Mister Negative (Commander) - Optimized

Alternate Names:

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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Avatar's Wrath
4.8%inclusion3 decks62 decks
2%synergy
Airbender Ascension
4.5%inclusion3 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Koh, the Face Stealer
1.8%inclusion1 decks55 decks
1%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
1.7%inclusion1 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Misty Palms Oasis
1.7%inclusion1 decks59 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ephemerate
75%inclusion87 decks116 decks
68%synergy
Toxic Deluge
76%inclusion88 decks116 decks
59%synergy
Wall of Blood
59%inclusion69 decks116 decks
58%synergy
Tree of Perdition
56%inclusion65 decks116 decks
55%synergy
Cloudshift
59%inclusion69 decks116 decks
55%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
65%inclusion75 decks116 decks
53%synergy
Tainted Remedy
54%inclusion63 decks116 decks
52%synergy
Children of Korlis
54%inclusion63 decks116 decks
51%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
72%inclusion83 decks116 decks
49%synergy
Reliquary Tower
71%inclusion82 decks116 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
78%inclusion91 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Sanguine Bond
66%inclusion77 decks116 decks
45%synergy
Black Market Connections
63%inclusion73 decks116 decks
42%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
61%inclusion71 decks116 decks
21%synergy
Dark Ritual
59%inclusion69 decks116 decks
36%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
57%inclusion66 decks116 decks
37%synergy
Reanimate
53%inclusion62 decks116 decks
39%synergy
Teleportation Circle
51%inclusion59 decks116 decks
47%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
51%inclusion59 decks116 decks
21%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
50%inclusion58 decks116 decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
73%inclusion85 decks116 decks
59%synergy
Smothering Tithe
58%inclusion67 decks116 decks
34%synergy
Necropotence
55%inclusion64 decks116 decks
49%synergy
Ancient Tomb
53%inclusion62 decks116 decks
47%synergy
Teferi's Protection
47%inclusion54 decks116 decks
31%synergy
The One Ring
43%inclusion50 decks116 decks
37%synergy
Demonic Tutor
37%inclusion43 decks116 decks
21%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
35%inclusion41 decks116 decks
24%synergy
Ad Nauseam
31%inclusion36 decks116 decks
29%synergy
Mana Vault
27%inclusion31 decks116 decks
24%synergy
Creatures
Dark Confidant
49%inclusion57 decks116 decks
43%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
42%inclusion49 decks116 decks
39%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
41%inclusion47 decks116 decks
30%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
41%inclusion47 decks116 decks
34%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
41%inclusion47 decks116 decks
38%synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
39%inclusion45 decks116 decks
33%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
39%inclusion45 decks116 decks
29%synergy
Esper Sentinel
38%inclusion44 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Platinum Angel
36%inclusion42 decks116 decks
35%synergy
Grand Abolisher
34%inclusion40 decks116 decks
25%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
33%inclusion38 decks116 decks
26%synergy
Charming Prince
33%inclusion38 decks116 decks
29%synergy
Soul Warden
33%inclusion38 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
29%inclusion34 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Blood Celebrant
28%inclusion32 decks116 decks
27%synergy
Witch Enchanter
27%inclusion31 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Crypt Ghast
27%inclusion31 decks116 decks
19%synergy
Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
27%inclusion31 decks116 decks
23%synergy
Herald of Eternal Dawn
26%inclusion30 decks116 decks
24%synergy
Soul's Attendant
26%inclusion30 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Doom Whisperer
26%inclusion30 decks116 decks
25%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
25%inclusion29 decks116 decks
22%synergy
Restoration Angel
24%inclusion28 decks116 decks
21%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
22%inclusion26 decks116 decks
19%synergy
Flickerwisp
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Keen Duelist
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Plague Drone
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Suture Priest
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Felidar Guardian
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Darkstar Augur
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Blood Artist
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
-18%synergy
Serra Ascendant
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
-23%synergy
Eldrazi Displacer
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Cloudsteel Kirin
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Claim Jumper
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Evra, Halcyon Witness
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Voice of Victory
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Gandalf the White
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Ranger-Captain of Eos
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
49%inclusion57 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Angel's Grace
41%inclusion48 decks116 decks
38%synergy
Flicker of Fate
39%inclusion45 decks116 decks
36%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion36 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Parting Gust
31%inclusion36 decks116 decks
27%synergy
Imp's Mischief
27%inclusion31 decks116 decks
23%synergy
Inkshield
26%inclusion30 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
26%inclusion30 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Eerie Interlude
24%inclusion28 decks116 decks
19%synergy
Despark
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
-8%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
7%synergy
False Cure
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
19%synergy
Stinging Study
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Snuff Out
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
17%synergy
Deadly Rollick
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Saw in Half
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Generous Gift
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
-8%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Stunning Reversal
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Ritual
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Reprieve
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Silence
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Getaway Glamer
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Slip On the Ring
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Scrollshift
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Ghostway
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Mortify
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
-14%synergy
Hatred
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
-5%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Culling the Weak
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Dismember
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Necrologia
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Acrobatic Maneuver
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Withering Torment
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Orim's Chant
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Everybody Lives!
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Vanishing Verse
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Dawn's Truce
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-2%synergy
Semester's End
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Feign Death
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Entomb
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Sorceries
Damn
42%inclusion49 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Exsanguinate
40%inclusion46 decks116 decks
27%synergy
Farewell
32%inclusion37 decks116 decks
19%synergy
Night's Whisper
32%inclusion37 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
30%inclusion35 decks116 decks
23%synergy
Sign in Blood
30%inclusion35 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
19%synergy
Repay in Kind
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
19%synergy
Imperial Seal
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Vindicate
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Villainous Wrath
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Grim Tutor
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Fumigate
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Reverse the Sands
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Profane Transfusion
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Austere Command
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
-9%synergy
Pain's Reward
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Temporal Extortion
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Wrath of God
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Another Round
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Flicker
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Revival // Revenge
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Contract
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Plague of Vermin
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Conjurer's Closet
45%inclusion52 decks116 decks
41%synergy
Tainted Sigil
38%inclusion44 decks116 decks
35%synergy
Jet Medallion
29%inclusion34 decks116 decks
24%synergy
The Wind Crystal
28%inclusion33 decks116 decks
21%synergy
Panharmonicon
28%inclusion32 decks116 decks
25%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
28%inclusion32 decks116 decks
19%synergy
Pact Weapon
22%inclusion26 decks116 decks
21%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
17%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
15%synergy
The Endstone
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
17%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion16 decks116 decks
-12%synergy
Pearl Medallion
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Processor
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
-9%synergy
Soul Conduit
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
-6%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Wedding Ring
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Expedition Map
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
4%synergy
The Golden Throne
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Exquisite Blood
47%inclusion55 decks116 decks
30%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
44%inclusion51 decks116 decks
43%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
30%inclusion35 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Land Tax
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Ghostly Prison
22%inclusion26 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
22%inclusion25 decks116 decks
21%synergy
Wound Reflection
22%inclusion25 decks116 decks
19%synergy
Axis of Mortality
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
19%synergy
Blind Obedience
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Parker Luck
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
16%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Greed
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Animate Dead
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Bitterblossom
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Near-Death Experience
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Dark Tutelage
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Boon Reflection
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Necrodominance
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Monologue Tax
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
1%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Arguel's Blood Fast
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Font of Agonies
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Far Traveler
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Gideon of the Trials
10%inclusion12 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Sorin Markov
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
52%inclusion60 decks116 decks
31%synergy
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion54 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
39%inclusion45 decks116 decks
27%synergy
Castle Locthwain
22%inclusion25 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Command Beacon
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
17%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
-15%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
-7%synergy
Multiversal Passage
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Temple of the False God
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
3%synergy
War Room
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Saga
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
-8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
-4%synergy
Strip Mine
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Glacial Chasm
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion114 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
87%inclusion101 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
66%inclusion77 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Thought Vessel
66%inclusion77 decks116 decks
52%synergy
Orzhov Signet
53%inclusion61 decks116 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
35%inclusion41 decks116 decks
15%synergy
The Soul Stone
29%inclusion34 decks116 decks
25%synergy
Mind Stone
24%inclusion28 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
16%synergy
Thran Dynamo
17%inclusion20 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Chrome Mox
12%inclusion14 decks116 decks
9%synergy
Gilded Lotus
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
-7%synergy
Phial of Galadriel
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Grim Monolith
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Mox Diamond
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Staff of Compleation
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Mox Opal
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion112 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion112 decks116 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
91%inclusion106 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Godless Shrine
87%inclusion101 decks116 decks
37%synergy
Caves of Koilos
76%inclusion88 decks116 decks
19%synergy
Isolated Chapel
71%inclusion82 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Vault of Champions
62%inclusion72 decks116 decks
22%synergy
Marsh Flats
59%inclusion69 decks116 decks
30%synergy
Fetid Heath
46%inclusion53 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
44%inclusion51 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
40%inclusion46 decks116 decks
18%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
35%inclusion41 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Silent Clearing
35%inclusion41 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Tainted Field
34%inclusion40 decks116 decks
-17%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
32%inclusion37 decks116 decks
-10%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
31%inclusion36 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion36 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Exotic Orchard
28%inclusion33 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Scrubland
28%inclusion33 decks116 decks
17%synergy
City of Brass
28%inclusion33 decks116 decks
25%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
28%inclusion32 decks116 decks
-14%synergy
Witch Enchanter
27%inclusion31 decks116 decks
15%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
25%inclusion29 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Mana Confluence
23%inclusion27 decks116 decks
20%synergy
Temple of Silence
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
-20%synergy
Fell the Profane
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
7%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
20%inclusion23 decks116 decks
14%synergy
Polluted Delta
19%inclusion22 decks116 decks
13%synergy
Flooded Strand
18%inclusion21 decks116 decks
12%synergy
Windswept Heath
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
11%synergy
Arid Mesa
16%inclusion19 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Desolate Mire
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
16%inclusion18 decks116 decks
10%synergy
Fabled Passage
15%inclusion17 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
-8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
13%inclusion15 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
-10%synergy
Scoured Barrens
11%inclusion13 decks116 decks
-13%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Cavern of Souls
9.5%inclusion11 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.6%inclusion10 decks116 decks
-15%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
-7%synergy
Starting Town
7.8%inclusion9 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Horizon of Progress
6.9%inclusion8 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
6%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
2%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
5.2%inclusion6 decks116 decks
4%synergy