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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
Earthbender Ascension
33%inclusion2 decks6 decks
32%synergy
Sapling Nursery
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Eclipsed Elf
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
29%synergy
Shared Roots
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Swampbenders
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ramunap Excavator
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
87%synergy
Lotus Cobra
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
84%synergy
Life from the Loam
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
81%synergy
Sylvan Safekeeper
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
74%synergy
Strip Mine
74%inclusion20 decks27 decks
71%synergy
Oracle of Mul Daya
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
68%synergy
Zuran Orb
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
64%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
63%synergy
Azusa, Lost but Seeking
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
63%synergy
Icetill Explorer
71%inclusion12 decks17 decks
62%synergy
Top Cards
Assassin's Trophy
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Tireless Provisioner
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
51%synergy
Exploration
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
59%synergy
Titania, Protector of Argoth
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
60%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
56%synergy
Squandered Resources
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
58%synergy
Abrupt Decay
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Eternal Witness
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Aftermath Analyst
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
45%synergy
Scute Swarm
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Crop Rotation
93%inclusion25 decks27 decks
84%synergy
Demonic Tutor
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
55%synergy
Field of the Dead
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
62%synergy
Glacial Chasm
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
58%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Worldly Tutor
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Ancient Tomb
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Opposition Agent
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Imperial Seal
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Creatures
Six
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
44%synergy
Elvish Reclaimer
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
50%synergy
Deathrite Shaman
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
34%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
46%synergy
Ancient Greenwarden
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
43%synergy
Horizon Explorer
41%inclusion7 decks17 decks
39%synergy
Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Avenger of Zendikar
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Noose Constrictor
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Rampaging Baloths
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Putrid Imp
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
27%synergy
Birds of Paradise
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Elves of Deep Shadow
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Cultivator Colossus
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Mossborn Hydra
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Courser of Kruphix
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Golgari Grave-Troll
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Wayward Swordtooth
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Titania, Voice of Gaea
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Skirge Familiar
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Tireless Tracker
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Delighted Halfling
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Springbloom Druid
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
17%synergy
World Shaper
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Wight of the Reliquary
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Endurance
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Wild Mongrel
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Collector Ouphe
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Ashaya, Soul of the Wild
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Bane of Progress
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Timeless Witness
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Kodama of the East Tree
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Underrealm Lich
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-15%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Springheart Nantuko
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Badgermole Cub
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
12%synergy
Mightform Harmonizer
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Uurg, Spawn of Turg
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Hermit Druid
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Greensleeves, Maro-Sorcerer
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Elvish Mystic
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-15%synergy
Llanowar Elves
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-22%synergy
Caustic Crawler
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Massacre Wurm
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Allosaurus Shepherd
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Harrow
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Beast Within
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Realms Uncharted
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
44%synergy
Entomb
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Nature's Claim
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Noxious Revival
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Dark Ritual
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Entish Restoration
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Constant Mists
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Heroic Intervention
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Veil of Summer
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Archdruid's Charm
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Grisly Salvage
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Tear Asunder
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Rain of Filth
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Putrefy
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-17%synergy
Chord of Calling
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Krosan Grip
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Roiling Regrowth
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Bitter Triumph
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Force of Vigor
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Dismember
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Autumn's Veil
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Tainted Pact
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Go for the Throat
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Culling the Weak
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Ritual
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Grapple with the Past
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Shadow of the Grave
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Vines of Vastwood
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Drag to the Roots
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Toxic Deluge
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Scapeshift
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
51%synergy
Sylvan Scrying
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
46%synergy
Green Sun's Zenith
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Splendid Reclamation
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
41%synergy
Culling Ritual
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Cultivate
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Three Visits
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Finale of Devastation
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Nature's Lore
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Kodama's Reach
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Edge of Autumn
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Explore
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Will of the Sultai
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Farseek
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Exsanguinate
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Reanimate
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Rampant Growth
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-19%synergy
Maelstrom Pulse
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Traverse the Ulvenwald
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Damnation
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Mulch
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Hour of Promise
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Death Cloud
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Worm Harvest
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Regrowth
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Afterlife from the Loam
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Black Sun's Zenith
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Unmarked Grave
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Rise of the Witch-king
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Awaken the Woods
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Living Death
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Gaea's Blessing
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Open the Way
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Summer Bloom
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Chain of Smog
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Pull Through the Weft
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Conduit of Worlds
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Expedition Map
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
32%synergy
Amulet of Vigor
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Lightning Greaves
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Exploration Broodship
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
16%synergy
Horn of Greed
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Hedge Shredder
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Sword of the Animist
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Burgeoning
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
39%synergy
Oblivion Crown
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
36%synergy
Sylvan Library
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Walk-In Closet // Forgotten Cellar
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
28%synergy
Spelunking
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Undergrowth Recon
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Druid Class
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Tectonic Split
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Case of the Locked Hothouse
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Teval's Judgment
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Survival of the Fittest
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Retreat to Kazandu
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Ripples of Undeath
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Pernicious Deed
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Roaring Earth
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Zendikar's Roil
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Eusocial Engineering
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Ride the Shoopuf
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Ikoria
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Nissa of Shadowed Boughs
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
16%synergy
Wrenn and Seven
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
12%synergy
Grist, the Hunger Tide
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Nissa, Vital Force
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Wrenn and Realmbreaker
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
30%synergy
Boseiju, Who Endures
67%inclusion18 decks27 decks
49%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
54%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
56%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
63%inclusion17 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Barren Moor
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
47%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Shifting Woodland
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
45%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
41%inclusion11 decks27 decks
29%synergy
Lotus Field
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Thespian's Stage
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
35%synergy
Urza's Saga
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Dryad Arbor
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Ghost Quarter
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
23%synergy
Dark Depths
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Cabal Coffers
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Command Beacon
26%inclusion7 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Argoth, Sanctum of Nature
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
21%synergy
Reliquary Tower
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Lake of the Dead
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
22%synergy
Wasteland
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Crystal Vein
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
18%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
16%synergy
Maze of Ith
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Hickory Woodlot
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Emergence Zone
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
13%synergy
Peat Bog
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
14%synergy
Drownyard Temple
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Petrified Field
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
City of Traitors
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Pit
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Lotus Vale
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Havenwood Battleground
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Buried Ruin
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Bazaar of Baghdad
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Homeward Path
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-17%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Deserted Temple
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Arcane Signet
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
-29%synergy
Lotus Petal
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
19%synergy
Golgari Signet
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-13%synergy
Mana Vault
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Mox Diamond
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-18%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
-1%synergy
Forest
96%inclusion26 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
89%inclusion24 decks27 decks
59%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
85%inclusion23 decks27 decks
40%synergy
Command Tower
78%inclusion21 decks27 decks
-8%synergy
Underground Mortuary
70%inclusion19 decks27 decks
49%synergy
Fabled Passage
59%inclusion16 decks27 decks
46%synergy
Polluted Delta
56%inclusion15 decks27 decks
49%synergy
Marsh Flats
52%inclusion14 decks27 decks
46%synergy
Prismatic Vista
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
42%synergy
Undergrowth Stadium
48%inclusion13 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Misty Rainforest
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Windswept Heath
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
37%synergy
Wooded Foothills
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
38%synergy
Bayou
44%inclusion12 decks27 decks
33%synergy
Festering Thicket
41%inclusion7 decks17 decks
35%synergy
Twilight Mire
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
1%synergy
Nurturing Peatland
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
24%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
37%inclusion10 decks27 decks
31%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
-19%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
33%inclusion9 decks27 decks
-28%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
-12%synergy
Snow-Covered Forest
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
30%inclusion8 decks27 decks
25%synergy
Vernal Fen
29%inclusion5 decks17 decks
17%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
2%synergy
Urza's Cave
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
20%synergy
Evolving Wilds
22%inclusion6 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Deathcap Glade
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
-15%synergy
Bala Ged Recovery
15%inclusion4 decks27 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-16%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-5%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Ash Barrens
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Cavern of Souls
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
4%synergy
Talon Gates of Madara
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
10%synergy
Wastewood Verge
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-6%synergy
Mana Confluence
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
8%synergy
Tainted Wood
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
-33%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Fell the Profane
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-2%synergy
Gemstone Mine
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
7%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-3%synergy
Blooming Marsh
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-7%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Woodland Chasm
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
0%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Malady
7.4%inclusion2 decks27 decks
-28%synergy