Tergrid, God of Fright (Commander) - Expensive 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.
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Auntie's Sentence
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
9%synergy
Day of Black Sun
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Dai Li Indoctrination
3.0%inclusion1 decks33 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Waste Not
86%inclusion50 decks58 decks
75%synergy
Smallpox
74%inclusion43 decks58 decks
69%synergy
Oppression
76%inclusion44 decks58 decks
68%synergy
Dark Deal
79%inclusion46 decks58 decks
68%synergy
Geth's Grimoire
69%inclusion40 decks58 decks
61%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
67%inclusion39 decks58 decks
60%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
62%inclusion36 decks58 decks
51%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
55%inclusion32 decks58 decks
49%synergy
Bottomless Pit
53%inclusion31 decks58 decks
48%synergy
Syphon Mind
60%inclusion35 decks58 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
90%inclusion52 decks58 decks
23%synergy
Jet Medallion
86%inclusion50 decks58 decks
26%synergy
Crypt Ghast
72%inclusion42 decks58 decks
24%synergy
Plaguecrafter
64%inclusion37 decks58 decks
44%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
60%inclusion35 decks58 decks
45%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
60%inclusion35 decks58 decks
47%synergy
Imp's Mischief
59%inclusion34 decks58 decks
35%synergy
Reanimate
57%inclusion33 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
53%inclusion31 decks58 decks
42%synergy
Lightning Greaves
53%inclusion31 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Ancient Tomb
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
-8%synergy
Necropotence
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Braids, Cabal Minion
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
4%synergy
The One Ring
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Opposition Agent
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Chrome Mox
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
53%inclusion31 decks58 decks
34%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
50%inclusion29 decks58 decks
35%synergy
Accursed Marauder
49%inclusion28 decks57 decks
28%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
48%inclusion28 decks58 decks
41%synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
43%synergy
Burglar Rat
47%inclusion27 decks58 decks
35%synergy
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
41%inclusion24 decks58 decks
35%synergy
Mindslicer
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
35%synergy
Sheoldred
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
33%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
26%synergy
The Raven Man
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
25%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Nezumi Informant
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
21%synergy
Sangromancer
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
-26%synergy
Archfiend of Depravity
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Virus Beetle
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Archon of Cruelty
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Rotting Rats
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Dark Confidant
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Zodiark, Umbral God
19%inclusion8 decks43 decks
10%synergy
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
18%inclusion10 decks56 decks
14%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Merciless Executioner
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Demon's Disciple
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Hecteyes
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
13%synergy
Grief
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Blood Pet
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Tourach, Dread Cantor
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Fell Specter
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Cunning Lethemancer
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
-8%synergy
Sadistic Hypnotist
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Tinybones, the Pickpocket
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Necrogoyf
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Asylum Visitor
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Magus of the Coffers
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Ophiomancer
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-7%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-15%synergy
Bone Miser
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Witch-king of Angmar
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Scrawling Crawler
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
3%synergy
Instants
Sheoldred's Edict
52%inclusion30 decks58 decks
37%synergy
Soul Shatter
52%inclusion30 decks58 decks
39%synergy
Cabal Ritual
50%inclusion29 decks58 decks
32%synergy
Flare of Malice
49%inclusion28 decks57 decks
36%synergy
Culling the Weak
40%inclusion23 decks58 decks
25%synergy
Vona's Hunger
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
33%synergy
Deadly Rollick
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Withering Torment
29%inclusion16 decks56 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Entomb
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Snuff Out
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Not Dead After All
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Defile
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
-25%synergy
Hellish Rebuke
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Dismember
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Village Rites
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-14%synergy
Baleful Mastery
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Saw in Half
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Darkness
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-16%synergy
Withering Boon
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-17%synergy
Slaughter Pact
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Sacrifice
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Pharika's Libation
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Undying Malice
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Stinging Study
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Go for the Throat
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-18%synergy
Bitter Triumph
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-5%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
50%inclusion29 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Pox
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
41%synergy
Grim Tutor
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
31%synergy
Vicious Rumors
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
37%synergy
Innocent Blood
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
32%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
38%inclusion21 decks56 decks
20%synergy
Chain of Smog
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
28%synergy
Mire in Misery
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
27%synergy
Bubbling Muck
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Feed the Swarm
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
-22%synergy
Thoughtseize
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
24%synergy
Damnation
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Delirium Skeins
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Rankle's Prank
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
18%synergy
Night's Whisper
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Mind Rake
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Sign in Blood
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
-16%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Fraying Omnipotence
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Arterial Flow
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
16%synergy
Awaken the Erstwhile
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Duress
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Scheming Symmetry
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Diabolic Intent
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
-2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Make an Example
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Ill-Gotten Gains
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
All Is Dust
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Tasigur's Cruelty
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Death Cloud
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Living Death
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Beseech the Queen
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Imperial Seal
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Cruel Tutor
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Killing Wave
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Exsanguinate
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
-16%synergy
Doomsday Confluence
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Let's Play a Game
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Rush of Dread
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Exhume
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Unnerve
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Hymn to Tourach
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Virtus's Maneuver
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Victimize
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-19%synergy
Inquisition of Kozilek
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Breach the Multiverse
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Anvil of Bogardan
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
36%synergy
Memory Jar
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
32%synergy
Smokestack
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
26%synergy
Expedition Map
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Plate
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Bontu's Monument
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
-7%synergy
Mithril Coat
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Tithing Blade
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Defense Grid
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
-7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-6%synergy
Portal to Phyrexia
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Font of Mythos
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Monument to Endurance
5.5%inclusion3 decks55 decks
4%synergy
Library of Leng
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Rings of Brighthearth
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Palantír of Orthanc
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Mindcrank
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Howling Mine
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
52%inclusion30 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Necrogen Mists
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
40%synergy
Grave Pact
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
24%synergy
Black Market Connections
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Liliana's Caress
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
30%synergy
Painful Quandary
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
26%synergy
Animate Dead
33%inclusion19 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
29%inclusion17 decks58 decks
28%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
17%synergy
Court of Ambition
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
18%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Desolation
21%inclusion12 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Megrim
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Black Market
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
-6%synergy
Words of Waste
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
13%inclusion7 decks56 decks
6%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Bitterblossom
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Bandit's Talent
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
5%synergy
Necromancy
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
4%synergy
No Mercy
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Tinybones Joins Up
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Exquisite Blood
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Contamination
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Raiders' Wake
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Oubliette
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Aether
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
The Eldest Reborn
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
5.3%inclusion3 decks57 decks
0%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Quest for the Nihil Stone
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Revel in Riches
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
26%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Professor Onyx
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Liliana Vess
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
2%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
97%inclusion56 decks58 decks
41%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
84%inclusion49 decks58 decks
47%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
72%inclusion42 decks58 decks
43%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
50%inclusion29 decks58 decks
26%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
45%inclusion26 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion25 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
20%synergy
Urza's Saga
31%inclusion18 decks58 decks
23%synergy
Command Beacon
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
19%synergy
Reliquary Tower
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
-4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
26%inclusion15 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
8%synergy
War Room
22%inclusion13 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Lake of the Dead
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Deserted Temple
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
11%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Tyrite Sanctum
14%inclusion8 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Strip Mine
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Mortuary Mire
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Wasteland
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Thespian's Stage
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Scorched Ruins
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
8%synergy
Field of Ruin
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-1%synergy
Vesuva
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Blighted Fen
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
6%synergy
Homeward Path
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Barren Moor
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
-2%synergy
Blast Zone
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Vault of Whispers
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Peat Bog
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion57 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Arcane Signet
67%inclusion39 decks58 decks
5%synergy
The Soul Stone
45%inclusion15 decks33 decks
32%synergy
Mind Stone
38%inclusion22 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
21%synergy
Lotus Petal
34%inclusion20 decks58 decks
27%synergy
Thought Vessel
24%inclusion14 decks58 decks
-3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
-6%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
7%synergy
Mox Opal
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Mana Vault
10%inclusion6 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Thran Dynamo
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
8.6%inclusion5 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Nyx Lotus
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Grim Monolith
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Caged Sun
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
-7%synergy
Basalt Monolith
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
0%synergy
Mox Amber
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
84%inclusion49 decks58 decks
-10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
36%inclusion21 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Cavern of Souls
28%inclusion16 decks58 decks
21%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion11 decks57 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
19%inclusion11 decks58 decks
15%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
14%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
-9%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
17%inclusion10 decks58 decks
13%synergy
Marsh Flats
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Polluted Delta
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
12%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
16%inclusion9 decks58 decks
9%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Cave
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
-2%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
3%synergy
Pelakka Predation
5.2%inclusion3 decks58 decks
4%synergy