Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker (Commander) - Budget 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
Serrated Scorpion
88%inclusion146 decks165 decks
86%synergy
Skyscanner
81%inclusion133 decks165 decks
79%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
82%inclusion135 decks165 decks
79%synergy
Tattered Mummy
74%inclusion122 decks165 decks
73%synergy
Bloodthrone Vampire
74%inclusion122 decks165 decks
73%synergy
Novice Occultist
73%inclusion121 decks165 decks
72%synergy
Abyssal Gatekeeper
73%inclusion120 decks165 decks
71%synergy
Skullport Merchant
73%inclusion120 decks165 decks
71%synergy
Bone Shredder
72%inclusion119 decks165 decks
70%synergy
Fume Spitter
70%inclusion116 decks165 decks
69%synergy
Top Cards
Viscera Seer
84%inclusion139 decks165 decks
67%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
75%inclusion123 decks165 decks
69%synergy
Shambling Ghast
73%inclusion121 decks165 decks
68%synergy
Cadaver Imp
69%inclusion114 decks165 decks
67%synergy
Village Rites
67%inclusion111 decks165 decks
43%synergy
Blood Pet
67%inclusion110 decks165 decks
59%synergy
Doomed Dissenter
66%inclusion109 decks165 decks
64%synergy
Tragic Slip
66%inclusion109 decks165 decks
46%synergy
Big Game Hunter
64%inclusion106 decks165 decks
62%synergy
Pilgrim's Eye
64%inclusion105 decks165 decks
62%synergy
Creatures
Bloodflow Connoisseur
64%inclusion105 decks165 decks
63%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
62%inclusion102 decks165 decks
39%synergy
Clattering Augur
61%inclusion100 decks165 decks
59%synergy
Burglar Rat
58%inclusion96 decks165 decks
47%synergy
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
57%inclusion94 decks165 decks
56%synergy
Gleaming Barrier
56%inclusion92 decks165 decks
55%synergy
Leaden Myr
56%inclusion92 decks165 decks
49%synergy
Perilous Myr
55%inclusion90 decks165 decks
54%synergy
Dockside Chef
55%inclusion90 decks165 decks
53%synergy
Virus Beetle
54%inclusion89 decks165 decks
47%synergy
Lampad of Death's Vigil
52%inclusion86 decks165 decks
51%synergy
Dutiful Attendant
50%inclusion83 decks165 decks
50%synergy
Falkenrath Noble
48%inclusion79 decks165 decks
42%synergy
Elderfang Disciple
46%inclusion76 decks165 decks
39%synergy
Disciple of Perdition
46%inclusion76 decks165 decks
45%synergy
Bottle Gnomes
45%inclusion74 decks165 decks
44%synergy
Nezumi Informant
44%inclusion72 decks165 decks
37%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
41%inclusion67 decks165 decks
20%synergy
Elvish Doomsayer
40%inclusion66 decks165 decks
38%synergy
Marionette Apprentice
40%inclusion47 decks118 decks
29%synergy
Mindless Automaton
39%inclusion65 decks165 decks
39%synergy
Infestation Sage
39%inclusion23 decks59 decks
34%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
38%inclusion63 decks165 decks
16%synergy
Carrion Feeder
37%inclusion61 decks165 decks
26%synergy
Snarling Gorehound
36%inclusion60 decks165 decks
35%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
36%inclusion59 decks165 decks
-16%synergy
Basal Thrull
33%inclusion55 decks165 decks
32%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
33%inclusion54 decks165 decks
26%synergy
Blood Artist
30%inclusion50 decks165 decks
-1%synergy
Grim Haruspex
29%inclusion48 decks165 decks
20%synergy
Weaponcraft Enthusiast
28%inclusion47 decks165 decks
27%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
28%inclusion47 decks165 decks
24%synergy
Scorn-Blade Berserker
28%inclusion46 decks165 decks
27%synergy
Midnight Reaper
27%inclusion45 decks165 decks
19%synergy
Thoughtpicker Witch
27%inclusion44 decks165 decks
26%synergy
Orzhov Enforcer
25%inclusion42 decks165 decks
25%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
25%inclusion3 decks12 decks
17%synergy
Vindictive Vampire
25%inclusion41 decks165 decks
22%synergy
Yarok's Fenlurker
24%inclusion40 decks165 decks
24%synergy
Corpse Blockade
24%inclusion39 decks165 decks
23%synergy
Smothering Abomination
23%inclusion38 decks165 decks
21%synergy
Fear of Lost Teeth
22%inclusion20 decks89 decks
22%synergy
Skittering Surveyor
22%inclusion37 decks165 decks
22%synergy
Vengeful Bloodwitch
21%inclusion21 decks98 decks
16%synergy
Hecteyes
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Magic Pot
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Ornithopter of Paradise
21%inclusion35 decks165 decks
18%synergy
Deathgreeter
21%inclusion35 decks165 decks
17%synergy
Death Cultist
20%inclusion33 decks165 decks
19%synergy
Priest of Forgotten Gods
19%inclusion32 decks165 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Corrupted Conviction
53%inclusion87 decks165 decks
41%synergy
Armor of Shadows
39%inclusion64 decks165 decks
37%synergy
Altar's Reap
38%inclusion63 decks165 decks
36%synergy
Costly Plunder
35%inclusion58 decks165 decks
33%synergy
Defile
32%inclusion52 decks165 decks
-6%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
31%inclusion36 decks116 decks
29%synergy
Professor's Warning
28%inclusion47 decks165 decks
27%synergy
Supernatural Stamina
26%inclusion43 decks165 decks
19%synergy
Undying Malice
26%inclusion43 decks165 decks
16%synergy
Deadly Dispute
24%inclusion39 decks165 decks
-1%synergy
Consuming Corruption
21%inclusion24 decks116 decks
5%synergy
Dark Ritual
20%inclusion33 decks165 decks
-47%synergy
Not Dead After All
19%inclusion31 decks165 decks
7%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
19%inclusion31 decks165 decks
12%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
18%inclusion30 decks165 decks
15%synergy
Murder
18%inclusion30 decks165 decks
8%synergy
Maximum Overdrive
17%inclusion4 decks23 decks
16%synergy
Breathe Your Last
17%inclusion19 decks114 decks
14%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
16%inclusion27 decks165 decks
12%synergy
Feign Death
15%inclusion25 decks165 decks
7%synergy
Nasty End
15%inclusion25 decks165 decks
12%synergy
Without Weakness
15%inclusion25 decks165 decks
15%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
15%inclusion24 decks165 decks
13%synergy
Offer Immortality
13%inclusion22 decks165 decks
11%synergy
Alesha's Legacy
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
10%synergy
Body Count
9.1%inclusion15 decks165 decks
8%synergy
Unlikely Aid
8.5%inclusion14 decks165 decks
8%synergy
Battle-Rage Blessing
7.3%inclusion12 decks165 decks
6%synergy
Doom Blade
7.3%inclusion12 decks165 decks
0%synergy
Wake the Dead
7.3%inclusion12 decks165 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Grasp
6.7%inclusion11 decks165 decks
-19%synergy
Vicious Offering
5.5%inclusion9 decks165 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Feed the Swarm
55%inclusion91 decks165 decks
4%synergy
Eaten Alive
54%inclusion89 decks165 decks
50%synergy
Bone Shards
50%inclusion83 decks165 decks
47%synergy
Victimize
37%inclusion61 decks165 decks
11%synergy
Spark Harvest
36%inclusion60 decks165 decks
36%synergy
Bone Splinters
32%inclusion53 decks165 decks
30%synergy
Final Vengeance
28%inclusion24 decks86 decks
26%synergy
Dread Return
27%inclusion44 decks165 decks
14%synergy
Sign in Blood
25%inclusion42 decks165 decks
-11%synergy
Annihilating Glare
24%inclusion39 decks165 decks
22%synergy
Eliminate the Competition
22%inclusion36 decks165 decks
21%synergy
Read the Bones
20%inclusion33 decks165 decks
2%synergy
Worthy Cost
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
16%synergy
Unearth
18%inclusion29 decks165 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Precision
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
16%synergy
Bankrupt in Blood
16%inclusion27 decks165 decks
16%synergy
Pitiless Carnage
14%inclusion19 decks135 decks
13%synergy
Lash of the Balrog
9.1%inclusion15 decks165 decks
8%synergy
Innocent Blood
7.9%inclusion13 decks165 decks
2%synergy
Mutilate
7.9%inclusion13 decks165 decks
-11%synergy
Embrace Oblivion
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
7%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
6.7%inclusion11 decks165 decks
-8%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.1%inclusion10 decks165 decks
-18%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Desecrated Tomb
44%inclusion72 decks165 decks
41%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
24%inclusion39 decks165 decks
-8%synergy
Transmogrant Altar
23%inclusion38 decks165 decks
22%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
20%inclusion33 decks165 decks
16%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
18%inclusion29 decks165 decks
1%synergy
Mask of Avacyn
17%inclusion28 decks165 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Coils
16%inclusion27 decks165 decks
16%synergy
Mirror Shield
14%inclusion23 decks165 decks
13%synergy
Phantom Train
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
13%synergy
Bubbling Cauldron
10%inclusion17 decks165 decks
10%synergy
Spawning Pit
10%inclusion17 decks165 decks
9%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
10%inclusion6 decks59 decks
10%synergy
Witch's Cauldron
6.7%inclusion11 decks165 decks
6%synergy
Culling Dais
6.1%inclusion10 decks165 decks
6%synergy
Magistrate's Scepter
5.5%inclusion9 decks165 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Oven
5.5%inclusion9 decks165 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Dark Privilege
59%inclusion98 decks165 decks
58%synergy
Vampiric Rites
54%inclusion89 decks165 decks
48%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
50%inclusion82 decks165 decks
33%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
44%inclusion73 decks165 decks
41%synergy
Soul Enervation
38%inclusion62 decks165 decks
37%synergy
Open the Graves
35%inclusion57 decks165 decks
31%synergy
Blessing of Leeches
22%inclusion37 decks165 decks
21%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
19%inclusion31 decks165 decks
9%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
18%inclusion3 decks17 decks
16%synergy
Fallen Ideal
13%inclusion22 decks165 decks
13%synergy
Soul Channeling
13%inclusion22 decks165 decks
13%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
13%inclusion22 decks165 decks
12%synergy
Black Market
5.5%inclusion9 decks165 decks
-16%synergy
Gift of Doom
5.5%inclusion9 decks165 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Witch's Cottage
33%inclusion54 decks165 decks
8%synergy
Mortuary Mire
32%inclusion53 decks165 decks
19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
24%inclusion40 decks165 decks
-23%synergy
Barren Moor
21%inclusion34 decks165 decks
10%synergy
Polluted Mire
12%inclusion20 decks165 decks
8%synergy
Memorial to Folly
10%inclusion16 decks165 decks
6%synergy
Desert of the Glorified
8.5%inclusion14 decks165 decks
6%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.7%inclusion11 decks165 decks
-1%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
5.5%inclusion9 decks165 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Charcoal Diamond
54%inclusion89 decks165 decks
31%synergy
Sol Ring
52%inclusion86 decks165 decks
-34%synergy
Arcane Signet
51%inclusion84 decks165 decks
-11%synergy
Mind Stone
48%inclusion80 decks165 decks
18%synergy
Commander's Sphere
21%inclusion35 decks165 decks
12%synergy
Thought Vessel
16%inclusion26 decks165 decks
-11%synergy
Prismatic Lens
12%inclusion20 decks165 decks
10%synergy
Fellwar Stone
10%inclusion16 decks165 decks
-5%synergy
Springleaf Drum
5.5%inclusion9 decks165 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion165 decks165 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion48 decks165 decks
3%synergy