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Jonathan Zucchetti
Nov 20, 2025
The Best Commander From Every Year of the 2000s
With 2025 drawing to a close, let's take a look back at this quarter century and pick out the best commanders from each year.
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Grave Venerations
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
49%synergy
Baron Helmut Zemo
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Realm of Koh
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
13%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bitterblossom
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
65%synergy
Cabal Ritual
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
60%synergy
Bloodghast
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
58%synergy
Ophiomancer
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
58%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
57%synergy
Chain of Smog
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
56%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
56%inclusion5 decks9 decks
55%synergy
Professor Onyx
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
54%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
70%inclusion16 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Toxic Deluge
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
45%synergy
Jet Medallion
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Reanimate
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Black Market Connections
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
38%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
48%synergy
Diabolic Intent
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
5%synergy
The One Ring
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Culling the Weak
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Demonic Tutor
78%inclusion18 decks23 decks
51%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
52%synergy
Tergrid, God of Fright
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
57%synergy
Necropotence
65%inclusion15 decks23 decks
50%synergy
Ancient Tomb
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
49%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Mana Vault
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
54%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Chrome Mox
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
55%synergy
Opposition Agent
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
47%synergy
Creatures
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
52%inclusion12 decks23 decks
42%synergy
The Ghoul, Gunslinger
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
41%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Gravecrawler
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Blood Artist
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Blood Pet
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
31%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
20%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Crypt Ghast
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-22%synergy
Warren Soultrader
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
13%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
19%synergy
Nether Traitor
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Viscera Seer
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Dark Confidant
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Plaguecrafter
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Carrion Feeder
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Skirge Familiar
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Bloodthirsty Conqueror
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
12%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Asmodeus the Archfiend
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Necrotic Ooze
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Massacre Wurm
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Forsaken Miner
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Accursed Marauder
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Nether Spirit
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Fleshwrither
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Fell the Profane
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Imp's Mischief
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Snuff Out
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Deadly Rollick
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Dismember
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Entomb
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Saw in Half
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Withering Torment
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Force of Despair
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Go for the Throat
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-6%synergy
Tragic Slip
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Not Dead After All
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Dispute
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-11%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
2%synergy
Sacrifice
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Defile
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-29%synergy
Insidious Dreams
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Soul Shatter
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Withering Boon
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Undying Malice
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Rain of Filth
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Blood Pact
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Feign Death
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Imperial Seal
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
36%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
40%synergy
Smallpox
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Sign in Blood
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Grim Tutor
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Feed the Swarm
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
-21%synergy
Victimize
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Pox
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
24%synergy
Night's Whisper
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Syphon Mind
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Buried Alive
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Damnation
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
2%synergy
Read the Bones
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Death Cloud
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Exsanguinate
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Dread Return
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Unearth
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Innocent Blood
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Doomsday
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Final Parting
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Decode Transmissions
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Unmarked Grave
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Persist
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Dark Deal
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Beseech the Queen
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Smokestack
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
46%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
42%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Tangle Wire
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
34%synergy
Skullclamp
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Thorn of Amethyst
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
26%synergy
Prized Statue
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Static Orb
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
15%synergy
Mindcrank
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Bontu's Monument
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-10%synergy
Winter Moon
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-16%synergy
Vexing Bauble
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Cursed Totem
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Expedition Map
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Altar of Dementia
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Helm of Obedience
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Winter Orb
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Elixir of Immortality
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Nimblewright Schematic
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Trinisphere
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Mana Web
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Pithing Needle
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-23%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
-14%synergy
Enchantments
Contamination
48%inclusion11 decks23 decks
44%synergy
Animate Dead
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Grave Pact
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Exquisite Blood
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Black Market
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
-4%synergy
Necromancy
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Sanguine Bond
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Infernal Darkness
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Chorale of the Void
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Waste Not
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Dance of the Dead
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Bottomless Pit
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-1%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-5%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Liliana, Waker of the Dead
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
83%inclusion19 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
61%inclusion14 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
28%synergy
Bojuka Bog
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
-8%synergy
Urza's Saga
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
27%synergy
Castle Locthwain
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Strip Mine
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
32%synergy
Peat Bog
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Lake of the Dead
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Drownyard Temple
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
29%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
22%synergy
Vault of Whispers
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Cabal Pit
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Wasteland
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Dunes of the Dead
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
17%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Command Beacon
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-18%synergy
City of Traitors
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-27%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
The Black Gate
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Crystal Vein
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
6%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
9%synergy
Emergence Zone
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Barad-dûr
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Fountainport
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Field of the Dead
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Thespian's Stage
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
100%inclusion23 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion17 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Lotus Petal
57%inclusion13 decks23 decks
49%synergy
Mox Diamond
39%inclusion9 decks23 decks
35%synergy
Mox Opal
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
31%synergy
The Soul Stone
33%inclusion3 decks9 decks
20%synergy
Fellwar Stone
30%inclusion7 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Grim Monolith
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
23%synergy
Mind Stone
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
-9%synergy
Mox Amber
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
13%synergy
Thought Vessel
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-14%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
12%synergy
Caged Sun
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-3%synergy
Springleaf Drum
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
96%inclusion22 decks23 decks
1%synergy
Fell the Profane
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
25%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
43%inclusion10 decks23 decks
21%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
35%inclusion8 decks23 decks
30%synergy
Myriad Landscape
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
0%synergy
Cavern of Souls
26%inclusion6 decks23 decks
19%synergy
Marsh Flats
22%inclusion5 decks23 decks
18%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Boggart Trawler
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Delta
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
14%synergy
Command Tower
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
8%synergy
Urza's Cave
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
10%synergy
Mirrex
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
8%synergy