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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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Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Aang, Swift Savior
38%inclusion10 decks26 decks
34%synergy
Glen Elendra Guardian
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Ty Lee, Chi Blocker
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Knuckles the Echidna
86%inclusion38 decks44 decks
81%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
80%inclusion35 decks44 decks
74%synergy
Pyrohemia
70%inclusion31 decks44 decks
69%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
73%inclusion32 decks44 decks
68%synergy
Faerie Mastermind
73%inclusion32 decks44 decks
68%synergy
Aurelia, the Warleader
70%inclusion31 decks44 decks
66%synergy
Super State
68%inclusion30 decks44 decks
63%synergy
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
64%inclusion28 decks44 decks
62%synergy
Captain Lannery Storm
61%inclusion27 decks44 decks
59%synergy
Fire Magic
61%inclusion27 decks44 decks
59%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
77%inclusion34 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
68%inclusion30 decks44 decks
56%synergy
Kilo, Apogee Mind
66%inclusion29 decks44 decks
55%synergy
Lightning Greaves
61%inclusion27 decks44 decks
37%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
54%synergy
Thundering Raiju
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
55%synergy
Caltrops
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
56%synergy
Path to Exile
55%inclusion24 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Generous Gift
55%inclusion24 decks44 decks
33%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
55%inclusion24 decks44 decks
43%synergy
Creatures
Archivist of Oghma
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
49%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
48%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
44%synergy
Cathar Commando
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
43%synergy
Loyal Apprentice
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
40%synergy
Danny Pink
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
39%synergy
Guardian of Faith
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
37%synergy
Deep Gnome Terramancer
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
37%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
30%synergy
Aurelia, the Law Above
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
34%synergy
Screaming Nemesis
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
35%synergy
Arthur, Marigold Knight
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
34%synergy
Errant and Giada
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
35%synergy
Archangel Avacyn
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
33%synergy
Merry, Esquire of Rohan
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
33%synergy
Aven Interrupter
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
33%synergy
Plumecreed Escort
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
31%synergy
Legion Loyalist
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
33%synergy
Amy Rose
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
28%synergy
Gogo, Mysterious Mime
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
28%synergy
The Wandering Rescuer
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
28%synergy
Selfless Squire
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Spectacular Spider-Man
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
24%synergy
Urabrask the Hidden
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
24%synergy
Winged Hive Tyrant
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
24%synergy
Charming Scoundrel
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
24%synergy
Tishana's Tidebinder
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Anger
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
20%synergy
Gatta and Luzzu
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
21%synergy
Gingerbrute
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
20%synergy
Xorn
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Abzan Falconer
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Miles "Tails" Prower
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Alms Collector
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
20%synergy
Solitude
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Snapcaster Mage
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Esper Sentinel
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Brazen Borrower
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
20%synergy
Aven Mindcensor
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Academy Manufactor
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Krark-Clan Shaman
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Venser, Shaper Savant
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
15%synergy
High Fae Trickster
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Dualcaster Mage
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Gornog, the Red Reaper
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Spectral Sailor
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Fear of Impostors
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Instants
Counterspell
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Boros Charm
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Akroma's Will
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
31%synergy
Chaos Warp
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
16%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Unexpected Windfall
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
30%synergy
Dovin's Veto
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Denial
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Cinderclasm
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Mana Drain
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Deflecting Swat
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Brainstorm
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Dawn's Truce
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Swan Song
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Ripples of Potential
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Great Train Heist
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Negate
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Restoration Magic
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Pongify
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Wear // Tear
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Big Score
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Valakut Awakening
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Frantic Search
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Legion Leadership
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Grand Crescendo
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Starstorm
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Shake the Foundations
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Untimely Malfunction
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Clever Concealment
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Redirect Lightning
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
25%synergy
Damning Verdict
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
43%synergy
Wave Goodbye
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
33%synergy
Fabricate
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Forth Eorlingas!
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
23%synergy
Open the Armory
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Vandalblast
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Fiery Confluence
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Full Throttle
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Tempt with Vengeance
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Tremor
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Ponder
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Farewell
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Song of Totentanz
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Sundering Eruption
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Supreme Verdict
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Chain Reaction
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Windfall
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Reaver Cleaver
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
37%synergy
Amulet of Vigor
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
42%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Bident of Thassa
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Mithril Coat
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
18%synergy
The Fire Crystal
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
20%synergy
The Ozolith
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Biorganic Carapace
12%inclusion4 decks33 decks
10%synergy
The Regalia
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Akroma's Memorial
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Weatherlight
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Embercleave
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Windcrag Siege
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
38%synergy
Reconnaissance
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
37%synergy
Uncivil Unrest
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
28%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Rising of the Day
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Spiteful Banditry
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Mechanized Production
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Remora
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Assemble the Legion
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Ghostly Prison
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Land Tax
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Coastal Piracy
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Path of Mettle
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Rogue's Passage
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Minas Tirith
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Karn's Bastion
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Arena of Glory
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Urza's Saga
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
12%inclusion3 decks26 decks
6%synergy
Mistrise Village
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Academy Ruins
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
98%inclusion43 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Sol Ring
89%inclusion39 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
66%inclusion29 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
64%inclusion28 decks44 decks
20%synergy
Talisman of Progress
61%inclusion27 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Signet
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
-8%synergy
Boros Signet
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Azorius Signet
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
-10%synergy
Lotus Petal
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Thought Vessel
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-10%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
98%inclusion43 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Mountain
98%inclusion43 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Plains
95%inclusion42 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Island
95%inclusion42 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Steam Vents
91%inclusion40 decks44 decks
51%synergy
Sacred Foundry
89%inclusion39 decks44 decks
48%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
84%inclusion37 decks44 decks
43%synergy
Raugrin Triome
82%inclusion36 decks44 decks
45%synergy
Flooded Strand
75%inclusion33 decks44 decks
45%synergy
Arid Mesa
73%inclusion32 decks44 decks
45%synergy
Scalding Tarn
73%inclusion32 decks44 decks
45%synergy
Spectator Seating
70%inclusion31 decks44 decks
41%synergy
Training Center
70%inclusion31 decks44 decks
39%synergy
Sea of Clouds
70%inclusion31 decks44 decks
39%synergy
Plateau
61%inclusion27 decks44 decks
50%synergy
Tundra
59%inclusion26 decks44 decks
48%synergy
Exotic Orchard
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Volcanic Island
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
46%synergy
Sunbillow Verge
50%inclusion22 decks44 decks
42%synergy
Glacial Fortress
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
44%synergy
Sulfur Falls
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Sundown Pass
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
24%synergy
Mystic Monastery
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
-16%synergy
Riverpyre Verge
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
33%synergy
Battlefield Forge
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Floodfarm Verge
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
32%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Shivan Reef
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Thundering Falls
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
25%synergy
Deserted Beach
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Rugged Prairie
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Elegant Parlor
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
24%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Meticulous Archive
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
21%synergy
Wooded Foothills
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
17%synergy
City of Brass
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Marsh Flats
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Misty Rainforest
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Windswept Heath
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Mystic Gate
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Triumph
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Polluted Delta
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Sink into Stupor
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Mana Confluence
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Prairie Stream
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
-22%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Fabled Passage
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
8%synergy