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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Swampsnare Trap
50%inclusion1 decks2 decks
50%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Curator's Ward
56%inclusion38 decks68 decks
53%synergy
Aqueous Form
53%inclusion36 decks68 decks
50%synergy
Ethereal Armor
53%inclusion36 decks68 decks
48%synergy
Hyena Umbra
44%inclusion30 decks68 decks
43%synergy
Auramancer
44%inclusion30 decks68 decks
41%synergy
Banishing Light
43%inclusion29 decks68 decks
41%synergy
Battle Mastery
41%inclusion28 decks68 decks
40%synergy
All That Glitters
49%inclusion33 decks68 decks
40%synergy
Staggering Insight
40%inclusion27 decks68 decks
38%synergy
Rule of Law
38%inclusion26 decks68 decks
36%synergy
Top Cards
Negate
50%inclusion34 decks68 decks
33%synergy
Sun Titan
40%inclusion27 decks68 decks
31%synergy
Combat Research
38%inclusion26 decks68 decks
35%synergy
Mesa Enchantress
37%inclusion25 decks68 decks
28%synergy
Hindering Light
37%inclusion25 decks68 decks
35%synergy
Mana Leak
35%inclusion24 decks68 decks
33%synergy
Grasp of Fate
34%inclusion23 decks68 decks
28%synergy
Eel Umbra
34%inclusion23 decks68 decks
33%synergy
Winds of Rath
34%inclusion23 decks68 decks
31%synergy
Seal from Existence
32%inclusion22 decks68 decks
31%synergy
Creatures
Grim Guardian
29%inclusion20 decks68 decks
27%synergy
Callaphe, Beloved of the Sea
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
27%synergy
Transcendent Envoy
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
26%synergy
Eidolon of Rhetoric
26%inclusion18 decks68 decks
25%synergy
Alseid of Life's Bounty
26%inclusion18 decks68 decks
25%synergy
Starnheim Courser
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
21%synergy
Archon of Sun's Grace
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
17%synergy
Hateful Eidolon
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
21%synergy
Inquisitive Glimmer
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Aven Mindcensor
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
18%synergy
Hanna, Ship's Navigator
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
15%synergy
Codecracker Hound
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Street Wraith
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Spirited Companion
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Chrome Companion
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
12%synergy
Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor
12%inclusion7 decks58 decks
10%synergy
Entity Tracker
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Aphemia, the Cacophony
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Spirit of the Labyrinth
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Heliod's Pilgrim
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Cloud of Faeries
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Peregrine Drake
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Monk Idealist
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Nighthowler
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Nimble Obstructionist
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Cloudblazer
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Underworld Coinsmith
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Fear of Infinity
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Curator of Mysteries
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Sram, Senior Edificer
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Danitha Capashen, Paragon
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Burnished Hart
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Valiant Rescuer
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Starfield Mystic
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Ajani's Chosen
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Archaeomancer
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Sovereigns of Lost Alara
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Doomwake Giant
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Naiad of Hidden Coves
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Eagles of the North
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Mulldrifter
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Wall of Omens
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Spiteful Returned
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-9%synergy
Protean Thaumaturge
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Archfiend of Ifnir
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-3%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Dispel
32%inclusion22 decks68 decks
29%synergy
Turn Aside
32%inclusion22 decks68 decks
32%synergy
Spell Pierce
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
25%synergy
Mortify
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
19%synergy
Miscalculation
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
19%synergy
Neutralize
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
17%synergy
Void Rend
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
-22%synergy
Forsake the Worldly
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Akroma's Blessing
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Angelsong
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Keep Safe
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Opt
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Countervailing Winds
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Hieroglyphic Illumination
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Cancel
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Obscura Charm
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Disenchant
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Path to Exile
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
-33%synergy
Radiant's Judgment
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Counterspell
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
-32%synergy
Expunge
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Unsubstantiate
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Mage's Guile
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Rescind
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Censor
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Murder
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Lofty Denial
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Impulse
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Light
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Refute
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Brainstorm
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-11%synergy
Scarab Feast
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Shadow of the Grave
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Doom Blade
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Ertai's Scorn
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
-62%synergy
Complicate
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Resurgent Belief
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
20%synergy
Brilliant Restoration
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Ringsight
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Time Wipe
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Voyage Home
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
7%synergy
Spectacular Pileup
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
8%synergy
Boon of the Wish-Giver
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Divine Reckoning
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Fade Away
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Razaketh's Rite
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Recall
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Decree of Pain
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Redress Fate
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Step Through
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Painful Truths
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Dawn to Dusk
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Open the Vaults
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Dance of the Manse
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
15%synergy
Fluctuator
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
-16%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Thran Power Suit
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Helm of the Gods
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Oblivion Ring
32%inclusion22 decks68 decks
31%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
25%synergy
Diplomatic Immunity
28%inclusion19 decks68 decks
26%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
26%inclusion18 decks68 decks
20%synergy
Phyresis
26%inclusion18 decks68 decks
24%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
26%inclusion18 decks68 decks
25%synergy
Spider-Man No More
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Lawmage's Binding
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
23%synergy
Monastery Siege
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
22%synergy
Flaming Fist
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
22%synergy
Witness Protection
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
20%synergy
Eaten by Piranhas
22%inclusion15 decks68 decks
21%synergy
Chains of Custody
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
18%synergy
Arrest
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
19%synergy
Necrogen Communion
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
19%synergy
Twinblade Blessing
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Curiosity
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Prison Realm
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
17%synergy
Energy Flux
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
16%synergy
Copy Enchantment
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Fungal Fortitude
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
14%synergy
Empyrial Armor
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
14%synergy
Seal of Removal
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
14%synergy
Cryoshatter
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Spirit Link
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Planar Disruption
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Dark Tutelage
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Stasis Snare
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Eternal Thirst
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Rest in Peace
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Astral Drift
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Robe of Mirrors
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Astral Slide
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Pacifism
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Lord Skitter's Blessing
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Hesitation
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Underworld Connections
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Darksteel Mutation
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
2%synergy
Detention Sphere
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Mana Breach
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Unquestioned Authority
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Minion's Return
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Faith of the Devoted
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Estrid's Invocation
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Face of Divinity
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Desolation
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Public Enemy
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Escape Protocol
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Laboratory
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Planeswalkers
Dovin, Hand of Control
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Secluded Steppe
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
14%synergy
Barren Moor
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Drifting Meadow
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
12%synergy
Remote Isle
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Polluted Mire
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
11%synergy
Rogue's Passage
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Desert of the True
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Desert of the Mindful
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Orzhov Signet
62%inclusion42 decks68 decks
27%synergy
Azorius Signet
59%inclusion40 decks68 decks
26%synergy
Dimir Signet
56%inclusion38 decks68 decks
23%synergy
Arcane Signet
51%inclusion35 decks68 decks
-36%synergy
Commander's Sphere
37%inclusion25 decks68 decks
17%synergy
Marble Diamond
37%inclusion25 decks68 decks
35%synergy
Sol Ring
34%inclusion23 decks68 decks
-56%synergy
Sky Diamond
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
18%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
-24%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
-31%synergy
Prismatic Lens
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
17%synergy
Talisman of Progress
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
-25%synergy
Mind Stone
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
3%synergy
Orzhov Locket
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
14%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
-21%synergy
Azorius Locket
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Dimir Locket
13%inclusion9 decks68 decks
13%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Azorius Cluestone
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Sphere of the Suns
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Obelisk of Esper
5.9%inclusion4 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Plains
100%inclusion68 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion67 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Island
99%inclusion67 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Command Tower
60%inclusion41 decks68 decks
-32%synergy
Evolving Wilds
51%inclusion35 decks68 decks
26%synergy
Azorius Chancery
46%inclusion31 decks68 decks
31%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
44%inclusion30 decks68 decks
27%synergy
Tranquil Cove
41%inclusion28 decks68 decks
35%synergy
Exotic Orchard
40%inclusion27 decks68 decks
-19%synergy
Scoured Barrens
40%inclusion27 decks68 decks
33%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
40%inclusion27 decks68 decks
-15%synergy
Dismal Backwater
38%inclusion26 decks68 decks
32%synergy
Prairie Stream
37%inclusion25 decks68 decks
-4%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
34%inclusion23 decks68 decks
18%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
34%inclusion23 decks68 decks
32%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
33%inclusion18 decks55 decks
18%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
31%inclusion21 decks68 decks
17%synergy
Sunken Hollow
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
-15%synergy
Temple of Silence
25%inclusion17 decks68 decks
5%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
22%synergy
Dimir Guildgate
24%inclusion16 decks68 decks
22%synergy
Ash Barrens
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Obscura Storefront
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
21%inclusion14 decks68 decks
4%synergy
Temple of Deceit
19%inclusion13 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Irrigated Farmland
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Path of Ancestry
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
-13%synergy
Thriving Heath
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Fetid Pools
15%inclusion10 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Thriving Isle
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Port Town
12%inclusion8 decks68 decks
-5%synergy
Vivid Marsh
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Thriving Moor
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
6%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
0%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Choked Estuary
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
-6%synergy
Vivid Meadow
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Submerged Boneyard
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
1%synergy
Vivid Creek
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Caves of Koilos
10%inclusion7 decks68 decks
-25%synergy
Sharlayan, Nation of Scholars
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Treno, Dark City
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Sejiri Refuge
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Jwar Isle Refuge
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
7%synergy
Meandering River
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
8%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
8.8%inclusion6 decks68 decks
-5%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
-7%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
-23%synergy