Withar, Cocoon Keeper (Commander) - Upgraded 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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Scryfall
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Game Over
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Morningtide's Light
10%inclusion5 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Personify
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn
2.0%inclusion1 decks51 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ephemerate
95%inclusion60 decks63 decks
88%synergy
Cloudshift
83%inclusion52 decks63 decks
77%synergy
Reliquary Tower
87%inclusion55 decks63 decks
64%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
75%inclusion47 decks63 decks
63%synergy
Teleportation Circle
65%inclusion41 decks63 decks
60%synergy
Tainted Remedy
59%inclusion37 decks63 decks
57%synergy
Children of Korlis
60%inclusion38 decks63 decks
57%synergy
Wall of Blood
57%inclusion36 decks63 decks
56%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
75%inclusion47 decks63 decks
53%synergy
Flicker of Fate
56%inclusion35 decks63 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
84%inclusion53 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Black Market Connections
67%inclusion42 decks63 decks
45%synergy
Dark Ritual
65%inclusion41 decks63 decks
41%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
59%inclusion37 decks63 decks
48%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
59%inclusion37 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Toxic Deluge
59%inclusion37 decks63 decks
42%synergy
Sanguine Bond
57%inclusion36 decks63 decks
37%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
52%inclusion33 decks63 decks
33%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
52%inclusion33 decks63 decks
48%synergy
Tree of Perdition
51%inclusion32 decks63 decks
49%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
63%inclusion40 decks63 decks
49%synergy
Necropotence
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
29%synergy
Smothering Tithe
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Farewell
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Teferi's Protection
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
6%synergy
The One Ring
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Soul Warden
46%inclusion29 decks63 decks
28%synergy
Gwenom, Remorseless
46%inclusion29 decks63 decks
44%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
41%inclusion26 decks63 decks
25%synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
40%inclusion25 decks63 decks
34%synergy
Witch Enchanter
40%inclusion25 decks63 decks
28%synergy
Soul's Attendant
40%inclusion25 decks63 decks
27%synergy
Dark Confidant
38%inclusion24 decks63 decks
31%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
28%synergy
Esper Sentinel
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Flickerwisp
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
31%synergy
Charming Prince
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
31%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
32%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
25%synergy
Doom Whisperer
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
31%synergy
Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
26%synergy
Blood Celebrant
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
29%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
25%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
21%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Restoration Angel
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
20%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Plague Drone
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
22%synergy
Grand Abolisher
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Crypt Ghast
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Platinum Angel
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
19%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Suture Priest
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Darkstar Augur
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Serra Ascendant
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Gilraen, Dúnedain Protector
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Eldrazi Displacer
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Felidar Guardian
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Herald of Eternal Dawn
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Auriok Champion
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Claim Jumper
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Blood Artist
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
-18%synergy
Keen Duelist
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Evra, Halcyon Witness
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Wall of Omens
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Monk Gyatso
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
10%synergy
Distinguished Conjurer
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Gollum, Obsessed Stalker
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
48%inclusion30 decks63 decks
-2%synergy
Parting Gust
44%inclusion28 decks63 decks
40%synergy
Angel's Grace
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
34%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
25%synergy
Inkshield
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Stinging Study
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
22%synergy
Eerie Interlude
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Getaway Glamer
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
21%synergy
Despark
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
-9%synergy
False Cure
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
22%synergy
Saw in Half
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Scrollshift
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Acrobatic Maneuver
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Reprieve
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Rollick
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Snuff Out
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Generous Gift
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
-9%synergy
Airbender's Reversal
13%inclusion5 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Imp's Mischief
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Infernal Grasp
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Slip On the Ring
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Stunning Reversal
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Hatred
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Necrologia
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Withering Torment
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Dawn Charm
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Ghostway
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Soul Shatter
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Silence
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Darkness
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-7%synergy
Liberate
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
3%synergy
The Spot's Portal
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Night's Whisper
43%inclusion27 decks63 decks
26%synergy
Sign in Blood
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
19%synergy
Damn
35%inclusion22 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Exsanguinate
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
19%synergy
Reanimate
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Read the Bones
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Repay in Kind
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
16%inclusion6 decks38 decks
12%synergy
Profane Transfusion
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Villainous Wrath
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Austere Command
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
-8%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Revival // Revenge
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Damnation
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Plague of Vermin
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Temporal Extortion
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Ondu Inversion
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Infernal Contract
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Vindicate
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-6%synergy
Another Round
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
Fumigate
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
Reverse the Sands
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Tainted Sigil
40%inclusion25 decks63 decks
37%synergy
The Wind Crystal
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
23%synergy
Panharmonicon
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
26%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
24%synergy
Jet Medallion
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
18%synergy
The Endstone
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
23%synergy
Pearl Medallion
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Pact Weapon
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
7%synergy
The Golden Throne
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
-13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
-9%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Wedding Ring
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Processor
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Soul Conduit
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Norn's Annex
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
40%inclusion25 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
29%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
29%synergy
Parker Luck
30%inclusion19 decks63 decks
29%synergy
Blind Obedience
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Land Tax
24%inclusion15 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Axis of Mortality
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Exquisite Blood
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Airbender Ascension
18%inclusion7 decks40 decks
14%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
15%synergy
Wound Reflection
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Greed
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Near-Death Experience
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Glasswing Grace
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Necrodominance
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Ghostly Prison
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
-5%synergy
Lich's Mastery
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Underworld Connections
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Font of Agonies
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy
The Legend of Yangchen
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion30 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
33%inclusion21 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
32%inclusion20 decks63 decks
-2%synergy
Command Beacon
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
22%synergy
Temple of the False God
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
6%synergy
War Room
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Multiversal Passage
14%inclusion9 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
97%inclusion61 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Sol Ring
95%inclusion60 decks63 decks
11%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
84%inclusion53 decks63 decks
32%synergy
Thought Vessel
67%inclusion42 decks63 decks
53%synergy
Orzhov Signet
54%inclusion34 decks63 decks
-2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
40%inclusion25 decks63 decks
19%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
21%inclusion13 decks63 decks
19%synergy
Thran Dynamo
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
17%synergy
The Soul Stone
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
14%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion11 decks63 decks
-7%synergy
Gilded Lotus
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-9%synergy
Staff of Compleation
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Marble Diamond
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion62 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion62 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion54 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
Caves of Koilos
79%inclusion50 decks63 decks
22%synergy
Godless Shrine
70%inclusion44 decks63 decks
19%synergy
Isolated Chapel
70%inclusion44 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Fetid Heath
59%inclusion37 decks63 decks
19%synergy
Vault of Champions
59%inclusion37 decks63 decks
19%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
52%inclusion33 decks63 decks
17%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
48%inclusion30 decks63 decks
25%synergy
Marsh Flats
48%inclusion30 decks63 decks
18%synergy
Tainted Field
46%inclusion29 decks63 decks
-6%synergy
Witch Enchanter
40%inclusion25 decks63 decks
28%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
40%inclusion25 decks63 decks
-1%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
38%inclusion24 decks63 decks
16%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
38%inclusion24 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
37%inclusion23 decks63 decks
25%synergy
Desolate Mire
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Silent Clearing
29%inclusion18 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
27%inclusion17 decks63 decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
25%inclusion16 decks63 decks
13%synergy
Exotic Orchard
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of Silence
22%inclusion14 decks63 decks
-18%synergy
Boggart Trawler
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
12%synergy
Scoured Barrens
19%inclusion12 decks63 decks
-5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
-4%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
-5%synergy
Scrubland
16%inclusion10 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Glasswing Grace
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Horizon of Progress
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Mana Confluence
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
4%synergy
City of Brass
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
6%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
Arid Mesa
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Flooded Strand
7.9%inclusion5 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Fabled Passage
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
-3%synergy
Ondu Inversion
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
4%synergy
Windswept Heath
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
2%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
3%synergy
Forlorn Flats
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
1%synergy
Starting Town
6.3%inclusion4 decks63 decks
5%synergy