Tergrid, God of Fright (Commander) - Land Destruction

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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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Smallpox
96%inclusion24 decks25 decks
91%synergy
Pox
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
82%synergy
Waste Not
88%inclusion22 decks25 decks
77%synergy
Dark Deal
84%inclusion21 decks25 decks
73%synergy
Death Cloud
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
66%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
76%inclusion19 decks25 decks
65%synergy
Smokestack
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
63%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
62%synergy
Oppression
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
60%synergy
Innocent Blood
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
92%inclusion23 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Jet Medallion
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
68%inclusion17 decks25 decks
49%synergy
Plaguecrafter
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
44%synergy
Soul Shatter
64%inclusion16 decks25 decks
52%synergy
Burglar Rat
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
49%synergy
Syphon Mind
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
47%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Vampiric Tutor
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
39%synergy
Demonic Tutor
56%inclusion14 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Mana Vault
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Opposition Agent
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Mox Diamond
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Imperial Seal
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Ancient Tomb
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Chrome Mox
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Mindslicer
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Crypt Ghast
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
35%synergy
Accursed Marauder
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
40%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
37%synergy
Virus Beetle
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
33%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Sangromancer
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
-23%synergy
Cunning Lethemancer
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Refurbished Familiar
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Nezumi Informant
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
17%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Demon's Disciple
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Blood Pet
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Rotting Rats
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Asylum Visitor
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Merciless Executioner
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Fell Specter
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Leaden Myr
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
The Raven Man
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Dark Confidant
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Necrogoyf
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Indulgent Tormentor
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Vile Mutilator
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Eradicator Valkyrie
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Maralen of the Mornsong
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Grief
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Dream Devourer
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Sheoldred's Edict
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
38%synergy
Vona's Hunger
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Imp's Mischief
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Ritual
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Culling the Weak
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
25%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Deadly Rollick
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Village Rites
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Flare of Malice
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Snuff Out
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-9%synergy
Sudden Edict
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-19%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Not Dead After All
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Undying Malice
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Rain of Filth
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Dismember
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Edict
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Sacrifice
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Entomb
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Vraska's Fall
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Defile
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-29%synergy
Slaughter Pact
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Withering Boon
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-4%synergy
Szat's Will
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Feign Death
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
0%synergy
Sorceries
Mire in Misery
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
45%synergy
Reanimate
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Vicious Rumors
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
34%synergy
Delirium Skeins
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
36%synergy
Sign in Blood
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Intent
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Rankle's Prank
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Feed the Swarm
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-19%synergy
Toxic Deluge
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Thoughtseize
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
27%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
30%inclusion6 decks20 decks
13%synergy
Read the Bones
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Night's Whisper
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Chain of Smog
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Mind Rake
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
Duress
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Grim Tutor
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Bubbling Muck
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Victimize
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-10%synergy
Arterial Flow
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Killing Wave
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Rush of Dread
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
All Is Dust
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Profane Tutor
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Final Act
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Make an Example
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Mutilate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-10%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-17%synergy
Ambition's Cost
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Barter in Blood
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Tasigur's Cruelty
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Pelakka Predation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Despise
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Curse of the Cabal
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Damnation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-13%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Invoke Despair
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Exhume
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Expedition Map
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Winter Moon
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Memory Jar
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-8%synergy
Trinisphere
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Vexing Bauble
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Cursed Totem
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Bontu's Monument
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-20%synergy
Tangle Wire
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Plate
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Painful Quandary
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
42%synergy
Bottomless Pit
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
43%synergy
Desolation
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
47%synergy
Grave Pact
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
23%synergy
Necrogen Mists
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
28%synergy
Liliana's Caress
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
22%synergy
Animate Dead
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Black Market
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-1%synergy
Contamination
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Court of Ambition
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
16%synergy
Necropotence
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
19%synergy
Bandit's Talent
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Words of Waste
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
12%synergy
Megrim
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Necromancy
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
5%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Aether
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Black Market Connections
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-12%synergy
Greed
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Torment of Scarabs
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Quest for the Nihil Stone
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Revel in Riches
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Bitterblossom
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Veil
52%inclusion13 decks25 decks
45%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Professor Onyx
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
18%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
60%inclusion15 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
48%inclusion12 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
15%synergy
Command Beacon
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
32%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
6%synergy
War Room
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Witch's Cottage
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-5%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Lake of the Dead
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-15%synergy
Barren Moor
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Pit
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Deserted Temple
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
City of Traitors
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Wasteland
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-2%synergy
Emergence Zone
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
High Market
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion25 decks25 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
72%inclusion18 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
44%inclusion11 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Mind Stone
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Lotus Petal
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Thought Vessel
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Mox Opal
24%inclusion6 decks25 decks
21%synergy
The Soul Stone
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
11%synergy
Grim Monolith
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Nyx Lotus
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
92%inclusion23 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
40%inclusion10 decks25 decks
17%synergy
Cavern of Souls
36%inclusion9 decks25 decks
29%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion8 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
28%inclusion7 decks25 decks
24%synergy
Fell the Profane
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Marsh Flats
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Polluted Delta
16%inclusion4 decks25 decks
13%synergy
Urza's Cave
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
4%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Pelakka Predation
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy