Tergrid, God of Fright (Commander) - Budget

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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Auntie's Sentence
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Dai Li Indoctrination
5.5%inclusion17 decks308 decks
5%synergy
Ozai's Cruelty
3.6%inclusion11 decks308 decks
3%synergy
Zuko's Conviction
2.0%inclusion3 decks148 decks
1%synergy
Koh, the Face Stealer
2.0%inclusion3 decks150 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Elderfang Disciple
73%inclusion798 decks1.09K decks
66%synergy
Smallpox
67%inclusion732 decks1.09K decks
62%synergy
Burglar Rat
72%inclusion780 decks1.09K decks
61%synergy
Virus Beetle
66%inclusion722 decks1.09K decks
60%synergy
Duress
59%inclusion636 decks1.09K decks
52%synergy
Plaguecrafter
71%inclusion773 decks1.09K decks
51%synergy
Innocent Blood
56%inclusion614 decks1.09K decks
51%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
66%inclusion722 decks1.09K decks
51%synergy
Syphon Mind
61%inclusion668 decks1.09K decks
49%synergy
Vicious Rumors
54%inclusion590 decks1.09K decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Demon's Disciple
56%inclusion606 decks1.09K decks
48%synergy
Dark Ritual
55%inclusion598 decks1.09K decks
-12%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
52%inclusion565 decks1.09K decks
46%synergy
The Raven Man
51%inclusion553 decks1.09K decks
45%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
49%inclusion533 decks1.09K decks
45%synergy
Accursed Marauder
48%inclusion447 decks939 decks
26%synergy
Delirium Skeins
47%inclusion515 decks1.09K decks
44%synergy
Sign in Blood
46%inclusion501 decks1.09K decks
10%synergy
Nezumi Informant
46%inclusion499 decks1.09K decks
39%synergy
Mire in Misery
46%inclusion495 decks1.09K decks
42%synergy
Game Changers
Braids, Cabal Minion
11%inclusion117 decks1.09K decks
8%synergy
Creatures
Necrogoyf
45%inclusion488 decks1.09K decks
40%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
44%inclusion474 decks1.09K decks
31%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
43%inclusion462 decks1.09K decks
41%synergy
Fell Specter
42%inclusion456 decks1.09K decks
38%synergy
Sangromancer
41%inclusion449 decks1.09K decks
30%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
40%inclusion436 decks1.09K decks
33%synergy
Liliana's Specter
38%inclusion408 decks1.09K decks
35%synergy
Merciless Executioner
37%inclusion406 decks1.09K decks
30%synergy
Mindslicer
34%inclusion374 decks1.09K decks
30%synergy
Gravelighter
33%inclusion357 decks1.09K decks
29%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
33%inclusion354 decks1.09K decks
-19%synergy
Miasmic Mummy
31%inclusion335 decks1.09K decks
29%synergy
Hecteyes
26%inclusion109 decks422 decks
23%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
24%inclusion266 decks1.09K decks
1%synergy
Chain Devil
24%inclusion259 decks1.09K decks
23%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
24%inclusion259 decks1.09K decks
5%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
22%inclusion237 decks1.09K decks
1%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
21%inclusion230 decks1.09K decks
16%synergy
Leaden Myr
20%inclusion220 decks1.09K decks
14%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
19%inclusion210 decks1.09K decks
13%synergy
Stronghold Rats
19%inclusion206 decks1.09K decks
15%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
19%inclusion85 decks453 decks
10%synergy
Rotting Rats
18%inclusion194 decks1.09K decks
14%synergy
Asylum Visitor
18%inclusion192 decks1.09K decks
15%synergy
Refurbished Familiar
17%inclusion156 decks938 decks
14%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
17%inclusion180 decks1.09K decks
-6%synergy
Burnished Hart
15%inclusion166 decks1.09K decks
7%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
15%inclusion162 decks1.09K decks
12%synergy
Voracious Fell Beast
15%inclusion162 decks1.09K decks
14%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
12%inclusion135 decks1.09K decks
-5%synergy
Dusk Mangler
11%inclusion122 decks1.09K decks
11%synergy
Gaius van Baelsar
11%inclusion48 decks435 decks
6%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
10%inclusion79 decks771 decks
7%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
10%inclusion110 decks1.09K decks
4%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
10%inclusion106 decks1.09K decks
-9%synergy
Slum Reaper
9.2%inclusion100 decks1.09K decks
9%synergy
Fanatic of the Harrowing
9.2%inclusion76 decks828 decks
8%synergy
Vile Mutilator
8.7%inclusion72 decks828 decks
8%synergy
Abyssal Gorestalker
8.6%inclusion94 decks1.09K decks
8%synergy
Indulgent Tormentor
7.9%inclusion86 decks1.09K decks
6%synergy
Ravenous Rats
7.7%inclusion84 decks1.09K decks
6%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
7.3%inclusion79 decks1.09K decks
2%synergy
Goremand
7.2%inclusion78 decks1.09K decks
7%synergy
Malboro
7.1%inclusion32 decks453 decks
6%synergy
Jecht, Reluctant Guardian
7.0%inclusion31 decks441 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
7.0%inclusion76 decks1.09K decks
-4%synergy
Wasteland Raider
6.9%inclusion73 decks1.05K decks
6%synergy
Sadistic Hypnotist
6.7%inclusion73 decks1.09K decks
6%synergy
Cruel Grimnarch
6.6%inclusion72 decks1.09K decks
6%synergy
Blood Artist
6.5%inclusion71 decks1.09K decks
-25%synergy
Instants
Tergrid's Shadow
42%inclusion453 decks1.09K decks
41%synergy
Village Rites
38%inclusion414 decks1.09K decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
37%inclusion405 decks1.09K decks
23%synergy
Sudden Edict
36%inclusion388 decks1.09K decks
34%synergy
Pharika's Libation
35%inclusion384 decks1.09K decks
34%synergy
Vraska's Fall
33%inclusion359 decks1.09K decks
29%synergy
Soul Shatter
33%inclusion355 decks1.09K decks
20%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
23%inclusion247 decks1.09K decks
15%synergy
Undying Malice
20%inclusion222 decks1.09K decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Edict
20%inclusion219 decks1.09K decks
19%synergy
Defile
19%inclusion206 decks1.09K decks
-19%synergy
Murder
15%inclusion158 decks1.09K decks
4%synergy
Feign Death
14%inclusion157 decks1.09K decks
6%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
14%inclusion154 decks1.09K decks
8%synergy
Vona's Hunger
12%inclusion129 decks1.09K decks
7%synergy
Offer Immortality
11%inclusion121 decks1.09K decks
9%synergy
Deadly Dispute
11%inclusion121 decks1.09K decks
-13%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion116 decks1.09K decks
-13%synergy
Doom Blade
10%inclusion111 decks1.09K decks
3%synergy
Not Dead After All
10%inclusion110 decks1.09K decks
-1%synergy
Szat's Will
10%inclusion109 decks1.09K decks
7%synergy
Consumed by Greed
10%inclusion88 decks894 decks
9%synergy
Demonic Gifts
9.4%inclusion102 decks1.09K decks
8%synergy
Flare of Malice
9.1%inclusion86 decks945 decks
-4%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
8.6%inclusion93 decks1.09K decks
-3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.1%inclusion88 decks1.09K decks
-17%synergy
Tragic Slip
7.9%inclusion86 decks1.09K decks
-13%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.5%inclusion71 decks1.09K decks
0%synergy
Geth's Verdict
6.4%inclusion70 decks1.09K decks
6%synergy
Blood Pact
6.3%inclusion68 decks1.09K decks
2%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
6.0%inclusion65 decks1.09K decks
4%synergy
Undying Evil
5.9%inclusion64 decks1.09K decks
3%synergy
Nasty End
5.5%inclusion60 decks1.09K decks
2%synergy
Return to Action
5.4%inclusion59 decks1.09K decks
4%synergy
Tribute to Hunger
5.4%inclusion59 decks1.09K decks
5%synergy
Imp's Mischief
5.3%inclusion58 decks1.09K decks
-19%synergy
Professor's Warning
5.2%inclusion56 decks1.09K decks
4%synergy
Undercity's Embrace
5.2%inclusion56 decks1.09K decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Rankle's Prank
43%inclusion464 decks1.09K decks
38%synergy
Mind Rake
42%inclusion461 decks1.09K decks
39%synergy
Read the Bones
40%inclusion438 decks1.09K decks
22%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
35%inclusion379 decks1.09K decks
33%synergy
Divest
35%inclusion377 decks1.09K decks
34%synergy
Dark Deal
33%inclusion362 decks1.09K decks
22%synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
33%inclusion354 decks1.09K decks
31%synergy
Extract the Truth
30%inclusion324 decks1.09K decks
29%synergy
Unnerve
26%inclusion284 decks1.09K decks
25%synergy
Arterial Flow
26%inclusion281 decks1.09K decks
23%synergy
Mind Rot
26%inclusion278 decks1.09K decks
24%synergy
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion276 decks1.09K decks
-26%synergy
Pilfer
23%inclusion251 decks1.09K decks
21%synergy
Bad Deal
20%inclusion217 decks1.09K decks
19%synergy
Extract a Confession
19%inclusion210 decks1.08K decks
18%synergy
Rush of Dread
18%inclusion183 decks1K decks
15%synergy
Cerebral Confiscation
17%inclusion180 decks1.08K decks
16%synergy
Invoke Despair
16%inclusion176 decks1.09K decks
14%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
16%inclusion170 decks1.09K decks
13%synergy
Despise
15%inclusion168 decks1.09K decks
15%synergy
Barter in Blood
15%inclusion162 decks1.09K decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
15%inclusion159 decks1.09K decks
0%synergy
Death Cloud
14%inclusion150 decks1.09K decks
12%synergy
Let's Play a Game
14%inclusion112 decks822 decks
12%synergy
Skull Raid
14%inclusion148 decks1.09K decks
13%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion137 decks1.09K decks
-12%synergy
Necrotic Hex
13%inclusion136 decks1.09K decks
11%synergy
Pelakka Predation
12%inclusion134 decks1.09K decks
11%synergy
Tasigur's Cruelty
12%inclusion130 decks1.09K decks
11%synergy
Doomsday Confluence
11%inclusion123 decks1.09K decks
10%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
11%inclusion121 decks1.09K decks
9%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion79 decks765 decks
-7%synergy
Mind Drain
10%inclusion112 decks1.09K decks
10%synergy
Killing Wave
9.4%inclusion102 decks1.09K decks
7%synergy
Incriminate
9.2%inclusion100 decks1.09K decks
9%synergy
Pox
9.1%inclusion99 decks1.09K decks
7%synergy
Heartless Pillage
8.8%inclusion96 decks1.09K decks
8%synergy
Victimize
8.6%inclusion93 decks1.09K decks
-17%synergy
Myrkul's Edict
8.5%inclusion92 decks1.09K decks
8%synergy
Seeker's Folly
8.4%inclusion64 decks763 decks
7%synergy
Ill-Gotten Gains
8.3%inclusion90 decks1.09K decks
7%synergy
Ambition's Cost
7.8%inclusion85 decks1.09K decks
5%synergy
Demogorgon's Clutches
7.7%inclusion84 decks1.09K decks
7%synergy
Mind Shatter
7.2%inclusion78 decks1.09K decks
7%synergy
Make an Example
7.2%inclusion78 decks1.09K decks
6%synergy
Temporal Intervention
7.0%inclusion25 decks355 decks
7%synergy
Ego Drain
6.9%inclusion75 decks1.09K decks
7%synergy
Gix's Command
6.8%inclusion74 decks1.09K decks
5%synergy
Tourach's Canticle
6.4%inclusion70 decks1.09K decks
6%synergy
Syphon Flesh
6.1%inclusion66 decks1.09K decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
37%inclusion406 decks1.09K decks
6%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
35%inclusion377 decks1.09K decks
27%synergy
Tithing Blade
28%inclusion302 decks1.09K decks
25%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
25%inclusion267 decks1.09K decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion167 decks1.09K decks
-18%synergy
Jet Medallion
14%inclusion149 decks1.09K decks
-47%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
14%inclusion47 decks347 decks
11%synergy
Smokestack
8.0%inclusion87 decks1.09K decks
7%synergy
Bontu's Monument
5.5%inclusion60 decks1.09K decks
-22%synergy
Enchantments
Waste Not
39%inclusion422 decks1.09K decks
28%synergy
Megrim
37%inclusion399 decks1.09K decks
31%synergy
The Long Reach of Night
36%inclusion391 decks1.09K decks
35%synergy
Bandit's Talent
35%inclusion311 decks893 decks
30%synergy
Painful Quandary
32%inclusion345 decks1.09K decks
21%synergy
Oppression
29%inclusion312 decks1.09K decks
21%synergy
Raiders' Wake
27%inclusion290 decks1.09K decks
23%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
26%inclusion282 decks1.09K decks
22%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion230 decks1.09K decks
-19%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
21%inclusion229 decks1.09K decks
11%synergy
Braids's Frightful Return
19%inclusion211 decks1.09K decks
18%synergy
Creeping Dread
16%inclusion169 decks1.09K decks
15%synergy
Bottomless Pit
13%inclusion139 decks1.09K decks
7%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
13%inclusion126 decks1.01K decks
8%synergy
Court of Ambition
10%inclusion107 decks1.09K decks
6%synergy
Cracked Skull
9.3%inclusion76 decks819 decks
9%synergy
Liliana's Caress
8.6%inclusion93 decks1.09K decks
3%synergy
Greed
8.6%inclusion93 decks1.09K decks
1%synergy
Black Market
8.2%inclusion89 decks1.09K decks
-13%synergy
Desolation
6.9%inclusion75 decks1.09K decks
6%synergy
Withercrown
6.8%inclusion74 decks1.09K decks
7%synergy
Mind Slash
5.9%inclusion64 decks1.09K decks
5%synergy
Aspect of Lamprey
5.9%inclusion64 decks1.09K decks
6%synergy
Torment of Scarabs
5.5%inclusion60 decks1.09K decks
5%synergy
Underworld Connections
5.2%inclusion57 decks1.09K decks
3%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
5.2%inclusion56 decks1.09K decks
3%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Eldraine
7.4%inclusion80 decks1.09K decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
26%inclusion288 decks1.09K decks
25%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
18%inclusion200 decks1.09K decks
14%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
10%inclusion113 decks1.09K decks
3%synergy
Liliana Vess
5.3%inclusion58 decks1.09K decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Geier Reach Sanitarium
38%inclusion413 decks1.09K decks
27%synergy
Bojuka Bog
26%inclusion281 decks1.09K decks
-21%synergy
Mortuary Mire
16%inclusion179 decks1.09K decks
3%synergy
Witch's Cottage
16%inclusion175 decks1.09K decks
-8%synergy
Barren Moor
14%inclusion150 decks1.09K decks
3%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion145 decks1.09K decks
5%synergy
Blighted Fen
9.1%inclusion99 decks1.09K decks
8%synergy
Memorial to Folly
7.2%inclusion78 decks1.09K decks
4%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
6.6%inclusion72 decks1.09K decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
5.7%inclusion62 decks1.09K decks
-25%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion892 decks1.09K decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Signet
66%inclusion712 decks1.09K decks
3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
56%inclusion607 decks1.09K decks
33%synergy
Mind Stone
54%inclusion582 decks1.09K decks
23%synergy
Commander's Sphere
40%inclusion434 decks1.09K decks
31%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
22%inclusion234 decks1.09K decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
20%inclusion213 decks1.09K decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
18%inclusion197 decks1.09K decks
-9%synergy
Worn Powerstone
14%inclusion153 decks1.09K decks
10%synergy
Hedron Archive
13%inclusion138 decks1.09K decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Lens
10%inclusion111 decks1.09K decks
8%synergy
Infernal Idol
6.5%inclusion71 decks1.09K decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion1.08K decks1.09K decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion355 decks1.09K decks
6%synergy
Pelakka Predation
12%inclusion134 decks1.09K decks
11%synergy
Evolving Wilds
6.7%inclusion73 decks1.09K decks
3%synergy
Command Tower
6.3%inclusion69 decks1.09K decks
1%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
6.0%inclusion65 decks1.09K decks
3%synergy