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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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Aang, Swift Savior
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Firebender Ascension
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
3%synergy
Iroh, Dragon of the West
3.8%inclusion1 decks26 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Knuckles the Echidna
64%inclusion38 decks59 decks
58%synergy
Super State
61%inclusion36 decks59 decks
56%synergy
Captain Lannery Storm
56%inclusion33 decks59 decks
54%synergy
Thundering Raiju
56%inclusion33 decks59 decks
54%synergy
Amy Rose
46%inclusion27 decks59 decks
42%synergy
Cathar Commando
44%inclusion26 decks59 decks
41%synergy
Fire Magic
42%inclusion25 decks59 decks
39%synergy
Aurelia, the Law Above
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
35%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
47%inclusion28 decks59 decks
35%synergy
Miles "Tails" Prower
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
35%synergy
Top Cards
Lightning Greaves
51%inclusion30 decks59 decks
26%synergy
Counterspell
47%inclusion28 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Generous Gift
46%inclusion27 decks59 decks
24%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
46%inclusion27 decks59 decks
-23%synergy
Bident of Thassa
44%inclusion26 decks59 decks
35%synergy
Kilo, Apogee Mind
42%inclusion25 decks59 decks
32%synergy
Loyal Apprentice
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
34%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Path to Exile
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
-14%synergy
Herald of Secret Streams
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
33%synergy
Creatures
Arthur, Marigold Knight
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
30%synergy
Plumecreed Escort
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
29%synergy
Spectral Sailor
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
31%synergy
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
29%synergy
Enduring Curiosity
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
25%synergy
Errant and Giada
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
28%synergy
Anger
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
27%synergy
Selfless Squire
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
24%synergy
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
25%synergy
Fear of Impostors
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
25%synergy
Archangel Avacyn
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
21%synergy
Merry, Esquire of Rohan
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
21%synergy
Abzan Falconer
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
20%synergy
Aurelia, the Warleader
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Urabrask the Hidden
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Charming Scoundrel
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Gatta and Luzzu
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Gogo, Mysterious Mime
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
14%synergy
The Wandering Rescuer
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Winged Hive Tyrant
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Jeskai Shrinekeeper
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Éomer, Marshal of Rohan
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Goro-Goro, Disciple of Ryusei
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Gingerbrute
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Éowyn, Fearless Knight
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Professional Face-Breaker
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Brineborn Cutthroat
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Aven Interrupter
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Anafenza, Unyielding Lineage
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Guardian of Faith
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Werefox Bodyguard
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Krark-Clan Shaman
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Alms Collector
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
11%synergy
High Fae Trickster
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Phoenix Chick
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Fanatical Firebrand
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Aven Mindcensor
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Academy Manufactor
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Venser, Shaper Savant
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Tersa Lightshatter
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Smirking Spelljacker
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Odric, Lunarch Marshal
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Githzerai Monk
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Legion Loyalist
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Mantis Rider
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Malcolm, the Eyes
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Unexpected Windfall
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
23%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Chaos Warp
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Negate
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Cinderclasm
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
18%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Boros Charm
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
-4%synergy
Dovin's Veto
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Big Score
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Denial
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Brainstorm
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
-8%synergy
Lightning Bolt
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Abrade
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Restoration Magic
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Magic Damper
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Make a Stand
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Aetherize
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Starstorm
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Divert Disaster
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Frantic Search
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-8%synergy
Shake the Foundations
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Take Up the Shield
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Ripples of Potential
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Haste Magic
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Thrill of Possibility
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Condemn
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Opt
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-8%synergy
Unsummon
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Shock
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Think Twice
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Annul
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Spell Pierce
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Blasphemous Act
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Chart a Course
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
25%synergy
Fiery Confluence
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
23%synergy
Full Throttle
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
21%synergy
Fabricate
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Open the Armory
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Damning Verdict
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Austere Command
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Tremor
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
12%synergy
Wave Goodbye
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Forth Eorlingas!
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Faithless Looting
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Tempt with Vengeance
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Ponder
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-8%synergy
Tezzeret's Gambit
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Time Wipe
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Burst of Speed
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Universal Surveillance
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Vandalblast
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-4%synergy
Slice and Dice
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Earthquake
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Preordain
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-8%synergy
Brass's Bounty
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Reaver Cleaver
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
23%synergy
Hammer of Nazahn
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
24%synergy
The Fire Crystal
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Hammer of Purphoros
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
18%synergy
Weatherlight
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Caltrops
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
13%synergy
The Seriema
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
3%synergy
The Regalia
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Diamond Pick-Axe
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Helm of the Host
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Insight Engine
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-7%synergy
Celestial Armor
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Bloodforged Battle-Axe
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Goldvein Pick
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Jeskai Monument
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Windcrag Siege
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
30%synergy
Rising of the Day
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
25%synergy
Pyrohemia
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
22%synergy
Assemble the Legion
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
21%synergy
Rain of Riches
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Propaganda
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Coastal Piracy
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Reconnaissance Mission
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Gimli's Reckless Might
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
13%synergy
Aqueous Form
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Fervor
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Reconnaissance
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Alchemist's Talent
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Sigarda's Summons
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Felidar Retreat
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Curiosity
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Outlaws' Merriment
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Resourceful Defense
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Uncivil Unrest
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Mass Hysteria
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Emblem of the Warmind
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of Anticipation
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Pain for All
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Mechanized Production
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Inexorable Tide
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Sticky Fingers
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Rogue's Passage
34%inclusion20 decks59 decks
14%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
-19%synergy
Karn's Bastion
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Seat of the Synod
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-3%synergy
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Buried Ruin
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-4%synergy
Great Furnace
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-5%synergy
Muraganda Raceway
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Restless Spire
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Desolate Lighthouse
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Archway of Innovation
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Minas Tirith
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
88%inclusion52 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion47 decks59 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Conviction
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
-9%synergy
Talisman of Progress
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
-10%synergy
Talisman of Creativity
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
-13%synergy
Izzet Signet
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
-8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
-10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Boros Signet
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
-10%synergy
Azorius Signet
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
-15%synergy
Mind Stone
12%inclusion7 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Blitzball
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-17%synergy
Marble Diamond
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Sky Diamond
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Fire Diamond
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Relic of Legends
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Plains
100%inclusion59 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Mountain
100%inclusion59 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Island
100%inclusion59 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion57 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Monastery
68%inclusion40 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Clifftop Retreat
66%inclusion39 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Sulfur Falls
56%inclusion33 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Glacial Fortress
54%inclusion32 decks59 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
53%inclusion31 decks59 decks
-9%synergy
Battlefield Forge
53%inclusion31 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Prairie Stream
44%inclusion26 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Rugged Prairie
41%inclusion24 decks59 decks
19%synergy
Shivan Reef
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Cascade Bluffs
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
4%synergy
Evolving Wilds
37%inclusion22 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Triumph
36%inclusion21 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
32%inclusion19 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Perilous Landscape
31%inclusion18 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
29%inclusion17 decks59 decks
2%synergy
Ferrous Lake
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
15%synergy
Temple of Epiphany
27%inclusion16 decks59 decks
0%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
25%inclusion15 decks59 decks
8%synergy
Port Town
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Furycalm Snarl
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
6%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
24%inclusion14 decks59 decks
18%synergy
Sunscorched Divide
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
16%synergy
Frostboil Snarl
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Glittering Massif
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Hydroelectric Specimen
20%inclusion12 decks59 decks
17%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
19%inclusion11 decks59 decks
11%synergy
Radiant Summit
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Tranquil Cove
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
9%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion10 decks59 decks
-11%synergy
Deserted Beach
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
-7%synergy
Stormcarved Coast
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
-8%synergy
Mystic Gate
15%inclusion9 decks59 decks
3%synergy
Fiery Islet
14%inclusion8 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Thriving Isle
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Raugrin Triome
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
-27%synergy
Silverbluff Bridge
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-4%synergy
Thriving Heath
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
5%synergy
Azorius Chancery
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-4%synergy
Izzet Boilerworks
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-4%synergy
Razortide Bridge
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
-4%synergy
Boros Guildgate
8.5%inclusion5 decks59 decks
7%synergy
Sunbillow Verge
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-1%synergy
Rustvale Bridge
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
6.8%inclusion4 decks59 decks
-5%synergy