Tergrid, God of Fright (Commander) - Expensive Sacrifice

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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.
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Smallpox
91%inclusion91 decks100 decks
86%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
90%inclusion90 decks100 decks
83%synergy
Dark Deal
89%inclusion89 decks100 decks
78%synergy
Oppression
83%inclusion83 decks100 decks
75%synergy
Lake of the Dead
80%inclusion80 decks100 decks
75%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
74%inclusion74 decks100 decks
73%synergy
Pox
74%inclusion74 decks100 decks
72%synergy
Cabal Ritual
86%inclusion86 decks100 decks
68%synergy
Death Cloud
70%inclusion70 decks100 decks
68%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
74%inclusion74 decks100 decks
63%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
96%inclusion96 decks100 decks
29%synergy
Reanimate
85%inclusion85 decks100 decks
46%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
74%inclusion74 decks100 decks
61%synergy
Jet Medallion
72%inclusion72 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Culling the Weak
71%inclusion71 decks100 decks
56%synergy
Waste Not
68%inclusion68 decks100 decks
57%synergy
Innocent Blood
66%inclusion66 decks100 decks
60%synergy
Bottomless Pit
65%inclusion65 decks100 decks
60%synergy
Animate Dead
65%inclusion65 decks100 decks
47%synergy
Thoughtseize
65%inclusion65 decks100 decks
60%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
99%inclusion99 decks100 decks
71%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
96%inclusion96 decks100 decks
75%synergy
Ancient Tomb
91%inclusion91 decks100 decks
79%synergy
Mana Vault
85%inclusion85 decks100 decks
78%synergy
Imperial Seal
79%inclusion79 decks100 decks
72%synergy
Mox Diamond
79%inclusion79 decks100 decks
75%synergy
Opposition Agent
75%inclusion75 decks100 decks
65%synergy
Chrome Mox
75%inclusion75 decks100 decks
69%synergy
Grim Monolith
58%inclusion58 decks100 decks
55%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
55%inclusion55 decks100 decks
41%synergy
Creatures
Plaguecrafter
64%inclusion64 decks100 decks
44%synergy
Dark Confidant
63%inclusion63 decks100 decks
56%synergy
Mindslicer
56%inclusion56 decks100 decks
51%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
55%inclusion55 decks100 decks
36%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
44%inclusion44 decks100 decks
37%synergy
Burglar Rat
43%inclusion43 decks100 decks
32%synergy
Accursed Marauder
43%inclusion33 decks77 decks
22%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
41%inclusion41 decks100 decks
37%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
40%inclusion40 decks100 decks
25%synergy
Blood Pet
40%inclusion40 decks100 decks
32%synergy
Rotting Rats
36%inclusion36 decks100 decks
33%synergy
Crypt Ghast
33%inclusion33 decks100 decks
-15%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
26%inclusion26 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Grief
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
23%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
-31%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Sheoldred
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Virus Beetle
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
16%inclusion10 decks62 decks
12%synergy
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Sadistic Hypnotist
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Cunning Lethemancer
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Leaden Myr
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Viscera Seer
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
-4%synergy
The Raven Man
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Nezumi Informant
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Gravecrawler
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Asylum Visitor
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Mindlash Sliver
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Initiates of the Ebon Hand
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Ophiomancer
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-8%synergy
Wandering Archaic
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Sangromancer
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Merciless Executioner
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Demon's Disciple
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
-1%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
7.2%inclusion7 decks97 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Imp's Mischief
63%inclusion63 decks100 decks
39%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
59%inclusion59 decks100 decks
45%synergy
Soul Shatter
59%inclusion59 decks100 decks
47%synergy
Deadly Rollick
52%inclusion52 decks100 decks
28%synergy
Entomb
50%inclusion50 decks100 decks
38%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
47%inclusion47 decks100 decks
41%synergy
Vona's Hunger
40%inclusion40 decks100 decks
35%synergy
Flare of Malice
37%inclusion29 decks78 decks
24%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
34%inclusion34 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Snuff Out
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Slaughter Pact
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Rain of Filth
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Demonic Consultation
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Dismember
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion6 decks45 decks
-18%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion9 decks78 decks
-7%synergy
Sudden Edict
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Ad Nauseam
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Sacrifice
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Village Rites
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
-18%synergy
Tainted Pact
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-19%synergy
Force of Despair
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Cut Down
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Vraska's Fall
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-20%synergy
Baleful Mastery
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-4%synergy
Sorceries
Torment of Hailfire
62%inclusion62 decks100 decks
46%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
58%inclusion58 decks100 decks
55%synergy
Toxic Deluge
53%inclusion53 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Mire in Misery
52%inclusion52 decks100 decks
48%synergy
Vicious Rumors
41%inclusion41 decks100 decks
35%synergy
Chain of Smog
41%inclusion41 decks100 decks
37%synergy
Diabolic Intent
40%inclusion40 decks100 decks
25%synergy
Feed the Swarm
38%inclusion38 decks100 decks
-13%synergy
Mind Rake
36%inclusion36 decks100 decks
33%synergy
Delirium Skeins
29%inclusion29 decks100 decks
25%synergy
Grim Tutor
29%inclusion29 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
24%inclusion24 decks100 decks
20%synergy
Duress
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
21%synergy
Syphon Mind
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Rankle's Prank
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Buried Alive
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Bubbling Muck
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Sign in Blood
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
-24%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Dread Return
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-3%synergy
Tasigur's Cruelty
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Damnation
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-12%synergy
Night's Whisper
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-16%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
0%synergy
Mind Twist
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Arterial Flow
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Ill-Gotten Gains
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Rush of Dread
5.7%inclusion5 decks87 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Therapy
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Victimize
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-21%synergy
Barter in Blood
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Divest
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Smokestack
63%inclusion63 decks100 decks
62%synergy
Lightning Greaves
60%inclusion60 decks100 decks
26%synergy
Memory Jar
46%inclusion46 decks100 decks
45%synergy
The One Ring
44%inclusion44 decks100 decks
34%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
41%inclusion41 decks100 decks
33%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
37%inclusion37 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
37%inclusion37 decks100 decks
35%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
29%inclusion29 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
29%inclusion29 decks100 decks
22%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
25%inclusion25 decks100 decks
24%synergy
Expedition Map
21%inclusion21 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Tangle Wire
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
18%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Trinisphere
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Torpor Orb
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Thorn of Amethyst
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
10%synergy
Mirage Mirror
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
-22%synergy
Commander's Plate
10%inclusion10 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
-11%synergy
Tithing Blade
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Vexing Bauble
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
7%synergy
Possessed Portal
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Cursed Totem
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Altar of Dementia
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Damping Sphere
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Necrogen Mists
60%inclusion60 decks100 decks
56%synergy
Desolation
54%inclusion54 decks100 decks
53%synergy
Necropotence
47%inclusion47 decks100 decks
32%synergy
Necromancy
38%inclusion38 decks100 decks
32%synergy
Contamination
37%inclusion37 decks100 decks
34%synergy
Black Market Connections
34%inclusion34 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Grave Pact
32%inclusion32 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
-17%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Dance of the Dead
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
15%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Bitterblossom
16%inclusion16 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
16%inclusion14 decks89 decks
11%synergy
Bandit's Talent
15%inclusion9 decks62 decks
9%synergy
Nether Void
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Tainted Aether
14%inclusion14 decks100 decks
13%synergy
Painful Quandary
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
4%synergy
Necrodominance
10%inclusion8 decks77 decks
8%synergy
Momentum Breaker
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Words of Waste
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-9%synergy
Liliana's Caress
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Megrim
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Underworld Dreams
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
39%inclusion39 decks100 decks
33%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
14%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
15%inclusion15 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
-6%synergy
Utility Lands
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
97%inclusion97 decks100 decks
59%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
88%inclusion88 decks100 decks
58%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
79%inclusion79 decks100 decks
55%synergy
Cabal Coffers
71%inclusion71 decks100 decks
16%synergy
Urza's Saga
56%inclusion56 decks100 decks
48%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Deserted Temple
38%inclusion38 decks100 decks
34%synergy
Emergence Zone
32%inclusion32 decks100 decks
29%synergy
Command Beacon
32%inclusion32 decks100 decks
24%synergy
Peat Bog
29%inclusion29 decks100 decks
27%synergy
Crystal Vein
28%inclusion28 decks100 decks
25%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
27%inclusion27 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Homeward Path
27%inclusion27 decks100 decks
25%synergy
Witch's Cottage
23%inclusion23 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Buried Ruin
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
17%synergy
Strip Mine
22%inclusion22 decks100 decks
19%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
-15%synergy
Inventors' Fair
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
18%synergy
Castle Locthwain
20%inclusion20 decks100 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Pit
19%inclusion19 decks100 decks
18%synergy
Scorched Ruins
18%inclusion18 decks100 decks
18%synergy
War Room
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
1%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
17%inclusion17 decks100 decks
13%synergy
City of Traitors
13%inclusion13 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Bojuka Bog
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
-35%synergy
Vault of Whispers
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
-19%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
9.0%inclusion9 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
8.0%inclusion8 decks100 decks
7%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
-4%synergy
Blast Zone
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
4%synergy
High Market
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Bazaar of Baghdad
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
97%inclusion97 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion74 decks100 decks
12%synergy
Lotus Petal
71%inclusion71 decks100 decks
64%synergy
Mox Opal
63%inclusion63 decks100 decks
60%synergy
Jeweled Lotus
56%inclusion56 decks100 decks
54%synergy
Mana Crypt
52%inclusion52 decks100 decks
50%synergy
The Soul Stone
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
37%synergy
Fellwar Stone
45%inclusion45 decks100 decks
30%synergy
Mind Stone
28%inclusion28 decks100 decks
-2%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
6%synergy
Mox Amber
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
8%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
12%inclusion12 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Basalt Monolith
11%inclusion11 decks100 decks
9%synergy
Lands
Swamp
79%inclusion79 decks100 decks
-16%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
71%inclusion71 decks100 decks
67%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
58%inclusion58 decks100 decks
55%synergy
Marsh Flats
58%inclusion58 decks100 decks
55%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
57%inclusion57 decks100 decks
53%synergy
Polluted Delta
56%inclusion56 decks100 decks
53%synergy
Cavern of Souls
46%inclusion46 decks100 decks
39%synergy
Prismatic Vista
34%inclusion34 decks100 decks
32%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
34%inclusion34 decks100 decks
11%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
33%inclusion33 decks100 decks
26%synergy
Fell the Profane
12%inclusion9 decks78 decks
-7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.8%inclusion6 decks77 decks
-1%synergy
Urza's Cave
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.0%inclusion7 decks100 decks
0%synergy
The Mycosynth Gardens
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Plaza of Heroes
6.0%inclusion6 decks100 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
5.0%inclusion5 decks100 decks
-21%synergy