Withar, Cocoon Keeper (Commander) - Optimized 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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Airbender Ascension
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
4.8%inclusion1 decks21 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ephemerate
83%inclusion20 decks24 decks
77%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
76%synergy
Children of Korlis
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
71%synergy
Toxic Deluge
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
70%synergy
Wall of Blood
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
69%synergy
Tainted Remedy
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
69%synergy
Sanguine Bond
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
66%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
65%synergy
Tree of Perdition
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
57%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
88%inclusion21 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Black Market Connections
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
54%synergy
Dark Ritual
71%inclusion17 decks24 decks
48%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Cloudshift
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
53%synergy
Dark Confidant
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
48%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
46%synergy
Esper Sentinel
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
36%synergy
Damn
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
21%synergy
Tainted Sigil
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
51%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
52%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
61%synergy
Necropotence
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
60%synergy
Ancient Tomb
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
48%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
43%synergy
Teferi's Protection
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
34%synergy
The One Ring
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Ad Nauseam
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
40%synergy
Demonic Tutor
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Creatures
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Grand Abolisher
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
41%synergy
Soul Warden
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
28%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
35%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
32%synergy
Soul's Attendant
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Witch Enchanter
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Plague Drone
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Charming Prince
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Blood Celebrant
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Archivist of Oghma
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Doom Whisperer
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Voice of Victory
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Platinum Angel
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Felidar Sovereign
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Crypt Ghast
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-18%synergy
Flickerwisp
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Keen Duelist
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Tataru Taru
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Darkstar Augur
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Blood Artist
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-19%synergy
Herald of Eternal Dawn
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Auriok Champion
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Drannith Magistrate
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Suture Priest
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Restoration Angel
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Magus of the Mirror
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Resolute Archangel
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Felidar Guardian
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Selenia, Dark Angel
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Ashen Rider
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Gandalf the White
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Mother of Runes
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Instants
Parting Gust
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
38%synergy
Angel's Grace
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Flicker of Fate
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
39%synergy
Path to Exile
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Snuff Out
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
27%synergy
Inkshield
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Deadly Rollick
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
False Cure
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Cabal Ritual
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Silence
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Getaway Glamer
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Eerie Interlude
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Stinging Study
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Stunning Reversal
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Saw in Half
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
13%synergy
Reprieve
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Orim's Chant
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Imp's Mischief
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Slip On the Ring
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Despark
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-19%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Mortify
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-10%synergy
Generous Gift
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-12%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Dismember
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
The Spot's Portal
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
38%synergy
Exsanguinate
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Reanimate
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Night's Whisper
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Sign in Blood
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Repay in Kind
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Farewell
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Imperial Seal
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Profane Transfusion
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
20%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Read the Bones
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Reverse the Sands
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Pain's Reward
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Vindicate
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Diabolic Intent
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Temporal Extortion
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Starfall Invocation
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Revival // Revenge
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Fumigate
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Oketra's Last Mercy
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Beseech the Queen
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Obzedat's Aid
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Villainous Wrath
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Utility Artifacts
The Wind Crystal
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
38%synergy
Panharmonicon
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
35%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Jet Medallion
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Pact Weapon
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
The Endstone
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Pearl Medallion
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Processor
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Soul Conduit
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-13%synergy
Eternity Vessel
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Wedding Ring
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-6%synergy
Expedition Map
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-12%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Exquisite Blood
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
33%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
44%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
26%synergy
Teleportation Circle
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Dark Tutelage
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Land Tax
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Blind Obedience
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Wound Reflection
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Ghostly Prison
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Parker Luck
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
15%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Axis of Mortality
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
11%synergy
Animate Dead
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Bitterblossom
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Dance of the Dead
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Greed
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Monologue Tax
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Gideon of the Trials
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Sorin Markov
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
44%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
50%inclusion12 decks24 decks
29%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Cabal Coffers
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Command Beacon
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
-13%synergy
Multiversal Passage
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
16%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
2%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Saga
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
3%synergy
War Room
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
1%synergy
Emergence Zone
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-3%synergy
Temple of the False God
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion19 decks24 decks
-1%synergy
Thought Vessel
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
61%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
63%inclusion15 decks24 decks
10%synergy
The Soul Stone
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
37%synergy
Fellwar Stone
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
17%synergy
Orzhov Signet
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
-19%synergy
Thran Dynamo
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
23%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Chrome Mox
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Mana Vault
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Phial of Galadriel
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Grim Monolith
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Mox Opal
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Mox Diamond
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Plains
96%inclusion23 decks24 decks
-2%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion22 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Godless Shrine
75%inclusion18 decks24 decks
25%synergy
Caves of Koilos
67%inclusion16 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Isolated Chapel
58%inclusion14 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Marsh Flats
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
24%synergy
Vault of Champions
54%inclusion13 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Fetid Heath
46%inclusion11 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
42%inclusion10 decks24 decks
31%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
16%synergy
City of Brass
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
34%synergy
Silent Clearing
38%inclusion9 decks24 decks
22%synergy
Exotic Orchard
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
9%synergy
Tainted Field
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
-18%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
-8%synergy
Mana Confluence
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
30%synergy
Temple of Silence
33%inclusion8 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Witch Enchanter
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
18%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
29%inclusion7 decks24 decks
-5%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
4%synergy
Desolate Mire
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
-17%synergy
Arid Mesa
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Scrubland
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
14%synergy
Flooded Strand
25%inclusion6 decks24 decks
19%synergy
Windswept Heath
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Polluted Delta
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
21%inclusion5 decks24 decks
15%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
10%synergy
Cavern of Souls
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
12%synergy
Scoured Barrens
17%inclusion4 decks24 decks
-7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Fabled Passage
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
3%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
13%inclusion3 decks24 decks
-15%synergy
Myriad Landscape
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-12%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
0%synergy
Tarnished Citadel
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Evolving Wilds
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
-12%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
6%synergy
Daily Bugle Building
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy