Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker (Commander) - Aristocrats

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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.
Deck Filters
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Realm of Koh
3.1%inclusion2 decks65 decks
0%synergy
Super Shredder
2.0%inclusion2 decks100 decks
2%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
1.8%inclusion2 decks110 decks
0%synergy
Pirate Peddlers
1.6%inclusion1 decks64 decks
1%synergy
Desperate Plea
1.5%inclusion1 decks67 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Serrated Scorpion
81%inclusion1.55K decks1.91K decks
79%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
76%inclusion1.46K decks1.91K decks
74%synergy
Bone Shredder
75%inclusion1.44K decks1.91K decks
73%synergy
Viscera Seer
89%inclusion1.70K decks1.91K decks
72%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
89%inclusion1.71K decks1.91K decks
66%synergy
Cadaver Imp
68%inclusion1.29K decks1.91K decks
66%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
71%inclusion1.36K decks1.91K decks
66%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
65%inclusion1.25K decks1.91K decks
64%synergy
Skyscanner
64%inclusion1.22K decks1.91K decks
62%synergy
Big Game Hunter
64%inclusion1.23K decks1.91K decks
62%synergy
Top Cards
Blood Artist
79%inclusion1.52K decks1.91K decks
48%synergy
Blood Pet
68%inclusion1.30K decks1.91K decks
60%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
67%inclusion1.28K decks1.91K decks
41%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
66%inclusion1.27K decks1.91K decks
50%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
66%inclusion1.26K decks1.91K decks
47%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
66%inclusion1.26K decks1.91K decks
48%synergy
Shambling Ghast
66%inclusion1.26K decks1.91K decks
61%synergy
Carrion Feeder
65%inclusion1.25K decks1.91K decks
54%synergy
Skullport Merchant
64%inclusion1.22K decks1.91K decks
62%synergy
Village Rites
63%inclusion1.20K decks1.91K decks
38%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
25%inclusion478 decks1.91K decks
-4%synergy
Demonic Tutor
15%inclusion284 decks1.91K decks
-13%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
12%inclusion237 decks1.91K decks
-1%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
10%inclusion199 decks1.91K decks
-11%synergy
Ancient Tomb
6.9%inclusion131 decks1.91K decks
-5%synergy
Necropotence
6.4%inclusion123 decks1.91K decks
-9%synergy
Creatures
Syr Konrad, the Grim
62%inclusion1.19K decks1.91K decks
42%synergy
Grim Haruspex
61%inclusion1.17K decks1.91K decks
52%synergy
Novice Occultist
61%inclusion1.17K decks1.91K decks
59%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
59%inclusion1.13K decks1.91K decks
51%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
56%inclusion718 decks1.28K decks
45%synergy
Clattering Augur
54%inclusion1.02K decks1.91K decks
52%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
52%inclusion1K decks1.91K decks
30%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
51%inclusion967 decks1.91K decks
49%synergy
Tattered Mummy
49%inclusion944 decks1.91K decks
48%synergy
Fume Spitter
49%inclusion931 decks1.91K decks
47%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
49%inclusion928 decks1.91K decks
47%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
47%inclusion908 decks1.91K decks
-4%synergy
Burglar Rat
45%inclusion862 decks1.91K decks
34%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
43%inclusion831 decks1.91K decks
42%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
43%inclusion827 decks1.91K decks
42%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
41%inclusion791 decks1.91K decks
39%synergy
Virus Beetle
39%inclusion738 decks1.91K decks
32%synergy
Mindless Automaton
36%inclusion688 decks1.91K decks
35%synergy
Pawn of Ulamog
34%inclusion654 decks1.91K decks
25%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
33%inclusion637 decks1.91K decks
33%synergy
Leaden Myr
31%inclusion599 decks1.91K decks
25%synergy
Warren Soultrader
29%inclusion370 decks1.28K decks
16%synergy
Dockside Chef
29%inclusion548 decks1.91K decks
27%synergy
Nezumi Informant
28%inclusion537 decks1.91K decks
21%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
27%inclusion519 decks1.91K decks
26%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
27%inclusion509 decks1.91K decks
20%synergy
Infestation Sage
26%inclusion169 decks641 decks
22%synergy
Perilous Myr
26%inclusion504 decks1.91K decks
26%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
25%inclusion477 decks1.91K decks
21%synergy
Crypt Ghast
25%inclusion475 decks1.91K decks
-24%synergy
Smothering Abomination
25%inclusion469 decks1.91K decks
22%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
24%inclusion466 decks1.91K decks
24%synergy
Cauldron Familiar
24%inclusion459 decks1.91K decks
23%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
24%inclusion452 decks1.91K decks
23%synergy
Bloodflow Connoisseur
24%inclusion451 decks1.91K decks
23%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
23%inclusion434 decks1.91K decks
16%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
21%inclusion409 decks1.91K decks
20%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
21%inclusion368 decks1.76K decks
20%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
20%inclusion389 decks1.91K decks
15%synergy
Deathgreeter
20%inclusion389 decks1.91K decks
16%synergy
Midnight Reaper
20%inclusion387 decks1.91K decks
12%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
20%inclusion386 decks1.91K decks
18%synergy
Basal Thrull
20%inclusion381 decks1.91K decks
19%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
20%inclusion381 decks1.91K decks
12%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
20%inclusion35 decks176 decks
11%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
20%inclusion377 decks1.91K decks
19%synergy
Lampad of Death's Vigil
20%inclusion374 decks1.91K decks
19%synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
19%inclusion365 decks1.91K decks
18%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
18%inclusion336 decks1.91K decks
15%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
17%inclusion318 decks1.91K decks
15%synergy
Instants
Tragic Slip
58%inclusion1.11K decks1.91K decks
37%synergy
Dark Ritual
54%inclusion1.04K decks1.91K decks
-12%synergy
Deadly Dispute
48%inclusion910 decks1.91K decks
24%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
42%inclusion808 decks1.91K decks
30%synergy
Defile
36%inclusion694 decks1.91K decks
-2%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
33%inclusion634 decks1.91K decks
29%synergy
Withering Torment
24%inclusion209 decks869 decks
-7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion427 decks1.91K decks
0%synergy
Culling the Weak
21%inclusion400 decks1.91K decks
6%synergy
Armor of Shadows
19%inclusion366 decks1.91K decks
17%synergy
Body Count
17%inclusion330 decks1.91K decks
16%synergy
Not Dead After All
17%inclusion316 decks1.91K decks
5%synergy
Undying Malice
15%inclusion295 decks1.91K decks
6%synergy
Flare of Malice
15%inclusion196 decks1.28K decks
3%synergy
Infernal Grasp
15%inclusion292 decks1.91K decks
-10%synergy
Altar's Reap
14%inclusion266 decks1.91K decks
11%synergy
Costly Plunder
14%inclusion265 decks1.91K decks
11%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
13%inclusion171 decks1.27K decks
11%synergy
Imp's Mischief
13%inclusion255 decks1.91K decks
-10%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion167 decks1.28K decks
-6%synergy
Consuming Corruption
13%inclusion163 decks1.26K decks
-3%synergy
Professor's Warning
13%inclusion240 decks1.91K decks
11%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
12%inclusion234 decks1.91K decks
5%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
11%inclusion215 decks1.91K decks
8%synergy
Feign Death
11%inclusion207 decks1.91K decks
3%synergy
Wake the Dead
11%inclusion201 decks1.91K decks
9%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion189 decks1.91K decks
-13%synergy
Go for the Throat
9.0%inclusion172 decks1.91K decks
-14%synergy
Mausoleum Secrets
8.2%inclusion157 decks1.91K decks
6%synergy
Thrilling Encore
7.0%inclusion134 decks1.91K decks
5%synergy
Nasty End
6.9%inclusion132 decks1.91K decks
4%synergy
Murder
6.3%inclusion120 decks1.91K decks
-4%synergy
Offer Immortality
6.1%inclusion117 decks1.91K decks
4%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
5.8%inclusion111 decks1.91K decks
5%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
5.8%inclusion110 decks1.91K decks
-1%synergy
Without Weakness
5.5%inclusion105 decks1.91K decks
5%synergy
Doom Blade
5.0%inclusion96 decks1.91K decks
-3%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
60%inclusion1.15K decks1.91K decks
9%synergy
Victimize
44%inclusion846 decks1.91K decks
19%synergy
Eaten Alive
40%inclusion773 decks1.91K decks
37%synergy
Bone Shards
31%inclusion586 decks1.91K decks
27%synergy
Diabolic Intent
24%inclusion462 decks1.91K decks
10%synergy
Sign in Blood
22%inclusion414 decks1.91K decks
-15%synergy
Dread Return
21%inclusion402 decks1.91K decks
9%synergy
Spark Harvest
20%inclusion384 decks1.91K decks
19%synergy
Toxic Deluge
20%inclusion373 decks1.91K decks
-18%synergy
Final Vengeance
18%inclusion161 decks874 decks
17%synergy
Mutilate
15%inclusion294 decks1.91K decks
-4%synergy
Reanimate
15%inclusion278 decks1.91K decks
-24%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
14%inclusion93 decks650 decks
-3%synergy
Living Death
14%inclusion269 decks1.91K decks
4%synergy
Bone Splinters
12%inclusion236 decks1.91K decks
10%synergy
Exsanguinate
12%inclusion226 decks1.91K decks
-12%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
11%inclusion169 decks1.47K decks
10%synergy
Unearth
11%inclusion218 decks1.91K decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
11%inclusion205 decks1.91K decks
-7%synergy
Damnation
11%inclusion205 decks1.91K decks
-10%synergy
Annihilating Glare
10%inclusion199 decks1.91K decks
9%synergy
Season of Loss
10%inclusion115 decks1.11K decks
8%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion186 decks1.91K decks
-15%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
9.2%inclusion176 decks1.91K decks
9%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.2%inclusion175 decks1.91K decks
-6%synergy
Eliminate the Competition
8.4%inclusion160 decks1.91K decks
8%synergy
Bubbling Muck
7.9%inclusion152 decks1.91K decks
-8%synergy
Worthy Cost
7.8%inclusion20 decks256 decks
6%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
7.0%inclusion133 decks1.91K decks
-9%synergy
Killing Wave
6.0%inclusion115 decks1.91K decks
4%synergy
Lash of the Balrog
5.2%inclusion99 decks1.91K decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Swiftfoot Boots
59%inclusion1.12K decks1.91K decks
27%synergy
Skullclamp
48%inclusion926 decks1.91K decks
27%synergy
Lightning Greaves
48%inclusion925 decks1.91K decks
15%synergy
Desecrated Tomb
47%inclusion903 decks1.91K decks
45%synergy
Jet Medallion
37%inclusion698 decks1.91K decks
-24%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
31%inclusion600 decks1.91K decks
19%synergy
Mithril Coat
22%inclusion429 decks1.91K decks
17%synergy
Bontu's Monument
22%inclusion419 decks1.91K decks
-6%synergy
Spawning Pit
19%inclusion354 decks1.91K decks
17%synergy
Lightning Coils
12%inclusion227 decks1.91K decks
12%synergy
Genesis Chamber
12%inclusion226 decks1.91K decks
9%synergy
Meekstone
12%inclusion220 decks1.91K decks
11%synergy
Altar of Dementia
11%inclusion218 decks1.91K decks
6%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
11%inclusion216 decks1.91K decks
-5%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
11%inclusion204 decks1.91K decks
7%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
10%inclusion187 decks1.91K decks
9%synergy
Darksteel Plate
8.6%inclusion164 decks1.91K decks
7%synergy
Mirror Shield
6.7%inclusion129 decks1.91K decks
6%synergy
Transmogrant Altar
6.4%inclusion123 decks1.91K decks
6%synergy
Expedition Map
6.3%inclusion121 decks1.91K decks
-6%synergy
Magistrate's Scepter
5.7%inclusion109 decks1.91K decks
5%synergy
Weatherlight Compleated
5.5%inclusion105 decks1.91K decks
5%synergy
The Golden Throne
5.5%inclusion105 decks1.91K decks
4%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
5.4%inclusion104 decks1.91K decks
-1%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
5.3%inclusion102 decks1.91K decks
2%synergy
Enchantments
Dark Privilege
51%inclusion978 decks1.91K decks
50%synergy
Black Market
42%inclusion806 decks1.91K decks
21%synergy
Grave Pact
38%inclusion727 decks1.91K decks
19%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
37%inclusion711 decks1.91K decks
34%synergy
Open the Graves
34%inclusion644 decks1.91K decks
30%synergy
Vampiric Rites
34%inclusion644 decks1.91K decks
28%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
28%inclusion527 decks1.91K decks
17%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
24%inclusion452 decks1.91K decks
13%synergy
Soul Enervation
19%inclusion337 decks1.76K decks
18%synergy
Attrition
19%inclusion363 decks1.91K decks
16%synergy
Into the Pit
16%inclusion140 decks850 decks
15%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
16%inclusion313 decks1.91K decks
-1%synergy
Blight Mound
16%inclusion302 decks1.91K decks
13%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
16%inclusion301 decks1.91K decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion298 decks1.91K decks
-25%synergy
Gift of Doom
14%inclusion266 decks1.91K decks
13%synergy
Teval's Judgment
14%inclusion35 decks259 decks
11%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
13%inclusion117 decks887 decks
8%synergy
Dark Prophecy
13%inclusion240 decks1.91K decks
9%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
11%inclusion203 decks1.91K decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
10%inclusion197 decks1.91K decks
0%synergy
Contamination
10%inclusion187 decks1.91K decks
6%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
8.5%inclusion22 decks259 decks
7%synergy
Sothera, the Supervoid
8.4%inclusion16 decks190 decks
5%synergy
Fallen Ideal
8.0%inclusion153 decks1.91K decks
7%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
7.4%inclusion100 decks1.35K decks
4%synergy
Soul Channeling
7.3%inclusion140 decks1.91K decks
7%synergy
Mind Slash
6.0%inclusion114 decks1.91K decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
12%inclusion235 decks1.91K decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
53%inclusion1.02K decks1.91K decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
43%inclusion814 decks1.91K decks
-13%synergy
Witch's Cottage
41%inclusion776 decks1.91K decks
16%synergy
Reliquary Tower
39%inclusion744 decks1.91K decks
8%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
33%inclusion635 decks1.91K decks
9%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
32%inclusion613 decks1.91K decks
-4%synergy
High Market
31%inclusion598 decks1.91K decks
25%synergy
Westvale Abbey
24%inclusion457 decks1.91K decks
18%synergy
Mortuary Mire
24%inclusion454 decks1.91K decks
11%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
23%inclusion436 decks1.91K decks
-15%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
19%inclusion357 decks1.91K decks
-11%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
17%inclusion35 decks209 decks
4%synergy
Barren Moor
16%inclusion297 decks1.91K decks
5%synergy
Crypt of Agadeem
14%inclusion264 decks1.91K decks
3%synergy
War Room
12%inclusion237 decks1.91K decks
-4%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
12%inclusion157 decks1.28K decks
2%synergy
Accursed Duneyard
11%inclusion38 decks344 decks
9%synergy
Castle Locthwain
11%inclusion209 decks1.91K decks
-7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
10%inclusion194 decks1.91K decks
-6%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.3%inclusion139 decks1.91K decks
-1%synergy
Command Beacon
7.0%inclusion134 decks1.91K decks
-1%synergy
Memorial to Folly
7.0%inclusion133 decks1.91K decks
4%synergy
Polluted Mire
6.7%inclusion129 decks1.91K decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion1.57K decks1.91K decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Signet
58%inclusion1.10K decks1.91K decks
-5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
28%inclusion536 decks1.91K decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
27%inclusion518 decks1.91K decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
25%inclusion486 decks1.91K decks
-6%synergy
Crowded Crypt
12%inclusion226 decks1.91K decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.3%inclusion159 decks1.91K decks
-7%synergy
The Soul Stone
7.6%inclusion12 decks158 decks
-5%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.1%inclusion136 decks1.91K decks
-2%synergy
Séance Board
6.5%inclusion55 decks850 decks
4%synergy
Nyx Lotus
5.7%inclusion109 decks1.91K decks
-1%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
5.1%inclusion98 decks1.91K decks
-6%synergy
Lands
Swamp
97%inclusion1.85K decks1.91K decks
2%synergy
Myriad Landscape
31%inclusion589 decks1.91K decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
22%inclusion427 decks1.91K decks
0%synergy
Fell the Profane
13%inclusion167 decks1.28K decks
-6%synergy
Demolition Field
5.2%inclusion100 decks1.91K decks
0%synergy