The Gitrog Monster (Commander) - Budget

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Bennie Smith
Dec 1, 2025
The Best New Commanders of 2025
Which cards are the best new Commanders from 2025? Bennie Smith's here for the run-down of popular picks & hidden gems for each set.
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Cycle of Renewal
15%inclusion23 decks154 decks
14%synergy
Elemental Teachings
7.6%inclusion11 decks145 decks
7%synergy
Foggy Bottom Swamp
5.6%inclusion8 decks144 decks
4%synergy
Rumble Arena
5.0%inclusion7 decks139 decks
5%synergy
Ba Sing Se
5.0%inclusion7 decks141 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dakmor Salvage
72%inclusion595 decks826 decks
65%synergy
Harrow
71%inclusion589 decks826 decks
62%synergy
Noose Constrictor
59%inclusion488 decks826 decks
58%synergy
Barren Moor
61%inclusion502 decks826 decks
53%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
59%inclusion490 decks826 decks
51%synergy
Gaea's Blessing
51%inclusion424 decks826 decks
50%synergy
Oblivion Crown
49%inclusion404 decks826 decks
48%synergy
Wild Mongrel
49%inclusion401 decks826 decks
48%synergy
Grisly Salvage
58%inclusion478 decks826 decks
47%synergy
Sylvan Scrying
48%inclusion396 decks826 decks
46%synergy
Top Cards
Rampant Growth
59%inclusion487 decks826 decks
25%synergy
Llanowar Elves
59%inclusion484 decks826 decks
26%synergy
Elvish Mystic
50%inclusion415 decks826 decks
24%synergy
Ramunap Excavator
49%inclusion404 decks826 decks
43%synergy
Dark Ritual
48%inclusion399 decks826 decks
31%synergy
Golgari Grave-Troll
48%inclusion397 decks826 decks
41%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
46%inclusion381 decks826 decks
42%synergy
Putrid Imp
44%inclusion363 decks826 decks
43%synergy
Springbloom Druid
42%inclusion349 decks826 decks
37%synergy
Grapple with the Past
42%inclusion346 decks826 decks
37%synergy
Game Changers
Crop Rotation
42%inclusion347 decks826 decks
33%synergy
Creatures
Rampaging Baloths
37%inclusion309 decks826 decks
33%synergy
Skirge Familiar
34%inclusion283 decks826 decks
33%synergy
Titania, Protector of Argoth
34%inclusion283 decks826 decks
31%synergy
Uurg, Spawn of Turg
34%inclusion282 decks826 decks
33%synergy
Arbor Elf
34%inclusion281 decks826 decks
27%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
33%inclusion276 decks826 decks
15%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
32%inclusion266 decks826 decks
3%synergy
Golgari Thug
32%inclusion264 decks826 decks
27%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
32%inclusion261 decks826 decks
15%synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
30%inclusion245 decks826 decks
23%synergy
Golgari Brownscale
27%inclusion226 decks826 decks
27%synergy
Perennial Behemoth
27%inclusion224 decks826 decks
26%synergy
Skull Prophet
25%inclusion209 decks826 decks
17%synergy
Aftermath Analyst
25%inclusion206 decks825 decks
18%synergy
Scouring Swarm
22%inclusion70 decks319 decks
21%synergy
Cabal Initiate
22%inclusion178 decks826 decks
21%synergy
Olivia's Dragoon
21%inclusion172 decks826 decks
21%synergy
Scute Swarm
20%inclusion168 decks826 decks
7%synergy
Wall of Roots
20%inclusion167 decks826 decks
20%synergy
Eternal Witness
20%inclusion163 decks826 decks
-5%synergy
Avenger of Zendikar
19%inclusion158 decks826 decks
12%synergy
Tireless Provisioner
19%inclusion156 decks826 decks
-1%synergy
Grave-Shell Scarab
19%inclusion155 decks826 decks
18%synergy
Baloth Prime
18%inclusion57 decks319 decks
17%synergy
Sylvan Safekeeper
18%inclusion145 decks826 decks
14%synergy
World Shaper
17%inclusion144 decks826 decks
12%synergy
Centaur Vinecrasher
17%inclusion144 decks826 decks
17%synergy
Tireless Tracker
17%inclusion143 decks826 decks
13%synergy
Multani, Yavimaya's Avatar
17%inclusion142 decks826 decks
16%synergy
Destiny Spinner
16%inclusion135 decks826 decks
14%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
16%inclusion111 decks703 decks
14%synergy
Elvish Spirit Guide
16%inclusion130 decks826 decks
13%synergy
Devoted Druid
15%inclusion124 decks826 decks
10%synergy
Groundskeeper
15%inclusion122 decks826 decks
15%synergy
Lotus Cobra
14%inclusion112 decks826 decks
9%synergy
Nyx Weaver
13%inclusion110 decks826 decks
4%synergy
Fauna Shaman
13%inclusion110 decks826 decks
8%synergy
Reclamation Sage
13%inclusion108 decks826 decks
-5%synergy
Shambling Shell
13%inclusion105 decks826 decks
12%synergy
Joraga Treespeaker
13%inclusion104 decks826 decks
10%synergy
Armored Scrapgorger
12%inclusion102 decks826 decks
12%synergy
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
12%inclusion102 decks826 decks
3%synergy
Caustic Caterpillar
12%inclusion101 decks826 decks
5%synergy
Underrealm Lich
12%inclusion98 decks826 decks
7%synergy
Priest of Titania
11%inclusion92 decks826 decks
1%synergy
Erinis, Gloom Stalker
11%inclusion92 decks826 decks
10%synergy
Courser of Kruphix
11%inclusion90 decks826 decks
8%synergy
Insidious Fungus
10%inclusion69 decks675 decks
4%synergy
Riftsweeper
10%inclusion82 decks826 decks
10%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
10%inclusion81 decks826 decks
-4%synergy
Instants
Putrefy
38%inclusion310 decks826 decks
2%synergy
Nature's Claim
34%inclusion282 decks826 decks
24%synergy
Autumn's Veil
32%inclusion267 decks826 decks
30%synergy
Beast Within
29%inclusion238 decks826 decks
-8%synergy
Roiling Regrowth
28%inclusion235 decks826 decks
26%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
25%inclusion205 decks826 decks
-20%synergy
Darkblast
23%inclusion192 decks826 decks
22%synergy
Turn the Earth
23%inclusion190 decks826 decks
23%synergy
Abrupt Decay
22%inclusion181 decks826 decks
6%synergy
Ebony Charm
22%inclusion179 decks826 decks
21%synergy
Noxious Revival
20%inclusion163 decks826 decks
15%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
19%inclusion158 decks826 decks
18%synergy
Return to Nature
16%inclusion129 decks826 decks
9%synergy
Rushed Rebirth
15%inclusion123 decks826 decks
13%synergy
Shred Memory
15%inclusion121 decks826 decks
14%synergy
Entish Restoration
15%inclusion120 decks826 decks
9%synergy
Reclaim
12%inclusion100 decks826 decks
11%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion94 decks826 decks
5%synergy
Rain of Filth
11%inclusion94 decks826 decks
10%synergy
Baleful Mastery
11%inclusion91 decks826 decks
10%synergy
Tear Asunder
11%inclusion90 decks826 decks
-4%synergy
Long Goodbye
10%inclusion85 decks826 decks
10%synergy
Golgari Charm
10%inclusion80 decks826 decks
-7%synergy
Deathsprout
9.2%inclusion76 decks826 decks
3%synergy
Suffocating Fumes
8.7%inclusion72 decks826 decks
9%synergy
Drag to the Roots
8.4%inclusion57 decks676 decks
4%synergy
Natural State
8.2%inclusion68 decks826 decks
8%synergy
Murder
8.0%inclusion66 decks826 decks
4%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
7.6%inclusion63 decks826 decks
0%synergy
Cut Down
7.0%inclusion58 decks826 decks
6%synergy
Krosan Reclamation
6.8%inclusion56 decks826 decks
7%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
6.4%inclusion53 decks826 decks
-2%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.4%inclusion53 decks826 decks
1%synergy
Victim of Night
6.4%inclusion53 decks826 decks
6%synergy
Krosan Grip
5.9%inclusion49 decks826 decks
-1%synergy
Naturalize
5.8%inclusion48 decks826 decks
3%synergy
Shared Summons
5.8%inclusion48 decks826 decks
5%synergy
Ulcerate
5.6%inclusion46 decks826 decks
5%synergy
Unravel the Aether
5.4%inclusion45 decks826 decks
5%synergy
Doom Blade
5.3%inclusion44 decks826 decks
4%synergy
Culling the Weak
5.1%inclusion42 decks826 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Cultivate
40%inclusion330 decks826 decks
0%synergy
Final Parting
39%inclusion326 decks826 decks
38%synergy
Edge of Autumn
39%inclusion321 decks826 decks
38%synergy
Splendid Reclamation
37%inclusion308 decks826 decks
33%synergy
Explore
33%inclusion270 decks826 decks
28%synergy
Culling Ritual
32%inclusion268 decks826 decks
12%synergy
Worm Harvest
32%inclusion267 decks826 decks
31%synergy
Jarad's Orders
28%inclusion235 decks826 decks
25%synergy
Traverse the Ulvenwald
25%inclusion204 decks826 decks
23%synergy
Feed the Swarm
24%inclusion202 decks826 decks
17%synergy
Drown in Filth
23%inclusion191 decks826 decks
22%synergy
Nylea's Intervention
22%inclusion181 decks826 decks
22%synergy
Life from the Loam
20%inclusion168 decks826 decks
13%synergy
Unearth
20%inclusion163 decks826 decks
15%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
19%inclusion156 decks826 decks
14%synergy
Duress
17%inclusion142 decks826 decks
17%synergy
Dread Return
16%inclusion135 decks826 decks
6%synergy
Kodama's Reach
16%inclusion134 decks826 decks
-8%synergy
Exsanguinate
16%inclusion130 decks826 decks
9%synergy
Analyze the Pollen
15%inclusion121 decks826 decks
14%synergy
Farseek
14%inclusion116 decks826 decks
-5%synergy
Broken Bond
14%inclusion116 decks826 decks
13%synergy
Lively Dirge
13%inclusion104 decks773 decks
11%synergy
Mulch
13%inclusion106 decks826 decks
9%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
13%inclusion104 decks826 decks
11%synergy
Regrowth
12%inclusion101 decks826 decks
9%synergy
Dig Up
11%inclusion91 decks826 decks
7%synergy
Raven's Crime
11%inclusion89 decks826 decks
11%synergy
Nature's Lore
11%inclusion87 decks826 decks
-15%synergy
Casualties of War
8.7%inclusion72 decks826 decks
-2%synergy
Terror Tide
8.1%inclusion67 decks826 decks
6%synergy
Unmarked Grave
8.0%inclusion66 decks826 decks
6%synergy
Syphon Life
7.9%inclusion65 decks826 decks
8%synergy
Far Wanderings
7.4%inclusion61 decks826 decks
6%synergy
Formless Genesis
7.3%inclusion49 decks671 decks
4%synergy
Gaze of Granite
7.0%inclusion58 decks826 decks
4%synergy
Victimize
7.0%inclusion58 decks826 decks
-12%synergy
Maelstrom Pulse
7.0%inclusion58 decks826 decks
1%synergy
Fork in the Road
6.8%inclusion56 decks826 decks
7%synergy
Malevolent Rumble
5.9%inclusion43 decks733 decks
4%synergy
Bushwhack
5.4%inclusion45 decks826 decks
2%synergy
Bone Shards
5.3%inclusion44 decks826 decks
4%synergy
Summer Bloom
5.2%inclusion43 decks826 decks
5%synergy
Brainspoil
5.1%inclusion42 decks826 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Zuran Orb
38%inclusion315 decks826 decks
36%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
18%inclusion152 decks826 decks
11%synergy
Hedge Shredder
15%inclusion100 decks676 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion103 decks826 decks
-12%synergy
Expedition Map
12%inclusion100 decks826 decks
10%synergy
Exploration Broodship
12%inclusion37 decks319 decks
10%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
11%inclusion90 decks826 decks
10%synergy
Perpetual Timepiece
8.8%inclusion73 decks826 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.5%inclusion70 decks826 decks
6%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
8.1%inclusion67 decks826 decks
7%synergy
Enchantments
Wild Growth
40%inclusion332 decks826 decks
30%synergy
The Mending of Dominaria
24%inclusion198 decks826 decks
22%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
18%inclusion150 decks826 decks
15%synergy
Utopia Sprawl
18%inclusion149 decks826 decks
12%synergy
Ayula's Influence
15%inclusion120 decks826 decks
14%synergy
Zendikar's Roil
12%inclusion96 decks826 decks
10%synergy
Crawling Sensation
12%inclusion96 decks826 decks
6%synergy
Druid Class
11%inclusion92 decks826 decks
9%synergy
Khalni Heart Expedition
10%inclusion81 decks826 decks
9%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
8.7%inclusion72 decks826 decks
0%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
8.6%inclusion71 decks826 decks
7%synergy
Spelunking
8.5%inclusion70 decks826 decks
5%synergy
Volrath's Dungeon
8.1%inclusion67 decks826 decks
8%synergy
Undergrowth Recon
7.5%inclusion62 decks824 decks
6%synergy
Fertile Ground
7.1%inclusion59 decks826 decks
6%synergy
Abundance
6.2%inclusion51 decks826 decks
5%synergy
Walk-In Closet // Forgotten Cellar
6.0%inclusion40 decks671 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nissa of Shadowed Boughs
9.3%inclusion77 decks826 decks
7%synergy
Wrenn and Seven
7.3%inclusion60 decks826 decks
4%synergy
Grist, the Hunger Tide
5.6%inclusion46 decks826 decks
-4%synergy
Utility Lands
Ghost Quarter
31%inclusion258 decks826 decks
29%synergy
Polluted Mire
26%inclusion215 decks826 decks
25%synergy
Slippery Karst
26%inclusion212 decks826 decks
24%synergy
Drownyard Temple
25%inclusion205 decks826 decks
23%synergy
Bojuka Bog
19%inclusion158 decks826 decks
-21%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
19%inclusion153 decks826 decks
18%synergy
Desert of the Indomitable
18%inclusion152 decks826 decks
18%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
15%inclusion127 decks826 decks
15%synergy
Emergence Zone
15%inclusion121 decks826 decks
13%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
13%inclusion108 decks826 decks
13%synergy
Havenwood Battleground
13%inclusion106 decks826 decks
12%synergy
Cabal Pit
13%inclusion105 decks826 decks
12%synergy
Cryptic Caves
11%inclusion94 decks826 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion88 decks826 decks
-13%synergy
Crystal Vein
10%inclusion84 decks826 decks
9%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
9.4%inclusion30 decks319 decks
8%synergy
Hickory Woodlot
9.2%inclusion76 decks826 decks
9%synergy
Peat Bog
8.7%inclusion72 decks826 decks
8%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.6%inclusion71 decks826 decks
-16%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.2%inclusion68 decks826 decks
1%synergy
Field of Ruin
8.0%inclusion66 decks826 decks
6%synergy
The Hunter Maze
5.9%inclusion49 decks826 decks
5%synergy
Dunes of the Dead
5.8%inclusion48 decks826 decks
5%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
5.6%inclusion46 decks826 decks
4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.3%inclusion44 decks826 decks
0%synergy
Hidden Nursery
5.1%inclusion42 decks826 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
70%inclusion578 decks826 decks
-10%synergy
Arcane Signet
55%inclusion457 decks826 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
43%inclusion353 decks826 decks
18%synergy
Golgari Signet
33%inclusion276 decks826 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion119 decks826 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
8.4%inclusion69 decks826 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
5.7%inclusion47 decks826 decks
0%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.6%inclusion46 decks826 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Forest
100%inclusion822 decks826 decks
2%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion822 decks826 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
69%inclusion571 decks826 decks
-16%synergy
Evolving Wilds
69%inclusion567 decks826 decks
41%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
62%inclusion511 decks826 decks
41%synergy
Ash Barrens
48%inclusion397 decks826 decks
43%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
44%inclusion367 decks826 decks
-8%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
42%inclusion349 decks826 decks
38%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
40%inclusion327 decks826 decks
-2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
32%inclusion264 decks826 decks
16%synergy
Exotic Orchard
30%inclusion251 decks826 decks
3%synergy
Tainted Wood
30%inclusion245 decks826 decks
-15%synergy
Jungle Hollow
27%inclusion222 decks826 decks
2%synergy
Twilight Mire
26%inclusion216 decks826 decks
-10%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
23%inclusion187 decks826 decks
-39%synergy
Temple of Malady
20%inclusion168 decks826 decks
-15%synergy
Viridescent Bog
19%inclusion154 decks801 decks
-2%synergy
Blighted Woodland
16%inclusion135 decks826 decks
11%synergy
Festering Thicket
15%inclusion48 decks319 decks
9%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
14%inclusion118 decks826 decks
-22%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
14%inclusion116 decks826 decks
5%synergy
Vernal Fen
12%inclusion39 decks319 decks
0%synergy
Escape Tunnel
11%inclusion91 decks825 decks
9%synergy
Haunted Mire
10%inclusion85 decks826 decks
-6%synergy
Jund Panorama
9.3%inclusion77 decks826 decks
9%synergy
Promising Vein
8.1%inclusion67 decks826 decks
7%synergy
Foul Orchard
8.1%inclusion67 decks826 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.1%inclusion67 decks826 decks
-5%synergy
Demolition Field
7.3%inclusion60 decks826 decks
5%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
7.1%inclusion59 decks826 decks
6%synergy
Maestros Theater
6.7%inclusion55 decks826 decks
6%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
6.0%inclusion14 decks234 decks
4%synergy
Warped Landscape
5.6%inclusion46 decks826 decks
5%synergy
Festering Gulch
5.5%inclusion43 decks775 decks
1%synergy
Shire Terrace
5.2%inclusion43 decks826 decks
4%synergy