Tergrid, God of Fright (Commander) - Combo

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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
Day of Black Sun
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Waste Not
81%inclusion60 decks74 decks
70%synergy
Dark Deal
78%inclusion58 decks74 decks
67%synergy
Smallpox
69%inclusion51 decks74 decks
64%synergy
Oppression
66%inclusion49 decks74 decks
58%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
69%inclusion51 decks74 decks
57%synergy
Pox
57%inclusion42 decks74 decks
54%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
66%inclusion49 decks74 decks
53%synergy
Professor Onyx
57%inclusion42 decks74 decks
51%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
57%inclusion42 decks74 decks
50%synergy
Chain of Smog
53%inclusion39 decks74 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
92%inclusion68 decks74 decks
26%synergy
Jet Medallion
80%inclusion59 decks74 decks
19%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
64%inclusion47 decks74 decks
48%synergy
Plaguecrafter
61%inclusion45 decks74 decks
41%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
58%inclusion43 decks74 decks
39%synergy
Crypt Ghast
57%inclusion42 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Reanimate
54%inclusion40 decks74 decks
15%synergy
Lightning Greaves
53%inclusion39 decks74 decks
19%synergy
Cabal Ritual
50%inclusion37 decks74 decks
32%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
49%inclusion36 decks74 decks
34%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
66%inclusion49 decks74 decks
39%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
59%inclusion44 decks74 decks
38%synergy
Opposition Agent
53%inclusion39 decks74 decks
43%synergy
Ancient Tomb
51%inclusion38 decks74 decks
40%synergy
Mana Vault
51%inclusion38 decks74 decks
44%synergy
Necropotence
46%inclusion34 decks74 decks
31%synergy
Chrome Mox
39%inclusion29 decks74 decks
33%synergy
Imperial Seal
35%inclusion26 decks74 decks
28%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
35%inclusion26 decks74 decks
21%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
34%inclusion25 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Creatures
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
46%inclusion34 decks74 decks
42%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
43%inclusion32 decks74 decks
32%synergy
Accursed Marauder
41%inclusion26 decks64 decks
20%synergy
Mindslicer
41%inclusion30 decks74 decks
36%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
41%inclusion30 decks74 decks
-11%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
39%inclusion29 decks74 decks
27%synergy
Burglar Rat
35%inclusion26 decks74 decks
24%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
35%inclusion26 decks74 decks
20%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
34%inclusion25 decks74 decks
27%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
30%inclusion22 decks74 decks
23%synergy
Dark Confidant
28%inclusion21 decks74 decks
21%synergy
Demon's Disciple
27%inclusion20 decks74 decks
19%synergy
Sheoldred
26%inclusion19 decks74 decks
19%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
26%inclusion19 decks74 decks
19%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
24%inclusion18 decks74 decks
22%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
24%inclusion18 decks74 decks
9%synergy
The Raven Man
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
16%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
19%synergy
Blood Pet
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
14%synergy
Virus Beetle
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
15%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
14%synergy
Sangromancer
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Rotting Rats
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
14%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
14%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Sadistic Hypnotist
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
14%synergy
Leaden Myr
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Nezumi Informant
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Cunning Lethemancer
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
-8%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
11%inclusion7 decks62 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
-13%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Merciless Executioner
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Viscera Seer
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
-6%synergy
Ophiomancer
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
-5%synergy
Necrogoyf
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Maralen of the Mornsong
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Hecteyes
9.1%inclusion3 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
8.9%inclusion5 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
8.6%inclusion3 decks35 decks
3%synergy
Dread Presence
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
-7%synergy
Gravelighter
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
-3%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
-10%synergy
Asmodeus the Archfiend
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Soul Shatter
47%inclusion35 decks74 decks
35%synergy
Imp's Mischief
45%inclusion33 decks74 decks
21%synergy
Deadly Rollick
41%inclusion30 decks74 decks
17%synergy
Vona's Hunger
35%inclusion26 decks74 decks
30%synergy
Culling the Weak
35%inclusion26 decks74 decks
20%synergy
Flare of Malice
35%inclusion23 decks66 decks
22%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
34%inclusion25 decks74 decks
28%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
34%inclusion25 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Entomb
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Withering Torment
22%inclusion13 decks59 decks
-10%synergy
Dismember
20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
-8%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
-2%synergy
Snuff Out
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Defile
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
-24%synergy
Slaughter Pact
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Not Dead After All
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Village Rites
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
-15%synergy
Ad Nauseam
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Sudden Edict
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Tragic Slip
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
-11%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Sacrifice
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Baleful Mastery
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Bitter Triumph
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
-3%synergy
Force of Despair
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
-17%synergy
Rain of Filth
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Consultation
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Offer Immortality
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-18%synergy
Tergrid's Shadow
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Withering Boon
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Darkness
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Death Cloud
47%inclusion35 decks74 decks
45%synergy
Toxic Deluge
47%inclusion35 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Syphon Mind
46%inclusion34 decks74 decks
33%synergy
Grim Tutor
43%inclusion32 decks74 decks
31%synergy
Innocent Blood
42%inclusion31 decks74 decks
36%synergy
Feed the Swarm
39%inclusion29 decks74 decks
-12%synergy
Diabolic Intent
38%inclusion28 decks74 decks
23%synergy
Vicious Rumors
36%inclusion27 decks74 decks
30%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
36%inclusion20 decks55 decks
19%synergy
Thoughtseize
34%inclusion25 decks74 decks
29%synergy
Mire in Misery
31%inclusion23 decks74 decks
28%synergy
Rankle's Prank
26%inclusion19 decks74 decks
21%synergy
Delirium Skeins
26%inclusion19 decks74 decks
22%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
26%inclusion19 decks74 decks
19%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
24%inclusion18 decks74 decks
22%synergy
Bubbling Muck
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Damnation
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Mind Rake
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
15%synergy
Sign in Blood
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
-17%synergy
Buried Alive
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
14%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Duress
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
-11%synergy
Exsanguinate
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
-11%synergy
Rush of Dread
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
8%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
12%inclusion8 decks69 decks
-1%synergy
Victimize
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
-15%synergy
Profane Tutor
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Make an Example
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
-5%synergy
Killing Wave
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
7%synergy
All Is Dust
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Read the Bones
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
-10%synergy
Mind Twist
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Arterial Flow
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Divest
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
-6%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Living Death
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-5%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Dark Petition
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Ill-Gotten Gains
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Villainous Wrath
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Geth's Grimoire
45%inclusion33 decks74 decks
37%synergy
Smokestack
41%inclusion30 decks74 decks
39%synergy
Memory Jar
34%inclusion25 decks74 decks
33%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
32%inclusion24 decks74 decks
30%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
31%inclusion23 decks74 decks
23%synergy
The One Ring
31%inclusion23 decks74 decks
21%synergy
Expedition Map
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
21%synergy
Mindcrank
20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
-13%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
-7%synergy
Trinisphere
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Plate
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
-8%synergy
Scroll Rack
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Tithing Blade
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Possessed Portal
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Torpor Orb
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Tangle Wire
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Dementia
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Umbral Mantle
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Bontu's Monument
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-22%synergy
Voltaic Key
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Helm of Obedience
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Manifold Key
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Skullclamp
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-16%synergy
Staff of Domination
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Necrogen Mists
49%inclusion36 decks74 decks
44%synergy
Bottomless Pit
46%inclusion34 decks74 decks
40%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
39%inclusion29 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Animate Dead
38%inclusion28 decks74 decks
20%synergy
Painful Quandary
31%inclusion23 decks74 decks
21%synergy
Black Market Connections
31%inclusion23 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
31%inclusion23 decks74 decks
22%synergy
Grave Pact
28%inclusion21 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Contamination
24%inclusion18 decks74 decks
21%synergy
Bitterblossom
24%inclusion18 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Liliana's Caress
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
16%synergy
Desolation
22%inclusion16 decks74 decks
21%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
20%inclusion15 decks74 decks
19%synergy
Bandit's Talent
18%inclusion11 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Court of Ambition
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Necromancy
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Exquisite Blood
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Black Market
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
-10%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
10%inclusion7 decks69 decks
5%synergy
Words of Waste
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Sanguine Bond
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
-3%synergy
Necrodominance
7.7%inclusion5 decks65 decks
5%synergy
Dance of the Dead
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Quest for the Nihil Stone
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Aether
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Megrim
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Nether Void
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
5.1%inclusion3 decks59 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
-6%synergy
Liliana Vess
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
84%inclusion62 decks74 decks
29%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
74%inclusion55 decks74 decks
37%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
69%inclusion51 decks74 decks
39%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
57%inclusion42 decks74 decks
33%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
45%inclusion33 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Bojuka Bog
38%inclusion28 decks74 decks
-9%synergy
Deserted Temple
32%inclusion24 decks74 decks
28%synergy
Urza's Saga
30%inclusion22 decks74 decks
22%synergy
Castle Locthwain
30%inclusion22 decks74 decks
12%synergy
Lake of the Dead
27%inclusion20 decks74 decks
22%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
24%inclusion18 decks74 decks
8%synergy
War Room
24%inclusion18 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Command Beacon
23%inclusion17 decks74 decks
15%synergy
Thespian's Stage
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
-14%synergy
Witch's Cottage
18%inclusion13 decks74 decks
-7%synergy
Crystal Vein
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Homeward Path
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Inventors' Fair
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Strip Mine
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
8%synergy
Emergence Zone
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Mortuary Mire
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
-4%synergy
Vesuva
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Peat Bog
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Westvale Abbey
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Scorched Ruins
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Pit
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Blighted Fen
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
0%synergy
Blast Zone
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion71 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion58 decks74 decks
16%synergy
Lotus Petal
39%inclusion29 decks74 decks
32%synergy
The Soul Stone
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Fellwar Stone
35%inclusion26 decks74 decks
20%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion21 decks74 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Opal
27%inclusion20 decks74 decks
24%synergy
Mox Diamond
27%inclusion20 decks74 decks
23%synergy
Thought Vessel
24%inclusion18 decks74 decks
-3%synergy
Grim Monolith
19%inclusion14 decks74 decks
16%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
-10%synergy
Mana Crypt
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Basalt Monolith
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Nyx Lotus
11%inclusion8 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Mox Amber
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
5%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
-3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-1%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
89%inclusion66 decks74 decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
34%inclusion25 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Cavern of Souls
31%inclusion23 decks74 decks
24%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
27%inclusion20 decks74 decks
23%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion11 decks65 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
-10%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Marsh Flats
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
13%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
15%inclusion11 decks74 decks
11%synergy
Urza's Cave
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
5%synergy