Syr Konrad, the Grim (Commander) - Expensive Optimized

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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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Tortured Existence
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
87%synergy
Gravecrawler
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
87%synergy
Warren Soultrader
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
79%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
71%synergy
Mindcrank
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
69%synergy
Culling the Weak
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
69%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
68%synergy
Mesmeric Orb
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
64%synergy
Blood Pet
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
59%synergy
Morality Shift
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Reanimate
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
53%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Crypt Ghast
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Jet Medallion
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Diabolic Intent
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
52%synergy
Cabal Ritual
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Animate Dead
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Ancient Tomb
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
80%synergy
Demonic Tutor
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
64%synergy
Necropotence
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
68%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
83%inclusion10 decks12 decks
61%synergy
The One Ring
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
65%synergy
Mana Vault
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
68%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Opposition Agent
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
53%synergy
Chrome Mox
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
44%synergy
Creatures
Walking Ballista
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
56%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Blood Artist
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Carrion Feeder
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Nether Traitor
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
42%synergy
Stitcher's Supplier
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Accursed Marauder
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
41%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
29%synergy
Golgari Thug
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Viscera Seer
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Dark Confidant
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
18%synergy
Putrid Goblin
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Plaguecrafter
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Doom Whisperer
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Overlord of the Balemurk
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
24%synergy
Bloodghast
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Millikin
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Boggart Trawler
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Leaden Myr
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
19%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Troll of Khazad-dûm
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Ophiomancer
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Tormod, the Desecrator
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Undead Butler
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Priest of Gix
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
11%synergy
Shriekmaw
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Grim Haruspex
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Palladium Myr
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Manakin
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Instants
Entomb
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Songs of the Damned
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
36%synergy
Deadly Rollick
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Imp's Mischief
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Dismember
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Withering Torment
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Tainted Strike
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Sacrifice
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Force of Despair
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Dispute
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Bone Harvest
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Pact
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Shoot the Sheriff
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-6%synergy
Village Rites
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-16%synergy
Not Dead After All
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Insidious Dreams
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Flare of Malice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Soul Shatter
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-17%synergy
Rain of Filth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Corpse Dance
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Undying Malice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-1%synergy
Saw in Half
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Buried Alive
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
47%synergy
Toxic Deluge
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Imperial Seal
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Bubbling Muck
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
-27%synergy
Incarnation Technique
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Dread Return
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Victimize
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Sign in Blood
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-20%synergy
Damnation
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Chain of Smog
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Living Death
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Final Parting
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-7%synergy
Profane Tutor
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Temporal Extortion
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Unearth
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Vicious Rumors
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Doomsday
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Stitch Together
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Thoughtseize
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-9%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Altar of the Brood
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
40%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Bontu's Monument
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-17%synergy
Static Orb
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Winter Orb
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Clock of Omens
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Scroll Rack
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Trinisphere
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Chalice of the Void
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Torpor Orb
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Winter Moon
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Vexing Bauble
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Conqueror's Flail
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Tangle Wire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Staff of Domination
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Bloodchief Ascension
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
57%synergy
Grave Pact
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
31%synergy
Phyresis
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
48%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Necromancy
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Exquisite Blood
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Tombstone Stairwell
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Dance of the Dead
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
21%synergy
Black Market Connections
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Glistening Oil
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Tainted Aether
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Vampiric Link
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Out of the Tombs
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
-24%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Oppression
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Waste Not
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Contamination
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-2%synergy
Shade's Form
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Underworld Dreams
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-8%synergy
Triskaidekaphobia
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mortal Combat
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Bitterblossom
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
1%synergy
Sanguine Bond
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Veil
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
9%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Liliana Vess
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Professor Onyx
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
54%synergy
Cabal Coffers
75%inclusion9 decks12 decks
20%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
37%synergy
Urza's Saga
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
50%synergy
Castle Locthwain
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Deserted Temple
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
34%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
32%synergy
Witch's Cottage
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Buried Ruin
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
High Market
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
27%synergy
Lake of the Dead
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
28%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
30%synergy
Inventors' Fair
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
23%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Bazaar of Baghdad
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
War Room
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
0%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Tomb Fortress
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Homeward Path
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
15%synergy
Witch's Clinic
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Vault of Whispers
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-27%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-5%synergy
Blast Zone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Emergence Zone
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Mouth of Ronom
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Pit
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Treasure Vault
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Blighted Fen
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
City of Traitors
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Scorched Ruins
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Field of the Dead
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Urborg
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion12 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Basalt Monolith
67%inclusion8 decks12 decks
65%synergy
Arcane Signet
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
-4%synergy
Lotus Petal
58%inclusion7 decks12 decks
51%synergy
Grim Monolith
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
39%synergy
Mox Opal
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
38%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
10%synergy
Mox Diamond
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Mox Amber
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
92%inclusion11 decks12 decks
-3%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Cavern of Souls
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
42%inclusion5 decks12 decks
35%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
33%inclusion4 decks12 decks
26%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
16%synergy
Polluted Delta
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
22%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
13%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
-10%synergy
Shimmerdrift Vale
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Thawing Glaciers
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Mana Confluence
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Uncharted Haven
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Marsh Flats
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
City of Brass
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
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