Mister Negative (Commander) - Budget Lifegain

Alternate Names:

Withar, Cocoon KeeperWithar, Cocoon Keeper

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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Scheming Silvertongue
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
18%synergy
Conciliator's Duelist
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
17%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Cloudshift
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
65%synergy
Flicker of Fate
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
55%synergy
Parker Luck
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Wall of Blood
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Restoration Angel
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
38%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Ephemerate
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Children of Korlis
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Exsanguinate
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Path to Exile
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Feed the Swarm
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Night's Whisper
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Despark
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Sign in Blood
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Austere Command
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Distinguished Conjurer
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Soul Warden
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Evra, Halcyon Witness
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Flickerwisp
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Charming Prince
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Aunt May
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Morlun, Devourer of Spiders
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Tree of Perdition
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Wall of Omens
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Suture Priest
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Hinterland Sanctifier
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
The Spot, Living Portal
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Indulging Patrician
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Exemplar of Light
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
8%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Merciless Enforcers
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Inner Demons Gangsters
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Black Cat, Cunning Thief
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Voice of the Blessed
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Lunarch Veteran
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Darkstar Augur
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Dark Confidant
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Doom Whisperer
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Souls of the Faultless
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Blood Celebrant
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Sangromancer
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Ajani's Pridemate
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Treasure Dredger
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Spirited Companion
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Kor Cartographer
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Sun Titan
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Inspiring Overseer
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Tombstone, Career Criminal
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
South Wind Avatar
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Savanti Romero, Time's Exile
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Abigale, Eloquent First-Year
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Callous Inspector
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Anguished Unmaking
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-16%synergy
Getaway Glamer
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Airbender's Reversal
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Scrollshift
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Mortify
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
The Spot's Portal
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Dire Tactics
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Acrobatic Maneuver
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Parting Gust
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Stunning Reversal
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Semester's End
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Slip On the Ring
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Restoration Magic
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Spectacular Tactics
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Enter the Avatar State
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Zuko's Conviction
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Return to Dust
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Imp's Mischief
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Eerie Interlude
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Get Lost
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Rescue from the Underworld
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Murder
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Holy Day
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Dawn Charm
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Ghostway
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Take Up the Shield
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Overkill
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Blood Pact
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Victim of Night
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Chant of Vitu-Ghazi
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Final Payment
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Generous Gift
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-14%synergy
Angelsong
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Radiant Strike
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Sudden Strike
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Debt to the Deathless
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Villainous Wrath
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Fumigate
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Read the Bones
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Revival // Revenge
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Damn
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-16%synergy
Risky Research
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Game Over
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
13%synergy
Merciless Eviction
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Vindicate
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Cleansing Nova
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Prison Break
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Ruinous Waterbending
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Ondu Inversion
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Consecrate // Consume
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Damnable Pact
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Contract
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Another Round
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Ambition's Cost
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Tempest
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Reverse the Sands
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Unburial Rites
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Evil Reawakened
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Venom's Hunger
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Behold the Sinister Six!
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Pact Weapon
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Panharmonicon
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Hot Dog Cart
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Sigil
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Eye of Vecna
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Lich's Tomb
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Spellbook
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Soul Conduit
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
The Wind Crystal
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
The Endstone
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Enchantments
Sanguine Bond
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Lunar Convocation
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Airbender Ascension
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Axis of Mortality
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Wound Reflection
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Cleric Class
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Greed
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Underworld Connections
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Glasswing Grace
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Dark Tutelage
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Ajani's Welcome
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Life Insurance
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Remedy
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Teleportation Circle
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Triskaidekaphobia
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Dawn of Hope
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Ghostly Prison
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Near-Death Experience
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Case of the Uneaten Feast
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Lore
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Chainer's Torment
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Blind Obedience
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Griffin Aerie
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Angelic Accord
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Painful Quandary
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of Hope
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-14%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Bojuka Bog
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-15%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Temple of the False God
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Shambling Vent
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Command Beacon
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
The Fair Basilica
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Secluded Steppe
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-11%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Multiversal Passage
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Sol Ring
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
61%synergy
Orzhov Signet
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Marble Diamond
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Pristine Talisman
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
White Auracite
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion24 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Caves of Koilos
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Isolated Chapel
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Scoured Barrens
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Tainted Field
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Silence
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Fetid Heath
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Desolate Mire
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Forlorn Flats
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Exotic Orchard
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Thriving Moor
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Neglected Manor
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Thriving Heath
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Daily Bugle Building
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Silverquill Campus
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Godless Shrine
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-35%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-24%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Witch Enchanter
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Ondu Inversion
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-18%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Ash Barrens
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Horizon of Progress
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Razorgrass Ambush
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Obscura Storefront
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Misty Palms Oasis
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy