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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Smallpox
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
95%synergy
Pox
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
84%synergy
Waste Not
86%inclusion19 decks22 decks
75%synergy
Dark Deal
82%inclusion18 decks22 decks
70%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
77%inclusion17 decks22 decks
66%synergy
Oppression
73%inclusion16 decks22 decks
65%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
62%synergy
Death Cloud
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
61%synergy
Innocent Blood
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
58%synergy
Smokestack
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
58%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Lightning Greaves
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Plaguecrafter
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
44%synergy
Soul Shatter
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
51%synergy
Jet Medallion
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
45%synergy
Burglar Rat
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
48%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
51%synergy
Accursed Marauder
57%inclusion12 decks21 decks
36%synergy
Game Changers
Vampiric Tutor
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
42%synergy
Demonic Tutor
59%inclusion13 decks22 decks
31%synergy
Mana Vault
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
34%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Mox Diamond
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
28%synergy
Imperial Seal
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Opposition Agent
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Ancient Tomb
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Chrome Mox
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Necropotence
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Creatures
Mindslicer
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
45%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
43%synergy
Crypt Ghast
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Virus Beetle
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
25%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-25%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Sangromancer
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Demon's Disciple
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Rotting Rats
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Asylum Visitor
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
20%synergy
Nezumi Informant
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Merciless Executioner
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Fell Specter
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Cunning Lethemancer
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Necrogoyf
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Blood Pet
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
11%synergy
Refurbished Familiar
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
17%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
The Raven Man
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Leaden Myr
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Eradicator Valkyrie
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Dark Confidant
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Indulgent Tormentor
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Sheoldred
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Hecteyes
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
8%synergy
Vile Mutilator
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
9%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-15%synergy
Maralen of the Mornsong
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Dream Devourer
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Sheoldred's Edict
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
40%synergy
Imp's Mischief
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
26%synergy
Vona's Hunger
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
41%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Cabal Ritual
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Culling the Weak
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Flare of Malice
29%inclusion6 decks21 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Rollick
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Village Rites
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Deadly Dispute
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Sudden Edict
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Snuff Out
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Not Dead After All
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Rain of Filth
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Dismember
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
-21%synergy
Diabolic Edict
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Vraska's Fall
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Defile
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-29%synergy
Slaughter Pact
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Tergrid's Shadow
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Withering Boon
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Undying Malice
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-3%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
0%synergy
Szat's Will
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Feign Death
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Syphon Mind
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
42%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Rankle's Prank
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Reanimate
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Sign in Blood
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Mire in Misery
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
37%synergy
Diabolic Intent
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
22%synergy
Vicious Rumors
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Delirium Skeins
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Night's Whisper
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Toxic Deluge
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Thoughtseize
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
31%inclusion5 decks16 decks
14%synergy
Feed the Swarm
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
-24%synergy
Read the Bones
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Grim Tutor
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Chain of Smog
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Bubbling Muck
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Victimize
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-7%synergy
Duress
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
16%synergy
Arterial Flow
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Mind Rake
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Make an Example
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Killing Wave
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Rush of Dread
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Final Act
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
All Is Dust
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Mutilate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Ambition's Cost
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Barter in Blood
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Tasigur's Cruelty
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Pelakka Predation
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Despise
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Damnation
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-12%synergy
Invoke Despair
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Diresight
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Anvil of Bogardan
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
-9%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Expedition Map
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Memory Jar
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-6%synergy
Trinisphere
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Winter Moon
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
8%synergy
The One Ring
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Cursed Totem
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Bontu's Monument
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-19%synergy
Tangle Wire
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Commander's Plate
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Desolation
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
54%synergy
Bottomless Pit
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
44%synergy
Painful Quandary
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Grave Pact
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
18%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
27%synergy
Necrogen Mists
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
32%synergy
Liliana's Caress
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Animate Dead
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Contamination
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Bandit's Talent
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
15%synergy
Words of Waste
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Court of Ambition
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Aether
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Black Market
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-8%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Necromancy
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-10%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
5%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Torment of Scarabs
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Megrim
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Revel in Riches
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Raiders' Wake
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Bitterblossom
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Veil
55%inclusion12 decks22 decks
47%synergy
Professor Onyx
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
21%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
64%inclusion14 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion10 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
17%synergy
Command Beacon
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
33%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
1%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
7%synergy
War Room
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
11%synergy
Castle Locthwain
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Barren Moor
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Deserted Temple
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
2%synergy
Reliquary Tower
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-13%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Urza's Saga
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
-11%synergy
Cabal Pit
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Lake of the Dead
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
10%inclusion2 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-1%synergy
Wasteland
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-2%synergy
Emergence Zone
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Thespian's Stage
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
City of Traitors
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion22 decks22 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
68%inclusion15 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
50%inclusion11 decks22 decks
35%synergy
Mind Stone
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
10%synergy
Lotus Petal
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
29%synergy
Thought Vessel
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Mox Opal
23%inclusion5 decks22 decks
19%synergy
The Soul Stone
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
9%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
-5%synergy
Grim Monolith
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Nyx Lotus
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
91%inclusion20 decks22 decks
-4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
41%inclusion9 decks22 decks
19%synergy
Cavern of Souls
36%inclusion8 decks22 decks
30%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion7 decks22 decks
5%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
27%inclusion6 decks22 decks
23%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion4 decks21 decks
0%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Marsh Flats
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Delta
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
18%inclusion4 decks22 decks
15%synergy
Urza's Cave
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion3 decks21 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Pelakka Predation
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy