Withar, Cocoon Keeper (Commander) - Lifedrain

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Andy Zupke
Dec 11, 2025
The EDHREC Writers' Favorite New Commanders of 2025
The writing staff at EDHREC gives you the rundown on their favorite new commanders that came out in 2025. Is your favorite on the list?
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Airbender Ascension
7.5%inclusion3 decks40 decks
6%synergy
Koh, the Face Stealer
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
5%synergy
Monk Gyatso
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Airbender's Reversal
2.9%inclusion1 decks34 decks
2%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
2.9%inclusion1 decks35 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ephemerate
79%inclusion55 decks70 decks
72%synergy
Toxic Deluge
80%inclusion56 decks70 decks
63%synergy
Cloudshift
67%inclusion47 decks70 decks
62%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
69%inclusion48 decks70 decks
57%synergy
Tree of Perdition
56%inclusion39 decks70 decks
54%synergy
Wall of Blood
54%inclusion38 decks70 decks
53%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
54%inclusion38 decks70 decks
51%synergy
Tainted Remedy
53%inclusion37 decks70 decks
51%synergy
Reliquary Tower
73%inclusion51 decks70 decks
50%synergy
Children of Korlis
51%inclusion36 decks70 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
76%inclusion53 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
67%inclusion47 decks70 decks
45%synergy
Sanguine Bond
57%inclusion40 decks70 decks
36%synergy
Black Market Connections
57%inclusion40 decks70 decks
36%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
56%inclusion39 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
54%inclusion38 decks70 decks
25%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
51%inclusion36 decks70 decks
41%synergy
Dark Confidant
50%inclusion35 decks70 decks
43%synergy
Flicker of Fate
50%inclusion35 decks70 decks
47%synergy
Dark Ritual
49%inclusion34 decks70 decks
26%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
51%inclusion36 decks70 decks
37%synergy
Necropotence
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
29%synergy
Smothering Tithe
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Ad Nauseam
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Ancient Tomb
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Teferi's Protection
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-4%synergy
The One Ring
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Chrome Mox
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Soul Warden
49%inclusion34 decks70 decks
30%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
47%inclusion33 decks70 decks
27%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
24%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
37%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
37%synergy
Charming Prince
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
31%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
27%synergy
Platinum Angel
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
32%synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
24%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Witch Enchanter
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Flickerwisp
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
26%synergy
Soul's Attendant
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Herald of Eternal Dawn
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
24%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
21%synergy
Suture Priest
24%inclusion17 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Darkstar Augur
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Doom Whisperer
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
22%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Esper Sentinel
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Restoration Angel
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Blood Celebrant
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Keen Duelist
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Grand Abolisher
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Plague Drone
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Crypt Ghast
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
-21%synergy
Morlun, Devourer of Spiders
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Blood Artist
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
-19%synergy
Distinguished Conjurer
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Serra Ascendant
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Claim Jumper
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Eldrazi Displacer
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Cloudsteel Kirin
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Kor Cartographer
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Evra, Halcyon Witness
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Gilraen, Dúnedain Protector
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Keeper of the Accord
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
41%inclusion29 decks70 decks
-8%synergy
Parting Gust
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
30%synergy
Angel's Grace
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
30%synergy
Inkshield
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Eerie Interlude
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
22%synergy
Despark
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
-5%synergy
Infernal Grasp
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Generous Gift
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Getaway Glamer
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
20%synergy
Stinging Study
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
19%synergy
False Cure
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Imp's Mischief
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Acrobatic Maneuver
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Scrollshift
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Withering Torment
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Saw in Half
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Reprieve
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Stunning Reversal
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Slip On the Ring
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Snuff Out
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Silence
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Ghostway
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Mortify
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-14%synergy
Vanishing Verse
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Everybody Lives!
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Undying Malice
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Fracture
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-12%synergy
Dire Tactics
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Not Dead After All
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Necrologia
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Disenchant
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Blood Pact
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
The Spot's Portal
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Exsanguinate
46%inclusion32 decks70 decks
34%synergy
Reanimate
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
22%synergy
Feed the Swarm
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
27%synergy
Night's Whisper
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Damn
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
-3%synergy
Farewell
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
14%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Repay in Kind
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
22%synergy
Sign in Blood
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Villainous Wrath
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
22%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Read the Bones
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Another Round
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Profane Transfusion
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Austere Command
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
-7%synergy
Fumigate
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Reverse the Sands
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Risky Research
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Killing Wave
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Revival // Revenge
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Plague of Vermin
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Temporal Extortion
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Bond of Agony
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Imperial Seal
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Flicker
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Infernal Contract
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Vindicate
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-7%synergy
Demonic Tutor
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-10%synergy
Behold the Sinister Six!
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Tainted Sigil
37%inclusion26 decks70 decks
34%synergy
Panharmonicon
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
30%synergy
Pact Weapon
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
32%synergy
The Wind Crystal
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
18%synergy
The Endstone
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
22%synergy
Jet Medallion
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
-4%synergy
Pearl Medallion
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Wedding Ring
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Processor
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Strionic Resonator
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Expedition Map
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
5%synergy
The Golden Throne
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-13%synergy
Peter Parker's Camera
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Bontu's Monument
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Teleportation Circle
49%inclusion34 decks70 decks
44%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
34%synergy
Wound Reflection
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
30%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Parker Luck
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
28%synergy
Exquisite Blood
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Axis of Mortality
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
26%synergy
Greed
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Blind Obedience
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Ghostly Prison
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Land Tax
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
16%synergy
Near-Death Experience
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Bitterblossom
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Dark Tutelage
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Glasswing Grace
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Ajani's Welcome
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Necrodominance
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-4%synergy
Boon Reflection
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Flickerform
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Cleric Class
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Gideon of the Trials
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
54%inclusion38 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
27%inclusion19 decks70 decks
19%synergy
Command Beacon
26%inclusion18 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Cabal Coffers
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
7%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
-17%synergy
Rogue's Passage
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
-6%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
4%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Multiversal Passage
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Arid Archway
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Radiant Fountain
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Shefet Dunes
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion65 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Signet
90%inclusion63 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
76%inclusion53 decks70 decks
23%synergy
Thought Vessel
71%inclusion50 decks70 decks
57%synergy
Orzhov Signet
53%inclusion37 decks70 decks
-4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
26%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
-7%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
-4%synergy
Staff of Compleation
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Thran Dynamo
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
11%synergy
The Soul Stone
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
5%synergy
Phial of Galadriel
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Marble Diamond
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion68 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion68 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion62 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Caves of Koilos
83%inclusion58 decks70 decks
26%synergy
Isolated Chapel
71%inclusion50 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Godless Shrine
61%inclusion43 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Fetid Heath
53%inclusion37 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Field
53%inclusion37 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
46%inclusion32 decks70 decks
12%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
44%inclusion31 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Temple of Silence
43%inclusion30 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Vault of Champions
40%inclusion28 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Marsh Flats
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
6%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
36%inclusion25 decks70 decks
-6%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
34%inclusion24 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion23 decks70 decks
8%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
31%inclusion22 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Desolate Mire
30%inclusion21 decks70 decks
15%synergy
Witch Enchanter
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
17%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
18%synergy
Silent Clearing
29%inclusion20 decks70 decks
13%synergy
Scoured Barrens
23%inclusion16 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
21%inclusion15 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
-7%synergy
Scrubland
20%inclusion14 decks70 decks
9%synergy
Evolving Wilds
19%inclusion13 decks70 decks
-2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion12 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Fell the Profane
14%inclusion10 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
13%inclusion9 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Daily Bugle Building
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
11%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
11%inclusion8 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Forlorn Flats
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion7 decks70 decks
-14%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
-6%synergy
Horizon of Progress
8.6%inclusion6 decks70 decks
8%synergy
City of Brass
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Strand
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Glasswing Grace
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-1%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
-4%synergy
Arid Mesa
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Mana Confluence
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.1%inclusion5 decks70 decks
1%synergy
Windswept Heath
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
0%synergy
Urza's Cave
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
4%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
2%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
0%synergy