Withar, Cocoon Keeper (Commander) - Upgraded Lifegain

Original Name:

Mister NegativeMister Negative

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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M.O.D.O.K.
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
17%synergy
The Mind Stone
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
The Kingpin of Crime
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
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Ephemerate
92%inclusion79 decks86 decks
84%synergy
Cloudshift
74%inclusion64 decks86 decks
68%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
76%inclusion65 decks86 decks
64%synergy
Teleportation Circle
66%inclusion57 decks86 decks
61%synergy
Reliquary Tower
81%inclusion70 decks86 decks
58%synergy
Children of Korlis
62%inclusion53 decks86 decks
58%synergy
Wall of Blood
58%inclusion50 decks86 decks
57%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
77%inclusion66 decks86 decks
57%synergy
Tainted Remedy
55%inclusion47 decks86 decks
53%synergy
Tree of Perdition
51%inclusion44 decks86 decks
50%synergy
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Swords to Plowshares
86%inclusion74 decks86 decks
23%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
65%inclusion56 decks86 decks
24%synergy
Sanguine Bond
63%inclusion54 decks86 decks
44%synergy
Toxic Deluge
63%inclusion54 decks86 decks
46%synergy
Black Market Connections
63%inclusion54 decks86 decks
41%synergy
Dark Ritual
62%inclusion53 decks86 decks
36%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
55%inclusion47 decks86 decks
44%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
53%inclusion46 decks86 decks
34%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
51%inclusion44 decks86 decks
47%synergy
Flicker of Fate
49%inclusion42 decks86 decks
45%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
51%inclusion44 decks86 decks
38%synergy
Necropotence
33%inclusion28 decks86 decks
27%synergy
Farewell
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Smothering Tithe
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Ancient Tomb
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Teferi's Protection
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Demonic Tutor
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
-0%synergy
The One Ring
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Ad Nauseam
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Creatures
Gwenom, Remorseless
47%inclusion40 decks86 decks
44%synergy
Soul Warden
43%inclusion37 decks86 decks
26%synergy
Dark Confidant
41%inclusion35 decks86 decks
34%synergy
Witch Enchanter
38%inclusion33 decks86 decks
26%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
38%inclusion33 decks86 decks
35%synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
36%inclusion31 decks86 decks
31%synergy
Soul's Attendant
36%inclusion31 decks86 decks
24%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
35%inclusion30 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
34%inclusion29 decks86 decks
26%synergy
Esper Sentinel
31%inclusion27 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
24%synergy
Doom Whisperer
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
29%synergy
Flickerwisp
29%inclusion25 decks86 decks
26%synergy
Charming Prince
28%inclusion24 decks86 decks
24%synergy
Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
23%synergy
Sorin of House Markov
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
22%synergy
Blood Celebrant
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
25%synergy
Vizkopa Guildmage
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
19%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
24%inclusion21 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Defiling Daemogoth
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
23%synergy
Darkstar Augur
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
18%synergy
Psychosis Crawler
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
22%synergy
Plague Drone
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
21%synergy
Grand Abolisher
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Restoration Angel
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
18%synergy
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
18%synergy
Crypt Ghast
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Suture Priest
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Platinum Angel
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
19%synergy
Rhox Faithmender
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Vilis, Broker of Blood
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Keen Duelist
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Claim Jumper
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Serra Ascendant
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Gilraen, Dúnedain Protector
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Blood Artist
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
-16%synergy
Auriok Champion
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Creeping Bloodsucker
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Herald of Eternal Dawn
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Eldrazi Displacer
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Evra, Halcyon Witness
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
10%synergy
The Spot, Living Portal
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Felidar Guardian
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Deep Gnome Terramancer
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
45%inclusion39 decks86 decks
-4%synergy
Parting Gust
43%inclusion37 decks86 decks
39%synergy
Angel's Grace
37%inclusion32 decks86 decks
34%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
35%inclusion30 decks86 decks
23%synergy
Inkshield
33%inclusion28 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Fell the Profane
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Eerie Interlude
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
18%synergy
Stinging Study
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
22%synergy
Despark
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
-8%synergy
False Cure
22%inclusion19 decks86 decks
22%synergy
Saw in Half
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Generous Gift
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
-2%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Imp's Mischief
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Getaway Glamer
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Deadly Rollick
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Snuff Out
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Scrollshift
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Reprieve
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Acrobatic Maneuver
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Stunning Reversal
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Slip On the Ring
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Infernal Grasp
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Withering Torment
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Beacon of Immortality
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Personify
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Airbender's Reversal
10%inclusion6 decks63 decks
9%synergy
Necrologia
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Ghostway
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Heliod's Intervention
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Hatred
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Rebuff the Wicked
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
-6%synergy
Dawn Charm
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Erode
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
-3%synergy
Everybody Lives!
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Ritual
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Silence
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Darkness
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Dismember
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
4%synergy
The Spot's Portal
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Night's Whisper
42%inclusion36 decks86 decks
24%synergy
Damn
36%inclusion31 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Sign in Blood
36%inclusion31 decks86 decks
18%synergy
Reanimate
35%inclusion30 decks86 decks
19%synergy
Exsanguinate
31%inclusion27 decks86 decks
18%synergy
Feed the Swarm
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
23%synergy
Debt to the Deathless
29%inclusion25 decks86 decks
19%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
24%inclusion8 decks34 decks
18%synergy
Read the Bones
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Repay in Kind
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
18%synergy
Fix What's Broken
18%inclusion6 decks34 decks
13%synergy
Insatiable Avarice
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Villainous Wrath
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Profane Transfusion
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Infernal Contract
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Fumigate
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
13%inclusion8 decks63 decks
10%synergy
Daydream
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
9%synergy
Austere Command
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
-5%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Revival // Revenge
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Pain's Reward
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Reverse the Sands
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Morningtide's Light
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Damnation
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Grim Tutor
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Plague of Vermin
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Game Over
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Tainted Sigil
41%inclusion35 decks86 decks
38%synergy
The Wind Crystal
33%inclusion28 decks86 decks
26%synergy
Jet Medallion
28%inclusion24 decks86 decks
22%synergy
Panharmonicon
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
24%synergy
Archaeomancer's Map
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
16%synergy
The Endstone
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Pact Weapon
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
18%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
-10%synergy
Pearl Medallion
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Alhammarret's Archive
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
-9%synergy
The Golden Throne
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Soul Conduit
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Wedding Ring
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
6%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Processor
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Vedalken Orrery
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Expedition Map
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Well of Lost Dreams
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Eternity Vessel
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
43%inclusion37 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
36%inclusion31 decks86 decks
35%synergy
Parker Luck
29%inclusion25 decks86 decks
28%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Exquisite Blood
24%inclusion21 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Blind Obedience
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Unspeakable Symbol
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
22%synergy
Land Tax
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Axis of Mortality
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
19%synergy
Greed
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Airbender Ascension
18%inclusion12 decks65 decks
15%synergy
Wound Reflection
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Touch the Spirit Realm
14%inclusion12 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Near-Death Experience
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Dark Tutelage
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Glasswing Grace
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
-0%synergy
Ghostly Prison
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
-8%synergy
Font of Agonies
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Underworld Connections
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Lich's Mastery
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Necrodominance
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Animate Dead
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
-5%synergy
Lunar Convocation
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
-4%synergy
Bitterblossom
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
47%inclusion40 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
33%inclusion28 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Command Beacon
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
23%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of the False God
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Coffers
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
5%synergy
War Room
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Multiversal Passage
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
-9%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Urza's Saga
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
1%synergy
Ifnir Deadlands
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
95%inclusion82 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
93%inclusion80 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
81%inclusion70 decks86 decks
28%synergy
Thought Vessel
65%inclusion56 decks86 decks
51%synergy
Orzhov Signet
56%inclusion48 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Fellwar Stone
43%inclusion37 decks86 decks
21%synergy
Thran Dynamo
23%inclusion20 decks86 decks
21%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
-4%synergy
The Soul Stone
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
-4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Phial of Galadriel
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Staff of Compleation
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Marble Diamond
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion84 decks86 decks
-0%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion84 decks86 decks
-0%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion77 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Caves of Koilos
79%inclusion68 decks86 decks
21%synergy
Godless Shrine
78%inclusion67 decks86 decks
26%synergy
Isolated Chapel
72%inclusion62 decks86 decks
5%synergy
Fetid Heath
62%inclusion53 decks86 decks
19%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
53%inclusion46 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Tainted Field
50%inclusion43 decks86 decks
-0%synergy
Marsh Flats
50%inclusion43 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Vault of Champions
50%inclusion43 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
45%inclusion39 decks86 decks
21%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
41%inclusion35 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
40%inclusion34 decks86 decks
17%synergy
Witch Enchanter
38%inclusion33 decks86 decks
26%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
35%inclusion30 decks86 decks
23%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
34%inclusion29 decks86 decks
-5%synergy
Desolate Mire
31%inclusion27 decks86 decks
13%synergy
Silent Clearing
30%inclusion26 decks86 decks
15%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
29%inclusion25 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
28%inclusion24 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
27%inclusion23 decks86 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Silence
26%inclusion22 decks86 decks
-13%synergy
Myriad Landscape
20%inclusion17 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
19%inclusion16 decks86 decks
-2%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
11%synergy
Scoured Barrens
16%inclusion14 decks86 decks
-6%synergy
Scrubland
15%inclusion13 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Turbulent Moor
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
-7%synergy
City of Brass
13%inclusion11 decks86 decks
9%synergy
Umbral Expanse
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
1%synergy
Mana Confluence
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Delta
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Flooded Strand
12%inclusion10 decks86 decks
6%synergy
Horizon of Progress
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
10%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
10%inclusion9 decks86 decks
-1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
-3%synergy
Arid Mesa
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
9.3%inclusion8 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
-13%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
-6%synergy
Windswept Heath
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
2%synergy
Glasswing Grace
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
-0%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.1%inclusion7 decks86 decks
-15%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.0%inclusion6 decks86 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
0%synergy
Evolving Wilds
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
-14%synergy
Forlorn Flats
5.8%inclusion5 decks86 decks
1%synergy