Syr Konrad, the Grim (Commander)

Alternate Names:

Golbez, Clad In DarknessGolbez, Clad In Darkness

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Jonathan Zucchetti
Nov 20, 2025
The Best Commander From Every Year of the 2000s
With 2025 drawing to a close, let's take a look back at this quarter century and pick out the best commanders from each year.
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Foggy Swamp Visions
1.9%inclusion9 decks467 decks
1%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
1.9%inclusion8 decks431 decks
0%synergy
Realm of Koh
1.6%inclusion6 decks376 decks
-1%synergy
Joo Dee, One of Many
1.5%inclusion6 decks401 decks
0%synergy
Day of Black Sun
1.1%inclusion5 decks474 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Mindcrank
65%inclusion3.55K decks5.44K decks
60%synergy
Tortured Existence
56%inclusion3.07K decks5.44K decks
52%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
47%inclusion2.55K decks5.44K decks
44%synergy
Morality Shift
43%inclusion2.31K decks5.44K decks
42%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
58%inclusion3.17K decks5.44K decks
41%synergy
Forever Young
42%inclusion2.29K decks5.44K decks
40%synergy
Dreadhound
41%inclusion2.24K decks5.44K decks
39%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
41%inclusion2.21K decks5.44K decks
39%synergy
Golgari Thug
40%inclusion2.19K decks5.44K decks
38%synergy
Millikin
41%inclusion2.25K decks5.44K decks
38%synergy
Top Cards
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
70%inclusion3.82K decks5.44K decks
18%synergy
Plaguecrafter
57%inclusion3.11K decks5.44K decks
37%synergy
Blood Artist
54%inclusion2.96K decks5.44K decks
23%synergy
Crypt Ghast
54%inclusion2.94K decks5.44K decks
6%synergy
Dark Ritual
54%inclusion2.93K decks5.44K decks
-12%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
54%inclusion2.92K decks5.44K decks
31%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
52%inclusion2.86K decks5.44K decks
27%synergy
Feed the Swarm
48%inclusion2.62K decks5.44K decks
-3%synergy
Accursed Marauder
47%inclusion2.13K decks4.50K decks
26%synergy
Viscera Seer
46%inclusion2.50K decks5.44K decks
29%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
26%inclusion1.41K decks5.44K decks
-4%synergy
Demonic Tutor
21%inclusion1.16K decks5.44K decks
-7%synergy
Necropotence
18%inclusion961 decks5.44K decks
2%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
16%inclusion855 decks5.44K decks
-6%synergy
Ancient Tomb
7.8%inclusion427 decks5.44K decks
-4%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
6.6%inclusion358 decks5.44K decks
-7%synergy
Opposition Agent
5.2%inclusion283 decks5.44K decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Fleshbag Marauder
45%inclusion2.48K decks5.44K decks
30%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
41%inclusion2.21K decks5.44K decks
17%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
37%inclusion2.02K decks5.44K decks
33%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
35%inclusion1.93K decks5.44K decks
17%synergy
Midnight Reaper
35%inclusion1.91K decks5.44K decks
26%synergy
Grim Haruspex
34%inclusion1.88K decks5.44K decks
25%synergy
Angel of Suffering
34%inclusion1.87K decks5.44K decks
33%synergy
Leaden Myr
34%inclusion1.85K decks5.44K decks
27%synergy
Demon's Disciple
34%inclusion1.83K decks5.44K decks
26%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
32%inclusion1.74K decks5.44K decks
27%synergy
Massacre Wurm
31%inclusion1.71K decks5.44K decks
14%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
31%inclusion1.70K decks5.44K decks
9%synergy
Undead Butler
30%inclusion1.61K decks5.44K decks
27%synergy
Doom Whisperer
27%inclusion1.48K decks5.44K decks
24%synergy
Tormod, the Desecrator
27%inclusion1.45K decks5.44K decks
24%synergy
Massacre Girl
27%inclusion1.45K decks5.44K decks
19%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
26%inclusion1.42K decks5.44K decks
8%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
26%inclusion1.41K decks5.44K decks
16%synergy
Burnished Hart
24%inclusion1.30K decks5.44K decks
16%synergy
Mindwrack Harpy
24%inclusion1.29K decks5.44K decks
22%synergy
Gravecrawler
23%inclusion1.27K decks5.44K decks
10%synergy
Carrion Feeder
23%inclusion1.25K decks5.44K decks
12%synergy
Merciless Executioner
22%inclusion1.21K decks5.44K decks
15%synergy
Bloodghast
20%inclusion1.11K decks5.44K decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion881 decks4.51K decks
11%synergy
Murderous Rider
19%inclusion1.06K decks5.44K decks
13%synergy
Shriekmaw
19%inclusion1.04K decks5.44K decks
16%synergy
Fell Stinger
19%inclusion1.04K decks5.44K decks
16%synergy
Eye Collector
19%inclusion1.02K decks5.44K decks
17%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
18%inclusion982 decks5.44K decks
6%synergy
Undercity Informer
18%inclusion961 decks5.44K decks
17%synergy
Woe Strider
18%inclusion958 decks5.44K decks
13%synergy
Returned Reveler
17%inclusion901 decks5.44K decks
16%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
16%inclusion898 decks5.44K decks
14%synergy
Warren Soultrader
16%inclusion730 decks4.54K decks
3%synergy
Ophiomancer
16%inclusion869 decks5.44K decks
1%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
15%inclusion239 decks1.55K decks
7%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
15%inclusion818 decks5.44K decks
7%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
13%inclusion709 decks5.44K decks
5%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
13%inclusion706 decks5.44K decks
2%synergy
Corpse Augur
13%inclusion693 decks5.44K decks
11%synergy
Persistent Specimen
12%inclusion677 decks5.44K decks
10%synergy
Mire Triton
12%inclusion655 decks5.44K decks
11%synergy
Gravelighter
11%inclusion622 decks5.44K decks
8%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
11%inclusion621 decks5.44K decks
1%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
11%inclusion517 decks4.54K decks
1%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
11%inclusion592 decks5.44K decks
9%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
10%inclusion560 decks5.44K decks
3%synergy
Unshakable Tail
10%inclusion530 decks5.16K decks
10%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
10%inclusion542 decks5.44K decks
-9%synergy
Instants
Gravepurge
39%inclusion2.12K decks5.44K decks
37%synergy
Village Rites
33%inclusion1.80K decks5.44K decks
9%synergy
Songs of the Damned
31%inclusion1.67K decks5.44K decks
25%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion1.40K decks5.44K decks
4%synergy
Footbottom Feast
23%inclusion1.25K decks5.44K decks
22%synergy
Wake the Dead
23%inclusion1.25K decks5.44K decks
22%synergy
Unseal the Necropolis
23%inclusion1.24K decks5.44K decks
21%synergy
Withering Torment
21%inclusion820 decks3.93K decks
-11%synergy
Defile
21%inclusion1.13K decks5.44K decks
-17%synergy
Deadly Dispute
20%inclusion1.06K decks5.44K decks
-4%synergy
Entomb
16%inclusion845 decks5.44K decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
15%inclusion801 decks5.44K decks
-10%synergy
Corpse Churn
15%inclusion794 decks5.44K decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion616 decks4.54K decks
-5%synergy
Tainted Strike
13%inclusion727 decks5.44K decks
10%synergy
Murder
13%inclusion687 decks5.44K decks
2%synergy
Go for the Throat
13%inclusion681 decks5.44K decks
-11%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
12%inclusion679 decks5.44K decks
1%synergy
Tragic Slip
12%inclusion674 decks5.44K decks
-8%synergy
Cabal Ritual
11%inclusion619 decks5.44K decks
-6%synergy
Culling the Weak
11%inclusion617 decks5.44K decks
-3%synergy
Deadly Rollick
11%inclusion608 decks5.44K decks
-12%synergy
Flare of Malice
11%inclusion502 decks4.54K decks
-2%synergy
Imp's Mischief
10%inclusion536 decks5.44K decks
-14%synergy
Not Dead After All
8.4%inclusion456 decks5.44K decks
-3%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
8.2%inclusion444 decks5.44K decks
7%synergy
Another Chance
7.8%inclusion424 decks5.44K decks
7%synergy
Bone Harvest
7.5%inclusion411 decks5.44K decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
7.5%inclusion407 decks5.44K decks
-7%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
7.5%inclusion407 decks5.44K decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.1%inclusion388 decks5.44K decks
-3%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
6.9%inclusion375 decks5.44K decks
0%synergy
Crypt Incursion
6.6%inclusion360 decks5.44K decks
4%synergy
Soul Shatter
6.5%inclusion354 decks5.44K decks
-6%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
5.9%inclusion92 decks1.57K decks
-3%synergy
Undying Malice
5.7%inclusion313 decks5.44K decks
-4%synergy
Feign Death
5.7%inclusion313 decks5.44K decks
-2%synergy
Doom Blade
5.5%inclusion299 decks5.44K decks
-2%synergy
Grisly Spectacle
5.4%inclusion296 decks5.44K decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
44%inclusion2.40K decks5.44K decks
19%synergy
Living Death
41%inclusion2.23K decks5.44K decks
30%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
37%inclusion2.01K decks5.44K decks
30%synergy
Reanimate
37%inclusion2K decks5.44K decks
-2%synergy
Sign in Blood
35%inclusion1.89K decks5.44K decks
-2%synergy
Toxic Deluge
34%inclusion1.87K decks5.44K decks
-3%synergy
Dread Return
25%inclusion1.39K decks5.44K decks
13%synergy
Buried Alive
22%inclusion1.18K decks5.44K decks
10%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
19%inclusion1.04K decks5.44K decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion943 decks5.44K decks
-7%synergy
Damnation
16%inclusion875 decks5.44K decks
-5%synergy
Dread Summons
16%inclusion874 decks5.44K decks
14%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
16%inclusion559 decks3.59K decks
-2%synergy
Diabolic Intent
15%inclusion821 decks5.44K decks
1%synergy
Syphon Mind
15%inclusion814 decks5.44K decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion760 decks5.44K decks
-4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion740 decks5.44K decks
-1%synergy
Bubbling Muck
13%inclusion683 decks5.44K decks
-3%synergy
Mutilate
12%inclusion659 decks5.44K decks
-7%synergy
Funeral Rites
12%inclusion652 decks5.44K decks
11%synergy
Incarnation Technique
11%inclusion626 decks5.44K decks
10%synergy
Deadly Tempest
10%inclusion570 decks5.44K decks
8%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
10%inclusion546 decks5.44K decks
-1%synergy
Exsanguinate
9.3%inclusion505 decks5.44K decks
-15%synergy
Diresight
8.9%inclusion380 decks4.26K decks
6%synergy
Unearth
8.9%inclusion485 decks5.44K decks
1%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.9%inclusion432 decks5.44K decks
-4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.8%inclusion426 decks5.44K decks
1%synergy
Final Parting
7.8%inclusion423 decks5.44K decks
3%synergy
Stitch Together
7.2%inclusion392 decks5.44K decks
4%synergy
Atrocious Experiment
6.7%inclusion364 decks5.44K decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
6.6%inclusion317 decks4.80K decks
-6%synergy
Dark Deal
6.2%inclusion335 decks5.44K decks
-5%synergy
Season of Loss
6.2%inclusion263 decks4.28K decks
4%synergy
Macabre Waltz
5.9%inclusion323 decks5.44K decks
4%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
5.9%inclusion322 decks5.44K decks
-10%synergy
Nuclear Fallout
5.3%inclusion267 decks5.02K decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Jet Medallion
43%inclusion2.34K decks5.44K decks
-17%synergy
Altar of Dementia
36%inclusion1.97K decks5.44K decks
31%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
34%inclusion1.86K decks5.44K decks
32%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
30%inclusion1.63K decks5.44K decks
-2%synergy
Skullclamp
29%inclusion1.55K decks5.44K decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
28%inclusion1.54K decks5.44K decks
-5%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
27%inclusion1.47K decks5.44K decks
8%synergy
Bontu's Monument
21%inclusion1.15K decks5.44K decks
-7%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
19%inclusion1.04K decks5.44K decks
6%synergy
Altar of the Brood
19%inclusion1.02K decks5.44K decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion986 decks5.44K decks
2%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
12%inclusion664 decks5.44K decks
11%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
11%inclusion599 decks5.44K decks
9%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
11%inclusion585 decks5.44K decks
9%synergy
Expedition Map
10%inclusion566 decks5.44K decks
-2%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
8.4%inclusion458 decks5.44K decks
6%synergy
Feldon's Cane
8.2%inclusion444 decks5.44K decks
8%synergy
Mimic Vat
8.1%inclusion439 decks5.44K decks
7%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.0%inclusion328 decks5.44K decks
-5%synergy
Basilisk Collar
5.7%inclusion310 decks5.44K decks
3%synergy
Codex Shredder
5.6%inclusion305 decks5.44K decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
33%inclusion1.80K decks5.44K decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
32%inclusion1.72K decks5.44K decks
-9%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
26%inclusion1.16K decks4.52K decks
21%synergy
Animate Dead
22%inclusion1.17K decks5.44K decks
4%synergy
Phyresis
21%inclusion1.13K decks5.44K decks
18%synergy
Grave Pact
16%inclusion875 decks5.44K decks
-3%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
16%inclusion848 decks5.44K decks
-1%synergy
Black Market
15%inclusion802 decks5.44K decks
-6%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
14%inclusion774 decks5.44K decks
9%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
13%inclusion710 decks5.44K decks
-4%synergy
Black Market Connections
11%inclusion595 decks5.44K decks
-12%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
11%inclusion590 decks5.44K decks
9%synergy
Out of the Tombs
11%inclusion588 decks5.44K decks
7%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
10%inclusion565 decks5.44K decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion523 decks5.44K decks
-1%synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
9.4%inclusion512 decks5.44K decks
8%synergy
Exquisite Blood
8.9%inclusion482 decks5.44K decks
-4%synergy
One Ring to Rule Them All
7.6%inclusion412 decks5.44K decks
6%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
7.4%inclusion403 decks5.44K decks
-3%synergy
Vampiric Rites
7.1%inclusion387 decks5.44K decks
1%synergy
Necromancy
6.9%inclusion374 decks5.44K decks
1%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
5.6%inclusion303 decks5.44K decks
0%synergy
Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette
5.2%inclusion204 decks3.91K decks
5%synergy
Sanguine Bond
5.1%inclusion278 decks5.44K decks
-7%synergy
Bitterblossom
5.1%inclusion277 decks5.44K decks
-8%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
5.0%inclusion198 decks3.96K decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
8.6%inclusion468 decks5.44K decks
-5%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
8.5%inclusion461 decks5.44K decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
62%inclusion3.38K decks5.44K decks
15%synergy
Cabal Coffers
50%inclusion2.74K decks5.44K decks
-5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
47%inclusion2.58K decks5.44K decks
23%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
37%inclusion2.04K decks5.44K decks
2%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
34%inclusion1.87K decks5.44K decks
24%synergy
Mortuary Mire
34%inclusion1.83K decks5.44K decks
20%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
30%inclusion1.65K decks5.44K decks
-7%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
23%inclusion1.27K decks5.44K decks
-6%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
23%inclusion1.23K decks5.44K decks
-1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion1.07K decks5.44K decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
17%inclusion914 decks5.44K decks
-1%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
15%inclusion804 decks5.44K decks
13%synergy
Barren Moor
12%inclusion649 decks5.44K decks
1%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
11%inclusion518 decks4.54K decks
2%synergy
Buried Ruin
11%inclusion590 decks5.44K decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion550 decks5.44K decks
-21%synergy
War Room
10%inclusion536 decks5.44K decks
-7%synergy
Memorial to Folly
10%inclusion531 decks5.44K decks
6%synergy
High Market
9.3%inclusion507 decks5.44K decks
3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
8.5%inclusion461 decks5.44K decks
-3%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.2%inclusion447 decks5.44K decks
0%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.8%inclusion426 decks5.44K decks
6%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
6.4%inclusion126 decks1.96K decks
-6%synergy
Tomb Fortress
6.3%inclusion344 decks5.44K decks
2%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.6%inclusion307 decks5.44K decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85%inclusion4.60K decks5.44K decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
61%inclusion3.35K decks5.44K decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion1.81K decks5.44K decks
2%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
24%inclusion1.29K decks5.44K decks
0%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion575 decks5.44K decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion551 decks5.44K decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
9.3%inclusion509 decks5.44K decks
-18%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
8.7%inclusion472 decks5.44K decks
-2%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
8.0%inclusion436 decks5.44K decks
3%synergy
Basalt Monolith
7.8%inclusion426 decks5.44K decks
6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.8%inclusion423 decks5.44K decks
2%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
6.7%inclusion367 decks5.44K decks
-3%synergy
Caged Sun
6.5%inclusion353 decks5.44K decks
-6%synergy
The Soul Stone
6.1%inclusion82 decks1.35K decks
-6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion5.11K decks5.44K decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion1.73K decks5.44K decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion1.40K decks5.44K decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion881 decks4.51K decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion616 decks4.54K decks
-5%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
8.1%inclusion441 decks5.44K decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.8%inclusion426 decks5.44K decks
1%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.7%inclusion310 decks4.64K decks
-2%synergy