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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
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MTGStocks
Game Over
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Madame Null, Power Broker
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Savanti Romero, Time's Exile
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ephemerate
94%inclusion62 decks66 decks
87%synergy
Cloudshift
80%inclusion53 decks66 decks
75%synergy
Reliquary Tower
86%inclusion57 decks66 decks
64%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
74%inclusion49 decks66 decks
62%synergy
Teleportation Circle
64%inclusion42 decks66 decks
59%synergy
Wall of Blood
59%inclusion39 decks66 decks
58%synergy
Tainted Remedy
58%inclusion38 decks66 decks
55%synergy
Children of Korlis
59%inclusion39 decks66 decks
55%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
74%inclusion49 decks66 decks
53%synergy
Tree of Perdition
52%inclusion34 decks66 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
83%inclusion55 decks66 decks
19%synergy
Black Market Connections
67%inclusion44 decks66 decks
45%synergy
Dark Ritual
64%inclusion42 decks66 decks
40%synergy
Sanguine Bond
59%inclusion39 decks66 decks
39%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
58%inclusion38 decks66 decks
46%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
58%inclusion38 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Toxic Deluge
58%inclusion38 decks66 decks
40%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
53%inclusion35 decks66 decks
33%synergy
Flicker of Fate
53%inclusion35 decks66 decks
50%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
52%inclusion34 decks66 decks
47%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
62%inclusion41 decks66 decks
48%synergy
Necropotence
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
29%synergy
Farewell
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Smothering Tithe
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Teferi's Protection
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
-5%synergy
Ad Nauseam
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Gwenom, Remorseless
45%inclusion30 decks66 decks
43%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
44%inclusion29 decks66 decks
28%synergy
Soul Warden
42%inclusion28 decks66 decks
25%synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
39%inclusion26 decks66 decks
34%synergy
Witch Enchanter
38%inclusion25 decks66 decks
26%synergy
Soul's Attendant
38%inclusion25 decks66 decks
25%synergy
Dark Confidant
38%inclusion25 decks66 decks
31%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
36%inclusion24 decks66 decks
28%synergy
Charming Prince
36%inclusion24 decks66 decks
32%synergy
Flickerwisp
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
31%synergy
Esper Sentinel
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
17%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
32%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
24%synergy
Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
26%synergy
Doom Whisperer
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
29%synergy
Blood Celebrant
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
28%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
25%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Grand Abolisher
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Restoration Angel
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
19%synergy
Plague Drone
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
21%synergy
Platinum Angel
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Suture Priest
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Crypt Ghast
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Darkstar Augur
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Serra Ascendant
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Gilraen, Dúnedain Protector
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Keen Duelist
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Evra, Halcyon Witness
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Eldrazi Displacer
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Claim Jumper
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Felidar Guardian
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Herald of Eternal Dawn
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Auriok Champion
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Blood Artist
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
-19%synergy
Wall of Omens
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
5%synergy
The Spot, Living Portal
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Monk Gyatso
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Gollum, Obsessed Stalker
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
48%inclusion32 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Parting Gust
42%inclusion28 decks66 decks
38%synergy
Angel's Grace
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
32%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
24%synergy
Inkshield
32%inclusion21 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Stinging Study
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
23%synergy
Despark
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
-8%synergy
Getaway Glamer
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
22%synergy
Eerie Interlude
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
16%synergy
False Cure
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
21%synergy
Acrobatic Maneuver
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Reprieve
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Scrollshift
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Saw in Half
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Snuff Out
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Generous Gift
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
-8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Imp's Mischief
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Stunning Reversal
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Slip On the Ring
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Airbender's Reversal
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Hatred
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Necrologia
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Silence
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Dawn Charm
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Ghostway
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
The Spot's Portal
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Personify
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Soul Shatter
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Darkness
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Liberate
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-8%synergy
Sorceries
Night's Whisper
44%inclusion29 decks66 decks
27%synergy
Sign in Blood
38%inclusion25 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Damn
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
19%synergy
Exsanguinate
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Reanimate
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Feed the Swarm
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
18%synergy
Read the Bones
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Repay in Kind
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
19%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Villainous Wrath
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Austere Command
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
-6%synergy
Profane Transfusion
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Revival // Revenge
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Morningtide's Light
9.3%inclusion5 decks54 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Contract
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
9%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Fumigate
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Vindicate
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-5%synergy
Damnation
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Plague of Vermin
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Ondu Inversion
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Temporal Extortion
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Another Round
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Reverse the Sands
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Tainted Sigil
41%inclusion27 decks66 decks
38%synergy
The Wind Crystal
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
23%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
24%synergy
Panharmonicon
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
24%synergy
Jet Medallion
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
18%synergy
The Endstone
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
22%synergy
Pearl Medallion
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
10%synergy
Pact Weapon
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
-12%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
8%synergy
The Golden Throne
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Wedding Ring
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion7 decks66 decks
-9%synergy
Phyrexian Processor
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Soul Conduit
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
9%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Norn's Annex
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
41%inclusion27 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Parker Luck
32%inclusion21 decks66 decks
31%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
29%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
29%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Blind Obedience
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Land Tax
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
13%synergy
Axis of Mortality
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
18%synergy
Exquisite Blood
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Airbender Ascension
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Near-Death Experience
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Greed
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Wound Reflection
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Glasswing Grace
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Necrodominance
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Font of Agonies
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Ghostly Prison
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-5%synergy
Lich's Mastery
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Dark Tutelage
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Underworld Connections
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion32 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
32%inclusion21 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Command Beacon
26%inclusion17 decks66 decks
22%synergy
Temple of the False God
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
4%synergy
War Room
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Multiversal Passage
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-10%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
97%inclusion64 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Sol Ring
95%inclusion63 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
83%inclusion55 decks66 decks
31%synergy
Thought Vessel
67%inclusion44 decks66 decks
53%synergy
Orzhov Signet
58%inclusion38 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
41%inclusion27 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
21%inclusion14 decks66 decks
19%synergy
The Soul Stone
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
15%synergy
Thran Dynamo
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
-6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Phial of Galadriel
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Marble Diamond
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-10%synergy
Staff of Compleation
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion65 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion65 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion58 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Caves of Koilos
80%inclusion53 decks66 decks
23%synergy
Godless Shrine
70%inclusion46 decks66 decks
19%synergy
Isolated Chapel
70%inclusion46 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Fetid Heath
61%inclusion40 decks66 decks
21%synergy
Vault of Champions
58%inclusion38 decks66 decks
18%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
52%inclusion34 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
47%inclusion31 decks66 decks
24%synergy
Tainted Field
47%inclusion31 decks66 decks
-5%synergy
Marsh Flats
45%inclusion30 decks66 decks
16%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
39%inclusion26 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Witch Enchanter
38%inclusion25 decks66 decks
26%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
38%inclusion25 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
36%inclusion24 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
24%synergy
Desolate Mire
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
17%synergy
Silent Clearing
29%inclusion19 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
27%inclusion18 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
12%synergy
Temple of Silence
24%inclusion16 decks66 decks
-16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Scoured Barrens
20%inclusion13 decks66 decks
-4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
18%inclusion12 decks66 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion11 decks66 decks
-3%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
-6%synergy
Scrubland
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Glasswing Grace
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Horizon of Progress
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
-2%synergy
Polluted Delta
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Mana Confluence
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
6%synergy
City of Brass
9.1%inclusion6 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
-6%synergy
Arid Mesa
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Forlorn Flats
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Strand
7.6%inclusion5 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Ondu Inversion
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-4%synergy
Windswept Heath
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Cavern of Souls
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
1%synergy
Demolition Field
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
3%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
2%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-17%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
-1%synergy
Starting Town
6.1%inclusion4 decks66 decks
5%synergy