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Jonathan Zucchetti
Nov 20, 2025
Jonathan Zucchetti
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.
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Grave Venerations
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
8.8%inclusion5 decks57 decks
6%synergy
Phoenix Fleet Airship
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Baron Helmut Zemo
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
5%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bitterblossom
78%inclusion135 decks174 decks
65%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
71%inclusion123 decks174 decks
62%synergy
Smokestack
63%inclusion110 decks174 decks
62%synergy
Ophiomancer
77%inclusion134 decks174 decks
61%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
60%inclusion105 decks174 decks
58%synergy
Bloodghast
70%inclusion121 decks174 decks
58%synergy
Contamination
60%inclusion104 decks174 decks
56%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
75%inclusion130 decks174 decks
56%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
64%inclusion112 decks174 decks
54%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
70%inclusion122 decks174 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
96%inclusion167 decks174 decks
29%synergy
Jet Medallion
75%inclusion131 decks174 decks
15%synergy
Cabal Ritual
64%inclusion112 decks174 decks
46%synergy
Reanimate
59%inclusion103 decks174 decks
20%synergy
Toxic Deluge
59%inclusion103 decks174 decks
22%synergy
Smallpox
58%inclusion101 decks174 decks
53%synergy
Black Market Connections
58%inclusion101 decks174 decks
35%synergy
Grave Pact
52%inclusion91 decks174 decks
34%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
51%inclusion88 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
49%inclusion86 decks174 decks
34%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
70%inclusion122 decks174 decks
62%synergy
Demonic Tutor
64%inclusion111 decks174 decks
36%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
57%inclusion100 decks174 decks
36%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
49%inclusion85 decks174 decks
35%synergy
Ancient Tomb
48%inclusion84 decks174 decks
36%synergy
Opposition Agent
45%inclusion78 decks174 decks
35%synergy
Necropotence
44%inclusion76 decks174 decks
28%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
42%inclusion73 decks174 decks
13%synergy
Mana Vault
40%inclusion70 decks174 decks
33%synergy
Chrome Mox
38%inclusion66 decks174 decks
32%synergy
Creatures
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
48%inclusion84 decks174 decks
-3%synergy
Blood Artist
46%inclusion80 decks174 decks
14%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
40%inclusion70 decks174 decks
22%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
40%inclusion69 decks174 decks
17%synergy
Accursed Marauder
37%inclusion64 decks174 decks
16%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
35%inclusion61 decks174 decks
27%synergy
Crypt Ghast
34%inclusion59 decks174 decks
-14%synergy
The Ghoul, Gunslinger
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Nether Traitor
33%inclusion57 decks174 decks
24%synergy
Dark Confidant
32%inclusion56 decks174 decks
25%synergy
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
32%inclusion56 decks174 decks
17%synergy
Blood Pet
32%inclusion56 decks174 decks
24%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
30%inclusion52 decks174 decks
24%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
29%inclusion51 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Shambling Ghast
28%inclusion49 decks174 decks
23%synergy
Gravecrawler
28%inclusion49 decks174 decks
14%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
25%inclusion44 decks174 decks
0%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
25%inclusion44 decks174 decks
13%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
25%inclusion43 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Mindslicer
23%inclusion40 decks174 decks
18%synergy
Plaguecrafter
21%inclusion36 decks174 decks
1%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
21%inclusion36 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
20%inclusion35 decks174 decks
18%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
20%inclusion35 decks174 decks
-3%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
20%inclusion34 decks174 decks
12%synergy
Boggart Trawler
18%inclusion32 decks174 decks
9%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
18%inclusion31 decks174 decks
13%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
17%inclusion30 decks174 decks
8%synergy
Warren Soultrader
17%inclusion30 decks174 decks
4%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
16%inclusion28 decks174 decks
-4%synergy
Rankle, Master of Pranks
15%inclusion26 decks174 decks
2%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
14%inclusion25 decks174 decks
11%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
14%inclusion16 decks112 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
14%inclusion24 decks174 decks
3%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
14%inclusion24 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
13%inclusion23 decks174 decks
4%synergy
Viscera Seer
13%inclusion23 decks174 decks
-4%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
11%inclusion20 decks174 decks
-4%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
11%inclusion19 decks174 decks
5%synergy
Cult Conscript
10%inclusion18 decks174 decks
8%synergy
Grim Haruspex
10%inclusion17 decks174 decks
1%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
10%inclusion17 decks174 decks
-1%synergy
Persistent Specimen
8.6%inclusion15 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Sinkhole Surveyor
8.6%inclusion15 decks174 decks
7%synergy
Infestation Sage
8.6%inclusion15 decks174 decks
4%synergy
Sheoldred
8.6%inclusion15 decks174 decks
2%synergy
Magus of the Abyss
8.0%inclusion14 decks174 decks
8%synergy
Massacre Wurm
8.0%inclusion14 decks174 decks
-9%synergy
Nether Spirit
7.5%inclusion13 decks174 decks
7%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
7.5%inclusion13 decks174 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Culling the Weak
48%inclusion84 decks174 decks
33%synergy
Deadly Rollick
47%inclusion82 decks174 decks
23%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
43%inclusion74 decks174 decks
20%synergy
Snuff Out
37%inclusion65 decks174 decks
25%synergy
Fell the Profane
36%inclusion62 decks174 decks
17%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
35%inclusion61 decks174 decks
21%synergy
Imp's Mischief
30%inclusion53 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Entomb
28%inclusion49 decks174 decks
16%synergy
Withering Torment
28%inclusion49 decks174 decks
-3%synergy
Dismember
28%inclusion49 decks174 decks
17%synergy
Deadly Dispute
21%inclusion37 decks174 decks
-3%synergy
Not Dead After All
17%inclusion30 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Saw in Half
14%inclusion24 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Malice
13%inclusion23 decks174 decks
0%synergy
Undying Malice
11%inclusion20 decks174 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion19 decks174 decks
-14%synergy
Go for the Throat
10%inclusion17 decks174 decks
-14%synergy
Force of Despair
9.2%inclusion16 decks174 decks
1%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
9.2%inclusion16 decks174 decks
3%synergy
Defile
9.2%inclusion16 decks174 decks
-28%synergy
Feign Death
8.6%inclusion15 decks174 decks
1%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
8.0%inclusion14 decks174 decks
1%synergy
Ad Nauseam
8.0%inclusion14 decks174 decks
5%synergy
Sacrifice
7.5%inclusion13 decks174 decks
3%synergy
Soul Shatter
7.5%inclusion13 decks174 decks
-5%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
7.4%inclusion6 decks81 decks
-1%synergy
Fatal Push
6.9%inclusion12 decks174 decks
4%synergy
Village Rites
6.3%inclusion11 decks174 decks
-18%synergy
Tragic Slip
5.2%inclusion9 decks174 decks
-15%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
41%inclusion72 decks174 decks
-10%synergy
Pox
40%inclusion69 decks174 decks
37%synergy
Diabolic Intent
37%inclusion64 decks174 decks
22%synergy
Damnation
36%inclusion62 decks174 decks
15%synergy
Sign in Blood
26%inclusion46 decks174 decks
-10%synergy
Imperial Seal
26%inclusion45 decks174 decks
19%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
24%inclusion42 decks174 decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
24%inclusion42 decks174 decks
0%synergy
Chain of Smog
24%inclusion41 decks174 decks
19%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
23%inclusion40 decks174 decks
16%synergy
Grim Tutor
22%inclusion39 decks174 decks
11%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
22%inclusion38 decks174 decks
18%synergy
Innocent Blood
21%inclusion37 decks174 decks
16%synergy
Death Cloud
19%inclusion33 decks174 decks
17%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
18%inclusion31 decks174 decks
3%synergy
Victimize
17%inclusion30 decks174 decks
-9%synergy
Buried Alive
17%inclusion30 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Bubbling Muck
14%inclusion25 decks174 decks
-1%synergy
Exsanguinate
14%inclusion25 decks174 decks
-10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion21 decks174 decks
5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
11%inclusion19 decks174 decks
-6%synergy
Rise of the Dark Realms
11%inclusion19 decks174 decks
-2%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
9.2%inclusion16 decks174 decks
-2%synergy
Unearth
9.2%inclusion16 decks174 decks
1%synergy
Syphon Mind
8.6%inclusion15 decks174 decks
-4%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
8.6%inclusion15 decks174 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
8.0%inclusion14 decks174 decks
-4%synergy
Dark Deal
6.9%inclusion12 decks174 decks
-5%synergy
Final Parting
6.9%inclusion12 decks174 decks
2%synergy
Sinkhole
6.3%inclusion11 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Mutilate
6.3%inclusion11 decks174 decks
-12%synergy
Read the Bones
5.7%inclusion10 decks174 decks
-12%synergy
Mire in Misery
5.7%inclusion10 decks174 decks
2%synergy
Will of the Abzan
5.2%inclusion9 decks174 decks
1%synergy
Persist
5.2%inclusion9 decks174 decks
1%synergy
Living Death
5.2%inclusion9 decks174 decks
-5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
39%inclusion67 decks174 decks
17%synergy
The One Ring
36%inclusion63 decks174 decks
27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
32%inclusion56 decks174 decks
-1%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
29%inclusion50 decks174 decks
26%synergy
Tangle Wire
26%inclusion46 decks174 decks
26%synergy
Winter Orb
20%inclusion34 decks174 decks
19%synergy
Trinisphere
20%inclusion34 decks174 decks
19%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
20%inclusion34 decks174 decks
11%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
19%inclusion33 decks174 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
19%inclusion33 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
18%inclusion32 decks174 decks
18%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
17%inclusion30 decks174 decks
16%synergy
Cursed Totem
17%inclusion29 decks174 decks
16%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
17%inclusion29 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
16%inclusion27 decks174 decks
-4%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion26 decks174 decks
-17%synergy
Winter Moon
14%inclusion25 decks174 decks
13%synergy
Static Orb
14%inclusion25 decks174 decks
14%synergy
Vexing Bauble
14%inclusion24 decks174 decks
13%synergy
Prized Statue
14%inclusion24 decks174 decks
12%synergy
Expedition Map
14%inclusion24 decks174 decks
1%synergy
Torpor Orb
14%inclusion24 decks174 decks
12%synergy
Thorn of Amethyst
13%inclusion22 decks174 decks
12%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
12%inclusion21 decks174 decks
2%synergy
Servo Schematic
11%inclusion19 decks174 decks
10%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
10%inclusion11 decks112 decks
-10%synergy
Bontu's Monument
10%inclusion17 decks174 decks
-18%synergy
Mephitic Draught
9.2%inclusion16 decks174 decks
8%synergy
Mindcrank
8.6%inclusion15 decks174 decks
3%synergy
Nimblewright Schematic
6.9%inclusion12 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
5.7%inclusion10 decks174 decks
-10%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
5.2%inclusion9 decks174 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Animate Dead
32%inclusion55 decks174 decks
14%synergy
Oppression
29%inclusion51 decks174 decks
22%synergy
Bottomless Pit
20%inclusion34 decks174 decks
14%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
20%inclusion34 decks174 decks
10%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
20%inclusion34 decks174 decks
2%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
18%inclusion32 decks174 decks
2%synergy
Black Market
18%inclusion31 decks174 decks
-3%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
18%inclusion31 decks174 decks
7%synergy
Waste Not
17%inclusion30 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Necrogen Mists
17%inclusion29 decks174 decks
12%synergy
Nether Void
14%inclusion24 decks174 decks
14%synergy
Necromancy
10%inclusion17 decks174 decks
4%synergy
Revel in Riches
10%inclusion17 decks174 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion17 decks174 decks
0%synergy
Exquisite Blood
9.2%inclusion16 decks174 decks
-4%synergy
Necrodominance
9.2%inclusion16 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Dark Prophecy
9.2%inclusion16 decks174 decks
5%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
8.0%inclusion14 decks174 decks
7%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
8.0%inclusion14 decks174 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of the Void
8.0%inclusion14 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Desolation
7.5%inclusion13 decks174 decks
7%synergy
Scavenger's Talent
7.5%inclusion13 decks174 decks
7%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
7.5%inclusion13 decks174 decks
-3%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
6.9%inclusion12 decks174 decks
5%synergy
Painful Quandary
6.9%inclusion12 decks174 decks
-3%synergy
No Mercy
6.3%inclusion11 decks174 decks
-1%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
6.3%inclusion11 decks174 decks
1%synergy
Dance of the Dead
5.7%inclusion10 decks174 decks
2%synergy
Sanguine Bond
5.2%inclusion9 decks174 decks
-7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana of the Veil
25%inclusion44 decks174 decks
18%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
23%inclusion40 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
22%inclusion38 decks174 decks
19%synergy
Professor Onyx
21%inclusion37 decks174 decks
15%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
6.3%inclusion11 decks174 decks
-8%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
67%inclusion117 decks174 decks
12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
65%inclusion113 decks174 decks
27%synergy
Bojuka Bog
52%inclusion90 decks174 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
51%inclusion89 decks174 decks
27%synergy
Strip Mine
37%inclusion65 decks174 decks
34%synergy
Drownyard Temple
36%inclusion63 decks174 decks
35%synergy
Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
33%inclusion57 decks174 decks
33%synergy
Castle Locthwain
33%inclusion57 decks174 decks
15%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
32%inclusion55 decks174 decks
2%synergy
Wasteland
30%inclusion53 decks174 decks
29%synergy
Peat Bog
28%inclusion48 decks174 decks
26%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
27%inclusion22 decks81 decks
27%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
27%inclusion47 decks174 decks
11%synergy
Crystal Vein
26%inclusion45 decks174 decks
23%synergy
Lake of the Dead
26%inclusion45 decks174 decks
21%synergy
Urza's Saga
24%inclusion41 decks174 decks
15%synergy
Dunes of the Dead
22%inclusion38 decks174 decks
21%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
20%inclusion35 decks174 decks
-15%synergy
Witch's Cottage
18%inclusion31 decks174 decks
-7%synergy
Barad-dûr
17%inclusion29 decks174 decks
13%synergy
War Room
16%inclusion27 decks174 decks
-1%synergy
Vault of Whispers
16%inclusion27 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
16%inclusion27 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
15%inclusion26 decks174 decks
11%synergy
Cabal Pit
15%inclusion26 decks174 decks
14%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
14%inclusion25 decks174 decks
13%synergy
Command Beacon
14%inclusion24 decks174 decks
6%synergy
City of Traitors
13%inclusion23 decks174 decks
11%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
13%inclusion22 decks174 decks
11%synergy
Fountainport
12%inclusion21 decks174 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
12%inclusion21 decks174 decks
-19%synergy
Barren Moor
10%inclusion17 decks174 decks
-1%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
10%inclusion17 decks174 decks
-1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.0%inclusion14 decks174 decks
-5%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
8.0%inclusion14 decks174 decks
8%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.9%inclusion8 decks101 decks
-4%synergy
Maze of Ith
7.5%inclusion13 decks174 decks
4%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
7.5%inclusion13 decks174 decks
-4%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
7.5%inclusion13 decks174 decks
-3%synergy
Leechridden Swamp
6.3%inclusion11 decks174 decks
4%synergy
Deserted Temple
5.7%inclusion10 decks174 decks
2%synergy
Buried Ruin
5.2%inclusion9 decks174 decks
0%synergy
Field of the Dead
5.2%inclusion9 decks174 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
98%inclusion170 decks174 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Signet
74%inclusion128 decks174 decks
11%synergy
Lotus Petal
53%inclusion93 decks174 decks
46%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion57 decks174 decks
18%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion54 decks174 decks
1%synergy
Mox Diamond
26%inclusion46 decks174 decks
23%synergy
The Soul Stone
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Grim Monolith
19%inclusion33 decks174 decks
16%synergy
Mox Opal
18%inclusion32 decks174 decks
15%synergy
Mox Amber
16%inclusion28 decks174 decks
12%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
13%inclusion22 decks174 decks
12%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12%inclusion21 decks174 decks
-11%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion20 decks174 decks
-15%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
10%inclusion18 decks174 decks
4%synergy
Springleaf Drum
8.0%inclusion14 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
7.5%inclusion13 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
93%inclusion161 decks174 decks
-2%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
43%inclusion74 decks174 decks
20%synergy
Fell the Profane
36%inclusion62 decks174 decks
17%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
26%inclusion45 decks174 decks
21%synergy
Marsh Flats
24%inclusion42 decks174 decks
21%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
22%inclusion38 decks174 decks
19%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
21%inclusion37 decks174 decks
18%synergy
Polluted Delta
21%inclusion37 decks174 decks
18%synergy
Boggart Trawler
18%inclusion32 decks174 decks
9%synergy
Cavern of Souls
15%inclusion26 decks174 decks
8%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
13%inclusion23 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion21 decks174 decks
10%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
12%inclusion21 decks174 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
11%inclusion20 decks174 decks
-15%synergy
Mirrex
7.5%inclusion13 decks174 decks
7%synergy
Command Tower
6.3%inclusion11 decks174 decks
1%synergy
Urza's Cave
6.3%inclusion11 decks174 decks
-2%synergy
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