Tergrid, God of Fright (Commander) - Upgraded

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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
Ozai's Cruelty
2.3%inclusion7 decks302 decks
2%synergy
Auntie's Sentence
2.1%inclusion1 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Dream Seizer
1.9%inclusion1 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
1.7%inclusion4 decks231 decks
-1%synergy
Day of Black Sun
1.7%inclusion3 decks176 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Waste Not
70%inclusion412 decks588 decks
59%synergy
Smallpox
62%inclusion367 decks588 decks
57%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
57%inclusion335 decks588 decks
50%synergy
Dark Deal
61%inclusion360 decks588 decks
50%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
56%inclusion328 decks588 decks
50%synergy
Plaguecrafter
70%inclusion409 decks588 decks
50%synergy
Burglar Rat
59%inclusion347 decks588 decks
48%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
59%inclusion349 decks588 decks
46%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
53%inclusion313 decks588 decks
46%synergy
Syphon Mind
57%inclusion337 decks588 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
73%inclusion432 decks588 decks
7%synergy
Jet Medallion
59%inclusion349 decks588 decks
-1%synergy
Soul Shatter
56%inclusion328 decks588 decks
44%synergy
Crypt Ghast
52%inclusion305 decks588 decks
3%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
52%inclusion303 decks588 decks
37%synergy
Painful Quandary
50%inclusion295 decks588 decks
40%synergy
Oppression
49%inclusion287 decks588 decks
41%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
48%inclusion285 decks588 decks
8%synergy
Accursed Marauder
47%inclusion274 decks585 decks
26%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
46%inclusion272 decks588 decks
27%synergy
Game Changers
Braids, Cabal Minion
22%inclusion132 decks588 decks
20%synergy
Demonic Tutor
21%inclusion123 decks588 decks
-7%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
16%inclusion95 decks588 decks
-13%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12%inclusion71 decks588 decks
-9%synergy
Necropotence
8.3%inclusion49 decks588 decks
-7%synergy
Opposition Agent
8.0%inclusion47 decks588 decks
-2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
5.6%inclusion33 decks588 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Phyrexian Obliterator
44%inclusion260 decks588 decks
33%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
43%inclusion252 decks588 decks
27%synergy
The Raven Man
42%inclusion248 decks588 decks
36%synergy
Sangromancer
41%inclusion244 decks588 decks
30%synergy
Virus Beetle
41%inclusion241 decks588 decks
34%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
40%inclusion235 decks588 decks
33%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
39%inclusion227 decks588 decks
27%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
37%inclusion217 decks588 decks
-15%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
35%inclusion204 decks588 decks
28%synergy
Mindslicer
35%inclusion203 decks588 decks
30%synergy
Demon's Disciple
34%inclusion202 decks588 decks
26%synergy
Nezumi Informant
31%inclusion182 decks588 decks
24%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
27%inclusion156 decks588 decks
22%synergy
Necrogoyf
25%inclusion146 decks588 decks
20%synergy
Sheoldred
24%inclusion139 decks588 decks
17%synergy
Merciless Executioner
23%inclusion133 decks588 decks
16%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
22%inclusion128 decks588 decks
18%synergy
Fell Specter
21%inclusion125 decks588 decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
21%inclusion124 decks588 decks
-2%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
19%inclusion112 decks588 decks
-1%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
19%inclusion112 decks588 decks
12%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
18%inclusion104 decks588 decks
12%synergy
Hypnotic Specter
18%inclusion103 decks588 decks
15%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion102 decks588 decks
-1%synergy
Liliana's Specter
17%inclusion101 decks588 decks
15%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
17%inclusion99 decks588 decks
13%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
17%inclusion72 decks434 decks
8%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
15%inclusion90 decks588 decks
13%synergy
Cunning Lethemancer
15%inclusion89 decks588 decks
12%synergy
Rotting Rats
15%inclusion89 decks588 decks
12%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
14%inclusion84 decks588 decks
-8%synergy
Hecteyes
14%inclusion57 decks404 decks
11%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
14%inclusion81 decks578 decks
10%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
14%inclusion82 decks588 decks
-1%synergy
Gravelighter
12%inclusion71 decks588 decks
9%synergy
Asylum Visitor
12%inclusion71 decks588 decks
10%synergy
Grief
12%inclusion70 decks588 decks
10%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
11%inclusion65 decks588 decks
6%synergy
Leaden Myr
11%inclusion65 decks588 decks
5%synergy
Stronghold Rats
11%inclusion63 decks588 decks
7%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
10%inclusion60 decks582 decks
7%synergy
The Haunt of Hightower
10%inclusion56 decks588 decks
7%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
9.4%inclusion55 decks588 decks
-8%synergy
Dark Confidant
9.2%inclusion54 decks588 decks
2%synergy
Blood Artist
9.2%inclusion54 decks588 decks
-22%synergy
Dread Presence
9.0%inclusion53 decks588 decks
-6%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
8.8%inclusion52 decks588 decks
2%synergy
Miasmic Mummy
8.7%inclusion51 decks588 decks
7%synergy
Burnished Hart
8.7%inclusion51 decks588 decks
1%synergy
Refurbished Familiar
7.9%inclusion46 decks585 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Vona's Hunger
35%inclusion204 decks588 decks
30%synergy
Flare of Malice
30%inclusion175 decks585 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion148 decks588 decks
3%synergy
Imp's Mischief
24%inclusion144 decks588 decks
0%synergy
Village Rites
20%inclusion118 decks588 decks
-4%synergy
Withering Torment
18%inclusion106 decks581 decks
-13%synergy
Defile
18%inclusion107 decks588 decks
-19%synergy
Cabal Ritual
18%inclusion106 decks588 decks
0%synergy
Sudden Edict
18%inclusion105 decks588 decks
16%synergy
Tergrid's Shadow
16%inclusion93 decks588 decks
15%synergy
Deadly Rollick
14%inclusion81 decks588 decks
-10%synergy
Culling the Weak
13%inclusion76 decks588 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion74 decks585 decks
-6%synergy
Vraska's Fall
13%inclusion74 decks588 decks
9%synergy
Pharika's Libation
12%inclusion73 decks588 decks
11%synergy
Undying Malice
12%inclusion71 decks588 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion62 decks588 decks
-15%synergy
Go for the Throat
11%inclusion62 decks588 decks
-13%synergy
Diabolic Edict
10%inclusion61 decks588 decks
9%synergy
Not Dead After All
10%inclusion61 decks588 decks
-1%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
10%inclusion61 decks588 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Dispute
10%inclusion60 decks588 decks
-14%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
10%inclusion57 decks588 decks
2%synergy
Murder
8.7%inclusion51 decks588 decks
-2%synergy
Feign Death
8.2%inclusion48 decks588 decks
0%synergy
Szat's Will
7.0%inclusion41 decks588 decks
4%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.3%inclusion37 decks588 decks
0%synergy
Consumed by Greed
5.7%inclusion33 decks582 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Vicious Rumors
41%inclusion241 decks588 decks
35%synergy
Innocent Blood
41%inclusion240 decks588 decks
35%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
39%inclusion228 decks588 decks
23%synergy
Mire in Misery
39%inclusion227 decks588 decks
35%synergy
Sign in Blood
36%inclusion212 decks588 decks
0%synergy
Duress
35%inclusion204 decks588 decks
28%synergy
Rankle's Prank
34%inclusion201 decks588 decks
30%synergy
Feed the Swarm
34%inclusion201 decks588 decks
-17%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
31%inclusion182 decks578 decks
14%synergy
Reanimate
31%inclusion185 decks588 decks
-8%synergy
Delirium Skeins
27%inclusion156 decks588 decks
23%synergy
Pox
26%inclusion155 decks588 decks
24%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
24%inclusion142 decks588 decks
22%synergy
Mind Rake
21%inclusion123 decks588 decks
18%synergy
Read the Bones
21%inclusion123 decks588 decks
3%synergy
Toxic Deluge
20%inclusion119 decks588 decks
-17%synergy
Thoughtseize
19%inclusion114 decks588 decks
14%synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
19%inclusion109 decks588 decks
17%synergy
Night's Whisper
19%inclusion109 decks588 decks
-6%synergy
Arterial Flow
18%inclusion106 decks588 decks
15%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion99 decks588 decks
2%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
15%inclusion91 decks588 decks
13%synergy
Divest
15%inclusion89 decks588 decks
14%synergy
Pilfer
15%inclusion89 decks588 decks
13%synergy
Bubbling Muck
15%inclusion86 decks588 decks
-1%synergy
Damnation
14%inclusion84 decks588 decks
-6%synergy
Killing Wave
14%inclusion82 decks588 decks
12%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
14%inclusion80 decks588 decks
1%synergy
Victimize
13%inclusion78 decks588 decks
-13%synergy
Rush of Dread
13%inclusion77 decks587 decks
10%synergy
Grim Tutor
12%inclusion70 decks588 decks
0%synergy
Mind Rot
12%inclusion69 decks588 decks
11%synergy
Chain of Smog
12%inclusion68 decks588 decks
7%synergy
Pelakka Predation
11%inclusion66 decks588 decks
10%synergy
Extract the Truth
11%inclusion65 decks588 decks
10%synergy
Invoke Despair
11%inclusion65 decks588 decks
9%synergy
Unnerve
10%inclusion60 decks588 decks
9%synergy
Death Cloud
10%inclusion59 decks588 decks
8%synergy
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion59 decks588 decks
-14%synergy
Bad Deal
10%inclusion57 decks588 decks
9%synergy
Despise
10%inclusion56 decks588 decks
9%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
9.4%inclusion55 decks588 decks
7%synergy
Make an Example
9.0%inclusion53 decks588 decks
7%synergy
Mutilate
8.8%inclusion52 decks588 decks
-10%synergy
Extract a Confession
8.8%inclusion52 decks588 decks
8%synergy
Tasigur's Cruelty
8.3%inclusion49 decks588 decks
7%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.2%inclusion48 decks587 decks
-4%synergy
Ill-Gotten Gains
7.8%inclusion46 decks588 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Intent
7.3%inclusion43 decks588 decks
-7%synergy
Let's Play a Game
7.2%inclusion42 decks581 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
45%inclusion265 decks588 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
43%inclusion251 decks588 decks
11%synergy
Tithing Blade
15%inclusion91 decks588 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion89 decks588 decks
-1%synergy
Expedition Map
14%inclusion84 decks588 decks
2%synergy
Smokestack
14%inclusion82 decks588 decks
12%synergy
Bontu's Monument
14%inclusion81 decks588 decks
-14%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
10%inclusion35 decks346 decks
7%synergy
Memory Jar
10%inclusion58 decks588 decks
9%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
8.3%inclusion49 decks588 decks
6%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
6.5%inclusion38 decks588 decks
0%synergy
Mithril Coat
6.3%inclusion37 decks588 decks
1%synergy
Commander's Plate
6.1%inclusion36 decks588 decks
0%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
5.6%inclusion33 decks588 decks
-14%synergy
Enchantments
Bottomless Pit
33%inclusion194 decks588 decks
28%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
32%inclusion191 decks588 decks
29%synergy
Grave Pact
32%inclusion189 decks588 decks
13%synergy
Liliana's Caress
29%inclusion172 decks588 decks
24%synergy
Megrim
26%inclusion154 decks588 decks
21%synergy
Bandit's Talent
25%inclusion145 decks582 decks
20%synergy
Court of Ambition
24%inclusion140 decks588 decks
20%synergy
Necrogen Mists
22%inclusion127 decks588 decks
17%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
21%inclusion125 decks588 decks
11%synergy
Black Market
19%inclusion109 decks588 decks
-3%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
18%inclusion104 decks588 decks
7%synergy
Black Market Connections
16%inclusion92 decks588 decks
-8%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
15%inclusion91 decks588 decks
12%synergy
Raiders' Wake
15%inclusion88 decks588 decks
12%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion79 decks588 decks
-4%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
13%inclusion74 decks587 decks
8%synergy
The Long Reach of Night
11%inclusion67 decks588 decks
10%synergy
Desolation
11%inclusion64 decks588 decks
10%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
10%inclusion57 decks588 decks
0%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
9.5%inclusion55 decks581 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.0%inclusion47 decks588 decks
-2%synergy
Braids's Frightful Return
6.6%inclusion39 decks588 decks
6%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
6.3%inclusion37 decks588 decks
1%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6.3%inclusion37 decks588 decks
-11%synergy
The Cruelty of Gix
6.1%inclusion36 decks588 decks
4%synergy
Revel in Riches
5.6%inclusion33 decks588 decks
1%synergy
Creeping Dread
5.4%inclusion32 decks588 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Veil
46%inclusion271 decks588 decks
39%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
30%inclusion175 decks588 decks
25%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
19%inclusion113 decks588 decks
6%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
15%inclusion86 decks588 decks
1%synergy
Professor Onyx
14%inclusion83 decks588 decks
8%synergy
Liliana Vess
11%inclusion67 decks588 decks
8%synergy
Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage
9.2%inclusion54 decks588 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
54%inclusion320 decks588 decks
-1%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
54%inclusion317 decks588 decks
42%synergy
Bojuka Bog
40%inclusion234 decks588 decks
-7%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
38%inclusion221 decks588 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
33%inclusion194 decks588 decks
-5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
28%inclusion163 decks588 decks
-2%synergy
Witch's Cottage
27%inclusion157 decks588 decks
2%synergy
Castle Locthwain
23%inclusion138 decks588 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
17%inclusion100 decks588 decks
-7%synergy
War Room
16%inclusion97 decks588 decks
0%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion96 decks588 decks
-15%synergy
Mortuary Mire
15%inclusion89 decks588 decks
2%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion74 decks588 decks
5%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
12%inclusion72 decks588 decks
11%synergy
Command Beacon
12%inclusion68 decks588 decks
3%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion61 decks588 decks
0%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion58 decks588 decks
-6%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
8.8%inclusion52 decks588 decks
-2%synergy
Blighted Fen
7.8%inclusion46 decks588 decks
7%synergy
Deserted Temple
7.1%inclusion42 decks588 decks
3%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.5%inclusion38 decks588 decks
-12%synergy
Thespian's Stage
5.6%inclusion33 decks588 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion522 decks588 decks
3%synergy
Arcane Signet
62%inclusion367 decks588 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
42%inclusion249 decks588 decks
12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
35%inclusion203 decks588 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
22%inclusion132 decks588 decks
-4%synergy
Fellwar Stone
21%inclusion126 decks588 decks
7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
15%inclusion91 decks588 decks
6%synergy
The Soul Stone
14%inclusion45 decks317 decks
1%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
12%inclusion71 decks588 decks
6%synergy
Nyx Lotus
10%inclusion57 decks588 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.8%inclusion46 decks588 decks
2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.3%inclusion43 decks588 decks
2%synergy
Worn Powerstone
7.1%inclusion42 decks588 decks
3%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
6.6%inclusion39 decks588 decks
-4%synergy
Caged Sun
6.0%inclusion35 decks588 decks
-6%synergy
Lotus Petal
5.1%inclusion30 decks588 decks
-2%synergy
Hedron Archive
5.1%inclusion30 decks588 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
94%inclusion554 decks588 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion162 decks588 decks
1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
25%inclusion148 decks588 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion74 decks585 decks
-6%synergy
Pelakka Predation
11%inclusion66 decks588 decks
10%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
7.8%inclusion46 decks588 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
6.5%inclusion38 decks588 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.8%inclusion34 decks588 decks
2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.5%inclusion32 decks585 decks
-3%synergy
Urza's Cave
5.5%inclusion32 decks586 decks
-3%synergy