
9%synergy
Wedding Ring
9.0%inclusion19 decks210 decks
7%synergy
The Golden Throne
9.0%inclusion19 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Soul Conduit
7.1%inclusion15 decks210 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.7%inclusion14 decks210 decks
-13%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
6.2%inclusion13 decks210 decks
4%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.7%inclusion12 decks210 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
47%inclusion99 decks210 decks
18%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
32%inclusion67 decks210 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
31%inclusion65 decks210 decks
30%synergy
Exquisite Blood
30%inclusion62 decks210 decks
13%synergy
Parker Luck
29%inclusion61 decks210 decks
28%synergy
Axis of Mortality
22%inclusion47 decks210 decks
21%synergy
Wound Reflection
22%inclusion46 decks210 decks
19%synergy
Blind Obedience
21%inclusion45 decks210 decks
3%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
21%inclusion45 decks210 decks
21%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
21%inclusion44 decks210 decks
18%synergy
Land Tax
17%inclusion35 decks210 decks
7%synergy
Ghostly Prison
15%inclusion32 decks210 decks
1%synergy
Greed
14%inclusion30 decks210 decks
10%synergy
Airbender Ascension
10%inclusion13 decks126 decks
7%synergy
Near-Death Experience
10%inclusion21 decks210 decks
9%synergy
Glasswing Grace
9.0%inclusion19 decks210 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.1%inclusion17 decks210 decks
3%synergy
Dark Tutelage
7.6%inclusion16 decks210 decks
6%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
6.7%inclusion14 decks210 decks
1%synergy
Lunar Convocation
6.2%inclusion13 decks210 decks
-5%synergy
Bitterblossom
6.2%inclusion13 decks210 decks
-1%synergy
Necrodominance
5.7%inclusion12 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Cleric Class
5.2%inclusion11 decks210 decks
-3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
7.6%inclusion16 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Gideon of the Trials
6.2%inclusion13 decks210 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion103 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
30%inclusion63 decks210 decks
9%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
29%inclusion60 decks210 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of the False God
20%inclusion42 decks210 decks
12%synergy
Command Beacon
20%inclusion41 decks210 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Coffers
18%inclusion37 decks210 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
16%inclusion33 decks210 decks
6%synergy
Multiversal Passage
15%inclusion32 decks210 decks
14%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion27 decks210 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion25 decks210 decks
0%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
10%inclusion20 decks210 decks
0%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.1%inclusion17 decks210 decks
-12%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
7.1%inclusion15 decks210 decks
-1%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
7.1%inclusion15 decks210 decks
2%synergy
Shambling Vent
7.1%inclusion15 decks210 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion199 decks210 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion188 decks210 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
73%inclusion154 decks210 decks
21%synergy
Thought Vessel
72%inclusion151 decks210 decks
58%synergy
Orzhov Signet
51%inclusion107 decks210 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion63 decks210 decks
9%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
22%inclusion47 decks210 decks
20%synergy
The Soul Stone
22%inclusion46 decks210 decks
17%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion42 decks210 decks
-5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
15%inclusion32 decks210 decks
13%synergy
Staff of Compleation
10%inclusion22 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.6%inclusion16 decks210 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.1%inclusion15 decks210 decks
-9%synergy
Marble Diamond
5.7%inclusion12 decks210 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion206 decks210 decks
0%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion206 decks210 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion184 decks210 decks
1%synergy
Caves of Koilos
75%inclusion158 decks210 decks
18%synergy
Isolated Chapel
68%inclusion142 decks210 decks
2%synergy
Godless Shrine
62%inclusion130 decks210 decks
12%synergy
Fetid Heath
51%inclusion108 decks210 decks
12%synergy
Vault of Champions
44%inclusion92 decks210 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Field
43%inclusion90 decks210 decks
-9%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
42%inclusion89 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
40%inclusion83 decks210 decks
-2%synergy
Marsh Flats
38%inclusion80 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
38%inclusion79 decks210 decks
15%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
37%inclusion77 decks210 decks
-4%synergy
Witch Enchanter
33%inclusion70 decks210 decks
22%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
31%inclusion65 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Silence
30%inclusion63 decks210 decks
-10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
29%inclusion61 decks210 decks
18%synergy
Exotic Orchard
28%inclusion58 decks210 decks
3%synergy
Desolate Mire
26%inclusion54 decks210 decks
10%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
24%inclusion50 decks210 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
23%inclusion49 decks210 decks
11%synergy
Silent Clearing
23%inclusion49 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion43 decks210 decks
14%synergy
Scoured Barrens
20%inclusion42 decks210 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion39 decks210 decks
-1%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
18%inclusion37 decks210 decks
-3%synergy
Scrubland
17%inclusion36 decks210 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion27 decks210 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Confluence
12%inclusion25 decks210 decks
9%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
11%inclusion24 decks210 decks
0%synergy
City of Brass
11%inclusion24 decks210 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
10%inclusion22 decks210 decks
4%synergy
Forlorn Flats
10%inclusion21 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
10%inclusion21 decks210 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion20 decks210 decks
0%synergy
Arid Mesa
10%inclusion20 decks210 decks
4%synergy
Daily Bugle Building
10%inclusion20 decks210 decks
9%synergy
Glasswing Grace
9.0%inclusion19 decks210 decks
1%synergy
Flooded Strand
9.0%inclusion19 decks210 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.6%inclusion18 decks210 decks
-6%synergy
Windswept Heath
8.1%inclusion17 decks210 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.1%inclusion17 decks210 decks
3%synergy
Horizon of Progress
8.1%inclusion17 decks210 decks
7%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
8.1%inclusion17 decks210 decks
7%synergy
Ondu Inversion
7.6%inclusion16 decks210 decks
5%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.6%inclusion16 decks210 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.1%inclusion15 decks210 decks
1%synergy
Neglected Manor
7.1%inclusion15 decks210 decks
4%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.7%inclusion14 decks210 decks
-1%synergy