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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
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Raucous Audience
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
12%synergy
Foggy Swamp Visions
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fatal Fissure
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Shared Roots
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dakmor Salvage
82%inclusion40 decks49 decks
74%synergy
Noose Constrictor
63%inclusion31 decks49 decks
62%synergy
Harrow
69%inclusion34 decks49 decks
60%synergy
Oblivion Crown
57%inclusion28 decks49 decks
56%synergy
Barren Moor
59%inclusion29 decks49 decks
51%synergy
Wild Mongrel
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
50%synergy
Sylvan Scrying
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
49%synergy
Gaea's Blessing
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
48%synergy
Final Parting
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
45%synergy
Tranquil Thicket
53%inclusion26 decks49 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Llanowar Elves
61%inclusion30 decks49 decks
29%synergy
Rampant Growth
61%inclusion30 decks49 decks
27%synergy
Dark Ritual
59%inclusion29 decks49 decks
43%synergy
Elvish Mystic
53%inclusion26 decks49 decks
27%synergy
Grisly Salvage
53%inclusion26 decks49 decks
42%synergy
Golgari Grave-Troll
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
44%synergy
Stinkweed Imp
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
42%synergy
Wild Growth
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
33%synergy
Putrid Imp
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
42%synergy
Fyndhorn Elves
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
27%synergy
Game Changers
Crop Rotation
57%inclusion28 decks49 decks
49%synergy
Creatures
Elves of Deep Shadow
43%inclusion21 decks49 decks
25%synergy
Arbor Elf
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
34%synergy
Ramunap Excavator
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
35%synergy
Springbloom Druid
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
32%synergy
Cabal Initiate
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
32%synergy
Rampaging Baloths
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Skull Prophet
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Golgari Brownscale
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
30%synergy
Eternal Witness
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Titania, Protector of Argoth
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Destiny Spinner
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Wall of Roots
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Grave-Shell Scarab
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Skirge Familiar
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
23%synergy
Sylvan Safekeeper
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
21%synergy
Sakura-Tribe Elder
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Satyr Wayfinder
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
16%synergy
World Shaper
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Lotus Cobra
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Golgari Thug
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Tireless Provisioner
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Elvish Spirit Guide
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Uurg, Spawn of Turg
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Deathcap Cultivator
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Centaur Vinecrasher
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Scute Swarm
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Fauna Shaman
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Azusa, Lost but Seeking
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Joraga Treespeaker
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Avenger of Zendikar
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Olivia's Dragoon
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Devoted Druid
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Reclamation Sage
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Grim Flayer
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Priest of Titania
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Armored Scrapgorger
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Perennial Behemoth
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Aftermath Analyst
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Iridescent Vinelasher
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Six
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Insidious Fungus
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Tireless Tracker
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Underrealm Lich
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Riftsweeper
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Vile Entomber
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Caustic Caterpillar
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Instants
Nature's Claim
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
31%synergy
Putrefy
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
-8%synergy
Autumn's Veil
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
30%synergy
Grapple with the Past
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
27%synergy
Beast Within
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
-10%synergy
Noxious Revival
27%inclusion13 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Ebony Charm
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
22%synergy
Abrupt Decay
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Darkblast
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Rushed Rebirth
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Shred Memory
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Turn the Earth
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Roiling Regrowth
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Entish Restoration
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Snakeskin Veil
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Tear Asunder
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
-1%synergy
Long Goodbye
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Baleful Mastery
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Suffocating Fumes
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Drag to the Roots
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Bitter Triumph
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Golgari Charm
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-7%synergy
Natural State
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Victim of Night
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Cut Down
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Reclaim
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Rain of Filth
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Return to Nature
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Deathsprout
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Murder
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Grasp
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Windgrace's Judgment
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Blessed Respite
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Prishe's Wanderings
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-13%synergy
Unravel the Aether
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Corpse Churn
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Krosan Reclamation
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Entomb
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Ulcerate
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Shared Summons
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Heroic Intervention
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-24%synergy
Tyvar's Stand
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Broken Wings
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Rocky Rebuke
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Cultivate
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Jarad's Orders
41%inclusion20 decks49 decks
38%synergy
Culling Ritual
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Life from the Loam
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
29%synergy
Feed the Swarm
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
29%synergy
Explore
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
28%synergy
Traverse the Ulvenwald
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
29%synergy
Edge of Autumn
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
30%synergy
Unearth
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Nylea's Intervention
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
28%synergy
Duress
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Splendid Reclamation
24%inclusion12 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Kodama's Reach
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Lively Dirge
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Analyze the Pollen
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Worm Harvest
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
17%synergy
Drown in Filth
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
18%synergy
Farseek
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Broken Bond
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Mulch
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Exsanguinate
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Dig Up
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Raven's Crime
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Bone Shards
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Nature's Lore
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-16%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
7%synergy
Revive the Shire
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Maelstrom Pulse
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Far Wanderings
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Fork in the Road
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Gaze of Granite
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Unmarked Grave
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Casualties of War
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Prison Break
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
7%synergy
Wear Down
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Malevolent Rumble
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Reach the Horizon
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Eldritch Evolution
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Winding Way
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Pillage the Bog
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Brew
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Syphon Life
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Life // Death
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Squirming Emergence
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
1%synergy
Victimize
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-13%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Buried Alive
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Zuran Orb
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
32%synergy
Conduit of Worlds
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Expedition Map
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-13%synergy
Hedge Shredder
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Exploration Broodship
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
6%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Utopia Sprawl
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Ayula's Influence
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Crawling Sensation
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Retreat to Hagra
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
7%synergy
The Mending of Dominaria
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Kenrith's Transformation
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Walk-In Closet // Forgotten Cellar
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Spelunking
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Deadbridge Chant
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Volrath's Dungeon
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Khalni Heart Expedition
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Eusocial Engineering
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Ride the Shoopuf
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
5%synergy
Binding the Old Gods
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Druid Class
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Primeval Bounty
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Undergrowth Recon
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Moldervine Reclamation
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-18%synergy
Abundance
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Boseiju Reaches Skyward
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Grist, the Hunger Tide
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Wrenn and Seven
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Ghost Quarter
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
26%synergy
Drownyard Temple
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
-22%synergy
Slippery Karst
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Mire
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Pit
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Havenwood Battleground
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
16%synergy
Sunscorched Desert
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Desert of the Indomitable
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Hickory Woodlot
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Emergence Zone
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Peat Bog
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Cryptic Caves
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Ba Sing Se
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Crystal Vein
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-14%synergy
Field of Ruin
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Memorial to Folly
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Hidden Nursery
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Lotus Field
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Thespian's Stage
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
76%inclusion37 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Signet
51%inclusion25 decks49 decks
-11%synergy
Talisman of Resilience
49%inclusion24 decks49 decks
24%synergy
Golgari Signet
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
-9%synergy
Fellwar Stone
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
14%synergy
Lotus Petal
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Mind Stone
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion49 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Forest
100%inclusion49 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
73%inclusion36 decks49 decks
-12%synergy
Evolving Wilds
69%inclusion34 decks49 decks
42%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
61%inclusion30 decks49 decks
40%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
57%inclusion28 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
47%inclusion23 decks49 decks
42%synergy
Ash Barrens
45%inclusion22 decks49 decks
40%synergy
Golgari Rot Farm
39%inclusion19 decks49 decks
-3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
37%inclusion18 decks49 decks
20%synergy
Twilight Mire
35%inclusion17 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Tainted Wood
33%inclusion16 decks49 decks
-12%synergy
Exotic Orchard
31%inclusion15 decks49 decks
3%synergy
Jungle Hollow
29%inclusion14 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Viridescent Bog
22%inclusion11 decks49 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Malady
20%inclusion10 decks49 decks
-15%synergy
Woodland Cemetery
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
-43%synergy
Blighted Woodland
18%inclusion9 decks49 decks
13%synergy
Haunted Mire
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Golgari Guildgate
16%inclusion8 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Festering Gulch
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Escape Tunnel
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
11%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
12%synergy
Necroblossom Snarl
12%inclusion6 decks49 decks
-24%synergy
Jund Panorama
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
10%synergy
Blooming Marsh
10%inclusion5 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Gohn, Town of Ruin
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
7%synergy
Brokers Hideout
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Demolition Field
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
6%synergy
Fabled Passage
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-5%synergy
Deathcap Glade
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
-21%synergy
Vernal Fen
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
-3%synergy
Festering Thicket
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
2%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Revitalizing Repast
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-13%synergy
Darkmoss Bridge
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-4%synergy
Maestros Theater
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
5%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-39%synergy
Foul Orchard
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
-16%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy
Thriving Grove
6.1%inclusion3 decks49 decks
4%synergy