Withar, Cocoon Keeper (Commander) - Lifegain

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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Personify
6.7%inclusion4 decks60 decks
3%synergy
Abigale, Eloquent First-Year
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Curious Colossus
3.3%inclusion2 decks60 decks
2%synergy
Madame Null, Power Broker
2.4%inclusion1 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
1.8%inclusion3 decks164 decks
-1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ephemerate
82%inclusion171 decks209 decks
75%synergy
Cloudshift
75%inclusion156 decks209 decks
69%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
65%inclusion136 decks209 decks
53%synergy
Wall of Blood
54%inclusion113 decks209 decks
53%synergy
Reliquary Tower
75%inclusion156 decks209 decks
52%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
56%inclusion116 decks209 decks
51%synergy
Children of Korlis
55%inclusion115 decks209 decks
51%synergy
Tainted Remedy
52%inclusion109 decks209 decks
50%synergy
Teleportation Circle
52%inclusion109 decks209 decks
47%synergy
Toxic Deluge
65%inclusion135 decks209 decks
47%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
80%inclusion167 decks209 decks
15%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
67%inclusion139 decks209 decks
45%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
57%inclusion120 decks209 decks
17%synergy
Sanguine Bond
54%inclusion112 decks209 decks
33%synergy
Black Market Connections
54%inclusion112 decks209 decks
32%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
53%inclusion110 decks209 decks
41%synergy
Dark Ritual
51%inclusion107 decks209 decks
28%synergy
Flicker of Fate
50%inclusion105 decks209 decks
47%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
49%inclusion103 decks209 decks
29%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
47%inclusion99 decks209 decks
18%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
48%inclusion101 decks209 decks
34%synergy
Necropotence
33%inclusion69 decks209 decks
27%synergy
Smothering Tithe
25%inclusion53 decks209 decks
3%synergy
Farewell
22%inclusion46 decks209 decks
9%synergy
Ancient Tomb
16%inclusion34 decks209 decks
10%synergy
Teferi's Protection
14%inclusion30 decks209 decks
-1%synergy
The One Ring
14%inclusion30 decks209 decks
8%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion30 decks209 decks
-1%synergy
Ad Nauseam
12%inclusion26 decks209 decks
11%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12%inclusion25 decks209 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Tree of Perdition
47%inclusion98 decks209 decks
46%synergy
Soul Warden
45%inclusion94 decks209 decks
27%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
41%inclusion85 decks209 decks
38%synergy
Dark Confidant
40%inclusion84 decks209 decks
33%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
39%inclusion82 decks209 decks
37%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
38%inclusion80 decks209 decks
22%synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
37%inclusion77 decks209 decks
31%synergy
Charming Prince
36%inclusion75 decks209 decks
32%synergy
Witch Enchanter
33%inclusion70 decks209 decks
22%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
32%inclusion67 decks209 decks
24%synergy
Soul's Attendant
31%inclusion64 decks209 decks
18%synergy
Flickerwisp
30%inclusion63 decks209 decks
27%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
30%inclusion63 decks209 decks
23%synergy
Restoration Angel
26%inclusion55 decks209 decks
23%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
25%inclusion53 decks209 decks
19%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
25%inclusion53 decks209 decks
11%synergy
Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
25%inclusion53 decks209 decks
21%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
24%inclusion51 decks209 decks
16%synergy
Plague Drone
24%inclusion51 decks209 decks
24%synergy
Esper Sentinel
24%inclusion50 decks209 decks
6%synergy
Doom Whisperer
24%inclusion50 decks209 decks
23%synergy
Platinum Angel
23%inclusion49 decks209 decks
22%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
22%inclusion47 decks209 decks
22%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
22%inclusion47 decks209 decks
13%synergy
Blood Celebrant
22%inclusion45 decks209 decks
21%synergy
Boggart Trawler
21%inclusion43 decks209 decks
14%synergy
Crypt Ghast
21%inclusion43 decks209 decks
13%synergy
Suture Priest
20%inclusion42 decks209 decks
6%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
19%inclusion40 decks209 decks
14%synergy
Darkstar Augur
19%inclusion40 decks209 decks
14%synergy
Grand Abolisher
19%inclusion39 decks209 decks
10%synergy
Keen Duelist
19%inclusion39 decks209 decks
16%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
18%inclusion38 decks209 decks
15%synergy
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
18%inclusion37 decks209 decks
14%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
17%inclusion35 decks209 decks
8%synergy
Herald of Eternal Dawn
16%inclusion33 decks209 decks
14%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
14%inclusion30 decks209 decks
10%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
13%inclusion28 decks209 decks
6%synergy
Serra Ascendant
13%inclusion28 decks209 decks
6%synergy
Distinguished Conjurer
13%inclusion27 decks209 decks
11%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
12%inclusion26 decks209 decks
-22%synergy
The Spot, Living Portal
12%inclusion25 decks209 decks
11%synergy
Morlun, Devourer of Spiders
12%inclusion25 decks209 decks
11%synergy
Gilraen, Dúnedain Protector
11%inclusion23 decks209 decks
9%synergy
Blood Artist
11%inclusion23 decks209 decks
-20%synergy
Evra, Halcyon Witness
11%inclusion22 decks209 decks
10%synergy
Felidar Guardian
10%inclusion21 decks209 decks
7%synergy
Auriok Champion
10%inclusion21 decks209 decks
7%synergy
Wall of Omens
10%inclusion20 decks209 decks
7%synergy
Claim Jumper
10%inclusion20 decks209 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
43%inclusion89 decks209 decks
-7%synergy
Parting Gust
39%inclusion81 decks209 decks
34%synergy
Angel's Grace
33%inclusion69 decks209 decks
30%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
29%inclusion60 decks209 decks
17%synergy
Inkshield
26%inclusion55 decks209 decks
9%synergy
Eerie Interlude
25%inclusion53 decks209 decks
20%synergy
Fell the Profane
23%inclusion49 decks209 decks
11%synergy
Despark
23%inclusion48 decks209 decks
-8%synergy
Getaway Glamer
21%inclusion43 decks209 decks
19%synergy
Stinging Study
19%inclusion40 decks209 decks
18%synergy
False Cure
19%inclusion40 decks209 decks
19%synergy
Reprieve
17%inclusion35 decks209 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
15%inclusion31 decks209 decks
11%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
14%inclusion30 decks209 decks
13%synergy
Stunning Reversal
14%inclusion30 decks209 decks
14%synergy
Scrollshift
14%inclusion30 decks209 decks
13%synergy
Generous Gift
14%inclusion30 decks209 decks
-10%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
14%inclusion29 decks209 decks
11%synergy
Saw in Half
13%inclusion27 decks209 decks
9%synergy
Imp's Mischief
13%inclusion27 decks209 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Rollick
12%inclusion25 decks209 decks
1%synergy
Snuff Out
12%inclusion25 decks209 decks
10%synergy
Slip On the Ring
12%inclusion25 decks209 decks
10%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
12%inclusion25 decks209 decks
7%synergy
Acrobatic Maneuver
11%inclusion24 decks209 decks
10%synergy
Ghostway
11%inclusion23 decks209 decks
9%synergy
Withering Torment
11%inclusion23 decks209 decks
8%synergy
Mortify
10%inclusion21 decks209 decks
-13%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
8.1%inclusion17 decks209 decks
-3%synergy
Necrologia
7.7%inclusion16 decks209 decks
7%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
7.7%inclusion16 decks209 decks
4%synergy
Bitter Triumph
7.2%inclusion15 decks209 decks
5%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
6.7%inclusion14 decks209 decks
5%synergy
Silence
6.7%inclusion14 decks209 decks
3%synergy
Everybody Lives!
6.2%inclusion13 decks209 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
6.2%inclusion13 decks209 decks
4%synergy
The Spot's Portal
6.2%inclusion13 decks209 decks
6%synergy
Airbender's Reversal
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
5.7%inclusion12 decks209 decks
-8%synergy
Dawn Charm
5.3%inclusion11 decks209 decks
3%synergy
Semester's End
5.3%inclusion11 decks209 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Exsanguinate
40%inclusion83 decks209 decks
27%synergy
Night's Whisper
37%inclusion77 decks209 decks
20%synergy
Reanimate
36%inclusion76 decks209 decks
21%synergy
Damn
35%inclusion74 decks209 decks
2%synergy
Feed the Swarm
32%inclusion67 decks209 decks
25%synergy
Sign in Blood
32%inclusion67 decks209 decks
14%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
28%inclusion59 decks209 decks
18%synergy
Villainous Wrath
19%inclusion40 decks209 decks
18%synergy
Repay in Kind
17%inclusion36 decks209 decks
16%synergy
Profane Transfusion
17%inclusion35 decks209 decks
16%synergy
Read the Bones
16%inclusion33 decks209 decks
6%synergy
Revival // Revenge
13%inclusion28 decks209 decks
9%synergy
Fumigate
12%inclusion25 decks209 decks
4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
11%inclusion24 decks209 decks
10%synergy
Austere Command
11%inclusion23 decks209 decks
-7%synergy
Another Round
11%inclusion22 decks209 decks
9%synergy
Reverse the Sands
11%inclusion22 decks209 decks
10%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
10%inclusion20 decks209 decks
6%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
9.1%inclusion19 decks209 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.1%inclusion17 decks209 decks
4%synergy
Vindicate
8.1%inclusion17 decks209 decks
-4%synergy
Pain's Reward
8.1%inclusion17 decks209 decks
8%synergy
Ondu Inversion
7.7%inclusion16 decks209 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.2%inclusion15 decks209 decks
1%synergy
Infernal Contract
6.7%inclusion14 decks209 decks
6%synergy
Temporal Extortion
6.7%inclusion14 decks209 decks
6%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
2%synergy
Plague of Vermin
5.3%inclusion11 decks209 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Tainted Sigil
35%inclusion73 decks209 decks
32%synergy
Panharmonicon
32%inclusion66 decks209 decks
29%synergy
The Wind Crystal
29%inclusion61 decks209 decks
22%synergy
The Endstone
21%inclusion43 decks209 decks
20%synergy
Pact Weapon
20%inclusion41 decks209 decks
18%synergy
Jet Medallion
19%inclusion40 decks209 decks
13%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
17%inclusion36 decks209 decks
13%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
16%inclusion34 decks209 decks
8%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
16%inclusion34 decks209 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion31 decks209 decks
-11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
14%inclusion30 decks209 decks
1%synergy
Pearl Medallion
12%inclusion26 decks209 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Processor
10%inclusion20 decks209 decks
9%synergy
Wedding Ring
9.1%inclusion19 decks209 decks
7%synergy
The Golden Throne
9.1%inclusion19 decks209 decks
8%synergy
Soul Conduit
7.2%inclusion15 decks209 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.7%inclusion14 decks209 decks
-13%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
6.2%inclusion13 decks209 decks
4%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.7%inclusion12 decks209 decks
1%synergy
Enchantments
Authority of the Consuls
32%inclusion66 decks209 decks
16%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
31%inclusion65 decks209 decks
30%synergy
Exquisite Blood
30%inclusion62 decks209 decks
13%synergy
Parker Luck
29%inclusion61 decks209 decks
28%synergy
Axis of Mortality
22%inclusion46 decks209 decks
21%synergy
Wound Reflection
22%inclusion46 decks209 decks
19%synergy
Blind Obedience
22%inclusion45 decks209 decks
3%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
21%inclusion44 decks209 decks
20%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
21%inclusion43 decks209 decks
18%synergy
Land Tax
17%inclusion35 decks209 decks
7%synergy
Ghostly Prison
15%inclusion31 decks209 decks
0%synergy
Greed
14%inclusion29 decks209 decks
9%synergy
Near-Death Experience
10%inclusion21 decks209 decks
9%synergy
Airbender Ascension
10%inclusion12 decks123 decks
6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
9.1%inclusion19 decks209 decks
1%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.1%inclusion17 decks209 decks
3%synergy
Dark Tutelage
7.2%inclusion15 decks209 decks
6%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
6.7%inclusion14 decks209 decks
1%synergy
Bitterblossom
6.7%inclusion14 decks209 decks
-1%synergy
Lunar Convocation
6.2%inclusion13 decks209 decks
-5%synergy
Necrodominance
5.7%inclusion12 decks209 decks
5%synergy
Cleric Class
5.3%inclusion11 decks209 decks
-3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sorin Markov
7.7%inclusion16 decks209 decks
5%synergy
Gideon of the Trials
6.2%inclusion13 decks209 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion102 decks209 decks
5%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
30%inclusion63 decks209 decks
9%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
29%inclusion60 decks209 decks
-5%synergy
Command Beacon
20%inclusion41 decks209 decks
16%synergy
Temple of the False God
19%inclusion40 decks209 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Coffers
18%inclusion38 decks209 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
15%inclusion32 decks209 decks
5%synergy
Multiversal Passage
15%inclusion32 decks209 decks
14%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion27 decks209 decks
6%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
12%inclusion25 decks209 decks
0%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
10%inclusion20 decks209 decks
0%synergy
Rogue's Passage
8.1%inclusion17 decks209 decks
-12%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
7.2%inclusion15 decks209 decks
2%synergy
Shambling Vent
7.2%inclusion15 decks209 decks
2%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
6.7%inclusion14 decks209 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion199 decks209 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
89%inclusion187 decks209 decks
9%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
73%inclusion153 decks209 decks
21%synergy
Thought Vessel
72%inclusion150 decks209 decks
58%synergy
Orzhov Signet
51%inclusion107 decks209 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion62 decks209 decks
9%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
22%inclusion46 decks209 decks
20%synergy
The Soul Stone
22%inclusion45 decks209 decks
17%synergy
Mind Stone
20%inclusion42 decks209 decks
-5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
15%inclusion32 decks209 decks
13%synergy
Staff of Compleation
10%inclusion21 decks209 decks
8%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.7%inclusion16 decks209 decks
6%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.2%inclusion15 decks209 decks
-9%synergy
Marble Diamond
5.7%inclusion12 decks209 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion205 decks209 decks
0%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion205 decks209 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion183 decks209 decks
1%synergy
Caves of Koilos
75%inclusion157 decks209 decks
18%synergy
Isolated Chapel
67%inclusion141 decks209 decks
2%synergy
Godless Shrine
62%inclusion129 decks209 decks
12%synergy
Fetid Heath
52%inclusion109 decks209 decks
13%synergy
Vault of Champions
44%inclusion91 decks209 decks
4%synergy
Tainted Field
43%inclusion90 decks209 decks
-9%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
43%inclusion90 decks209 decks
8%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
40%inclusion83 decks209 decks
-2%synergy
Marsh Flats
38%inclusion80 decks209 decks
8%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
38%inclusion79 decks209 decks
16%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
37%inclusion77 decks209 decks
-4%synergy
Witch Enchanter
33%inclusion70 decks209 decks
22%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
31%inclusion64 decks209 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Silence
30%inclusion63 decks209 decks
-10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
29%inclusion60 decks209 decks
17%synergy
Exotic Orchard
27%inclusion57 decks209 decks
3%synergy
Desolate Mire
26%inclusion54 decks209 decks
10%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
24%inclusion50 decks209 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
23%inclusion49 decks209 decks
11%synergy
Silent Clearing
23%inclusion49 decks209 decks
8%synergy
Boggart Trawler
21%inclusion43 decks209 decks
14%synergy
Scoured Barrens
20%inclusion42 decks209 decks
-4%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion39 decks209 decks
-1%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
18%inclusion37 decks209 decks
-3%synergy
Scrubland
17%inclusion36 decks209 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
13%inclusion27 decks209 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Confluence
12%inclusion25 decks209 decks
9%synergy
City of Brass
12%inclusion25 decks209 decks
8%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
11%inclusion24 decks209 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
11%inclusion22 decks209 decks
4%synergy
Forlorn Flats
10%inclusion21 decks209 decks
5%synergy
Polluted Delta
10%inclusion21 decks209 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
10%inclusion21 decks209 decks
0%synergy
Arid Mesa
10%inclusion20 decks209 decks
4%synergy
Daily Bugle Building
10%inclusion20 decks209 decks
9%synergy
Glasswing Grace
9.1%inclusion19 decks209 decks
1%synergy
Flooded Strand
9.1%inclusion19 decks209 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.6%inclusion18 decks209 decks
-6%synergy
Windswept Heath
8.1%inclusion17 decks209 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
8.1%inclusion17 decks209 decks
4%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.1%inclusion17 decks209 decks
2%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
8.1%inclusion17 decks209 decks
7%synergy
Ondu Inversion
7.7%inclusion16 decks209 decks
5%synergy
Horizon of Progress
7.7%inclusion16 decks209 decks
7%synergy
Neglected Manor
7.2%inclusion15 decks209 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.7%inclusion14 decks209 decks
1%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.7%inclusion14 decks209 decks
-1%synergy