Sen Triplets (Commander) - Budget

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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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Azula, Cunning Usurper
4.0%inclusion3 decks75 decks
4%synergy
Foggy Swamp Visions
2.7%inclusion2 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Honest Work
2.7%inclusion2 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
2.5%inclusion4 decks161 decks
0%synergy
Serpent's Pass
1.5%inclusion1 decks67 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Telepathy
65%inclusion435 decks667 decks
63%synergy
Vega, the Watcher
63%inclusion421 decks667 decks
61%synergy
Thief of Sanity
56%inclusion375 decks667 decks
54%synergy
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
55%inclusion368 decks667 decks
54%synergy
Negate
60%inclusion400 decks667 decks
43%synergy
Siphon Insight
43%inclusion290 decks667 decks
43%synergy
Daxos of Meletis
44%inclusion291 decks667 decks
42%synergy
Hostage Taker
45%inclusion298 decks667 decks
42%synergy
Evil Twin
42%inclusion282 decks667 decks
41%synergy
Xanathar, Guild Kingpin
38%inclusion255 decks667 decks
37%synergy
Top Cards
Counterspell
46%inclusion305 decks667 decks
5%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
39%inclusion260 decks667 decks
-29%synergy
Nihiloor
36%inclusion243 decks667 decks
36%synergy
Control Magic
36%inclusion243 decks667 decks
35%synergy
Nightveil Specter
36%inclusion241 decks667 decks
35%synergy
Tasha, the Witch Queen
36%inclusion241 decks667 decks
35%synergy
Elder Brain
36%inclusion238 decks667 decks
35%synergy
Propaganda
35%inclusion232 decks667 decks
9%synergy
Celestial Dawn
33%inclusion223 decks667 decks
33%synergy
Thieving Varmint
33%inclusion200 decks606 decks
33%synergy
Game Changers
Notion Thief
32%inclusion215 decks667 decks
25%synergy
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
16%inclusion110 decks667 decks
11%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
11%inclusion71 decks667 decks
7%synergy
Creatures
Ornithopter of Paradise
30%inclusion199 decks667 decks
23%synergy
Mind Flayer
30%inclusion198 decks667 decks
29%synergy
Intellect Devourer
28%inclusion184 decks667 decks
27%synergy
Saruman of Many Colors
26%inclusion175 decks667 decks
26%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
24%inclusion157 decks667 decks
8%synergy
Windborn Muse
22%inclusion149 decks667 decks
20%synergy
Arvinox, the Mind Flail
22%inclusion147 decks667 decks
20%synergy
Baleful Strix
20%inclusion132 decks667 decks
-1%synergy
Gonti, Night Minister
19%inclusion77 decks397 decks
19%synergy
Clone
19%inclusion129 decks667 decks
19%synergy
Padeem, Consul of Innovation
18%inclusion123 decks667 decks
14%synergy
Thieving Skydiver
16%inclusion109 decks667 decks
16%synergy
Thieving Amalgam
16%inclusion108 decks667 decks
16%synergy
Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
15%inclusion97 decks667 decks
12%synergy
Gold-Forged Thopteryx
13%inclusion88 decks667 decks
11%synergy
Realmwright
13%inclusion87 decks667 decks
13%synergy
Brainstealer Dragon
13%inclusion87 decks667 decks
12%synergy
Sphinx of the Second Sun
12%inclusion83 decks667 decks
11%synergy
Drana and Linvala
12%inclusion83 decks667 decks
10%synergy
Alloy Myr
12%inclusion79 decks667 decks
11%synergy
Merieke Ri Berit
12%inclusion77 decks667 decks
11%synergy
Simic Manipulator
11%inclusion75 decks667 decks
11%synergy
Sower of Temptation
11%inclusion75 decks667 decks
10%synergy
Aven Mindcensor
10%inclusion70 decks667 decks
8%synergy
Agent of Treachery
10%inclusion67 decks667 decks
8%synergy
Herald of Leshrac
9.3%inclusion62 decks667 decks
9%synergy
Hypnotic Siren
9.0%inclusion60 decks667 decks
9%synergy
Etherium Sculptor
8.7%inclusion58 decks667 decks
-1%synergy
Scuttlemutt
8.2%inclusion55 decks667 decks
8%synergy
Dakra Mystic
7.5%inclusion50 decks667 decks
7%synergy
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
7.5%inclusion50 decks667 decks
6%synergy
Clever Impersonator
7.5%inclusion50 decks667 decks
5%synergy
Archon of Absolution
7.3%inclusion49 decks667 decks
7%synergy
Opaline Unicorn
7.3%inclusion49 decks667 decks
7%synergy
Baird, Steward of Argive
7.2%inclusion48 decks667 decks
7%synergy
Burnished Hart
6.9%inclusion46 decks667 decks
3%synergy
Sage of the Beyond
6.6%inclusion44 decks667 decks
7%synergy
Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer
6.6%inclusion44 decks667 decks
6%synergy
Kwain, Itinerant Meddler
6.3%inclusion42 decks667 decks
5%synergy
Silent-Blade Oni
6.3%inclusion42 decks667 decks
5%synergy
Magister Sphinx
6.1%inclusion41 decks667 decks
3%synergy
Foundry Inspector
5.8%inclusion39 decks667 decks
-1%synergy
Fatespinner
5.5%inclusion37 decks667 decks
5%synergy
Beguiler of Wills
5.2%inclusion35 decks667 decks
5%synergy
Black Cat, Cunning Thief
5.2%inclusion7 decks135 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Void Rend
33%inclusion218 decks667 decks
-1%synergy
Path to Exile
32%inclusion212 decks667 decks
-10%synergy
Aetherize
29%inclusion196 decks667 decks
26%synergy
Mortify
29%inclusion196 decks667 decks
20%synergy
Unsummon
28%inclusion190 decks667 decks
28%synergy
Unsubstantiate
28%inclusion187 decks667 decks
28%synergy
Despark
28%inclusion187 decks667 decks
11%synergy
Utter End
21%inclusion143 decks667 decks
14%synergy
Into the Roil
20%inclusion131 decks667 decks
19%synergy
Arcane Denial
17%inclusion112 decks667 decks
-3%synergy
Esper Charm
17%inclusion111 decks667 decks
14%synergy
Blink of an Eye
16%inclusion109 decks667 decks
16%synergy
Outrageous Robbery
16%inclusion104 decks644 decks
16%synergy
Memory Plunder
15%inclusion102 decks667 decks
14%synergy
Perplex
14%inclusion91 decks667 decks
12%synergy
Render Silent
13%inclusion86 decks667 decks
9%synergy
Vapor Snag
13%inclusion86 decks667 decks
13%synergy
Run Away Together
12%inclusion81 decks667 decks
12%synergy
Brainstorm
12%inclusion80 decks667 decks
-5%synergy
Dovin's Veto
11%inclusion76 decks667 decks
-13%synergy
Unwind
10%inclusion70 decks667 decks
5%synergy
Desertion
10%inclusion68 decks667 decks
10%synergy
Fracture
10%inclusion67 decks667 decks
6%synergy
Dark Ritual
10%inclusion64 decks667 decks
-10%synergy
Generous Gift
10%inclusion64 decks667 decks
-5%synergy
Cancel
9.4%inclusion63 decks667 decks
8%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
9.4%inclusion63 decks667 decks
-17%synergy
Murder
9.4%inclusion63 decks667 decks
8%synergy
Fact or Fiction
9.3%inclusion62 decks667 decks
5%synergy
Boomerang
9.3%inclusion62 decks667 decks
9%synergy
Snap
9.0%inclusion60 decks667 decks
7%synergy
Dream Fracture
8.7%inclusion58 decks667 decks
8%synergy
Abstruse Appropriation
8.6%inclusion48 decks561 decks
7%synergy
Vision Skeins
8.4%inclusion56 decks667 decks
8%synergy
Dispel
8.4%inclusion56 decks667 decks
5%synergy
Disdainful Stroke
7.6%inclusion51 decks667 decks
7%synergy
Snapback
7.5%inclusion50 decks667 decks
7%synergy
Aethersnatch
6.9%inclusion46 decks667 decks
7%synergy
Words of Wisdom
6.9%inclusion46 decks667 decks
7%synergy
Intellectual Offering
6.7%inclusion45 decks667 decks
7%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
6.6%inclusion44 decks667 decks
-18%synergy
Opt
6.6%inclusion44 decks667 decks
3%synergy
Mana Leak
6.4%inclusion43 decks667 decks
5%synergy
Gather Specimens
6.3%inclusion42 decks667 decks
6%synergy
Hinder
6.0%inclusion40 decks667 decks
6%synergy
Clutch of the Undercity
6.0%inclusion40 decks667 decks
6%synergy
Disenchant
5.8%inclusion39 decks667 decks
4%synergy
Spell Swindle
5.8%inclusion39 decks667 decks
5%synergy
Oblation
5.7%inclusion38 decks667 decks
5%synergy
Spell Pierce
5.2%inclusion35 decks667 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Extract Brain
33%inclusion218 decks667 decks
32%synergy
Blue Sun's Twilight
31%inclusion206 decks667 decks
30%synergy
Inevitable Betrayal
28%inclusion186 decks667 decks
27%synergy
Time Wipe
26%inclusion171 decks667 decks
18%synergy
Mass Manipulation
21%inclusion143 decks667 decks
21%synergy
Stolen Goods
20%inclusion135 decks667 decks
20%synergy
Merciless Eviction
20%inclusion131 decks667 decks
18%synergy
Subjugate the Hobbits
19%inclusion128 decks667 decks
19%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
19%inclusion124 decks667 decks
14%synergy
Secret Rendezvous
17%inclusion112 decks667 decks
16%synergy
Supreme Verdict
15%inclusion97 decks667 decks
0%synergy
Austere Command
14%inclusion95 decks667 decks
5%synergy
Heartless Conscription
14%inclusion82 decks606 decks
13%synergy
Entrancing Melody
12%inclusion78 decks667 decks
12%synergy
Vindicate
11%inclusion71 decks667 decks
1%synergy
Aether Gale
10%inclusion70 decks667 decks
10%synergy
Head Games
10%inclusion66 decks667 decks
10%synergy
Void Snare
10%inclusion66 decks667 decks
10%synergy
Blatant Thievery
9.1%inclusion61 decks667 decks
8%synergy
Bribery
8.5%inclusion57 decks667 decks
7%synergy
Cut a Deal
8.5%inclusion57 decks667 decks
6%synergy
Invoke the Winds
8.4%inclusion56 decks667 decks
8%synergy
Damn
8.4%inclusion56 decks667 decks
-12%synergy
Fractured Identity
7.9%inclusion53 decks667 decks
7%synergy
Windfall
7.8%inclusion52 decks667 decks
-6%synergy
Cruelclaw's Heist
7.7%inclusion41 decks530 decks
8%synergy
Karn's Temporal Sundering
7.6%inclusion51 decks667 decks
7%synergy
Minds Aglow
7.3%inclusion49 decks667 decks
7%synergy
Tempted by the Oriq
7.0%inclusion47 decks667 decks
7%synergy
Ponder
6.6%inclusion44 decks667 decks
-3%synergy
Whispering Madness
6.3%inclusion42 decks667 decks
5%synergy
Eye of Nowhere
6.0%inclusion40 decks667 decks
6%synergy
Duress
5.4%inclusion36 decks667 decks
5%synergy
Singularity Rupture
5.2%inclusion11 decks212 decks
3%synergy
Mnemonic Betrayal
5.1%inclusion34 decks667 decks
2%synergy
Sign in Blood
5.1%inclusion34 decks667 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
33%inclusion219 decks667 decks
9%synergy
Mindslaver
18%inclusion123 decks667 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
13%inclusion86 decks667 decks
-9%synergy
Neurok Stealthsuit
12%inclusion79 decks667 decks
12%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion71 decks667 decks
2%synergy
Chaos Wand
10%inclusion69 decks667 decks
10%synergy
God-Pharaoh's Statue
10%inclusion68 decks667 decks
9%synergy
Mirage Mirror
8.5%inclusion57 decks667 decks
7%synergy
Staff of Eden, Vault's Key
8.4%inclusion46 decks548 decks
8%synergy
Synthesis Pod
6.4%inclusion43 decks667 decks
6%synergy
Norn's Annex
6.3%inclusion42 decks667 decks
3%synergy
Aether Spellbomb
6.0%inclusion40 decks667 decks
5%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
5.8%inclusion39 decks667 decks
6%synergy
Temple Bell
5.8%inclusion39 decks667 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Ghostly Prison
29%inclusion195 decks667 decks
8%synergy
Mind Control
27%inclusion178 decks667 decks
26%synergy
Corrupted Conscience
21%inclusion142 decks667 decks
20%synergy
Seer's Vision
21%inclusion139 decks667 decks
21%synergy
Paradox Haze
18%inclusion120 decks667 decks
17%synergy
Curse of Exhaustion
17%inclusion112 decks667 decks
16%synergy
Cunning Rhetoric
15%inclusion100 decks667 decks
14%synergy
Confiscate
14%inclusion94 decks667 decks
14%synergy
Dissipation Field
13%inclusion84 decks667 decks
12%synergy
As Foretold
11%inclusion76 decks667 decks
9%synergy
Mind's Dilation
11%inclusion75 decks667 decks
8%synergy
Persuasion
10%inclusion68 decks667 decks
10%synergy
In Bolas's Clutches
10%inclusion67 decks667 decks
10%synergy
Seal of Removal
10%inclusion64 decks667 decks
9%synergy
Enslave
9.0%inclusion60 decks667 decks
9%synergy
Soul Ransom
8.8%inclusion59 decks667 decks
9%synergy
Dictate of Kruphix
8.5%inclusion57 decks667 decks
8%synergy
Volition Reins
8.2%inclusion55 decks667 decks
8%synergy
Court of Locthwain
7.9%inclusion53 decks667 decks
7%synergy
Blind Obedience
7.3%inclusion49 decks667 decks
-5%synergy
Curse of Unbinding
6.4%inclusion43 decks667 decks
6%synergy
Take Possession
6.3%inclusion42 decks667 decks
6%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
5.8%inclusion39 decks667 decks
-1%synergy
Kumena's Awakening
5.8%inclusion39 decks667 decks
6%synergy
Hedonist's Trove
5.2%inclusion35 decks667 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Temple of the False God
25%inclusion164 decks667 decks
17%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion139 decks667 decks
-13%synergy
Bojuka Bog
15%inclusion97 decks667 decks
-13%synergy
Rogue's Passage
5.8%inclusion39 decks667 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
80%inclusion532 decks667 decks
-10%synergy
Arcane Signet
71%inclusion475 decks667 decks
-17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
57%inclusion380 decks667 decks
23%synergy
Commander's Sphere
46%inclusion307 decks667 decks
27%synergy
Orzhov Signet
44%inclusion295 decks667 decks
9%synergy
Azorius Signet
43%inclusion286 decks667 decks
10%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
41%inclusion275 decks667 decks
28%synergy
Dimir Signet
39%inclusion262 decks667 decks
6%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
39%inclusion258 decks667 decks
37%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion205 decks667 decks
18%synergy
Manalith
26%inclusion171 decks667 decks
25%synergy
Mana Geode
24%inclusion160 decks667 decks
23%synergy
Firemind Vessel
21%inclusion141 decks667 decks
21%synergy
Talisman of Dominance
20%inclusion134 decks667 decks
-29%synergy
Talisman of Progress
19%inclusion130 decks667 decks
-23%synergy
Spectral Searchlight
16%inclusion106 decks667 decks
16%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
16%inclusion105 decks667 decks
-27%synergy
Replicating Ring
15%inclusion102 decks667 decks
15%synergy
Gilded Lotus
15%inclusion102 decks667 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
15%inclusion100 decks667 decks
-9%synergy
Vessel of Endless Rest
13%inclusion90 decks667 decks
13%synergy
Prismatic Lens
12%inclusion82 decks667 decks
12%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
12%inclusion80 decks667 decks
4%synergy
Cultivator's Caravan
10%inclusion66 decks667 decks
9%synergy
Coalition Relic
8.7%inclusion58 decks667 decks
8%synergy
Fountain of Ichor
8.7%inclusion58 decks667 decks
9%synergy
Obelisk of Esper
8.1%inclusion54 decks667 decks
6%synergy
Bonder's Ornament
7.6%inclusion51 decks667 decks
7%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.2%inclusion48 decks667 decks
3%synergy
Skyclave Relic
6.9%inclusion46 decks667 decks
6%synergy
Prophetic Prism
6.4%inclusion43 decks667 decks
6%synergy
Spinning Wheel
6.3%inclusion42 decks667 decks
6%synergy
Marble Diamond
5.5%inclusion37 decks667 decks
4%synergy
Relic of Legends
5.2%inclusion35 decks667 decks
0%synergy
Letter of Acceptance
5.1%inclusion34 decks667 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Island
99%inclusion663 decks667 decks
7%synergy
Swamp
99%inclusion661 decks667 decks
8%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion660 decks667 decks
8%synergy
Command Tower
78%inclusion520 decks667 decks
-14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
71%inclusion476 decks667 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
58%inclusion385 decks667 decks
3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
53%inclusion351 decks667 decks
27%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
39%inclusion263 decks667 decks
22%synergy
Prairie Stream
37%inclusion250 decks667 decks
-3%synergy
Sunken Hollow
34%inclusion227 decks667 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of Silence
33%inclusion218 decks667 decks
13%synergy
Azorius Chancery
32%inclusion216 decks667 decks
18%synergy
Temple of Enlightenment
32%inclusion212 decks667 decks
15%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
32%inclusion212 decks667 decks
16%synergy
Dimir Aqueduct
31%inclusion205 decks667 decks
17%synergy
Temple of Deceit
29%inclusion191 decks667 decks
10%synergy
Scoured Barrens
25%inclusion167 decks667 decks
18%synergy
Tranquil Cove
25%inclusion165 decks667 decks
18%synergy
Contaminated Landscape
24%inclusion132 decks556 decks
9%synergy
Glacial Fortress
22%inclusion147 decks667 decks
-17%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion141 decks667 decks
12%synergy
Thriving Isle
21%inclusion140 decks667 decks
16%synergy
Isolated Chapel
18%inclusion122 decks667 decks
-20%synergy
Thriving Moor
18%inclusion120 decks667 decks
13%synergy
Dismal Backwater
18%inclusion119 decks667 decks
11%synergy
Rupture Spire
17%inclusion114 decks667 decks
17%synergy
Gateway Plaza
16%inclusion108 decks667 decks
16%synergy
Vivid Creek
16%inclusion105 decks667 decks
15%synergy
Unknown Shores
15%inclusion102 decks667 decks
15%synergy
Drowned Catacomb
15%inclusion102 decks667 decks
-20%synergy
Thriving Heath
15%inclusion100 decks667 decks
10%synergy
Shimmering Grotto
14%inclusion93 decks667 decks
14%synergy
Esper Panorama
14%inclusion92 decks667 decks
10%synergy
Port Town
14%inclusion91 decks667 decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion87 decks667 decks
-14%synergy
Vivid Meadow
13%inclusion87 decks667 decks
13%synergy
Spire of Industry
13%inclusion85 decks667 decks
4%synergy
Obscura Storefront
13%inclusion85 decks667 decks
2%synergy
Caves of Koilos
13%inclusion84 decks667 decks
-23%synergy
Choked Estuary
12%inclusion80 decks667 decks
-4%synergy
Skycloud Expanse
12%inclusion79 decks667 decks
-3%synergy
Transguild Promenade
12%inclusion77 decks667 decks
11%synergy
Vivid Marsh
11%inclusion75 decks667 decks
11%synergy
Darkwater Catacombs
11%inclusion75 decks667 decks
-3%synergy
Adarkar Wastes
10%inclusion70 decks667 decks
-20%synergy
Painted Bluffs
8.2%inclusion55 decks667 decks
8%synergy
Azorius Guildgate
8.1%inclusion54 decks667 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
7.0%inclusion47 decks667 decks
5%synergy
Underground River
6.6%inclusion44 decks667 decks
-26%synergy
Razortide Bridge
6.3%inclusion42 decks667 decks
-1%synergy