Tergrid, God of Fright (Commander) - Midrange

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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Waste Not
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
60%synergy
Smallpox
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
59%synergy
Oppression
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
57%synergy
Dark Deal
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
56%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
55%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
50%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
44%synergy
Soul Shatter
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
43%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Plaguecrafter
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
87%inclusion27 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Jet Medallion
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Crypt Ghast
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Toxic Deluge
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Burglar Rat
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Reanimate
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Syphon Mind
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Lightning Greaves
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Game Changers
Vampiric Tutor
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Demonic Tutor
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
0%synergy
The One Ring
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Opposition Agent
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Imperial Seal
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Ancient Tomb
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Mana Vault
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Necropotence
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Creatures
Accursed Marauder
46%inclusion12 decks26 decks
25%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
28%synergy
The Raven Man
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Mindslicer
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Nezumi Informant
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Virus Beetle
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
24%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Demon's Disciple
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Sangromancer
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Necrogoyf
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
15%synergy
Dark Confidant
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Ophiomancer
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Hecteyes
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
17%inclusion2 decks12 decks
12%synergy
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Asylum Visitor
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Grief
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Rotting Rats
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Merciless Executioner
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Cunning Lethemancer
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Blood Pet
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Skittermaw
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Eradicator Valkyrie
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Liliana's Specter
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Imp's Mischief
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Culling the Weak
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Cabal Ritual
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Deadly Rollick
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Vona's Hunger
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Flare of Malice
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Withering Torment
20%inclusion5 decks25 decks
-11%synergy
Not Dead After All
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Village Rites
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Deadly Dispute
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Bitter Triumph
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Undying Malice
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Sudden Edict
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Feign Death
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Entomb
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Snuff Out
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Diabolic Edict
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Pharika's Libation
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Doom Blade
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Darkness
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Murder
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Blood Pact
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Tragic Slip
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Dismember
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Sacrifice
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Thrilling Encore
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-17%synergy
Vraska's Fall
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Undying Evil
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Defile
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-31%synergy
Slaughter Pact
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Tergrid's Shadow
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Withering Boon
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Rain of Filth
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Baleful Mastery
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Succumb to Temptation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Sudden Spoiling
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Vicious Rumors
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Innocent Blood
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Death Cloud
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
37%synergy
Sign in Blood
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Mire in Misery
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Night's Whisper
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Intent
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Rankle's Prank
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Victimize
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Duress
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Pox
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Damnation
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Grim Tutor
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Chain of Smog
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
18%inclusion5 decks28 decks
6%synergy
Villainous Wrath
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
14%synergy
Mind Rake
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Dread Return
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Bubbling Muck
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Delirium Skeins
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Exsanguinate
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Rush of Dread
14%inclusion4 decks28 decks
11%synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Buried Alive
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Thoughtseize
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Come Back Wrong
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
No Way Out
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Mind Rot
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Stitch Together
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Pilfer
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Arterial Flow
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Will of the Abzan
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
3%synergy
Profane Tutor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Persist
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Bad Deal
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Go Blank
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mutilate
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Killing Wave
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Profane Command
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Barter in Blood
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Smokestack
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Expedition Map
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Trinisphere
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Tithing Blade
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Memory Jar
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Winter Moon
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Bontu's Monument
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-18%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Semblance Anvil
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Vexing Bauble
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Voltaic Key
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Chimil, the Inner Sun
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Defense Grid
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Manifold Key
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Krark-Clan Ironworks
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Tangle Wire
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mindcrank
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Painful Quandary
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Necrogen Mists
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Bottomless Pit
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
27%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Grave Pact
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Liliana's Caress
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Animate Dead
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Black Market Connections
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Black Market
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Contamination
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Megrim
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Bitterblossom
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Court of Ambition
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Desolation
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
9%synergy
Bandit's Talent
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
7%synergy
Necromancy
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Exquisite Blood
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
1%synergy
Dance of the Dead
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Words of Waste
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
The Long Reach of Night
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Aether
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
No Mercy
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Tortured Existence
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Veil
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Professor Onyx
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Liliana Vess
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
20%synergy
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Castle Locthwain
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Witch's Cottage
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Lake of the Dead
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Command Beacon
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
11%synergy
War Room
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Crystal Vein
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Deserted Temple
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Thespian's Stage
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-18%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
5%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Memorial to Folly
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Urza's Saga
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Barad-dûr
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
-3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Barren Moor
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Emergence Zone
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Inventors' Fair
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Petrified Field
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
90%inclusion28 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Chrome Mox
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Grim Monolith
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Lotus Petal
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Mox Opal
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
The Soul Stone
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Mox Diamond
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Nyx Lotus
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Mana Crypt
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Basalt Monolith
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-18%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Wizard's Rockets
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Chromatic Star
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
87%inclusion27 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Cavern of Souls
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Command Tower
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Delta
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Ash Barrens
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Escape Tunnel
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy