The Gitrog Monster (Commander) - Budget Combo

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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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Cycle of Renewal
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Elemental Teachings
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Long Feng, Grand Secretariat
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dakmor Salvage
97%inclusion30 decks31 decks
90%synergy
Noose Constrictor
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
79%synergy
Oblivion Crown
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
76%synergy
Putrid Imp
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
76%synergy
Gaea's Blessing
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
76%synergy
Wild Mongrel
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
73%synergy
Sylvan Scrying
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
69%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
66%synergy
Final Parting
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
66%synergy
Dark Ritual
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
64%synergy
Top Cards
Elvish Mystic
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Golgari Grave-Troll
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
61%synergy
Llanowar Elves
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Grisly Salvage
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
54%synergy
Harrow
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
52%synergy
Rampant Growth
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Wild Growth
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
45%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Edge of Autumn
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
48%synergy
Game Changers
Crop Rotation
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Creatures
Arbor Elf
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Golgari Thug
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Cabal Initiate
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Ramunap Excavator
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Riftsweeper
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Golgari Brownscale
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Grave-Shell Scarab
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Olivia's Dragoon
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Skirge Familiar
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Skull Prophet
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Wall of Roots
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Elvish Spirit Guide
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Fauna Shaman
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
23%synergy
Springbloom Druid
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Patchwork Gnomes
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Destiny Spinner
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Devoted Druid
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Uurg, Spawn of Turg
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Caustic Caterpillar
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Shambling Shell
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Joraga Treespeaker
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Sylvan Safekeeper
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Underrealm Lich
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Dread
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Armored Scrapgorger
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Centaur Vinecrasher
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Reclamation Sage
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Vile Entomber
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Vigor
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Greater Mossdog
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Perennial Behemoth
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Baloth Prime
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Eternal Witness
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Priest of Titania
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
World Shaper
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Nyx Weaver
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Trespasser il-Vec
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Birds of Paradise
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Acolyte of Affliction
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Mossborn Hydra
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Tato Farmer
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Aftermath Analyst
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
0%synergy
Oran-Rief Hydra
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Erinis, Gloom Stalker
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Assassin's Trophy
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Autumn's Veil
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
43%synergy
Ebony Charm
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Nature's Claim
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
32%synergy
Shred Memory
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Grapple with the Past
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Turn the Earth
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Darkblast
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Abrupt Decay
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Noxious Revival
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Beast Within
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Rushed Rebirth
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Natural State
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Return to Nature
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Slaughter Pact
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Putrefy
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Baleful Mastery
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Roiling Regrowth
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Reclaim
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Krosan Reclamation
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Drag to the Roots
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Veil of Summer
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Cut Down
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Tear Asunder
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Rain of Filth
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Long Goodbye
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Savage Summoning
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Ulcerate
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Suffocating Fumes
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Shared Summons
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-12%synergy
Cruel Truths
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Geth's Verdict
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Unravel the Aether
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Heroic Intervention
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-24%synergy
Entomb
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Songs of the Damned
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Price of Fame
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Culling the Weak
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Entish Restoration
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Necrotic Wound
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Back to Nature
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Golgari Charm
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Maximum Overdrive
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Culling Ritual
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Jarad's Orders
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
39%synergy
Nylea's Intervention
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Unearth
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Feed the Swarm
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Unmarked Grave
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Explore
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Duress
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Cultivate
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Lively Dirge
25%inclusion7 decks28 decks
23%synergy
Analyze the Pollen
20%inclusion6 decks30 decks
19%synergy
Dread Return
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Drown in Filth
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Raven's Crime
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Traverse the Ulvenwald
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Kodama's Reach
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Life from the Loam
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Syphon Life
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Life // Death
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Worm Harvest
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Regrowth
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Terror Tide
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Splendid Reclamation
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Profane Tutor
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Exsanguinate
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Dig Up
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Brainspoil
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Treasured Find
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Fell
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Malevolent Rumble
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
5%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
5%synergy
Will of the Sultai
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Mulch
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Circuitous Route
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Farseek
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Tempt with Discovery
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Winding Way
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Casualties of War
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Mastermind's Acquisition
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Witherbloom Command
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Illicit Shipment
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Buried Alive
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Broken Bond
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Languish
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Zuran Orb
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Expedition Map
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Larval Scoutlander
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
World Map
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Elixir
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Hedge Shredder
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Broodheart Engine
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
4%synergy
Cryptcaller Chariot
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Utopia Sprawl
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Volrath's Dungeon
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Ayula's Influence
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Fertile Ground
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
The Mending of Dominaria
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Khalni Heart Expedition
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Grievous Wound
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Scion of Halaster
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Spelunking
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Feast of Sanity
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Utility Lands
Barren Moor
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
56%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
46%synergy
Ghost Quarter
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Emergence Zone
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
34%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Hickory Woodlot
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
28%synergy
Slippery Karst
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Polluted Mire
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Peat Bog
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Desert of the Indomitable
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Cryptic Caves
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Eden, Seat of the Sanctum
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Crystal Vein
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Pit
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Drownyard Temple
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Bojuka Bog
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-27%synergy
Havenwood Battleground
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Echoing Deeps
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Thespian's Stage
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Reliquary Tower
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Blast Zone
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Haunted Fengraf
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Dark Depths
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Field of Ruin
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Arcane Signet
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
33%synergy
Golgari Signet
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Fellwar Stone
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Springleaf Drum
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mind Stone
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion31 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Ash Barrens
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
53%synergy
Evolving Wilds
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
27%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Exotic Orchard
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-32%synergy
Tainted Wood
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
-15%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-16%synergy
Twilight Mire
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Temple of Malady
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Blighted Woodland
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Viridescent Bog
21%inclusion6 decks28 decks
1%synergy
Vernal Fen
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-17%synergy
Jund Panorama
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Jungle Hollow
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-12%synergy
Command Bridge
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Festering Thicket
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Shire Terrace
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Blooming Marsh
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-12%synergy
Festering Gulch
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
3%synergy
Escape Tunnel
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Grixis Panorama
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Promising Vein
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Foul Orchard
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Haunted Mire
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Wastewood Verge
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-11%synergy