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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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Bitterbloom Bearer
11%inclusion3 decks27 decks
6%synergy
Mornsong Aria
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
7%synergy
Grave Venerations
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Bitterblossom
83%inclusion62 decks75 decks
70%synergy
Smokestack
65%inclusion49 decks75 decks
64%synergy
Ophiomancer
80%inclusion60 decks75 decks
64%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
72%inclusion54 decks75 decks
62%synergy
Bloodghast
71%inclusion53 decks75 decks
59%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
65%inclusion49 decks75 decks
57%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
72%inclusion54 decks75 decks
55%synergy
Crucible of Worlds
56%inclusion42 decks75 decks
54%synergy
Smallpox
55%inclusion41 decks75 decks
50%synergy
Cabal Ritual
67%inclusion50 decks75 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Dark Ritual
97%inclusion73 decks75 decks
31%synergy
Jet Medallion
79%inclusion59 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Toxic Deluge
71%inclusion53 decks75 decks
34%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
67%inclusion50 decks75 decks
47%synergy
Dauthi Voidwalker
61%inclusion46 decks75 decks
46%synergy
Contamination
52%inclusion39 decks75 decks
49%synergy
Black Market Connections
52%inclusion39 decks75 decks
28%synergy
Culling the Weak
51%inclusion38 decks75 decks
35%synergy
Reanimate
49%inclusion37 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
48%inclusion36 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Game Changers
Tergrid, God of Fright
67%inclusion50 decks75 decks
59%synergy
Demonic Tutor
60%inclusion45 decks75 decks
33%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
57%inclusion43 decks75 decks
36%synergy
Ancient Tomb
55%inclusion41 decks75 decks
43%synergy
Opposition Agent
52%inclusion39 decks75 decks
42%synergy
Mana Vault
51%inclusion38 decks75 decks
44%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
51%inclusion38 decks75 decks
37%synergy
Necropotence
48%inclusion36 decks75 decks
33%synergy
Chrome Mox
48%inclusion36 decks75 decks
42%synergy
Imperial Seal
36%inclusion27 decks75 decks
29%synergy
Creatures
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
41%inclusion31 decks75 decks
27%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
41%inclusion31 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Blood Artist
39%inclusion29 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Accursed Marauder
37%inclusion28 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Lord Skitter, Sewer King
37%inclusion28 decks75 decks
29%synergy
Blood Pet
36%inclusion27 decks75 decks
28%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
35%inclusion26 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Nether Traitor
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Crypt Ghast
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
-17%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
25%synergy
Dark Confidant
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Boggart Trawler
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Shambling Ghast
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Sedgemoor Witch
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Mindslicer
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Liliana, Heretical Healer
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
19%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Gravecrawler
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Vraan, Executioner Thane
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
-8%synergy
Nether Spirit
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Plaguecrafter
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Warren Soultrader
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
14%inclusion7 decks49 decks
9%synergy
Ornithopter
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
-12%synergy
Sheoldred, Whispering One
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Virus Beetle
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Wriggling Grub
9.5%inclusion7 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-11%synergy
Phyrexian Walker
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Sheoldred
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
Rev, Tithe Extractor
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Sinkhole Surveyor
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Rottenmouth Viper
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Obliterator
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Persistent Specimen
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Grim Hireling
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Cult Conscript
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Viscera Seer
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-9%synergy
Infestation Sage
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
2%synergy
Hoarding Broodlord
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Burglar Rat
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Instants
Deadly Rollick
47%inclusion35 decks75 decks
23%synergy
Snuff Out
43%inclusion32 decks75 decks
30%synergy
Fell the Profane
40%inclusion30 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Imp's Mischief
39%inclusion29 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
37%inclusion28 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Dismember
36%inclusion27 decks75 decks
25%synergy
Withering Torment
32%inclusion24 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Entomb
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Sheoldred's Edict
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Not Dead After All
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Saw in Half
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Force of Despair
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Undying Malice
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Defile
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
-26%synergy
Infernal Grasp
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
-15%synergy
Deadly Dispute
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-16%synergy
Flare of Malice
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Soul Shatter
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Ad Nauseam
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Feign Death
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Sacrifice
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Go for the Throat
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-17%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Liliana's Triumph
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Tragic Slip
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-14%synergy
Sorceries
Pox
40%inclusion30 decks75 decks
38%synergy
Night's Whisper
40%inclusion30 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Diabolic Intent
37%inclusion28 decks75 decks
23%synergy
Sign in Blood
35%inclusion26 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Feed the Swarm
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
-18%synergy
Yawgmoth's Will
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
27%synergy
Chain of Smog
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
26%synergy
Beseech the Mirror
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
23%synergy
Damnation
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Grim Tutor
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Innocent Blood
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Death Cloud
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Victimize
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
-12%synergy
Buried Alive
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Syphon Mind
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Exsanguinate
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
-14%synergy
Mutilate
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-8%synergy
Will of the Abzan
8.1%inclusion6 decks74 decks
4%synergy
Bubbling Muck
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-8%synergy
Read the Bones
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-9%synergy
Praetor's Grasp
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Final Parting
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Dark Deal
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Peer into the Abyss
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Unearth
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
43%inclusion32 decks75 decks
21%synergy
The One Ring
36%inclusion27 decks75 decks
26%synergy
Ichor Wellspring
35%inclusion26 decks75 decks
32%synergy
Tangle Wire
35%inclusion26 decks75 decks
34%synergy
Lightning Greaves
31%inclusion23 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Sphere of Resistance
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
29%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Thorn of Amethyst
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
28%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Cursed Totem
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
28%synergy
Trinisphere
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
28%synergy
Vexing Bauble
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
23%synergy
Prized Statue
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Winter Orb
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Ensnaring Bridge
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Static Orb
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Wishclaw Talisman
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Torpor Orb
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Mycosynth Wellspring
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
19%synergy
Aetherflux Reservoir
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Winter Moon
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Servo Schematic
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
15%inclusion11 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Mephitic Draught
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
-6%synergy
Expedition Map
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
-18%synergy
Nimblewright Schematic
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
11%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-9%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-6%synergy
Chalice of the Void
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Tithing Blade
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Phoenix Fleet Airship
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Bontu's Monument
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-20%synergy
Pithing Needle
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Mindcrank
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Noble's Purse
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Helm of Obedience
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Null Rod
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Grafdigger's Cage
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Blood Fountain
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Damping Sphere
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Phyrexian Arena
44%inclusion33 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Grave Pact
33%inclusion25 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Oppression
29%inclusion22 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Waste Not
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Animate Dead
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Bottomless Pit
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Bloodchief Ascension
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
8%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Nether Void
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Black Market
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
-8%synergy
Necrogen Mists
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Painful Quandary
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Necromancy
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Necrodominance
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Chains of Mephistopheles
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Case of the Stashed Skeleton
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Exquisite Blood
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-5%synergy
Revel in Riches
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Dark Prophecy
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Court of Ambition
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Infernal Darkness
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Leyline of the Void
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Hopeless Nightmare
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
1%synergy
Meathook Massacre II
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-1%synergy
Sanguine Bond
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-7%synergy
The Abyss
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-5%synergy
No Mercy
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Professor Onyx
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
8%synergy
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
17%synergy
Liliana of the Veil
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
12%synergy
Karn, the Great Creator
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
4%synergy
Liliana of the Dark Realms
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-9%synergy
Utility Lands
Phyrexian Tower
59%inclusion44 decks75 decks
34%synergy
Cabal Coffers
59%inclusion44 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
59%inclusion44 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Bojuka Bog
45%inclusion34 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Eumidian Hatchery
44%inclusion15 decks34 decks
43%synergy
Strip Mine
41%inclusion31 decks75 decks
38%synergy
Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
37%inclusion28 decks75 decks
37%synergy
Drownyard Temple
37%inclusion28 decks75 decks
36%synergy
Crystal Vein
36%inclusion27 decks75 decks
33%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
36%inclusion27 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Wasteland
32%inclusion24 decks75 decks
31%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
32%inclusion24 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Urza's Saga
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Castle Locthwain
28%inclusion21 decks75 decks
11%synergy
Peat Bog
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
25%synergy
Lake of the Dead
25%inclusion19 decks75 decks
20%synergy
City of Traitors
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
-15%synergy
Dunes of the Dead
20%inclusion15 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Vault of Whispers
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Command Beacon
19%inclusion14 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Barad-dûr
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
14%synergy
Cabal Pit
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Dakmor Salvage
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
16%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Volrath's Stronghold
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Ebon Stronghold
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
9%synergy
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
10%synergy
War Room
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
-7%synergy
Realm of Koh
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
6%synergy
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Maze of Ith
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-17%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
-23%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Mortuary Mire
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-7%synergy
Barren Moor
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-3%synergy
Geier Reach Sanitarium
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-5%synergy
Darksteel Citadel
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Fountainport
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Mishra's Workshop
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
96%inclusion72 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Arcane Signet
84%inclusion63 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Lotus Petal
59%inclusion44 decks75 decks
51%synergy
Fellwar Stone
45%inclusion34 decks75 decks
31%synergy
Mind Stone
40%inclusion30 decks75 decks
10%synergy
Mox Diamond
35%inclusion26 decks75 decks
31%synergy
Mox Opal
32%inclusion24 decks75 decks
29%synergy
The Soul Stone
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Grim Monolith
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
24%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Jeweled Amulet
23%inclusion17 decks75 decks
22%synergy
Mox Amber
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
13%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
12%inclusion9 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
-16%synergy
Prismatic Lens
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Lion's Eye Diamond
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Springleaf Drum
9.3%inclusion7 decks75 decks
7%synergy
Liquimetal Torque
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
91%inclusion68 decks75 decks
-4%synergy
Fell the Profane
40%inclusion30 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
37%inclusion28 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Gemstone Caverns
32%inclusion24 decks75 decks
28%synergy
Boggart Trawler
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Cavern of Souls
27%inclusion20 decks75 decks
20%synergy
Marsh Flats
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Polluted Delta
24%inclusion18 decks75 decks
21%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
21%inclusion16 decks75 decks
18%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
16%inclusion12 decks75 decks
9%synergy
Urza's Cave
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
11%inclusion8 decks75 decks
3%synergy
Prismatic Vista
8.0%inclusion6 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Mirrex
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
0%synergy
Myriad Landscape
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
-21%synergy
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