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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.
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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Northern Air Temple
4.5%inclusion2 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Swampsnare Trap
2.8%inclusion1 decks36 decks
3%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
2.7%inclusion1 decks37 decks
2%synergy
Agna Qel'a
2.7%inclusion1 decks37 decks
2%synergy
The Spirit Oasis
2.4%inclusion1 decks41 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Ethereal Armor
54%inclusion367 decks685 decks
49%synergy
All That Glitters
54%inclusion370 decks685 decks
45%synergy
Curator's Ward
42%inclusion287 decks685 decks
39%synergy
Grasp of Fate
44%inclusion302 decks685 decks
38%synergy
Diplomatic Immunity
39%inclusion269 decks685 decks
37%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
43%inclusion297 decks685 decks
37%synergy
Steel of the Godhead
37%inclusion252 decks685 decks
33%synergy
Auramancer
36%inclusion250 decks685 decks
33%synergy
Aqueous Form
35%inclusion242 decks685 decks
32%synergy
Sun Titan
40%inclusion276 decks685 decks
31%synergy
Top Cards
Ghostly Prison
46%inclusion314 decks685 decks
24%synergy
Counterspell
44%inclusion302 decks685 decks
3%synergy
Propaganda
44%inclusion298 decks685 decks
17%synergy
Negate
42%inclusion291 decks685 decks
26%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
42%inclusion287 decks685 decks
-26%synergy
Mirrormade
40%inclusion274 decks685 decks
30%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
37%inclusion256 decks685 decks
31%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
35%inclusion243 decks685 decks
12%synergy
Mesa Enchantress
35%inclusion242 decks685 decks
26%synergy
Copy Enchantment
34%inclusion235 decks685 decks
30%synergy
Game Changers
Necropotence
8.3%inclusion57 decks685 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Archon of Sun's Grace
30%inclusion207 decks685 decks
25%synergy
Eidolon of Rhetoric
27%inclusion183 decks685 decks
25%synergy
Grim Guardian
26%inclusion181 decks685 decks
24%synergy
Hanna, Ship's Navigator
22%inclusion154 decks685 decks
20%synergy
Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea
22%inclusion151 decks685 decks
21%synergy
Entity Tracker
21%inclusion97 decks471 decks
14%synergy
Inquisitive Glimmer
20%inclusion97 decks480 decks
12%synergy
Transcendent Envoy
17%inclusion119 decks685 decks
16%synergy
Alseid of Life's Bounty
17%inclusion119 decks685 decks
16%synergy
Spirit of the Labyrinth
16%inclusion113 decks685 decks
16%synergy
Starfield Mystic
16%inclusion110 decks685 decks
9%synergy
Aegis of the Gods
16%inclusion108 decks685 decks
15%synergy
Eriette of the Charmed Apple
15%inclusion101 decks685 decks
13%synergy
Zur, Eternal Schemer
14%inclusion98 decks685 decks
11%synergy
Hateful Eidolon
14%inclusion96 decks685 decks
13%synergy
Starnheim Courser
14%inclusion94 decks685 decks
10%synergy
Aven Mindcensor
14%inclusion94 decks685 decks
11%synergy
Doomwake Giant
14%inclusion93 decks685 decks
8%synergy
Ondu Spiritdancer
13%inclusion91 decks685 decks
7%synergy
The Master of Keys
13%inclusion60 decks471 decks
9%synergy
Underworld Coinsmith
11%inclusion77 decks685 decks
10%synergy
Spirited Companion
11%inclusion73 decks685 decks
9%synergy
Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor
10%inclusion60 decks579 decks
8%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
10%inclusion70 decks685 decks
1%synergy
Ajani's Chosen
9.5%inclusion65 decks685 decks
9%synergy
Nimble Obstructionist
9.3%inclusion64 decks685 decks
8%synergy
Mulldrifter
9.2%inclusion63 decks685 decks
4%synergy
Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
8.9%inclusion61 decks685 decks
6%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
8.9%inclusion61 decks685 decks
-6%synergy
Curator of Mysteries
8.5%inclusion58 decks685 decks
7%synergy
Sram, Senior Edificer
8.3%inclusion57 decks685 decks
3%synergy
Eidolon of Countless Battles
8.3%inclusion57 decks685 decks
7%synergy
Alela, Artful Provocateur
8.3%inclusion57 decks685 decks
5%synergy
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
8.0%inclusion55 decks685 decks
4%synergy
Archaeomancer
7.6%inclusion52 decks685 decks
5%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
7.4%inclusion51 decks685 decks
6%synergy
Street Wraith
7.4%inclusion51 decks685 decks
6%synergy
Thassa, God of the Sea
7.3%inclusion50 decks685 decks
6%synergy
Baleful Strix
7.0%inclusion48 decks685 decks
-13%synergy
Angel of the Ruins
6.9%inclusion47 decks685 decks
0%synergy
Cloudblazer
6.9%inclusion47 decks685 decks
5%synergy
Arna Kennerüd, Skycaptain
6.7%inclusion39 decks579 decks
5%synergy
Valiant Rescuer
6.7%inclusion46 decks685 decks
6%synergy
Archetype of Courage
6.1%inclusion42 decks685 decks
5%synergy
Ghostly Dancers
5.9%inclusion28 decks471 decks
3%synergy
Windborn Muse
5.8%inclusion40 decks685 decks
4%synergy
Protean Thaumaturge
5.8%inclusion40 decks685 decks
5%synergy
Sovereigns of Lost Alara
5.5%inclusion38 decks685 decks
5%synergy
Witch Enchanter
5.5%inclusion32 decks578 decks
-1%synergy
Peregrine Drake
5.4%inclusion37 decks685 decks
2%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
31%inclusion213 decks685 decks
-11%synergy
Void Rend
23%inclusion159 decks685 decks
-10%synergy
Dovin's Veto
22%inclusion153 decks685 decks
-2%synergy
Hindering Light
18%inclusion125 decks685 decks
17%synergy
Brainstorm
18%inclusion124 decks685 decks
1%synergy
Mana Leak
17%inclusion118 decks685 decks
15%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion114 decks685 decks
-4%synergy
Dispel
16%inclusion112 decks685 decks
13%synergy
Mortify
16%inclusion109 decks685 decks
7%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
15%inclusion104 decks685 decks
-11%synergy
Turn Aside
15%inclusion100 decks685 decks
14%synergy
Spell Pierce
14%inclusion99 decks685 decks
12%synergy
Miscalculation
11%inclusion76 decks685 decks
11%synergy
Neutralize
11%inclusion73 decks685 decks
10%synergy
Generous Gift
10%inclusion71 decks685 decks
-4%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
10%inclusion68 decks685 decks
-15%synergy
Dark Ritual
9.1%inclusion62 decks685 decks
-10%synergy
Forsake the Worldly
8.5%inclusion58 decks685 decks
8%synergy
Countervailing Winds
8.2%inclusion56 decks685 decks
8%synergy
Angelsong
7.6%inclusion52 decks685 decks
7%synergy
Opt
7.6%inclusion52 decks685 decks
4%synergy
Despark
6.9%inclusion47 decks685 decks
-10%synergy
Radiant's Judgment
5.7%inclusion39 decks685 decks
5%synergy
Hieroglyphic Illumination
5.7%inclusion39 decks685 decks
5%synergy
Expunge
5.3%inclusion36 decks685 decks
5%synergy
Fracture
5.1%inclusion35 decks685 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Winds of Rath
33%inclusion226 decks685 decks
30%synergy
Resurgent Belief
24%inclusion164 decks685 decks
22%synergy
Brilliant Restoration
16%inclusion108 decks685 decks
14%synergy
Supreme Verdict
12%inclusion84 decks685 decks
-3%synergy
Open the Vaults
11%inclusion77 decks685 decks
10%synergy
Divine Reckoning
11%inclusion75 decks685 decks
10%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
10%inclusion71 decks685 decks
2%synergy
Damn
9.3%inclusion64 decks685 decks
-11%synergy
Decree of Pain
8.5%inclusion58 decks685 decks
7%synergy
Time Wipe
7.7%inclusion53 decks685 decks
1%synergy
Dance of the Manse
7.4%inclusion51 decks685 decks
4%synergy
Fade Away
7.0%inclusion48 decks685 decks
7%synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
7.0%inclusion48 decks685 decks
7%synergy
Spectacular Pileup
6.5%inclusion21 decks322 decks
6%synergy
Ponder
6.3%inclusion43 decks685 decks
-3%synergy
Lórien Revealed
6.1%inclusion42 decks685 decks
4%synergy
Redress Fate
5.9%inclusion28 decks471 decks
0%synergy
Austere Command
5.4%inclusion37 decks685 decks
-4%synergy
Approach of the Second Sun
5.3%inclusion36 decks685 decks
2%synergy
Farewell
5.3%inclusion36 decks685 decks
-8%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
5.1%inclusion35 decks685 decks
5%synergy
Akroma's Vengeance
5.1%inclusion35 decks685 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lightning Greaves
23%inclusion155 decks685 decks
0%synergy
Strionic Resonator
15%inclusion105 decks685 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
15%inclusion101 decks685 decks
6%synergy
Helm of the Gods
13%inclusion90 decks685 decks
12%synergy
Fluctuator
11%inclusion75 decks685 decks
10%synergy
Monument to Endurance
5.8%inclusion19 decks325 decks
-2%synergy
Lavaspur Boots
5.0%inclusion31 decks616 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Staggering Insight
31%inclusion215 decks685 decks
29%synergy
Rule of Law
30%inclusion206 decks685 decks
28%synergy
Battle Mastery
29%inclusion199 decks685 decks
28%synergy
Banishing Light
29%inclusion198 decks685 decks
27%synergy
Combat Research
29%inclusion196 decks685 decks
26%synergy
Hyena Umbra
25%inclusion171 decks685 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
25%inclusion171 decks685 decks
11%synergy
Phyresis
24%inclusion166 decks685 decks
22%synergy
Oblivion Ring
24%inclusion163 decks685 decks
23%synergy
Estrid's Invocation
23%inclusion160 decks685 decks
19%synergy
Shielded by Faith
23%inclusion159 decks685 decks
21%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
23%inclusion158 decks685 decks
20%synergy
Daybreak Coronet
22%inclusion151 decks685 decks
21%synergy
Rest in Peace
22%inclusion151 decks685 decks
19%synergy
Timely Ward
22%inclusion148 decks685 decks
17%synergy
Seal from Existence
21%inclusion144 decks685 decks
20%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
20%inclusion139 decks685 decks
19%synergy
Blind Obedience
19%inclusion130 decks685 decks
7%synergy
Monastery Siege
17%inclusion119 decks685 decks
16%synergy
Greater Auramancy
17%inclusion118 decks685 decks
13%synergy
Solemnity
16%inclusion112 decks685 decks
13%synergy
Eel Umbra
16%inclusion108 decks685 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Unlife
15%inclusion102 decks685 decks
13%synergy
Witness Protection
15%inclusion102 decks685 decks
13%synergy
Aura of Silence
14%inclusion99 decks685 decks
11%synergy
Karmic Justice
14%inclusion95 decks685 decks
11%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
14%inclusion95 decks685 decks
12%synergy
Spirit Mantle
14%inclusion94 decks685 decks
13%synergy
Sheltered by Ghosts
14%inclusion64 decks471 decks
11%synergy
Chains of Custody
13%inclusion91 decks685 decks
13%synergy
Curiosity
13%inclusion90 decks685 decks
6%synergy
Sphere of Safety
13%inclusion90 decks685 decks
4%synergy
Gift of Immortality
13%inclusion88 decks685 decks
11%synergy
Solitary Confinement
13%inclusion87 decks685 decks
11%synergy
Idolized
12%inclusion83 decks685 decks
11%synergy
Detention Sphere
12%inclusion82 decks685 decks
11%synergy
Vanishing
12%inclusion81 decks685 decks
11%synergy
Astral Drift
11%inclusion78 decks685 decks
11%synergy
Twinblade Blessing
11%inclusion47 decks415 decks
11%synergy
Astral Slide
11%inclusion77 decks685 decks
11%synergy
Arcane Laboratory
11%inclusion77 decks685 decks
10%synergy
Oubliette
11%inclusion76 decks685 decks
10%synergy
Mystic Remora
11%inclusion74 decks685 decks
-11%synergy
Energy Flux
11%inclusion74 decks685 decks
10%synergy
Planar Disruption
10%inclusion71 decks685 decks
10%synergy
Animate Dead
10%inclusion68 decks685 decks
0%synergy
Empyrial Armor
9.5%inclusion65 decks685 decks
9%synergy
Unquestioned Authority
9.5%inclusion65 decks685 decks
8%synergy
Arrest
9.5%inclusion65 decks685 decks
9%synergy
Necrogen Communion
9.5%inclusion65 decks685 decks
9%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Theros
6.0%inclusion41 decks685 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
26%inclusion177 decks685 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
23%inclusion160 decks685 decks
-10%synergy
Bojuka Bog
16%inclusion108 decks685 decks
-12%synergy
Rogue's Passage
15%inclusion104 decks685 decks
6%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
14%inclusion95 decks685 decks
12%synergy
Barren Moor
14%inclusion95 decks685 decks
12%synergy
Secluded Steppe
14%inclusion95 decks685 decks
12%synergy
Remote Isle
11%inclusion73 decks685 decks
10%synergy
Drifting Meadow
11%inclusion73 decks685 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Mire
10%inclusion69 decks685 decks
9%synergy
Desert of the True
9.5%inclusion65 decks685 decks
7%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
9.2%inclusion63 decks685 decks
7%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
8.8%inclusion60 decks685 decks
6%synergy
Blasted Landscape
6.7%inclusion46 decks685 decks
6%synergy
Mistveil Plains
6.0%inclusion41 decks685 decks
5%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Arcane Signet
80%inclusion546 decks685 decks
-8%synergy
Sol Ring
74%inclusion510 decks685 decks
-16%synergy
Azorius Signet
63%inclusion429 decks685 decks
30%synergy
Orzhov Signet
59%inclusion401 decks685 decks
24%synergy
Dimir Signet
56%inclusion382 decks685 decks
23%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
38%inclusion262 decks685 decks
-5%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
37%inclusion256 decks685 decks
-12%synergy
Talisman of Progress
37%inclusion254 decks685 decks
-6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
33%inclusion227 decks685 decks
-1%synergy
Commander's Sphere
20%inclusion138 decks685 decks
1%synergy
Mind Stone
17%inclusion116 decks685 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
17%inclusion116 decks685 decks
-7%synergy
Marble Diamond
12%inclusion83 decks685 decks
11%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
9.2%inclusion63 decks685 decks
-4%synergy
Sky Diamond
7.9%inclusion54 decks685 decks
6%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.7%inclusion53 decks685 decks
6%synergy
Prismatic Lens
7.7%inclusion53 decks685 decks
7%synergy
Azorius Locket
5.4%inclusion37 decks685 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Locket
5.3%inclusion36 decks685 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
97%inclusion666 decks685 decks
5%synergy
Plains
97%inclusion663 decks685 decks
5%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion662 decks685 decks
5%synergy
Command Tower
83%inclusion569 decks685 decks
-9%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
58%inclusion395 decks685 decks
3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
53%inclusion363 decks685 decks
-5%synergy
Prairie Stream
46%inclusion316 decks685 decks
6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
43%inclusion294 decks685 decks
18%synergy
Sunken Hollow
41%inclusion281 decks685 decks
1%synergy
Caves of Koilos
39%inclusion264 decks685 decks
3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
36%inclusion247 decks685 decks
19%synergy
Glacial Fortress
34%inclusion235 decks685 decks
-5%synergy
Azorius Chancery
29%inclusion198 decks685 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Silence
29%inclusion197 decks685 decks
9%synergy
Isolated Chapel
28%inclusion193 decks685 decks
-10%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
27%inclusion157 decks571 decks
13%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
26%inclusion176 decks685 decks
9%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
24%inclusion165 decks685 decks
8%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
23%inclusion158 decks685 decks
-7%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
23%inclusion157 decks685 decks
9%synergy
Temple of Deceit
23%inclusion156 decks685 decks
4%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
22%inclusion151 decks685 decks
-13%synergy
Raffine's Tower
20%inclusion137 decks685 decks
-21%synergy
Obscura Storefront
20%inclusion137 decks685 decks
9%synergy
Underground River
19%inclusion130 decks685 decks
-13%synergy
Port Town
18%inclusion125 decks685 decks
1%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
18%inclusion125 decks685 decks
-31%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
18%inclusion124 decks685 decks
11%synergy
Ash Barrens
18%inclusion121 decks685 decks
7%synergy
Scoured Barrens
17%inclusion119 decks685 decks
11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion118 decks685 decks
-10%synergy
Watery Grave
17%inclusion118 decks685 decks
-32%synergy
Tranquil Cove
17%inclusion116 decks685 decks
10%synergy
Godless Shrine
17%inclusion115 decks685 decks
-33%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
16%inclusion113 decks685 decks
2%synergy
Dismal Backwater
16%inclusion113 decks685 decks
10%synergy
Fetid Pools
16%inclusion110 decks685 decks
9%synergy
Choked Estuary
15%inclusion102 decks685 decks
-1%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
15%inclusion100 decks685 decks
0%synergy
Sea of Clouds
14%inclusion99 decks685 decks
-21%synergy
Vault of Champions
13%inclusion91 decks685 decks
-20%synergy
Morphic Pool
12%inclusion84 decks685 decks
-22%synergy
Deserted Beach
12%inclusion83 decks685 decks
-9%synergy
Shipwreck Marsh
11%inclusion74 decks685 decks
-10%synergy
Marsh Flats
11%inclusion73 decks685 decks
-25%synergy
Flooded Strand
10%inclusion71 decks685 decks
-27%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
10%inclusion69 decks685 decks
0%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
10%inclusion69 decks685 decks
8%synergy
Polluted Delta
10%inclusion69 decks685 decks
-27%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
10%inclusion68 decks685 decks
8%synergy