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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
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
15%synergy
Baron Helmut Zemo
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
9%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
5%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
3%synergy
Phoenix Fleet Airship
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bitterblossom
84%inclusion61 decks73 decks
70%synergy
Smokestack
68%inclusion50 decks73 decks
67%synergy
Ophiomancer
78%inclusion57 decks73 decks
62%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
71%inclusion52 decks73 decks
61%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
67%inclusion49 decks73 decks
59%synergy
Bloodghast
68%inclusion50 decks73 decks
57%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
55%inclusion40 decks73 decks
53%synergy
Cabal Ritual
68%inclusion50 decks73 decks
51%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
67%inclusion49 decks73 decks
50%synergy
Contamination
53%inclusion39 decks73 decks
50%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
96%inclusion70 decks73 decks
29%synergy
Jet Medallion
77%inclusion56 decks73 decks
16%synergy
Toxic Deluge
68%inclusion50 decks73 decks
31%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
64%inclusion47 decks73 decks
45%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
59%inclusion43 decks73 decks
43%synergy
Smallpox
53%inclusion39 decks73 decks
48%synergy
Black Market Connections
52%inclusion38 decks73 decks
29%synergy
Culling the Weak
49%inclusion36 decks73 decks
34%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
48%inclusion35 decks73 decks
-4%synergy
Reanimate
48%inclusion35 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
63%inclusion46 decks73 decks
55%synergy
Demonic Tutor
60%inclusion44 decks73 decks
33%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
59%inclusion43 decks73 decks
37%synergy
Ancient Tomb
56%inclusion41 decks73 decks
44%synergy
Mana Vault
52%inclusion38 decks73 decks
45%synergy
Opposition Agent
49%inclusion36 decks73 decks
39%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
49%inclusion36 decks73 decks
36%synergy
Chrome Mox
49%inclusion36 decks73 decks
43%synergy
Necropotence
48%inclusion35 decks73 decks
33%synergy
The One Ring
37%inclusion27 decks73 decks
27%synergy
Creatures
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
41%inclusion30 decks73 decks
26%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
40%inclusion29 decks73 decks
21%synergy
Blood Artist
38%inclusion28 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
38%inclusion28 decks73 decks
30%synergy
Blood Pet
37%inclusion27 decks73 decks
29%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
34%inclusion25 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Accursed Marauder
34%inclusion25 decks73 decks
13%synergy
The Ghoul, Gunslinger
33%inclusion1 decks3 decks
33%synergy
Dark Confidant
29%inclusion21 decks73 decks
22%synergy
Crypt Ghast
29%inclusion21 decks73 decks
-20%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
29%inclusion21 decks73 decks
23%synergy
Nether Traitor
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
19%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
23%synergy
Boggart Trawler
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
16%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Shambling Ghast
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
19%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
16%synergy
Mindslicer
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
19%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
20%synergy
Gravecrawler
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
16%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Nether Spirit
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
16%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
-11%synergy
Plaguecrafter
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
-6%synergy
Warren Soultrader
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
13%inclusion6 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Ornithopter
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
11%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Virus Beetle
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Wriggling Grub
10%inclusion7 decks72 decks
8%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
-14%synergy
Sheoldred
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Walker
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
9.4%inclusion3 decks32 decks
6%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
6%synergy
Sinkhole Surveyor
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
7%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
-3%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Grim Hireling
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Viscera Seer
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
-9%synergy
Infestation Sage
6.9%inclusion5 decks72 decks
2%synergy
Burglar Rat
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-4%synergy
Skirge Familiar
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Cult Conscript
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
44%inclusion32 decks73 decks
20%synergy
Snuff Out
42%inclusion31 decks73 decks
30%synergy
Fell the Profane
38%inclusion28 decks73 decks
20%synergy
Imp's Mischief
36%inclusion26 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
36%inclusion26 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Dismember
36%inclusion26 decks73 decks
25%synergy
Withering Torment
33%inclusion24 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Entomb
30%inclusion22 decks73 decks
18%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
29%inclusion21 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Not Dead After All
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Saw in Half
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Force of Despair
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Undying Malice
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Defile
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
-27%synergy
Infernal Grasp
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
-16%synergy
Flare of Malice
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
-3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
-16%synergy
Ad Nauseam
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Feign Death
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Sacrifice
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-16%synergy
Soul Shatter
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-5%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Tragic Slip
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-14%synergy
Consuming Corruption
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-11%synergy
Sorceries
Pox
42%inclusion31 decks73 decks
40%synergy
Night's Whisper
37%inclusion27 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Intent
36%inclusion26 decks73 decks
21%synergy
Imperial Seal
34%inclusion25 decks73 decks
27%synergy
Sign in Blood
33%inclusion24 decks73 decks
-3%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
32%inclusion23 decks73 decks
28%synergy
Feed the Swarm
32%inclusion23 decks73 decks
-20%synergy
Chain of Smog
32%inclusion23 decks73 decks
27%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
30%inclusion22 decks73 decks
23%synergy
Damnation
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Grim Tutor
26%inclusion19 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Innocent Blood
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
15%synergy
Death Cloud
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
17%synergy
Buried Alive
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Exsanguinate
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
-11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
-2%synergy
Victimize
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
-14%synergy
Syphon Mind
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
-8%synergy
Mutilate
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
-9%synergy
Will of the Abzan
8.3%inclusion6 decks72 decks
5%synergy
Bubbling Muck
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
-7%synergy
Final Parting
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Dark Deal
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
-3%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-4%synergy
Unearth
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-2%synergy
Ambition's Cost
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Day of Black Sun
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
40%inclusion29 decks73 decks
19%synergy
Tangle Wire
36%inclusion26 decks73 decks
35%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
34%inclusion25 decks73 decks
32%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
30%inclusion22 decks73 decks
30%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
29%inclusion21 decks73 decks
0%synergy
Lightning Greaves
29%inclusion21 decks73 decks
-5%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
19%synergy
Cursed Totem
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
27%synergy
Trinisphere
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
27%synergy
Thorn of Amethyst
26%inclusion19 decks73 decks
26%synergy
Vexing Bauble
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
22%synergy
Prized Statue
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
22%synergy
Winter Orb
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
20%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
20%synergy
Torpor Orb
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
18%synergy
Static Orb
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
19%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
18%synergy
Winter Moon
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
16%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Servo Schematic
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Mephitic Draught
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Expedition Map
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
1%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
13%inclusion6 decks46 decks
-7%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
-7%synergy
Nimblewright Schematic
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
-19%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
-7%synergy
Chalice of the Void
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Tithing Blade
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Bontu's Monument
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
-20%synergy
Pithing Needle
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Mindcrank
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Noble's Purse
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Null Rod
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Helm of Obedience
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Blood Fountain
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Damping Sphere
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
42%inclusion31 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Grave Pact
30%inclusion22 decks73 decks
11%synergy
Oppression
29%inclusion21 decks73 decks
21%synergy
Waste Not
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Animate Dead
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Bottomless Pit
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
16%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Nether Void
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
16%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
-2%synergy
Necrogen Mists
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
-4%synergy
Painful Quandary
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
1%synergy
Necrodominance
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Black Market
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
-11%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Necromancy
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Dark Prophecy
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Court of Ambition
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-4%synergy
Exquisite Blood
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-6%synergy
Revel in Riches
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Infernal Darkness
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Leyline of the Void
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Sanguine Bond
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-7%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-5%synergy
No Mercy
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-2%synergy
Gate to Phyrexia
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
29%inclusion21 decks73 decks
23%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
17%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
12%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
8%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-7%synergy
Utility Lands
Cabal Coffers
59%inclusion43 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
59%inclusion43 decks73 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
56%inclusion41 decks73 decks
32%synergy
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion32 decks73 decks
-3%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
44%inclusion14 decks32 decks
43%synergy
Strip Mine
42%inclusion31 decks73 decks
39%synergy
Drownyard Temple
37%inclusion27 decks73 decks
36%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
37%inclusion27 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Crystal Vein
36%inclusion26 decks73 decks
33%synergy
Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
36%inclusion26 decks73 decks
35%synergy
Wasteland
33%inclusion24 decks73 decks
31%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
30%inclusion22 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Urza's Saga
30%inclusion22 decks73 decks
22%synergy
Castle Locthwain
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Lake of the Dead
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
19%synergy
Peat Bog
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
21%synergy
Dunes of the Dead
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
20%synergy
City of Traitors
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
19%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
-16%synergy
Vault of Whispers
19%inclusion14 decks73 decks
14%synergy
Command Beacon
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Pit
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
17%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
15%synergy
Barad-dûr
15%inclusion11 decks73 decks
11%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
8%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
9%synergy
War Room
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
-7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
-23%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
-3%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.7%inclusion3 decks39 decks
-4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-18%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-3%synergy
Realm of Koh
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
2%synergy
Inventors' Fair
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Mortuary Mire
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-8%synergy
Barren Moor
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
-5%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Fountainport
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion70 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
82%inclusion60 decks73 decks
20%synergy
Lotus Petal
59%inclusion43 decks73 decks
51%synergy
Fellwar Stone
44%inclusion32 decks73 decks
29%synergy
Mind Stone
38%inclusion28 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Mox Diamond
36%inclusion26 decks73 decks
32%synergy
Mox Opal
33%inclusion24 decks73 decks
29%synergy
The Soul Stone
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
18%synergy
Grim Monolith
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
25%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
-1%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
21%synergy
Mox Amber
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
-16%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
9%synergy
Springleaf Drum
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Prismatic Lens
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
90%inclusion66 decks73 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
38%inclusion28 decks73 decks
20%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
36%inclusion26 decks73 decks
13%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
33%inclusion24 decks73 decks
29%synergy
Cavern of Souls
27%inclusion20 decks73 decks
21%synergy
Boggart Trawler
25%inclusion18 decks73 decks
16%synergy
Marsh Flats
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
20%synergy
Polluted Delta
23%inclusion17 decks73 decks
20%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
22%inclusion16 decks73 decks
19%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
21%inclusion15 decks73 decks
17%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
16%inclusion12 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Cave
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion8 decks73 decks
4%synergy
Prismatic Vista
10%inclusion7 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
-20%synergy
Mirrex
6.8%inclusion5 decks73 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
0%synergy
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