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Bennie Smith
Jan 5, 2026
The 2025 Commanders That Broke EDHREC Top 100
2025 brought a ton of fresh new commander designs, but which ones broke into EDHREC's Top 100 Commander list?
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Bender's Waterskin
11%inclusion7 decks63 decks
7%synergy
Mai, Scornful Striker
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Destined Confrontation
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
5%synergy
Ember Island Production
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Airbender's Reversal
2.6%inclusion1 decks39 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Alisaie Leveilleur
89%inclusion97 decks109 decks
80%synergy
Syphon Mind
84%inclusion93 decks111 decks
80%synergy
Alphinaud Leveilleur
88%inclusion96 decks109 decks
80%synergy
Papalymo Totolymo
90%inclusion98 decks109 decks
80%synergy
Lethal Scheme
84%inclusion93 decks111 decks
79%synergy
Vindicate
88%inclusion98 decks111 decks
78%synergy
Reaper's Scythe
83%inclusion90 decks109 decks
78%synergy
Sublime Epiphany
80%inclusion89 decks111 decks
78%synergy
Circle of Power
84%inclusion92 decks109 decks
77%synergy
Cleansing Nova
81%inclusion90 decks111 decks
77%synergy
Top Cards
Void Rend
94%inclusion104 decks111 decks
60%synergy
Emet-Selch of the Third Seat
85%inclusion93 decks109 decks
76%synergy
Transpose
83%inclusion91 decks109 decks
75%synergy
Lyse Hext
83%inclusion91 decks109 decks
74%synergy
Observed Stasis
83%inclusion90 decks109 decks
77%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
82%inclusion91 decks111 decks
14%synergy
Murderous Rider
82%inclusion91 decks111 decks
74%synergy
G'raha Tia, Scion Reborn
81%inclusion89 decks110 decks
74%synergy
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian
81%inclusion88 decks109 decks
74%synergy
Krile Baldesion
81%inclusion88 decks109 decks
76%synergy
Creatures
Archmage Emeritus
77%inclusion86 decks111 decks
73%synergy
Thancred Waters
74%inclusion81 decks109 decks
71%synergy
Hraesvelgr of the First Brood
74%inclusion81 decks109 decks
72%synergy
Hermes, Overseer of Elpis
73%inclusion80 decks109 decks
69%synergy
Baleful Strix
73%inclusion81 decks111 decks
53%synergy
Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
70%inclusion76 decks109 decks
67%synergy
Urianger Augurelt
68%inclusion74 decks109 decks
66%synergy
Estinien Varlineau
65%inclusion71 decks109 decks
63%synergy
Hypnotic Sprite
64%inclusion71 decks111 decks
63%synergy
Torrential Gearhulk
63%inclusion70 decks111 decks
61%synergy
Hildibrand Manderville
61%inclusion67 decks110 decks
59%synergy
Summon: Good King Mog XII
59%inclusion64 decks109 decks
57%synergy
Tataru Taru
57%inclusion62 decks109 decks
49%synergy
Zenos yae Galvus
8.2%inclusion9 decks110 decks
8%synergy
Venat, Heart of Hydaelyn
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
7%synergy
Emet-Selch, Unsundered
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Sahagin
5.5%inclusion6 decks109 decks
5%synergy
Stormscape Familiar
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Queza, Augur of Agonies
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
0%synergy
Instants
Dig Through Time
75%inclusion83 decks111 decks
70%synergy
Snuff Out
74%inclusion82 decks111 decks
66%synergy
Into the Story
70%inclusion78 decks111 decks
69%synergy
Overkill
20%inclusion22 decks108 decks
18%synergy
Frantic Search
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
-3%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
14%inclusion15 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Rewind
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
8%synergy
Mortify
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Unwind
12%inclusion13 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Syncopate
11%inclusion12 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Sephiroth's Intervention
8.3%inclusion9 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Path to Exile
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
-34%synergy
Swallowed by Leviathan
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
7%synergy
Louisoix's Sacrifice
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
7%synergy
Fate of the Sun-Cryst
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Moogles' Valor
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
7%synergy
Amazing Acrobatics
7.3%inclusion4 decks55 decks
6%synergy
Cancel
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Counterspell
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
-34%synergy
Aetherize
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Dovin's Veto
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
-19%synergy
Refute
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Press the Enemy
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Despark
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
-10%synergy
Fight On!
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-20%synergy
Generous Gift
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-9%synergy
Absorb
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Exsanguinate
78%inclusion87 decks111 decks
72%synergy
Final Judgment
73%inclusion81 decks111 decks
71%synergy
Rite of Replication
68%inclusion76 decks111 decks
66%synergy
Cut a Deal
68%inclusion75 decks111 decks
64%synergy
Crux of Fate
61%inclusion68 decks111 decks
60%synergy
Lingering Souls
60%inclusion67 decks111 decks
59%synergy
Cornered by Black Mages
23%inclusion25 decks108 decks
21%synergy
Risky Shortcut
14%inclusion16 decks111 decks
10%synergy
Combat Tutorial
11%inclusion12 decks108 decks
11%synergy
Relm's Sketching
11%inclusion12 decks109 decks
10%synergy
Ultima
9.2%inclusion10 decks109 decks
8%synergy
Promise of Loyalty
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Memories Returning
7.4%inclusion8 decks108 decks
7%synergy
Austere Command
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
-2%synergy
Aerith Rescue Mission
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
2%synergy
The Final Days
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Time Wipe
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Dancer's Chakrams
79%inclusion86 decks109 decks
73%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
73%inclusion81 decks111 decks
68%synergy
Blue Mage's Cane
69%inclusion75 decks109 decks
65%synergy
Astrologian's Planisphere
63%inclusion69 decks109 decks
60%synergy
Tome of Legends
52%inclusion58 decks111 decks
51%synergy
Sage's Nouliths
37%inclusion40 decks109 decks
35%synergy
Black Mage's Rod
18%inclusion20 decks109 decks
13%synergy
The Wind Crystal
7.3%inclusion8 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Ninja's Blades
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Thief's Knife
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
4%synergy
Mindsplice Apparatus
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Propaganda
79%inclusion88 decks111 decks
53%synergy
Eye of Nidhogg
77%inclusion84 decks109 decks
72%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
67%inclusion74 decks111 decks
55%synergy
Champions from Beyond
66%inclusion72 decks109 decks
62%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
57%inclusion63 decks111 decks
54%synergy
Curiosity
17%inclusion19 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Stuck in Summoner's Sanctum
14%inclusion15 decks108 decks
13%synergy
As Foretold
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Scavenger Grounds
73%inclusion81 decks111 decks
69%synergy
Temple of the False God
67%inclusion74 decks111 decks
59%synergy
Reliquary Tower
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
-25%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
6.4%inclusion7 decks109 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
94%inclusion104 decks111 decks
6%synergy
Sol Ring
92%inclusion102 decks111 decks
2%synergy
White Auracite
80%inclusion87 decks109 decks
74%synergy
Thought Vessel
77%inclusion86 decks111 decks
53%synergy
Talisman of Progress
77%inclusion85 decks111 decks
33%synergy
Relic of Legends
77%inclusion85 decks111 decks
71%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
75%inclusion83 decks111 decks
31%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
74%inclusion82 decks111 decks
24%synergy
Coveted Jewel
53%inclusion59 decks111 decks
52%synergy
Commander's Sphere
13%inclusion14 decks111 decks
-6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
-25%synergy
Azorius Signet
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
-24%synergy
Dimir Signet
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
-24%synergy
Blitzball
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-2%synergy
Azorius Locket
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
100%inclusion111 decks111 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
100%inclusion111 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion111 decks111 decks
9%synergy
Command Tower
97%inclusion108 decks111 decks
5%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
91%inclusion101 decks111 decks
37%synergy
Prairie Stream
90%inclusion100 decks111 decks
49%synergy
Sunken Hollow
90%inclusion100 decks111 decks
50%synergy
Glacial Fortress
88%inclusion98 decks111 decks
48%synergy
Exotic Orchard
87%inclusion97 decks111 decks
29%synergy
Isolated Chapel
86%inclusion95 decks111 decks
47%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
83%inclusion92 decks111 decks
72%synergy
Choked Estuary
82%inclusion91 decks111 decks
66%synergy
Evolving Wilds
81%inclusion90 decks111 decks
56%synergy
Port Town
80%inclusion89 decks111 decks
63%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
80%inclusion89 decks111 decks
44%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
79%inclusion88 decks111 decks
65%synergy
Path of Ancestry
79%inclusion88 decks111 decks
52%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
79%inclusion88 decks111 decks
64%synergy
Underground River
77%inclusion86 decks111 decks
45%synergy
Desolate Mire
77%inclusion85 decks111 decks
71%synergy
Fetid Heath
76%inclusion84 decks111 decks
64%synergy
Ash Barrens
75%inclusion83 decks111 decks
64%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
74%inclusion82 decks111 decks
70%synergy
Idyllic Beachfront
74%inclusion82 decks111 decks
70%synergy
Sunken Ruins
73%inclusion81 decks111 decks
65%synergy
Demolition Field
72%inclusion80 decks111 decks
68%synergy
Contaminated Aquifer
72%inclusion80 decks111 decks
68%synergy
Sharlayan, Nation of Scholars
11%inclusion12 decks108 decks
10%synergy
Caves of Koilos
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
-26%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
-8%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
9.0%inclusion10 decks111 decks
-22%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
8.1%inclusion9 decks111 decks
-6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
7.2%inclusion8 decks111 decks
-9%synergy
Treno, Dark City
6.5%inclusion7 decks108 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Silence
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
-13%synergy
Temple of Deceit
6.3%inclusion7 decks111 decks
-12%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
5.6%inclusion6 decks108 decks
4%synergy
Tranquil Cove
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Dismal Backwater
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-1%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
5.4%inclusion6 decks111 decks
-10%synergy