Tergrid, God of Fright (Commander) - Optimized

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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
Twilight Diviner
3.1%inclusion3 decks97 decks
0%synergy
Mornsong Aria
2.8%inclusion3 decks106 decks
1%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
2.6%inclusion9 decks345 decks
-1%synergy
Auntie's Sentence
1.0%inclusion1 decks101 decks
0%synergy
Sinister Gnarlbark
0.9%inclusion1 decks106 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Waste Not
83%inclusion693 decks833 decks
72%synergy
Smallpox
77%inclusion639 decks833 decks
72%synergy
Dark Deal
76%inclusion637 decks833 decks
65%synergy
Oppression
68%inclusion563 decks833 decks
60%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
69%inclusion571 decks833 decks
56%synergy
Death Cloud
58%inclusion479 decks833 decks
55%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
64%inclusion529 decks833 decks
52%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
59%inclusion492 decks833 decks
52%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
59%inclusion495 decks833 decks
52%synergy
Soul Shatter
64%inclusion533 decks833 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
89%inclusion743 decks833 decks
23%synergy
Jet Medallion
75%inclusion624 decks833 decks
14%synergy
Plaguecrafter
71%inclusion588 decks833 decks
51%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
61%inclusion509 decks833 decks
42%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
60%inclusion502 decks833 decks
46%synergy
Lightning Greaves
60%inclusion500 decks833 decks
26%synergy
Syphon Mind
59%inclusion495 decks833 decks
47%synergy
Crypt Ghast
58%inclusion485 decks833 decks
10%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
56%inclusion465 decks833 decks
40%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
55%inclusion456 decks833 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
55%inclusion456 decks833 decks
27%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
44%inclusion363 decks833 decks
22%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
36%inclusion303 decks833 decks
7%synergy
Opposition Agent
34%inclusion283 decks833 decks
24%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
34%inclusion280 decks833 decks
31%synergy
Necropotence
29%inclusion244 decks833 decks
14%synergy
Ancient Tomb
28%inclusion236 decks833 decks
17%synergy
Mana Vault
22%inclusion187 decks833 decks
16%synergy
Chrome Mox
18%inclusion150 decks833 decks
12%synergy
The One Ring
18%inclusion148 decks833 decks
8%synergy
Creatures
Burglar Rat
52%inclusion433 decks833 decks
41%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
51%inclusion427 decks833 decks
44%synergy
Accursed Marauder
49%inclusion404 decks831 decks
27%synergy
Mindslicer
46%inclusion384 decks833 decks
41%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
45%inclusion373 decks833 decks
34%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
44%inclusion369 decks833 decks
32%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
41%inclusion339 decks833 decks
-11%synergy
Virus Beetle
40%inclusion332 decks833 decks
33%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
39%inclusion321 decks833 decks
23%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
38%inclusion316 decks833 decks
31%synergy
The Raven Man
38%inclusion313 decks833 decks
32%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
37%inclusion311 decks833 decks
31%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
35%inclusion291 decks833 decks
31%synergy
Sangromancer
32%inclusion265 decks833 decks
21%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
31%inclusion257 decks833 decks
26%synergy
Demon's Disciple
30%inclusion254 decks833 decks
23%synergy
Nezumi Informant
30%inclusion253 decks833 decks
23%synergy
Sheoldred
29%inclusion238 decks833 decks
22%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
24%inclusion198 decks833 decks
9%synergy
Necrogoyf
21%inclusion173 decks833 decks
16%synergy
Cunning Lethemancer
21%inclusion172 decks833 decks
17%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
20%inclusion169 decks833 decks
1%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
20%inclusion163 decks833 decks
14%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
20%inclusion163 decks833 decks
16%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
17%inclusion145 decks833 decks
4%synergy
Merciless Executioner
17%inclusion140 decks833 decks
10%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
17%inclusion95 decks571 decks
8%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
17%inclusion138 decks833 decks
-4%synergy
Dark Confidant
16%inclusion136 decks833 decks
9%synergy
Rotting Rats
15%inclusion128 decks833 decks
12%synergy
Fell Specter
14%inclusion117 decks833 decks
10%synergy
Hecteyes
14%inclusion75 decks540 decks
11%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
14%inclusion115 decks833 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion111 decks833 decks
-10%synergy
Grief
13%inclusion111 decks833 decks
11%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
13%inclusion108 decks828 decks
9%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
12%inclusion99 decks816 decks
8%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
12%inclusion100 decks833 decks
9%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
11%inclusion95 decks833 decks
-4%synergy
Liliana's Specter
11%inclusion94 decks833 decks
9%synergy
Blood Artist
10%inclusion84 decks833 decks
-22%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
10%inclusion83 decks833 decks
5%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
10%inclusion81 decks833 decks
-13%synergy
Stronghold Rats
10%inclusion81 decks833 decks
6%synergy
Leaden Myr
10%inclusion81 decks833 decks
3%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
9.2%inclusion77 decks833 decks
2%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
9.2%inclusion77 decks833 decks
7%synergy
Asylum Visitor
9.2%inclusion77 decks833 decks
7%synergy
Blood Pet
8.8%inclusion73 decks833 decks
1%synergy
Gravelighter
8.4%inclusion70 decks833 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Vona's Hunger
45%inclusion376 decks833 decks
41%synergy
Cabal Ritual
37%inclusion310 decks833 decks
19%synergy
Flare of Malice
36%inclusion296 decks832 decks
23%synergy
Imp's Mischief
34%inclusion286 decks833 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion258 decks833 decks
8%synergy
Deadly Rollick
27%inclusion223 decks833 decks
3%synergy
Culling the Weak
25%inclusion212 decks833 decks
10%synergy
Sudden Edict
20%inclusion168 decks833 decks
18%synergy
Withering Torment
15%inclusion127 decks825 decks
-16%synergy
Village Rites
14%inclusion119 decks833 decks
-10%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion98 decks832 decks
-7%synergy
Defile
11%inclusion93 decks833 decks
-26%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion83 decks833 decks
-15%synergy
Not Dead After All
10%inclusion82 decks833 decks
-2%synergy
Tergrid's Shadow
10%inclusion80 decks833 decks
9%synergy
Snuff Out
9.5%inclusion79 decks833 decks
-3%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
9.0%inclusion75 decks833 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
8.9%inclusion74 decks833 decks
-14%synergy
Entomb
8.8%inclusion73 decks833 decks
-3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.3%inclusion69 decks833 decks
-17%synergy
Vraska's Fall
7.9%inclusion66 decks833 decks
4%synergy
Pharika's Libation
7.8%inclusion65 decks833 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Edict
7.6%inclusion63 decks833 decks
6%synergy
Undying Malice
7.6%inclusion63 decks833 decks
-2%synergy
Feign Death
7.0%inclusion58 decks833 decks
-1%synergy
Dismember
6.5%inclusion54 decks833 decks
-4%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
6.4%inclusion53 decks833 decks
-1%synergy
Withering Boon
5.2%inclusion43 decks833 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Pox
51%inclusion426 decks833 decks
49%synergy
Innocent Blood
48%inclusion404 decks833 decks
43%synergy
Reanimate
44%inclusion369 decks833 decks
5%synergy
Mire in Misery
43%inclusion360 decks833 decks
40%synergy
Vicious Rumors
39%inclusion329 decks833 decks
33%synergy
Feed the Swarm
37%inclusion306 decks833 decks
-14%synergy
Toxic Deluge
33%inclusion277 decks833 decks
-4%synergy
Thoughtseize
33%inclusion276 decks833 decks
28%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
33%inclusion266 decks815 decks
16%synergy
Rankle's Prank
30%inclusion250 decks833 decks
26%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
29%inclusion243 decks833 decks
27%synergy
Sign in Blood
29%inclusion242 decks833 decks
-7%synergy
Chain of Smog
28%inclusion234 decks833 decks
24%synergy
Delirium Skeins
27%inclusion222 decks833 decks
23%synergy
Duress
25%inclusion205 decks833 decks
18%synergy
Grim Tutor
24%inclusion200 decks833 decks
12%synergy
Mind Rake
22%inclusion182 decks833 decks
18%synergy
Bubbling Muck
20%inclusion166 decks833 decks
4%synergy
Diabolic Intent
19%inclusion160 decks833 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
18%inclusion153 decks833 decks
-6%synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
18%inclusion149 decks833 decks
16%synergy
Imperial Seal
17%inclusion141 decks833 decks
10%synergy
Arterial Flow
16%inclusion134 decks833 decks
13%synergy
Damnation
15%inclusion127 decks833 decks
-5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
14%inclusion118 decks833 decks
-1%synergy
Rush of Dread
14%inclusion116 decks833 decks
10%synergy
Exsanguinate
13%inclusion107 decks833 decks
-12%synergy
Make an Example
12%inclusion103 decks833 decks
11%synergy
Killing Wave
12%inclusion103 decks833 decks
10%synergy
Read the Bones
12%inclusion99 decks833 decks
-6%synergy
Victimize
12%inclusion97 decks833 decks
-14%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
10%inclusion87 decks833 decks
8%synergy
Mind Twist
9.4%inclusion78 decks833 decks
8%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.4%inclusion70 decks833 decks
-4%synergy
Invoke Despair
8.4%inclusion70 decks833 decks
6%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
8.4%inclusion70 decks833 decks
-2%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
8.3%inclusion69 decks833 decks
6%synergy
Living Death
8.2%inclusion68 decks833 decks
-2%synergy
Divest
8.2%inclusion68 decks833 decks
7%synergy
Pelakka Predation
8.2%inclusion68 decks833 decks
7%synergy
Pilfer
7.8%inclusion65 decks833 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.7%inclusion64 decks833 decks
0%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
7.6%inclusion63 decks833 decks
1%synergy
Unnerve
7.4%inclusion62 decks833 decks
6%synergy
Ill-Gotten Gains
7.3%inclusion61 decks833 decks
6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
7.3%inclusion61 decks833 decks
-5%synergy
Mutilate
7.1%inclusion59 decks833 decks
-11%synergy
Profane Tutor
7.0%inclusion58 decks833 decks
3%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
6.8%inclusion57 decks833 decks
3%synergy
Extract a Confession
6.1%inclusion51 decks833 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
39%inclusion324 decks833 decks
7%synergy
Smokestack
30%inclusion254 decks833 decks
29%synergy
Memory Jar
17%inclusion145 decks833 decks
16%synergy
Expedition Map
13%inclusion109 decks833 decks
1%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
12%inclusion103 decks833 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion88 decks833 decks
-5%synergy
Tithing Blade
10%inclusion87 decks833 decks
8%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
10%inclusion80 decks833 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Plate
9.4%inclusion78 decks833 decks
4%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
8.9%inclusion74 decks833 decks
-11%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8.8%inclusion73 decks833 decks
2%synergy
Bontu's Monument
8.3%inclusion69 decks833 decks
-20%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
8.1%inclusion38 decks471 decks
5%synergy
Winter Moon
7.2%inclusion60 decks833 decks
5%synergy
Mithril Coat
6.8%inclusion57 decks833 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
6.7%inclusion56 decks833 decks
-6%synergy
Mindcrank
6.0%inclusion50 decks833 decks
0%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
5.5%inclusion46 decks833 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Painful Quandary
49%inclusion405 decks833 decks
38%synergy
Bottomless Pit
47%inclusion388 decks833 decks
41%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
44%inclusion364 decks833 decks
4%synergy
Necrogen Mists
40%inclusion333 decks833 decks
35%synergy
Grave Pact
40%inclusion331 decks833 decks
21%synergy
Liliana's Caress
30%inclusion252 decks833 decks
25%synergy
Court of Ambition
24%inclusion201 decks833 decks
20%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
24%inclusion198 decks833 decks
20%synergy
Black Market Connections
23%inclusion192 decks833 decks
0%synergy
Megrim
21%inclusion177 decks833 decks
16%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
21%inclusion175 decks833 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
20%inclusion168 decks833 decks
3%synergy
Bandit's Talent
20%inclusion162 decks828 decks
14%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
18%inclusion146 decks833 decks
7%synergy
Desolation
17%inclusion142 decks833 decks
16%synergy
Contamination
17%inclusion139 decks833 decks
13%synergy
Black Market
16%inclusion137 decks833 decks
-5%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
16%inclusion131 decks833 decks
6%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
14%inclusion116 decks833 decks
10%synergy
Bitterblossom
13%inclusion110 decks833 decks
0%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
11%inclusion93 decks833 decks
6%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
10%inclusion82 decks833 decks
9%synergy
Raiders' Wake
9.2%inclusion77 decks833 decks
6%synergy
Words of Waste
9.1%inclusion76 decks833 decks
8%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
9.0%inclusion74 decks825 decks
2%synergy
Exquisite Blood
8.2%inclusion68 decks833 decks
-5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.0%inclusion67 decks833 decks
-9%synergy
Tainted Aether
8.0%inclusion67 decks833 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.1%inclusion59 decks833 decks
-3%synergy
Necromancy
6.8%inclusion57 decks833 decks
1%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
6.0%inclusion50 decks833 decks
4%synergy
No Mercy
5.6%inclusion47 decks833 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
28%inclusion235 decks833 decks
22%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
28%inclusion235 decks833 decks
24%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
18%inclusion147 decks833 decks
4%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
15%inclusion124 decks833 decks
1%synergy
Liliana Vess
12%inclusion104 decks833 decks
9%synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
5.9%inclusion49 decks833 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
74%inclusion616 decks833 decks
19%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
52%inclusion429 decks833 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
45%inclusion376 decks833 decks
10%synergy
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion369 decks833 decks
-3%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
43%inclusion355 decks833 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
30%inclusion250 decks833 decks
6%synergy
Castle Locthwain
27%inclusion229 decks833 decks
10%synergy
Witch's Cottage
24%inclusion204 decks833 decks
0%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion166 decks833 decks
4%synergy
Command Beacon
20%inclusion163 decks833 decks
11%synergy
War Room
19%inclusion161 decks833 decks
3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion140 decks833 decks
-14%synergy
Deserted Temple
13%inclusion111 decks833 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Saga
13%inclusion110 decks833 decks
5%synergy
Lake of the Dead
13%inclusion107 decks833 decks
8%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
12%inclusion98 decks833 decks
11%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion89 decks833 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.2%inclusion77 decks833 decks
1%synergy
Thespian's Stage
7.4%inclusion62 decks833 decks
2%synergy
Barren Moor
7.1%inclusion59 decks833 decks
-3%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
6.2%inclusion52 decks833 decks
-5%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
5.3%inclusion44 decks833 decks
-5%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.3%inclusion44 decks833 decks
-13%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
5.2%inclusion43 decks833 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion790 decks833 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
71%inclusion588 decks833 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
34%inclusion280 decks833 decks
3%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion186 decks833 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion179 decks833 decks
7%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
18%inclusion149 decks833 decks
-5%synergy
Lotus Petal
17%inclusion145 decks833 decks
10%synergy
The Soul Stone
17%inclusion74 decks437 decks
4%synergy
Mox Diamond
10%inclusion83 decks833 decks
6%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
10%inclusion81 decks833 decks
-1%synergy
Nyx Lotus
9.4%inclusion78 decks833 decks
3%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.6%inclusion72 decks833 decks
0%synergy
Grim Monolith
8.3%inclusion69 decks833 decks
5%synergy
Mox Opal
7.9%inclusion66 decks833 decks
5%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
7.8%inclusion65 decks833 decks
2%synergy
Thran Dynamo
6.6%inclusion55 decks833 decks
1%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
6.1%inclusion51 decks833 decks
1%synergy
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
5.4%inclusion45 decks833 decks
-4%synergy
Caged Sun
5.0%inclusion42 decks833 decks
-7%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.0%inclusion42 decks833 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
92%inclusion770 decks833 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
31%inclusion258 decks833 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
22%inclusion184 decks833 decks
-4%synergy
Cavern of Souls
12%inclusion102 decks833 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion98 decks832 decks
-7%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
11%inclusion93 decks833 decks
4%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
10%inclusion84 decks833 decks
6%synergy
Pelakka Predation
8.2%inclusion68 decks833 decks
7%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.7%inclusion64 decks833 decks
0%synergy
Marsh Flats
7.6%inclusion63 decks833 decks
4%synergy
Command Tower
7.2%inclusion60 decks833 decks
2%synergy
Polluted Delta
7.1%inclusion59 decks833 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.0%inclusion58 decks833 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.0%inclusion58 decks833 decks
4%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.8%inclusion57 decks833 decks
-2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.4%inclusion45 decks831 decks
-3%synergy