Syr Konrad, the Grim (Commander) - Optimized Combo

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Jonathan Zucchetti
Nov 20, 2025
Jonathan Zucchetti
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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Foggy Swamp Visions
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Mindcrank
100%inclusion15 decks15 decks
94%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
87%inclusion13 decks15 decks
84%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
80%inclusion12 decks15 decks
70%synergy
Tortured Existence
73%inclusion11 decks15 decks
69%synergy
Morality Shift
67%inclusion10 decks15 decks
66%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
80%inclusion12 decks15 decks
63%synergy
Entomb
67%inclusion10 decks15 decks
55%synergy
Altar of the Brood
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
51%synergy
Phyresis
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
51%synergy
Diabolic Intent
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
87%inclusion13 decks15 decks
20%synergy
Crypt Ghast
73%inclusion11 decks15 decks
25%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
67%inclusion10 decks15 decks
15%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
67%inclusion10 decks15 decks
44%synergy
Reanimate
67%inclusion10 decks15 decks
28%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
34%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
42%synergy
Blood Artist
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
22%synergy
Jet Medallion
53%inclusion8 decks15 decks
-7%synergy
Gravecrawler
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
33%synergy
Game Changers
Necropotence
73%inclusion11 decks15 decks
58%synergy
Demonic Tutor
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
32%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
38%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
17%synergy
The One Ring
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
30%synergy
Imperial Seal
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
26%synergy
Opposition Agent
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
23%synergy
Ancient Tomb
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
21%synergy
Mana Vault
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
26%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
20%synergy
Creatures
Pawn of Ulamog
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
37%synergy
Carrion Feeder
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
36%synergy
Warren Soultrader
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
34%synergy
Accursed Marauder
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
26%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
28%synergy
Millikin
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
43%synergy
Dark Confidant
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
33%synergy
Grim Haruspex
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
31%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
39%synergy
Leaden Myr
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
34%synergy
Viscera Seer
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
23%synergy
Plaguecrafter
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
25%synergy
Dreadhound
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
31%synergy
Nether Traitor
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
25%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
23%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
32%synergy
Midnight Reaper
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
25%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
24%synergy
Doom Whisperer
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
24%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Walking Ballista
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
25%synergy
Ophiomancer
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Palladium Myr
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
25%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
22%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
15%synergy
Angel of Suffering
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
25%synergy
Blood Pet
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Bloodghast
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
16%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Agent Venom
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
22%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
15%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
-2%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
9%synergy
Vile Entomber
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
14%synergy
Massacre Girl
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Overlord of the Balemurk
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Tormod, the Desecrator
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
17%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Golgari Thug
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
1%synergy
Manakin
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Demon's Disciple
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-10%synergy
Initiates of the Ebon Hand
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Rune-Scarred Demon
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Songs of the Damned
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
41%synergy
Culling the Weak
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
25%synergy
Tainted Strike
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
37%synergy
Deadly Rollick
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Imp's Mischief
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
-5%synergy
Footbottom Feast
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Gravepurge
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-5%synergy
Village Rites
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-11%synergy
Tragic Slip
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-7%synergy
Dismember
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Sacrifice
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Fatal Push
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Thrilling Encore
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-5%synergy
Surgical Extraction
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Malice
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-6%synergy
Darkblast
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Wake the Dead
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-4%synergy
Necrologia
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Darkness
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-19%synergy
Shallow Grave
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Rain of Filth
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-5%synergy
Saw in Half
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-1%synergy
Extirpate
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
9%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
34%synergy
Victimize
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
8%synergy
Buried Alive
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
22%synergy
Grim Tutor
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
21%synergy
Forever Young
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
25%synergy
Dread Return
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
14%synergy
Feed the Swarm
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
-25%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
22%synergy
Sign in Blood
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
-10%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
9%synergy
Dread Summons
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Living Death
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
9%synergy
Incarnation Technique
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-2%synergy
Profane Tutor
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
9%synergy
Unearth
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Vicious Rumors
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Dark Petition
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
9%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-11%synergy
Exsanguinate
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-11%synergy
Damnation
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-8%synergy
Resentful Revelation
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
5%synergy
Increasing Ambition
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Rush of Dread
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Temporal Extortion
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-9%synergy
Bubbling Muck
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-9%synergy
Echoing Return
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-12%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Doomsday
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Funeral Rites
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Illicit Shipment
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Final Parting
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Syphon Mind
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-6%synergy
Demonic Bargain
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Tempest
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Ordeal
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Liliana's Indignation
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Ill-Gotten Gains
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
0%synergy
Beseech the Queen
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
0%synergy
Cruel Tutor
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Shared Trauma
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Secret Salvage
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Exhume
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
26%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
34%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
38%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
21%synergy
Altar of Dementia
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
35%synergy
Bontu's Monument
33%inclusion5 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
24%synergy
Expedition Map
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Tormod's Crypt
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-20%synergy
Elixir
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Oketra's Monument
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-2%synergy
Genesis Chamber
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Tamiyo's Journal
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Ghoulcaller's Bell
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Blasting Station
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Vexing Bauble
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Scroll Rack
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Ring of Three Wishes
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Mimic Vat
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Eon Hub
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Feldon's Cane
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Plate
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-25%synergy
Loxodon Warhammer
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Basilisk Collar
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Grave Pact
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
28%synergy
Exquisite Blood
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
26%synergy
Animate Dead
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
9%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
15%synergy
Vampiric Link
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Out of the Tombs
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
17%synergy
Necromancy
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
14%synergy
Glistening Oil
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-27%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-2%synergy
Bridge from Below
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Dance of the Dead
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Black Market
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-15%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Contamination
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
The War in Heaven
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Shade's Form
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Carnival of Souls
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Underworld Dreams
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
0%synergy
Cemetery Tampering
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Attrition
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Koskun Falls
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Sigil of Myrkul
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Painful Quandary
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-4%synergy
Infernal Genesis
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-9%synergy
Black Market Connections
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-16%synergy
Mortal Combat
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Darkness
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Haunted Crossroads
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
1%synergy
Oppression
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-1%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
1%synergy
Bitterblossom
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-7%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Liliana Vess
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Sorin Markov
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Liliana, Death Wielder
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
87%inclusion13 decks15 decks
31%synergy
Bojuka Bog
67%inclusion10 decks15 decks
20%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
67%inclusion10 decks15 decks
29%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
47%inclusion7 decks15 decks
23%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
29%synergy
Witch's Cottage
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
15%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Mortuary Mire
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Urza's Saga
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
23%synergy
Deserted Temple
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
22%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
19%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Emergence Zone
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
17%synergy
High Market
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Buried Ruin
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
8%synergy
Inventors' Fair
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
-5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-3%synergy
War Room
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-10%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-5%synergy
Command Beacon
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-2%synergy
Barad-dûr
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Tomb Fortress
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Urborg
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Lake of the Dead
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
1%synergy
Reliquary Tower
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-25%synergy
Hive of the Eye Tyrant
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Everglades
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion15 decks15 decks
14%synergy
Basalt Monolith
60%inclusion9 decks15 decks
58%synergy
Arcane Signet
40%inclusion6 decks15 decks
-23%synergy
Lotus Petal
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-18%synergy
Chrome Mox
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Grim Monolith
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Vessel
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
-21%synergy
Worn Powerstone
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Star Compass
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
93%inclusion14 decks15 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion4 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Cave
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Boggart Trawler
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
-13%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Cavern of Souls
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
9%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
4%synergy
Mirrex
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Marsh Flats
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Polluted Delta
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
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